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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 25, 2019 Page 8 live in a nice location without roaches. She urged the Council to get after these problems because she thought these buildings, after seeing the photos, are going to be really difficult to rehab and will not be a one-week deal. With no one else appearing to speak, Mayor Roe closed the public hearing at ap- proximately 7:17 p.m. Mayor Roe explained there are other tools that can be undertaken that the Council is not currently considering but remain on the table and involve more intense ac- tivity in terms of a form of receivership and the rents going toward a fund to take care of the issues, which is not being proposed but could be considered. Willmus moved, Etten seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 11653 entitled, "Revocation of Multifamily Rental License for Properties Located 175, 195, 221, Larpenteur Ave.; 1722, 1725, 1735, and 1736 Woodbridge Court; and 1720, 1735, 1740, 1745, 1750 Marion Street Owned by G&G Management. LLC. For Property Known as Marion Street/The Brittanys Apartments." Council Discussion Councilmember Willmus thought this was an overdue first step. This complex, for years, has been an ongoing issue. He thought it is rapidly approaching a point where staff needs to be more proactive in looking at some of the additional steps to force some changes there. There are certainly things that might seem to be be- yond the control of a property management but with proper property management communication and dialogue with one's tenants, many of these do not need to happen in the first place. This is a significant issue that he thought was lacking with this particular owner in relationship with the tenants that the property owners have and is something that cannot continue to go on. He indicated the city needs to be more aggressive about how the city is going to approach and deal with it. Councilmember Etten agreed and thought this was a very important first step. He agreed with the comments from various people and that this is not anywhere near a new situation. He indicated the city has heard for years from people going in there from social workers, fire inspectors, and police officers, that there were is- sues and also licensing issues from day one. He noted he attended a portion of the resident meeting on November 12th and was aghast at the stories and testimony provided, what the residents were living with and living through, and these are not acceptable conditions in any part of the world. He thought these steps needed to be taken. Councilmember Groff agreed with the comments and he thought the problem here is there is a pattern of neglect that has gone on for many years. He indicated he has been in those units in the last three or four years and was very surprised at the conditions. He was glad that the inspection department went in to check the safe-