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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 22,2015 Page 29 car, and intended to address remaining issues, but asked that the City Council al- low him five weeks to do so. Mr. Robichaud reported the support of most of his neighbors, with only one per- son consistently complaining and having done so in the past as well. Mr. Ro- bichaud expressed his favorable impression with the competency of the City Council and thanked staff for their attempts to assist him and provide resources. However, Mr. Robichaud stated that beyond health issues, it was financially diffi- cult for him to hire work done, and if doing so for them to meet the timetable sug- gested by staff, thus his request for five weeks. Mr. Robichaud opined that he had attempted to act in good faith outside his health issues. Based on the health and financial issues addressed by Mr. Robichaud, Mayor Roe advised that the City Council would take the request for five weeks for resolution under consideration during their deliberations. Public Comment Lisa McCormick As a member of the audience with several of her neighbors, Ms. McCormick of- fered their volunteer services to assist Mr. Robichaud in resolving this issue; in coordination with Mr. Munson. Ms. McCormick did request the additional time beyond two weeks in order to coordinate and move forward as volunteers to ac- complish the tasks. Mayor Roe expressed the City Council and staff's appreciation of this offer. While supporting the request for five weeks, Councilmember McGehee did so with the caveat that she would not like to see Mr. Robichaud attempt to perform the work himself given his precarious health. McGehee moved, Laliberte seconded, directing the Community Development staff to abate the public nuisance violations (remove shed,junk and debris) at 959 Brenner Avenue, if not completed by the owner within the next five weeks, by hiring a general at an unknown estimated cost; with the property owner to be billed for actual and administrative costs, and if charges not paid, authorizing staff to recover costs as specified in City Code, Section 407.07B. Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of the motion and personally thanked Mr. Robichaud for coming forward and the neighborhood group for volunteering. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee,Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, and Roe. Nays: None.