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<br />~ <br />~~LLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: February 9, 2009 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor & City Council <br /> <br />FROM: James Lehnhoff, Community Development Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Nuisance and Abatement Ordinance Amendment <br />Ordinance 2009-004 <br /> <br />Reauested Action <br /> <br />1. Approve Ordinance 2009-004 to amend the nuisance ordinance as presented in the February <br />9, 2009, report to the City Council. <br /> <br />2. Approve publishing a summary of Ordinance 2009-004 (4/5 vote required) <br /> <br />Back1!round <br /> <br />At the October 20, 2008, work session, the City Council reviewed and discussed a number of <br />potential programs to help address code compliance concerns in the City. As part of that <br />discussion, the Council came to a consensus to investigate and work toward implementing the <br />following programs: <br />1. Develop and distribute educational materials for property owners and tenants <br />regarding City regulations; - in progress and ongoing <br />2. Review commonly violated City regulations to increase clarity and enforceability <br />while meeting City goals; - in progress and ongoing <br />3. Review and update the nuisance regulations and develop an accelerated abatement <br />procedure for certain types of ongoing nuisances; <br />4. Develop a formal code compliance response policy; - in progress <br />5. Review and work toward implementing a rental registration program - part of <br />2009 work plan <br />6. Continue investigation of an administrative fine program. - part of 2009 work <br />plan <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meetingfor February 9,2009 <br /> <br />\ \Metro-inet. us lardenhills\Planning\Community Development I Community Livability\Memos\020909 - CC Memo - Nuisance Ordinance <br />Amendment. doc <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />