Draft Public Hearing Agenda Packet 08-04-2020
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA
PRATTVILLE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL:
CALL TO ORDER: 1. RESOLUTION: To Authorize the Mayor to have Various Weeded Lots Abated per Title 11, Chapter 67 of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as Amended. (Sponsored By: Councilor Starnes)
RESOLUTION 1
2 [To Authorize the Mayor to have Various Weeded Lots Abated per Title 11, Chapter 67 of the 3
Code of Alabama, 1975, as Amended.] 4 5 {Sponsored By: Councilor Starnes} 6
7 WHEREAS, an abundance of overgrown grass or weeds: 8 9 1. is injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare by providing a breeding 10 ground and shelter for rats, mice, snakes and mosquitoes and other vermin; 11
2. may cause the further spread of weeds; 12 3. may hide debris, such as glass or metal, that could inflict injury on a person going to 13 such property; and 14 4. may also pose a fire hazard and respiratory hazard; and 15 16
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Prattville declared in Resolution Book 17 18 2020-A, Page 074, that the abundance of overgrown grass and weeds at various addresses 19 20 in the City of Prattville constituted a public nuisance and set a public hearing to discuss said 21
22 nuisances; and 23 24 WHEREAS, notice, as required by §11-67-62, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, 25 26
was provided in The Prattville Progress, by certified mail, and by signage on the subject 27 28 property; and 29 30 WHEREAS, the Prattville Police Department Code Enforcement Officer has inspected 31
32 said properties and determined that the public nuisance still exists; and 33 34 WHEREAS, the City Council held the required public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on 35 36
August 4, 2020, permitting the owners of said properties to present evidence, objections, 37 38 and protest regarding the proposed removal of weeds. 39 40 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of 41
42 Prattville declares that the abundance of overgrown grass and weeds on the properties 43 44 continue to be a public nuisance: 45 46
• 120 Oakland Drive- Valieant, James P. & Cynthia M., 200 Lenahan Street, Fort Benning, GA 31905 47
(19-02-09-4-007-030.000) 48
• 122 Debra Street- CC1 AL, LLC, Po Box 123800 Dept. 3800 Dallas, TX 75312-3800 49
(19-06-14-3-008-004.000) 50
• 241 Murfee Drive- Chisler, Clair Glywn, 3393 Carter Hill Road Montgomery, AL 36111 51
(26-09-30-0-004-003.000) 52
53 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor shall have the overgrown grass and 54 55 weeds on the property listed above cut or removed using city forces or private contractors. 56 57 Any property owner shall have the right to have any weeds removed at his or her own 58
59 expense provided the removal is done prior to the commencement of work by employees or 60 61 agents of the City of Prattville. The Mayor shall keep an accounting of all costs related to the 62 63
removal of overgrown grass and weeds and report such cost to the City Council following 64
their removal. 1
2 ADOPTED THIS 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2020. 3 4 5 ________________________ 6
By: Albert Striplin, President 7 Prattville City Council 8 9 AUTHENTICATED THIS 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2020. 10 11
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________________________ 13 By: Cathy Dickerson 14 City Clerk 15 16
APPROVED: 17
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