EXHIBITK PROPERTY MAINTENANCE PLAN I. Responsibilities of Developer. Developer shall have the following responsibilities: a. Developer shall fulfill the provisions of this Property Maintenance Plan, including Attachment A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. b. Developer shall pay the cost of no trespassing signs to be placed on any buildings or structures located on Property owned by Developer (collectively, the "Parcels") and on the parcels owned or acquired by the City Development Agencies in the Project Area ("City Agency Parcels"). Developer shall work with the Division of Inspection and Building of the City (the "Division") so that the Division and the City Development Agencies can distinguish the Parcels from the City Agency Parcels, which may require the inclusion of distinguishing colors and/or shapes on such signs or on the Parcels and the City Agency Parcels or on the curbs in front of such parcels. Developer shall pay for the cost of implementing the system for distinguishing the Parcels and the City Agency Parcels that is agreed upon in accordance with this section. c. Developer shall work and cooperate with Community Renewal and Development and the St. Louis Community Empowerment Foundation (collectively, the "Organizations") regarding notifying the community of the new system for maintenance of the Parcels set forth herein and taking other actions in support of such system. Developer shall also work and cooperate with the Organizations regarding any consultants and contractors hired to implement this Property Maintenance Plan. Developer shall discuss with the Organizations the use of local artists and/or community schools to provide artwork on the Parcels that contain boarded-up buildings. The Alderperson in whose ward the Organizations work must approve the scope of work of the contracts with the Organizations. d. Developer shall employ or shall cause the employment of an individual to be an ombudsman (the "Ombudsman"), which Ombudsman shall be independent from his or her employer and shall possess appropriate neighborhood knowledge and other skills to be effective in his or her role. The Ombudsman shall undertake the following responsibil'ities in addressing the maintenance of the Parcels, the cost of paying such Ombudsman ultimately being the responsibility of Developer: • Inspect the Parcels at least once every four (4) weeks unless the weather will not allow for such inspection; • Receive and address complaints from the residents in the Project Area and maintain a log for the date and time of the receipt of, and response to, the complaint and the notification of the complaint to the Inspector and the Alderperson in whose ward the complaint was made; • Respond to, or cause a response to, any complaint received and resolve any citation received from the Inspector; and K-1 • Upon receipt of a complaint, notify the Inspector and the Alderperson in whose ward the complaint was made within two (2) business days of receipt of the complaint. e. Developer shall be responsible for notifying neighborhood associations and residents in the Area of the new system for maintenance of the Parcels set forth herein, the contact information for the Ombudsman and Inspector, and developing and implementing a simple system for residents to contact the Ombudsman. f. Developer and the Ombudsman shall seek to respond to complaints within two (2) business days of the receipt of the complaint and shall use appropriate methods to respond, which methods could include, by way of example, the use of door hangers as response cards. g. Developer shall cause the Ombudsman to occupy a trailer located on a parcel within the Project Area, owned by Developer or an affiliate of Developer, to address concerns of residents in the Project Area and review any Parcels promptly after a complaint is made or a citation issued for such Parcel. h. Developer shall cause an online electronic database to be created, which database shall be available to the Inspector, the Authority, the Alderpersons in whose wards the Parcels are located, and other necessary City officials, including, but not limited to, the Citizens Service Bureau, appropriate police districts, the police department's problem property task force, the City's trash task force, and the Neighborhood Stabilization Officers whose areas include the Parcels. Such database shall contain records relating to all activities required herein, including but not limited to, information regarding complaints made to the Inspector and the Ombudsman, information relating to inspections made by the Inspector and the Ombudsman, and information relating to the timing of responses to complaints, citations, negative inspection reports by the Inspector, and actions taken in relation thereto. 2. Responsibilities responsibilities: of Authority. The Authority shall have the following a. The Authority shall cooperate or cause the City to cooperate with Developer in notifying neighborhood associations and residents in the Area of the new system for maintenance of the Parcels set forth herein and the contact information for the Ombudsman and Inspector. b. The Authority shall appoint or cause the City to appoint a building inspector (the "Inspector") who shall undertake the following responsibilities in addressing the maintenance of the Parcels and shall be paid by the Authority or City: • Inspect all of the Parcels once every four (4) weeks unless the weather will not allow for such inspection; • Notify the Ombudsman and the Alderperson in whose ward the following such Parcel is located, of any aspects of the Parcels that need addressing to comply with this Property Maintenance Plan within two (2) business days of observing such aspect; K-2 • Issue citations for any aspects of the Parcels which needed such addressing and which did not receive such addressing by the date of the next inspection; and • At Developer's expense, place the no trespassing signs on the Parcels and the City Agency Parcels. c. The Authority shall provide or shall cause to be provided to the police districts, the police department's problem property task force, and the City's trash task force a list of the properties that are the subject of Section 1(b). K-3 ATTACHMENT A to Prop erty Maintenance Plan With respect to the property in the Project Area that is owned by Developer, the following maintenance programs shall be observed: • Developer shall take appropriate action to maintain such properties in a manner necessary to prevent danger to the lives or safety of persons, whether occupants or otherwise. • Developer shall take appropriate action to keep properties in compliance with applicable safety codes and ordinances. • The lawn and grass of such properties shall be mowed and trimmed no less frequently than once every thirty (30) days during the months of March through October (subject to interruptions to such schedule necessitated by construction or demolition activity on a subject parcel) , or at such greater frequency as is required to keep the lawn and grass at or below seven (7) inches in height, and any unsafe or decayed trees shall be removed. Developer shall prepare a list and develop additional maintenance criteria for certain properties included within the Parcels, which list shall be approved by the Aldermen in whose wards such listed properties are located. • The exterior windows and doors of any unoccupied properties (including second floor exterior windows and doors) shall be secured and boarded up in accordance with the Building Code of the City of St. Louis. • Where appropriate , Developer shall post no trespassing and other warning signage. • Developer shall promptly take any appropriate action reasonably required by the Division. • Developer shall remain in compliance with the ordinances of the City relating to the Parcels, including , but not limited to, any ordinances or code provisions relating to property maintenance , building and zoning codes, and any other applicable local laws and regulations. K-4