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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 17,2014 Page 27 Councilmember Laliberte reported that she had been unable to remain for the en- tire mediation meeting, but had left the meeting frustrated and concerned without any real knowledge of what the City could do to resolve the situation. Based on the rights of any homeowner or renter to live where they were entitled to live and live how they chose to do so, Councilmember Laliberte recognized that things could be put in place to track and monitor situations, and asked if staff could iden- tify those steps and which method could be used in tracking various nuisances; as well as illuminating how to establish a baseline from which to proceed. Mr. Bilotta assured Councilmembers and residents that staff was using the repeat nuisance ordinance to its full extent; and when it reached the point when fees were levied, they would apply to the tenant and not simply absorbed by the Met- ropolitan Council. Mr. Bilotta noted that this Metropolitan unit on Belmont Lane was already at "strike two" by definition in the repeat nuisance ordinance. Mr. Bilotta advised that City staff was committed to working harder with code en- forcement and police staff and was now cross checking their two separate and dif- ferent department-specific databases on a monthly basis now to ensure accounta- bility. Mr. Bilotta opined that the next piece was working with the Metropolitan Council and neighborhood on issues, with the Metropolitan Council proposing some ideas to facilitate resolution and perhaps using this unit as a test case in achieving resolution and positive results more quickly. While not anticipating that it would be the final step or resolution, Mr. Bilotta opined that tomorrow's meeting would serve as the first step moving forward, and included resources and input that he and Mr. Yunke had put together to integrate into the Metropolitan Council's process, such as information that would be con- tained in a new homeowner or welcome packet, but adjusted to be suitable for these units. Mr. Bilotta suggested the information could contain local community resources, using a Habitat for Humanity model, and things residents should know before moving to their location; as well as possibly identifying a neighborhood volunteer willing to adopt the house for a year to mentor residents in how things were done in Roseville or norms for this area. Mr. Bilotta advised that staff would be critically reviewing the existing Metropolitan Council structures availa- ble for their residents to see what can be accomplished from the perspective of all parties; with the understanding that the problem and solution were shared by all. Councilmember Laliberte expressed her interest in making sure the burden didn't all lie with the homeowners,but involved everyone as part of the solution. Coun- cilmember recognized that it was unfortunate that this process was late in coming for the Belmont neighborhood, and expressed her sensitivity to that delay. Mr. Bilotta advised that staff had prepared a matrix of responsibility listing a number of common occurrences and which agency was assigned, and contact in- formation for each agency that would be shared with block captains. Mr. Bilotta noted that the majority of the Metropolitan Council homes were being operated in