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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 14,2011 Page 24 atement proceeding with no siding as of one week ago; and as of last Friday, the property owner had completed siding installation. Mr. Munson provided updated pictures, noting that there remained discarded construction debris on site; garbage on a trailer in the front yard; and debris on the side of the garage still visible to neighbors and probably some buried under snow. Given the history of enforce- ment issues with this property owner, Mr. Munson asked the City Council to au- thorize staff to proceed with abatement of any remaining violations unless com- pleted by the property owner by March 1, 2011; with staff providing such notice to the property owners. Mr. Munson advised that the estimated city abatement cost was therefore reduced to approximately$500 for remaining work. Discussion among Councilmembers and Mr. Munson included validity of build- ing permits for six months unless extended; concerns with the garbage on the trai- ler, not necessarily the trailer itself that could be easily moved to the garage; poss- ible other materials and debris under the snow that needed to be addressed sug- gesting a longer period for compliance; past history and frustration of staff and Councilmembers in getting the property owner's response and resolution of is- sues; and support of the City Attorney in the proposed action by the City not be- ing arbitrary or capricious as it was for completion of the siding work issue pre- viously noticed, and did not represent a new and separate action that would need to be re-noticed. Mayor Roe verified that the property owner was not present, and no one else ap- peared to speak. Pust moved, McGehee seconded, recommendation that owner complete the siding installation project by removing all construction debris no later than April 15, 2011; or the City will contract to have the work completed and bill the property owner for actual and administrative costs; and if charges are not paid, staff will recover costs as specified in Section 407.07B of Roseville City Code. Roll Call Ayes: Johnson; McGehee; Willmus; Pust; and Roe. Nays: None. c. Consider City Abatement for Unresolved Violations of City Code at 590 Highway 36 Mr. Munson provided a summary of the request as detailed in the RCA dated Feb- ruary 14, 2011; noting that the property was currently in foreclosure, and had come to staff's attention as part of monitoring properties where Xcel Energy had turned off utilities. Mr. Munson reviewed outstanding home maintenance issues for siding and soffits; deteriorating exterior stairway; outside junk, debris and brush needing to be cleared; and an unlicensed vehicle in the driveway. Mr. Munson provided pictures of the property taken in October of 2010.