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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 18, 2018 Page 10 towards creating more meeting spaces. As the Council puts forward the commu- nity survey, it will be interesting to see if that perspective has changed or not. He believes that connectivity will continue to be an important issue. Councilmember Laliberte thanked the PRC for its hard work. Mayor Roe commented one way to get more involvement in the natural resources efforts would be to recruit local companies who are looking for things for their employees to become involved in. He also suggested thinking about going to na- tive plantings in some parks to reduce the amount of maintenance needed. Mayor Roe thanked the Commission for their joint meeting. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 7:46 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 7:48 p.m. . • ► • . . • . I . . .. . . . . . . .. • . . _ , • . • . •. . • . 578 Ryan_ Ave W e. Consider a Request to Perform an Abatement of Unresolved Violations at 1693 Ridgewood Ln N Building Official Englund briefly reviewed this request, recommending approval as detailed in the RCA dated June 18, 2018. He noted the renter of the property is moving forward with purchasing the property. This is the information given to staff, though there is nothing in writing. The fence is in disrepair in two areas, and staff is asking for corrections. There is also a large mulch/leaves/debris pile at the back of the fence that the resident indicated was being taken care of, but it has not been addressed. Councilmember McGehee noted this house has been in abatement before, and the issue was the fence was falling down. She asked what the resident has in mind to repair the fence. The City should not have to keep returning to this property over and over. Building Official Englund responded he has talked with the resident about remov- ing the fence and leaving it open or installing a new fence. He told the resident that with the abatement process, the entire fence could be removed and it could be applied to the taxes. The resident said he would think about it and that he would just make repairs. This fence was abated 5 years ago, and it was set for abatement one year ago, but the owner made enough progress to meet the minimum re- quirements.