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• Motion by Councilmember Look, seconded by Councilniember Olson, to table final plat of GAD's Prairie. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Look, Olson; Dehen, Elvig, and Jeffrey. Voting No: None: Absent: Councilmember Strommen. Case #5: Request for Two Year Exte~asion of Lease for Portion of Property Located at 6701 FIighway 10 NV4'; Case of Youth First Community of Promise Management lntem Gladhill reviewed that in December 2006, the Council approved a lease with Youth First Community of Promise for a portion of the office space at 6701 Highway 10 through the end of August 2007. Staff is recommending that the lease be extended for a period of two years. Motion by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councihnember Look, to adopt Resolution #07- 08-190 to extend the lease with Youth First Community of Promise for a period of two years. Motion carried.. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Counci]snembers Olson, Look, Dehen, Elvig, and Jeffrey. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Strommen.~ Case #6: Consider Proposed Amendments to 5.D8 (Public Nuisances), 5.11(~'Veeds), and 5.12 (Condition of Premises) of Chapter Nine of City Cade; Case of City • of Ramsey Assistant Community Development Director Frolik reviewed that the City Council has recently adopted an abatement ordinance that will become effective within the next month. In the process of crafting the ordinance it came to staffs attention that there were 'changes necessary to the public nuisance, condition of premises, and weeds sections of Chapter Five.. The purpose of those proposed amendments is to consolidate public nuisances, identify City Code violations that would be subject to abatement, and clarify and specify the definitions of junk vehicles, and other nuisance activities. In addition to these changes, City Council has expressed interest in establishing an administrative ticketing process as an alternative to a citation that is routed through the County court system. This .ordinance establishes that -administrative ticketing process. Councilmember Elvig stated there are a lot of.people that are anxious about noxious weeds coming into their yard from adjacent properties. The City is starting to cover some of those issues. Assistant Community Development Director Frolik explained the tall grass and weeds were in a separate section of Chapter 5. They are trying to consolidate all the public nuisances into one section: Ms. Frolik revie«~ed the swnmary of changes to Chapter Five. Councilmember Elvig commented in effect they are getting a lot of opporhznity for enforcement • by the City. City Council / Augusf 14; 2007 Page 17 of 32 -355-