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. . ~ Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, June 29, 1987 Page 2 1401 SKILES (Cont'd) Lemberg requested the Council consider reimbursing at least a portion of his expenses for the repair of the . pipe and replacement of the law; it is his opinion that the original contractor, hired by the City to install the watermain, caused the leak to occur; estimated repair cost for the watermain break is $560.00 and lawn replacement estimate is approximately $500.00. Council questioned if other complaints had been received by t~e Village staff . relative to Perron's work on repair of watermains or condition of property after repair is completed. Raddatz stated that the City staff usually does the sod replacement when Perron has done work for the Village; he stated he conveyed to Lemberg that it was his responsibility to hire a contractor of his choice. Moved by Hansen, seconded by Sather, that the City of Arden Hills reimburse Brad Lemberg in an amount up to $280.00, to be used toward payment of the watermain repair costs he incurred and, furthermore, that the Public Works staff repair the lawn at 1401 Skiles Lane at an appropriate time after the ground has settled. In discussion, Councilmember Winiecki expressed sympathy for Lemberg's situation, however, she stated that the Village crew did not create the damage to the lawn and disagreed with staff replacing the lawn. Winiecki advised she . was not opposed to contributing toward the repair cost for the watermain break. Councilman Sather stated that a letter should be sent to Mr. Perron. advising his work is unacceptable; he further stated his opinion was that the Village should participate in the repair and restoration of the Lemberg property. Motion carried. (Hansen, Sather Woodburn voting in favor: Winiecki opposed) (3-1) EXTERIOR COMPLETION OF PROPERTIES The Clerk Administrator advised Council that complaints had been received from residents regarding the exterior completion of properties in Arden Hills. Grant Wishart, 1424 Arden Oaks Drive and Frank Dolinar, 1435 Arden Oaks Drive, explained that there is a home in their neighborhood that has been under construction since March of 1986; residents in the area are concerned about the unsightly appearance of the property and safety of the children in the neighborhood due to the construction materials left of the property. They requested Council adopt an ordinance pertaining to a time limit for completion of residential homes in Arden Hills and further requested the property in their . neighborhood be inspected for ordinance and code violations. Paul Malone, 1485 Dawn Circle, commented that he has a similar situation in his neighborhood; the home in question has been under construction for a period of 3 years. He discussed the matter with the Zoning Administrator and found that Certificates of Occupancy are not issued for residential properties. Malone strongly favored the adoption of an ordinance which addresses a time span for completion of residential properties. Council discussed the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy for residential properties, conducting a survey of surrounding communities relative to completion dates for residential homes (including lawns, driveways, etc.) and clean-up of construction materials. Mayor Woodburn stated that the Planner had done some preliminary surveying of other communities; he reviewed the results. There was discussion relative to the Uniform Building Code guidelines and extenuating circumstances which may prolong the completion of residential construction. .