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e e e Mr. Hall asked that the City allow mobile homes and spaces to be rented now, so that work could be financed. He said a Housing and Urban Development loan was being sought for renovation of cottages. He also asked that the work deadline be specified as 30 days from the date permits were issued. Mr. Hall said that only two tenants had complained, and he showed a newspaper article noting that the same tenants had gone on to complain about other land- lords and companies. He said he had an engineer and tenants who would attest that they were never without working water or sewer systems. He distributed photographs of the site. Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. Ms. Miller said no new electrical hookups had been allowed once the property had been declared unsafe because staff felt if conditions were not upgraded, residents then would be forced to leave. She said substantial progress had been made, but staff wanted to make sure work was completed. Ms. Miller also said the deadline could be set 30 days from the day permits were issued. Mr. Holmer asked whether the spaces might be rented while work was occurring. Ms. Miller said staff felt that the water and sewer systems still were unsafe until corrections were made. Mr. Hansen asked whether the reason for delays in processing applications had been addressed. Ms. Miller said staff had reviewed plans and a letter in response was included as Attachment B. She said she understood that permits could be issued as soon as the engineer submitted the requested information. Responding to Ms. Bascom's question, staff said the 30-day extension still could be applied if the deadline was made 30 days after permits were issued. Ms. Wooten said she would prefer to incorporate into the motion the specifica- tion that the 30-day time period begin when permits were issued. City Attor- ney Tim Sercombe said Section 3 of the resolution could be changed to state "from the date of issuance of the permits." He said filing of permit appli- cations would be required within a certain time period. Mr. Hansen said he did not favor changing the deadline to 30 days after per- mits were issued because of the time already taken and because the permits might be delayed further. Mr. Miller said he thought the time period could be extended to 30 days after issuing permits, and he noted the need to deal with issues of safety and sani- tation. Ms. Ehrman said she would appreciate receiving photographs and more evidence for making future decisions of this type. She also suggested specifying a deadline of 30 days after issuance of permits, but no later. Res. No. 3972--A resolution abating unsafe structures and building service equipment at 717 Highway 99 North. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 28, 1986 Page 13