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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 6, 2015 Page 19 Member McGehee acknowledged the unique population served and challenges it cre- ated, and in future consideration for the future of SE Roseville, expressed her hope that some space for children could also be provided nearby as well as language assis- tance for tenants. However, on the first inspection, Member McGehee stated that she could not treat this property differently than the other thirty properties in the same fix or treat them differently since staff had followed the set rules laid out for them to fol- low. Member Etten asked the City Attorney the process moving forward for an MOU for some of the outdoor violations, and what would be needed from this body as part of this or a separate action. City Attorney Gaughan clarified that the MOU process and opportunities it provided were already in place as part of the recent ordinance amendments adopted for this and all other properties, and would be used to clear up those outstanding situations. Mr. Gaughan clarified that the focus tonight was not going forward, but to address this appeal from a property classification from December and whether or not that classifi- cation made by staff was appropriate. Member Etten expressed appreciation to G & G Management for their hard work to meet expectations, which was the goal of the whole program. While appreciating the water consumption and energy savings efforts of the property owner as well, Member Etten opined that this was for the benefit of owners and their tenants, and not part of this process being reviewed, perhaps for the HRA as a process upgrade, but not part of the inspection program itself. Specific to a space for children to play, Member Etten noted the location of Tamarack Park only 2-3 blocks away, and currently heavily used by the Karen community, as well as many other public properties throughout the City of Roseville available for children playing along with other open spaces. Member Etten noted one new pro- posal in Southeast Roseville that offered a children's play space, and suggested the property owner consult with the City's Park & Recreation Department for their guid- ance for them as well to provide a play and/or garden space on their property rather than trying to keep green grass growing where children were playing. Member Etten noted there were spaces available that could be turned over and still meet City Code to accomplish such a goal. Chair Roe suggested considering energy savings and/or water consumption incentives as part of future amendments to the ordinance. Since SE Roseville was an area so many were interested in working on, Member Laliberte, and recognizing the frequent infractions unique to this situation especially with detectors, she suggested working together to create some handbills or flyers and make them available to the Karen community alerting them to their purpose and their locations.