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CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK up with a deadline for when they should have the repairs made. If they don't show up and if they are a demo worthy property, then they might affirm it for demolition that day. She continued, What happens then is it kind of sits in a queue and we prioritize it. So, we go out and we look at the properties and we rank them from what we call a one (1), which is demo required, to like a three (3), having moderate repairs. It's on the fence. So, if somebody were to show up and make repairs to that property, it wouldn't be too cost restrictive. You know, someone could probably afford to do it. But the ones that are rated as a one (1) or two (2), they're going to be like tens of thousands of dollars to make the repairs. If we have a nonresponsive owner, that also adds to it. So,we look at the location, the amount of money that's needed to make the repairs, and whether or not the owner is responsive. We kind of use that when we are coming up with which properties we want to address next. We have seventeen (17) properties currently going up for demolition bid opening at the end of this year, and I believe we have about another twenty(20) to thirty(30)that are on the demolition list. She went on,Going forward next year with the 2020 budget,typically we work off of the$500,000 that we had in previous years,but this year with$200,000,we average about$16,000 per property for demolition. So, we're going to see demolition slow down for residential structures also. So, once we have those properties that have asbestos transit siding, sometimes those will get pushed down the queue. If we have two (2)properties that are smaller that don't have the asbestos in them, we try to take every kind of consideration and try to get the most bang for our buck so to speak. Councilmember McBride followed up, And about securing them and roping them off, that's not your responsibility? Ms. Skibins replied, Right. It's private property. Councilmember Tim Scott left the meeting at 6:16 p.m. Councilmember McBride followed up, Okay. Going along to the RSVP fee schedule. I know we passed the ordinance as a Council, but there have been some concerns about the increase in fees. Is that online or the website as far as how much a person is fined? Do you guys still have the rental agreement online? The fee schedule? Like if someone is not in compliance, as far as the landlord, how much they're fined and how often? Ms. Johns clarified, For RSVP specifically? Councilmember McBride replied, Yeah. Ms. Johns replied,Those are set by the ordinance. So,you could go on there and see what the fines are going to be. There's the RSVP website where it would actually list everything out. It has the ordinance in there. If they have failure to make repairs, and the person is occupying a condemned structure, it increases by week and it'll tell you which week is charged what dollar amount. So, it does have the breakdown on there. And that hasn't been updated. Councilmember McBride followed up, And we appreciate your work with Miami Village and the Housing Authority and Western Manor. I know it's most recently, with knowing that they're not a City owned property but your assistance with helping,you know, for the entire community to have EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 wvne.southbendin.gov 15