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December 9, 2013 <br />Mounds View City Council page 3 <br />Regular Meeting <br />1 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlllause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8178, <br />2 Adopting the 2014 Budgets for All Funds. <br />3 Motion cathed. <br />4 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 <br />5 <br />84, Amending Chapter 1008 about Signs. <br />6 B. Adoption of Ordinance 8 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />Planning Associate Heller requested the Council adopt an Ordinance that would amend Chapter <br />1008 regarding signs. She explained the Planning Commission was in favor of lowering the <br />height of signs while also reducing the setbacks along Highway 10. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Mueller. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 884, <br />Amending Chapter 1008 about Signs and publish the Ordinance summuty. <br />Mayor Flaherty thanked the Planning Commission for their work on this Ordinance. <br />ROLL CALL: Gunn/Hull/Meehlhause/Mueller/Flaherty. <br />Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />C. Resolution 8171, Authorizing the Abatement of Nuisance Code Violations at <br />7895 Eastwood Road. <br />Code Enforcement and Housing Inspector Craig Swalchick explained the property at 7895 <br />Eastwood Road was in need of abatement due to the nuisance code violations on site. He <br />indicated that .Ronald Peterson, the property owner, was currently out of the country until <br />December 16, 2013, and has requested the abatement be delayed. He noted he was prepared to <br />discuss the proposed abatement with the Council. <br />Mayor Flaherty requested further information on the code enforcement history with Mr. Peterson. <br />Inspector Swalchick commented Mr. Peterson was a long time resident of Mounds View and has <br />had several nuisance code violations in the past, dating back to 1995. Mr. Peterson was given <br />numerous verbal warnings and most recently a letter was sent in August of 2013. Mr. Peterson <br />failed to respond to the notice, which then led to the issuance of an abatement order. <br />Mayor Flaherty reviewed the recommendation noting the abatement was proposed to take place <br />on December 14, 2013. He questioned if the abatement could be held off until after December <br />16, 2013. Inspector Swalchick stated he received information from Mr. Peterson after the staff <br />report and proposed abatement date was presented to the Council. He explained he was willing <br />to work with Mr. Peterson. He commented that the past history of this property owner may still <br />require abatement. <br />Mayor Flaherty was in favor of holding this properly owner accountable to the City's Ordinances. <br />Council Member Mueller understood the property owner was not responding to warnings from <br />