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City Council Regular Meeting —11/28/OS <br />DRAFT Minutes - Page 22 <br />Mr. Sem, identifying himself as a non-rental property owner, <br />noted that he had moved to Roseville 3 8 years ago, for an <br />"upscale area" living experience. Mr. Sem expressed <br />dissatisfaction that his property was being devalued by the <br />neighboring property being used as a"dormitory" for University <br />of Minnesota students, with an approximate 700 square foot, <br />single-family home housing an additional three bedrooms in the <br />basement, a basement that had in the past been frequently <br />flooded during substantial rainstorms. Mr. Sem concurred with <br />Mr. Skilling's comments regarding parking problems; lack of <br />snowplowing enforcement; and delegation by the landlord of <br />maintenance and subsequent lack of maintenance. Mr. Sem <br />opined that he lived next door to a slum; and there was currently <br />non-existent compliance. <br />Dan Seaberg, 3098 Fairview Avenue N <br />Mr. Seaberg, owner of an owner-occupied duplex for 30 years, <br />as well as an adjacent two-unit home, had several questions for <br />staff and the City Council. <br />1) What is the purpose of the draft ordinance, as rental <br />property tenants are already covered by state, criminal and <br />civil laws, as well as current Roseville ordinance? <br />Also, Mr. S�abcrg noted that Minnesota landlords were required <br />to notify tenants of the Minnesota Rights and Responsibilities <br />handbook. <br />2) Why put the City in harms way of potential equal <br />opportunity lawsuits, but requiring posting of o�ne�- <br />occupied units, the status of whether or not a home was a <br />rental; blatantly displaying a segregation of Roseville <br />residents? <br />Mr. Seaberg opined that this proposal was morally incorrect and <br />possibly illegal. <br />3) Why is the City requiring all non-propertyowners to be on <br />a tenant identification register; again opining that a certain <br />group was being segregated and the creation of potential <br />problems? <br />4) Why impose requirements for registration, licenses, and <br />fees on small rental units, rather than larger units? <br />Mr. Seab�rg concluded that the current rental housing was we�l- <br />regulated, and encouraged the City to consider the Burt�sville <br />