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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 20, 2017 Page 3 first annual meeting of those multi -family property owners, including comments from property owners. In reporting on the meeting held with property own- ers/managers on program implementation and inspections to -date, Ms. Collins and Mr. Englund reported on collected suggestions, comments and staff observa- tions that prompted some of these proposed text amendments for City Council consideration (Attachment B) beyond the overview of the program as provided by staff (Attachment A). Based on the first 3+ years of the operation of the program, Codes Coordinator Dave Englund outlined staff s recommended text amendments and process changes for the program (Attachment B). Ms. Collins and Mr. Englund noted that the overarching recommendation by staff was that the Roseville Fire Department takes on administration of the inspection responsibility, as outlined in the staff re- port (lines 33 - 45) and related fee revisions as outlined (Attachment Q. Ms. Collins reported that part of staffs rationale in proposing this change in in- spection personnel was in noting that staff heard loud and clear that property were inundated with inspections by the city and other entities (e.g. Department of Health); and asked that those inspections be consolidated. Ms. Collins further re- ported that this would address the perception of inspections for the city's immi- grant population, based in part on the successes of the Police and Fire Depart- ments in their public safety efforts to -date and good, legitimate outreach done with those rental communities. Ms. Collins reported that the Fire Department was receptive to this shift in inspec- tion leadership and would allude to that possible undertaking later this evening as part of their staffing update presentation to the City Council. In the event that the City Council was receptive to this proposed transition, Ms. Collins advised that she and Mr. Englund would then prepare ideas to expand the rental registration program and other elements to improve this program. Rental Licensing Program In her consideration of this proposal, Councilmember McGehee stated the need for her to make sure that the mechanicals (e.g. plumbing, electrical, etc.) in indi- vidual rental units not typically inspected by the Fire Department, nor within their areas of expertise, would still be regularly inspected by other city staff if and when issues were brought to their attention. Also, Councilmember McGehee asked if a real effort on the part of city staff would continue to make renters in Roseville aware of direct contacts at the city level if and when problems occurred with safety issues, such as those on the six-month checklist needing attention by a landlord or property manager. If staff could assure that safety issues would be adequately addressed by the city, Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of the proposal, provided the City of Roseville and rental properties in the communi- ty didn't end up as a news item such as recently occurred with the City of Minne- apolis.