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name of the City to abate and enjoin the further continuation of said nuisance. (Ordinance 16, §7, 6/17/1969) Section 13. Abatement of Nuisance by Council, 13.1. Normal procedure, If, after such service of notice, the person served fails to abate the nuisance or make the necessary repairs, alterations, or changes in accordance with the direction of the Council, the Council may cause such nuisance to be abated at the expense of the Council and recover such expenditure, plus an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of such expenditures, by civil action against the person or persons served; orif service has been had upon the owner or occupant by ordering the Clerk to extend such sum, plus twenty-five percent (25%) thereof, as a special tax against` the property upon which the nuisance existed and to certify the same to the county auditor of Ramsey County, Minnesota, for collection in the same manner as taxes and special assessments are certified and collected. (Ordinance 16, §8, 6/17/1969) 13.2 Summary enforcement. Incases where the delay in abatement required to complete the notice and procedure requirements set forth in sections 12 and 13.1 will permit a continuing nuisance to unreasonably endanger public health, safety or welfare, the Council may order summary enforcement and abate the nuisance. The officer charged with enforcement shall determine that a public nuisance exists or is being maintained on premises in the City and that delay in abatement ofthe nuisance will unreasonably endanger public health, safety or welfare. The enforcement officer shall notify in writing the occupant or owner of the premises of the nature of the nuisance and of the City's decision to seek summary enforcement and the time and place of the council. meeting to consider the question of summary enforcement. The council shall determine whether or not the condition identified in the notice to the owner or occupant is a nuisance, whether public health, safety or welfare will be unreasonably endangered by delay in abatement required to complete the procedure set forth above, and may order that such nuisance be immediately terminated or abated. If the nuisance is not immediately terminated or abated, the Council may order summary enforcement and abate the nuisance. 13.3 Emergencies. The city may, without notice or other process, immediately abate any condition which poses an imminent and serious hazard to human life or safety. 13.4 Responsibility for cost. In cases of summary or emergency enforcement, the owner of premises on which a nuisance has been abated by the city shall be personally liable for the cost to the city ofthe abatement, including administrative costs. The clerk shall prepare a bill once costs have been determined and present it to the owner, due and payable immediately.