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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 17, 2012 Page 15 quarterly basis, since the HRA had found evidence of some benefits in similar edu- cational processes. Ms. Kelsey noted that there used to be a crime-free volunteer rental group, now defunct, and recommendations to reinstate that could be forth- coming. Ms. Kelsey noted that some communities require a background check on any tenants moving into a building, which could help safeguard areas the City cur- rently didn't have any ability to enforce. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the vast majority of multi-family properties in Roseville were run very well, but as usual only a few "rotten apples" spoil the bunch; and needed to have this occur. However, Mr. Trudgeon noted that it was not the intent to concern those property owners managing their properties well, or penalize those following regulations. Mr. Trudgeon reiterated that there were a lot of good multi- family property owners in Roseville, with only a few select problem properties to address. Councilmember Pust, with regard to third party inspections if that became a rec- ommendation, wanted to ensure that they do so in a fair and transparent process. Through use of a crime-free addendum, Councilmember Pust sought to balance the right tools to keep people safe while not making things more difficult. While a background check may not accomplish that, Councilmember Pust saw the use of a crime-free addendum accomplishing the goal. However, if someone made a mis- take in their past, Councilmember Pust advised that she could not support them be- ing disallowed to rent property in Roseville, or to have it used unintentionally, es- pecially when the community was attempting to recognize its diversity. Councilmember Pust further questioned if the City wanted to go so far as to require people to attend meetings with local government, but to rather incentivize their par- ticipation in the meetings rather than require attendance. As the program is de- signed, Councilmember Pust suggested a survey of other metropolitan communities that have a system in place where they don't use the Office of Administrative Hear- ings, but hire less expensive private people as s quicker, cheaper way to provide due process and accomplish the same goals (e.g. City of Brooklyn Park). Councilmember McGehee echoed the comments of Councilmember Pust regarding third party inspectors, that the process be transparent. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of the targeted process, opining that resident or tenant complaints didn't always come forward for a variety of reasons, thus creating the need for an open process to encourage complaints from third parties (e.g. social workers) rather than forcing residents to make a complaint. With collection of information or inci- dents from emergency responders, and third parties, as well as residents themselves, Councilmember McGehee opined that it should provide a reasonable threshold for what we could say is a targeted property. Councilmember McGehee further concurred with the idea of incentives for attend- ing educational meetings to inform property owners and/or tenants about City Code,