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Dana Point council confirms 2026 weed-abatement costs for five properties, to be collected on tax bills
Summary
Council adopted a resolution confirming contractor abatement costs for five noncompliant properties (totaling just under $14,000) and authorized collection of those costs on the regular property tax bills.
The Dana Point City Council adopted a resolution on July 7 confirming the 2026 weed-abatement cost report and authorizing the city to collect abatement costs on the regular property tax bills.
City staff reported the annual five-step abatement process, conducted with the Orange County Fire Authority, and said five properties failed to comply with a May 1 deadline and were abated by the city's third-party contractor. Staff told the council those abatement contractor costs totaled "just under $14,000." A staff member also said the city sent up to three mailed notices to property tax-bill addresses and that, in the disputed case raised in public comment, staff did not receive the property owners updated email address until after the contractor had completed abatement.
Councilmember Federico moved to adopt the resolution confirming costs and authorizing collection on the property tax roll; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The council recorded no separate roll-call tally in the meeting transcript.
The staff report cites California Government Code provisions that govern the abatement process; the council's action authorizes the county tax collector to place the confirmed abatement charges on the affected properties' regular tax bills.
