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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 25, 2019 Page 5 Councilmember Willmus asked if the revocation would prevent the property own- er/landlord from leasing to new tenants. Fire Chief O'Neill indicated that was correct, any vacant unit in all twelve build- ings would need to remain vacant until the license was restored. Councilmember Willmus asked what would happen to someone whose lease would be expiring and for some reason that tenant would want to pursue a renew- al of that lease. Fire Chief O'Neill explained renewals are allowed, the difference is that the ten- ant already lives in the building so the unit is not vacant. The city wants to make sure that no tenants are displaced. Councilmember Laliberte asked for clarification if staff is looking for revocation and not suspension. Fire Chief O'Neill indicated that was correct. The reason for that is in a situation like this, an up to ninety-day suspension would move quickly through with the holidays coming up. Staff does not want to rush through this, wants to get this right, and provide the owner with enough time to make the necessary repairs and changes especially with the infestations that were seen at the buildings. Those are not things that can be corrected immediately, and staff needs to ensure that those are completely eradicated before reissuing the licenses. Councilmember Laliberte asked with the winter weather coming are there going to be seasonal issues that will not be able to be resolved in a shorter period of time as well. Fire Chief O'Neill explained any exterior work would need to be delayed until spring. The biggest issues are the life/safety issues and building code issues and infestations. Councilmember Laliberte indicated she was concerned with the infestations and wondered how that is handled in the winter months. Fire Chief O'Neill explained he is not an expert on that and would need to defer that question to pest control companies that have been hired. He noted G&G has been very responsive to dealing with staff, communicated very well, and have changed pest control companies. Councilmember Willmus explained when the city was first considering the Multi- Family Rental Licensing Program, one of the reasons the city was looking at do- ing it was because of some of the situations that were being seen in this complex.