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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />9.1 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Work Session <br />September 20, 2021 <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Code Enforcement: 13690 186th Ave NW <br />Tim Trebesch, Code Enforcement Officer <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Receive information regarding code enforcement actions and court ordered abatement. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The city has been pursuing code enforcement activities at 13690 1861h Ave NW since May of 2019. Violations <br />include numerous inoperable vehicles, parking vehicles and trailers on the grass, piling of trash and equipment, <br />and outside storage of construction materials. <br />Code enforcement staff has made numerous attempts to work with the property owner, including multiple <br />extensions to provide more time for progress to be observed. Staff had met with the property owner on site to <br />review the concerns early on, but little progress was noted, and the owner stopped responding to our efforts. We <br />have sent legal letters and citations, attempted to mail informational letters, and initiate contact in -person, but we <br />have not had any success in speaking with the owner. <br />After sending numerous letters and citations, staff believes the next step includes court ordered abatement of <br />property. Scott Baumgartner, the city's prosecuting attorney, will be present to review the abatement process with <br />the Council prior to bringing forward a resolution directing staff to begin the abatement process. <br />Financial Impact <br />The abatement process will include legal costs incurred by the city. These costs may be assessed to the property. <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Help, not hinder, citizen quality of life. <br />Attachments <br />Location Map <br />Code Enforcement History <br />Abatement Authority and Process <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires pi ospei ly. <br />M <br />TUREJ <br />Updated.• August 2020 <br />