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LS 3.31.16 <br />G. On June 20, 1994, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 94 -026 <br />(Resolution) which approved and adopted the "Gold Seal Incentive <br />Program" whereby particular residential properties or residential <br />apartments may be certified as having met standards of excellence in <br />property maintenance and as certified, would be exempted from payment <br />of the residential rental surcharge fee for a three -year period. <br />H. Such Resolution is hereby rescinded and the Gold Seal Incentive Program <br />is included in the terms of this ordinance. <br />The funding for the Gold Seal Incentive Program is $110,000.00, which <br />currently provides for 4,400 units to receive exemptions from the existing <br />annual fee. The number of units that can be approved to participate in the <br />Gold Seal Incentive Program will fluctuate with the adjustment of the <br />annual fee in line with the consumer price index. <br />J. According to 2015 records an inventory of 32,165 rental units are licensed <br />for inspection. Subtracting out the 4,400 units qualified for the Gold Seal <br />Incentive Program, 27,765 units are accountable for the $25.00 per unit <br />annual fee, thus generating a combined annual revenue of $694,125.00. <br />K. It is anticipated that the deficit for the PREP will be $335,557.00 for the <br />PREP based on the estimated $918,622.00 in expenditures and <br />$583,065.00 in revenues. <br />L. City Council finds that continuation of the Proactive Rental Enforcement <br />Program is essential to the neighborhoods in Santa Ana to provide <br />assurance that the rental housing will riot be allowed to revert to the <br />condition which led to the initial concerns for the original implementation of <br />the inspection program. <br />Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the <br />recommended action is categorically exempt from further review per section 15321, <br />Class 21, as the project involves an enforcement action by a regulatory agency for an <br />inspection program. A Categorical Exemption for Environmental Review No. ER -2015- <br />96 will be filed for this project. <br />Section 3. Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 8 -47 is hereby amended to read <br />as follows: <br />Sec. 8 -47. Proactive rental enforcement program fee. <br />All funds received pursuant to the provisions of section " 'OnF.11, "rpte <br />of Article X. Division 2 of Chapter 8 of this Code shall be deposited in a separate <br />account and identified with a separate unique expenditure activity number. All such <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXXX <br />Page 2 of 16 <br />75B -14 <br />