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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 12, 2009 Page 7 Councilmember Johnson asked Habib if the property owners could provide proof to the City that the siding had been purchased; with Habib offering to provide a picture of the siding or a receipt for the purchase. Councilmember Roe asked Habib if the family was comfortable completing the siding project themselves in aprofessional-looking manner for the benefit of their property and other properties in the neighborhood. Habib advised Councilmembers of the family's willingness to work with the In- spections Division in completing the project; assuring Councilmembers that they had done similar projects in the past. Mr. Munson advised Councilmembers that the Moghul family was in the siding business. Councilmember Push questioned how long the property owner anticipated it would take to complete the project from start to finish. Habib estimated four to six weeks. Habib advised that they were not contractors, but that they purchased property to rehab it themselves. Habib noted that it was not their intention to let the property rehab take as long as it has; however, with their other work projects and responsibilities, and working seven days each week, he had been too tired to pay the parking situation much notice. Habib stated that they could do a better job maintaining the property and intended to do so in the future. Councilmember Ihlan suggested a completion date earlier than June 30~', but of- fered her willingness to compromise, while recognizing that these code violations and property maintenance issues had been ongoing for some time. Habib advised that, as soon as it got warmer, it was their intention to replace the siding and windows; and that the June 30, 2009 date would be their last resort for completing the project. Uncle Habib's unidentified uncle, and also an inhabitant of the home, stated that the family didn't feel comfortable with what the Council was seeing in the pictures either, and assured Councilmembers that they didn't want to just remove the dam- aged siding but replace it all, with trim and new windows, and to do so profes- sionally. Habib's uncle promised Councilmembers to complete the work sooner than requested since the siding and most of the windows had been purchased, with some windows still on order. Habib's uncle stated that, as soon as it warms up, it would be their priority to get this project done, stating that, "we live in the com- munity, and we want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem."