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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 3, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - ADOPT AN ORDINANCE <br />FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ABANDONED <br />AND DEFAULTED RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL <br />PROPERTY AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO <br />ADD THE $412.96 PARTIAL FEE FOR <br />SERVICES IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2017/18 <br />MISCELLANEOUS FEE SCHEDULE <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,4) % <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on I� Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2n° Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Adopt an ordinance to require financial institutions to register abandoned, foreclosed or <br />defaulted mortgage residential and commercial property within the City of Santa Ana. <br />2. Adopt a resolution to include the partial fee in the amount of $412.96 plus the cost of the <br />Registration Services for Registration of Abandoned and defaulted Residential/Commercial <br />property in the fiscal year 2017/18 Miscellaneous Fee schedule for the Planning and Building <br />Agency. <br />The City's Code Enforcement Officers encounters properties that are abandoned and vacant. <br />During inspections of such properties, staff frequently encounters squatter usage and other types <br />of illegal activities. According to real estate data, the City of Santa Ana has as many as 600 <br />properties that are in default or possible foreclosure. <br />Properties that become vacant and abandoned due to foreclosure are a detriment to people who <br />live in close proximity. Abandoned properties degrade neighborhood, diminish the City's overall <br />image, and have a negative impact on property values. <br />Staff is recommending a program to address these types of issues that has proven to be effective <br />in other jurisdictions. City staff has done research and reviewed similar ordinances implemented <br />in several cities to ensure the City of Santa Ana ordinance and program will render. maximum <br />effectiveness and a successful program. The proposed program will assist staff in gaining <br />compliance from lenders and bringing foreclosure properties in an acceptable condition of <br />maintenance. The program will also add value and create efficiency as the list of registered <br />75A-1 <br />