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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10081986CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD - REGULAR MEETING - OCTOBER 8, 1986 - 2:00 P.M. NOTE: MEETING WAS A HALF HOUR LATE IN STARTING DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF ATTORNEY GORE AND ATTORNEY PALMER. MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY VICE CHAIRMAN O'CONNOR AT 2:30 P.M. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: MR. GRAY MR. BLOME MR. FISCHER MR. MCCLEARY MR. MCCOOL VICE CHAIRMAN O'CONNOR ABSENT: ATTORNEY GORE ALSO PRESENT: MR. CLOUTIER, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, MR. RAY THOMPSON, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, MR. PALMER, CITY ATTORNEY. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY MR. MCCLEARY, SECONDED BY MR. BLOME TO APPROVE MINUTES OF 8/6/86 AS WRITTEN. CARRIED. OLD BUSINESS: CASE NO. 85-5 - KEPLER & CASE NO. 85-12 - TAYLOR DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF MR. GORE, BOARD ATTORNEY, THESE CASES WILL BE DEFERRED TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD 11/12/86. CASE NO. 86-037 - GDC MOTION BY MR. BLOME, SECONDED BY MR. GRAY TO CLOSE CASE. CARRIED. CASE NO. 86-073 - PATTON MOTION BY MR. BLOME, SECONDED BY MR. GRAY TO CLOSE CASE. CARRIED. CASE NO. 86-130 - MORRISON MR. CLOUTIER ASKED TO POSTPONE THIS CASE UNTIL THE NOVEMBER MEETING. HE EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION PROBLEM BETWEEN HIMSELF AND MR. FRANCO, CITY ENGINEER. MR. MORRISON HAS AGREED TO COMPLY BUT FIRST THE CITY ENGINEER MUST COME UP WITH A SET OF STANDARDS. MR. CLOUTIER INTRODUCED MR. RAY THOMPSON, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO THE BOARD AND EXPLAINED THAT MR. THOMPSON WOULD BE HANDLING ALL THE CASES WHILE HE WAS OUT OF TOWN. - 1 - CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD - REGULAR MEETING - 1~6 NEW BUSINESS: CASE NO. 86-089 - KIGHT, JR. MR. THOMPSON TOLD THE BOARD THAT HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THIS CASE SINCE JUNE, 1986. HE EXPLAINED THAT MR. KIGHT WOULD START TO COMPLY AND THEN STOP AWD BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE MORE JUNK. PHOTOS TAKEN 9/17/86 WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. MR. THOMPSON RECOMMENDED MR. KIGHT BE GIVEN, IN WRITING, 10 DAYS TO COMPLY AND IF NOT DONE, INVOKE A FINE. MOTION BY MR. BLOME, SECONDED BY MR. MCCLEARY TO SEND A NOTICE GIVING 10 DAYS TO CLEAR UP PROPERTY AFTER WHICH A $25.00 A DAY FINE BE INVOKED. ATTORNEY PALMER RECOMMENDED THE LETTER BE VERY EXPLICIT AS TO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO COMPLY AND THAT IT WAS MR. KIGHT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT HE HAS COMPLIED. ATTORNEY PALMER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT IF NOT DONE IN l0 DAYS, TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL AND ASK FOR A COURT ORDER TO MAKE MR. KIGHT COMPLY. ROLL CALL: AYES: MR. GRAY MR. BLOME MR. FISCHER MR. MCCLEARY MR. MCCOOL VICE CHAIRMAN O'CONNOR NAYS: NONE CARRIED. CASE NO. 86-127 - MURPHY MOTION BY MR. BLOME, SECONDED BY MR. GRAY TO CLOSE CASE. ROLL CALL: AYES: MR. GRAY MR. BLOME MR. FISCHER MR. MCCLEARY MR. MCCOOL VICE CHAIRMAN O'CONNOR NAYS: NONE CARRIED. CASE NO. 86-156 - MCLAIN MR. THOMPSON STATED THAT 90% OF THE VIOLATION HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. HE RECOMMENDED 10 DAYS BE GIVEN TO COMPLY AND THEN INVOKE A FINE. ATTORNEY PALMER ASKED EXACTLY WHAT CODE MR. MCLAIN WAS IN VIOLATION OF. MR. THOMPSON CITED THE "JUNK CODE". - 2 - CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD - REGULAR MEETING - 10/8/86 MOTION BY MR. BLOME, SECONDED BY MR. MCCLEARY TO SEND LETTER GIVING 30 DAYS IN WHICH TO COMPLY INCLUDING MOWING LAWN REGULARLY. QUESTION ON MOTION BY MR. GRAY THAT IS NOT COMPLIED WITH, WHAT HAPPENS? ATTORNEY PALMER STATED IF NOT COMPLIED WITH IN 30 DAYS, A FINE BE INVOKED. FOLLOWING A BRIEF DISCUSSION, MR. BLOME WITHDREW MOTION, MR. MCCLEARY WITHDREW SECOND. MOTION BY MR. BLOME, SECONDED BY MR. MCCLEARY TO SEND A LETTER GIVING 30 DAYS IN WHICH TO COMPLY TO THE SATISFACTION OF MR. THOMPSON OR BE FINED $25.00 PER DAY THEREAFTER AND IT NOT REOCCUR IN THE FUTURE. ROLL CALL: AYES: MR. GRAY MR. BLOME MR. FISCHER MR. MCCLEARY MR. MCCOOL VICE CHAIRMAN O'CONNOR NAYS: NONE CARRIED. ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATION - MARTIN C. "JACK" LEWIS MOTION BY MR. BLOME, SECONDED BY MR. GRAY TO ACCEPT RESIGNATION WITH REGRET. CARRIED. APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHAIRMAN NOMINATIONS WERE OPENED BY VICE CHAIRMAN O'CONNOR MR. MCCOOL NOMINATED VICE CHAIRMAN O'CONNOR - VICE CHAIRMAN O"CONNOR DECLINED. MR. GRAY NOMINATED MR. BLOME MR. BLOME NOMINATED MR. GRAY - MR. GRAY DECLINED MOTION BY MR. GRAY, SECONDED BY MR. MCCOOL TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. CARRIED. MR. EUGENE BLOME WAS APPOINTED NEW C~42~4N TO COMPLETE THE TERM OF MR. LEWIS WHICH EXPIRES MARCH, 1987. MRS. O'CONNOR WILL REMAIN VICE CHAIRMAN. MR. GEORGE VORRATH, CASE NO. 86-7, REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD IN REGARDS TO A $950.00 FINE IMPOSED FOR THE KEEPING OF TURKEYS AT HIS RESIDENCE. HE ASKED THAT THE FINE BE WAIVED DUE TO NOT BEING NOTIFIED AT THE TIME THE FINE WAS INVOKED. - 3 - CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD - REGULAR MEETING - 10/8/86 ATTORNEY PALMER INFORMED MR. VORRATH THAT HE HAD NO RECOURSE, THAT THE FINE MUST BE PAID. HE STATED THAT IT WAS HIS PLACE TO NOTIFY CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT THE TURKEYS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES. IT WAS NOT UP TO CODE ENFORCEMENT TO KEEP CHECKING. GENERAL BOARD DISCUSSION MR. CLOUTIER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE BOARD SECRETARY NOW HAS A COMPUTOR IN HER OFFICE. THAT IT IS NOT FUNCTIONAL AT THE PRESENT TIME, BUT AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR ALL COMPLAINTS WILL BE PUT INTO THE COMPUTOR AND FORMS PRINTED TO BE GIVEN TO THE BOARD. THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MEETING ADJOURNED AT 3:45 P.M. NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 12, 1986. - 4 - CODE ENFOttCEM.ENq~ BOAFtD OC'.I'OBI.;'t:~ 8, 1986 - 2:00 P.M. AGr'?NDA CALL fi'() ORDt',.'R ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 8/6/86 ATq'ORNE¥' S MATTERS: OLD BUSINt;)SS: CASE NO. 85-5 - KEPLER CASE NO. 85-12 - TAYLOR CASE NO. 86-037 - GDC CASE NO. 86-073 - PATq'ON CASE NO. 86-130 - MORRISON NEW BUSINESS: CASE NO. 86-089 - KIGHT, JR. CASE NO. 86-]27 - MURPHY CASE NO. 86-156 - MCLAIN ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATION - MARTIN C. "JACK" LEWIS APPOINTMENT OF NEW CItAIRMAN BOARD ATTORNEY REQUESTS AND REPORTS: GENERAL BOARD DISCUSSION: ADJOURN NOTE: IF ANY PERS()N DI~'CJ'DES ~0 APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE AHOVI~; MA'I"q!I;iRS, HE/SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF 'I'tlE PROCEEDi'NGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, tIE~SHE MAY NEED TO ENSURE 'fIIAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF q"HE PROCEt;~'£)INGS iS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESIMONY IN EVIDENCI]' ON WHICtf 'PHE APPEAL IS BASED.