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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdopt Resolution No. 2025-50 Confirming Cost Report for Weed 2000 Main Street, 01:1111 U7 0y Huntington Beach,CA City of Huntington Beach 92648 APPROVED 7-0 p File#: 25-542 MEETING DATE: 7/15/2025 REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Director of Community Development PREPARED BY: Jimmy Hoang, Code Enforcement Manager Subject: Adopt Resolution 2025-50 Confirming Cost Report for Weed Abatement on Private Parcels within the City for the 2025 Season Statement of Issue: The City identified properties with weeds and rubbish as nuisances, notified the owners, and held a public hearing for objections. Six properties did not comply by the deadline of May 20, 2025. The City removed the nuisances and compiled a cost report for these services, which is now submitted for City Council approval (Attachment 2). Financial Impact: A one-time special assessment totaling $3,608.63 will be added to the Orange County property tax roll. This amount will reimburse the City's General Fund, which covered the initial expense from Account No. 10060301.64620 for Weed Abatement Contracts. Recommended Action: A) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-50, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Confirming the Report of the Public Works Director Regarding the Cost for Weed Abatement.on Private Property Within the City for the 2025 Season," and B) Direct that all charges listed thereon be certified to the Orange County 2025/26 Property Tax Roll. Alternative Action(s): Do not approve the resolution, resulting in the City not being reimbursed for the weed abatement costs on the six properties. Analysis: Chapter 8.16 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) mandates the removal of weeds and rubbish on private property. Weeds and rubbish can pose several risks, including fire hazards, health City of Huntington Beach Page 1 of 2 Printed on 7/10/2025 powered by LegistarTM 63 File#: 25-542 MEETING DATE: 7/15/2025 risks from pests such as rodents and insects, and negative impacts on neighborhood aesthetics. Each spring, as part of its annual weed abatement program, Code Enforcement identifies properties where the owners have failed to address weed and rubbish nuisances in violation of the HBMC. Property owners are given notices and a deadline to comply. After no objections were received during the public hearing on May 6, 2025, the City proceeded with the abatement on six properties that did not meet the deadline. The total cost of $3,608.63 for this work is documented in the 2025 Weed Abatement Cost Report (Attachment 2). These costs were posted for public review on July 1, 2025. By approving the cost report and securing property tax liens for the listed charges, the City ensures that the costs are recovered and reinforces the importance of property maintenance, promoting a safer and more pleasant environment for residents. Environmental Status: This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. The actual activity of weed and rubbish removal from undeveloped private properties was previously found by the City Council to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301(h). Strategic Plan Goal: Non Applicable -Administrative Item For details, visit www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/strategicplan Attachment(s): 1. Resolution No. 2025-50 "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Confirming the Report of the Public Works Director Regarding the Cost for Weed Abatement on Private Property Within the City for the 2025 Season" 2. 2025 Weed Abatement Cost Report 3. PowerPoint Presentation City of Huntington Beach Page 2 of 2 Printed on 7/10/2025 powered by LegistarTM 64 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-50 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR REGARDING THE COST FOR WEED ABATEMENT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE 2025 SEASON WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works has posted the itemized written report showing the cost of removal of weeds from private party lots within the City of Huntington Beach, together with a notice of time of submission of said report, pursuant to Government Code Section 39575; and The time for receiving and considering said report and hearing any objections of the property owners liable to he assessed for the abatement of said weeds was duly fixed for July 15, 2025, before this Council, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby resolve as follows: 1. That the report of the Director of Public Works regarding the cost for weed abatement on private property within the City, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit"A," and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein, is hereby confirmed and approved. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 151h day of July, 2025. ite,„ 4"...--.------.0 Mayor REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND A PROVED: --/"--. --- City Mana er Director of Public Works APPRO ED AS TO FORM: City Attorney 25-16659/382952 Reso No. 2025-50 Contractor Clearing 2025 Exhibit "A" PRIVATE PARCELS :f.-APN ,;.. ._ .: „. Site .:. ,.. q..eet._ °Glearmg.;Cost' ':.i'.:HaulirigGost••.::°, ' �CITY ..._ :;,_Total::;>..:. . 023-124-04 S/SIDE 20TH BTW PECAN&ORANGE 50 X 117.5 5,875 94.50 90.00 272.00 456.50 .023-134-12 N/SIDE 19TH BTW OLIVE&WALNUT 25 X 95 2,375 64.13 135.00 272.00 471.13 146-311-17 NW CORNER WARNER AND LARK 120 x 177 21,240 378.00 0.00 272.00 650.00 153-051-11 E/S BEACH N/OF YORKTOWN 100 X 442 44,200 810.00 180.00 272.00 1262.00 178-532-78 S/SIDE PCH W OF WARNER-SUNSET BEACH Unknown Unknown 0.00 90.00 272.00 362.00 178-651-36 S/SIDE PCH W OF WARNER-SUNSET BEACH Unknown Unknown 0.00 135.00 272.00 407.00 TOTAL PARCELS CLEARED=6 TOTAL COST $3,608.63 Res. No. 2025-50 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, LISA LANE BARNES, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council at a Regular meeting thereof held on July 15, 2025 by the following vote: AYES: Twining, Kennedy, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Gruel, Williams NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None 01114-4416AKar- City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California „,.#4,.......„,... „or ........ ....„..., Annual Weed *, ......... 4, 0” ...h. ... -.66 Ilk °RA 'to .6 ) • \\-4 .... 61 4.0 de:44, 141404 Abatement ____ .. ,..-. _ _. • ,..„_ , ,,,„,,,,,,,,,,,,„,i, 0. c--) 1,,, __ Cost Recording _ ii„, , ,,,, , , .„ i , , , . v . s __ z .... .- _ 4,. 1 City Council Meeting ......._, • .,.,,... _ ..._ icr (4 _ , • July 15, 2025 . ...._ • 64• t•,.. . -• — ' ) • 4, "..4k1 b A 1 %sib'4"8 P,. •• ‹c'N%) AP 021. s / 7, 1 90( dki ••• lc,- Nk r 0 •••••••••— IS ft. 0 UNTN I ArAll wAilltalltdir,,OrAir- 68 BAC KG RO U N D • On April 1 , 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-19, declaring weeds, rubbish, and refuse on certain vacant properties a public nuisance. • Affected properties were identified through document research and field inspections. 4 Al TAN S BTU°' .q .-a..�., �/ 1` �/ V 1 ' rfl � �f© •''spo.ArTfl, a �' re a � ` + i� •:NCO R. 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W 1 Spy la r f ... i .. �r � �� .,,tit C) y . = � OUNT`l c i,'t rd. 4.L," 69 PROGRAM TIMELINE Notification and Public Hearing: • April 2-25, 2025: Notices were posted on affected properties and letters mailed to owners. • May 6, 2025: Public Hearing at City Council to hear any objections. • May 20, 2025: Deadline for property owners to clear their properties. $ 2 _ V 1 .� C xaao s�.e m 70 PROGRAM TIMELINE City Abatement and Cost Recovery: • May 22—June 6, 2025: City abates properties not cleared by owners. • July 1 , 2025: Cost per parcel posted on Council Bulletin Board. • July 15, 2025: City Council is requested to certify clearing costs for inclusion on the County 2025-2026 Tax Roll as a one-time special assessment per parcel. its'i • i t1,4"-,'w%•V O,, •,L oo,) 1, 9 t. 1�A �<, •..... •' CORP OR4)ea'•,.. - g i YY l �i y�mk 1„, `• �.V ic'7'-l,l‘ ikt ,......, d A '1 c f .<*3( $ 3 a,°Pt� k';,'k3 r y 4 '+t t, ,�E r CJ i __1 : ` y .i 1 T d: 2' ' .., f* �`. + a �� t lot s B �} �Q•S + € 1 w`. 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