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04 <br />ITEM NO. <br />STAFF REPORT <br />.w <br />DATE: MARCH 2, 2010 <br />TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />FROM: ROD FOSTER, CITY MANAGER <br />PREPARED BY: TOM HENDRIX, FIRE CHIEF <br />SUBJECT: CONSIDER RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ANNUAL WEED <br />ABATEMENT PROGRAM AS ADMINISTERED BY THE COLTON <br />FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE <br />COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 16, 2010 <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached Resolution and set the Public <br />Hearing for March 16, 2010. <br />GOAL STATEMENT <br />The proposed action will support the City's goal to provide a comprehensive annual weed <br />abatement program for the City. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Annually, each spring and fall, the Fire Department administers the City's Weed Abatement <br />Program. <br />ISSUES/ANALYSIS <br />The attached Resolution declares that weeds, rubbish and dirt upon the parkways, sidewalks and <br />private property in the City of Colton, constitute a public nuisance and are subject to abatement. <br />The Resolution gives the Fire Chief the authority to give notice to property owners who own <br />property where weeds or rubbish constitute a public nuisance and must be abated. Additionally, <br />the Resolution authorizes the Fire Chief to approve a contractor to perform the abatement, to <br />charge an administrative fee and to place all contractor fees plus the administrative fees on the <br />County of San Bernardino Tax Rolls for collection. <br />The Resolution also sets the date for the Public Hearing for any objections to such proposed <br />abatement and the charges therefore, to be heard by the City Council on March 16, 2010 <br />