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256 <br /> <br /> 6. The additional staffpositions and operational costs were proposed to be borne <br />through the adoption of an annual inspection fee assessed to members of the residential <br />rental industry who voluntarily chose to engage in the business of residential rentals. <br /> 7. All fees assessed under proposed program bear a direct correlation between <br />the amount of the fee and the actual cost of the services provided. Therefore, all fees <br />charged under the Proactive Rental Enforcement Program are used only to pay for the <br />administration, enforcement, implementation and other services specifically related to <br />PREP. <br /> <br /> 8. The $17.50 per unit annual fee was proposed to cover only the cost of the <br />additional staff and operational costs associated with the Proactive Rental Enforcement <br />Program and would be used to fund only the cost of the program and not on-going <br />complaint-driven code enforcement activities. <br /> <br /> 9. In light of the fact that the Planning and Building Agency did not have the <br />necessary resources for the collection of the proposed inspection fee and for the ease and <br />convenience to the residential rental business industry, the $17.50 surcharge fee was <br />proposed to be collected with the business license tax already paid by persons operating <br />such a business on an annual basis. <br /> <br /> 10. The proposed program provided for initial inspections of all residential rental <br /> properties, unless exempted, within designated proactive rental housing code enforcement <br /> areas; as well as, reinspection of each property after completion of the initial inspection <br /> period. <br /> <br /> 11. On August 3, 1992, in response to the recommendation of the Mayoral Task <br /> Force committee and to address the growing concerns of the community regarding the <br /> deterioration of residential rental units in the City as it related to issues of life, health and <br /> safety, the City Council of the City of Santa Aha adopted an ordinance creating a $17.50 <br /> sumharge fee to fund the cost of a residential rental inspection program. <br /> 12. The ordinance established a sunset date of December 31, 1999 for the $17.50 <br /> fee to allow for a "seven year period to undertake the program and evaluate its impact", thus <br /> "providing a time frame sufficient to fully monitor [its] results". <br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS -~'~ <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />