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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 22, 2016 Page 35 sues. Mr. Martin stated that Mr. Dorso stands ready, willing and able to complete required corrections, as soon as he and his representatives were made aware of what those corrections were. As his concluding bench handout, attached hereto and made a part hereof, Mr. Martin provided the most recent correspondence on the issue, showing Walrath Electric had been engaged to stand by and finish any remaining electrical work. Mr. Martin noted Mr. Englund had met with that contractor, opining that was the only contractor he had met with specific to this building, and reiterated that code review would drive the mechanical repairs. Mr. Martin reviewed what he termed discrepancies in the correspondence by Mr. Englund related to resolving electrical issues and dependence on what part of the building would be occupied. Mr. Mar- tin stated he and his client wanted to get things back on track; however, he further stated that they needed help from the City and City Council to make sure that pro- cess was followed. At the request of Councilmember Willmus specific to Photo Attachment T, Mr. Martin advised that the panels had not been resolved at this time, thus the reason to bring in an electrical contractor, who had visited the site several times already, but not completing the work until the city defines what they're ordering done, to make economical sense to complete the work. Councilmember Willmus asked Mr. Martin if permits had been pulled to perform the electrical work and other things shown in Mr. Martin's photographic evidence as having been completed. Mr. Martin responded the work was repairing existing wiring; and nothing remained live other than evidenced in Attachment T. In the most recent correspondence distributed by Mr. Martin as his final bench handout, Councilmember McGehee noted reference in the fourth paragraph of the removal of the water meter. However, Councilmember McGehee stated she found it noteworthy that everyone was unaware that the sprinkler system was served by a separate connection not running through the meter that was removed. Mr. Martin responded that the sprinkler system was a separate connection not de- pendent on the domestic water supply, and coming from the street. At the further request of Councilmember McGehee as to how this water was not part of the do- mestic water supply, Mr. Martin stated anything serving toilets or wash basins was separate from the sprinkler system connection, with water only being used in case of an event. Councilmember McGehee stated, with Mr. Martin and his client's apparent seri- ous issues with the City Building Inspector, she still found it appalling that there is a building in this community in this condition that someone would attempt to rent and ask them to work in. While expressing appreciation that an inspection was done, Councilmember McGehee noted mildew and other issues in the build-