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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,„ <br /> City of South Bend (574)235-9321 <br /> Fax(574)235-9173 <br /> •U Common Council' TDD(574)235-5567 <br /> PEACE <br /> r _hap.//wwwsouthbendin.gov <br /> 441 County-City Building • 227 W.Jefferson Bl <br /> Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> South Bend,Indiana 46601 <br /> •.• 1865,,, �'''��1 <br /> April 4, 2023 APR 0 5 2023 <br /> Sharon L.McBride South Bend Common Council <br /> DAWN M.JONES <br /> President 4th Floor, County-City Building CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN <br /> Sheila Niezgodski South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> Vice-President <br /> RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE <br /> Canneth Lee CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF <br /> Chairperson,Committee THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE BY RESCINDING AND <br /> of the Whole REPLACING ARTICLE 14 TITLED RENTAL SAFETY <br /> Canneth Lee VERIFICATION PROGRAM <br /> First District <br /> Dear Council Members: <br /> Henry Davis,Jr. <br /> Second District On February 25, 2019, the rental safety verification program (RSVP) <br /> Sharon L.McBride was established to ensure safe, decent, quality residential rental units by <br /> Third District requiring minimum property standards, and to ensure the health, safety, and <br /> Troy Warner welfare of tenants. On October 15, 2019, RSVP was amended to revise Sec. <br /> Fourth District 6-86(f) for an update to the City of South Bend accounting fund where RSVP <br /> penalties and fees are deposited. <br /> Eli Wax <br /> Fifth District At this time, it is necessary to clarify and to improve the efficiency of <br /> Sheila Niezgodski the program by rescinding and replacing Chapter 6, Article 14 of the South <br /> Sixth District Bend Municipal Code. Among the specific changes to the existing ordinance <br /> Karen L.White are the following: <br /> At Large <br /> 1. textual language clarification for better understanding and ease of use; <br /> Rachel Tomas Morgan 2. clearer definition of the process to ensure that it matches actual <br /> At Large implementation including compliance with state law; <br /> Lori K.Hamann 3. references to and clarification of building and other standards to be used <br /> At Large for inspections; <br /> 4. adding to and improving the definitions; and <br /> 5. revision of the City's organizational structure of RSVP within the <br /> reorganized Department of Community of Investment. <br /> It is in the best interest of the City and its residents that this ordinance be <br /> adopted. <br />