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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Page 5 1 referenced an ordinance in the City of Bloomington for similar repeat violations for rentals, 2 and while the City of Roseville has a monetary fine, due to the size of the City of 3 Bloomington, they are able to actually enforce “deselecting” apartments available for rent. 4 Chief Mathwig opined that there were lots of other hotels/motels across the country wanting to 5 do business in Roseville, but they would avoid doing so as long as this predatory situation 6 continued to avail. 7 8 At the request of Member Wall as to what was attracting this type of crime at these 9 establishments, Chief Mathwig responded that it was all about money. Given the location of 10 one establishment at the junction of Highway 36 and I-35W, he noted the favorable room rates. 11 Chief Mathwig advised that when his department repeatedly runs license plates at these 12 establishments, they’re finding plates form the Cites of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Brooklyn 13 Park frequenting them and very over-represented in those parking lots; and clarified that these 14 are not out-of-state customers. 15 16 Mr. Foutz concurred with Chief Mathwig, noting that price point was a big issue, and any 17 room rate at $60 or below was a magnet for the criminal element. 18 19 Member Wall noted many good hotels limit the number of guests checking in with cash; and 20 noted the policy of the RVA some time ago for hotels abiding by that policy and only 21 accepting credit cards. 22 23 Mr. Foutz noted his personal experience in not ever having been able to check into a motel 24 without a credit card. 25 26 Chief Mathwig referenced Minnesota State law provisions regarding registries of those staying 27 at a hotel/motel; and the success rate his department had through the cooperation with the local 28 Super 8 motel and the number of arrests resulting from their cooperation. 29 30 Member Etten noted training provided by the Roseville Police Department to at least one of 31 these establishments and their active cooperation with the City; however, he noted the 32 continuing and ongoing, even with their cooperation, and asked Chief Mathwig’s 33 recommendation for address the number of CFS’s. 34 35 Chief Mathwig responded that if the City adopted licensing and applicable penalties, it may 36 serve to address the problem or encourage Motel 6 to move their business elsewhere. 37 38 Mr. Yunke noted part of the problem is the guest door check-in as well at Motel 6; and 39 cautioned that while there were significant management calls for help, there may be some 40 instances indicating that staff is discouraged by ownership or management from calling the 41 Police Department for assistance. 42 43 Since the Motel 6 had the highest number of CFS’s calls, Member Etten asked if – even though 44 they were working closely with the City – whether arrests on site made during proactive police 45 calls were part of those CFS numbers. 46 47 Chief Mathwig responded that proactive calls were not part of that number; however, Mr. 48 Yunke responded that productive police calls may not have been stripped from the data 49 showing 2,000. 50 51 Member Etten noted that Motel 6 may advertise their motel as accessible due to the guest room 52 door situation; however, without a different structure or significant renovation of the building, 53 there was no cure from that perspective. 54