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'� , � , <br /> COUNCIL MEMORANDUM <br /> #00-13 <br /> July 11, 2000 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Howley <br /> City Council Members <br /> FROM: Steve Gann ty Manager <br /> Rolanda Johns , Deputy City Manager � <br /> Amina Evere , Neighborhood Services Manager <br /> Dave Griffit s,Neighborhood Standards Administrator <br /> RE: Weed Program <br /> Current Process <br /> The current weed control program,while better than methods we have employed in the <br /> past, is not able to address the problem as quickly as we would like. Our current method is <br /> somewhat cumbersome as we strive to obtain voluntary compliance from the owners or <br /> occupants of violation properties. The message is not getting across to the citizens that this is a , <br /> concern that we take very seriously. ' <br /> Currently, when a violation property is discovered, either by inspector complaint or a I <br /> concern expressed by a citizen, this is the sequence of events that follow: inspector views the <br /> property to verify a violation, the address is added to a list covering the entire week, this list is <br /> given to the local newspaper for publishing later in the week. Five days after publishing, the <br /> inspector once again inspects to see if the property has been mowed. Lots not mowed are then <br /> put on another list that goes to a contractor for mowing. The contractor has seven days to mow, <br /> the inspector inspects once again to verify an adequate mowing. Allowing for rain days, a worst <br /> case scenario would have a lot not being mowed for approximately three weeks or more. Since <br /> the ordinance states that the weeds must be 12" in height to be a violation, if we wait another <br /> three weeks to mow, the lot has become extremely overgrown and unsightly. Vacant lots <br /> throughout the city that are allowed to become overgrown have attracted illegal dumping, which <br /> further compounds the problem. Complaints from citizens range from the tall weeds being <br /> unsightly, drawing rodents and other pests,breeding ground for mosquitoes, dumping ground for <br /> those without garbage service, etc. Needless to say, these are all concerns that we wish to <br /> prevent from occurring. <br /> 1 <br />