Laserfiche WebLink
REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 1, 2014 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - WEED ABATEMENT <br />PUBLIC NUISANCE REPORT <br />FISCAL YEAR 2013 -2014 <br />CITY MAN ER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />220 r, <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2 "a Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution affirming the Fiscal Year 2013 -2014 Weed Abatement Program Report and <br />authorizing the transmittal of uncollected weed abatement charges and postings to the Office of <br />Auditor - Controller, County of Orange for collection. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency operates a year -round program to maintain private properties free of <br />weeds and rubbish. In accordance with Municipal Code Section 16 -55, when unsightly or unsafe <br />conditions are identified, City sanitation inspectors provide a courtesy notice to property owners <br />with a seven -day Notice to Clean Premises. If the property is not cleaned by the seventh day, a <br />Notice of Abatement is posted and mailed indicating that the City will perform the abatement work <br />through its own contractor after a 10 -day period. If a property is posted a second time within 12 <br />months for the same violation, the City also assesses a posting charge. If the City performs the <br />clean -up, property owners are notified of the charges and are provided an opportunity to submit <br />payment to the City, averting a property assessment via the Orange County Auditor- Controller <br />(County). Property owners have a minimum of 30 days and up to the time that the City sends the <br />collection order to the County to make their payment. <br />This year, there is $24,113 in outstanding charges for parcels cleaned by the City contractor and <br />posted by City crews (Exhibit 1). Filing a property assessment through the County is the most <br />effective method of collection. The charges are placed on the corresponding property tax rolls and <br />paid through regular property tax assessments. The total amount is subject to change due to <br />payments received subsequent to the Council approval date. If a property is in default, the <br />charges are collected when the property changes ownership. There is no charge to the City for <br />this service. The next County deadline for inclusion is August 10, 2014. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with this action. <br />75C -1 <br />