HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.c. Minutes of August 19, 2003 Special MeetingE M ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS
e SPECIAL MEETING
AUGUST 19, 2003
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a Special Meeting was held on Tuesday, August 19, 2003
at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Mayor Droste called the meeting to order with Council Members Riley, Shoe - Corrigan,
DeBettignies and Strayton present. Also in attendance were City Administrator Verbrugge, Code
Enforcement Official O'Brien, and City Planner Pearson.
The purpose of the meeting was to review the Property Maintenance Ordinance.
City Administrator Verbrugge and Code Enforcement Official O'Brien gave an overview of the
property maintenance issues.
Code Enforcement Official O'Brien offered several suggestions to upgrade the current property
maintenance program; adoption of the International Property Maintenance Code, adoption of a
proposed lawn installation and maintenance ordinance, adoption of a rental property licensing
and inspection program, and switching any prosecution required to obtain compliance in
property maintenance and code enforcement to the Housing Court at the Dakota County
Northern Service Center rather than the current criminal court in Hastings.
There was additional discussion regarding user fees associated with the cost of code enforcement
inspection follow up, maintaining the quality of existing affordable housing stock within the city
and methods of notification related to enforcement activity.
Staff was given direction to research and prepare the proposed ordinances, codes, and a timeline
for the long -term project to include public informational meetings to gather input from the
community.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jamie Verbrugge
City Administrator
The City Council's Agenda Packet is Clerk's File 2003 -31
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