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C. Property Maintenance Code. Fire Chief Malenick reported that many communities are using the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) to keep their housing stock up to code to protect property values. He recommends that the Council adopt the IPMC. He reported that in the last few years, he and the Code Inspector have noticed that more single family homes are being purchased and turned into rentals. As such, he would recommend that rental properties be separated from the property maintenance section of the City Code. He would suggest that Section 1335 Pro er Maintenance would include all residential property; and new Section 1336 be created for Rental Property, including single - family homes being rented. He would propose adopting this revision as part of the City recodification in 2008 before the situation becomes a problem. Chief Malenick is also proposing to adopt a fee schedule that would fund the cost of adding single family homes that are turned into rental properties to the inspection schedule and the addition of an additional inspector based on the workload. The Chief reported that the new code would include enforcement authority; after three (3) violations, the property owner would be subject to hearing procedures. If the property owner is found to have committed violations against the Code, the owner would lose the ability to rent vacant units. The Council suggested that the Planning Commission would not be involved with the hearings and that the Chief should look at what other cities are doing with single family rentals. They also discussed the need for the inspection fees to be more proportional to the value o the property but they should also reflect the inspection expenses to the City. The Council suggested that the code needs a bit more tweaking and asked that if be sent to the City Attorney for his review. They would like to see it back before the Council, perhaps in January, once ifs been reviewed by the City Manager. 4. Broadband. Councilmember Gray reported on his attendance at the NATOA conference in Philadelphia. He stated that the United States is currently ranked 16th in Internet speed; eight years ago, the US was ranked first. He reported that four cities in Utah formed a consortium, UTOPIA, which took the lead in deploying fiber optic cable to individual properties, FTTH /FTTP. He said that it was reported at the conference that this model has been very successful as it provides availability of broadband to all property owners and open access to any private provider that wants to use the fiber infrastructure. It also serves as a backbone support for WiFi access, which is more mobile for those users who desired that mode of accessing the Internet. F: \Minutes\2007 \Counci1 Staff Budget worksession 103007.doc