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REQUEST FOR HRA ACTION <br />Date: 2/21/2011 <br />Item No: 8.b. <br />Staff Approval: Agenda Section: <br /> PT Discussion Item <br />Item Description: 2011 Neighborhood Enhancement Program Year End Report <br />Background <br />Since 2008, the Roseville HRA has provided funding for proactive nuisance code enforcement. <br />This program, the Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) has proven to be successful and <br />has just completed its three year cycle for reviewing all of the single-family properties for code <br />compliance. As part of the program, City staff contacts property owners two weeks ahead of the <br />visit to educate the property owners of the community’s nuisance ordinance as well to allow <br />correction of any violations prior to staff’s visit. <br />When originally started, it was anticipated that it would take four years to visit all of the <br />properties. Since that time, staff has been able to condense the cycle to two years. This is mainly <br />due to efficiencies in the process and the talents of the staff working on the NEP. In addition, <br />with each year of the NEP, staff is finding fewer violations on an annual basis. Public nuisance <br />violation rates have steadily gone down in each of the four years of the program (2008-7.6%, <br />2009-6.2%, 2010-3.7%, 2011-4.0%). Staff feels that education efforts initiated (mainly the <br />informational brochure- See Attachment A), and the cooperation and support of residents have <br />combined to result in fewer public nuisances and improved neighborhood visuals. <br />Don Munson, the City Codes Coordinator, has prepared a report (Attachment B) and will present <br />additional information to the RHRA Board at the meeting. <br />Financial Impacts <br />For the year 2011, $20,426 was spent on the Neighborhood Enhancement Program. <br />Requested HRA Action <br />No action needed. Report being provided for informational purposes. <br />Prepared by: Patrick Trudgeon, RHRA Executive Director (651-792-7071) <br />Attachment A: Neighborhood Enhancement Brochure <br />Attachment B: Neighborhood Enhancement Program Year End Report <br />2011 Neighborhood Enhancement Program Year End Report - Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />