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MEETING DATE: 06/21/10
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DATE: JUNE 7, 2010
T0: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: GREG CARSON, TOWN MANAGER
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.SUBJECT: ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS VEGETATION (BRUSH)
OVERRULE OBJECTIONS AND ORDER HAZARDOUS VEGETATION
ABATEMENT (BRUSH)
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open and hold the Public Hearing.
2. Close the Public Hearing.
3. Overrule objections and order hazardous vegetation abatement (brush).
BACKGROUND:.
On May 17, .2010, the Town Council passed Resolution 2010-058 declaring hazardous
vegetation (brush) a public nuisance and set June 21, 2010 as the date for the public hearing.
The required. public posting and publishing has been completed (Attachment 1.) Property
owners have been noticed by mail from the Santa Clara County Fire Department (Attachment 2)
to remove brush in accordance with fire safety standards. The public hearing is an opportunity
for those objecting to the potential charges to come forward and be heard.
DISCUSSION:
As part of the annual Brush Abatement Program witlx Santa Glara County, the Tov~m annually
declares hazardous vegetation (brush) a nuisance due to fire danger and enters into a contract
(along with other municipalities) with the County to abate the hazardous vegetation .(brush) not
.removed by property owners. The focus of this program is the identification of peremlial
vegetation, brush, trees, and shrubs in designated high fire hazard areas.
Attached for information is a Town. Council Hazardous Vegetation Abatement Schedule (for
blush) for the year 2010 (Attachment 3).
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PREPARED BY: TODD CAPURSO
Director of Parks and Public Works
Reviewed by: ~S~ Assistant Town Manager _~~- Attorney ,~.,.~.W.~....~w..~w.~~.,.~,~y ~.~..,~.-~..
Clerk Ad>ninistrator Finance Community Development
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JUNE 7, 2010
MAYORAND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: ABATEMEN`T' OF HAZARDOUS VEGETATION (BRUSH)
CONCLUSION
Staff recommends that the Town Council overrule any objections that are received as of the
June 21St public hearing and order hazardous vegetation abatement (bnish).
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments:
1. Notice of Public Hearing .
2. Santa. Clara County Fire Department letter to property owners
3. Los Gatos Town Council Hazardous Vegetation Abatement Schedule for the year 2010
Distribution:
Dirk Mattern, Deputy Chief of Fire Prevention, Central Fire District, 14700 Winchester
Boulevard, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Greg Van Wassenhove, Director, County of Santa Clara, Department of Agriculture and
Resource Management, 1553 Berger Drive, Building #1, San Jose, CA 95112,
Moe Kumre, Program Manager, County of Santa Clara Office of the Agricultural Commissioner,.
Agriculture and Enviromnental Management, 1553 Berger Drive,. San Jose, CA 95112
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Attaclunent 1
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HERESY GIVEN- that the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos has set
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. in t11e Council Chambers, 110 East Main Street, Los Gatos,
California, . as the time and place for a Public hearing to consider declaring that hazardous
conditions exist on the properties listed and authorize the County contractor to perform t11e brush
abatement work necessary to comply with the standards.
INTERESTED PERSONS may appear and be heard at this hearing. Please be advised that if
you challenge the nature of any of the above in court, you may be limited to raising only those
issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the Clerk Depai-Cment prior to the hearing. .
/s/ Jackie Rose
Clerk Administrator
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Dear pro.p~rty owner,
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Your property, which~is located. in the Wildland=Urban Interface Fire
Area, was .recently inspected by the Santa Clara County Fire
Department. At that time your property was found to be non-
compliant with Wildland Safety Regulations. Enclosed is a copy of
the notice that was left at the residence .and indicates the corrections
that are necessary.
Please note that a public hearing will be held during the Town Of Los
Gatos council meeting on June 21, 2010 at 7:00 PM. At that time, all
properties identified by the Fire Department as being non-compliant.
with Wildland Safety Regulations will be declared to have hazardous
conditions requiring abatement. An additional inspection of all
identified properties will be conducted after the hearing and prior to
ordering any abatement work. If your property is found to be in
compliance at the time of the re-inspection or upon the arrival of the
abatement contractor, no work will be done and no charges will be.
imposed.
If you are interested in having the County of Santa. Clara do any
brush or weed removal or wish to have an inspection for a cost
estimate, please contact the Hazardous Vegetation Department at
(408) 282-3145. For .your convenience, a price list indicating the rates
for the County Contractor is included with this notice.
If you should have any .questions about the information on this
notice, please contact the Fire Prevention Division of the Santa Clara
County Fire Department at (408) 378-4010.
Organized as the Santa Clara Countv Central Fire Protection District
' Serving Santa Clara County and the communities of Campbell, Cupertino;- Los Altos,
Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, and Saratoga
ATTACHMENT 2
LOS GATOS WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM SCHEDULE ~`
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April 1, 2010 PARCEL ABATEMENT DEADLINE
Parcel must be free from hazardous vegetation/weeds
by this date. or Inspector will order abatement.
July-August, 2010 Assessment Hearing date to be scheduled by Board of
Supervisors. Hearing notice, is puvlished in a newspaper
of general circulation at least 10 days prior to meeting.
2010 COUNTY WEED ABATEMENT FEES
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Please be advised that the property ovt~uee of any parcel found to ,be non-compliant on or
after the June 1; 2010 deadlme will be charged an inspection fee of $298.00 and the property
will be sched:tiled for abatement by thee.-C'onniy~contracto~ir. If you complete the abafeinent
work before the:County contractor performs the.ab~atement, you tivill not incur further
charges. Should the abatement vvorlc be performed by a County contractor, you will be
assessed the contractor's charges plus a County administrative fee of 150%.
2010 COUNTY CONTRACTOR'S WEED ABATEMENT PRICE LIST
Prices INCLUDE a 150% County Administrative Fee
A) Disc Work**
PARCEL SIZE: 15` Disc + 2°d Disc =Total Discs
0-12,500 sq.ft. 803.43 ~ 80.33 $883.76
12,501sq.ft.- 43,560sq.ft. 803c43 107.13- 910..56
Larger than 1 Acre 535.63 107.13 642.76 (PER ACRE)
** It is required that parcels be disced twice a year. The cost for the first discing is higher due to
additional work normally required during the first discing.
B) HANDWORK- $113:83.PER PERSON PER HOUR
C) FLAIL ~ , 6 Foot Mower $192.80 PER HOUR
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MOWING ~ 12~Foot Mower $38565 PER HOUR
D). LOAbER WORK $334.78'PER'HOUR
E) DUMP TRUCK $334-:78 PER HOUR
F) BRUSH WORK $113.83'PER"HOUR
G) BOOM MOWING $'441.88~PER I-IOUR
G) DUMP FEE 100%
Added to orders with debris removal at 100% of the dump site charge.
*Please note-this program does not offer herbicide application as a method of abatement
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PARKS AND PUBLIC WORDS DEPARTMENT
SCHEI)ULEI) T®WN COUNCIL REPORTS REQUIRING PUBLIC BEARINGS
2010
P][AZARDOUS VEGETATION ABATEMENT (BRUSPI)
May 17, 2010 Hazardous Vegetation Abatement (Brush)
A. Adopt resolution declaring hazardous vegetation (brush) a public nuisance and
.providing for their abatement.
B. Set June 21, 2010, as a public hearing on this annual program.
June 21, 2010 Abatement of Hazardous Vegetation (Brush)
Adopt resolution overruling objections and ordering hazardous vegetation abatement
(brush).
l . Open and hold the Public Hearing.
2. Close the Public Hearing.
3. Adopt Resolution overruling objections and ordering hazardous vegetation
abatement (brush).
August 2, 2010. Abatement of Hazardous Vegetation (Brush)
A. Conduct Public Hearing to consider the report of the County Agricultural
Commissioner (available in the'Clerk Department) on the abatement of hazardous
vegetation (brush) for the 2010-2011 season.
B. Adopt resolution approving said report (available in Clerk Department).
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