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<br /> <br />Bteibet Report <br />Jan 9, 2006 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />Clearly Mr. Bteibet is in a difficult position in that he has no vested interest in the property <br />aside from his city-issued licenses. The property is owned by an investment group with an <br />office in Idaho, who leased the site to Oasis Stores. From there it is not clear if Oasis <br />subleased the store to Mr. Bteibet or to another individual from whom Mr. Bteibet then made <br />arrangements. That being said, Mr. Bteibet is the responsible party for the store as <br />evidenced by the business licenses. Had Mr. Bteibet responded to the letters leading up to <br />the court citation, perhaps a much different outcome would have been achieved. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />While staff understands that Mr. Bteibet is not the owner of the property, he is the <br />responsible party regarding the business. With regard to the placement of the signage, had <br />Mr. Bteibet applied for a permit, he would have been told that the proposed locations would <br />not comply with the code. No permit was obtained thus the signs were erected illegally and <br />in conflict with code provisions. As for the charges relating to the appearance and condition <br />of the building, no plan was ever presented to staff that addressed renovation or correction of <br />the blighting conditions which persist yet today. That said, staff would be reluctant to <br />recommend dismissing the court citation issued to Mr. Bteibet. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />Community Development Director <br /> <br /> <br />