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Expenses: <br />2011 – Staffing, vehicle, insurance, gas, office, postage, printing - $20,875. <br />Accomplishments: <br />To date have inspected 13,679 residential properties and observed 673 public nuisance violations: <br />Public cooperation on correcting public nuisances has been exceptional. <br />o <br />98% complied with simple letter requests for compliance. Most, who have not complied, have <br />o <br />not done so due to 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 />Each initial letter includes this brochure. <br />o <br />This brochure is also included in the City’s Welcome Packet. <br />o <br />Each initial mailing includes HRA Program information and HRC Program information. <br />Generating goodwill: <br />Have received many supportive comments from the public about the Program. <br />o <br />League of Women Voters endorsement of the program. <br />o <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 the very low percentage of violation rate indicates residents are aware of the program, support <br />the program, and cooperate when they receive an initial letter. <br />2008 – 7.6% violation rate <br />o <br />2009 – 6.2% violation rate <br />o <br />2010 – 3.7% violation rate <br />o <br />2011 – 4.0% violation rate <br />o <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. <br />Case Counts by Month <br />Type May June July Aug Sept Oct TOTAL <br />Commercial in Res. Zone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <br />Grass 1 2 0 1 0 2 6 <br />Junk/Debris 5 18 6 12 8 9 58 <br />Miscellaneous 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <br />Outside Storage 2 4 8 6 10 8 38 <br />Property Maintenance 7 4 6 5 1 0 23 <br />Vehicles 16 12 7 9 7 1 52 <br />TOTAL 31 40 27 33 26 20 177 <br /> <br />Cases Closed Within Number of Days - Year to Date <br /> Closed within 20 days 164 <br /> Closed within 40 days 5 <br /> Closed within 60 days 2 <br /> Closed within 90 days 5 <br /> Closed over 90 days 1 <br /> Pending 0 <br />TOTAL177 <br /> <br /> <br />