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OaklandRedevelopmentAgencyAndCityCouncil | 2011-09-20 | Building Services Division. 10-0792 A motion was made by Councilmember Brunner, seconded by Councilmember Kaplan, that this matter be *Approve with the following amendments direction to staff to proceed with the following and return with a Resolution adopting the following 1) Lower the cap on the change orders from 31% to 10% 2) Conduct a hearing with full documentation regarding any houses that have been demolished within the last five years 3) Create an appeals process with a neutral (non-Building Services Division) hearing officer 4) Ban prospective liens and set a policy that liens can only be placed after documented notification of the owner and documented failure to pay for clean-up actions undertaken by the City. 5) Give notice to all property owners that if they address the blight and play the original fees and costs within the next four months, then all additional penalties and interest will be forgiven and any liens on the property will be removed. Additions 6) Convene a Task Force (with citizen participation) 7) require no homes can be demolished without City Administrator sign off 8) Refer where relevant the personnel matters to Closed Session 9) Conduct a comprehensive independent investigation reviewing the processes of the department, including A to Z Management Review with the results made public. 10) Return to council on the implementation of new processes 11) Development of a conflict of interest policy on blight 12) Return to Council with a process for demolition 13) Develop a process to assist willing property owners to eliminate blight and improve their property 14) Develop a process on how to address appeal requests that never were responded to 15) Develop clear instruction on appeals going forward 16) Detailed department process changes must return to Council asking for Council direction on key policy areas such as: a. Prioritizing enforcement (based on Public Safety concerns) b. How state law should be incorporated c. Professional Standards for Inspectors The motion carried by the following vote: City of Oakland Page 24 Printed on 11/17/11 | 24 | OaklandRedevelopmentAgencyAndCityCouncil/2011-09-20.pdf |