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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 12, 2009 Page 11 that the broken portion of the fencing had been caused from trees on a neighbor- ing property, and that he had cut back debris from that neighboring property. Mr. Munson advised that the fence was in disrepair; and that barbed wire fencing was not allowed under today's code. Mr. Albrecht advised that he had hauled out substantial trash; and that he has a new fence on site and ready for installation, but that he had run out of time. Mr. Albrecht further requested that City Code be enforced uniformly throughout the City, opining that when he performs work on numerous properties throughout the City, he observed similar sites and violations. Mr. Albrecht further opined that he wants this to be workable, and that these properties can't support themselves with their current tax loads and limited land use options. Mr. Albrecht referenced a lease that he has from Burlington Northern Railroad from the purchase of the property that dates back to 1977; and that it was trans- ferred to the legal department of Transfer Railway, but was still in process with no update to property records. Mayor Klausing suggested that Mr. Albrecht provide any relevant documentation, as well as any other pertinent information, to City staff and the Prosecuting Attor- ney to ensure due diligence of both parties. Councilmember Johnson opined that, if Mr. Albrecht had been in business sine 1976, he must be doing something right, and thanked Mr. Albrecht for coming to tonight's meeting and attempting to resolve these issues. Councilmember Johnson further opined that, since Mr. Albrecht's business was seasonable, and with em- ployees on staff with down time during the winter season, that perhaps those em- ployees could use that down time and labor force in place to assist in cleaning up the property to bring it into compliance. Councilmember Johnson opined that this surely would impact Mr. Albrecht's business, his employee morale and work load, as well as furthering relationships with adjacent residential property owners. Mr. Albrecht cited several examples of his professional expertise and accom- plishment of projects in specific time frames. Councilmember Johnson noted that this was a good example of Mr. Albrecht do- ing what he did best. Mr. Albrecht opined that he was pleased to know that he could change their use permit; alleging misrepresentation by staff of that ability and his confusion over the years due to that issue. Mr. Albrecht further opined that he had a lot of good people working for him, and he'd like to keep on working; and sought additional information on potential redevelopment uses in that area and along that strip of land.