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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 03, 2008 Page 7 of registration due to not completing registration data, exclusion of rentals to fam- ily members, and inappropriate conduct and violations. Mr. Trudgeon revised cost estimates from $50,000, which would have included interior inspections, to an estimated $5,000 to accommodate staff time for mail- ing, form creation and data entry; with the revenue depending on the determined registration fee. Mr. Trudgeon advised that on a quick review by staff on non- homesteaded properties in Roseville, there were 880 properties with 1-4 units; however, he clarified that not all of those would be rentals, and he anticipated more refined numbers for staff's next presentation, based on further review and research. Councilmember Ihlan questioned the proposed penalties (page 4, line 1) and whether violations as a misdemeanor were excessive given the nature of a regis- tration ordinance, rather than a licensing ordinance, and policy rationale for such an amount. City Attorney Squires noted that the penalty language may be a holdover from the previous draft and suggested that, if it was City Council guidance to delete that language with the purpose of pure information gathering to create a database, misdemeanor fines may not be appropriate. Councilmember Ihlan opined that the language could remain; however opined that with registration itself, fines as opposed to criminal sanctions seemed more ap- propriate, similar to the recently-adopted animal licensing ordinance. Discussion ensued regarding City Code violations in general being misdemeanors with resulting penalties; and whether administrative penalties were more appro- priate or would lack enforcement ability by staff. City Attorney Squires clarified that a misdemeanor was more than an administra- tive fine, and that the City's criminal attorney would have the ability to pursue misdemeanor charges, with any given section of code potentially containing criminal and/or civil ramifications. Mr. Squires noted that this section still has reference to misdemeanors, and with that language, the City Council would have the option to pursue such charges. Councilmember Pust referenced the sample Mounds View sample ordinance, and opined that she would prefer an administrative fine list of potential violations for rental properties, with more definition of the specific responsibilities of an owner or agent and that appropriate action (Page 4, Section 909). Further discussion included tiered language for potential violations; method of correction and responsibility of the owner; number of violations within a certain