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City Council Study Session - 01122/07 Minutes - Page 6 Councilmember Pust noted and clarified recommendation #4 was to suspend further action Rental Licensing Ordinance for two years. that the on a Draft Councilmember Ihlan further clarified that if the City Council approved Recommendation #4, they would not be moving forward with a fonnal inspection program or licensing for at least two years. Mr. Majerus affirmed these interpretations. FUliher discussion included reluctance of some landlords and tenants in having their homes inspected, with Councilmember Roe reviewing State Statute for landlords having rights, with proper notice, to enter their rental properties; and opined that most property owners would want to present themselves as being cooperative with building and code enforcement staff related to the internal maintenance code. Jim Olson and Annette Phillips, as members of the Citizens Advisory Committee, were also present and provided input into the discussion with Councilmembers. Mr. Olson noted that when the first ordinance came before the City Council for approval in November of 2005, he reviewed it as a non-resident landlord, and questioned why a few landlords needed to be penalized for what a few landlords were doing. Mr. Olson further noted, that when the revised ordinance came before the CAG, which he opined had great attendance and represented a broad spectrum of commercial and small property managers, it was the CAG's consensus that the revised ordinance was not more regulation, but better regulation, and didn't penalize those living in compliance. Ms. Phillips opined that the CAG felt that pulling out the parking resolution as a separate item was necessary to address it community-wide and not directly related to rental housing but as a broader housing issue throughout the community as a separate Issue.