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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />JULY 26~ 1995 <br />The City Attorney was instructed to review the <br />ordinance in more detail and report back to the <br />Council. <br />CODE The Code Enforcement Officer reported that he has <br />ENFORCEMENT dealt with 86 code enforcement issues since beginning <br />his internship in early March. That compares with 70 <br />issues during all of 1994. The Code Officer reported <br />that he has a 70% completion rate on these issues, and <br />expects that percentage to rise. The Code Officer <br />attributed his success rate to the fact that code <br />enforcement is being worked on full-time. <br />Scalze commented that the code enforcement activity <br />reports are very informative. Morelan stated that the <br />Code Officer is doing a good job. <br />The Code Officer reported that he and a sub-committee <br />of the Community Pride Committee were reviewing the <br />nominations for the Community Pride Award. In touring <br />the City and looking at these yards, it is apparent <br />that the vast majority of property owners take pride in <br />their property. <br />Scalze indicated that the Code Officer has done a good <br />job for the Community Pride Committee as well. <br />The City Administrator reported that the Code Officer <br />does an excellent job relating with people. Code <br />enforcement is a tough job, and the Code Officer has <br />given property owners appropriate consideration in his <br />dealings with them. <br />LaValle asked the status of the Buck Blacktop property. <br />The City Administrator explained that there is a large <br />pile of asphalt and concrete on the site. This pile <br />has caused problems for some of the neighboring <br />properties. City staff has has meetings with Buck <br />Blacktop informing them the pile had to be removed. <br />Buck Blacktop proposed to crush the pile and use the <br />materials out on job sites. The Administrator felt <br />that some progress is being made on the site concerns, <br />and Buck Blacktop has indicated a willingness to work <br />with the City. <br />LaValle stated that he would like to see more site <br />clean-up this year. LaValle also felt emphasis is <br />needed on the site along South Owasso as soon as <br />possible. <br />11 <br />