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THE CITY OF <br />~- -•~ ~ °" " -'-r "" CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br />(~L£~S~4NTONo <br />March 17, 2009 <br />Fire Department <br />TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT WEEDS, DIRT, RUBBISH, <br />AND REFUSE UPON OR IN FRONT OF CERTAIN DESCRIBED <br />PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY CONSTITUTE PUBLIC NUISANCES <br />AND THAT THEY BE ABATED, AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING <br />REGARDING THE ABATEMENT <br />SUMMARY <br />The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) Weed Abatement Program is a <br />critical fire prevention program. The goal of the program is to prevent the loss of life <br />and property due to uncontrolled wildfire in the urban/wildland interface through a <br />working partnership between property owners and the LPFD. Fire inspectors evaluate <br />property throughout the City and identify properties that do not comply with the LPFD's <br />weed abatement standards. Those parcels that have been designated with a potential <br />of becoming a nuisance are listed in an attachment to this agenda report. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Adopt the attached resolution declaring that weeds, dirt, rubbish, and refuse upon or in <br />front of certain described properties within the City constitute public nuisances and that <br />they be abated, and setting a public hearing regarding the abatement, and order the <br />abatement thereof by May 31, 2009, and set April 21, 2009 as the public hearing date. <br />FINANCIAL STATEMENT <br />The weed abatement costs, including a 100% mark up charge, are recoverable and <br />become a special assessment on the property owner's tax bill. All costs involved with <br />the Weed Abatement Program are budgeted under Account #122-181-3378. <br />