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Request for Council Action DATE.- 3/3/2008 ITEM NO.- 9.a Department Approval City Manager Approval.- ;0'0-ZftjaV26'W Item Description.* Consider Adoption of Rental Registration Ordinance 1 1.0 REQUESTED ACTION: 2 Staff is requesting that that the City Council consider the adoption of an ordinance requiring 3 the registration with the city of rental properties that have I to 4 units. 4 5 2.0 BACKGROUND 6 2.1 The HRA established the Citizen Advisory Group in May 2006 with the specific purpose of 7 reviewing the draft rental licensing ordinance to study issues associated with rental 8 properties and to make recommendations to the RHRA on how it might address areas of 9 concern. 10 2.2 The 14�-member Citizen Advisory Group held 6 two-hour meetings throughout the summer. I I The group reviewed data, heard from codes, building, police and fire staff as well as 12 reviewed other ordinances and their effectiveness. Over the course of their meetings, the 13 group agreed that the following are key issues regarding rental housing and housing codes 14 in general. �El Lack of accurate data on rental properties �El Staff lack of authority to enter properties suspected of overcrowding �El Protracted process for resolving complaints �El Too many cars and lack of adequate parking �El Impact of implementation of the new Property Maintenance Ordinance 2.3 The Citizen Advisory Group, supported by the HRA, recommended to the City Council that an ordinance be drafted and adopted requiring a Rental Registration Program be established. 2.4 On August 20, 2007, staff presented a draft ordinance that required the registration of all rental properties within Roseville that had between 14 units. The original ordinance allowed for the City to inspect interiors of rental properties. Based on City Council discussion,, staff was directed to work with the City Attorney and remove language regarding the interior inspections and code enforcement matters. W