3 Consider Adopting an Ordinance Declaring the Property at 31116 Ash Street to be a Public Nuisance

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i. Personal Liability. The owner of the premises on which a nuisance has been abated by the City shall be personally liable for the cost to the City of the abatement,including administrative costs.As soon as the work has been completed and the cost determined,the City clerk shall prepare a bill for the cost and mail it to the owner. Thereupon,the amount shall be immediately due and payable at the office of the City Clerk. ii. Assessment. If the nuisance is a public health or safety hazard on private property,the growth of weeds on private property or outside the traveled portion of streets, or unsound or insect-infected trees,the Clerk shall, on or before September 1 next following abatement of the nuisance,list the total unpaid charges along with all other such charges as well as other charges for current services to be assessed under Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.101 against each separate lot or parcel to which the charges are attributable.The Council may then spread the charges against such property under the statute and other pertinent statutes for certification to the County Auditor and collection along with the current taxes the following year or in annual installments, not exceeding ten years, as the Council may determine in each case. c. Section 7-2.8. PENALTY. Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. Finally, in the event of a violation of any provision of Chapter 17 of the City Code,the City,in addition to other remedies, may act or institute action to prevent,restrain, correct, or abate such violation or threatened violation. The applicable City Code provisions referenced above are available for your review at the following weblink; http://www.pequotlakes-mn.gov/index.asp?SEC=7927ECFC-BF3E-4F84-A39C- 93oC4EA9227D&Type=B BASIC Corrective Action If you wish to avoid the above-described enforcement action by the City, please correct the code violations and public nuisance conditions on the Property by no later than 4:oo p.m., Monday, March 20, 2017.by doing the following: 1. Remove or properly store all items currently stored outside, including abandoned vehicles; 2. Move the recreational vehicle to a location a minimum of ten feet away from any lot line; and 3. Dispose of and burn the pile of brush/branches. 4