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Timing <br />If the council directs staff to move forward with development of a new housing program, a supplemental <br />budget for FY05 would need to be prepared in the fall unless council wants to incorporate the program <br />implementation funding package into the FY06 budget process and begin the program in July 2005. <br /> <br />OPTIONS <br />Staff is seeking direction on whether to proceed with adoption of a housing code. The council can <br />provide direction on one or more of several options: <br /> 1. Direct staff to schedule a public hearing on the draft rental housing code as presented. <br />2. Suggest changes to the draft rental housing code. <br />3. Provide direction to staff on exemptions. <br />4. Direct staff to prepare a supplemental budget request to fund a rental housing program. <br />5. Direct staff not to do any additional work on pursuing a housing code in Eugene. <br />6. Provide direction on alternatives. <br /> <br />In implementing the Corvallis program, City of Corvallis staff required nearly three years to adopt <br />standards, compile data bases for owners and tenants, conduct public outreach, organize staffing and <br />begin enforcement. If council directs staff to move forward with development of a rental housing code, <br />an outline is provided below for implementation in Eugene: <br /> <br /> Sep/Oct 04 Nov 04 - Nov 05 Nov 05 and beyond Cost <br /> Code Development $ 2,500 <br /> Program Implementation $ 218,000 <br /> On-going with 2-3 FTE $ 200,000 - <br /> $ 290,000 <br /> <br />Code Development: Finalize code language, set public hearing(s) and adoption. Existing staff. <br /> <br />Program Implementation: Advertising, public outreach, rental housing inventory, database creation, <br /> rent, vehicle, equipment, printing and postage, 1.0 FTE and associated <br /> costs, equipment maintenance charges, rent, hearings official, annual <br /> billing to landlords. Limited enforcement would be available in the later <br /> phase of implementation. <br /> <br />On-going with 2.0-3.0 FTE: 2.0 - 3.0 FTE and associated costs, equipment maintenance charges, rent, <br /> hearings official, annual billing to landlords. <br /> <br />An alternative, if the council directs staff to implement a code sooner than 12 months, would be a <br />phased implementation of a housing code. Phase 1 could include multi-family units only, as they are <br />easier to identify, which could allow a program to be implemented as early as April 2005. Phase 2 could <br />expand the program to include single family dwelling units which are more difficult to identify as rental <br />units. <br /> <br /> L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040811\S040811A. doc <br /> <br /> <br />