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Quotes Related to Code Enforcement <br />Quote #1: Quote from Resident: Neighbor with repeat violations (cleared, then re -surfaced). <br />"Hello, this is my third attempt at a complaint about vehicles allowed at a residence. It is obvious there is no <br />enforcement because as driving by [address deleted] today there are 14 vehicles in the driveway and sidewalk. <br />Good thing there are rules if nobody has to follow them so you might as well take that one out of your rule <br />book. If I wanted to live in a junkyard I would bring my sleeping bag to Alter." <br />Quote #2: Quote from City Staff Member in response to accusation of harassment stemming from multiple <br />notices <br />"I just wanted to give you a heads up that in a discussion I had with a property owner today regarding a code <br />enforcement case, there were hints dropped about it being race related. Additionally, the property owner stated <br />that he considers this harassment by the City as there have been multiple individuals that have contacted <br />him. From the City's perspective, we received a complaint about a yard never being installed, an inspection <br />was conducted that verified the violation, and a notice was sent out. To date, there's still no yard in place, and <br />my job is simply to try and achieve compliance with City Code. Regarding his accusation of harassment, he <br />received a notice of violation from me on 5/26/15 (at least that is the date the letter was mailed). Apparently <br />PD also received a complaint regarding height of weeds on the property and proceeded to send a notice of <br />violation on 6/9/15. After hearing this from the property owner, I contacted the Code Enforcement Intern <br />and suggested that I take the lead on this to limit the number of contacts for the property owner. To my <br />knowledge, the Code Enforcement Intern has not had any further contact with the property owner. The <br />owner went on to say that several days after the notice he received from PD, there was somebody in a city <br />vehicle that stopped out there, asked the owner's wife if he was home, was informed no, took a few photos and <br />left. I cannot confirm whether this occurred and if so, who it was and what the purpose of the inspection <br />was. The owner admitted that there were no other notices sent to him. Long story short, he stated that he was <br />going to reach out to his colleagues in an adjacent community to explore his options, both due to his allegation <br />of race being an issue and harassment. Don't know how serious he was, but wanted to update you so you were <br />at least aware of this." <br />Staff Note: This case should not have resulted in multiple notices. This is the effect of the need to maintain two (2) <br />separate databases. Unfortunately, Staff missed the note that a Notice of Violation had already been sent after an <br />inspection. <br />Quote #3: Quote from resident about construction activity clean up. <br />"I have yet to hear anything back from anyone regarding the poor replacement of the yard that was dug up. I <br />get that you may not appreciate dealing with me however this is your job and I am paying for you to have <br />it. Please do it correctly and get the appropriate people to fix what they have destroyed. I will be in contact <br />with the city manager to discuss this as well since the initial contact made to address this with you was done <br />some time ago now, and you clearly have made zero effort to make sure SOMETHING comes of it. If you do <br />not want to assist me that is fine just point me to the city representative who will. I appreciate your immediate <br />action to this matter." <br />Quote #4 — Quote from City Staff on follow up on commercial code enforcement/motor vehicle sales. <br />"I received this email from the property owner at [address removed] that we have been working on. I will need <br />to read up on permits and things but it appears that if what he is telling me is correct, the case will be closed <br />and the business will be in compliance. I don't really know anything about business permits and things since I <br />have typically dealt with public nuisance violations, but I will be working on that in my free time today." <br />Staff Note: City regulations on Motor Vehicles sales are fairly complex and have evolved over time. Due to lawful, non- <br />conforming status of many users, each case must be looked at in detail. This opens up the opportunity to inadvertently <br />send a notice of violation that is not necessary, or clear a violation that should not be cleared. <br />