REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 2, 2017
FROM: BRUCE RUDD, City Manager
City Manager's Office
BY: JENNIFER CLARK
Director, Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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Actions related to the Rental Housing Improvement Act and Anti-Slum Enforcement Team:
1. BILL - (for introduction) Adopting the Rental Housing Improvement Act.
2. ***RESOLUTION - 533rd amendment to the Master Fee Schedule (MFS) Resolution No. 80-420 to add a rental housing inspection fee in the Planning and Development section.
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RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the Council adopt the attached ordinance and supporting amendment to the Master Fee Schedule (MFS) to provide the resources needed to support the Anti-Slumlord Enforcement Team (ASET) program adopted by Council on November 17, 2016, and to implement a pro-active rental housing inspection program for the purpose of improving the quality of rental housing in the city of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This purpose of the Rental Housing Improvement Act is to identify substandard rental housing violations through the creation of a new Code Enforcement Division whose sole focus will be to address the issue of substandard housing within our community. The creation of this Division is reflective of a yearlong effort by the Administration and the City Council to address many of the problems that contributed to the conditions that were found at the Summerset Apartments in November, 2015. Since that time, both the Administration and Council have worked to amend and strengthen applicable Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) provisions, internal policies and practices, and adopt a more aggressive legal strategy to address the issue of substandard housing and egregious property owners.
The creation of a dedicated Division, which will include members of the City Attorney's Office, is intended to build upon these efforts and is consistent with the ASET program propos...
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