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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 18, 2020 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — ADOPT AN <br />ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, <br />ARTICLE X OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL <br />CODE RELATING TO REGISTRATION AND <br />MAINTENANCE OF ABANDONED, VACANT <br />AND/OR DEFAULTED MORTGAGE <br />PROPERTIES TO ADD HISTORIC <br />PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL <br />PROPERTY OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES <br />AND ENFORCEMENT BY CITY <br />(GENERAL FUND REVENUE) <br />/s/Kristine Ridge <br />CITY MANAGER <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />F-MEJEJ-062wo, <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 111 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />weP►111►117g1iC07 <br />FILE NUMBER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article X of the Santa Ana Municipal Code relating to <br />the registration and maintenance of abandoned, vacant and/or defaulted mortgage properties; <br />to add historic properties and provide additional responsibilities and enforcement options by the <br />City. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager and the City Attorney to prepare an amendment to an existing two- <br />year agreement with Property Registration Champions LLC for the administration and collection <br />of the Citywide Foreclosure Program, as reflected in the updated Scope of Services to include <br />historic properties and additional vacant properties subject to non -substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On October 3, 2017, the City Council adopted an ordinance for the registration of abandoned and <br />defaulted residential/commercial properties. Along with City Council approval, authorization was <br />granted to solicit the services of qualified companies through a Request for Qualification (RFQ) <br />process to expedite the registration program and seek companies that specialize in helping cities <br />search for defaulted/foreclosed properties and assist in the contact of financial institutions to advise <br />them of the foreclosure program and collection process. As such, the City of Santa Ana has <br />entered into an agreement with Property Registration Champions LLC (PROCHAMPS) to support <br />in the administration of the City's Foreclosure Registration Program. This program was effective <br />in identifying defaulted and foreclosed properties within the City. More importantly, it ensured <br />75A-1 <br />