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Meeting date: June 19, 2006 p. 2 of 7 property. From his perspective, the proposed Rental Licensing Or dinance has several advantages: 1. The fees will be used to contract inspectors, leaving City staff with more time to work on other pressing issues. 2. It will help eliminate overcrowding because in spectors will have the authority to enter a property and investigate circumstances. 3. Gives staff the authority they need to address life and safety issues in rental properties. (Section 8 inspections now covers only 100 units in Roseville.) 4. Creates a mechanism for controlling the ille gal conversion of single-family homes into duplexes. 5. Offers renters more protection. 6. Serves as a deterrent for landlords w ho might otherwise neglect a property. 7. Relieves citizen frustration about the City’s limited response to complaints about rental properties. The Q & A session following the presentation covere d a range of topics. Questions and answers have been paraphrased and grouped under common themes. Need for Licensing Program Q: What percentage of overcrowding compla ints is associated with college students? A: About 15 properties Q: How many overcrowding complaints are associated with non-student situations? A: About 4 to 5 complaints are associated with rented single-family home; these complaints are more frequently associated with apartment buildings. Q: Are there other ways the City can addr ess complaints about cars parked on grass? A: According to current codes, a car must be moved after 14 days. There might be an option of applying tighter restrictions duri ng the winter months when snow plowing and storage are issues. Q: Do you think the Property Maintenance Code would be sufficient to address the problems if it amended to address issues su rrounding cars and overcrowding? A: No. Still lack aut hority to enter a property. Q: Will ordinance help locate the owner responsible for the property? A: Yes. The ordinance could require contac t information. This would lessen the amount of time staff now must take to tr ack down the responsible owner. Q: Can you limit the number of cars per home or property? A: Yes, some cities have such limits. Roseville does not. Enforcement of Roseville codes applying to car storage, etc. is dependent on what was done to the property when the ordinance was enacted, e.g. graveled areas. Observation: The Advisory Group could recommend code change about parking cars on grass. The current limit of 14 days could be reduced 1 da y. The downside is that the City may not have enough staff to enforce such a code.