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File Number: 17-281 <br />clean version and a redline/strike-out version are attached to the Ordinance for City Council <br />review. The following summarizes the changes: <br />·Revisions to the Notice of Violation process to remove penalties from this step of the <br />process because penalties are proposed for the three-step Administrative Citation <br />process. <br />·Revisions to the abatement process to provide a responsible party with an opportunity <br />to seek an appeal hearing before the Board prior to the City initiating abatement <br />proceedings through a judicial warrant. Failure to exercise the right to an appeal <br />hearing could result in an enforcement officer seeking a judicial warrant for abatement. <br />·Addition of an Administrative Citation process to replace the multiple Notices of <br />Violation. Citations should result in swifter action because a citation clearly fines the <br />property owner for non-compliance. The three-step Administrative Citation process <br />would include the fines removed from the Notice of Violation process. 1st violation: <br />$150; 2nd violation $300; 3rd violation $600. <br />·Modification of the Appeal and Administrative Hearings sections to more clearly detail <br />the process for consideration of appeals. <br />Staff also recommends amendments to the Weed Abatement Ordinance, Title 3, Chapter 2 of <br />the San Leandro Municipal Code to reference the Code Enforcement Ordinance for <br />abatement of violations. <br />Public Outreach <br />A robust community outreach campaign will be deployed in advance of the initiative and <br />throughout its implementation. The goal of the education and outreach campaign is to <br />maintain a high quality of life for residents and San Leandro community members through <br />education and voluntary compliance. <br />City staff plans to employ a variety of tactics such as social media posts and paid <br />advertisements in various languages to ensure contact with San Leandro’s diverse <br />community. Below is the proposed outreach and information campaign for Community Care. <br />·Multilingual Informational Webpage, including information on pertinent Municipal Code <br />sections and how to report an issue and create a MySL account <br />·Multilingual Printed Materials, including posters and flyers, will be made available in all <br />City facilities and during public events. <br />·Social Media Campaign, including targeted outreach <br />·Media Outreach including dissemination of press releases to diverse print, radio and <br />television outlets and paid advertisements in the San Leandro Times and other local <br />publications including non-English speaking media outlets <br />·Leverage Existing Events, including but not limited to, the Cherry Festival, Downtown <br />Farmers’ Market, Family Bike Party and National Night Out <br />Committee Review and Actions <br />The Rules Committee discussed this item on April 24, 2017 and recommended one <br />modification to shorten the time the City has to set a date for a hearing on an appeal from <br />15-60 days to 15-45 days. This change was incorporated into the proposed revisions to the <br />Municipal Code. <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 5/30/2017 <br />146