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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 9, 2018 Page 14 Ayes: Laliberte, Willmus, Etten, and Roe. Nays: None. Abstentions: McGehee. Motion carried. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 7:55 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 8:03 p.m. c. Consider the Community Development Department Request for Approval of Proposed Text Amendment of Roseville's City Code, 908.03.C: Disorderly Behavior Lease Provisions Building Official Englund summarized the request as detailed in the RCA and re- lated attachments of April 9, 2018, noting this item was previously discussed dur- ing the October 23, 2017 City Council meeting. The Council had requested that revisions to this specific section be drafted and brought back for review and ap- proval. Additionally, the ordinance has been posted on the City's website in ac- cordance with the 10-day notification rule. The recommended change and addi- tion to the following section would allow for City Code to be in alignment with State Statute Section 504B.205. Councilmember Etten stated he previously had a discussion with the City Attor- ney, and he asked Mr. Gaughan to share his opinion with the Council related to a mental health provision in the statute. City Attorney Gaughan explained that the State law simply states that landlords are prohibited from imposing a penalty on tenants for calls to the police or for emergency assistance in response to domestic abuse or any other conduct. Fol- lowing that, it is important to note that State law prohibits municipalities from en- acting ordinances that are inconsistent with that scheme. His advice is that in an ordinance referencing landlord obligations, it is best to simply reference the statu- tory provision, as it is a large catch-all. The best practice is to say that landlords shall abide by the State law provision. Mayor Roe noted the State statute,right above subdivision 4 says: this subdivision shall not otherwise preempt any local ordinance or rule that penalizes a landlord for, or requires a landlord to abate, conduct on the premises that constitutes a nuisance or other disorderly conduct as de- fined by local ordinance or rule. Councilmember McGehee asked if there is a way to get this into the hands of renters, particularly the Minnesota Statute, which is now referenced in the City's statue.