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