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Meeting date: June 19, 2006 p. 1 of 7 Roseville Housing and Redevelopment Authority Citizen Advisory Group on Rental Housing June 19, 2006 Meeting Notes Present : Warren Anderson, Ron Bartz, Paul Bradley, Sue Hackett, Kevin Kelly, Annette Phillips, Dan Roe, Cory Schmitt, Joe Scheunemann, Bob Venters Staff : Don Munson, Roseville Codes Coordinator Facilitator : Carol Swenson, Center for Policy, Planning, and Performance Welcome and Introductions Carol Swenson opened and facilitated the m eeting. Everyone took turns providing a self- introduction. Code Enforcement Presentation, Don Munson Don provided an overview of Code Enfor cement. The purposes of the enforcement program are to 1) address public nuisances; 2) en sure building and lot maintenance; and 3) attend to land use enforcement. Behind these specific purposes are the goals of maintaining property values and community livability. Don provided two handouts: The Land Use Violation Update for the 1 st Quarter of 2006 and an example of an memo to the city manage r about an Administrative Ticket issued to a nuisance property in Roseville. Don noted that the most common complaints his department receives involve cars and parking issues, property maintenance, and overcro wding in single-family homes. In his opinion, the complaints are rooted in property owner concerns about the negative impact on property values and ability to sell a property quickly—not concern that the property is rented or owner- occupied. Occasionally, they receive complaints from renters about problems such as no heat, plumbing that needs repair, and house repairs. Under present ordinances, the City is not in a position to respond to renters’ complaints. Don also shared staff research on tre nds they are seeing in the number of non- homesteaded houses. He indicated that non-homest eaded properties are about 5% of the city’s housing stock, but the source of about 20% of the complaints they receive. In his estimation, about 30% of the non-homesteaded houses ar e in non-compliance with City codes. From his observations, disrepair is the most common complaint the City receives. And in many cases, seniors or single women often without the resources or physical ability to attend to necessary maintenance own these houses. In the case of complaints affiliated with students, parents of students typically buy the home for the adult child to live in with other students who pay rent. The City is also receiving more calls from people seeking to buy distressed properties to buy inexpensively. Often these are rent ed out without making improvements. With the adoption of the Property Maintenan ce Code, the City is in a better position to assist renters with some of their complaints, but inspectors still have no authority to enter a