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HRA Meeting Minutes –Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Page 3 1 At the request of Member Masche, Ms. Kelsey briefly reviewed the provisions of the MOU 2 that addressed further discussion between the HRA and City Council for remediation costs, as 3 well as the purchase price itself. 4 5 Ayes:6 6 Nays:0 7 Motion carried. 8 9 10.Information Reports and Other Business (Verbal Reports by Staff and Board Members) 10 Ms. Kelsey referenced monthly foreclosure comparisons on an annual basis; noting that all 11 communities were moving back toward pre-2008 foreclosure trends, with Roseville trending in that 12 direction as well. 13 14 At the request of Chair Maschka, Ms. Kelsey advised that, according to tracking by the Area Realtors 15 Association, not only sales have increased over the last few months, but median values have increased 16 as well. Ms. Kelsey attributed this to less competition from sales of foreclosed properties. 17 18 11.Recess 19 20 Chair Maschka recessed the business portion of the meeting at approximately 6:10 p.m. and 21 reconvened in work session for the purpose of hosting an open forum and receiving public 22 comment regarding rental licensing in Roseville. 23 24 Rental Licensing Open Forum 25 Chair Maschka clarified that it was the HRA’s intent to listen, noting that the process was very 26 preliminary at this point, and the interest of the HRA was to hear from rental property owners, 27 landlords, tenants, and other interested parties from the community and beyond. 28 29 HRA Executive Director Patrick Trudgeon expressed appreciation to the audience for their attendance 30 (approximately 30-35attendees), noting the extensive outreach attempted by staff, with approximately 31 4,700 mailed invitations being sent out. 32 33 Mr. Trudgeon reiterated the comments of Chair Maschka thatthis forum was intended as the first step 34 in a long process, and was seenas a listening session. Mr. Trudgeon referenced the CURA report that 35 was provided, and available in the back of the Council Chambers, with the report including comparable 36 information on rental licensing of other communities. 37 38 Mr. Trudgeon advised that the HRA was seeking comment related to multi-family rentals and potential 39 licensing of that housing in Roseville from various perspectives, especially those in attendance at 40 tonight’s forum. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the City had no program in place yet, and was still 41 researching options, but noted the importance of recognizing this mostly unregulated housing segment 42 in the community, with 5,000 rental units, or 1/3 of the housing stock in Roseville. Mr. Trudgeon noted 43 that the majority of those rental properties are well-maintained and well-managed; but there was 44 ongoing concern that as that housing stock continued to age, it could lead to issues down the road, with 45 the intent to ensure that the City was aware of housing stock conditions and provide assistance as 46 necessary. 47 48 Mr. Trudgeon referenced the community vision in the Imagine Roseville 2025 documents, and one of 49 its goals to vigorously enforce housing codes in the City through implementation of housing 50 inspections. Mr. Trudgeon noted that this focus on multi-family properties in Roseville was shared by 51 the City Council to make sure all properties continued to sustain themselves and provide a positive 52 impact on surrounding neighborhoods and the community as a whole. Mr. Trudgeon reiterated that, 53 while the majority of properties in Roseville were an asset to the community, there were a problem few 54 with repeat problems and issues, some of which were able to be addressed through the City’s recently-