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<br />Councilmember Elvig agreed with Councilmember Dehen. He noted Council put this Ordinance <br />in place years ago. He was against repealing this ordinance and asked if the inspection portion of <br />this did not work, to work on this issue further. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGlone stated he would be voting in favor of repealing the Ordinance as he <br />believed this was just a money making opportunity for the City and there were no major issues <br />within the community. <br /> <br />Building Official Mick Kaehler stated from his perspective he has seen a variety of items in <br />violation of City Codes as well as safety issues such as illegal handrails, wiring not done <br />properly, unvented fireplaces, illegal doors, no batteries in fire alarms, unvented water heaters, <br />'etc. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wise stated he was not in favor of the City getting involved in the private lives <br />of the citizens. He believed the majority of problem properties in Ramsey were owned by one <br />person. <br /> <br />Mayor Ramsey noted tenants would still have multiple options if they needed assistance with <br />living conditions or a landlord. <br /> <br />Ms. Anderson hoped the Council would do some investigation as to why other communities <br />were doing rental licensing. She did not believe it was nearly as easy for tenants to get things <br />done as the Council believes, especially when the landlords did not live within the community. <br />She expressed concern with certain Councilmembers being landlords. <br /> <br />Mayor Ramsey stated he was not a landlord and he owned only one piece of property within the <br />City. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGlone stated he was not a landlord, but he owned multiple pieces of property <br />within the City. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig expressed concern regarding large rental developments and not having <br />some type of licensing. He stated he was against this and pleaded with the Council to not throw <br />out the entire Ordinance. He indicated if the only issue was inspections, the Council could <br />change the way inspections were done. He stated he was not a landlord. <br /> <br />Mayor Ramsey stated if the City eliminated the inspection, then it would not be necessary to <br />charge a fee. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dehen asked that as part of the motion to repeal that staff is directed to draft a <br />maintenance ordinance as soon as possible to deal with some of the residual issues that might <br />occur . <br /> <br />Councilmember Look stated he was a landlord, but not in the City of Ramsey. He indicated his <br />homestead that he lived in was in the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />City Council / January 12, 2010 <br />Page 7 of 13 <br />