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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 6,2015 Page 18 While there were a number of smaller violations outside smoke and carbon monoxide detectors for which many apartment owners also had violations, Member McGehee opined that many of the violations did not impact the health, safety and welfare of residents to the same degree as those, and asked that more findings be presented be- fore she could make a decision, even though she recognized there was work remain- ing to be accomplished at these properties. Member Laliberte agreed with the denial of the appeal, and noted the benefit o for the property owner to take advantage of recent ordinance revisions for those items not yet accomplished due to winter weather and/or snow cover, and asked that those items be included in the list of findings as remaining undone. Member Laliberte noted several items that had been communicated several times and upfront to the property owner in advance of the inspections; and reiterated that every inspection had used the same criteria and held to the same standards, therefore mak- ing her uncomfortable making any exceptions, with thirty buildings in the City graded as "D"properties beyond just this company. Chair Roe expressed his appreciation that the same standard had applied to all proper- ties, while acknowledging the unique challenges in managing properties for a differ- ent culture or population being served, even though those issues remained and needed to be dealt with. Chair Roe noted that the City Council, staff and advisory commissions were already working on one of the City Council's strategic priorities to address issues in Se Rose- ville and work with stakeholders in that area, with this serving as a key example of the need to better educate tenants and provide resources to managers to assist them as well. Chair Roe advised that the efforts of the Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA) and creation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and revised ordi- nance language to exclude some items with an agreed-upon timeframe should help. Chair Roe expressed appreciation for the work already accomplished by the property owner in this case, and opined they would likely help them to achieve an improved rating at the next inspection. Chair Roe expressed appreciation to staff for confirming that the inspection was a snapshot in time and applied consistently to all properties in- spected in Roseville, proving the consistency used during this initial inspection and across all properties. Chair Roe noted that the program was designed to help proper- ties improve their grades over time. Member McGehee stated that she couldn't vote other than to deny this appeal as the program had been applied consistently. However, Member McGehee wanted to go on record that the City Council and rental licensing program should acknowledge wa- ter and energy efficiencies such as done by this property owner above and beyond what was required, and should be part of the program in the future.