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HRA Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Page 2 1 Mr. Trudgeon introduced Code Enforcement Official Don Munson who provided an update on 2 the 2012 NEP. 3 4 Mr. Munson reviewed nse to citizen concerns; 5 maintain the livability of residential neighborhoods; and maintain property values. Mr. 6 Munson provided a comparison of properties inspected from 2008 to-date; common violations 7 and 2012 typical cases (e.g. commercial uses in residential zones, grass untended, junk and 8 debris in yards, outside storage, general property maintenance, and unlicensed/inoperable 9 vehicles). 10 Number of Properties Inspected 11 2008 = 1900 12 2009 = 3159 13 2010 = 4232 14 2011 = 4388 15 2012 = 5028 16 17 Mr. Munson reported that the NEP found great and responsive resolution, with 91% of public 18 nuisances were closed within twenty (20) days, and the other 11% percent closed within forty 19 (40) days. Mr. Munson noted that there was only one unresolved case for 2012, and that was a 20 timing issue for painting that would be addressed by the property owner in the spring of 2013. 21 22 Mr. Munson reported on the rate of violations continuing a steady decline, indicating that the 23 NEP was having the desired, community-wide effect. 24 25 Rate of Violations Observed 26 2008 = 8% 27 2009 = 6% 28 2010 = 4% 29 2011 = 4% 30 2012 = 3.5% 31 32 Mr. Munson noted that 2012 completed the second complete inspection cycle in nine (9) 33 neighborhoods areas city-wide. Mr. Munson advised that the typical findings had now gone 34 from multiple to single violations, making it much easier for property owners to address. 35 36 Mr. Munson advised that the 2013 NEP would be expanded to focus on multi-family 37 residential properties and commercial/industrial properties, anticipating approximately 600 38 properties to be inspected. Mr. Munson advised that similar issues (e.g. exterior building 39 maintenance, site maintenance such as light poles rusted, grass untended, dead vegetation, 40 outside storage, fence disrepairs) would be addressed as those previously identified with 41 single-family residential properties. Since this area is new, Mr. Munson noted that staff 42 anticipated a larger scope of education for property owners. 43 44 Member Masche opined that the NEP was proving to be a perfect program for Roseville. 45 However, Member Masche noted the continued city-wide proliferation of residents storing 46 trash and/or or recycling receptacles outside their homes; and proactively encouraged staff to 47 find a way to alert residents (e.g. note or hang tags on containers in violation) seeking their 48 cooperation in concealing those receptacles. 49 50 Mr. Munson briefly reviewed the mailed letters and brochures explaining the overall NEP and 51 including information on how and where to store those containers; but noted that this 52 continued to be a common problem, but difficult to enforce. 53 54 Mr. Trudgeon further noted that inspection staff did not physically enter onto a property, and 55 to further enforce the issues would take considerably more resources than currently available.