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Mounds View City Council AP Page 4 Regular Meeting October 24, 1994 but one tenant did not want to move. None of the repairs have been done and the landlord has since rented out the three vacancies. Samantha Orduno added that there are currently 10 children under the age of 10 living in this fourplex with no heat. Efforts have been made to work out an arrangement with NSP, however, this does involve a significant amount of money. The court requires proof that the City has made an attempt for the landlord to "make it right, " before an abatement order will be issued certifying the amount of repairs on to the taxes. Orduno expressed the importance of Council to authorize Staff to move as quickly as possible on those items that are in the Abatement Order and to pursue any avenues possible to get the Order amended to take care of plumbing problems and recently broken windows. The Abatement Order will be sought from a public safety standpoint. Councilmember Trude suggested the City request the courts consider adding a "catch all" to provide the ability to include all repairs that involve safety issues. • Linke commented that, for an abatement through the court, an approval for a specific amount is not required. Staff will be dealing with getting the best bids possible. A. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Blanchard to Set Public Hearing for 7 : 05 p.m. , Monday, December 12, 1994 to Consider Certification of Delinquent Utility Bills, Tree Removal Charges and Weed Removal Invoices to Ramsey County for Collection with 1995 Property Taxes VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried. B. MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Trude to Authorize Staff to Proceed with Abatement of Property at 7618 Edgewood Drive VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR: Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road, offered that recently the City Council had an informational meeting with the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) which he was unable to attend. He asked the Council what MAC intended to do with the facilities and what their time frame was, specifically for load bearing strengths on the • runways and precision instrument landing systems.