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Expenses: <br />• 2010 — Staffing, vehicle, insurance, gas, office, postage, printing - $,20,200 <br />Accomplishments: <br />• To date have inspected 9,,291 residential properties, observed 496 public nuisance violations, and <br />corrected 489 public nuisances.- <br />o Public cooperation on correcting public nuisances has been exceptional. 90% complied with <br />simple letter requests for compliance. Most, who have not complied, have not done so due to <br />financial and/or physical hardship. <br />• Continuing with informational brochure to educate residents about common public nuisance violations <br />in an effort to minimize violations through education and cooperation.- <br />o Each initial letter includes this brochure. <br />o This brochure is also included in the City's Welcome Packet. <br />• Including in initial letter additional HRA Program information and HRC Program information. <br />• Generating goodwill.- <br />• Have received many supportive comments from the public about the Program. <br />• League of Women Voters endorsement of the program. <br />• The program helps maintain the livability of neighborhoods. <br />• The program helps maintain the city's tax base. <br />Observations:. <br />• Public comment has been overwhelmingly supportive of the program. <br />• Each year observing a lower percentage violation rate (7.6% in 2008, 6.2% in 2009, 3.7% in 2010 , <br />indicating residents are aware of the program, support the program, and cooperate when they receive an <br />initial letter. <br />• Still observing a clustering effect where one violation promotes more. <br />• Still observing more violations in neighborhoods of older homes; this is to be expected due to typically <br />smaller lots,, smaller garages and older construction. <br />• Some property maintenance cases remain difficult to resolve due to financial/physical hardship by the <br />property owner. Most of the unresolved 'pending' cases are of this type. <br />Case Counts by Month <br />Type <br />M <br />June July <br />Aug <br />Sept <br />TOTAL, <br />Commercial iin Re�s. Zone <br />0 <br />1 4 <br />2 <br />0 <br />7 <br />Grass <br />2 <br />0 0 <br />1 <br />0 <br />3 <br />Juin�k/De riffs <br />6 <br />8 2 <br />4 <br />6 <br />26 <br />Miscellaneous <br />0 <br />0 2 <br />0 <br />0 <br />2 <br />Ou�tsiide Storage <br />7 5 <br />1 <br />5 <br />27 <br />Property Maiin�te�n�an�ce <br />2 <br />7 12 <br />16 <br />6 <br />43 <br />Ve h iicl�e�s <br />11 <br />15 10 <br />6 <br />7 <br />49 <br />TOTAL, Jib <br />38 3 <br />3�O <br />24, <br />157 <br />Cases Closed Within Number of Dayss <br />- Year 'to Date <br />Cl�ose�d wiith�iin 20 days <br />13�O <br />Cl�ose�d wiith�iin 40 days <br />11 <br />Cl�ose�d wiith�iin 0 days <br />4 <br />Cl�ose�d wiith�iin 0 days <br />5 <br />Pe�n�diin <br />7 <br />TOTAL, 1 57 <br />