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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 6, 2015 Page 8 At the request of Board Member McGehee, Mr. Munson clarified that schedule for the first cycle of inspections conducted in October, with the next cycle scheduled for May, accomplishing a six month time period as proscribed by City Code. Board Member Laliberte noted the revisions recently made to the Renal Licensing Ordi- nance to address outdoor issues and scheduling their compliance based on weather and timing. Mr. Munson advised that revisions to the ordinance provided that those issues are ad- dressed through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the property owner and City staff, and would be taken into consideration in all inspection and/or renewal cy- cles. Specifically related to the G & G Management properties, Mr. Munson advised that if the property owner agrees, through an MOU, to correct those outside and/or long-term weather-related issues and agrees to repair those items on a set schedule that if agreeable to the City, those items would then be removed from the next inspection as far as them being calculated in the next inspection renewal cycle. Mr. Munson noted that this could provide a better chance for them to receive a grade on their properties by ensuring their compliance, particularly for those more expensive, long-term or outside items, as mutual- ly agreed to. Board Member McGehee noted a question she'd received from a resident regarding the property behind and lack of clarity as to whether the City had right-of-way and if so, how staff made a delineation on property lines and areas of responsibility. Mr. Munson clarified that there was a dirt pathway behind the Dairy Queen where litter blows between properties, with the same issues found every spring after the snow melts. Mr. Munson advised that staff had repeatedly contacted both the adjacent shopping center and G & G Management after snowfall to clean- up that area, and both parties had always been responsive to that request. Mr. Munson confirmed that a similar letter was currently being prepared for distribution by staff for mailing later this week. However, Mr. Mun- son further clarified that the rental license inspection report stated that there was a lot of litter on the G & G Management site, also a separate issue they had been asked to address repeatedly for a number of years, and directly attributable to their site with that litter blowing into the wooded area. Mr. Munson advised that, while the City may have an easement in that area, the litter is- sue blowing into the woods were owned by the shopping center and G & G. Chair Roe noted that the litter in that area was attributable to the G & G site itself, and the litter and debris on the path may or may not be relevant to the license type determination only to the extent it was considered a violation at the original inspection. Mayor Roe sought further clarification on the role of the Board from City Attorney Gaughan.