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~'I c..e. .f City Manager P ar I gram ~ 1IIIdW. lit::=: ~ ATTACHMENT 3 7 1017 Middlefield Road C Redwood City, CA 94063 Page 11 (650) 780~7300 Fax (650) 780-7225 For Immediate Release October 9th, 2008 Contact: John La T orra Building & Inspection Manager 650-780-7477 Redwood City's Code Enforcement Office Seeks Volunteers Redwood City, CA - The City of Redwood City announces a new program utilizing community volunteers to assist in its Code Enforcement activities. Through the new "Code Enforcement Volunteer program. volunteer residents will work together with the City to help beautify and improve neighborhoods and business areas, all for the common purpose of protecting and improving the quality of life in Redwood City. The City is seeking the help of interested and committed community members who will assist Code Enforcement staff by simply taking a look at various areas of the City and reporting possible code violations. Visual assessments of neighborhoods and business areas can occur either during the week or on weekends, and the hours are at the volunteers' convenience. Volunteers will not be surveying their own neighborhoods, and no interior inspections will be required. All of the visual surveys will be conducted from the public right-of-way. Volunteers will be reporting possible violations to the City's Code Enforcement staff for their follow up, and no contact with property or business owners will be made. Volunteers may also assist in administrative matters and record keeping, in order to free-up our Code Enforcement Officers to focus on enforcement in the field. Among the code enforcement violations that participants in the Volunteer Program will look for are: . Inoperative vehicles parked on lawns, driveways. or streets . Commercial or oversized vehicles parked in residential neighborhoods . Excessive accumulation of trash in areas visible to the public . Auto repair and other un-permitted business activities in residential neighborhoods . Weeds and overgrown vegetation, which are both health and fire hazards . Possible illegal living units or garage conversions . Illegal signs Each volunteer wiU receive a short training session in how to perform a visual survey and how to identify possible code violations. Any community member interested in this very helpful volunteer opportunity is encouraged to contact Jerry Schnel', Redwood City Senior Building Inspector. (650) 780- 7357 or jschnell@redwoodcity.org. Visit Redwood City's award-winning website at www.redwoodcity.org for information about the City and its services, the community, recreation programs, education, and local business. Take a look at the variety of City webcams at www.redwoodcity.org/webcam, and subscribe to Redwood City's email newsletter or other documents by visiting www.redwoodcity.org/egov. (end)