HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2026-57 | Weed Abatement Resolution | Adopted 08/03/2026RESOLUTION NO. 2026-57
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GILROY CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF THE ABATEMENT
OF WEEDS SETTING FORTH THE DESCRIPTION OF
PROPERTY, NAMING THE OWNERS THEREOF, AND THE
COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE CAUSED BY THE
GROWING OF WEEDS AND ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE ON
THE PROPERTY, AND PROVIDING THAT SUCH COST SHALL
CONSTITUTE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST THE LAND
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article III of Chapter 12 of the Gilroy City Code, the City
Council of the City of Gilroy on February 9, 2026 adopted Resolution No. 2026-09 designating
certain weeds growing or existing in the City of Gilroy, and refuse accumulating in the City, to
be a public nuisance and ordering the Chief of the Fire Department to give notice of the passage
of said resolution by posting and publication in the same manner and for the same time as set
forth in Section 12.48 of said code, and the Chief of the Fire Department, through the
Community Development Department, did cause said notice to be so given; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 2026-09, the property owners as stated on the
latest tax assessor's roll of the lots or parcels determined to have weeds growing or existing,
and/or refuse accumulating were duly noticed that: (1) said weeds and refuse have been determined
to constitute a public nuisance, (2) a public hearing would be held at which the City Council would
hear and consider any and all objections to the proposed destruction or removal of said weeds or
refuse, and (3) weeds and refuse not removed by the property owners will be removed by City
authorities, in which case the cost of such destruction and/or removal will be assessed upon the
lots and lands from which, or from the front or rear of which, such weeds and accumulation of
refuse have been destroyed or removed, and such costs will constitute a lien upon such lots or
lands until paid, and will be collected upon the next tax roll upon which general municipal taxes
are collected; and
WHEREAS , the City Council fixed April 20, 2026, at the hour of 6:00 o'clock p.m., or as
soon as thereafter , in the Council Chambers in the City Hall at 7351 Rosanna Street, in the City
of Gilroy, as the time and place for the hearing provided for in Section
12.50 of said Code, and the notice given included a statement of the said time and place of
hearing; and
WHEREAS, the hearing was held on that date in accordance with the City Code and no
objections were made to the proposed removal and destruction of the weeds and refuse, and the
City Council thereafter adopted Resolution No. 2026-23 requiring the Chief of the Fire
Department to abate said nuisance by having the weeds destroyed and the refuse removed as
provided in Section 12.51 of the Gilroy City Code; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of the Fire Department, through the Community Development
Department, has filed his report with the City Council, setting forth the actions taken in abating the
nuisance, stating an account of the cost of the abatement and an assessment list and identification
of each separate lot or parcel of land by description, together with the expense proposed to be
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assessed against each separate lot or parcel and the name of the owners or reputed owners
(“Owners”) thereof attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of the Fire Department has taken all actions required of him in
abating said nuisance and removing said weeds and refuse and that the cost thereof as shown in
said report is correct and should be confirmed; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk fixed August 3, 2026 at the hour of 6:00 o'clock p.m., or as
soon thereafter as the item can be heard, in the Council Chambers in the City Hall at 7351
Rosanna Street, in the City of Gilroy, as the time and place for the hearing provided for in Section
12.53 of the Gilroy City Code; and
WHEREAS, the Owners were duly noticed of the hearing, at which the City Council
would be presented with the report and assessment list for consideration and confirmation, the
abatement costs proposed to be assessed upon the Owners and the right of all persons interested,
having any objections to the report and assessment list, or to any matter or thing contained therein,
to appear and be heard; and
WHEREAS, this hearing was held in accordance with the Gilroy City Code.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution and
of the Exhibit A report of the abatement of weeds be turned over to the County Director of
Finance, who constitutes the Assessor and Tax Collector for the City of Gilroy, and the amounts
shown on said report as the cost of the removal of the weeds and refuse from each of the
respective properties and certified as unpaid shall be and constitute a lien on the property for the
amount of such assessment respectively, and the Assessor and Tax Collector add the amount
thereof to the next regular bill for taxes levied against respective lots and parcels of land for
municipal purposes.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 3rd day of August 2026 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BRACCO, CLINE, FUGAZZI, HILTON,
MARQUES, RAMIREZ, BOZZO
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
APPROVED:
ATTEST: Greg Bozzo, Mayor
Kim Mancera, City Clerk
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CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK
I, KIM MANCERA, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached
Resolution No. 2026-57 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a City Resolution,
duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a Regular Meeting of said held on Council held
Monday, August 3, 2026, with a quorum present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
Kim Mancera
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
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