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• Resolution: RES 63-2023
File Number: 23-330
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400
Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
Enactment Number: RES 63-2023
RESOLUTION APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT
NUMBER 23.066 APPROPRIATING $50,000 FROM THE
CITY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND (FUND
205) TO ADVANCE RELOCATION PAYMENTS,
RECOVER RELOCATION COSTS, AND ANY RELATED
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, PURSUANT TO SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 8.70
RELATED TO PROPERTY OWNER OBLIGATIONS
WITH RESPECT TO TENANTS DISPLACED FROM
UNSAFE OR SUBSTANDARD UNITS AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
DOCUMENTS RELATED TO RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to appropriate fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) from the
City's Affordable Housing Trust (Fund 205) to advance relocation payments to displaced tenant households,
recover the relocation costs, and any related administrative costs pursuant to Chapter 8.70 of the South San
Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC) related to Property Owner Obligations with Respect to Tenants
Displaced from Unsafe or Substandard Units; and
WHEREAS, some residential rental units in South San Francisco have severe code violations
which threaten the life and safety of occupants, and while these situation are rare, they must be addressed;
and
WHEREAS, the hazardous living conditions often require that the tenant vacate the structure to
allow for extensive repairs of demolition of the structure; and
WHEREAS, when these code violations are caused by negligence or postponed maintenance by
the property owner, or when the property owner allows the improper use of a structure, the health and safety
of tenants are at risk; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, the City Council adopted Ordinance 1584-2019 adding SSFMC Chapter
8.70 Property Owner Obligations With Respect to Tenants Displaced from Unsafe or Substandard Units; and
WHEREAS, SSFMC Chapter 8.70 establishes a form of relocation assistance available to
residential rental tenants displaced due to unsafe or substandard living conditions, which applies when a
code violation is issued by the City and the tenant household is required to vacate the unit whether
temporarily or permanently; and
WHEREAS, if the property owner is unable to pay or refuses to pay the relocation assistance at the
time it is required, the City, in its sole discretion and subject to funding availability, is able to remit the
relocation assistance directly to the tenant(s) and bill the property owner for the amount of payment, plus
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File Number: 23-330 Enactment Number: RES 63-2023
any administrative and other direct and/or indirect costs that it would not have incurred without the failure of
the property owner to make the required payment; and
WHEREAS, if the City makes the relocation payments, the property owner is then required to
reimburse the City, and the City may also place a lien against the property to recoup the funds; and
WHEREAS, property owners who fail to properly maintain residential rental properties, and/or
create substandard residential rental units should bear responsibility for the hardships their actions (or
inaction) create for the tenant; and
WHEREAS, relocation benefits and assistance are necessary to ensure that displaced tenants
secure safe, sanitary and decent replacement housing; and
WHEREAS, relocation costs are a necessary component of code enforcement that should be borne
by the property owner, and the City should be reimbursed by the responsible owner for relocation -related
costs that it incurs in the code enforcement process; and
WHEREAS, the transaction will serve the goals of the City's housing element by maintaining and
improving quality of life and assuring equal access to housing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
that it hereby:
Approve Budget Amendment Number 23.066 authorizing the appropriation of $50,000 from the
City's Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Fund 205) to advance relocation payments to displaced
tenant households, recover relocation costs, and any related administrative costs, pursuant to SSFMC
Chapter 8.70 Property Owner Obligations with Respect to Tenants Displaced from Unsafe or
Substandard Units.
2. Authorizes the City Manager, or her designee, to advance relocation payments to displaced tenant
households, recover relocation costs, execute documents related to relocation assistance payments
and any related administrative costs, and to take any other action consistent with the intent of this
resolution.
At a meeting of the City Council on 4/26/2023, a motion was made by Vice Mayor Nagales,
seconded by Councilmember Coleman, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 5 Mayor Nicolas, Vice Mayor Nagales, Councilmember Addiego,
Councilmember Coleman, and Councilmember Flores
Attest by 9M & �L
osa Govea Acosta, City Clerk
City of South San Francisco