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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 15, 2009 Page 15 Mr. Young advised that he had written five letters to the decedent's sister, without response; that he wasn't the owner of the personal property; and that he was awaiting a decision from MADD as to whether they were interested in the vehicle as a teaching instrument. Mayor Klausing asked Mr. Young for his solution if none of those options pro- vided asolution. Mr. Young advised that he couldn't comply with the Mayor's suggested time- frame to remove the vehicle by the end of the week; but that he would hope to know something within ten days. Mayor Klausing asked for a specific, defined timetable from Mr. Young's per- spective as an alternative to his suggested resolution by the end of this week. Mr. Young advised that he should be able to resolve the issue within three weeks; and questioned whether the City had an impound lot where they could tow and store the vehicle. Councilmember Ihlan spoke in support of Mr. Young's attempt to provide the best use for the vehicle; and suggested that if Mr. Young couldn't find resolution in a reasonable amount of time, that the City could impound the vehicle rather than issue a Court Citation, since the vehicle didn't belong to Mr. Young. Mr. Young concurred with Councilmember Ihlan, that this was a reasonable solu- tion. Mr. Munson advised that staff had received complaints from businesses in the area, based on customer complaints those business owners had received, in addi- tion to phone calls staff had received directly from citizens. Councilmember Roe noted that this was often the case, that complaints were di- rected to City staff rather than those violating City Code. Mr. Young reiterated his concern that the complaints were faceless. Mayor Klausing asked that Mr. Young consider the Mayor personally as making this complaint; expressing concern that .there was potential danger in the unre- solved violation of City Code; that the City recognized Mr. Young's dilemma; and asked that Mr. Young respect a discussion among Councilmembers at this time. Staff provided a history of when the vehicle was first documented on the property (approximately one month ago); and when staff provided notice to Mr. Young (June 3, 2009) of the violations and this subsequent meeting.