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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 11, 2016 Page 17 Councilmember McGehee shared her personal thoughts on drop homes, using the recent media coverage of the Village of St. Anthony's mobile home park. Coun- cilmember McGehee stated there was no reason individuals could not have some flexibility for their properties in creating those long-term stable communities as found with other housing stock options. Councilmember McGehee stated she was interested in the drop home option as an alternative to typical high-rise or low-rise as Roseville standards, and providing a sense of ownership versus rental proper- ties. Councilmember Willmus stated he was not familiar with the drop home legisla- tion, but expressed interest in reviewing it and how it compared to or aligned with the city's accessory unit language recently modified. Mayor Roe noted the legislation related more to temporary housing styles. Councilmember Etten expressed appreciation for that clarification; and expressed his interest in the Planning Commission initially reviewing the legislation and its requirements and how it may or may not fit with what the city already had in place. Councilmember Etten noted the urgency of the Commission's initial re- view and recommendation to the City Council in light of the need for a decision by the city to opt out or not by September 1, 2016. In his initial review of the legislation, Commissioner Murphy opined there ap- peared to be a choice for the city to adopt it in whole with few changes or reject it completely. Commissioner Murphy sought Council thoughts as to whether it may be prudent for the city to reject it completely, and then adopt if after being able to fine tune it using a majority of the proposed legislation and minor local changes specific for Roseville. If that was of interest to the City Council, Commissioner Murphy noted this would allow a more thorough review by the Commission and City Council to meet the deadlines, and not just adopt the legislation in a whole- sale manner without further review. Mayor Roe noted the City Council would not be opposed to considering that sug- gestion, and opined it was certainly within the realm of possible outcomes. Chair Boguszewski noted that for future direction to city staff to provide the Commission with the currently underlying city ordinance, and a copy of the legis- lation, for a future Commission agenda and discussion with the goal of making a recommendation to the City Council in the near future. In taking Councilmember McGehee's comments to heart, Chair Boguszewski re- lated his experience in moving to Roseville from Chicago, IL and failure of hous- ing in Chicago at that time other than the option for high-rise condos that provid- ed no community building or pride for those residents in their dwelling and/or lo-