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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 28, 2010 Page 19 Roll Call Ayes: Johnson; Ihlan; Pust; Roe; and Klausing. Nays: None. Mayor Klausing directed staff and the City Attorney to reconsider ordinance lan- guage. Councilmember Johnson requested that previous traffic impacts in that area also be provided as background information to the City Council and public. Mayor Klausing, for clarification purposes, noted that 7-8 years ago, the City Council held a discussion on traffic issues, with considerable division in the neighborhood and no further action taken by the City of MnDOT. However, as a result of the I-35W Bridge collapse, Mayor Klausing noted that MnDOT unilate- rally closed access at that time. c. Authorize City Abatement for Violations of City Code at 2544 Fairview Ave- nue Permit Coordinator Munson reviewed the request for abatement as detailed in the Request for Council Action (RCA) dated June 28, 2010; providing a visual update on the property as of today of this single-family, detached home. Mr. Munson advised that the current owners are Kristopher Domeier and Heather Fick; but that the home is currently in foreclosure. Mr. Munson summarized the proposed abatement, consisting of building main- tenance; junk and debris in open storage on the property; a junk vehicle in the dri- veway; and the deck and garage in disrepair; estimating that a total abatement cost of approximately $14,500.00. Mr. Munson advised that normal procedure had been followed, with the property posted for thirty (30) days, multiple notices mailed, all receiving no response from the property owner; and he further noted that the property owner was not present at tonight's meeting. Staff recommended that the Community Development Department be authorized to abate the unresolved City Code violations at 2544 Fairview Avenue. At the request of Councilmember Ihlan, Mr. Munson noted that upon authoriza- tion by the City Council to abate the property, staff would research and involve the bank, at an additional cost of $75, in the process. Pust moved, Roe seconded, directing staff to abate the above-referenced public nuisance violation at 2544 Fairview Avenue by hiring general contractors to re- pair and repaint deteriorated portions of the building and garage; replace rotted deck boards; remove junk and debris; and impound the vehicle; as detailed in Re- quest for Council Action dated June 28, 2010, at an estimated cost of approx-