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� � ��. Oct. 18, 2004 6. Department Approt�al Manager Approval Agenda section Item Description: � ' Right-of-Way Maintenance lssues I. Background On several occasion�, Councilmember Kough has asked about enhancing the appearance of the g�tassy areas next to city, county, and state roadways. Most recently, he asked about whether the City Code could or should be changed to require private property owners or the county and state to mow these areas. At that time, I indicated we would ask the city attorney for his le- gal opinion, and staffwould also prepare some cost information about what city maintenance fo�tces could do to mow county, state, and private property adj acent to roadways. II. The City Attorney's Opinion Attachment 1 is the city attorney's opinion. I read it as saying (a)the city can legally require priva�.e property owners to mow their own private property (and we do through our Qity Code), but (b) the city cannot require the state and probably cannot reqjuire the county to mow their property (c)nor can the city require private property owners to mow county or state property. III. City Maintenance Costs Attachment 2 reflects the maintenance costs that would be entailed if the Council directed city crews to mow certain areas adjacent to the county and state roadways desc�ibed in that memo. IV. Council Direction Council direction whether the city attorney should prepare amendments to the City Code and whether city staff should mow certain county and state property.