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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 29, 2009 Page 12 munities had a stormwater review process before land use approvals, and sug- gested that become routine practice rather than the exception. Councilmember Ih- lan also spoke in support of a stormwater quality ordinance that would be broad- based and look at all sources and related issues. Councilmember Johnson concurred with Councilmember Ihlan's suggestion to make the PWET part of land use reviews, allowing for broader involvement of citizens in the land use process, and allowing~the PWET as one more opportunity for them to be made aware of potential projects. Councilmember Johnson en- couraged the PWET to attend the one or more of the town hall meetings to engage citizens in their related budgeting concerns as outlined in their report. Council- member Johnson expressed his personal appreciation for the work of the PWET and skill set they each brought to the commission. Commissioners recognized the receptiveness of and good information provided by staff in assisting the PWET in their work; recognizing the limited time re- sources based on other workload responsibilities. Mayor Klausing thanked Commissioners for their attendance, and recognized staff liaisons to the various advisory commissions, all collectively helping the City Council in their decision-making for the community. b. Rental Registration Update Presentation Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon provided a review of the first year of the City's newly-implemented rental registration program; and some interesting data and statistic analysis during that year. Mr. Trudgeon noted the challenges for staff in having no established database when initiating the program and limited staff resources available for follow-up on those rental units remaining unregistered. Mr. Trudgeon provided an updated map showing locations of regis- tered rentals, and differentiations in SingleFamily, Condominium, Duplex, Town- home, and Triplex rental units. Mr. Trudgeon noted that staff would be in a much better position to provide more detailed demographics after the second year of the program, based on the City's IT staff expertise and GPS information gathering. Mr. Trudgeon addressed some statistics that were surprising, given preconceived perceptions going into the program; as well as complaints for owner-occupied versus rental properties); and noted the pro-active nature in having current contact information on registered rentals for code enforcement purposes. Discussion included whether staff could break down code violations based on rental status to clarify perceptions versus realities; multiple violations versus sin- gular violations per property; availability of quantified data, such as compliance rates for rentals versus owner-occupied units; recognizing those landlords and property owners who are in compliance and maintaining their rental properties; clarifying rental properties based on non-homesteaded properties using Ramsey