Agenda - Council - 06/13/2017 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Charitable Gambling — Cities that require charitable gambling organizations to contribute 10 percent of their net profits to the city for charitable purposes are now required to acknowledge the source of the funds, either in communications about the receipt or distribution of the funds. Donation of Surplus Equipment — Local governments are now permitted to donate surplus public works equipment, cell phones, or emergency medical and firefighting equipment to nonprofit organizations. The donation of surplus equipment was added to the list of exceptions to municipal tort liability. Prior to making any such donations, a city must adopt a policy on how it will determine what equipment is considered surplus and eligible for donation and how it will determine which nonprofit organizations will receive such donations. The policy must address the city's obligation to disclose that the donated equipment may be defective and cannot be relied upon for safety. Temporary Family Health Care Housing Permits — A new special land use permit system was established for a specific type of mobile health care -related mobile housing, intended to provide transitional housing for seniors. Cities will be required to implement the new permit system unless they officially act to opt out of the program. The program sets forth requirements for structure and placement, the permit process and duration, applicants, inspections, and the process for opting out. Partition Fence Viewing Exemption — Cities now have the authority to pass a resolution to exempt adjoining owners or occupants from the partition fence law when their land is considered to be less than 20 acres combined, thereby relieving the city of the responsibility of participating in a potentially costly "fence -viewing" process to mediate disputes between adjoining landowners required to share the costs of constructing fences. -18-