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Mounds View City Council January 23, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 5 • Councilmember Stigney questioned if the case needs to go to court if it has been corrected. Director Ericson followed up with the analogy if one speeds and gets a ticket and then slows down to the speed limit, one would still need to pay the ticket. Director Ericson stated that the intent of writing a court citation is to seek compliance. He stated this does not mean that if compliance is achieved, the ticket would be waived. He stated that this is a decision that the Council needs to make. Councilmember Stigney and Mayor Marty asked Mr. Ericson for recommendation of the next action. Director Ericson stated that if it is the issue of waiving the ticket, it is recommended the decision be made tonight because nothing will change between now and then about the violations. He stated if the Council wanted to wait to get canopy erected or other issues corrected, then the issue could wait until the work session. Director Ericson stated that the decision should be made tonight. Mayor Marty proposed that the item be added as Agenda Item K at the end of Council business. Councilmember Stigney asked Director Ericson for his recommendation. Director Ericson stated that there is no problem if the Council waives the court citation, because the corrections have been made. He stressed that his concern is the canopy and it needs to be removed or re-erected over the gasoline pumps. • Councilmember Gunn asked if there is a dollar fine that goes with the court citation. Director Ericson replied that the decision is completely at the discretion of the judge. Councilmember Gunn asked if the decision can be made within a week about the investors in the gas station. Mr. Bteibet responded that he could call the investors tomorrow to see if he can get an answer. He stated he is trying to get citizenship and this issue can affect his application for citizenship. Councilmember Thomas restated that the purpose of a citation purpose is to achieve compliance and not to be a punitive body. She stated it would be a waste of City and staff time to proceed. She stated that she was fine with dropping the charges as long as compliance has been made. Councilmember Stigney agreed and stated that the Council should concentrate on the canopy issue. Councilmember Gunn agreed and stated that two weeks is too long to wait for resolution on the canopy and car wash. Councilmember Thomas suggested that the canopy and car wash issue be added to the January 30, 2006 Work Session agenda. Mayor Marty agreed to add the item to the work session, and Councilmember Stigney and Councilmember Gunn pointed out that Mr. Bteibet can provide an . update at that time.