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nom• w <br /> City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> October 24, 1995 • <br /> Page 2 <br /> 1 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS. <br /> 2 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the following claims: <br /> 3 A. Foster. Ojile. Wentzell & Brever. LLC in the amount of$2,400.00 for legal services <br /> 4 rendered the month of October, 1995. <br /> 5 B. Midwest Asphalt Corporation in the amount of$31,735.360 in final payment for 1994 <br /> 6 Street and Watermain Improvements. <br /> 7 C. Midwest Asphalt Corporation in the-amount of$65,963.39 for 1995 Street and <br /> 8 Watermain Improvements. <br /> 9 D. 5 pages of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director. <br /> 10 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 11 Mayor Ranallo noted the neighborhood had commented favorably on the way the work was done <br /> 12 by Midwest Asphalt on the street and watermain improvements. <br /> 13 VII. REPORTS. <br /> 14 A. Mayor, <br /> 15 Mayor Ranallo reported since September the City has been working with Brady Zach on <br /> 16 Kenzie Terrace who owns the property next to Mrs. Lundeen. He distributed pictures of <br /> 17 the mess Mrs. Lundeen is putting up with. He expressed concern over the fact that these <br /> 18 cases cannot get into court fast enough. He stated this case has been taken to court once <br /> 19 before. The resident pleaded with the judge and was given a fine and told to clean the <br /> 20 area up. The area was cleaned up but the junk has since been brought back to the <br /> 21 property. Ranallo expressed distress that residents have to wait several months before <br /> 22 these types of issues can be resolved. He questioned if there were some other resolution <br /> 23 to these types of problems. <br /> 24 There was Council direction for staff to investigate and see if there was another way to <br /> 25 resolve these issues that would be more efficient. <br /> 26 Mayor Ranallo suggested trying to start a community beautification. Councilmember <br /> 27 Fleming suggested publishing an article in the Bulletin. <br /> 28 City Manager Morrison explained these issues had to go through the court system because <br /> 29 of the due process of law. He explained most residents in the City do come into <br /> 30 compliance when cited but there are a few who don't. <br /> 31 Councilmember Marks suggested the possibility of a volunteer group working with the <br /> 32 individual property owners and encouraging them and helping them. <br /> 33 Councilmember Enrooth suggested it could be incorporated with Spring Clean-up Day. <br />