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THE CITY OF ~1~u pL£AS, NTON: City ¢ou.eil Staff Report August 16, 2005 Fire Department SUBJECT: WEED ABATEMENT ASSESSMENTS FOR UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD PARCELS FOR 2005 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution that (1) declares that the costs for the abatement of weeds, rubbish and refuse ("weeds") from enumerated properties owned by Union Pacific Railroad are a special assessment and lien imposed on the properties and (2) approves the Supplemental Cost Accounting Report for the 2005 Weed Abatement Program. SUMMARY: On April 5, 2005, the City Council approved the abatement of weeds from enumerated parcels within the City. A contractor was hired to abate the weeds if the property owners did not voluntarily abate them. Union Pacific Railroad owns 15 parcels on the abatement list. One parcel required the involvement of the city crew to remove rubbish and debris. The abatement costs for the city crew are listed as a separate line item. Prior to the City Council's meeting on July 19, 2005 (during which the City Council adopted a resolution concerning the costs for the abatement of weeds on specified properties other than those owned by Union Pacific Railroad), the City's contractor was not able to complete the abatement of the weeds on Union Pacific Railroad's property. The July 19, 2005 City Council staff report and resolution, therefore, did not reference any Union Pacific Railroad properties. The abatement work on the Union Pacific Railroad properties has since been completed in accordance with the standards of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD). The attached resolution includes a supplemental report for the cost of weed abatement on the Union Pacific Railroad parcels. At this public hearing the City Council will hear and consider any objections to the supplemental cost accounting report and declare that these costs are a special assessment and lien imposed on the specified properties. SR:05:225