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HRA Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Page 3 1 2 Discussion ensued regarding code requirements, that receptacles be kept out of the public view 3 (e.g., inside garages, behind fences or screening vegetation, or on the side of the garage) to 4 ensure the containers are not visible to the general public, while they may be visible to the 5 adjacent neighbors if kept outdoors. 6 7 Staff volunteered to review this situation further since it continued to be an issue. 8 9 Chair Maschka noted that the NEP was successful and provided a positive approach that 10 appeared to really work and was a great advantage to neighborhoods. Chair Maschka 11 congratulated staff on their successful oversight of the program. 12 13 14 Mr. Trudgeon opined that this was an investment by the RHRA that they should be proud of, 15 since their budget pays for the staff person and postage for notices. Mr. Trudgeon noted that 16 the success of the program has served to change how residents feel about code enforcement 17 and the City, with continuing drops in complaints due to this program. 18 19 9. Action/Discussion Items 20 21 a. Review of Multi-family Rental Housing Licensing 22 Executive Director Trudgeon reviewed past discussions on this issue as detailed in the staff 23 report dated February 19, 2013, and following additional feedback from property owners. Mr. 24 Trudgeon advised that staff was now seeking additional comment from the HRA on the draft 25 prepared (Attachment A) of a possible model program for Roseville. Mr. Trudgeon advised 26 that this draft was intended for discussion at the joint City Council/HRA meeting in March; 27 and was drafted from a variety of opinions, and giving consideration to if and how a program 28 29 to gather feedback from the various parties to-date and for a starting for discussions moving 30 forward. Mr. Trudgeon noted that staff had researched other communities and their best 31 practice efforts as well. 32 33 To provide additional context for multi-family rental housing licensing, Mr. Trudgeon 34 reviewed the 2006 HRA-sponsored citizen task force set up to review rental issues and 35 licensing, with the outcome of that process the decision to initiate rental registration for 36 buildings of 1 to 4 units, but defer looking at licensing larger rental units until that first group 37 was implemented, which was begun in 2008. Now five (5) years later, Mr. Trudgeon noted it 38 39 Trudgeon advised that this was timely, as several multi-family buildings in Roseville were 40 experiencing increased police activity, unsanitary issues (e.g., bed bugs), and other repeat 41 management-related issues. 42 43 Mr. Trudgeon emphasized several times during his presentation that this was not typical for 44 multi-family rental property owners in Roseville, but unfortunately a minority of poorly- 45 managed properties in addition to the ages of some of those properties, if not contained, may 46 impact existing neighborhoods and ultimately affect property values overall, causing the need 47 for local government intervention beyond just monitoring and enforcing livability standards. 48 In particular, Mr. Trudgeon noted that in some of the buildings, some recently-arrived 49 immigrant populations were unaware of their rights as tenants. 50 51 Mr. Trudgeon summarized Attachment A, reiterating that it was intended to address properties 52 of four (4) or more units; suggesting a building fee and a per unit fee, with the proposed fees 53 only to initiate discussions, and in no way meant as official. Mr. Trudgeon noted the different 54 levels for licensing properties based on specific criteria; and advised that this information is 55 meant for an overall understanding of a potential process, but not developed in great detail at