REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 5, 2023
FROM: ANDREW JANZ, City Attorney
City Attorney's Office
BY: ERICA CAMARENA, Chief Assistant City Attorney
City Attorney's Office, Code Enforcement
SUBJECT
Title
Progress of Code Enforcement, including ASET Quarterly report.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Per Council Resolution, the City Attorney's Office is to provide an ASET quarterly report, which includes a Code Enforcement update.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Code Enforcement Division of the City Attorney's Office includes six Teams: Rental Housing, Community Compliance, Special Teams, Administrative Support, Legal, and the recently implemented Night Team. Rental Housing includes the Anti-Slum Enforcement Team (ASET), Reactive Rental Housing, the Rental Housing Improvement Act (RHIA) Inspection Unit, Hotel/Motels, and the Mobilehome Parks Team. Community Compliance teams are dedicated to each Council District, as well as inspectors dedicated to commercial vacant buildings and the Blackstone corridor. Special Teams includes the School Area Team (SAT), and other teams dedicated to abatements, illegal dumping citations, tires, demolitions, and vacant lots. The Administrative Support Team includes the public facing counter, FresGO, Public Records Act (PRA) response, and accounting. Code Enforcement partners with the Legal Team on compliance agreements, inspection warrants, and court actions, such as petitions for receivership and injunctions. The Night Team aims to target code occurring after business hours and on weekends.
BACKGROUND
Cannabis Administrative Prosecutor Program
On August 29, 2023, the City entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to join forces in developing the Cannabis Administrative Prosecutor Program (CAPP). This MOU integrates the resources of the OAG with the powers the City has to undertake efficient enforcement actions against illegal land uses that constitute public nuisances. Worki...
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