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'7ß.' I e. Summary. In 1998, Redwood City had a slower than average compliance time, according to the ICMA performance measures report which compared the compliance times of various cities. In addition, many (criminal) citations were not filed in court, and/or were not addressed by the courts when filed because other items on the court's calendar were deemed to be more important than violations of the Redwood City Code. Redwood City adopted an administrative citation system for the following reasons: . To improve compliance with the City's Code. by adding another option for code enforcement. . To provide a system which emphasizes public education. The thrust of an administrative citation system is one of public education, which begins with a courtesy notice sent or delivered to the alleged violator telling him/her of the offense and setting a deadline for complying with the Code without issuing an administrative citation. . To motivate people to take care of a problem, and in a timely manner. An incentive is provided for people to abate their own violations, rather than to wait for the City to abate a problem. . To enforce a wider range of a City's laws because administrative citations can be applied to lessor offenses which previously were not cost effective to enforce, and which the courts were not interested in enforcing, for example weed abatement. . To provide an option for treating a violation as a civil offense instead of a criminal . offense. If one chooses to appeal a civil citation, an administrative hearing is conducted under rules more informal than those of a criminal proceeding. . To speed up the compliance process because most people comply in response to the warning letter to avoid a citation. Others 'pay their civil fines before they become overdue and are augmented with delinquency penalties. Furthermore, an appeal of an administrative citation is quicker than waiting for a court date. To increase staff productivity because citations can be issued by designated City employees, including Community Service Officers (CSO's). Staff recommends no change to the administrative citation process. ~~~ìSV~ Deborah Nelson Community Development Director ~ City Manager DN:js Attachments 1 . Accessory Dwelling Unit Survey 2. Sample Survey of Conversions and Units 3. Comparison Survey how concerns are received and processed by various Peninsula Jurisdictions. -11- "--r-----"---""