City Council

22.\nSET PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR CITY COLLECTION OF WEED ABATEMENT\nCOSTS AT 804 S. SIXTH STREET – F2M25-41, M2M25-94\nOn August 22, 2024, the City received a complaint regarding overgrown vegetation at 804\nSouth Sixth Street, Alhambra, CA 91801 (Property). Upon inspection it was confirmed that\nthe conditions of the property were in violation of Section 6.24.020 of the Alhambra\nMunicipal Code (AMC) with overgrown weeds and vegetation. On August 26, 2024, a\nNotice of Violation was issued by mail and posted on the Property. No remedial action\nwas taken. Numerous attempts were made by Code Enforcement to remedy the situation\nwith no success. Overgrown weeds and vegetation are health and safety hazards. It is a\nproperty owner’s duty to keep their property free from weeds, which constitute a public\nnuisance under Section 6.24.020 of the AMC. Once the City issues a Notice to Abate per\nSection 6.24.030 of the AMC, the City has the authority to abate the nuisance itself to\nensure the health and safety of the community is maintained per Section 6.24.070. On\nMarch 17, 2025, the Code Enforcement Division and accompanying City officials served\nand executed the Inspection and Abatement Warrant and conducted an abatement of the\novergrown vegetation to rid the Property of health and safety violations. Section 6.24.100\nfor the AMC requires that the record of costs be submitted to the City Council prior to June\n30th of the fiscal year in which the abatement work was performed, and a hearing on the\nconfirmation of such costs be held prior to July 30th of such year. As of this date, the total\ncost incurred by the City – including contractor services, attorney involvement, and City\nstaff time is $30,660.45.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council set a public hearing to be held on July 28, 2025\nto determine the correctness or reasonableness, or both, of such costs incurred\n($30,660.45) in the City’s abatement of the nuisance conditions on the Property located\nat 804 South Sixth Street, Alhambra, CA 91801 and authorize that such costs constitute\na nuisance abatement lien against the Property. (M2M25-94)