City Councilor Michael Ross vowed to reconsider portions of his proposed University Accountability Ordinance after a forum addressed students’ concerns Tuesday evening.

Student Government Association (SGA) Interim President Erin McFadzen and Vice President for Academic Affairs Bill Durkin moderated questions to the panel, which also included Ross’ Chief of Staff Jerome Smith, Vice President for Student Affairs Ed Klotzbier and University Registrar Linda Allen.

“I didn’t come here today to tell you that I’m right and you’re wrong,” Ross said. “I came here for the opportunity to talk to you and hear your point of view.”

The ordinance, proposed by City Councilor Jerry McDermott and Ross, would require all Boston universities to collect the addresses and contact information of off-campus students and release them to Boston Police (BPD) and the Inspectional Services Department (ISD).

Klotzbier said the university has been actively trying to acquire the addresses and phone numbers of the nearly 7,500 students living off campus.

“Only half of you live in residence halls,” Klotzbier said. “We need to know where those other students are, we need to know how to contact you.”

The university, however, is unwilling to take that information and pass it on to other agencies, Klotzbier said.

“We strongly oppose releasing information to anyone outside the university,” he said. “The information the registrar is collecting will be used by student affairs and public safety only.”

Ross said the ordinance has potential to benefit students living off campus by allowing ISD to hold landlords responsible for the conditions of their apartments.

“We can go after some of the less responsible landlords,” Ross said. “This is to protect you from landlords who may not be running things well.”

Students voiced their concerns over the ordinance, and many said they were worried BPD would take their information and use it to go on a “witch hunt.”

“How can you assure me and everyone else that officials’ use of this information will not include witch hunts against Northeastern students?” said SGA Sen. Daniel Quintal. “This seems to be something that happens again and again.”

Other students said being tracked by police and ISD made them feel they had already done something wrong.

“This makes me feel like a sexual offender,” said Matt, a sophomore student who resides off campus. “If this passed, I wouldn’t want to be here anymore.”

Ross said he would consider revising the ordinance by removing the clause that requires universities to release students’ contact information to other agencies, and assured students the ordinance is only in a draft stage.

“I think it’s a fair request to make,” Ross said. “I’ll entertain it and take a look at it. Compromise is kind of how you make things work in this society.”

Residents of neighborhoods surrounding Northeastern said a response by the university is necessary, especially after last year’s Super Bowl riots.

“I am 67 years old and the Super Bowl riots was one of the most frightening things I have ever experienced,” said Richard Orareo, a 30-year resident of The Fenway who attended the forum. “It was unbelievable, and the BPD and Northeastern police couldn’t do anything to control it.”

Some students said they felt Northeastern was being specifically targeted by the ordinance, which mentioned the university and the riots in the legislation’s documents.

“He’s putting a target on our chests,” said SGA Sen. Devin Phillip.

SGA Vice President for Administration John Guilfoil said the mention of Northeastern in the legislation further contributes to the negative attention Northeastern has faced in the media.

“By mentioning us by name in the legislation, he is only facilitating that bad press,” he said.

Ross said his aim was not at Northeastern students in particular.

“This wasn’t to label you folks in any derogatory category,” he said. “This isn’t about Northeastern, this isn’t about singling you guys out.”