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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 17, 2014 Page 25 neighbors wondering what they can do and how to interact with the residents. Mr. Bilotta further opined that part of that frustration involved not knowing how to in- teract with the Metropolitan Council or City staff, or which government entity to contact or which jurisdiction is responsible when they observe situations of con- cern to them. Mr. Bilotta noted that neighbors are concerned about the individuals in those homes, and desired to get things moving toward a positive resolution, such as through the Metropolitan Council's Habitat for Humanity models. Mr. Bilotta noted that the next step or level is the abatement side of code en- forcement, reporting that of the fifteen units, no abatements had been filed; and of the City's 207 total abatements to-date, only seven had occurred in rental prob- lems. Therefore, Mr. Bilotta noted staff's perception that this was not a major problem in Roseville; and opined that the problem from staff's perception was of • a more serious property rights and entitlement issue. Police Department Community Relations Coordinator Corey Yunke Mr. Yunke reviewed his role, since the spring of 2014, with the Neighborhood Watch Program, and his contact with the block captain in this area and their con- cerns with their perceptions of child safety in this unit. Mr. Yunke advised that open dialogue and use o the repeat nuisance code was used to encourage better uses of property, as well as working directly with apartment managers and owners in building a liaison relationship with all parties. Mr. Yunke advised that the referenced remediation session was an attempt to solve the problem, with the opportunity used to air concerns, but not achieving resolution of the root cause. Mr. Yunke opined that tomorrow's meeting would be another good step toward resolution. During the process, Mr. Yunke noted Po- lice Chief Mathwig's attendance at the Night to Unite in that neighborhood, but recognized the limited staffing available in the Police Department. Mr. Yunke advised that he had reviewed statistics over the last four years for Metropolitan Council units in Roseville, and had found 105 police calls, most for welfare checks, noise or related incidents; and out of the fifteen units, only one had reached the warning nuisance level and only one arrest as a domestic call, and in- volving a juvenile. In his review of the previous record system's 201 calls for service to those same units, Mr. Yunke reported those involved medical assis- tance, and some disputes and were all prior to enactment of the City's repeat nui- sance code. Police Chief Rick Mathwig was present, as well as a representative of the Metro- politan Council in the audience, with neither offering any additional comments. Public Comment Councilmembers Willmus and Laliberte had attended the previous meeting with residents; and both thought it would be beneficial for neighbors to speak to this is- sue and make recommendation for the City Council moving forward.