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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 10, 2017 Page 16 ment staff to do their job effectively in the city’s efforts to keep Roseville proper- ties well maintained, whether owner-occupied or rental properties. At the request of Councilmember Etten, Mr. Englund advised that staff could in- clude contact information as part of the application process if language about a “local agent” was removed; with current practice including accelerated abatement in five days for grass mowing, opining that a similar timeline and process could be incorporated for other code violations as well. However, Mr. Englund e x- pressed some concern in the due process notification for out -of-town owners, but perhaps with email and phone in today’s technological climate it would not be- come an issue. On a broader sense, Councilmember Laliberte stated that she was not opposed to any of the changes recommended by staff earlier or those additional comments of her colleagues tonight. However, Councilmember Laliberte stated her concern with rental properties of 1-4 that were not addressed in this ordinance revision, specifically the voluntary nature of the program and only being able to enforce those doing so, while no t being able to keep those choosing no t to register as re- sponsible for upkeep and maintenance as well. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she would support not only an investigation fee, but also requiring the proper- ty owner to be responsible for educating their tenants on Roseville regulations (e.g. parking). Mr. Englund reported that the city already supplies that information (renter rules) not only to the property owner, but also to tena nts of the property. Mayor Roe noted that the key part in initially passing the original ordinance as proposed by the Housing & Redevelopment Authority had been the voluntary na- ture of it, and an educational versus enforcement focus. Councilmember Etten referenced Section 907.10 (Violations), Item A noting that this provided recourse for rental property owners not registering their properties in Roseville. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte in how to enforce registration, City Manager Trudgeon advised that no rental property owners under this ordinance had yet to be taken to court since staff works with them to register although it sometimes it is a lengthy process. Councilmember McGehee questioned definition of a “natural” person, also in- cluded in previous text language as noted by Mr. Englund, and referenced else- where in the proposed ordinance. Councilmember McGehee suggested deleting the “natural” and leaving references as a “person” or individual.”