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The meeting recessed at 6:48 p.m. <br /> <br />The meeting reconvened at 7:31 p.m. <br /> <br />2.04: Continuation of Nuisance Code Update <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick reviewed the Staff report in regard to the <br />continuation of the review of the nuisance code. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked about the exemptions for prohibited parking and shared an <br />example of a box truck breaking down and the contents of the truck having to be loaded in another <br />truck. He asked if something like this would be covered by an exemption. <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick noted that would fall under the emergency repair <br />exemption. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if this also includes buses. <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick said no as buses have their own category under State <br />statute. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated she made comments on the whole body of the work and not just <br />the sections being discussed today. She asked how she will know what the other parts were that <br />were or were not changed in order to discuss them. <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick explained that if they would like to open up the <br />entirety of the code then they can do so. He noted that for the purposes of time he was asked to <br />just bring forward changes. He added that they can go back and review the existing codes if the <br />Council desires. <br /> <br />Planning Manager Larson noted that this project was to update the Nuisance Code and there were <br />some things that worked better in other codes. He stated that there are a lot of things in these other <br />chapters that are not nuisance related which is why they were not brought forward. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove shared she understands the purpose of this; however, it seems like a <br />duplication of services and staffing to handle the same thing as another agency. <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick explained that in these situations, a police officer <br />would have to cite the property owner, not necessarily the vehicle of the problem. He noted that <br />the Police Department Staff is already overworked and understaffed, he gets a majority of these <br />complaints during the day and if his department is able to address these issues rather than the police <br />officers then they would have the potential to reach a resolution without issuing a ticket. He added <br />that the goal in code enforcement is education over enforcement action. He noted that this was an <br />opportunity to work with property owners to get their issue into compliance without involving the <br />police. He stated this makes things streamlined for the enforcement of properties. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / January 23, 2024 <br />Page 4 of 9 <br /> <br />