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Regular meeting June 27, 2005 that neighborhood have complained to him numerous times about that building. The City has tried to work with the owners on several occasions to encourage them to do something to no avail. Mr. Wagner said that he also gets a lot of calls from the neighbors on this building. It is dangerous – the windows are broken out and in many cases removed. The owner has shown that he will not or can not rehab the building and it is getting in worse shape as time goes on. He believes, as does the neighbors, that it is a danger to the neighborhood. Ms. Brot wondered if the City would buy the building and have someone rehab it if indeed it was structurally sound per Ms. Welsch’s report. She was curious what the procedure would be. Ms. Welsch said that Mr. Ollendorff did walk her through that procedure and the City is between a ‘rock and a hard place’. If the City chose to take this building by eminent domain, we would have to take the liens with it. Mr. Ollendorff feels strongly that it is better to demolish the building and then perhaps take the lot by eminent domain. Mr. Ollendorff said that she was correct. Ms. Welsch continued saying that Mr. Ollendorff assures her that if the building is demolished then our ordinances will be changed so that a two family flat can be built on that lot again. Mayor Adams said that many of the past Council, including him and Mr. Wagner, attempted to convince the owner to sell the property. The owner was not willing to do so. Ms. Brot wondered if the individual would receive any money from it once the building was demolished. Mr. Ollendorff doesn’t think so. The Mayor commented that this would be for others to determine. The motion to approve passed six to one, with Ms. Welsch voting Nay. COMMENT REGARDING CONSENT CALENDAR #7 – REFUSE CARTS: Ms. Colquitt said that she knows that the City buys refuse carts every year. She wondered if there was anything that the City could do to prevent having to purchase so many of them. She understands that the prime reason is because the squirrels eat through the tops of the carts so bad and we have to constantly replace them. Mayor Adams commented on a few creative methods for removing squirrels, but for all practicality, there really isn’t anything that can be done. The Mayor added that the culprits were juvenile squirrels that needed to gnaw as they grow. Ms. Brot said that hers was perfectly fine when it was taken away and replaced. They received a replacement that was smaller. She wondered if there was a way to fine people if they didn’t take care of their carts or in other words, abused them, from other than squirrel damage, of course. She wondered if it was necessary to replace carts when there wasn’t anything wrong with them. Mr. Ollendorff said that he would be happy to look into this and report back, but he believes that the containers the City has, like the ones approved tonight, are somewhat more squirrel proof than the old ones. They are so inexpensive that it is easier to replace them when they are damaged Page 6