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Chronic Problem Property Ordinance Amendments <br />Page 7 <br />2. Set forth immediate remedial measures which must be implemented within fourteen <br />(14) days of signing the Remediation Agreement, which establishes thereafter <br />monthly thresholds and needed corrective actions which will be monitored by the <br />Police Department's sworn police officer(s) who were assigned to negotiate the <br />Remediation Agreement with the owner of the subject property or the property's <br />duly authorized agent; <br />3. Remediation Agreements shall also include but not be limited to including policy <br />reforms, additional staff, additional training, and other proactive measures <br />determined necessary to abate the public health, safety and welfare violations <br />identified; and <br />4. Identify specific action plan(s) whereby the owner or his /her duly authorized agent <br />is required to complete by the last Friday of each month and transmit to the Police <br />Department's assigned sworn police officer(s) who shall evaluate compliance. All <br />remediate agreements shall be for a term of not less than six (6) months. <br />b) Copies of all Remediation Agreements entered into shall be electronically sent by <br />the assigned sworn police officer to the Chief of Police, the Corporation Counsel of the Law <br />Department, the Director of the Department of Code Enforcement Code Enf r-ee ent Depal�eff*, <br />the Fire Chief, and the District Council Member who represents the District in which the chronic <br />problem property is located, all Council Members at Large, and the Office of the City Clerk, with <br />such electronic correspondence taking place the same day that the Remediation Agreement is <br />signed by both parties. <br />C) In the event that the owner, or the owner's duly authorized agent fails or refuses to <br />enter into a Remediation, or if the owner or owner's duly authorized agent fails to meet the <br />obligations set forth in the Remediation Agreement, the Corporation Counsel of the Law <br />Department, or his or her official designee, shall commence legal action pursuant to Section 1 -23 <br />of the South Bend Municipal Code as soon as practicable. Notice of non - compliance shall be <br />electronically sent by the Corporation Counsel to the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief, the Director <br />of the Department of Code Enforcement Code Enf r- eeme"* Depa tment, the District Council <br />Member who represents the District in which the chronic problem is located, all Council Members <br />at Large, and the Office of the City Clerk of his/her action to commence such legal action as soon <br />as practicable, upon being notified by the sworn police officer assigned to the case. <br />d) So long as the owner or the owner's duly authorized agent is in compliance with the <br />Remediation Agreement, no additional action by the Law Department is to be commenced on the <br />items addressed in said Agreement. However, any new violation(s) which are in addition to the <br />items addressed in the Remediation Agreement, may be pursued by the Law Department. <br />e) In the event that the owner or the owner's duly authorized agent complies with the <br />Remediation Agreement in its entirety and if the property has no new ordinance citations issued <br />against it and no new valid complaints for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days, fifteen <br />(15) days shall be subtracted from the time said property has been designated as a chronic problem <br />