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watering system was broken with dead plants and weeds throughout the park. Mr. Hoon discussed with homeowners what he would do with his own money, he remodeled the pool room which was rarely used, but she said nothing more has been improved and asked for the Council's help. Jacki Hawk said the residents have come before the Council many times to discuss the lack of maintenance and Mr. Hoon's response was a momentary attempt to start a project while attempting to financially pass costs to residents through their rent. She felt plant materials were inadequate, residents were charged $18,000 to replace the drip system that fertilizes plants, but the new system is no different than the old one and they are broken in many places because of poor landscaping practices. She questioned where the $143 per month for all park maintenance was going, said the agreement states the park must be maintained at all times by the park owner and asked for an ordinance to be adopted in order to enforce provisions of the agreement relating to maintenance. George Cook questioned Mr. Hoon's sincerity about things he wants to do with the park and how he wants residents involved, cited broken air conditioning in the clubhouse, strongly urged the Council to approve an ordinance immediately, said the agreement would allow Mr. Hoon to collect an additional $34-$40 per month in exchange for all capital improvements, and asked the City to perform a survey on rent and conditions. Jan Morrison said the landscaping and entrance to Vineyard Villas was great, said the park and its improvements were 30 years old, acknowledged work needed to be done, said there is animosity and aggression of residents, asked the Council to hold the owner responsible and make sure that the park is maintained and improvements needed are taken care of. The Mayor closed public comment and asked Mr. Hoon to speak on the matter. Philip Hoon, Manager/Partner, Hacienda Mobile Home Park, thanked the City for improvements done on Vineyard Villas, said it is apparent there is a major communication breakdown on his part with residents, said he has attempted to take steps to listen to the 149 families at the mobile home park, has spoken regularly to the City Attorney about maintenance issues and invites additional involvement with residents with different views, ideas and concerns. He acknowledged lighting outages and possible underlying electrical problems, noted recent sidewalk improvements and patchwork done to cracks, and hoped the work would not take years to complete. He wanted to have his park rated as five-star, felt it would take time and a commitment of capital, and was working on a rent control agreement with the City Attorney. He felt the pass-through provided guaranteed funds, noted the park was 30 years old and the State has jurisdiction over his property. He said they have never had health and safety violations and he welcomed future City involvement on improvements. Mayor Hosterman noted while the park was never cited by the State, health and safety issues needed to be addressed immediately. She felt Mr. Hoon seemed to care a great deal but questioned what was being done and when items would get done, and referred to the staff report identifying items needing repair. Mr. Hoon asked the Mayor to provide the list to the City Attorney and he would work through a process and timeline to address every issue. He said he provided the City Attorney with a summary of priority capital improvement projects to be done over the next three years, said residents have provided no requests for items to be repaired and has suggested feedback, monthly meetings, monthly walk-through's and a list of priority items to be done. City Council Minutes 5 August 21, 2007