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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 20, 2017 Page 6 smaller unit inspections had come from, such as from the recent property manag- er's meeting. Ms. Collins responded that inspection of smaller rental properties had been inter- nally discussed by staff for some time, and clarified that it had not come about as a result of the recent property manager's meeting, since that was held for multi- family property owners. Ms. Collins noted that it had often been discussed and explored by staff, with equal feedback from those smaller rental property owners who were happy they didn't need inspections; balanced by the interest by the city in having a registration/contact list available, and interest in providing equity of services to renters similar to those multi -family buildings. Councilmember McGehee stated that a number of residents had come to the city about some of those single-family rental properties in residential areas that were problematic. Therefore, Councilmember McGehee questioned if the current rent- al registration and/or nuisance code were addressing that issue. Councilmember McGehee questioned the need to inspect condominiums, or in those smaller rent- als (e.g. duplexes) where the owner occupied one unit and rented out the other unit. However, for single-family homes being rented out or used as investment properties, Councilmember McGehee stated her support for having them inspect- ed. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she had some concerns about this proposal for smaller rentals, opining that it didn't seem to her to be a solution to the prob- lems she was hearing about with pockets of single-family homes being rented, which this proposal would not change at all. With the registration system for those smaller rentals done on an honor system, Councilmember Laliberte stated that the proposal wouldn't serve to change that either. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she wouldn't be prepared to go the route of inspecting smaller rentals; and opined that if carving out rentals other than duplexes with one side owner - occupied and/or condominiums, it simply created a different equity discussion. Mayor Roe agreed that he continued to have concerns in inspecting rental proper- ties of less than five units until he more clearly understood if they created a prob- lem related to other single-family properties in the community. Mayor Roe also agreed that the city's nuisance ordinance and other code enforcement options were available if there were nefarious activities going on in any rental property, with similar recourses available as for owner -occupied homes as well. Mayor Roe noted that one concern was that he was conscious of different levels of in- vestment for single-family property owners and their ability to pay licensing fees and handle the complexities of that system, also heard about when initially ad- dressing the program several years ago. Mayor Roe noted that, after the pushback received from those property owners at that time, the task force created at that time had reviewed the proposed program with the outcome being for a registration versus inspection/licensing program for those smaller rental properties. For him