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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes September 18, 2001 • Page s Thomas indicated that the subcommittee discussed stating, under the purpose of the Point-Of- 2 Sale Ordinance,that the City wants to upgrade it's housing stock and is willing to work with 3 residents and home-buyers to help facilitate that upgrading. 4 Commissioner Hanson indicated that the subcommittee hoped that an In-House Inspector 5 would be part of the overall Point-Of-Sale plan. Ms. Henry indicated that would not happen 6 for three to five years, due to budget constraints. 7 Commissioner Steeves indicated that the City of Minneapolis requires applicants to post a 8 Performance Bond that is equal to 125% of the estimated cost of making the improvement so 9 that they are assured that the item is taken care of. 10 The Commission discussed a few examples that they have dealt with in the past in relation to I 1 Commissioner Steeves' statement. 12 Commissioner Tillman asked if someone who got an inspection,then decided not to sell their 13 home would still be held responsible to correct the code violations. Commissioner Hanson 14 stated that was something that has been discussed because of the potential safety and health 15 hazards which may exist. 16 Commissioner Thomas stated that they would give either the seller, or buyer the option to 17 correct the violations. 18 Commissioner Tillman referred to the small, non-safety issues that are identified by the 19 inspector, and asked, if the home-owner decided not to sell, would they still be held responsible 20 for correcting the violations. She added that it was a risk of requesting an inspection. 21 Commissioner Hanson stated that it could be negotiated in the contract that the buyers would 22 have ninety days to correct the violations. 23 Commissioner Thomas stated that his understanding was that a home-owner who was looking 24 to sell would need to be made aware of the Point-Of-Sale Ordinance by their realtor. He 25 added that, at that point, the home-owner could decide that they did not want to sell. He 26 added that the inspection would need to be presented at, or before, the time of closing. 27 Commissioner Thomas stated that he did not hire an inspector when they bought their home 28 three years ago, and he just discovered that his garage door opener had a red tag on it and was 29 out of compliance. He added that he felt it was something that he should have known about. 30 Ms. Henry stressed that the focus of the inspection was for Point-Of-Sale purposes. 0 31 The Commission requested more information on how other cities kept track of the Point-Of- 32 Sale Ordinance and associated inspections.