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L.,�� �� ATTACHMENT B Business Property Enhancement Program 2013 Year End Report Background• Roseville's City Council and Roseville's Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) have been exploring ways to maintain the prosperity, livability, and property values of our Business and Multi-Family residential properties. To help achieve this goal the Council instituted a Business Property Enhancement Program that is funded by the Roseville HRA. This program raises awareness of the importance of keeping business and multi-family properties in good repair. This in turn, helps maintain the prosperity of our businesses and multi-family properties, maintains our quality neighborhoods, and, protects property values throughout our community. This program involves exterior only inspections of all commercial, industrial, public, and multi-family properties to identify if there are any exterior maintenance or public nuisance violations of City Code. Staff then works with property owners to remedy any violations that exist. The program encourages property owners to perform routine maintenance on their property before a problem becomes severe and more costly to fix. Goals• • Maintain the appeal of Roseville's commercial areas. • Maintain the livability of Roseville's multi-family neighborhoods. • Maintain and enhance commercial and multi-family property values. • Educate property owners of the benefits realized by eliminating visual nuisances. Accomnlishments: • During the period of May-November 2013, staff inspected 534 properties. • Before inspecting these properties, staff sent letters to property owners informing them of the program, its goals and benefits, and, common maintenance and nuisance violations. Staff included brochures specific to the type of property, and, a graffiti handout to assist property owners with removal. • Over 800 building maintenance and public nuisance conditions, visually detracting from our multi-family and business areas, were eliminated. The majority of these were basic building maintenance and outside storage/debris removal, which are easily resolved at minimal cost. • Staff was able to implement the program without alienating the business community. Overwhelmingly, property owners corrected violations on a timely basis, and, many voiced support for the program. Propertv Management Comments: • Dana: `...thank you for this program starting up...it is reassuring that the City takes pride in the properties and communities in this area". • Linda: looking for help in getting rid of trailers, very happy with the program. • Todd: knew of the problem and glad the City nudged him to get the work done. • Joe: appreciated being notified of the issues and was very appreciative of the program. • Dave: understood and agreed with the program. The notice will help get needed funding from corporate. • Largest negative comment was that the responsible person did not receive the initial letter. • A few were upset at receiving violation notices, but most then stated they understand the purpose of the program. Future Program Schedule: • Continue with the Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) and the Business Property Enhance Program (BPEP) alternating over a 3 year cycle: Residential areas — year one and year two; commercial areas — year three.