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102. Regular Meeting February 15, 2005 Page 8 items in Options 1 and 2 and is okay with two unrelated persons in a household He stated he also feels the City needs to spend some money on I Code Enforcement to enforce the Codes the City already has Mr Mihalkanin inquired whether Staff contacted other municipalities regarding their Nuisance Ordinances Mr O'Leary stated the Planning Department contacted the City of Lubbock and others municipalities who are doing a combination of these options Mayor Narvaiz thanked the University for their participation in recognizing this is a joint issue Mr O'Leary stated he had a good discussion with the new Director of Residence Life for Texas State University He stated the University is interested in helping with this problem and getting more involved in student behavior off campus Mr Mihalkanin stated he feels Option 2 deals with the problem of existing lawbreakers, which the City should already be doing He stated he also sees the legitimacy of Option 3, which provides accountability of property owners, property buyers and realtors He stated he feels the current Ordinance needs to be increased from two to three unrelated people Mr Guerrero inquired whether Options 2 and 3 can be combined Mr O'Leary stated Option 3 is a licensing program, but if Option 3 is approved, the functions in Option 2 could be added Mayor Narvaiz inquired how the City could implement these options before the new budget cycle, which begins on October 1, 2005 Mr O'Leary stated he would like to review the funding for these options in the Budget Workshop scheduled for Friday, February 25, 2005 Mayor Narvaiz inquired if the I Council wants to implement portions of Option 3, would Option 2 automatically be implemented as well Mr O'Leary stated Option 3 will provide for some of the items in Option 2 Mayor Narvaiz inquired whether the funding figures in the presentation were a combination of Options 2 and 3 Mr O'Leary stated the estimated figures were combined Mayor Narvaiz stated she feels the second notice should be removed from Option 1, and Option 2 should immediately be funded She also stated she feels while the City is conducting Options 1 and 2, the Council consider having discussions with all parties who will be affected by Option 3 She stated she agrees the unrelated persons limit should be raised from two to three Mayor Narvaiz stated she is concerned these Options will affect the elderly people who live together and are not related, and if senior citizens cannot afford to live in a family neighborhood, this would limit our youth from the benefits of associating and learning from senior citizens She stated she is also concerned with the consequences of the citizens who cannot afford to live without sharing the rent Mayor Narvaiz stated the City needs to enforce the Ordinances the City currently has She stated these options should be considered on a stair-stepping plan She stated the Council should consider discussing the rental inspection and licensing later, because the complaints may not be as great after Options 1 and 2 are in place Mr Mihalkanin stated there are enough citizens complaining about the existing problems they are dealing I with in their neighborhoods Mr O'Leary stated the enforcement of these options would be complaint driven He stated the City might consider organizing a similar task force to the one the City is currently doing