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Ordinance 915 Page 10 SECTION 5. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 1000, Chapter 1012, Section 1012.08, of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the underlined material and deleting the stricken material as follows: 1012.08: Crime Free Rental Housing Program Voluntary Certification: The City has established a voluntary program providing property owners and managers an opportunity to learn, train, and work hand in hand with law enforcement as well as the Community Development Department to ensure that the City of Mounds View rental housing stock maintains a crime and drug free environment. Based on the desired level of certification requested by the property and the completion of the requirements for each level, the license fee can be reduced as follows. Subd. 1. Level "C" Certification (20%reduction in license fees): a. Property owner or a designated representative shall attend three or more meetings of the New Brighton/Mounds View Property Managers' Coalition meetings per year. b. Licensee or applicant shall have paid the required license fee in a timely manner, as defined in the Mounds View City Code. c. No buildings shall exceed the maximum number of dwelling units allowed in that zoning district as set by the Mounds View Zoning Code. d. The owner shall not allow weeds, vegetation,junk, debris, or rubbish to accumulate repeatedly on the exterior of the premises so as to create a nuisance condition under Chapter 607 of the City Code. Issuance of three or more Notices of Violation during the previous licensing period regarding violations of Chapter 607 of the City Code is to be used as a basis for determination of compliance with of this requirement. e. The Crime-Free/Drug-Free Addendum shall be issued with every lease/tenant. Subd. 2. Level "B" Certification shall include all of the requirements of Level "C" certification plus following(33%reduction in license fees): a. The property owner or designated representative shall attend four or more meetings of the New Brighton/Mounds View Property Managers' Coalition meetings per year. b. Property shall not cause additional inspections other than one annual inspection and one follow-up inspection. c. The property owner or designated representative shall attend and complete a one-day (8 hour)training course as prescribed by the International Crime Free Association; Crime Free Multi Housing Program. The information contained in the seminar is a compilation of experience and proven methods from professional rental property managers, lawyers, and police officers. Evidence of completion of this course shall be provided in the form of a certificate of completion. Certificate shall be dated within the past five years.