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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 08, 2008 Page 10 Mr. Munson advised that, upon his visit to the site today, work crews were in evi- dence and had initiated clean up of the site; however, noted that the building had not yet been secured from entry, and given the property's history of non compli- ance issues, requested action as outlined, noting a reduction in anticipated abate- ment costs. Discussion included identifying the property (McCarron's Ponds adjacent to the Armory Building); provisions of the PUD Agreement and available enforcement tools under that agreement; anticipated sale of units as housing market conditions improve; and impacts to those three residents occupying the units already sold. Mr. Munson reviewed the property's history, owned by Cottonwood Holdings, and problems in early 2000 when asingle-family home was on the site; life safety issues in place in common areas, and compliant with code, that issuance by staff of Certificate of Occupancy for the three units currently occupied. Councilmember Willmus sought clarification on future maintenance and repairs for the current occupants, and responsibility of the owners and property manage- ment with association fees or lack thereof. Mayor Klausing noted the validity of the points being discussed; and suggested a broader discussion, outside the realm of the current request, of what recourse the City has when a project similar to one of this size runs into problems, in a pro- active effort to avoid additional problems and impacts to the surrounding commu- nity. Mayor Klausing questioned if this was a topic for further discussion at the HRA level. Councilmember Pust, as Council Liaison to the HRA, advised that the issue should be discussed at the HRA level; and noted that she had been unaware of the situation prior to tonight's discussion. Councilmember Pust suggested that the abatement process move ahead tonight; with staff review of the PUD conditions of approval and report to the City Coun- cil and HRA; as well as addressing potential issues related to Association fees and responsibilities, given the lack of sold units in this 40-unit building, and in con- sideration of past issues with condemnation considered with the single-family home and same owners involved; and a determination of whether any subsidies were involved in redeveloping this property, as part of those discussions. Mayor Klausing noted that the property owner was not present. Roe moved, Klausing seconded, directing staff to abate public nuisance violations at 185 N McCarrons Boulevard by hiring a general contractor to correct existing code violations, as detailed in the Request for Council Action dated September 8, 2008, at an estimated cost of approximately $1,200.00; and further directing that