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We are spending over 6 months for condemnation and doing it by group. The time spent is to long and when we do a bulk group, it stagnates the enforcement and clean up. The change would allow us to enforce the structures one at a time and speed the process up considerably. 2. Designate by ordinance who is responsible for easements, right -of -ways, and alleys. This is a vague area of concern and causes special problems in the downtown and commercial areas. 3. Designate by ordinance the shielding of unsightly commercial areas. Shielding needs to be specific in the provision of quality fencing. Complete the ordinance present to council for the control of junk and salvage yards. 4. Create by ordinance the application of administrative fees which will be added to the cost of removing violations not corrected by property owners. 5. Repeat offenses such as the ordinance that deals with high grass may can be improved. I would ask that all ordinances such as this be changed to notify an owner one time per year that a violation exists. With this in effect, another violation of the same ordinance would occur the date of discovery for one year after notification. State law allows this and it should be a part of our defense. In respect to grass, our ordinance is simply vague. It needs to be specific as to the height of grass allowed, area of responsibility (easements, alleys, right -of -ways, etc. Any ordinance that has such vague wording should be replaced. 6. Adopt the Minimum Housing Code. This injects enforcements for repair prior to delapidation. OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS This list was simply free thinking on my part. I've listed it here in very raw form to simply encourage everyone to do the same. Some I've forwarded before but there has to be new thinking every time this is reviewed. 1. Continue total cleanup of neighborhoods in a logical manner. I can see some specific areas receiving attention like the school, but for the most part, find a place to start and get going. As the work progresses every department should continue to find ways to improve the area. a. Prison force provides manual labor b. Enforcement action on all private properties