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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />�0 <br />�1 <br />I2 <br />Re�ular Ci�y Counci� Meeting <br />M�nday, J�aly 23, 2007 <br />Page 3 <br />b. Kathy Laur, COO W Sext�nt Avenu�e <br />Ms. Lau;r provided a history of and ongoing code enforcemen� issues <br />w��h he�r ne�ghbo�, Jenny Turek, 2424 DaIe Str�et, over a ten year pe- <br />riod, and the apparent inabiiity o� staf� to f nd resolutian to this prob- <br />lem. Ms. Laur prQVided a synapsis of issues; discussions, site visi�s, <br />and co�espondence with the Ci�y's Code En%rcement 4�ficex to fihe <br />properiy owner; with still no �mprovemen�s completed. M�. Laur ex- <br />pressed her frustration with �he process; with the apparent �ack af re- <br />sponse from sta�� and ��rom her most reeent correspondence with City <br />Manager Sill Malinen and individual City Councilmernber�; an.d wit.� <br />the overall negative impacts to her property. <br />� 3 �VIs. Laur advised that he�r �amziy was reloca�ing from Roseville, and <br />�4 thei� pxope�ty was �oar sale, and the situation was detrac�ing from pa- <br />� S tential sale of �he hc�me, which had been an the market sinee lV�arch of <br />�6 2007. Ms. Laur ques��oned the poini of code en�arcement if nothing <br />�.7 was accomp�ished or resolved. Ms. Laur pled with �he Cxty Council <br />� 8 to p�ovzde her with some recourse so she could inform poten�ia� pur- <br />� 9 chasers that �he Ciiy was taking actian on the situ�izon. Ms. Laur <br />20 sta�ed �hat, "� voted %r you and I deserve a response �o my ques- <br />21 tions." <br />22 <br />23 Mayor Klausing apolagized persona�ly �or not takzng time to �res�and <br />24 ta Ms. Laur's �-mail y�t; and advised that this code enforeemen� i�em <br />25 wou�d be scheduled for the next regu�ar meeting (Augusi 13, 2007) �o <br />26 h�ar a report from sta�f and to provide a pu���c �esponse to Ms. Laur <br />27 and �he City Counci� to seem poteniza� resoluiion. Mayor Klausing <br />28 further apologi�ed to Ms. Laur that the situation hadn't been resolved <br />29 to-date to her satis£action. <br />30 <br />31 Councilmember Thlan noiecl that this brought to her atiention the need <br />32 �or s�a�� tak�ng administrative actions, rather than needing to seek <br />33 Council approvai �o iake code enforcement aetion; and cxpr�ssed h�r <br />34 suppo� for changing 1:ha� po�icy. <br />35 <br />36 Caunci�memb�r Kough ihanked Ms. Laur �or e-mailing individual <br />37 Councilmembers �o bring this to their a�ention. <br />�S <br />