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<br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br /> NOVEMBER 15, 2010 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> PUBLIC HEARING - PROACTIVE RENTAL El Amended <br /> ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM PREP ? Ordinance on 151 Reading <br /> ? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br /> INSPECTION FEE ADJUSTMENT ? Implementing Resolution <br /> ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> FILE NUMBER <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br /> Approve an ordinance to increase the existing $17.50 per unit annual rental inspection fee to <br /> $19.50 effective January 1, 2011. <br /> <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> The Proactive Rental Enforcement Program (PREP) was initially approved by the City Council in <br /> 1992 in response to a study prepared by community leaders. The study, entitled the "Mayor's <br /> Task Force on Neighborhood Standards and Preservation", proposed establishing a systematic <br /> proactive rental inspection program to address poorly maintained rental properties that were <br /> negatively impacting the quality of life of tenants and surrounding residents. After an extensive <br /> series of negotiations between representatives from the City, the rental housing industry and the <br /> real estate association, a program and operational guidelines were agreed upon. The program <br /> was to be compliance driven and would sunset in December of 1999. <br /> Upon completion of inspections in several designated neighborhoods and one round of city-wide <br /> inspections, the program was renewed in 1999, 2003 and 2007 for four year terms without any <br /> increases in fees. Since inception of the program, there have not been any increases in fees <br /> charged to the licensed rental property owners. <br /> <br /> When the PREP program was initially approved, the rental housing industry requested a provision <br /> be included that would reward rental owners who have displayed exemplary maintenance and <br /> management practices, and who have not created service demands from Community Preservation <br /> or the Police Department. This provision was labeled the Gold Seal Incentive Program. The <br /> primary benefit for rental owners who can successfully complete a three stage qualification <br /> process and receive Gold Seal recognition is an exemption from the annual $17.50 per unit fee for <br /> a period of four years. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 75A-1 <br />