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Home My WebLink About05-05-2015 PH1 CamnitiLomeli, Monique Subject: FW: Letter regarding the "Rental Property Inspection Ordinance ". Attachments: 4th. Rev. Ltr. to SLO City Council.pages; 4th. Rev. Ltr. to SLO City Council.pdf - - - -- Original Message - - - -- RECEIVED From: Steve Caminiti [mailto:stevenpc @charter.net] Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 9:26 AM MAY 01 2015 To: E -mail Council Website Subject: Letter regarding the "Rental Property Inspection Ordinance ". „SL O CITY CLFRK Madame Mayor, City Council Members and selected staff members, Attached is my letter regarding the above referenced ordinance. I appreciate your time and energy in dealing with this issue. I will look forward to attending your next meeting on the May 5th. I can be reached by phone at 544 -6429 if you have any questions or thoughts relating to my letter. Have a nice day, Steve Camniti COUNCIL MEETING: a5 - 05 ITEM NO.:_ See✓eh P. Caen /h;; e ; uyy M,%/ St. 6Qh Lu;,5 OZ ;,5,p0) 93yQ1 TCc) (FO-5) 51414-61424 E -jai/ She %nPc @chat�`et.net 14yti% 30, 2015 Mada ne and Cizy/ Counci/ McM6erS, The yuryose o� zh%5 /efzer %5 eo CoMMUn %Cage eo all off' you My Concerns regard %n9 the �ro�osed �en�a/ �ro�er�y/ Zn,:�PeCe ;on Ordi - rnanCe Lee Me say that we do have a yro6 /eM in ehe Gfy off' San Luis 06isyo. The yro6/eM 1'5 fhae Many o-I our neiyh6orhoods 17We been ne9,-&% ✓e /y 1'117,PaCfed 4/ renters and aren'e good ne�9h6or5. SoMe �eo� /e ate nod ConSidercZLe, /aw a6 %d %n9 and reS�ons %6 /e . The %r 6e%a✓i or underM %nes ehe off' our ne %yh6orhoods. Thai %s a rea/ yro6 /eM, 6u� if %S not a nee one. Z Made San Lu %5 O6 %,:�Po My %n 190 and there wete /ar yro6 /eM5 e %,17 back then. Z 13X�P/aud your %n frying �o address th;s %SSue. owe ✓er, I Muse Say/ chat %n My/ o�Jinion, ehe ordinance you are �ro�o5in9 %.5 - /awed and eoo Focused JuSf on renZ`et.5. T-17 an Cieeell e fo M4&- My ConCetr7.5 C lear and ConC %Se, Z w� %/ /%5e eheM %n My order o� %M�orfanCe. They are' T- denz`%�y Me pro6 /eM honeSe4�: r_ Z 171,M /y 6e /%e% ehae the y�irsf and most ✓%fa/ Seep in 5o 1%n9 a pro6 /eM i5 Zo idenfi�y fhcr�` pro6lerrl c%ar/y and 17onesZ /y. These has noes as off' Yee, been done %n My op%n %on. Can we 6e hone5e? MoSf ov' your Coast` %�uen�s who are pushing 14'or a so /u� %on ate nor` genera/ /y ConCerned a6oue renter 5 health, sad"eey and eve/ - -1'are Z SuSpe( Ze ehey are Much More concerned a6oue ehe;,- ocvrn iva/ %ey of /%Ye and else Jua/ %fy off' 1;-,-e %n San Lui S Obispo %n genera/. 411 need en 6e 6e the ea6 /e ?. OnCe a pro6 /eM is C /eat /y de ned� ehen a// pate%e5 %n✓o / %d need e-0 6e apart` off' t`he So /uf %on. �� h %s po %nf� ehae has not Peen done. >1/as c'ty S�a�f Made any 5�J"p"a 7e aeeem es e<n reach out fo renters and owners off' rental propetf %es in San Lu %.S Obispo? '(Jhae e-IWorf5 have been Made e-0 alert the genera/ popu /ae%on / % ✓ %n Z do noz 6e %e% ehae r there has been an adejuaee CoMMUnity outreach tegatd .17 eh %s ordinance. Z-l' you Ilee/ 076?f Z aM %ncorreCf %n these a.5,5er- t %on5� p /ease Share &-);eh Me al/ pare %e5 who [v% // 6e aio -'leceed Al fh %S ordinance have been no61%ed ae this po %nr'. >9�otv about owner occupied properf %e5? 31 L'7 Many ne�9h6orhood5� Some of ehe properf %es zhaz are owner occupied have tea/ /y egregious %6sue5 ehae �h %s eurren� ordinance down �e eVen address. Wow about` poor /y Maintained eater %ors and yl'rone yards? Wow about garages Mae have been Con erred %neo roomy shops or used ekC /us % ✓e /y �'or Storage. Wor.) Mu /el ;/e ✓eh %C. /es zhcZe are always parked on ehe sr`reee? >�ow about non �erM� fed add %fions and sfruer`ures? Cln/ess properf�es Mae MaeCh rhe.5e deser�yz %ons are %deny %�%ed as * renealS %n 111 and '�'? ZoneS, ehey are eareMpe proM ehe Pr -0PoSed ord %Hance . ZS �`h S narroc� /y z`aryeted c�yroach Fair eo e%ryone %n oat Co1"1"Uniey? W,f)e,) a6oue eh& U.5& o,' an ad✓ %sory CoMM;eeee? e/. L17 Me /a,5e SaZIn;&a/ eo ehe Council on JeCeM6er ehe I(oeh, .2014, Cj'ey 5eaf reco1"Mended a5 an ehe CIO an ad✓ %sort' CoMM %Z`�ee eo 17e% eh&M so/% ehi5 (,Pa9e 66I -I0). Z 6e/ie% ehae idea i5 a good one and 517oU /d 6e Pate o-/ ehe so /Ueion. 1S eh %S Pro6/eM so ut9ene ehae eve Cane e ven a//oev an ad✓%Soty CoMM%eeee Mae rePresene5 all %MPQCeed Pate%es eo In4e ehe %r reco1"1"endaei on,5 ? Ze 7oee /,5 eo Me / %ke eh& MaJ or %et' o'� you wane eo &nace eh; 5 ord %ncv�Ce 6e�'ore eve- ryone has had a Chance e-0 6e a Pate off' eh& Process. �re c�r�r I7 t� S n eo 6e a✓ai /a6 /e dot %nSPl s. The %dea off' nandae %n9 ineer %or %nSP &Ceion,5 off' renea/ PrgPere %e,5 i,5 d %Seur6%n9 eo Me. Z� eh %S ordinance Mo %S �oravard� %n My oPin%on, all o4' you shou /d 6e Me ::P&n UP your 17-01"&,5 -1 or an %nsPeCe%on . GJou /d all o4' you 6e 10;111 n9 eo do Mae? Z �etsona/ i n�'orMaei on %S di SSeM %naeed evh n ,S reSPonSi� /e ? D/ ","';73 eheSe ProPoSed Mandaeoty ineer %or insPece %on.5, cuho %S 9-0 %n3 eo 6e reSPonsiv� /e ekere1"e /y PerSonc7/ and senSI ? % ✓e %n- �orMae %on ehae 6e/on95 eo ehe reneer,5 %S yaehered and d %s- SeMinaeed Al C;ey i n.5PeCeorS ? SMate Phones ha✓& Made ehi S Poss %6 /e. GJhete ev %// ehe ZaCk SeoP %n ehi,5 scenat %o? GJ %// you or Ciey Se,-O ' 6e held aCCounea6 1e? I-/' ehis were eo hqp- Pen and a /aevSu%e evaS -l% /ed, hoev Much CoU /d eh%S end UP C-0se%n9 e17e Ciey? GJho 'S geLO73 en Pry/? Z am Concerned about 17,n&.) th %5 proposed ordinance %.5 going to %MpaCt rentePS 1/inanGa//y. Z 6e 1%e% z`hae Brost /and /orris w%// pass on the Co,5eS off' th %5 otd %Hance eo ehe %r ren�er5 w %th rent increaSeS. W5 you know, tenZ`S are already /7'9/7 %n San Lu%S 06%Spo when Compared to other near/ Mun %cya/ %- t %e5. %awed 6us1'ne55 Plan: 8. 1�0 I undet.5tand C %ty y, they ate ptopo5%rg that two new positions w %// 6e Cteated to ad- Me `Code En�'orCement Super✓ %Sot and the ` �QdMin %S�taf % ✓e �QSS %S�anz These two h�yhet paid c"fy elnp/oyee,5 w %// 6e reSponSi6 /e for mana3%n9, a2` Some point, arota/ o- two inspectors. My Career was Spent in the pri ✓ate sector. Th %S 6u5,ne55 Plan evou /d 6e %M1ned %- ate /y reJected in the pri ✓ate Sector. To me, this proposal %5 i / /- ConC.e % ✓ed and top - heavy. Cost ha✓e already gone up 9 I'7 JeCeM6er ors' last year, 16e %e% that C"ey/ staff stated that %Mp /ementat %on of th %5 ordinance wou /d Cost annual ly about 1098.00 per testa/. Z�' Z am %ntetpreting their re✓ %Seri nuM6er5 %n the /ateSt estlMate, c.)e ate up to ,0250.00 per un %t annual /y. O(,5 -OO Yo,- annual teyistrat %on and ,0I &S -00 Yo,- the inspect %on Y'ee. On top of'that they ate proposing that an annual %rncreaSe of 3.571 w%// 6e necessary to cover increases %n Sta'KI73 and program costs " . d %d we yet ylroM ✓ 98.00 pet testa/ to 0250.00 per rental? DI emocraCy at .work? 10. 4e the /a.5t Meeting, Z / a 3 to 2 Vote, the CounC %/ deCG ded to Move Forward on drafting the ordingnce. 607 for and qO% against. During the put /%c coMMent period, (5% o1' fhe 5 ,Pe4er.5 ✓o%Ced fo fhe ordinance, If Ye /f e.n Me /"ke These ✓oiCe5 11'cll on decd' ears eO z°he MQJotley oY' The CounCi /. The yfh 4MendMen;` fo our a.S. ConSZ`%z`uz` %on �a . C /o5 %n9, Z wou /d /eke en juoee ehe y;eh 441endMene fo ;°hc d.S. ConSZifu�%on V The r %9 /r�_o�' the pec,�.?Ie �0 6e Secure %n their �er5on5, houses, �c�er5, and e�1�eC�S, Q9Qin6f unteasoncZ6 /e SeatCi?e5 and 5cizure6, Shall woe 6e ✓%olaeed and no A)arranf5 shall %5- Sue, 6uZ` upon �to6a6 /e cause, Suyyotfed 6y Oafh of tW' ,,-MQ- f%on, and yar�icu /Qr /y deSCripin9 The place 6 6c searched, and The ,Per.5on.5 or 07%n95 fo 6e Seized _ Z a n Hoe an eh".s ord %Hance fee /S e.0 Me / %ke ;e i5 real /y gush %n9 uy a96Z%n5Z ;eh %S �undaMenz`a/ /y iMyortanf aMend- Mcnf e-n out Consfi�uf %on �hQf we ho /d So dear. Z�' SyeC� C %SSGleS Qren'f e�her o65er ✓ed �rOM the St`ree� or reyor�ed on Z/ concerned ne�9h6or5, then how %5 pt nZc2Z/e CauSe e5�a6- 11'shed? Z The z`iMe and energy/ char` you hWe Syene on th %5 %5- Sue. Iwou /d 6e Mote ehan hgnyy fo Set-V&- on an ad✓ %Soty CoMMiee whose Job %e rvou /d 6c r`o deal wleh th %5 Vro6 1eM %n a Ia %r, 6rans- �aren� and %nn,f)V6e ✓e way. The C%ey Cl-,-' San Lu%S O6iSyo has a/way5 been knor�n QS Q �ro9te55i ✓e and Z 6e/ie% that "�9� ✓en a chance, fheSe %n out CoMMUnity can 6e deaf I Veh %n a Qnd e%n17anded wad/ e/7ae all CI' ,MS Can 6e IProud off' sincere /y, S. � e449"a -4.