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Draft Public Hearing Agenda Packet 09-15-2020 PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA PRATTVILLE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 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 109, 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 September 15, 2020, permitting the owners of said properties to present evidence, 37 38 objections, 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 • 618 Sunset Drive- Conrex Residential Property Group, 1505 King St., Suite 100, Charleston, SC 29405 47 (19 05 15 3 007 034.000) 48 • 210 Cherry Drive – TL Investment, 8631 AL Hwy 22, Maplesville, AL 36750 49 (19 02 04 4 001 033.00) 50 • 1235 Josephine Ct- Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 8950 Cypress Waters Boulevard, Coppell, TX 75019 51 (19 05 15 1 001 015.000) 52 • 127 Overlook Drive - Roland, Kenneth M. & Et Al., 134 Bluffview Dr. W, Scottsboro, AL 35769 53 (19 05 15 4 001 016.000) 54 • 111 Thames Drive - Witt, John M, 110 12th Street North, Birmingham, AL 36067 55 (19 06 23 1 000 024.000) 56 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor shall have the overgrown grass and 57 58 weeds on the property listed above cut or removed using city forces or private contractors. 59 60 Any property owner shall have the right to have any weeds removed at his or her own 61 62 expense provided the removal is done prior to the commencement of work by employees or 1 2 agents of the City of Prattville. The Mayor shall keep an accounting of all costs related to the 3 4 removal of overgrown grass and weeds and report such cost to the City Council following 5 6 their removal. 7 8 ADOPTED THIS 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2020. 9 10 11 ________________________ 12 By: Albert Striplin, President 13 Prattville City Council 14 15 AUTHENTICATED THIS 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2020. 16 17 18 ________________________ 19 By: Cathy Dickerson 20 City Clerk 21 22 APPROVED: 23 24 25 ________________________ 26 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 27 Mayor 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2020-A, PAGE ____ 64