File #: 22-121    Version: 1 Name: Property Registration Report Back
Type: Report Status: Received and Filed
File created: 2/23/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/12/2022 Final action: 4/12/2022
Title: Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Director with a Request to RECEIVE AND FILE a REPORT Regarding NON-OWNER OCCUPIED REGISTRATION.
Attachments: 1. 1994 08 30 Minutes, 2. 1995 03 07 Policy Session Min (Rental Registration) (1), 3. 1989 04 25 Neighborhood Task Force Report, 4. 1995 011 31 Policy Session Min (Rental Inspections and Registration), 5. 1994 11 01 Policy Session Min (Rental Registration)
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Director with a Request to RECEIVE AND FILE a REPORT Regarding NON-OWNER OCCUPIED REGISTRATION.

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BACKGROUND: This report back was originally brought back to Council and approved on February 22nd, 2022. However, as part of the discussion, additional information and clarification was requested. This communication provides the original information communicated and includes updated additional information. The underlined portion is the new information added.

Timeline of Non-Owner Occupied Property Registration in the city of Peoria

1989 - A Neighborhood Task Force Report was presented to City Council with a request to receive and file and endorse the general concepts contained in the report. The report included a recommendation that staff explore registering and proactively inspecting rental property. (Minutes attached).

1994 (August)- A policy session and public hearing was held by Council to specifically discuss the issue of rental registration. The goal of adopting a rental registration ordinance was to address the issue of staff spending a significant amount of time on locating owners of rental and vacant property owners. Staff mentioned they encountered issues with property owners providing fake addresses, not being able to locate any known servable addresses, and the cost burden to hire process servers to locate property owners and hold them responsible for the conditions of their properties. (Minutes attached)

1994 (November) - An additional policy session was held to discuss rental registration including a discussion on a rental inspection program. (Minutes Attached)

1995 (January) - An additional policy session was held regarding rental registration including a discussion on a rental inspection program.

1995 (March) - An additional policy session was held regarding rental registration including a discussion on a rental inspection program.

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