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Mr. Frampton stated he feels like he is being railroaded. He added he inherited the trailer, and he is not sure what the issue is, unless perhaps someone has a vendetta against the previous owner. Councilmember Musgrove stated the City Council has expressed an interest in having Mr. Frampton work with City Staff to come up with a plan and resolve these issues. Councilmember Howell asked whether the issue is the parking of vehicles on grass or removal of the trailer. Mr. Frampton stated the vehicles are parked on gravel, not grass. Councilmember Woestehoff stated a plan could be presented back to the City Council involving both items. Councilmember Howell stated she believes this is a fair process, which was also used with Oak Terrace Estates. Motion carried 5-2. Voting Yes: Mayor Kuzma, Councilmembers Heineman, Musgrove, Riley, and Woestehoff. Voting No: Councilmembers Howell and Specht. Randy Bauer, 14942 Quintana Street NW stated he appreciates Councilmember Riley's comment about City Staff and allowing them the freedom to carry out their duties. He added there are Code violations all over the City, but enforcement is complaint -based. He noted there will be more cases coming forward if the City gets more aggressive with addressing Code violations, and the City Council might want to review this issue in a work session. 7.07: Adopt Resolution #21-209 Approving an Abatement of 6336 Highway 10 NW; Case of JAC Auto Planning Technician McCann reviewed a long history of code enforcement violations for JAC Auto, 6336 Highway 10 NW, with some recent activity in 2019 related to public nuisance and off-street parking violations. He stated gravel is grandfathered in for parking or auto sales, but grass is not allowed. He added he met on -site with the property owner, and all vehicles are now parked on concrete or gravel. He noted all public nuisance items have been resolved, including inoperable vehicles and a damaged fence. Planning Technician McCann stated the only outstanding item is a $75 citation, which the property owner has agreed to process. Staffs recommendation is to adopt resolution 21-209 abatement of 6336 Highway 10 NW. Abatement is not needed at this time, but resolution lays out future action and council support for code enforcement process. Councilmember Howell stated she will not support the adoption of this Resolution as she does not agree with the abatement in any capacity. City Council / July 27, 2021 Page 21 of 25