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Mounds View City Council September 24, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 8 Council Member Mueller asked what action would be taken if the abatement were to be 1 approved. Housing/Code Enforcement Inspector Anderson reviewed the abatement process 2 timeline, noting the site would have to be brought into full compliance in 20 days or be vacated. 3 If the site was not brought into full compliance, the site would be demolished and restored to a 4 level grade. 5 6 Council Member Stigney suggested the item not be pushed out four to six months, but rather to a 7 date certain, unless already resolved. 8 9 SECOND SUBSTITUTE MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Mueller. To postpone action on this 10 request until a date of resolution, not to exceed six months, whichever occurs first. 11 12 Council Member Mueller asked if the property owner was aware the City could assist with the 13 demolition process. Housing/Code Enforcement Inspector Anderson stated this information has 14 been conveyed to the property owner on two or three different occasions. 15 16 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 17 18 Beth Rogers, 8405 Red Oak Drive, stated in light of the new information, she approved of the 19 tabling of this item. She presented the Council with photographs of the property at 8379 Red 20 Oak Drive, stating the property was unsightly. 21 22 G. Resolution 7992, to Approve Auto Theft Prevention Grant Agreement with 23 Minnesota State Department of Commerce. 24 25 Police Chief Kinney stated the Minnesota Auto Theft Prevention Program is administered by the 26 Minnesota Department of Commerce. Funding was available to aid in auto theft prevention to 27 promote awareness, offer education and prosecute offenders. The Mounds View Police 28 Department wrote a grant for these funds, with the goal of receiving an automated license plate 29 reader system. This reader system would be mounted to a squad car and takes images of license 30 plates, checks it against databases and provides information to the officer. This automated 31 process was quick and much safer than manually typing in each license plate. 32 33 Police Chief Kinney explained the City requested one automated license plate reader system 34 through the grant, valued at $20,500. The department was awarded the grant, in addition to 35 receiving a second unit through the Sheriff’s office. He recommended the Council approve the 36 grant agreement with the Department of Commerce. 37 38 Council Member Mueller thanked Police Chief Kinney for applying for the grant. She 39 questioned how the new technology would be used by the department. Police Chief Kinney 40 commented the three camera system would be mounted on different areas of the squad car and 41 would be able to capture license plates coming in all directions. He anticipated the entire City 42 would be covered by the system. 43 44 Council Member Mueller asked if additional units would be purchased in the future. Police 45