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Mounds View City Council January 23, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 4 • City Administrator Ulrich stated that one of the things that he has not heard is the timeframe involved. He questioned Mr. Bteibet regarding what the timeframe is and how long enforcement would need to be delayed. Mr. Bteibet responded that two weeks would be more than enough, and he stressed that he is trying to resolve this issue for whoever takes over the business. Mayor Marty asked when the City is willing to act on the bids, and Council stated it would be tomorrow. City Administrator Ulrich asked Director Ericson how long the bids are valid. Director Ericson stated that there is probably a 30 or 45 day window, but he will double check. Councilmember Gunn questioned if the lowest bidder would still be able to complete the project immediately if the issue is pushed out two weeks. Director Ericson replied there were three bids received, and if the low bidder is unavailable to do the work, the next lowest bidder would be selected. Mayor Marry asked if the bids are relatively close. Director Ericson stated that there is a $2,000 difference between the two lowest bids. City Administrator Ulrich proposed to give Mr. Bteibet until the February 13 Council meeting. He stated this would give him a three week time frame, the bids still would be good and it would give him more time to make the corrections. City Administrator .Ulrich pointed out that the i canopy damage was a result of the storm and not neglect by the business operator. He stated that in itself calls for leniency with anticipation that the property owner would make corrections by that time. Councilmember Gunn asked if there would need to be a court date if the citation items are taken care of. Mayor Marry stated that it would be up to the Council, and he would like to have more discussion at the January 30, 2006 Work Session. Councilmember Gunn pointed out that if the Council waits until the February 13, 2006 meeting, it would be only one day before the court date. Mayor Marry confirmed that the Council- should let the courts know ahead of time. Councilmember Stigney stated that if progress has been made before the next meeting, Mr. Bteibet could give City Administrator Ulrich an update as to where he is at in the progress. Councilmember Gunn stated that the citation from Ramsey County is already done and Mr. Bteibet is not involved with that. Mayor Marty stated that Mr. Bteibet is asking for the citations that he was specifically charged with to be removed from his record. Mayor Marty confirmed that the canopy and the car wash are not part of the action needed.