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City .Attorney Biggs introduced second reading of the amendment to the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance covering the number of mobile home residents who may be appointed. It would delete the limitation requiring that a representative who is a mobile home resident be from a different park than that of the park owner. A provision has been added regarding required attendance at meetings so that members may be excused for reasonable. cause. The requirement of a majority of the commission on every voting natter has been changed so that a majority of those present and voting may take action on behalf of the commission. Motion by Council.member Cisneros, seconded by Councilmerber Bennett, to waive full reading and accept second reading of Ordinance No. 0-21-93. Unanimous vote. ORDINANCE NO. 0-21-93 - AN ORDINANCE OFF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE (Second Reading) CITY OF COLTON AMENDING SECTIONS 15.48.701 15.48.100o 15.48.1100 15.48.120 AND 15.48. 130 (8) OF THE COLTON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO COMPOSITION.. MEETINGS AND ORGANIZATION OF THE RENT REVIEW COMMISSION Code Enforcement Procedure stems City ,Attorney Biggs reported she had investigated code enforcement procedures based on concerns that timely notices for future pre- trial and count trial settings were not received from the court system. some of the matters are forwarded by the Court to the District Attorney for prosecution and that office will not prosecute city citations and frequently we do a last minute appearance in Court. While criminal citations do get the attention of some citizens regarding City code violations, it is noted that tenants are notified when it is the concern of the non. -resident landowners. If the matter goes to trial, the cited tenants are no longer in possession of the property and have no responsibility for its maintenance; therefore, there is no choice but to dismiss the citation. The City's goal is to improve property conditions, City .Attorney .Biggs stated that criminal fines and penalties are perceived as punishment and do not result in .improvement of the property. City Attorney Biggs suggested an administrative alternative to the unsuccessful. criminal proceedings. The current Property Maintenance Ordinance needs to be buttressed with enforcement provisions which may be enacted by the Planning Commission or by another administrative body created for that purpose so that the City may correct violations if it elects to do so and lien the property for the costs of such corrections. She submitted a copy of the provisions employed by the City of Corona. She proposed to PA