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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 12,2015 Page 10 City of Roseville Rental license Program, requiring the building be licensed in ac- cordance with City Code, Chapter 908. Councilmember Laliberte asked that staff attempt to coordinate all City Rental License Program inspections with other inspection agencies as feasible in an ef- fort to be sensitive to tenants and avoid multiple intrusions, including opportuni- ties for staff presentations to a larger group of tenants to ensure the health, safety and welfare of Roseville residents in these facilities. Councilmember McGehee offered a friendly amendment directing staff to work with other agencies (e.g. HUD) and their inspection schedules. City Manager Trudgeon clarified that the City no longer performed HUD inspec- tions, as their reimbursement did not cover the City's actual cost. As the maker of the motion, Councilmember Laliberte did not accept the friendly amendment; opining that as noted in her previous remarks, she did not want to tie the potential coordination into the motion; but was confident that staff would pur- sue that option if and when possible. As the seconder of the motion, Councilmember Willmus concurred with Coun- cilmember Laliberte; noting staff's direction to try to coordinate at their discretion but not specifically tied to this facility or this action. Mayor Roe stated that he tended to concur with Councilmembers Laliberte and Willmus, and opined that he was not prepared to make a broad directive for staff to have to comply with coordinating efforts in all cases depending on specific sit- uations and schedules. However, Mayor Roe advised that he would be interested in hearing from staff how those coordination efforts were working during the pro- cess to see if it made sense to pursue further, and depending on which other agen- cies were performing inspections. Mayor Roe spoke in support of explaining to tenants the rationale in the program and its purpose in addressing their protection. Councilmember McGehee stated that she'd go along with the Council majority, recognizing the necessity and validity of the City's Rental License Program. Councilmember McGehee noted that the program was implemented to address other buildings, not this specific facility, to address severe problems in those facil- ities. Councilmember McGehee expressed her faith in City staff in working with Mr. Goldblatt; and asked that he and other multi-tenant building owners in the community keep the City Council apprised of their experiences with the Rental License Program as everyone remains in the learning curve during the initial im- plementation of this new program. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee, Willmus, Laliberte, and Roe.