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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ITEM NO. 1 <br />STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: MARCH 21, 2023 <br />TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS <br />FROM: BILL SMITH, CITY MANAGER <br />PREPARED BY: TIM MCHARGUE, FIRE CHIEF <br />SUBJECT: TIME AND PLACE FIXED TO CONSIDER A PUBLIC HEARING TO <br />DISCUSS THE CITY’S WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM. <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action: <br /> <br />1. Conduct a Public Hearing for those property owners who wish to protest the abatement of <br />weeds on their property. <br /> <br />2. Close the Public Hearing and direct the Fire Chief or his designee to abate the stated <br />nuisance by having the weeds, rubbish, refuse, or dirt removed. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />As allowed by the Government Code, each year the City conducts a comprehensive weed <br />abatement program to address the annual growth of weeds and the accumulation of trash and <br />debris on the vacant lots located within the city. By means of the declaration by Resolution of a <br />Public Nuisance, notification by mail and the Public Hearing, the City is authorized to abate the <br />weeds. <br /> <br />Twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, a list and mailing labels of all unimproved <br />parcels within the City is obtained from D&W Consulting. Notices conforming to the <br />Government Code are sent to approximately 850 parcels identified as unimproved within the <br />City. Property owners are given a due date to complete the abatement, after which a physical <br />inspection of each parcel is conducted to check for compliance. Those properties not in <br />compliance are then scheduled for abatement by the City’s appointed contractor. <br /> <br />1.1 <br />Packet Pg. 8