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Regular City Council Meeting <br />Monday, April 10, 2017 <br />Page 15 <br /> <br />Mr. Englund clarified that the intent was that rental properties have a local agent <br />or property manager on site; with City Manager Trudgeon further clarifying that <br />this had always been a part of the code. <br /> <br />Councilmembers Willmus and McGehee stated their concern in requiring a local <br />agent or a property manager to be local; as long as there was person for the city <br />and/or tenants to contact for immediate response to emergencies, concerns or ot h- <br />er on-site issues of a rental property. Councilmember Willmus expressed his <br />preference that rentals are posted conspicuously with that contact information; but <br />not to preclude someone from outside the seven-county metropolitan area from <br />owning rental property in Roseville. <br /> <br />Mayor Roe stated his reading of the text didn’t preclude that, but only sought to <br />ensure that a designated local contact person was available, encouraging quick r e- <br />sponses to code violations or other rental property issues. With confirmation by <br />City Manager Trudgeon, Mayor Roe opined that the original purpose was because <br />of the difficulty in tracking owners and getting timely action on code enforcement <br />issues. City Manager Trudgeon advised that this language was taken from best <br />practices researched from other communities in dealing with absentee landlords, <br />first to be able to contact them, and then to get action, thus the language for <br />someone local as a representative within the seven-county metropolitan area. <br />Mayor Roe noted that the language was referenced elsewhere in the code, and if <br />removed, there would be additional changes to consider in other text. <br /> <br />Councilmember Laliberte sought clarification as to the separate designation for <br />“agent” and why a property owner couldn’t serve as their own representative and <br />yet live wherever they chose <br /> <br />Councilmember Willmus requested adding language requiring all Roseville rental <br />properties to have contact information clearly posted on site; and posted on the <br />outside of the home. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGehee stated her understanding that an owner should be able <br />to serve as their own agent, no matter their location, with their obligation to pr o- <br />vide their contact information to their tenants as part of their contract between <br />owner/tenant, and also to provide adequate information to the City of Roseville <br />and have a process in place to respond to any code issues of the city. Coun- <br />cilmember McGehee suggested an agreement with rental property owners that if <br />something was not responded to within ten days, city code enforcement staff <br />would have it taken care of and the property owner assessed on their prope rty tax- <br />es for any expenses in doing so. Councilmember McGehee opined that this pro- <br />vided the city with authority to get the job done, while not meddling in the rela- <br />tionship between the property owner and their tenant(s). Councilmember McGe- <br />hee noted that the ultimate goal is to allow the Community Development Depart-