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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 11, 2012 Page 24 Ayes: Johnson; McGehee; Pust; Willmus; and Roe. Nays: None. g. Request to Perform Abatement at 2744 Mackubin Street As previously noted, this item was removed at the request of staff. h. Request to Perform Abatement at 1136 Sandhurst Drive Permit Coordinator Don Munson reviewed violations at this owner-occupied, single-family home, located at 1136 Sandhurst Drive. Mr. Munson noted that the current owner and resident is Adam Thorpe; and that the property was cur- rently in foreclosure, having been included in the Sheriff's sale in May of 2012. Mr. Munson provided an update, including pictures, of current violations, con- sisting of removal of brush,junk, debris and household items (violation of City Code Sections 407.02.D and 407.03.H). Mr. Munson estimated the cost for the abatement to be approximately $400.00. Mr. Munson clarified that the abate- ment would include moving the cooler and trellis to the back yard. Mr. Munson advised that no response to notices; and a personal visit by staff with the owner had been unsuccessful. Johnson moved, Willmus seconded, authorization to the Community Develop- ment staff to abate the public nuisance violations at 1136 Sandhurst Drive, by hiring a general contractor to remove brush,junk, debris and household items, at an estimated cost of$400.00; moving the cooler and trellis into the back yard; with actual abatement and administrative costs billed to the property owner; and if not paid, staff is directed to recover costs as specified in City Code, Section 407.07B. Roll Call Ayes: Johnson; McGehee; Pust; Willmus; and Roe. Nays: None. Waive Competitive Selection Process—Legal Services City Manager Malinen summarized the requested action, as detailed in the RCA dated June 11, 2012; and staff's recommendation to waive the competitive se- lection process outlined in the City's Professional Services Policy; authorizing the City Manager to negotiate an extension of civil and prosecution services for a period of up to three(3) years. Discussion included presumed satisfaction with those terms by Erickson, Bell, Beckman & Quinn (EBBQ); how to define satisfactory outcome in the negotia- tion process based on economics; satisfactory or exceeding satisfaction of cur- rent services of the firm; the steps in the negotiation process; and involvement of the City Council in the future based on those negotiations, whether successful or not.