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ROH 12/06/10 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2811 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 21-120r.1(a) OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE AND EXTEND THE FEE CHARGED TO FINANCE THE CITY'S PROACTIVE RENTAL ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana adopted the Proactive Rental Enforcement Program (PREP), to provide periodic and systematic inspections of all residential rental properties in the City of Santa Ana; and B. The PREP is intended to uncover unsanitary conditions and life safety hazards for occupants of residential rental properties, to ensure that rental properties have operable and safe water, sewage disposal, heating and electric systems, and to encourage owners or managers of residential rental properties to make repairs and conduct preventative building maintenance before deteriorated conditions upon rental property become life safety issues; and C. The 1992, City Council adopted a residential rental surcharge imposed on property owners who choose to enter into the residential property rental business, to pay the enforcement costs of the Proactive Rental Enforcement Program, including inspection and administration costs; and D. The Santa Ana Rental Housing Task Force has endorsed a proposal to immediately increase the Residential Rental Surcharge by $2.00, from $17.50 to $19.50 per unit, to partially offset the costs of enforcement of the PREP; and E. All fees assessed for the PREP amount of the fee and the actual administration, enforcement and related to the PREP. Further, tr revenue which exceeds the City's the PREP; and bear a direct correlation between the cost of the services provided, including implementation services specifically ie proposed increase will not result in estimated reasonable costs to provide Ordinance No. NS-2811 Page 1 of 5