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September 13,1999
Council Agenda
Item No. 11
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Tim Riley, Fire and Marine Chief
Subject: Conclusion of the 1999 Weed Abatement Program
RECOMMENDATION
Remove the second public hearing (for weed abatement assessment) from the
October 25,1999, Council meeting agenda.
Remove the adoption of a resolution (confirming weed abatement costs) from the
October 25,1999, Council meeting agenda.
On August 18, 1999, a final field inspection revealed that all the private properties were
in compliance with the City's weed abatement requirements; therefore, no abatement
activities were required by the City appointed contractor. This action concludes the
weed abatement program for 1999, thus eliminating the need for the second public
hearing and the adoption of a resolution scheduled for the October 25,1999, Council
meeting. The Newport Beach Fire and Marine Department is appreciative of the
cooperation received from the public and is excited to recommend removal of the
needed actions from the October 25,1999, Council meeting agenda.
BACKGROUND
Beginning on April 1, 1999, the Fire and Marine Department began surveying 146
private properties for compliance with Chapter 10.48 of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code. Thirty-five properties were identified as non - compliant. Each of the thirty-five
homeowners was provided with a letter explaining the prescriptive measures needed to
bring their property into compliance.
At the June 28, 1999, Council meeting, the members of the Council adopted resolution
99-46 declaring that weeds and other nuisances existed and scheduled a public hearing
regarding their abatement.
During the August 9,1999, Council meeting, the members of the Council scheduled a
public hearing for October 25, 1999, to consider objections from property owners and
the Council adopted resolution 99 -57 ordering the Fire and Marine Chief to abate weeds
. and other nuisances.