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and the 6-month requirement to get everything finished is not completed, the City would initiate the nuisance abatement process to have the improvements removed. Councilmember McGovern confirmed with neighbors they also did not want building to occur on Saturdays. Mayor Hosterman said she supported staff's recommendation, with the addition of an administrative hearing process and that any fine levied would not be levied until the construction completion. Councilmember Thorne questioned the amount of the fine, and City Manager Fialho said the administrative hearing and associated fine could be as high as $1,000 and the Council may not want to wait to impose it. He did not believe the fine was very high given the circumstances. City Attorney Roush said fines are difficult to deal with in these types of situations and often the City seeks to get compliance rather than making it punitive. City Manager Fialho said if the work is not completed within 6 months, a nuisance abatement process could result in dismantling of the addition. Councilmember Sullivan suggested a friendly amendment to the motion to indicate that if the project is not completed within 6 months, the item can return to the City Council to abate it. City Attorney Roush said the condition is already incorporated in the nuisance abatement process. Councilmember Sullivan believed most of the work will occur inside and suggested not allowing any outside construction on Saturdays, and Mayor Hosterman agreed. Councilmember Thorne said if the item returns to the Council as not being completed in six months, he would support removal of the additions. Councilmember Cook-Kallio confirmed that staff would initiate an enforcement provision if Saturday work conditions were violated. Motion: It was m/s by Hosterman/Sullivan to adopt Resolution No. 0&174 denying the appeal, thereby upholding the Planning Commission approval of administrative design review to construct an approximately 64-square-foot first-floor addition to the left side and an approximately 273-square-foot second-floor addition to the right side of the existing residence located at 3496 Whitehall Court; directed staff to initiate an administrative hearing that would result in a fine related to additions not permitted; that remaining work needs to be permitted within 60 days and completed in 6 months. If not completed, the City would take action to initiate a nuisance abatement process, and construction is allowed Monday through Saturdays, with Saturday work to be limited to internal work only. Councilmember McGovern said she would not support the motion and believed Mr. Smith owes an apology to all neighbors. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Noes: Councilmember McGovern Absent: None 15. Consider a status report on and additional funding for the Eastern Alameda County Conservation Strategy Principal Planner Janice Stern gave a status report on the Eastern Alameda County Conservation Strategy, discussed benefits to the City included addressing ecological mitigation, wildlife permitting processes, organizational missions of the County relating to conservation, effective uses of funding. She indicated among other agencies, the City has committed $15,000 City Council Minutes 8 March 4, 2008