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CITY OF COLTON <br />AGENDA REPORT <br />FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF March 6, 2001 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />APPROVAL: Henry T. Garcia, City Manager <br />FROM: Tom T. Hendrix, Fire Chief <br />SUBJECT: Consider Resolution Regarding the Annual Weed Abatement <br />Program as Administered by the Colton Fire Department and <br />Set the Public Hearing for the Council Meeting of March 20, <br />2001. <br />DATE: <br />BACKGROUND: <br />February 21, 2001 <br />Annually, each Spring and Fall, the Fire Department administers the City's Weed <br />Abatement Program. <br />DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: <br />The attached Resolution declares that weeds, rubbish and dirt upon the parkways, <br />sidewalks and private property in the City of Colton, constitute a public nuisance and <br />are subject to abatement. The Resolution gives the Fire Chief the authority to give <br />notice to property owners who own property where weeds or rubbish constitute a <br />public nuisance and must be abated. Additionally, the Resolution authorizes the Fire <br />Chief to approve a contractor to perform the abatement, to charge an administrative <br />fee and to place all contractor fees plus the administrative fees on the County of San <br />Bernardino Tax Rolls for collection. <br />The Resolution also sets the date for the Public Hearing for any objections to such <br />proposed removal of weeds, rubbish and dirt and the charges therefore, to be heard <br />by the City Council on March 20, 2001. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Item #7 <br />