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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 6, 2009 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - WEED <br />ABATEMENT PUBLIC NUISANCE <br />REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009 <br />CI MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15f Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution affirming the fiscal year 2008-2009 Weed Abatement <br />Program Report and authorize the transmittal of uncollected weed <br />abatement charges and postings to the Office of Auditor-Controller, <br />County of Orange. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency operates a year-round program to maintain <br />private properties free of weeds and rubbish. City sanitation <br />inspectors post properties notifying owners of unsightly or unsafe <br />conditions. Property owners have 10 days to abate the conditions or the <br />City will perform the work through its contractor. When posting a <br />property a second time within 12 months for the same violation, the City <br />assesses a posting charge. The property owner is notified of such <br />outstanding charges every 30 days until the charges are paid. <br />Each year the City finds it necessary to seek legal recourse in order to <br />recover the uncollected costs of posting violations and cleaning various <br />parcels throughout the city (Exhibit 1) . This year there is $84, 891 in <br />outstanding charges for parcels cleaned by the City contractor and <br />posted by City crews (Exhibit 2~. The most effective method of <br />collection has been to submit these charges to the Office of the County <br />Auditor-Controller. The fees are included in the property tax rolls and <br />if in default, are payable when the property changes ownership. The <br />County's deadline for inclusion is August 10, 2009. <br />75B-1 <br />