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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, Apri114, 2008 Page 21 suggested, in order to gain majority support of the Council for passage of the pro- posed ordinance at tonight's meeting, adding two conditions to require a report to the City Council whenever a court citation was issued to allow their monitoring throughout the process; and to implement this on a trial basis (i.e., 6 - 9 months) before making it permanent. Mayor Klausing questioned if the Council majority was prepared to take action tonight without further refinement by staff, specifically in the administrative ticket language. Councilmember Pust asked that the City Council not take action tonight, pending discussions with the HRA for participation and funding stream options. Mr. Trudgeon advised that, due to agenda items, he hadn't anticipated bringing this to the HRA until their May meeting; noting hiring timeframes for seasonal staffing during the summer months. Councilmember Roe spoke in support of the administrative fine structure with es- calating fines, depending on funding sources or budget amendment; expressed willingness to consider a trial implementation for the court citation process based on past discussions of the City Council on the amount of staff time and the time- consuming nature of the current citation process; was supportive of a one year trial period to determine variables and not diminish review of the overall process. Councilmember Roe supported further review of the designated hearing officer for land use and code enforcement issues; and recommended holding off on the citation process until it was determined how the other options work out. Mayor Klausing clarified that his past objection on the court citation process was not related to timing, but City Council involvement in that process, creating fur- ther delays. Public Comment John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn provided a bench handout representing his perspective on staff's proposed language and a process scenario for the proposed process and opined that the proposal was a travesty with such a process by-passing the City Council. Mr. Kysylyczyn referenced Prosecuting Attorney Carolyn Beckman's comments on such a proposal in a letter of January 18, 2002 to the City Council; with Mr. Kysylyczyn alleging that staff was not providing an honest interpretation of those comments. Mr. Kysylyczyn also referenced the creation and intended use of ad- ministrative tickets, and suggested further City Council review of that intent; and recommended that they also review the City of Maplewood's model for code en- forcement; as well as reviewing past action of the HRA and pending implementa- tion.