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City Council Meeting Retreat Tuesday, February 18, 2015 Page 14 Mr. Bilotta clarified that the concern was with single-family rentals versus owner- occupied homes and not referencing apartment buildings. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Bilotta confirmed that the Community Develop- ment Department had looked at the issue city-wide, and that the concern was that Ro- seville's single-family housing stock maintained its attractiveness to homeowners in relation to rental/investment properties. Councilmember Laliberte opined that one addressed existing housing stock, and one move-up housing and initiatives or goals to rezone and identify developers to create new opportunities. However, Councilmember Laliberte opined that she did not see how her interpretation affected this target. Councilmember Willmus opined that, ultimately you were trying to achieve sustaina- bility of existing neighborhoods versus the more transient, short-term or transitional housing, through reinvesting in those neighborhoods. Councilmember Willmus noted this may involve facilitating redevelopment of certain areas in a neighborhood, and looped back to Councilmember Laliberte's comments in looking for an indicator that encouraged or fostered that type of housing in Roseville: owner-occupied, single- family, or medium density residential (MDR) type uses. Mr. Bilotta stated that such a scenario got into "how," to be developed later, such as adding 25 more owner-occupied units or somehow increasing that proportion through reinvestment targeting housing programs available to the City for those properties, making the property more attractive for ownership versus rental. Mayor Roe opined that the nexus wasn't necessarily between rental and ownership, but to make sure neighborhoods were attractive and well-maintained, and the "how" could be either comparing average values or the amount of investment being made, or somehow tie that in. Mayor Roe admitted that he was not simply tracking renter ver- sus owner-occupied as part of the whole picture. Councilmember McGehee opined that it seemed as we came out of the recession, people wanted to move up, and it was more cost-effective for them to rent their homes rather than selling at that time when values were low. However, Coun- cilmember McGehee opined this trend might correct itself over time. Police Chief Mathwig added that this was also a public safety investment, as nation- wide data indicated more police calls to rental homes than owner-occupied, with a corresponding reduction in police calls based on home ownership. Mr. Rapp clarified that the target established and being monitored created the impetus for the programs being created. If the City said their KOI was "homestead housing and change,"with the TARGET to balance that in all neighborhoods, Mr. Rapp asked