Public Safety Standing Committee
June 26, 2024

PRIORITY ORIENTED POLICING UNIT
Making our community a little better every day
Public Safety Standing Committee June 26, 2024

PRIORITY ORIENTED POLICING UNIT
Making our community a little better every day
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Long
-
Term Strategy to Address City
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Wide Blight, Illegal Dumping and Public
Health and Safety
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Civica Law Firm for Receivership
Services

COMMUNITY

CONCERNS

CITYWIDE BEAUTIFICATION

PROCESS
Start with cleaning the streets, then the sidewalks, front yards and residents  Clean streets (Basis of entire citywide beautification project)  Street sweeping enforcement
 Removal of abandoned/expired vehicles
 Illegal dumping
 Illegal dumping cameras
 Multi-family Complex illegal dumping
 Homeless Outreach (CRT)
 CRT Outreach contacts
 CRT Encampments abated
 CRT Care packages provided
 Outreach Programs (CORE, SOS, H3)

PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL YARDS

ENFORCEMENT PROCESS
 Outreach and education
 Social Media Campaign (Started in September)
 Flier Campaign (started in October)
 Notification of violation (January 2023)
 30-days to correct
 Will concentrate on overt violations
 Parking on greenbelt
 Multiple non-operational/expired vehicles
 Will work with residents to remedy violations
 Waive fines, referrals to donate vehicles, educate
 Ultimate goal of compliance and city beautification

P.O.P. SUCCESS

P.O.P. SUCCESS

PROCESS FOR ALERTING

RESIDENTS OF CODE VIOLATION

1. Violation is observed (reported by resident or observed by CODE Enforcement)

2. Code Enforcement mails certified letter “Notice to Abate” (10-15-30 Days)

3. “Notice of Violation” mailed to tenant/owner/agent (30 days or fines imposed)

4. Certified letter sent “Admin Cite” 10-days to pay fine or request hearing

5. “Hearing Notice” mailed explaining violations were not corrected

6. Code obtains warrant to abate issue/board dilapidated structure/continue with notifications

7. Dilapidated properties remain boarded and become cities responsibility to maintain (Currently 10 properties throughout the city)

CIVICA LAW FIRM

RECEIVERSHIP PROCESS
• Inspection of property- assess violations and update evidence. • Certified mail “Notice and opportunity to comply” – order to abate- lists violations, correction requirements and deadline to comply.
• Notice of pendency - Recorded on title - alerting of City’s enforcement proceedings. • Civica files civil nuisance abatement action with courts. • Receiver (neutral third party) appointed by a judge, takes control of a substandard property in order to bring it into code compliance.
• A motion to appoint a receiver over the substandard properties. The property owners may object or agree in court.
• The receiver will obtain bids from contractors to remediate issues and seek court approval to fund and perform the work.
• All parties, including the property owners, have the opportunity to object. • The City is entitled to reimbursement for costsof rehabilitating the structure.

CIVICA LAW FIRM

FUNDING
 The city is entitled to compensation for costs incurred during receivership process  Costs recouped from this process will return to receivership account to finance further rehabilitation of dilapidated and abandoned structures.  The Police Department will work with City Attorney’s Office and Finance to initiate a restoring funding account for Civica Receivership Program

CIVICA LAW FIRM

RECEIVERSHIPS
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CIVICA LAW FIRM

RECEIVERSHIPS

CIVICA LAW FIRM

RECEIVERSHIPS

PRIORITY ORIENTED POLICING UNIT
Making our community a little better every day
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