(A) At the meeting, the Chief of Police may request that the owner implement a reasonable abatement plan designed to alleviate and prevent future occurrences of criminal activity or nuisance activity upon the property. The mitigation or abatement plan shall be reasonable under the circumstances in its objective, cost and scope, and shall be implemented within 60 days of the meeting with the Chief of Police or such longer period if not practically feasible to do so within 60 days.
(B) If the criminal activity or nuisance activity complained of has or is being conducted by a tenant leasing the property, and such activity is a violation of the material terms of a lease agreement, the Chief of Police may request that the owner evict the tenant and further request that future tenants execute a “crime free lease addendum”. If eviction is requested, the owner shall proceed with such an action in good faith. The city shall assist in the eviction action by reasonably cooperating with the owner, manager(s) or person(s) in charge of the property, including, but not limited to, providing law enforcement officers or other municipal employees as witnesses regarding the nuisance activity if relevant.
(C) When any party affected by this section responds and meets with the Chief of Police as required above, no statements made in connection with the furnishing of that response or in a meeting shall constitute or be used in any judicial or quasijudicial proceeding as an admission that any nuisance activity has or is occurring at or on the property. This division (C) does not require the exclusion of any other evidence which is otherwise admissible and offered for any other purpose than an admission by a person affected by this section.
(Ord. 2021-29, passed 8-24-2021)