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Mounds View City Council January 23, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 3 stated that it is not something he can do but if the Council wants to delay awarding that contract, 1 the Council has the power and ability to do so. 2 3 Councilmember Thomas stated that she agreed with the majority that the main point of the 4 citation is to get the action taken care of. She stated that if Mr. Bteibet can present everything he 5 was cited for and explain how it was taken care of and dealt with, at that point, consideration 6 could be given about dropping any other action. She stressed that everything the citation noted 7 would have to be completed. She stated that if the citations were significantly unaddressed, there 8 would be something else to discuss. 9 10 Councilmember Thomas stated that she does not know how long the Council should be willing to 11 wait on the canopy as the timeframe is unknown for finding investors, but she does know the 12 new business next door is affected because of the canopy is a blight issue for that business. She 13 stated that the time frame needs to be limited due to safety considerations and cannot be delayed 14 for more than a couple of weeks. 15 16 Mr. Bteibet stressed he was not cited for the issues with the canopy and car wash, and stated that 17 he does not want to walk away from this issue, even if investors can be found to fix the gas 18 station and get it going. Mr. Bteibet stated that nothing would be in it for himself. 19 20 Councilmember Thomas stated it will need to be shown to the City that all of the items that Mr. 21 Bteibet was specifically cited have been resolved. Mr. Bteibet stated that to his knowledge, the 22 three items he was cited for have been taken care of, and apologized for the delay in the remedy 23 of these citations. 24 25 Mayor Marty inquired if the fire code violations have been included. Director Ericson stated that 26 it was his understanding that they have been corrected. He stated that the partially dismantled 27 roof has been completely dismantled and removed. He stated that the two signs that were erected 28 without permits have been removed and are no longer an issue. He also noted that by removing 29 the partially demolished roof treatment, this has helped to address the issue of the blight of the 30 building. He stated that Mr. Bteibet has addressed those violations. 31 32 Mayor Marty stated that having the canopy sitting in the parking lot blocks the new business that 33 is next door. 34 35 Mr. Bteibet stressed that he has a couple of individuals that approached him to invest in the 36 business. He stated that he was honest with the potential investors that there are issues with the 37 lease and the City. He stated that if the issues are resolved, the investors would be open to 38 paying the costs of fixing the canopy and turning it into a presentable business. 39 40 Mayor Marty inquired whether this issue should be discussed at the January 30, 2006 Work 41 Session. City Administrator Ulrich stated that the work session agenda is fairly full. Mayor 42 Marty stated that he would like to look into the issue a little more at a different time. 43 44