Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONTINUED REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND UPDATE OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY REPORT PROGRAM (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On March 27, 2019, the City Council continued this matter for discussion to April 2, 2019.
On July 19, 2016, at the direction of Mayor Robles, a Residential Property Report (Program) Ad Hoc committee (Committee) was formed consisting of Councilmembers Davis-Holmes and Hicks. Mayor Robles requested the Committee to meet with the South Bay Association of Realtors' (SBAOR) designated representatives and other interested parties to discuss their concerns about the Program and return with recommendations to the City Council.
On September 7, 2016, and October 13, 2016, the Committee met with industry representatives Lourdes Everett and Irma Vasconcelos (both members of SBAOR), and property investor Ken Letourneau (Pacific Realtors). The industry representatives provided input to the Committee on the strengths and weaknesses of the Program. Topics of discussion included past and current practices of the Program including inspections, exemptions, and the Property Remediation Agreement process. The industry representatives also suggested that at times staff had issued notices of violation that were beyond the original scope of the Program regulations.
The Committee has met several times to discuss the Program and considered various options to modify the Program. However, at its last meeting on June 12, 2018, the Committee concluded that it is best to recommend to the City Council to end the Program. If the City Council concurs with the Subcommittee's recommendation, staff will prepare an amendment to the Municipal Code eliminating the Program and bring it back for adoption. This would include a recorded notice on the title of all single family properties informing owners of the Program's termination and the rescission of the notice. Otherwise, the Alternativ...
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