REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 9, 2017
FROM: BRUCE RUDD, City Manager
SUBJECT
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Actions related to establishing the Anti-Slum Enforcement Team:
1. ***RESOLUTION - 3rd Amendment of Position Authorization Resolution (PAR) No. 2016-119 adding positions in Development and Resource Management and City Attorney's Office related to the Anti-Slum Enforcement Team (ASET) and Rental Housing Improvement Act.
2. ***RESOLUTION - 44th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2016-118 appropriating $272,200 to the Development and Resource Management and City Attorney's Office FY 2017 budget for the Anti-Slum Enforcement Team (ASET) (Requires 5 affirmative votes).
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that Council approve 3rd Amendment of Position Authorization Resolution (PAR) No. 2016-119 and the 44th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2016-118 appropriating $272,200 that will be used to fund additional positions in Development and Resource Management and City Attorney's Office in support of the Anti-Slum Enforcement Team (ASET)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Over the last several years, the Administration and Council has made eliminating substandard housing a priority of Code Enforcement. Several actions have been taken over the last year to mitigate the health and safety impacts associated with substandard housing. Adoption of these two resolutions will be used to fund the Anti-Slum Enforcement Team (ASET) as proposed by Councilmembers Brandau and Olivier on November 17, 2016.
BACKGROUND
Over the last year the Administration and City Council have taken several steps to address the challenges associated with substandard housing, including increased fines, amending various municipal codes, adopting a more aggressive legal strategy; and most recently, the approval of Mayor Brand's Rental Housing Inspection Act. Over this period, and as a result of the conditions found at the Summerset Apartments, the City Manager also c...
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