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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 15, 2009 Page 12 trative costs; and if those charges remain unpaid, staff is to recover costs as speci- fied in Minnesota Statute, Section 407.07B; with costs to be reported to the City Council following the abatement. Roll Call Ayes: Johnson; Ihlan; Roe; and Klausing. Nays: None. c. Approve Request to issue a Ramsey County Court Citation for Unresolved Violations of City Code at 2992 Victoria Street Permit Coordinator Don Munson reviewed the request to issue a Ramsey County Court Citation as detailed in the staff report dated June 15, 2009; providing an update on the property as of today; with code violations related to a tent-type ga- rage in the rear yard, and a gravel driveway extension, both violations of City Code. Mr. Munson noted that the property owner had requested an extension un- til Spring of 2009 to remove the tent structure and to cover or remove the drive- way expansion; however, an inspection on June 2, 2009 revealed that the viola- tions had not been corrected. Discussion included staff's rationale for not handling this as an abatement, based on the personal items stored in the tent, and liability issues for the City to move and store those items; while the driveway could be handled through abatement. Councilmember Ihlan opined that handling this through a Ramsey County Court citation as too harsh, when the driveway could be handled as an abatement, noting that even if the property owner corrected the violations, they could face court costs and a criminal citation on their record. Mayor Klausing noted that, while the driveway could be addressed as an abate- ment, the City Council still needed to address the temporary garage; and opined that as long as a Court Citation was requested for the garage issue and personal items, the driveway issue may as well be included in the Citation. Councilmember Ihlan opined that design standards were insufficient to send to court. Councilmember Roe spoke in support of the requested action and recognized staff's perspective, that the tent contained personal property; and obligations of the City to ensure the security of personal property if removed by the City. Coun- cilmember Roe noted that this violation had existed for over a year, and was a clear violation of City Code; and opined that as long as the garage was being han- dled through the court, it made sense to include the driveway to keep the process as clear as possible.