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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 HRA Meeting Minutes — Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Page 4 Acting Roseville Police Chief Captain Rick Mathwig and Police/Community Liaison Sarah Mahmud concurred with Mr. Trudgeon's analysis and spoke in support of the need to keep renters and property owners accountable. Acting Chief Mathwig stated that in some multiple- unit rental properties in Roseville, their owners have not been good stewards of City services, often through violation of multiple ordinances at a single property, and provided specific examples of some of those situations. Discussion among Commissioners and staff included other communities having passed similar ordinances and the status or results achieved in those communities, among whom were the Cities of Bloomington, Eagan, Robbinsdale, Faribault, and Golden Valley; modeling of the draft ordinance as presented based on the existing ordinances in those communities; additional staff time required initially to track nuisance violation data and send out notice letters to violators versus current resources required in dealing with problem properties; potential stumbling blocks for fee determination equated with staff time, squad response time and cost, and the number of officers on call at the time of the nuisance call, with a cost-benefit analysis required to determine that value; consideration of a blanket fee similar to the aggregate fee for false burglary alarms and incremental increases, while needing to consider extraordinary situations to accommodate full compensation; and the need to mesh and incorporate the fees with the remainder of the City's existing fee schedule. Further discussion included how to verify actual and valid calls versus neighbor disputes on a case by case basis, with a potential to waive fees based on the specific situation; current officer calls for invalid nuisance issues on a daily basis; and other portions of City Code defining "nuisance;" with an entire chapter of Code dedicated to defining "nuisances," but this one focused specifically on the Police Department rather than Code Enforcement issues (i.e., tall grass, or junk in a yard); and the office of the Police Chief determining if and when fees should be waived through working with property owners/management to determine whether eviction processes are indicated or if the management plan sufficiently provides for mediation, with the appeal process to the City Manager's Office consistent with other appeal processes. Motion: Member Majerus moved, seconded by Member Pust to recommend to the City Council enactment of an ordinance to impose and collect fees from the owner(s), occupant(s), or both at properties requiring repeat response by City staff to nuisance complaints. Ayes: 7 Nays: 0 Abstentions: 0 Motion carried. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed a specific multi-family rental property in Roseville that provided a positive resolution through cooperation and partnership between the City's Police Department through the efforts of Ms. Mahmud and development of a Security Plan; and expressed his appreciation to the Police Department in achieving these positive results. Chair Maschka noted that this provided for a great example of a good community policing model. d. Living Smarter Marketing Campaign Housing Coordinator Jeanne Kelsey reviewed the three (3) responses received to the City's Request for Proposals (RFP) for a marketing campaign, as detailed in the Request for HRA Action dated May 18, 2010; with one party not responding directly as part of the RFP criteria; and the remaining two (2) parties interviewed last week by staff and Member Masche. Ms. Kelsey advised that staff was recommending the hiring of Mr. George Hornik, based on his