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City Council Study Session TVIonday, August 20, 2007 Page 16 ously by the City Council; and opined that she hoped the City Council would not approve the AUAR Update as being complete and accurate on a 3/2 vote at the next meeting. Councilmember Pust requested that staff provide the written legal opinion regarding this matter to the public defining the Comprehen- sive Plan related to the AUAR Update. iscussi®n -Twin bakes ®rat®riu Councilmember Ihlan provided a bench handout consisting of a memorandum entitled, "Proposal for wwin Lakes IVloratorium, dated August 20, 2007 and reviewed the three proposals as outlined. Coun- cilmember Ihlan advised that she would bring a motion to the next meeting, to direct staff to draft a moratorium. Councilmember Kough spoke in support of a moratorium; however, opined that nothing on the Council had changed regarding the major- ity opinion, and his and Councilmember Ihlan's minority opinion. Councilmember Roe clarified that he was not personally interested in paving the way for big box retail. Councilmember Ihlan used the redevelopment of the Ford Plant prop- erty by the City of St. Paul, and their planning process for community planned and supported development. Councilmember Pust clarified that there were two (2) distinctions be- tween the City of St. Paul and the City of Roseville: St. Paul didn't have a moratorium in place, and no private property owners impacted. e. refinance - I~.ental Licensing rd.inance ~IR.A Consultant Cathy Bennett reviewed the staff memorandum dated August 20, 2007, providing a history of and citizen advisory group involvement in recommending a proposed rental registration ordinance. Areas of concern and key issues regarding rental housing and housing codes in general included, lack of accurate data on rental properties; staff lack of authority to enter properties suspected of overcrowding; protracted process for resolving complaints; too many