2006-079-Overruling Objections And Ordering Abatement Of Hazardous Vegetation (Brush) As A Public NuisanceRESOLUTION 2006 - 079
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
OVERRULING OBJECTIONS AND ORDERING
ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS VEGETATION (BRUSH) AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2006, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos adopted
Resolution 2006 -050, entitled, "A RESOLUTION DECLARING HAZARDOUS VEGETATION
(BRUSH) A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND PROVIDING FOR ABATEMENT ", directing the
giving of notice that hazardous vegetation (brush) will be abated by the Town and the cost
thereof made a lien upon the private properties from which they are removed if the owners
thereof fail to do so, and establishing the June 19, 2006 meeting, as the time for a public hearing
by the Town Council, during which all property owners having any objections to the proposed
destruction or removal of such hazardous vegetation (brush) might be heard and given due
consideration; and
WHEREAS, that the Director of Parks and Public Works of the Town of Los Gatos gave
notice of the passage of said Resolution No. 2006 -050, by causing copies of the NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING TO ABATE HAZARDOUS VEGETATION (BRUSH) in the same form as
annexed to said Resolution No. 2006 -050 to be published in the Los Gatos Weekly Times, a
newspaper of general circulation published in the Town of Los Gatos on May 31, 2006, and June
7, 2006, respectively, and causing said notice (referred to as Exhibit A) to be posted on May 26,
2006 in two (2) prominent places in the Town of Los Gatos; and
WHEREAS, the Town has given Notice to all property owners found in non- compliance;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said resolution and notice, the Town Council conducted a,
public hearing this date with respect thereto, at which time all property owners having any
objections to the proposed destruction or removal of such attest:
RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, County of Santa Clara,
State of California, that all objections, if any, to the proposed destruction or removal of such
hazardous vegetation (brush) are hereby overruled, and the Director of Parks and Public Works,
or his representative, is hereby ordered to abate such nuisance, or cause the same to be abated, by
having the hazardous vegetation (brush) destroyed or removed by cutting, dicing, chemical
spraying, or any other method which may hereafter be determined by the Town Council.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of Parks and Public Works of the Town of
Los Gatos, or his authorized agent or representative, and the Clerk Administrator, are directed to
proceed with the matters set forth in Section 11.20.010 through Section 11.20.045 of the Los
Gatos Town Code.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos held on the 19 "' day of June, 2006, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Steve Glickman, Joe Pirzynski, Barbara Spector, Mike Wasserman,
Mayor Diane McNutt.
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED: Qia�re /IIC /V
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos has set Monday,
June 19, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. in the 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 the 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 Department prior to the hearing.
/s/ MarLyn J. Rasmussen
Clerk Administrator
PUB: LG5/31/06 & 6/07/06.
Exhibit A