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City Attorney Knaak explained that in these situations there is typically a dispute as to where the <br /> property line is, which the City has no business intervening in. He said this situation deals with <br /> someone who is flagrantly violating City Code and they can establish that this property owner is <br /> flagrantly violating the Code and they would have enforcement options for this. <br /> Mayor Kuzma stated that he would like Staff to look into this matter further before they are able <br /> to enforce the Code. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove said she has seen it several times where Staff will present diagrams of <br /> a property that they are dealing with and the lines outlining where issues are. She stated that she <br /> knows they have the capacity to do this and since Mr. Tetens has paid to have a survey done, she <br /> does not see why they could not get this information needed to enforce the Code. <br /> Councilmember Riley stated that there is a City Code in place and the City has the ability to enforce <br /> it. <br /> Councilmember Howell agreed and noted that if they are not going to enforce the Code then she <br /> does not understand why Mr. Tetens would have to pay taxes. She reiterated that she does not <br /> understand why this would be in Code if they are not going to enforce it. <br /> Community Development Director Hanson asked if there was an official survey done on the <br /> property. <br /> Mr. Tetens shared that there was a survey report that he obtained when he purchased the house <br /> and there was also a survey report from the previous property owner who paid to have it done. <br /> Community Development Director Hanson said she was not aware of these surveys. <br /> The Council directed Staff to look into enforcing the Code for this situation. They thanked Mr. <br /> Tetens for coming forward to share his concerns. <br /> Roxanne Tersteeg, 6263 Rivlyn Avenue, came forward and gave the Council an update on her <br /> house which was involved in the sewage leak that happened on June 8. She shared that around the <br /> time she addressed the Council last month, most of the affected neighbors had work to their <br /> basements, but no one had any work done to their upper levels. She explained that in the last <br /> month, she has been working on cleaning and bleaching everything in her home and doing other <br /> work, like rebuilding their stairs and painting. She noted that they are in the home stretch of this <br /> project and by the next Council meeting they should be done and back in their house. She explained <br /> that the other affected homes have not had any progress made on them. She added that they have <br /> been upgraded to working with insurance coverage that deals with biological hazards. She asked <br /> the Council if they had been made aware of how this was progressing. <br /> Mayor Kuzma thanked Ms. Tersteeg for coming forward with an update. <br /> Councilmember Specht asked if there were any updates from the County on this situation. <br /> City Council/August 27, 2024 <br /> Page 5 of 13 <br />