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WHEREAS, in order to ensure that the abatement costs for all of the parcels, other than those <br /> owned by Union Pacific Railroad, were timely added to the County's 2005-2006 <br /> tax assessors roll, on July 19, 2005, staff presented the City Council a list of <br /> properties on which weeds were abated by the City's contractor; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a supplemental itemized report, attached hereto as Exhibit A, enumerates the cost <br /> of weed abatement on a parcel-by-parcel basis for Union Pacific Railroad property <br /> throughout the City of Pleasanton; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, section 39577 of the California Government Code provides that the abatement <br /> costs, including the administrative costs for enforcement, are recoverable and <br /> constitute a special assessment against the parcels that are abated; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, section 39577 of the California Government Code further provides that after the <br /> assessment is made, unless an exception applies, a lien attaches on the parcel upon <br /> recordation of the order confirming the assessment and the lien shall be included <br /> on the property owner's regular tax bill for the parcel requiring abatement; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, at the City Council meeting on August 16, 2005, the City Council declared that the <br /> abatement costs are a special assessment and lien imposed on the properties <br /> requiring abatement and approved the supplemental cost accounting; and <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES <br />AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1: The City Council approves the Supplemental Cost Accounting Report for the 2005 <br /> Weed Abatement Program, attached hereto as Exhibit "A". <br /> <br /> Section 2: The costs of weed abatement for the 2005 Weed Abatement Program, including <br /> the administrative costs, as provided in the Cost Accounting Report shall <br /> constitute a special assessment and a lien upon the parcels upon which weeds were <br /> abated and shall be added by the Treasurer-Tax Collector to the next regular tax <br /> bill for the parcels. <br /> <br /> Section 3: This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. <br /> <br /> I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING WAS DULY AND <br /> REGULARLY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, AT <br /> A MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 16, 2005 BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: <br /> <br /> AYES: Councilmembers - <br /> NOES: None <br /> ABSENT: None <br /> <br /> <br />