§ 28-284 — Measurement of criminal activity; remediation strategies

Sec. 28-284. - Measurement of criminal activity; remediation strategies.

The police official shall determine the CRTs for all apartment communities in the city. The police official shall monitor the CPCCIs for each apartment community on an ongoing basis. An apartment community shall be designated as either remedial action eligible or F.A.S.T. eligible based upon the relationship of its CPCCI(s) to the CRTs or F.A.S.T. CRT, as applicable. Apartment communities not meeting the threshold for designation as either remedial action eligible or F.A.S.T. eligible shall not be designated and changes in the criteria or methods used to calculate the foregoing indices or the remediation strategies set forth in the manual shall not be implemented until: (1) Notice of such change, including the time, date and location of the public hearing required by item (3) of this section, is given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation and the publication produced by the Houston Apartment Association not later than 30 calendar days prior to the date of the public hearing; (2) A panel of three persons consisting of: (i) a representative from the multifamily administrative unit of the police department, (ii) a member of the Houston Apartment Association and (iii) a citizen appointed by the mayor having no affiliation with the apartment industry or the police department is selected to carry out the duties set forth in the following item; and (3) The panel (i) solicits comments from any interested party concerning the proposed change in criteria or methods for calculating the indices or the remediation strategies prescribed in the manual, and after a 30 day comment period, (ii) holds a public hearing at which any owner or manager may be heard on the proposed changes in criteria or methods used to calculate the indices or the remediation strategies prescribed in the manual and, (iii) no later than 30 days from the date of such hearing, makes a final determination concerning the proposed changes in criteria or methods used to calculate the indices or the remediation strategies prescribed in the manual.

(Ord. No. 06-1124, § 2, 11-8-06)