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Establishing the Rental Housing Inspection Program (RHIP) Reserve Project and Policy
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00750
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: 1) Pass a Motion adopting the Rental Housing Inspection Program (RHIP) Reserve and RHIP Project Management Policy; and 2) adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to: a) establish a multi-year operating project (MYOP) for the RHIP Reserve project (I80000200); and b) establish the expenditure budgets for the project in the amount of $1,025,000.
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Contact
Contact: Allison Narramore, Supervising Financial Analyst, (916) 808-7935, anarramore1@cityofsacramento.org, Community Development Department
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Rental Housing Inspection Program (RHIP) Reserve and RHIP Project Management Policy
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: In 2006, the City Council implemented a pilot Rental Housing Inspection Program (RHIP) to improve the condition of the City's rental housing stock and ensure compliance with minimum health and safety standards. Following the success of the pilot program, the City Council adopted an ordinance and resolutions establishing RHIP as a permanent, citywide program and affirming Council's intent that the program operates on a fully cost-recovered and self-sustaining basis.
RHIP revenues have periodically exceeded annual operating expenditures. Consistent with prior budget resolutions, including Section 17.2(G) of the City's budget resolution, excess revenues have been accounted for in a balance sheet account rather than a dedicated project. While this approach preserved funds for future program use, it limited transparency and constrained the City's ability to clearly plan for revenue fluctuations, program growth, and one-time operational needs.
Establishing a dedicated RHIP Reserve project and adopting a formal...
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