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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 22, 2016 Page 43 Ms. Collins stated that staff was open to working with the property owner to find solutions, but further stated the way things had worked to-date with this long and drawn out process, she would require that contractors were actually secured by the property owner and not simply contacted; and that the main structural ele- ments of code violations were immediately addressed and more so than staff had received up to this point. Willmus moved, Etten seconded, adoption of Resolution No.11349 (Attach- ment Z) entitled, "Resolution Approving Abatement Action at 2814 Cleve- land Avenue N;" authorizing abatement action at 2814 Cleveland Avenue N through the order to vacate, condemn the building, and suspend the Certifi- cate of Occupancy, and disconnect utilities from the property.� Councilmember Willmus stated that the City Council was fully aware of the full context of the issues occurring in this building, and stated that he found the situa- tion with the electrical system to be quite alarming. From his personal perspec- tive, Councilmember Willmus opined this was a necessary action to take so the city didn't end up dealing with a death on the premises. While unable to speak for Mr. Dorso and what had happened with the property and any past actions of previous City Councils, Councilmember Willmus clarified that if Mr. Dorso made the decision to house tenants in his properties, he had an obligation to make sure those buildings were compliant with code, noting therein lay his concern. Now knowing that they know about this facility, Councilmember Willmus opined the city would be remiss if it did anything other than what was laid out by staff in the RCA and didn't take action to correct this situation. Councilmember Etten seconded the comments of Councilmember Willmus. Councilmember Etten also spoke to the years of deterioration and noncompliance with code in a variety of issues (e.g. exteriar trailer storage and Fire Department lack of access to the site and buildings). While these violations have been known to the property owner, Councilmember Etten noted nothing had been done by Mr. Dorso to correct those violations. Councilmember Etten further spoke to the pho- tographic evidence provided by Mr. Martin, as Mr. Dorso's attorney used to dis- pute similar evidence provided by staff, yet clearly showing other noncompliance issues included in the list (e.g. open stairway with no safety railing) and showing additional safety violations. Now three months since the initial inspection, Coun- cilmember Etten opined it was time to correct those safety violations and urged the property owner to do, agreeing the city had an obligation to make sure the property owner upheld his obligations. Councilmember McGehee agreed with the comments of her colleagues. While not harboring a desire to throw anyone out of work, Councilmember McGehee opined that she found this found this an appalling situation with no correction to these life safety issues. Councilmember McGehee urged the owner and city staff