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Episode 5: Cracking the Code: Talking with Elk Grove’s Code Enforcement Manager · Elk Grove CityCast

• 0:01
  Announcer: Welcome to Elk Grove Citycast, the podcast about Elk
• 0:17
  John Hull: Hi, everybody. I'm John Hull. Welcome to the Elk
• 0:31
  Kristyn Laurence: Hi, John, nice to see you and hear from you
• 0:34
  John Hull: Well, it we got a lot to talk about. And I want to manage the city's enhanced winter sanctuary located at
• 1:12
  Kristyn Laurence: Sure. So one of the things that we heard cold months. And so the city has set out to do that this year for facility. We have contracted with this group called The managers, and substance use disorder and mental health addition to shelter over the winter months. And we want to community learning session on Monday, October 16, from 6 to we open, we're going to be hosting an open house for the have an opportunity to meet the management before our unhoused
• 3:52
  John Hull: Right and how many potentially could be housed in
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  Kristyn Laurence: So the program is set up to assist up to 30
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  John Hull: Okay. And for more information on this again go to
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  Kristyn Laurence: We we have started to promote these elkgrovecity.org/sanctuary including some answers to what
• 5:11
  John Hull: You know, we've really just begun our Elk Grove
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  Kristyn Laurence: Yeah, we actually anticipated that around ribbons, all that fun stuff around the holidays. So we've that mean for your Thanksgiving feast? And then, you know, it's about all things traffic related in the city.
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  John Hull: Yeah, I have a Thou shalt not in certain areas of can cause a wreck it just it.
• 6:50
  John Hull: Yeah. So I'm looking forward to
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  Kristyn Laurence: Yeah, he's got a lot to share. There's also a little faster. And then you know, there's always the
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  John Hull: Okay, and we do want to invite listeners to email us dot o RG.
• 7:51
  John Hull: One of the real thankless jobs in our city is that of a code and nice smiles. So right off the bat, Jose Mendez, I want to
• 8:26
  Jose Mendez: Sure, well, thank you for the welcome. I'm happy resources to maintain it. It goes from neighborhood blight to plays a very important role in maintaining quality of life and
• 9:04
  John Hull: Yeah, no kidding. And so to do that, how big of a
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  Jose Mendez: Sure. Yeah. So right now we have a seven code the field at this moment. As far as what we what we do, in housing and other public nuisances.
• 9:47
  John Hull: Okay. So when you see a violation of city code, what
• 10:00
  Jose Mendez: There's a number of tools that we have our education owners, tenants and business owners on the regulations that first part is just giving an opportunity to voluntarily means that you're impacting quality of life to those around contractors that we hired to help us remedy or correct the decides not to correct the issue, the DA will step in if we and comply. So yeah,
• 11:39
  John Hull: yeah, no kidding. So what are the most frequent
• 11:45
  Jose Mendez: They vary, vegetation or overgrowth of public and private property, storage of junk and debris, or
• 12:15
  John Hull: Yeah, so let's talk about one of them, especially does grow, weeds. And they can grow pretty tall and it becomes
• 12:50
  Jose Mendez: Yeah, that's you touched on it. I mean, the fire be any higher than 12 inches in height. If they are, if they're we want to protect life right so and to ensure that that's so if you're if you're not going to grow up water your grass
• 13:56
  John Hull: Now, here's an issue that I have noticed more and you'll even you'll see them next to their next to their driveway
• 14:32
  Jose Mendez: Yeah, you can you can park your vehicles on driveway. Vehicles are a big problem because folks are very Meet the code for private property vehicles have to be of your house, and then you decide to park it on the street,
• 15:32
  John Hull: So if somebody forgets to register their
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  Jose Mendez: If it's more than six months out of registration,
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  John Hull: Okay. Good. Good to know that I'm in just about home really nice. You know, it's, well, it's, well decored, is at least 40-45 years old. So can't What does the city code
• 16:47
  Jose Mendez: There's a minimum property maintenance code is a big part of our job.
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  Jose Mendez: But mostly There are minimum become a blight to that neighboring property. Now, don't really the city of Elk Grove doesn't step into that
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  John Hull: So our code enforcement officer Jose Mendez something that you, your your division, upkeeps all the time?
• 18:24
  Jose Mendez: Yes, it's the combination. It's I mean, we the complaint, that's very helpful to our city staff. The other ask for your name and number, if that's possible, so that if we interesting about the app is the request screen that you're
• 19:27
  John Hull: So I've used the see click Fix app. It's a great app.
• 19:51
  John Hull: is there a time where perhaps the see click Fix app should not
• 19:58
  Jose Mendez: Yeah, I mean, I mean, if its something that's an anyone that comes to City Hall to discuss an urgent matter. I of immediate danger or hazard.
• 20:26
  Jose Mendez: The app is a perfect way to 916-687-3032. You can call me directly at 916-687-3030 or send
• 20:53
  John Hull: Okay, I'm going to have you repeat that one more
• 21:03
  Jose Mendez: You can reach me directly at my office number
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  John Hull: Okay, that's beautiful. Jose, anything else
• 21:35
  Jose Mendez: I think maybe request to work with us and be closed or resolved or updated.
• 21:51
  Jose Mendez: But I will say if if you file a our priorities. But I think it's a it's kind of a little bit of a close.
• 22:24
  John Hull: Our guests here on the Elk Grove Citycast Jose
• 22:38
  Jose Mendez: Thank you very much.
• 22:42
  John Hull: Time now for our rapid fire segment where I put Ready, Kristyn, for your questions. Here's the first one charging that will pop up around town?
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  Kristyn Laurence: Short answer is yes. The numbers already than 10,000. And there are now more than 93,000 public and added EV chargers at the new Oasis Park Recreation Center, Wilton Rancheria have applied for an $8.5 million federal
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  John Hull: In sounds like the city is well out in front of all
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  Kristyn Laurence: I think so, yeah. I think that we have a
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  John Hull: Okay, good. Second question I have for you, western side of Elk Grove, correct me on that. So where are
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  Kristyn Laurence: Well, we're pretty excited to be able to is interchangeable at this point, but moving more of that transit. The planning study will help to fine tune the conceptual located at Laguna Boulevard and Dwight Road is expected to be
• 26:57
  John Hull: That'd be better be intriguing to see what that will builds up in our homes during November and December what to do Elk Grove Citycast. Where can people find all of our podcasts?
• 27:39
  Kristyn Laurence: So just about anywhere you get your podcast, those channels. You can still find us at
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