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Councilmember Musgrove stated that the City would simply be wasting additional dollars <br />spending additional staff time and would recommend this go forward to the City Attorney. <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated that she appreciates the time and effort that City staff has <br />contributed to this issue and this resident. She recognized that this has been very challenging <br />and agreed that City staff should not spend any additional time on this case and should forward <br />this to the City Attorney. She believed that it was wise to have police escort on the last visit <br />given the case history. <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that after reading the emails from the resident he believed those to <br />be threatening and should that communication continue, a restraining order should be pursued to <br />stop the harassment. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill confirmed that there have been other negative <br />actions from the resident that would warrant that activity. <br />Police Chief Katers stated that the primary purpose of the police escorting on the last visit was <br />for the safety of City staff. He stated that the police executed the search warrant with adequate <br />staff. He stated that the entire interaction was videotaped. He referenced the communications <br />with the resident, noting that City cell phones were used for those communications and therefore <br />that can be blocked. He confirmed that a restraining order could be pursued and provided <br />additional details. <br />Councilmember Menth asked if the threshold has been crossed and a restraining order should be <br />pursued. <br />Police Chief Katers stated that he is not a legal expert but could not imagine a judge not <br />approving a restraining order in this case. He noted that in terms of pressing charges, there <br />would need to be a very specific threat that would warrant that activity. He stated that the prior <br />restraining order on behalf of a staff member was against this same resident. <br />Councilmember Menth stated that he would like to move to the next step on a restraining order <br />and determining if charges could be filed. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill continued to review the zoning code enforcement <br />cases within the staff report. <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if the neighbors are aware of the situation and the details that <br />the City is providing latitude. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill confirmed that to be true. <br />Councilmember Riley stated that the City has been playing games with the landscaping business <br />case for some time and it is clearly time to move on with that one. <br />City Council Work Session / October 22, 2019 <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />