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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 24, 2007 Minutes Page 16 to the site, as well as her difficulty in referencing provisions of building mainte- nance code, Section 906, unavailable on line. Mayor Klausing apologized for any miscommunication on the part of the City; however, opined that leaving the foundation in place would create a blight for area businesses. Ms. Hartley expressed her willingness to work with the City; however, asked that a reasonable solution for leaving the foundation, rather than filling in the site, and re-vegetating it, only to have that same material removed to accommodate rede- velopment of the site within a short time frame. Further discussion included the reason for Ms. Hartley's delay in responding to staff s notice; determining who had received notice from staff; an admitted lack of understanding on Ms. FIartley's part in code requirements; and Twin City Co-ops' intent to begin construction in the Spring of 2008. Staff confirmed that the applicant had applied for a demolition permit, but staff had not issued it at this time, pending tonight's decision. Ihlan moved to grant the appeal, directing staff to issue a Demolition Permit, with the condition that construction be initiated within the time frame detailed under the terms of the Conditional Use Permit in place; and if a Building Permit was not issued within that time frame, the applicant remove the building foundation slab and parking lot, and re-vegetate the site. There was no second to the motion at this time. City Attorney Anderson suggested revised language for a motion, and with further discussion, Councilmember Ihlan withdrew her original motion, and restated it, with Mr. Anderson's legal counsel. Mayor Klausing opined his support for staff's recommendation to deny the ap- peal; reiterating his concern for the blight for adjacent businesses. Councilmember Pust noted the ongoing blight on area commercial businesses of the vacant and damaged building versus demolishing the building and leaving the foundation and parking lot intact for a few months. Ihlan moved, Roe seconded, granting the appeal of Twin City Co-ops Federal Credit Union to the administrative action of the Community Development De- partment; conditioned upon demolition of the foundation/slab and parking lot to occur in any event no later than the expiration of the Conditional Use Permit, or any extension thereof.