Illinois REALTORS Public Policy and Governmental Affairs Wednesday, January 17 th, 2018 Embassy Suites East Peoria East Peoria, IL

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1 Illinois REALTORS Public Policy and Governmental Affairs Wednesday, January 17 th, 2018 Embassy Suites East Peoria East Peoria, IL Local GAD REPORTS January 2018 Brian Bernardoni and Beth Wanless: Chicago: Rent control public forum, grassroots meetings monitor referendum Chicago: Chicago Housing Authority meetings Chicago: Lock boxes for evictions Chicago: Property tax assessment appeal training 2018 Reassessment for Chicago Chicago: Data sharing with City of Chicago Chicago: Defeated early transfer tax for police pension referendum; will come back to GA Chicago: Animal control and permission issues for multi-unit buildings Chicago: Life safety code and building drills Chicago/Cook County: Property tax increase Chicago: Chicago Police Department feedback and REALTOR Safety Chicago: Business window sign permit, working with Small Business Advisory Council to clarify language Chicago: Election prep has begun Chicago: AirBnB: What is happening in the field? Listening to membership and their experiences with short term rentals Chicago: Sprinklers under 70? Chicago: Working with new Regional HUD Secretary on conforming loan limit and other issues Chicago: Minority and Women-owned Business procurement program to possibly include military Cook County: Village of Lyons, meeting held with mayor to discuss point of sale inspections Cook County: Criminal background check lookback caps for screening prospective tenants; possible education campaign Cook County: CAFHA Cook County: Eviction procedures survey conducted, 2,357 responses; will be meeting with sheriff with results Cook County: 6 (b) Assessment issues MWRD: Stormwater Release Flow Rates 1

2 Gideon Blustein: Will County: Reform building code to remove permits/inspections for maintenance issues (ex: window/door replacement) active/ongoing Will County: Resolve open building permits issue. Notices sent to ALL open permits regardless of change in ownership. Mandated final inspection, if no response, notice was recorded on title. active/ongoing Will County: Realtor Tour of County Government included trolley/walking tour of Supervisor of Assessments, Treasurer, Recorder and Circuit Court Judge to discuss how real estate issues work at County Government. Also meeting with Will County Executive Larry Walsh, Board Speaker Jim Moustis and other County Board members. Scheduled for 1/30/18 Village of Romeoville: Improve POS inspections on foreclosures, add transparency and protections for investors/consumers. active/ongoing Village of Romeoville: Reform building code to remove permits/inspections for maintenance issues (window replacements/fences) active/ongoing City of Joliet Rental inspections changes always on radar since neighborhood groups have a history of pushing for more stringent licensing and inspections. -active/ongoing City of Joliet Landlord Conference scheduled for April 9/10 sponsoring and providing content. Village of Shorewood Sign ordinance update. Provided model language to the Village for use when they re prepared to update their code. -active/ongoing City of Lockport passed impact fee reductions based on update to land values. complete City of Braidwood Illegal inspections and pulling of occupancy permits active/ongoing Village of Mokena Sign ordinance update active/ongoing Village of Mokena Vacant Property Registration active/ongoing Grundy County - Impact Fees active/ongoing Village of Coal City Impact Fees active/ongoing Village of Coal City Building code update/remove Fire Sprinkler Mandate complete Village of Homer Glen Building code update/fought the inclusion of a sprinkler mandate for single family furnace rooms, duples and townhomes. Unfortunately, Board kept the mandate complete Conor Brown: Rockford: Home Rule on Ballot March 20th Rockford: Blight Reduction Program Rockford: Tenant Tax Rockford: Landlord Registry (Revisited) Rockford: Code Inspection Compliance Fee Rockford: Vacant Property Registration & Inspection Rockford: Presale Inspection of Irrigation Backflow Preventer McHenry County: Tax Levy Cut 11.2% (Passed) McHenry County Advisory Referendum to have all school districts cut their levy 10% McHenry County: UDO Update McHenry County: Clerk - Recorder Consolidation on Ballot March 20th Winnebago County: Clerk - Recorder Consolidation on Ballot March 20th Woodstock: Landlord Licensing & inspections (Stopped) Belvidere Business License (passed) Belvidere: Impact Fees Boone County: 2040 Land Use Plan Winnebago County Government Efficiency Task Force Freeport: Removal of Landlord Registration Fees (passed) Savanna: Landlord Licensing & Inspections 2

3 Jim Clayton: GAD Report- Jim Clayton City of Champaign Criminal Background Check City of Champaign Smart Growth (Comprehensive Plan for Willard Airport City of Springfield Comprehensive Plan City of Springfield Development Agreement City of Springfield Impact fees / Roadway Improvement Financial Committee Village of Chatham Smart Growth (Comprehensive Plan) Ron Deedrick: Alton: Landlord Licensure Belleville: Vacant Property Inventory (Smart Growth) Carbondale: Unfriendly business climate Collinsville: Mobile Home Inspections and Vacant Property Registration Dupo: Questionable Home Sale Inspections Glen Carbon: Sign regulations Edwardsville: Greenspace Buyouts and Impact Fees Anna: Home Rule Preliminary Talks Vandalia: Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan RASI Mayoral Breakfast and GGBR upcoming breakfast Kristie Engerman: Bloomington: Signage and Wayfinding-REALTOR participation continues on this committee Bloomington: Continue to monitor Zoning Ordinance rewrite; BNAR REALTOR recently appointed to Planning Commission which has the task of updating the Zoning Ordinance. Bloomington: Working with city staff on education for members related to correct sump pump/downspout connections and voluntary sewer lateral inspections. Bloomington: Placemaking Grant Normal: Property tax levy; REALTOR testimony at Public Hearing Normal: 2017 National Electrical Code and updates Normal: Amendments to 2015 International Residential Code-handrails in historically significant residential properties Pekin: Ongoing advocacy on possible residential fire sprinkler mandate in homes with 4,000 sq.ft. Peoria: Stormwater Management; Stormwater Utility; property owner credit manual Peoria: Code Enforcement- REALTOR advocacy regarding new property owner notification system Peoria: Sign Ordinance text amendments spurred by Reed vs Town of Gilbert Supreme Court decision Peoria: Vacant property; non-owner-occupied; Rental Registration ordinance Peoria: Re-municipalization of water system; support of due diligence examination Alex Finke: Batavia - Stormwater Utility Fee Batavia - Inclusionary Housing Geneva - Stormwater Utility Fee Geneva - Density Study Kane Co. - Stormwater Ordinance Task Force DeKalb - Impact Fees DeKalb - New construction incentives for single family 3

4 Various Communities - Fire Sprinkler Mandates in Townhomes Streator - Rental Registration LaSalle Economic Development Kendall Co. Historic Preservation Ordinance Princeton Chronic Nuisance Ordinance North Kane County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee work St. Charles Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee work Geneva Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee work Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee work Kendall Co. Primary Election for County Board Kane Co. Primary Elections for County Board East Dundee Home Rule Referendum Rockford Home Rule Referendum Candidate interviews for State Rep and Kane County Board RAFV Government Affairs Internship Program Monthly housing statistics for local municipalities Howard Handler: Bannockburn Deerfield Glenview Lake Forest Northbrook: Freight Traffic Evanston: Occupancy Limits Skokie: Forced Property Index Number (PIN) Consolidation Evanston: Affordable Housing Action Plan Zion: Excessive Property Fines North Chicago: Vacant Property Registry Evanston: Short-term Rentals Waukegan: Rental Licensing Ordinance Round Lake Beach: Point-of-Sale Inspections Round Lake Beach: Rental Inspections Evanston: Placemaking Ordinance (and Project) Waukegan: Point-of-Sale Certificate Glencoe: Short-term Rental Regulations Zion: Rental Licensing Litigation Deerfield: Sanitary Sewer Inspection Program Lake Forest: Intra-city Transfer Tax Rebate Highwood: Rental Regulations Highland Park: Involuntary Landmarking Lake Bluff: Short-term Rental Regulations Beach Park: Zoning Certificate Inspections Wauconda: Point-of-Sale Inspections Tom Joseph: Hazel Crest: With holding sellers point of sale inspection report up to 10 days after concluded. Lyons: Addressing excessive point of sale inspection and escrows with village Mayor and staff. Orland Park: Per Mayor and Trustee, village no longer considering adoption of updated International Fire code including fire sprinklers in new construction property. Olympia Fields: Delaying point of sale up to 5 hours day of. Corrected Park Forest: Village refuses to conduct required point of sale inspection until occupied seller has a buyer s contract in place. Govt. affairs is attempting to modify this. 4

5 Park Forest: Delayed village inspections on Vacancy foreclosures until after buyer purchases "As Is" with signed affidavit from buyer agreeing to make corrections. Govt. affairs is attempting to get front end inspection. Home Rule Referendums Oppose: Village of Homewood and Merrionette Park, March Primary election. Non-Home Rule Sales Tax: Village of Flossmoor, Support. March Primary election. Jeff Merrinette: Broadview Economic Development Plan Clarendon Hills New Construction standards, possible code rewrite Clarendon Hills Sprinkler Ordinance Downers Grove Comprehensive Plan Downers Grove Ogden Avenue Plan DuPage County Affordable/Attainable Housing (Inclusionary Zoning) DuPage County Tax/fees balance, bonding implications DuPage County Road Impact Fee (IFAC) DuPage County Stormwater Ordinance Fee review/west Branch projects strategy Elmwood Park Vacant Property Inspection Franklin Park Parking Lot Ordinance Glendale Heights Presale Inspection Ordinance and enforcement Hinsdale Business License Hinsdale Large Commercial Business Plan Leyden Township Water Bill Fees Naperville Involuntary Landmarking Naperville Northwest Sector Comprehensive Plan Naperville Sign code Oak Brook Comprehensive Plan Palatine Comprehensive Plan Schaumburg Comprehensive Plan Schaumburg possible Short-Term Rental rewrite Shiller Park Landlord Licensing Wheaton Comprehensive Plan Woodridge Sign Code Woodridge Short Term Rental Woodridge Crime Free Housing Mike Scobey: Oak Park: Zoning Code re-write (accessory structures) Oak Park: Affordable Housing/Inclusionary Zoning Oak Park: Single-family home Design Guidelines Oak Park: Impact Fees 5