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Council approves five-year county weed‑abatement agreement for vacant parcels
Summary
Council adopted Resolution No. 7,968 to renew a five-year agreement with the Los Angeles County Department of Agricultural Commissioner for hazardous vegetation management on vacant parcels; staff said the contract focuses on vacant properties and the city will review implementation details with the county.
The City Council on Jan. 21 approved a five-year agreement with the Los Angeles County Department of Agricultural Commissioner and Weights and Measures to provide hazardous vegetation management on vacant parcels.
Fire Chief Greg Lloyd described the contract as a renewal of a long-standing relationship with the county and said the program is focused on vacant parcels where property owners fail to abate fire-prone vegetation. "Vacant properties only," Lloyd said, urging that the program be viewed as a backstop when owners do not act.
Members of the public urged the council to consider longer-term or alternative vegetation-management strategies rather than repeat clearing at the end of a season. A resident suggested returning to mechanical or long-term treatments and asked whether a goat-abatement program could be reinstated; staff said the goat vendor used previously is no longer in business but the option could be re-examined.
Councilmembers noted the change in the proposed contract that allows the county discretion to subcontract services and that the county will focus on weed abatement rather than rubbish removal. With those clarifications, the council took a roll call and approved the resolution.
