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Mounds View City Council February 28, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 4 Council Member Mueller questioned the benefit gained by the City through the $500 registration 1 fee. She encouraged the City to enhance the code compliance area without adding a fee and a 2 new City program. 3 4 Mayor Flaherty asked if the Council had to take action on the item this evening. City 5 Administrator Ericson stated the Council should make a recommendation or direct staff on the 6 issue. He suggested the Council table or postpone action on the Ordinance this evening which 7 would allow staff to complete further research on the issues raised this evening. 8 9 MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Mueller. To Postpone the First Reading and Introduction of 10 Ordinance 857, An Ordinance adding Chapter 1013 to the City Code (Vacant Building 11 Registration) until the first meeting in May, 2011. 12 13 Council Member Mueller suggested the Council establish a task force to further investigate the 14 vacant building registration process. Community Development Director Roberts indicated staff 15 would speak with the realtors association first before creating a task force. 16 17 Mayor Flaherty felt that property owners within the community had every right to keep their 18 property vacant if well maintained. 19 20 Council Member Stigney requested Staff speak with neighboring communities to see how they 21 were addressing vacant buildings and blighted properties. 22 23 Council Member Hull felt the Ordinance would assist Staff in dealing with code enforcement 24 issues and would be enhanced after speaking with further with the area realtors. 25 26 Council Member Gunn supported the Ordinance and wanted to see the City become more 27 consistent with code enforcement. 28 29 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 30 31 C. Resolution 7745, Approving a Contract with Dick Gripentrog General 32 Contracting for Interior Painting Improvements at the Community Center. 33 34 Public Works Director DeBar stated last October the Council approved several improvements to 35 the Community Center. The second phase was complete and the furniture has been 36 reupholstered. The City has received a great deal of positive feedback from the improvements. 37 Staff would now like to proceed with repainting the Community Center as the paint was original 38 and through the painting improvements, the facility would be brought up to date. 39 40 Public Works Director DeBar explained the YMCA Advisory Committee was onboard with the 41 paint selections. He reviewed several other proposed improvements that would be made to the 42 site. Staff recommended the Council approve the contract for improvements at the Community 43 Center with Dick Gripentrog for an expense not to exceed $25,715. The work would be 44 completed March 27th through April 2nd. The contract would be funded through the YMCA 45