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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 25, 2008 Page 10 City Manager Morrison requested clarification that the concern is to classify the properties under discussion as rental because they can create some of the same problems as normal rentals, and that therefore regulation is needed over these properties. Mayor Faust stated his concern that if money is not exchanged the property may not be considered as a rental, but there may be someone in the house that has no interest in being a good neighbor. 9 City Manager Mornson advised with the adoption of this ordinance they are also adopting the 10 IPMC, which gives the City more teeth even if a property is not classified as a rental. He 11 indicated this may be a preferred method to regulate these types of properties, and is something 12 to look at with the consideration of the proposed amendment. He stated once this ordinance is 13 adopted there will be consideration of a fee schedule. Rental dwelling fees will increase, which 14 will pay for one or two part time code enforcement officers. 15 16 Mayor Faust pointed out Section 1336.09, Conduct on Licensed Premises, requires that hearings 17 for the first, second and third violations would be before the City Council. He pointed out this is 18 a departure from what is currently done, with most zoning issues being handled by the Zoning 19 Administrator, which is the City Manager. 20 21 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Roth, to approve First Reading 22 of Ordinance 08 -003; Housing Code Ordinance. 23 24 Motion carried unanimously. 25 26 Mayor Faust noted at one time the Council had discussed that the Sign Ordinance and Housing 27 Code Ordinance would be handled at separate times. However, there is a sense of urgency to 28 complete these ordinances and get code enforcement officers in place. He directed the City 29 Manager to bring these ordinances forward and include them on the agenda of the next City 30 Council meeting. 31 32 F. Resolution 08-024, Adolijing the Emergency Plan of the North Suburban Planning Grog 33 as the Emergency Plan for the City of St. Anthony. 34 35 Fire Chief Malenick reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that it is requested 36 that the proposed Emergency Plan be adopted for the City. The Plan is generated by the federal 37 government under Homeland Security Directive No. 5, which requires that all levels of 38 government work efficiently and effectively together during disaster management. He explained 39 it is recognized that most disasters start locally, but response, recovery and mitigation are almost 40 always regional. Most recently they have seen the I -35 W bridge collapse where the City of 41 Minneapolis became overwhelmed, hence the push from the federal government to develop 42 regional rather than local plans. Fire Chief Malenick stated the Emergency Plan describes the 43 basic strategies and mechanisms through which the cities will mobilize resources and conduct 44 activities to guide and support emergency management efforts using the National Incident 45 Management System (NIMS). 46