Attachment 5 - Town Letter to Parcel OwnersTOWN OF LOS GATOS
PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
PHONE (408) 399-5770
July 14, 2021
RE: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 3, 2021, AT 7:00 P.M. TO CONSIDER THE 2020
WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT REPORT AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION
CONFIRMING THE REPORT AND AUTHORIZING COLLECTION OF THE ASSESSMENT
CHARGES
You are receiving this letter because you own a parcel that is included in the 2021 Weed
Abatement program. On December 1, 2020, the Town Council authorized the initiation of the
annual Weed Abatement program.
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos has scheduled a public hearing on August 3, 2021 to
consider the 2021 Weed Abatement Assessment Report and Adopt a Resolution Confirming the
Report and Authorizing the Collection of the Assessment Charges.
The attached Assessment Report reflects the charges that will be assessed on your tax roll.
A copy of the letter you received in December 2020 describing the charges is attached for your
reference.
If you have questions about the program or proposed charges, we encourage you to contact the
Santa Clara County Weed Abatement Department PRIOR to the public hearing at 408-282-3145.
By contacting the County (who manages the program for the Town), you will be able to discuss any
concerns you may have, with the intent of achieving resolution prior to the public hearing
procedure.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic
means consistent with State of California Executive Order N-29-20 dated March 17, 2020,
regarding the COVID-19 pandemic; and in accordance with Executive Order N-29-20, the public may
only participate in the meeting on television and/or online and not in the Council Chambers.
When the meeting agenda is posted, it will include instructions for the participation in the public
process. The live stream of the meeting may be viewed on television and/or online at
www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube
Town Council reports related to the Weed Abatement program may be viewed on the Town’s
website at www.LosgatosCA.gov – under the Agenda & Minutes page. The Council dates that
contain these reports are December 1, 2020, January 19, 2021, and August 3, 2021 (8/3 will be
available for public review three days prior to the meeting).
SERVICE CENTER
41 MILES AVENUE
LOS GATOS, CA 95030
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Persons wishing to protest the proposed assessment report and/or collection of assessment
charges may do so by mailing the protest to the Town Clerk 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA
95030; emailing to the Town Clerk - Clerk@LosGatosCA.gov, or attending the public hearing by
teleconference and speaking. Any written protest must be received by the Town Clerk no later
than 11:00 a.m. on August 3, 2021, as described above. Protests must identify the grounds for the
protest, the person filing the protest, and the property owned by the person filing the protest.
All INTERESTED PERSONS are encouraged to appear at the Public Hearing and be heard. If anyone
wishes to challenge the action on the above application in court, they may be limited to raising only
those issues they or anyone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the Town Council at, or prior to, the Public Hearing. Deadline for all
written correspondence is 11:00 a.m. the day of the meeting.
Sincerely,
STEFANIE HOCKEMEYER
Executive Assistant, Parks and Public Works
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831 POLLARD 406-26-011 LAM, MITCHELL $550.00
0 CALLE MARGUERITA 409-04-049 GUPTA, MOHIT AND APAN, PARUL $2,533.00
rail wedgewood 409-04-052 UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION $2,992.00
0 409-08-001 UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION $4,234.00
935 CASTLEWOOD 409-11-021 YAMAGUCHI, JUDY C TRUSTEE $84.00
17291 WEDGEWOOD 409-14-013 SAFFARIAN, BABAK TRUSTEE & ET AL $84.00
14316 MULBERRY 409-15-005 SAWHNEY, CHANDANDEEP AND BHATIA, MONTY $84.00
14311 MULBERRY 409-15-038 LEE, KWANGHO AND YUNSUN $84.00
16245 BURTON 424-06-115 SWENSON, C B TRUSTEE $550.00
0 BURTON 424-06-116 SWENSON, C B TRUSTEE $84.00
14823 LOS GATOS 424-07-065 14823 LGB LLC $84.00
15545 BENEDICT 424-20-008 NELSON VICTORIA S $2,031.00
15710 WINCHESTER 424-27-013 DONNELLY, TESSA I ET AL $550.00
18481 OVERLOOK 510-40-019 ZHAN, LUCY AND ABRAHAMSSON, KLAS J $84.00
0 LAUREL 510-41-068 GERTRIDGE, JOHN H ET AL $550.00
110 WOOD 510-47-038 COVIA COMMUNITIES $550.00
138 WOOD 510-47-044 FRENKEL, LILY M AND DRAA, JUSTIN S $84.00
779 BLOSSOM HILL 523-04-037 BLANTON, LOUISE C TRUSTEE $84.00
15931 BLOSSOM HILL 523-25-028 TERRY, NAKA K $84.00
16009 STEPHENIE 523-26-006 CAPRIOLA, JOAN C TRUSTEE $84.00
263 PINEHURST 523-43-019 GORMAN, ROBERT L AND THERESA A $84.00
15941 QUAIL HILL 527-02-006 KHOSRAVI, ARVIN AND MOZAFAR, FIROUZEH J TRUSTEE $84.00
72 DRYSDALE 527-02-007 DIEP, JOHN AND ALLISON $84.00
145 DRYSDALE 527-03-003 ZUKIN, MARGARET S TRUSTEE $84.00
0 GUM TREE 527-03-007 QUINT, ROBERT A TRUSTEE & ET AL $84.00
15790 BLOSSOM HILL 527-07-006 TAI, CHAIN CHANG AND HOH, BAO LIAN $84.00
16200 GREENRIDGE 527-15-001 ORMANDY, ROMAN AND BIBIANA TRUSTEE $84.00
16084 GREENRIDGE 527-15-002 LUU, RICHARD T $84.00
0 LARGA VISTA 527-16-013 GUEVARA, MARIA E TRUSTEE & ET AL $550.00
2021 WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM
ASSESSMENT REPORT
CITY OF LOS GATOS
SITUS OWNERS ADDRESS
14960 LARGA VISTA 527-16-016 PROUTY, PAUL ROBERT AND KYMBERLY KAY TRUSTEE $84.00
14850 BLOSSOM HILL 527-18-014 O'DEEGAN, STEVE $550.00
401 SURMONT 527-20-002 BATE, ROSEMARY S $3,154.00
LAND ALTA TIERRA 527-55-042 OHM VICTOR J AND VANNA J $84.00
NO SITUS 529-06-072 CROSS CREEK LOS GATOS LLC $84.00
615 BLOSSOM HILL 529-16-026 DUNN PROPERTIES LP ETAL $2,607.00
0 BELLA VISTA 529-21-010 MASTERSON, ANTHONY D ET AL $84.00
0 BELLA VISTA 529-23-003 CHOI, HYUNG MEE AND RUNYAN, PETER $84.00
0 BELLA VISTA 529-23-015 PETERS, JAKE C AND KATHERINE H TRUSTEE $1,863.40
0 BELLA VISTA 529-23-016 ROSS, DANIEL LEE TRUSTEE $1,863.40
0 BELLA VISTA 529-23-019 HARLAN, MARILYN S TRUSTEE $1,235.40
0 BELLA VISTA 529-23-020 SHANKER, BENJAMIN J AND SHARI $1,116.60
0 RESERVOIR 529-29-066 KIDDER, VASILIKI $84.00
148 CLELAND 529-34-043 HATTAR, MARIE C $84.00
0 (VACANT) 529-39-047 ST WARD PROPS LP $2,506.00
16336 SHADY VIEW 532-03-034 COULSON, ALLAN A AND ADRIANA C TRUSTEE $84.00
16386 HILOW 532-04-080 GOVINDASWAMY, GANAPATHY AND GANAPATHY, MALARVIZHI $84.00
16541 ENGLEWOOD 532-07-020 DENISON, MICHAEL R $84.00
16666 TOPPING 532-09-018 LIN, ARTHUR W AND CHANG, CHRISTINE $84.00
0 TWIN OAKS 532-16-006 SURREY FARMS GROUP LLC $84.00
16510 KENNEDY 532-17-025 MCKENZIE, JACLYN J TRUSTEE $84.00
16461 KENNEDY 532-17-027 WALL, RYAN COMFORT TRUSTEE & ET AL $550.00
16481 KENNEDY 532-17-028 HAKHU, JAI K AND NALINI $84.00
248 JARED 532-34-071 PAN, SAM SHIWEI $84.00
17511 PHILLIPS 532-39-009 UPLIFT FAMILY SERVICES $550.00
17652 TOURNEY 537-04-043 YU, MARGARET AND ROLANDI, MARCO $84.00
15220 KENNEDY 537-15-004 IYAR, SUBRAH S TRUSTEE $84.00
14050 SHANNON 537-17-027 LEIRER, VON OTTO AND PERZOW, CARRIE JOY TRUSTEE $550.00
233 FORRESTER 537-21-010 JACKSON STREET EQUITIES LLC $84.00
229 FORRESTER 537-22-011 SATIA, JAGAT B AND INDIRA $84.00
155 WOODED VIEW 537-23-028 OWNBEY, DOUGLAS V TRUSTEE $84.00
210 WOODED VIEW 537-23-046 CUNNINGHAM, JAMES F TRUSTEE $550.00
15876 SHANNON 537-26-009 LIVE WELL HOMES INC $550.00
15760 SHANNON 537-26-018 KELLERMANN, MARC ET AL $550.00
16060 CERRO VISTA 537-30-004 BREZOCZKY, BLASIUS TRUSTEE & ET AL $84.00
County of Santa Clara
Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency
Weed Abatement Division
1553 Berger Drive
Building 1
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 282-3145
Fax (408) 286-2460
Board of Supervisors: Mike Wasserman, Cindy Chavez, Otto Lee, Susan Ellenberg, S. Joseph Simitian
County Executive: Jeffrey V. Smith
December 7, 2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ABATE WEEDS
Dear Property Owner:
To protect your property and the surrounding area from possible fire, your jurisdiction (city or County if in
unincorporated areas) contracts with the County of Santa Clara to operate a Weed Abatement Program.
You are receiving this notice and information because our staff has determined that your parcel is part of
this Program. Please read the information carefully and contact us for clarification or additional
information.
Your jurisdiction has or will adopt a resolution declaring your property as one that may contain fire hazards
from weeds or other debris. Following this action, your jurisdiction will conduct a public hearing to
consider an abatement order, which would require you to remove any hazardous vegetation or combustible
debris prior to the deadline in the attached abatement schedule. The public hearing will be held on the date
and location stated in the attached notice and provides an opportunity for you to raise any objections or
concerns with this requirement.
If you believe your parcel includes an environmentally sensitive habitat, please check the box and provide
additional information on the reply form to assist us in determining the best approach to abating your
property.
If, after the public hearing, the Weed Abatement Program is approved for your property, the County is
authorized by your city and the California Health and Safety Code sections 14875-14922 to inspect your
property to confirm that the property has been cleared of hazards according to Minimum Fire Safety
Standards (see enclosed brochure). Inspections will begin after the abatement deadline for your jurisdiction.
This notice does not relieve you of your responsibility to complete the necessary work prior to the deadline
for your jurisdiction. You will be responsible for an annual fee of $84 to cover the cost of this compliance
inspection.
If you fail to complete the abatement work prior to our inspection of your property, you will be responsible
for an inspection fee of $466 per parcel; and your property will be scheduled for abatement by the County
contractor. You will be assessed a County administrative fee of $809 per parcel plus the County’s cost of
abatement if the County completes this work. If you complete the abatement work before the County
contractor, you will not incur further charges.
The County will use the least costly method of abatement considering the physical characteristics of your
property and any other environmental or related concerns. Fees are detailed in the attached price list. The
total amount will be included as a special assessment on your property tax bill following confirmation of
the charges by your city or the County if parcel is not in a city at a public hearing?. This hearing would be
scheduled in late spring/summer 2021 with the exact date determined by your jurisdiction. Jurisdictions
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post hearing information at a physical location (typically at a city hall building or other government center
and most jurisdictions also publish this information on their websites) at least three days prior to the
meeting.
You can avoid all costs, other than the annual compliance fee, by completing the abatement work
yourself according to Minimum Fire Safety Standards (see enclosed brochure) prior to the abatement
deadline for your jurisdiction and maintaining the Minimum Fire Safety Standards for the duration
of fire season, which typically runs March Through October. Parcels will be removed from the
program after three consecutive years of voluntary compliance (work completed by property owner
prior to the deadline and confirmed by our inspection).
In preparation for this program, please complete and return the enclosed Reply Form by January 15, 2021so
we are notified of your plans for abating your property.
If you designate in your reply that you intend to abate the weeds yourself, you need to complete the
abatement before the deadline listed on the attached abatement schedule and maintain fire-safe
conditions for the duration of the fire season. Responding that you intend to provide maintenance
yourself does not release you from this responsibility to have the maintenance completed before your
deadline and repeated as necessary to maintain Minimum Fire Safe Standards. The County will abate
hazardous vegetation as required after the deadline for your jurisdiction at your cost.
Enclosed you will find the following information:
Reply Form specific to your property. Please complete and return by January 15, 2021.
Notice to Destroy Weeds informing you of an upcoming public meeting (that you must attend
if you have any objections to the proposed removal of hazardous vegetation or debris from
your property. Your Jurisdiction may offer the ability for you to participate in this meeting
virtually; please confirm directly with your jurisdiction.
Weed Abatement Program Schedule for your city with current County abatement fees.
County of Santa Clara Weed Abatement Brochure.
Please be aware that any abatement performed by the County must comply with all applicable regulations.
If your property falls within an area designated as a possible habitat for burrowing owls or any other
protected species of bird or animal, the methods used to remove vegetation may be regulated by specific
laws or local ordinances.
If you are no longer the owner of the property identified by this mailing, please notify us immediately at
(408) 282-3145. If you sell your property after the date of this letter, it is your responsibility to notify the
new owner and to include the obligation to pay any abatement costs in your agreement of sale. Without
taking this action, you will be responsible for all-hazard abatement charges assessed to the property.
Our goals are voluntary compliance with the Minimum Fire Safety Standards and all properties remain safe
from fire. If you have any questions or need on-site advice to help you achieve compliance with the
Minimum Fire Standards, please call us at (408) 282-3145.
Sincerely,
Jo Zientek, Director
Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency
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LOS GATOS WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM SCHEDULE
January 19, 2021 Public hearing to consider objections to Abatement List.
April 15, 2021 PARCEL ABATEMENT DEADLINE
Parcel must be free from hazardous vegetation by this date
or Inspector will order abatement.
July-August, 2021 Assessment Hearing to protest abatement charges
. (Date subject to change, please confirm with City Clerk)
2021 COUNTY WEED ABATEMENT FEES
Properties in the Weed Abatement Program, you will be responsible for an annual inspection fee of
$84.00 per parcel.
Please be advised that the property owner of any parcel found to be non-compliant on or after
the March 1st deadline will be charged a processing fee of $466.00 and the property will be
scheduled for abatement by the County contractor. If you complete the abatement work
before the County contractor performs the abatement, you will not incur further charges.
Should the abatement work be performed by a County contractor, you will be assessed the
contractor’s charges plus a County administrative fee of $809.00 per parcel.
2021 COUNTY CONTRACTOR’S WEED ABATEMENT PRICE LIST
A) Disc Work**
PARCEL SIZE: 1st Disc + 2nd Disc = Total Discs
0-12,500 sq.ft. $399.80 $160.73 $560.53
12,501sq.ft.- 43,560sq.ft. $399.80 $160.73 $560.53
Larger than 1 Acre $290.41 $141.83 $432.24 (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 $5.40 PER 100 Square Feet (SF)
C) FLAIL 6 Foot Mower $6.89 PER 1,000 SF
MOWING 12 Foot Mower $6.89 PER 1,000 SF
D) LOADER WORK $165.20 PER HOUR
E) DUMP TRUCK $152.49 PER HOUR
F) BRUSH WORK $5.16 PER 100 SF
G) DEBRIS REMOVAL $52.49 PER HOUR
H) 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.