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4,w Council Minutes of 4/15/2008 Councilman Barker said he would echo what Mr. Dubelko said. As chairman of BZD and someone who believes in property maintenance, if there are some things in the legislation that seem to go above and beyond what they should, it will be addressed. Councilman Ryan said previously he represented the Building Dept. for 25 years, and the court system was never used to enter property. So, there is a whole history on it. We just don't do it. Mayor O'Grady said, if there is a problem with this or any other program that's being run in his administration, he will take immediate corrective action. Sharon Senal, 5187 Columbia Road, is concerned because the legislation does not say that warnings are given first. Section 1351.01 speaks about citations and says nothing about getting a warning first. Secondly, if a person is on vacation for a week and a violation is put on the front door and they don't know about it until they get back from vacation, they could akeady be into a category of a $150 fine and possible jail time. Third, she has a large family and she lives on Columbia Road where parking is limited. If they have a family gathering, they want to put their family's cars on the front lawn. If that is not permissible, where can they park? Councilman Barker answered that, in the case of a vacation, a phone call to the Building Dept. when you return will solve the problem. It's a kinder, gentler atmosphere. It's always been the practice that the inspectors talk to residents to find out if there is a problem and then deal with it. Parking cars on a lawn for a party is not a problem. The code is for cars that are left on the front lawn for so long that grass can be growing around and under it. It's a common sense issue. The inspectors are open to any kind of problem and situation. If you do get a violation for something that you just can't take care of in a week, they're going to work with you. They can allow you up to sixty days to fix a problem. It's just communication. Safety Director Thomas commented the purpose of the legislation is to lay out penalties, which is required by law. A warning tag is a policy and, therefore, not dictated to have a penalty. Warning tags are not included in the legislation because it's the policy not penalty. By administrative internal policy, warning tags will always be issued. We will always ask a resident to comply first. Then, when we get resistance, use the force of law to enforce the code. LEGISLATIQN Resolution No. 2008-23 introduced by Mayor O'Grady was given its third reading. A resolution endorsing fair employment practices in Northern Ireland, known as The MacBride Principles, and urging adoption thereof by the State of Ohio in appropriate State statutes, as amended. Councilman Gareau moved for adoption, and the motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney. Roll call: Gareau, yes; Kearney, yes; Orlowski, yes; Ryan, no; Jones, yes; Barker, yes; Mahoney, yes. The motion passed with six yes votes and one no vote. Resolution No. 2008-23 adopted. 13 ~~:~ ~, ~~