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DATE: JANUARY 4, 2007
MEETING DATE: 1/16/07
ITEM NO: 1 ~
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: DEBRA J. FIGONE, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT' - PUBLIC-HEARING----HAZARDOUS VEGETATION ABATEMENT (WEEDS)
ADOPT RESOLUTION ORDERING ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS
VEGETATION (WEEDS)
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open and hold the public hearing.
2. Close the public hearing.
3. Adopt resolution ordering abatement of hazardous vegetation (weeds).
BACKGROUND:
The Council annually adopts a Hazardous Vegetation (Weed) Abatement Resolution in
coordination with the County Agricultural Commissioner's Office. This program is regulated by
the Health and Safety Code and has been in place for over 25 years. The purpose of this program
is locating annual herbaceous vegetation, noxious weeds, and combustible debris for removal.
The County Agricultural Commissioner's Office will conduct annual site reviews prior to the fire
season and will maintain a listing of properties where removal has been identified.
On November 20, 2006, the Town Council passed a resolution declaring hazardous vegetation
(weeds) a public nuisance and set January 16, 2007 as the date for public hearing. The required
posting and publishing has been done. The property owners have also received a notice and
guidelines from the County Agricultural Commissioner's Office dated December 6, 2006 to
remove the hazardous vegetation from their property.
PREPARED BY:
KEVIN ROHANI
Interim Director of Parks and Public Works
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Clerk Administrator Finance Community Development
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING - HAZARDOUS VEGETATION ABATEMENT (WEEDS)
JANUARY 4, 2007
DISCUSSION:
In addition to the Hazardous Vegetation Abatement Program, the County Fire Department
created a Brush Abatement Program in 1995, after the Oakland Hills fire. In this program,
properties are inspected in April and property owners receive abatement notices from this
program also. This is a separate program from the County Agricultural Commissioner's Office.
The focus of this program is the identification of perennial vegetation, brush, trees, and shrubs in
designated high fire hazard areas. The report for the Brush Abatement program will be brought
to the Council in May 2007.
The Hazardous Weed and Brush Abatement are two programs that are operated by the County to
identify hazardous vegetation locations and to notify property owners about the possibility of fire
hazards. The two County departments are effectively working together to coordinate these
programs. The time table for the Brush Abatement Program is consistent with the generally
accepted procedures throughout Santa Clara County as recommended by the County Agricultural
Commissioner's Office.
CONCLUSION:
The Town annually declares hazardous vegetation (weeds) a nuisance due to fire danger and
enters into a contract (along with other municipalities) with the County to abate the hazardous
vegetation (weeds) not removed by property owners.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments:
1. Resolution overruling objections and ordering abatement (with Exhibit A - Notice of Public
Hearing)
2. Letter to Property Owners (with attachments) prepared by the Office of the County
Agricultural Commissioner
Distribution:
Greg Van Wassenhove, Agricultural Commissioner, County of Santa Clara, Department of
Agriculture and Environmental Management, 1553 Berger Drive, Building #l, San Jose, CA
95112
Moe Kumre, Program Coordinator, Agricultural Commissioner, County of Santa Clara,
Department of Agriculture and Environmental Management, 1553 Berger Drive, Building #1,
San Jose, CA 95112
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
OVERRULING OBJECTIONS AND
ORDERING ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS VEGETATION (WEEDS)
AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2006, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
adopted Resolution 2006-118 entitled, "A RESOLUTION DECLARING HAZARDOUS
- - - VEGETATION - (WEEDS)-- A -__"PUBLIC- -NUISANCE- AND-- PROVIDING FOR THEIR - - - -
ABATEMENT," directing the giving of notice that hazardous vegetation (weeds) 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 January 16, 2007 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 (weeds) 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. 2006-118 by causing copies of the NOTICE TO
DESTROY WEEDS (Exhibit A) in the same form as annexed to said Resolution No. 2006-118
to be published in the Los Gatos Weekly Times, a newspaper of general circulation published in
the Town of Los Gatos on December 13, 2006 and December 20, 2006 respectively, and causing
said notice to be posted on December 6, 2006, in three (3) prominent places in the Town of Los
Gatos; 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 hazardous vegetation (weeds) were
heard.
ATTACHMENT I
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY 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 (weeds)
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 (weeds) referred to destroyed or removed by cutting, dicing, chemical spraying, or
any other method which may hereafter be determined by the Town Council.
FINALLY__RESOL_VED,._that the-Directoz of_Parks_ and-Rublic_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 11.20.020 through Section 11.20.045 of the Los
Gatos Town Code.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on the 16th
day of January, 2007 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
ATTEST:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
CLERK ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
OFFICE OF THE CLERK ADMINISTRATOR
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO DESTROY WEEDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 20, 2006, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 11.20.020 of the Town Code of the Town of Los Gatos, the
Town Council of said Town adopted a Resolution (2006-118) declaring that all
weeds growing upon any private property or in any street, sidewalk or alley, as
- - defined-ri Section-11-.20:020 of-such Codeconsttute a-public nuisance, which - -
nuisance must be abated by the destruction or removal thereof.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that property owners shall, within thirty (30)
days after the adoption of such resolution, or within the time specified in a
written agreement with the Director of Parks and Public Works of the Town of
Los Gatos, or the Director of Parks and Public Works' representative, whichever
time shall be later, remove all such weeds from their property, the abutting
sidewalks, and the abutting half of the street in front, and alleys, if any, behind
such property, and between the lot lines thereof as extended, or such weeds will
be destroyed or removed and such nuisance abated by the Town of Los Gatos, in
which case the cost of such destruction or removal will be assessed upon the lots
and lands from which, or from the front or rear of which, such weeds shall have
been destroyed or removed, and such cost will constitute a lien upon such lots or
lands until paid; and will be collected upon the next tax roll upon which general
municipal taxes are collected. All property owners having any objections to the
proposed destruction or removal of such weeds are hereby notified to attend a
meeting of the Town Council of such Town to be held in the Council Chambers
of said Town, at 110 East Main Street, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2007, AT
7:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, when and where their
objections will be heard and given due consideration.
A COMPLETE RECORD OF THE ABOVE IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE
OF THE CLERK ADMINISTRATOR
/s/ Jackie Rose
CLERK ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PUB: December 13, 2006 and December 20, 2006
EXHIBIT A
County of Santa Clara
Department of Agriculture and Environmental Management
Weed Abatement Division
1553 Berger Drive
Building 1
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 282-3145
Fax (408) 286-2460
December 6th, 2006
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ABATE WEEDS
Dear Property Owner,
Your jurisdiction, contracts with the County of Santa Clara to operate a Weed Abatement
Program to protect your property and the area surrounding it from possible fire. The-County is
providing this information and notice packet to you as part of the Program. We encourage you
to read the information carefully, and do not hesitate to call us for clarification or other
information.
Your jurisdiction has or will adopt a resolution declaring your property as one that may contain
potential fire hazards from weeds or other debris. In addition, your jurisdiction will be
conducting a public hearing to consider an abatement order to require you to remove any
hazardous vegetation or combustible debris. The public hearing will be held on the date and at
the. place stated in the attached notice to destroy weeds. The public hearing provides an
opportunity for you to raise any objections to the requirement that you remove fire-hazardous
vegetation/debris from your property prior to the deadline provided in the attached abatement
schedule.
If the Weed Abatement Program is approved for your property during the public hearing, the
County will be authorized by its contract with the cities, and by state law, . to perform an
inspection of your property to determine whether or not 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. After the
inspection, the County will order necessary abatement work, and have that work completed by a
County contractor. The County will choose the least costly method of abatement considering
the physical characteristics of your property and environmental concerns. Added to the cost of
abatement is a County administrative fee. These 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 jurisdiction. Notice of the date of that meeting will be posted
at a location prescribed by your jurisdiction (typically at the Civic Center) at least three days
prior to the meeting.
You can avoid all costs 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 through October.
In preparation for this program, please take the time to complete and return the enclosed Reply
Form so that we understand your intentions regarding maintenance of your property. Unless
you contact this office to indicate otherwise, you will have consented to the entry of authorized
personnel on your property for inspection purposes and for any necessary abatement; and, in
Board of Supervisors: Donald F. Gage, Blanca Alvarado, Pete McHugh, James T. Beall, Jr., Liz Kniss
County Executive: Peter Kutras, Jr.
ATTACHMENT 2
the case of locked properties, you are consenting to county contractors accessing your property
using whatever reasonable means are necessary.
If you designate in your reply that you intend to abate the weeds yourself, you are
expected to complete the abatement before the deadline listed on the abatement
schedule and maintain fire safe conditions for the duration of 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. County contractors will proceed to
abate hazardous vegetation as necessary after the deadline for your jurisdiction:
Enclosed you will find the following information:
✓ A Reply Form specific to your property. Please complete and return promptly.
✓ A 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.
✓ A Weed Abatement Program Schedule for your city and a current County price
list.
✓ A Brochure about the Santa Clara County Weed Abatement Program.
Please be aware that any abatement performed by the County contractor must be in compliance
with all applicable environmental protection regulations. If your property falls within an area
designated as possible habitat for burrowing owls or any other protected species of bird or
animal, the methods of vegetation clearing 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 the County
immediately. 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 liable for all hazard abatement charges assessed to
the property.
Our goal is voluntary compliance with the Minimum Fire Safety Standards, and it is our objective
to ensure that all properties are safe from fire at all times during the year. If you have any
questions about your property or need on-site advice to help you achieve compliance with the
Minimum Fire Standards, please call the Santa Clara County Weed Abatement Program at
(408) 282-3145.
Sincerely,
f4.'61
Greg an Wassenhove
Agricultural Commissioner
County of Santa Clara
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2007 Return Reply Form
IMPORTANT: Please complete this form and mail back to the Agricultural TRA:
Commissioner's Office no later than JANUARY 15, 2007. Thank you.
Please check the box that
applies for each parcel
(see explanations below):
Parcel Number Site Address A B C
1 0 F
A I am no longer the owner of this property, and the new owner information is listed below. Please return Reply Form immediately.
B I intend to maintain this parcel in a manner consistent with the Minimum Fire Safety Standards from through the end of the fire season.
All parcels on the abatement list remain subject to inspection to ascertain compliance. Non-compliance will result in the abatement of
weeds by the County contractor and the resulting charges added to the property tax.
C I request that the County Contractor perform weed abatement work on this parcel. Charges for this work will be added to
my property tax bill. Work may commence on or about March 1st, 2007.
Please provide any additional information such as new owners, presence of piping, irrigation, crops or other improvement. If
your property is fenced/locked, please, provide instructions on how to enter the property. If you are no longer the owner of the
property identified by this mailing, please notify the County immediately. If you sell your property after December 1 st 2006, 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 liable for all hazard abatement charges assessed to the property. Thank you.
Signature Name (please print) Date Day time phone