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98-775COliLC1I �IC �' � ° � I 1 � Green Sheet # 62117 Presenced Referred To Committee Date 1 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby certifies and approves the August 18, 2 1998 decision of the I.egisiative Hearing Officer on Property Code Enforcement Appeats for the following 3 addresses: 4 Pioperty AA en aled A�pellant 5 1148 Seventh Street West (Laid over from August 4, 1998) Paul Mateyka, Sr. 6 Decision: Lay over to the September 15, 1998 Legislative Hearing 7 337 Bates Avenue 8 Decision: Appeal granted 9 1077 Van Dvke (Rescheduled from 7-14-98) 10 Decision: Appeal denied 11 784 Agate Street #5 12 Decision: Lay over to the September 1, 1998 Legslative Hearing 13 1019 Edeerton Street 14 Decision: Lay over to the September 1, 1998 I.egislarive Hearing Michael Diesslin Ward Schlaeppe Leo Sider for National Holdings, Inc. Mahmood Hasnan 15 867 Grand Avenue 7ames Stolpestad for VCW Limited Liabiliry 16 Decision: Appeal denied but complefion date extended to May 1, 1999 17 1671 Hubbard Avenue 18 Decision: Appeal granted Donald and Kay Schoen 19 859 'iliscazora Avenue Karen Thomson 20 Decision: Appeal denied 21 108$ 1100 ll 10 1114 ll 18 ll20 1122 1126, 1130, ll34, 1138, ll50 Bazclay; and 1485, 1491, 1495. 1499. 22 1505, 1509. 1515 1517. 1519, 1521, 1523, 1525, 1527. 1529, 1535 Magnolia 23 Julie and Bruce Khalilzadegan for Bruce 24 Realty Development 25 Decision: Variance granted on condition that when the windows are replaced, they aze to be replaced with 26 confornung windows RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 16 Green Sheet 62117 Page 2 �� g 1 907 Bayazd Avenue (Rescheduled from 7-21-98) Jon and Ellen Boutelle _`�' 2 Decision: Appeal denied on the summary abatement order. The compliance date on the vacant buiiding registration 3 notice will be amended to October 30, 1998. If it is still vacant by November l, another vacant building 4 registrarion nouce wiii be sent to the owner, and the properry will have to be regstered as a vacant building. 5 6 372 Cook Avenue East Decision: Appeal denied Chazles Laurents 7 8 9 218 Dunlap Sireet North #5 Decision: Appeal denied 10 11 12 13 14 1$ 16 Yeas Na s Absent Blakey ,/ Coleman ✓ Hazris � Benanav ,/ Reiter ✓ Bostrom ✓ �¢Y ✓ �I, � C3 17 Adopted by Council: Date ��-�.�� �-� ��� �� 18 Adoption 19 By: 20 Approved 21 By: Robert Platt Requested by Depaztment of: � Form Approved by City Attorney � Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council � 7 City Council Offices Gerry Strathman, 266-8575 t 26, 1998 Consent TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES 8/20/98 rnneoe ron ROVfING OROER GREEN SHEET �� �$-'t�lS No 6211'7 � an�ooura. ❑ a`r�nox�r ❑ arce�eK ❑ rwxnuamrcrsoe� ❑ waxeuLLamnKCrc ❑ WYOR(ORAa4RIWi) � (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code Appeals for the August 18, 1998 meeting on the following addresses: 1148 Seventh Street West; 1077 Van Dyke; 907 Bayard Avenue; 337 Bates Avenue; 218 Dunlap Street North �15; 784 Agate Street 4�5, 372 Cook Avenue'East; 1019 Edgerton Street; 867 Grand Avenue; 1671 Hubbard Avenue; 859 Tuscarora Avenue; 1085, 1100, 1110, 1114, 1118, 1120, 1122, 1126, 1130, 1134, 1138, 1150 Barclay; and 1485, 1491, 1495, 1499, 1505, 1509, 1515, 1517, 1519, 1521, 1523, 1525, 1527, 1529, 1535 Magnolia. PLANNING COMMISSION CIB CAMMITfEE CMl SERVICE COMMISSION Hes ihis Pe��rtn e+er worked umler a wnhact tor Mis dePartmeM7 YES NO Fles thie D��rtn ever been a dtY emqoyce? YES NO Does Nis P��rm P� a sidll not namallYP_� bY any wrreM cdY emGloyee7 VES NO Is this pe�lfi1m a targMed vendoR YES NO � r:e, w,�.=`t, _ E-. "�`SC' OF TRANSAC710N t SOURC& COE7/R6VENUE 817DtiETFA (qRCLE ON� nc�rrvm tnn�s�t YES NO INFORMAiION (IXPLAIN) �� IVO'I'ES OF THE PROPERTY CODE ENFOI2CEMENT MEETING �� ��� August 18, 1998 Room 330, City Hall Gerry Strathman, I.egislative Hearing Officer Staff Present: Pat Fish, Fire Prevention; Jeff Hawkins, Code Enforcement; Kazl Johnson, Public Works; Jean L,aClaze, Code Enforcement Rich Singerhouse, Code Enforcement Gerry Strathman called the meeting to order at 130 p.m. 1148 Seventh Street West (Laid over from August 4, 1998) Paul Mateyka, Sr., owner, appeazed and showed a letter to Gerry Strathman. He has a meeting about the roof on Friday. The roof is not in danger of caving in. Gerry Strathman laid over to the September 15, 1998 I.egislafive Hearing citing the best thing to do is to hold the matter over for a month until the roof is looked at. 337 Bates Avenue Michael Diesslin, owner, appeared and stated he received a letter from Code Enforcement about storing vehicies. The letter is not true. Mr. Diesslin stated he has two cars and his wife has a couple of cazs. He also owns two converted school buses. One is parked in the driveway behind the gazage. It is used a couple of times a year and it is started every few weeks. Every time he has to get in the gazage, it has to be pulled over to the side. Tt is operable and licensed. Saint Paul is redoing all the streets in the neighborhood, therefore the Diesslins have to park off the street. One of the neighbors keeps complaining. The City has come out bePore and said the vehicles are operable and that was it. The Diesslins have a driveway coming in on Bates leading back to the garage. There is one bus pazked there. There is a pazking azea in back of the property. Michael Diesslin showed photographs to Gerry Strathman showing the property and the vehicles. Rich Singerhouse reported there have been complaints over the past three years. Michael Diesslin has complied with all the previous orders. This is an approved surface and tY:e vehicles are licensed. The orders aze not for that. The complaints are that the situation is an eyesore and creating a nuisance. Gerry Strathman asked are there any other ordinances being violated. Mr. Singerhouse responded the owner is running elechical cords. Rich Diesslin stated those are all low voltage power cords. There is no law against that and they are fused at the low current. Ae has occasionally run a ll0 volt extension cord in tYae bus while doing some remodeling, but he has never left them plugged in. Keith Kinning, 784 Agate 5treet, appeared and stated the vehicles are operable. Gerry Strathman stated the basic issue is visual blight. Rich Singerhouse showed photographs to Gerry Strathman. ��s= l� 5 NOTBS FROM THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEETIIVG OF 8-18-98 Page 2 Gerry Strattunan stated if the vehicies are legally pazked and licensed, he does not know how the City can interfere. There is within the City Code, a provision prohibiting anything that is a blighting influence in the neighborhood. This could extend to old vehicles. However, if the City were to claim that all old vehicles consritute a blight, there are a lot of old vehicles in Saint Paul. Mr. Strathman stated there was another item on this order having to do with chipping and peeling paint on the gazage. Michael Diesslin responded the order said he had until August 24, and it will be done by then. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal on the gazage. He granted the appeal on the exterior storage of the vehicles ciring he is concerned about the idea that old vehicles could be considered a blight in and of themselves. However, the owner should recognize that this does not look good to some people. Mr. Strathman recommended the owner do something to lessen the visual clutter. Michael Diesslin stated he does plan on moving one of the buses to his hunting place. 1077 Van Dvke (Rescheduled from 7-14-98) No one appeared represenring the property. Pat Fish stated she is working with the owners. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal. 218 Dunlan Street North #S No one appeazed. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal. 784 Agate Street #5 The following appeared: Kurtis Berg, Southern Minnesota Regional I.egal Services (SMRLS); Ted Wilepski, owner; and I.eo Sider, tenant. Kurtis Berg stated there are a number of repairs to be made. The inspector has been out a number of rimes. A tenant remedies acfion has been filed; it wiii be heazd on August 22 to enforce the repairs that have been asked far. Mr. Berg asked for an appeal to be granted, the condemna6on be taken away, or at least be held off until the tenant remedies action is taken care of. Pat Fish reported there is a condemnation and there is no work going on. She would have a problem with lifting the condemnation, but she does not object to extending the vacate date to the end of the month. Gerry Strathman laid over to the September 1, 1998 Property Code Enforcement meeting. �1�5- � NOTES FROM THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEET'ING OF 8-18-98 Page 3 1019 Edgerton Street Mahmood Hassan, owner, and Ken Moser appeazed. Mr_ Hassan stated there was a work order and he is almost done. It will be completed in a few days. Gerry Sffathman asked when was the last time someone was there. Pat Fish responded she was there for the fust time on August 13. The owner objects to it being a registered vacant building. Mr. Strathman stated his paperwork says it is a condemnarion order that is being appealed. Ms. Fish explained she inspected the building last fall, and when she went back for the reinspection there was a lengthy list of things to do. At that time, Mr. Hassan decided he would voluntarily vacate to install a new heating system. There was a gentleman's agreement that Ms. Fish would revoke the certificate of occupancy and not put it on the vacant building list. It remained vacant for a while, but Ms. Fish later found it was occupied. It had never been reinspected. The heating system was installed and there was no proof that it was signed off on. Therefore, the property should have been on the vacant building list last October, but she was trying to accommodate tne owner. The building has not had a certificate of occupancy since October. Mr. Strathman asked for the current status on the property. Pat Fish responded it is on the vacant building list. A code compliance inspection was done August 13. There is an extensive list of things to do, but nothing major. Most of it is maintenance. Work has to be done in a professional state of repair. This morning she found out that the hea6ng equipment has been signed off. Gerry Strathman asked is the building occupied now. Ken Moser responded the building is vacant. In a few days everything should meet Pat Fish's approval. Regarding the hea6ng system, there has been a problem in the past with Midwest Equipment not filing the proper documents in time. Gerry Strathman laid over to the September 1, 1998 Property Code Enforcement meeting to give the owner time to get the certificate of occupancy completed, which would resolve the matter. 867 Grand Avenue James Stolpestad, Chief Manager for VCW Limited Liability and Michael Arcand, President of Midway Mechanical, appeared. Mr. Stolpestad stated this is a rainleader case. They have begun ehe correction process. Midway Mechanical has been hired. A contract is in place. Because of the busy time of the yeaz and the booming economy, the date cannot be moved up. The contract is a binding ageement, and the work will be done. Karl Johnson reported the City has granted five time extensions for this properiy. Last October, there was an agreement to have ttte wark completed by June 1998. The contractar made claim that the City would be okay as long as a signed contract was in place. There is no record of granfing addirional time extensions. James Stolpestad indicated in a letter last fall that the work would be completed by June 15, 1998. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal, but extended the compliance date to May l, 1999. If the project is not done by then, this matter will go directly to the Ciry Council. ����� NOTES FROM THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEETING OF 8-18-98 Page 4 1671 Hubbard Avenue Kay Schoen, owner, appeazed and stated she received a correction norice to install a handraii on her steps. Her husband has a bad heart, therefore they recognize the need for access to their home for the physically unpaired. The Schoens feel the home has more than sufficient access. Gerry Strathman asked why she does not want to install a handrail. Kay Schoen responded she feels she is being hazassed by someone in the neighborhood. She would like to know how the complainant is effected by her steps and other steps on the block. Unless this policy is changed, the City is aiding in hazassing neighbors. Gerry Strathman asked about the City ordinance with respect to handrails. Jean LaClare reported three or more steps need a handrail. Kay Schoen responded 1673 Hubbazd received a notice, and they are not out of compliance. Kay Schoen showed Gerry Strathman photographs of prominent elected officials' homes with three or more steps and no handrail. Gerry Strathman granted the appeal. Even though the City ordinance is cleaz and the action of Code Enforcement is conect, the enforcement is too selective. 859 Tuscarora Avenue Karen Thomson, owner, appeared and stated she has an electrical bill to be paid. She is on AFDC and wondered can this be held off. Gerry Strathman responded a person is not suppose to live in a house without electricity in Saint Paul. Ms. Thomson asked can she have unril the end of the month. Mr. Strathman asked will no one be living there until the beginning of September. Ms. Thomson responded yes. Jeff Hawkins reported he called Northern States Power (NSP) today. The bill still has not been paid, but someone has tampered with the meter and the electricity is running right now. Someone from NSP is going to turn it off again. Gerry Strathman denied the appeaL The orders are to vacate the buiiding by August 10, however if no one is living there, there does not seem to be a problem. It is against the law to live in a house in Saint Paul without electricity. 1088,1100,1110,1114,1118,1120.1122.1126,1130,1134.1138,1150 Barclav: and 1485, 1491.1495,1499,1505,1509.1515.1517.1519.1521,1523.1525,1527.1529,1535 Magnolia Debbie Johnson, Bruce Realty Development, appeared and stated she is asking for a variance on the windows. There are 26 buildings and 312 units. The Fire Department is requesring the window size be changed This property was taken back in February 1998. Tens of thousands of dollars have been put into this properry. Their goal is to preserve affordable housing. For Bruce Realty to do ��= t S NOTES F120M THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEET`ING OF 8-18-98 Page 5 this would be a burden on the company. The window openings aze 16 inches, therefore the brick would have to be cut into. Pat Fish reported she does not have a problem with a variance. These aze typical East Side windows. Gerry Strathman granted a variance on condition that when the windows aze replaced, they aze to be replaced with conforniing windows. 907 Bavard Avenue (Rescheduled from 7-21-98) Jon Boutelle, owner, appeazed and stated he has had a difficult time getting the family out that lived there. This family did serious damage to the property. The Boutelles have been making repairs. They received a couple of vacant building notices and got a building registration notice. The property has electrical service, gas, sewer, water. Mr. Boutelle was not awaze someone needed to be living there and does not understand the reason to register it as a vacant building. Many of the repairs have been done by Mr. Boutelle, who is a licensed contractor. Carrolyn Shepherd reported it was alleged to be unoccupied for two yeazs. The grass was not being cut, and the snow was not being shoveled. There were some exterior violalions when it was first inspected. Most of the violations not resulted from the storm in May have been repaired sittce opening the vacant building file. There is still a problem with yard waste, and there is a disconnected gutter. Gerry Strathman asked when it will be finished. Jon Boutelle responded as soon as possible. They have been cleaning up animal feces, gazbage, people putting branches an the back yazd, and other refuse. Mr. Sirathman expiained that is the reason why vacant buildings are required to be registered. People dump trash, break windows and do other things to vacant buildings, which generates work for Ciry staff because there are complaints and someone has to take caze of it. That is why there is a fee for vacant buildings. Mr. Boutelle stated a lot of the damage to the exterior was caused by the storms. The grass has been cut. Gerry Strathman asked when this building will be ready for occupancy. Jon Boutelle responded sixry days. Carrolyn Shepherd stated Code Enforcement has not asked for repairs due to storm damage. Yazd waste is considered refuse unless it is in a proper container and composted. Code Enforcement addresses any property where they receive complaints. Jon Boutelle showed photographs to Gerry Strathman. Gerry Strathman asked would this property be squued away in a few months. Jon Boutelle responded he believes so. The biggest issue is getting the roof repaired. Mr. Strathman stated he ��= � NOTES FROM TI� PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEETING OF 8-18-98 Page 6 would like to give the owner time to get this property repaired, sold, and someone living in it. The properiy shouid be kept maintained until it is sold. Mr. Strathman asked have the items listed on the summary abatement order--yazd waste, branches, tu paper--been cleaned up. Carrolyn Shepherd responded they were there this morning. Jon Boutelle responded they were cleaned up yesterday. There aze a ass clippings spread out by a tree next to the garage. They can be put in a container if need be. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal on the summary abatement order. The compliance date on the vacant building registration notice will be amended to October 3Q 1998. If it is sfill vacant by November 1, another vacant building registration notice will be sent to the owner, and the property will have to be registered as a vacant building. 372 Cook Avenue East No one appeared. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal. The meeting was adjourned at 2:44 p.m. COliLC1I �IC �' � ° � I 1 � Green Sheet # 62117 Presenced Referred To Committee Date 1 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby certifies and approves the August 18, 2 1998 decision of the I.egisiative Hearing Officer on Property Code Enforcement Appeats for the following 3 addresses: 4 Pioperty AA en aled A�pellant 5 1148 Seventh Street West (Laid over from August 4, 1998) Paul Mateyka, Sr. 6 Decision: Lay over to the September 15, 1998 Legislative Hearing 7 337 Bates Avenue 8 Decision: Appeal granted 9 1077 Van Dvke (Rescheduled from 7-14-98) 10 Decision: Appeal denied 11 784 Agate Street #5 12 Decision: Lay over to the September 1, 1998 Legslative Hearing 13 1019 Edeerton Street 14 Decision: Lay over to the September 1, 1998 I.egislarive Hearing Michael Diesslin Ward Schlaeppe Leo Sider for National Holdings, Inc. Mahmood Hasnan 15 867 Grand Avenue 7ames Stolpestad for VCW Limited Liabiliry 16 Decision: Appeal denied but complefion date extended to May 1, 1999 17 1671 Hubbard Avenue 18 Decision: Appeal granted Donald and Kay Schoen 19 859 'iliscazora Avenue Karen Thomson 20 Decision: Appeal denied 21 108$ 1100 ll 10 1114 ll 18 ll20 1122 1126, 1130, ll34, 1138, ll50 Bazclay; and 1485, 1491, 1495. 1499. 22 1505, 1509. 1515 1517. 1519, 1521, 1523, 1525, 1527. 1529, 1535 Magnolia 23 Julie and Bruce Khalilzadegan for Bruce 24 Realty Development 25 Decision: Variance granted on condition that when the windows are replaced, they aze to be replaced with 26 confornung windows RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 16 Green Sheet 62117 Page 2 �� g 1 907 Bayazd Avenue (Rescheduled from 7-21-98) Jon and Ellen Boutelle _`�' 2 Decision: Appeal denied on the summary abatement order. The compliance date on the vacant buiiding registration 3 notice will be amended to October 30, 1998. If it is still vacant by November l, another vacant building 4 registrarion nouce wiii be sent to the owner, and the properry will have to be regstered as a vacant building. 5 6 372 Cook Avenue East Decision: Appeal denied Chazles Laurents 7 8 9 218 Dunlap Sireet North #5 Decision: Appeal denied 10 11 12 13 14 1$ 16 Yeas Na s Absent Blakey ,/ Coleman ✓ Hazris � Benanav ,/ Reiter ✓ Bostrom ✓ �¢Y ✓ �I, � C3 17 Adopted by Council: Date ��-�.�� �-� ��� �� 18 Adoption 19 By: 20 Approved 21 By: Robert Platt Requested by Depaztment of: � Form Approved by City Attorney � Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council � 7 City Council Offices Gerry Strathman, 266-8575 t 26, 1998 Consent TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES 8/20/98 rnneoe ron ROVfING OROER GREEN SHEET �� �$-'t�lS No 6211'7 � an�ooura. ❑ a`r�nox�r ❑ arce�eK ❑ rwxnuamrcrsoe� ❑ waxeuLLamnKCrc ❑ WYOR(ORAa4RIWi) � (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code Appeals for the August 18, 1998 meeting on the following addresses: 1148 Seventh Street West; 1077 Van Dyke; 907 Bayard Avenue; 337 Bates Avenue; 218 Dunlap Street North �15; 784 Agate Street 4�5, 372 Cook Avenue'East; 1019 Edgerton Street; 867 Grand Avenue; 1671 Hubbard Avenue; 859 Tuscarora Avenue; 1085, 1100, 1110, 1114, 1118, 1120, 1122, 1126, 1130, 1134, 1138, 1150 Barclay; and 1485, 1491, 1495, 1499, 1505, 1509, 1515, 1517, 1519, 1521, 1523, 1525, 1527, 1529, 1535 Magnolia. PLANNING COMMISSION CIB CAMMITfEE CMl SERVICE COMMISSION Hes ihis Pe��rtn e+er worked umler a wnhact tor Mis dePartmeM7 YES NO Fles thie D��rtn ever been a dtY emqoyce? YES NO Does Nis P��rm P� a sidll not namallYP_� bY any wrreM cdY emGloyee7 VES NO Is this pe�lfi1m a targMed vendoR YES NO � r:e, w,�.=`t, _ E-. "�`SC' OF TRANSAC710N t SOURC& COE7/R6VENUE 817DtiETFA (qRCLE ON� nc�rrvm tnn�s�t YES NO INFORMAiION (IXPLAIN) �� IVO'I'ES OF THE PROPERTY CODE ENFOI2CEMENT MEETING �� ��� August 18, 1998 Room 330, City Hall Gerry Strathman, I.egislative Hearing Officer Staff Present: Pat Fish, Fire Prevention; Jeff Hawkins, Code Enforcement; Kazl Johnson, Public Works; Jean L,aClaze, Code Enforcement Rich Singerhouse, Code Enforcement Gerry Strathman called the meeting to order at 130 p.m. 1148 Seventh Street West (Laid over from August 4, 1998) Paul Mateyka, Sr., owner, appeazed and showed a letter to Gerry Strathman. He has a meeting about the roof on Friday. The roof is not in danger of caving in. Gerry Strathman laid over to the September 15, 1998 I.egislafive Hearing citing the best thing to do is to hold the matter over for a month until the roof is looked at. 337 Bates Avenue Michael Diesslin, owner, appeared and stated he received a letter from Code Enforcement about storing vehicies. The letter is not true. Mr. Diesslin stated he has two cars and his wife has a couple of cazs. He also owns two converted school buses. One is parked in the driveway behind the gazage. It is used a couple of times a year and it is started every few weeks. Every time he has to get in the gazage, it has to be pulled over to the side. Tt is operable and licensed. Saint Paul is redoing all the streets in the neighborhood, therefore the Diesslins have to park off the street. One of the neighbors keeps complaining. The City has come out bePore and said the vehicles are operable and that was it. The Diesslins have a driveway coming in on Bates leading back to the garage. There is one bus pazked there. There is a pazking azea in back of the property. Michael Diesslin showed photographs to Gerry Strathman showing the property and the vehicles. Rich Singerhouse reported there have been complaints over the past three years. Michael Diesslin has complied with all the previous orders. This is an approved surface and tY:e vehicles are licensed. The orders aze not for that. The complaints are that the situation is an eyesore and creating a nuisance. Gerry Strathman asked are there any other ordinances being violated. Mr. Singerhouse responded the owner is running elechical cords. Rich Diesslin stated those are all low voltage power cords. There is no law against that and they are fused at the low current. Ae has occasionally run a ll0 volt extension cord in tYae bus while doing some remodeling, but he has never left them plugged in. Keith Kinning, 784 Agate 5treet, appeared and stated the vehicles are operable. Gerry Strathman stated the basic issue is visual blight. Rich Singerhouse showed photographs to Gerry Strathman. ��s= l� 5 NOTBS FROM THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEETIIVG OF 8-18-98 Page 2 Gerry Strattunan stated if the vehicies are legally pazked and licensed, he does not know how the City can interfere. There is within the City Code, a provision prohibiting anything that is a blighting influence in the neighborhood. This could extend to old vehicles. However, if the City were to claim that all old vehicles consritute a blight, there are a lot of old vehicles in Saint Paul. Mr. Strathman stated there was another item on this order having to do with chipping and peeling paint on the gazage. Michael Diesslin responded the order said he had until August 24, and it will be done by then. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal on the gazage. He granted the appeal on the exterior storage of the vehicles ciring he is concerned about the idea that old vehicles could be considered a blight in and of themselves. However, the owner should recognize that this does not look good to some people. Mr. Strathman recommended the owner do something to lessen the visual clutter. Michael Diesslin stated he does plan on moving one of the buses to his hunting place. 1077 Van Dvke (Rescheduled from 7-14-98) No one appeared represenring the property. Pat Fish stated she is working with the owners. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal. 218 Dunlan Street North #S No one appeazed. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal. 784 Agate Street #5 The following appeared: Kurtis Berg, Southern Minnesota Regional I.egal Services (SMRLS); Ted Wilepski, owner; and I.eo Sider, tenant. Kurtis Berg stated there are a number of repairs to be made. The inspector has been out a number of rimes. A tenant remedies acfion has been filed; it wiii be heazd on August 22 to enforce the repairs that have been asked far. Mr. Berg asked for an appeal to be granted, the condemna6on be taken away, or at least be held off until the tenant remedies action is taken care of. Pat Fish reported there is a condemnation and there is no work going on. She would have a problem with lifting the condemnation, but she does not object to extending the vacate date to the end of the month. Gerry Strathman laid over to the September 1, 1998 Property Code Enforcement meeting. �1�5- � NOTES FROM THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEET'ING OF 8-18-98 Page 3 1019 Edgerton Street Mahmood Hassan, owner, and Ken Moser appeazed. Mr_ Hassan stated there was a work order and he is almost done. It will be completed in a few days. Gerry Sffathman asked when was the last time someone was there. Pat Fish responded she was there for the fust time on August 13. The owner objects to it being a registered vacant building. Mr. Strathman stated his paperwork says it is a condemnarion order that is being appealed. Ms. Fish explained she inspected the building last fall, and when she went back for the reinspection there was a lengthy list of things to do. At that time, Mr. Hassan decided he would voluntarily vacate to install a new heating system. There was a gentleman's agreement that Ms. Fish would revoke the certificate of occupancy and not put it on the vacant building list. It remained vacant for a while, but Ms. Fish later found it was occupied. It had never been reinspected. The heating system was installed and there was no proof that it was signed off on. Therefore, the property should have been on the vacant building list last October, but she was trying to accommodate tne owner. The building has not had a certificate of occupancy since October. Mr. Strathman asked for the current status on the property. Pat Fish responded it is on the vacant building list. A code compliance inspection was done August 13. There is an extensive list of things to do, but nothing major. Most of it is maintenance. Work has to be done in a professional state of repair. This morning she found out that the hea6ng equipment has been signed off. Gerry Strathman asked is the building occupied now. Ken Moser responded the building is vacant. In a few days everything should meet Pat Fish's approval. Regarding the hea6ng system, there has been a problem in the past with Midwest Equipment not filing the proper documents in time. Gerry Strathman laid over to the September 1, 1998 Property Code Enforcement meeting to give the owner time to get the certificate of occupancy completed, which would resolve the matter. 867 Grand Avenue James Stolpestad, Chief Manager for VCW Limited Liability and Michael Arcand, President of Midway Mechanical, appeared. Mr. Stolpestad stated this is a rainleader case. They have begun ehe correction process. Midway Mechanical has been hired. A contract is in place. Because of the busy time of the yeaz and the booming economy, the date cannot be moved up. The contract is a binding ageement, and the work will be done. Karl Johnson reported the City has granted five time extensions for this properiy. Last October, there was an agreement to have ttte wark completed by June 1998. The contractar made claim that the City would be okay as long as a signed contract was in place. There is no record of granfing addirional time extensions. James Stolpestad indicated in a letter last fall that the work would be completed by June 15, 1998. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal, but extended the compliance date to May l, 1999. If the project is not done by then, this matter will go directly to the Ciry Council. ����� NOTES FROM THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEETING OF 8-18-98 Page 4 1671 Hubbard Avenue Kay Schoen, owner, appeazed and stated she received a correction norice to install a handraii on her steps. Her husband has a bad heart, therefore they recognize the need for access to their home for the physically unpaired. The Schoens feel the home has more than sufficient access. Gerry Strathman asked why she does not want to install a handrail. Kay Schoen responded she feels she is being hazassed by someone in the neighborhood. She would like to know how the complainant is effected by her steps and other steps on the block. Unless this policy is changed, the City is aiding in hazassing neighbors. Gerry Strathman asked about the City ordinance with respect to handrails. Jean LaClare reported three or more steps need a handrail. Kay Schoen responded 1673 Hubbazd received a notice, and they are not out of compliance. Kay Schoen showed Gerry Strathman photographs of prominent elected officials' homes with three or more steps and no handrail. Gerry Strathman granted the appeal. Even though the City ordinance is cleaz and the action of Code Enforcement is conect, the enforcement is too selective. 859 Tuscarora Avenue Karen Thomson, owner, appeared and stated she has an electrical bill to be paid. She is on AFDC and wondered can this be held off. Gerry Strathman responded a person is not suppose to live in a house without electricity in Saint Paul. Ms. Thomson asked can she have unril the end of the month. Mr. Strathman asked will no one be living there until the beginning of September. Ms. Thomson responded yes. Jeff Hawkins reported he called Northern States Power (NSP) today. The bill still has not been paid, but someone has tampered with the meter and the electricity is running right now. Someone from NSP is going to turn it off again. Gerry Strathman denied the appeaL The orders are to vacate the buiiding by August 10, however if no one is living there, there does not seem to be a problem. It is against the law to live in a house in Saint Paul without electricity. 1088,1100,1110,1114,1118,1120.1122.1126,1130,1134.1138,1150 Barclav: and 1485, 1491.1495,1499,1505,1509.1515.1517.1519.1521,1523.1525,1527.1529,1535 Magnolia Debbie Johnson, Bruce Realty Development, appeared and stated she is asking for a variance on the windows. There are 26 buildings and 312 units. The Fire Department is requesring the window size be changed This property was taken back in February 1998. Tens of thousands of dollars have been put into this properry. Their goal is to preserve affordable housing. For Bruce Realty to do ��= t S NOTES F120M THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEET`ING OF 8-18-98 Page 5 this would be a burden on the company. The window openings aze 16 inches, therefore the brick would have to be cut into. Pat Fish reported she does not have a problem with a variance. These aze typical East Side windows. Gerry Strathman granted a variance on condition that when the windows aze replaced, they aze to be replaced with conforniing windows. 907 Bavard Avenue (Rescheduled from 7-21-98) Jon Boutelle, owner, appeazed and stated he has had a difficult time getting the family out that lived there. This family did serious damage to the property. The Boutelles have been making repairs. They received a couple of vacant building notices and got a building registration notice. The property has electrical service, gas, sewer, water. Mr. Boutelle was not awaze someone needed to be living there and does not understand the reason to register it as a vacant building. Many of the repairs have been done by Mr. Boutelle, who is a licensed contractor. Carrolyn Shepherd reported it was alleged to be unoccupied for two yeazs. The grass was not being cut, and the snow was not being shoveled. There were some exterior violalions when it was first inspected. Most of the violations not resulted from the storm in May have been repaired sittce opening the vacant building file. There is still a problem with yard waste, and there is a disconnected gutter. Gerry Strathman asked when it will be finished. Jon Boutelle responded as soon as possible. They have been cleaning up animal feces, gazbage, people putting branches an the back yazd, and other refuse. Mr. Sirathman expiained that is the reason why vacant buildings are required to be registered. People dump trash, break windows and do other things to vacant buildings, which generates work for Ciry staff because there are complaints and someone has to take caze of it. That is why there is a fee for vacant buildings. Mr. Boutelle stated a lot of the damage to the exterior was caused by the storms. The grass has been cut. Gerry Strathman asked when this building will be ready for occupancy. Jon Boutelle responded sixry days. Carrolyn Shepherd stated Code Enforcement has not asked for repairs due to storm damage. Yazd waste is considered refuse unless it is in a proper container and composted. Code Enforcement addresses any property where they receive complaints. Jon Boutelle showed photographs to Gerry Strathman. Gerry Strathman asked would this property be squued away in a few months. Jon Boutelle responded he believes so. The biggest issue is getting the roof repaired. Mr. Strathman stated he ��= � NOTES FROM TI� PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEETING OF 8-18-98 Page 6 would like to give the owner time to get this property repaired, sold, and someone living in it. The properiy shouid be kept maintained until it is sold. Mr. Strathman asked have the items listed on the summary abatement order--yazd waste, branches, tu paper--been cleaned up. Carrolyn Shepherd responded they were there this morning. Jon Boutelle responded they were cleaned up yesterday. There aze a ass clippings spread out by a tree next to the garage. They can be put in a container if need be. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal on the summary abatement order. The compliance date on the vacant building registration notice will be amended to October 3Q 1998. If it is sfill vacant by November 1, another vacant building registration notice will be sent to the owner, and the property will have to be registered as a vacant building. 372 Cook Avenue East No one appeared. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal. The meeting was adjourned at 2:44 p.m. COliLC1I �IC �' � ° � I 1 � Green Sheet # 62117 Presenced Referred To Committee Date 1 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby certifies and approves the August 18, 2 1998 decision of the I.egisiative Hearing Officer on Property Code Enforcement Appeats for the following 3 addresses: 4 Pioperty AA en aled A�pellant 5 1148 Seventh Street West (Laid over from August 4, 1998) Paul Mateyka, Sr. 6 Decision: Lay over to the September 15, 1998 Legislative Hearing 7 337 Bates Avenue 8 Decision: Appeal granted 9 1077 Van Dvke (Rescheduled from 7-14-98) 10 Decision: Appeal denied 11 784 Agate Street #5 12 Decision: Lay over to the September 1, 1998 Legslative Hearing 13 1019 Edeerton Street 14 Decision: Lay over to the September 1, 1998 I.egislarive Hearing Michael Diesslin Ward Schlaeppe Leo Sider for National Holdings, Inc. Mahmood Hasnan 15 867 Grand Avenue 7ames Stolpestad for VCW Limited Liabiliry 16 Decision: Appeal denied but complefion date extended to May 1, 1999 17 1671 Hubbard Avenue 18 Decision: Appeal granted Donald and Kay Schoen 19 859 'iliscazora Avenue Karen Thomson 20 Decision: Appeal denied 21 108$ 1100 ll 10 1114 ll 18 ll20 1122 1126, 1130, ll34, 1138, ll50 Bazclay; and 1485, 1491, 1495. 1499. 22 1505, 1509. 1515 1517. 1519, 1521, 1523, 1525, 1527. 1529, 1535 Magnolia 23 Julie and Bruce Khalilzadegan for Bruce 24 Realty Development 25 Decision: Variance granted on condition that when the windows are replaced, they aze to be replaced with 26 confornung windows RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 16 Green Sheet 62117 Page 2 �� g 1 907 Bayazd Avenue (Rescheduled from 7-21-98) Jon and Ellen Boutelle _`�' 2 Decision: Appeal denied on the summary abatement order. The compliance date on the vacant buiiding registration 3 notice will be amended to October 30, 1998. If it is still vacant by November l, another vacant building 4 registrarion nouce wiii be sent to the owner, and the properry will have to be regstered as a vacant building. 5 6 372 Cook Avenue East Decision: Appeal denied Chazles Laurents 7 8 9 218 Dunlap Sireet North #5 Decision: Appeal denied 10 11 12 13 14 1$ 16 Yeas Na s Absent Blakey ,/ Coleman ✓ Hazris � Benanav ,/ Reiter ✓ Bostrom ✓ �¢Y ✓ �I, � C3 17 Adopted by Council: Date ��-�.�� �-� ��� �� 18 Adoption 19 By: 20 Approved 21 By: Robert Platt Requested by Depaztment of: � Form Approved by City Attorney � Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council � 7 City Council Offices Gerry Strathman, 266-8575 t 26, 1998 Consent TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES 8/20/98 rnneoe ron ROVfING OROER GREEN SHEET �� �$-'t�lS No 6211'7 � an�ooura. ❑ a`r�nox�r ❑ arce�eK ❑ rwxnuamrcrsoe� ❑ waxeuLLamnKCrc ❑ WYOR(ORAa4RIWi) � (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code Appeals for the August 18, 1998 meeting on the following addresses: 1148 Seventh Street West; 1077 Van Dyke; 907 Bayard Avenue; 337 Bates Avenue; 218 Dunlap Street North �15; 784 Agate Street 4�5, 372 Cook Avenue'East; 1019 Edgerton Street; 867 Grand Avenue; 1671 Hubbard Avenue; 859 Tuscarora Avenue; 1085, 1100, 1110, 1114, 1118, 1120, 1122, 1126, 1130, 1134, 1138, 1150 Barclay; and 1485, 1491, 1495, 1499, 1505, 1509, 1515, 1517, 1519, 1521, 1523, 1525, 1527, 1529, 1535 Magnolia. PLANNING COMMISSION CIB CAMMITfEE CMl SERVICE COMMISSION Hes ihis Pe��rtn e+er worked umler a wnhact tor Mis dePartmeM7 YES NO Fles thie D��rtn ever been a dtY emqoyce? YES NO Does Nis P��rm P� a sidll not namallYP_� bY any wrreM cdY emGloyee7 VES NO Is this pe�lfi1m a targMed vendoR YES NO � r:e, w,�.=`t, _ E-. "�`SC' OF TRANSAC710N t SOURC& COE7/R6VENUE 817DtiETFA (qRCLE ON� nc�rrvm tnn�s�t YES NO INFORMAiION (IXPLAIN) �� IVO'I'ES OF THE PROPERTY CODE ENFOI2CEMENT MEETING �� ��� August 18, 1998 Room 330, City Hall Gerry Strathman, I.egislative Hearing Officer Staff Present: Pat Fish, Fire Prevention; Jeff Hawkins, Code Enforcement; Kazl Johnson, Public Works; Jean L,aClaze, Code Enforcement Rich Singerhouse, Code Enforcement Gerry Strathman called the meeting to order at 130 p.m. 1148 Seventh Street West (Laid over from August 4, 1998) Paul Mateyka, Sr., owner, appeazed and showed a letter to Gerry Strathman. He has a meeting about the roof on Friday. The roof is not in danger of caving in. Gerry Strathman laid over to the September 15, 1998 I.egislafive Hearing citing the best thing to do is to hold the matter over for a month until the roof is looked at. 337 Bates Avenue Michael Diesslin, owner, appeared and stated he received a letter from Code Enforcement about storing vehicies. The letter is not true. Mr. Diesslin stated he has two cars and his wife has a couple of cazs. He also owns two converted school buses. One is parked in the driveway behind the gazage. It is used a couple of times a year and it is started every few weeks. Every time he has to get in the gazage, it has to be pulled over to the side. Tt is operable and licensed. Saint Paul is redoing all the streets in the neighborhood, therefore the Diesslins have to park off the street. One of the neighbors keeps complaining. The City has come out bePore and said the vehicles are operable and that was it. The Diesslins have a driveway coming in on Bates leading back to the garage. There is one bus pazked there. There is a pazking azea in back of the property. Michael Diesslin showed photographs to Gerry Strathman showing the property and the vehicles. Rich Singerhouse reported there have been complaints over the past three years. Michael Diesslin has complied with all the previous orders. This is an approved surface and tY:e vehicles are licensed. The orders aze not for that. The complaints are that the situation is an eyesore and creating a nuisance. Gerry Strathman asked are there any other ordinances being violated. Mr. Singerhouse responded the owner is running elechical cords. Rich Diesslin stated those are all low voltage power cords. There is no law against that and they are fused at the low current. Ae has occasionally run a ll0 volt extension cord in tYae bus while doing some remodeling, but he has never left them plugged in. Keith Kinning, 784 Agate 5treet, appeared and stated the vehicles are operable. Gerry Strathman stated the basic issue is visual blight. Rich Singerhouse showed photographs to Gerry Strathman. ��s= l� 5 NOTBS FROM THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEETIIVG OF 8-18-98 Page 2 Gerry Strattunan stated if the vehicies are legally pazked and licensed, he does not know how the City can interfere. There is within the City Code, a provision prohibiting anything that is a blighting influence in the neighborhood. This could extend to old vehicles. However, if the City were to claim that all old vehicles consritute a blight, there are a lot of old vehicles in Saint Paul. Mr. Strathman stated there was another item on this order having to do with chipping and peeling paint on the gazage. Michael Diesslin responded the order said he had until August 24, and it will be done by then. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal on the gazage. He granted the appeal on the exterior storage of the vehicles ciring he is concerned about the idea that old vehicles could be considered a blight in and of themselves. However, the owner should recognize that this does not look good to some people. Mr. Strathman recommended the owner do something to lessen the visual clutter. Michael Diesslin stated he does plan on moving one of the buses to his hunting place. 1077 Van Dvke (Rescheduled from 7-14-98) No one appeared represenring the property. Pat Fish stated she is working with the owners. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal. 218 Dunlan Street North #S No one appeazed. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal. 784 Agate Street #5 The following appeared: Kurtis Berg, Southern Minnesota Regional I.egal Services (SMRLS); Ted Wilepski, owner; and I.eo Sider, tenant. Kurtis Berg stated there are a number of repairs to be made. The inspector has been out a number of rimes. A tenant remedies acfion has been filed; it wiii be heazd on August 22 to enforce the repairs that have been asked far. Mr. Berg asked for an appeal to be granted, the condemna6on be taken away, or at least be held off until the tenant remedies action is taken care of. Pat Fish reported there is a condemnation and there is no work going on. She would have a problem with lifting the condemnation, but she does not object to extending the vacate date to the end of the month. Gerry Strathman laid over to the September 1, 1998 Property Code Enforcement meeting. �1�5- � NOTES FROM THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEET'ING OF 8-18-98 Page 3 1019 Edgerton Street Mahmood Hassan, owner, and Ken Moser appeazed. Mr_ Hassan stated there was a work order and he is almost done. It will be completed in a few days. Gerry Sffathman asked when was the last time someone was there. Pat Fish responded she was there for the fust time on August 13. The owner objects to it being a registered vacant building. Mr. Strathman stated his paperwork says it is a condemnarion order that is being appealed. Ms. Fish explained she inspected the building last fall, and when she went back for the reinspection there was a lengthy list of things to do. At that time, Mr. Hassan decided he would voluntarily vacate to install a new heating system. There was a gentleman's agreement that Ms. Fish would revoke the certificate of occupancy and not put it on the vacant building list. It remained vacant for a while, but Ms. Fish later found it was occupied. It had never been reinspected. The heating system was installed and there was no proof that it was signed off on. Therefore, the property should have been on the vacant building list last October, but she was trying to accommodate tne owner. The building has not had a certificate of occupancy since October. Mr. Strathman asked for the current status on the property. Pat Fish responded it is on the vacant building list. A code compliance inspection was done August 13. There is an extensive list of things to do, but nothing major. Most of it is maintenance. Work has to be done in a professional state of repair. This morning she found out that the hea6ng equipment has been signed off. Gerry Strathman asked is the building occupied now. Ken Moser responded the building is vacant. In a few days everything should meet Pat Fish's approval. Regarding the hea6ng system, there has been a problem in the past with Midwest Equipment not filing the proper documents in time. Gerry Strathman laid over to the September 1, 1998 Property Code Enforcement meeting to give the owner time to get the certificate of occupancy completed, which would resolve the matter. 867 Grand Avenue James Stolpestad, Chief Manager for VCW Limited Liability and Michael Arcand, President of Midway Mechanical, appeared. Mr. Stolpestad stated this is a rainleader case. They have begun ehe correction process. Midway Mechanical has been hired. A contract is in place. Because of the busy time of the yeaz and the booming economy, the date cannot be moved up. The contract is a binding ageement, and the work will be done. Karl Johnson reported the City has granted five time extensions for this properiy. Last October, there was an agreement to have ttte wark completed by June 1998. The contractar made claim that the City would be okay as long as a signed contract was in place. There is no record of granfing addirional time extensions. James Stolpestad indicated in a letter last fall that the work would be completed by June 15, 1998. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal, but extended the compliance date to May l, 1999. If the project is not done by then, this matter will go directly to the Ciry Council. ����� NOTES FROM THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEETING OF 8-18-98 Page 4 1671 Hubbard Avenue Kay Schoen, owner, appeazed and stated she received a correction norice to install a handraii on her steps. Her husband has a bad heart, therefore they recognize the need for access to their home for the physically unpaired. The Schoens feel the home has more than sufficient access. Gerry Strathman asked why she does not want to install a handrail. Kay Schoen responded she feels she is being hazassed by someone in the neighborhood. She would like to know how the complainant is effected by her steps and other steps on the block. Unless this policy is changed, the City is aiding in hazassing neighbors. Gerry Strathman asked about the City ordinance with respect to handrails. Jean LaClare reported three or more steps need a handrail. Kay Schoen responded 1673 Hubbazd received a notice, and they are not out of compliance. Kay Schoen showed Gerry Strathman photographs of prominent elected officials' homes with three or more steps and no handrail. Gerry Strathman granted the appeal. Even though the City ordinance is cleaz and the action of Code Enforcement is conect, the enforcement is too selective. 859 Tuscarora Avenue Karen Thomson, owner, appeared and stated she has an electrical bill to be paid. She is on AFDC and wondered can this be held off. Gerry Strathman responded a person is not suppose to live in a house without electricity in Saint Paul. Ms. Thomson asked can she have unril the end of the month. Mr. Strathman asked will no one be living there until the beginning of September. Ms. Thomson responded yes. Jeff Hawkins reported he called Northern States Power (NSP) today. The bill still has not been paid, but someone has tampered with the meter and the electricity is running right now. Someone from NSP is going to turn it off again. Gerry Strathman denied the appeaL The orders are to vacate the buiiding by August 10, however if no one is living there, there does not seem to be a problem. It is against the law to live in a house in Saint Paul without electricity. 1088,1100,1110,1114,1118,1120.1122.1126,1130,1134.1138,1150 Barclav: and 1485, 1491.1495,1499,1505,1509.1515.1517.1519.1521,1523.1525,1527.1529,1535 Magnolia Debbie Johnson, Bruce Realty Development, appeared and stated she is asking for a variance on the windows. There are 26 buildings and 312 units. The Fire Department is requesring the window size be changed This property was taken back in February 1998. Tens of thousands of dollars have been put into this properry. Their goal is to preserve affordable housing. For Bruce Realty to do ��= t S NOTES F120M THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEET`ING OF 8-18-98 Page 5 this would be a burden on the company. The window openings aze 16 inches, therefore the brick would have to be cut into. Pat Fish reported she does not have a problem with a variance. These aze typical East Side windows. Gerry Strathman granted a variance on condition that when the windows aze replaced, they aze to be replaced with conforniing windows. 907 Bavard Avenue (Rescheduled from 7-21-98) Jon Boutelle, owner, appeazed and stated he has had a difficult time getting the family out that lived there. This family did serious damage to the property. The Boutelles have been making repairs. They received a couple of vacant building notices and got a building registration notice. The property has electrical service, gas, sewer, water. Mr. Boutelle was not awaze someone needed to be living there and does not understand the reason to register it as a vacant building. Many of the repairs have been done by Mr. Boutelle, who is a licensed contractor. Carrolyn Shepherd reported it was alleged to be unoccupied for two yeazs. The grass was not being cut, and the snow was not being shoveled. There were some exterior violalions when it was first inspected. Most of the violations not resulted from the storm in May have been repaired sittce opening the vacant building file. There is still a problem with yard waste, and there is a disconnected gutter. Gerry Strathman asked when it will be finished. Jon Boutelle responded as soon as possible. They have been cleaning up animal feces, gazbage, people putting branches an the back yazd, and other refuse. Mr. Sirathman expiained that is the reason why vacant buildings are required to be registered. People dump trash, break windows and do other things to vacant buildings, which generates work for Ciry staff because there are complaints and someone has to take caze of it. That is why there is a fee for vacant buildings. Mr. Boutelle stated a lot of the damage to the exterior was caused by the storms. The grass has been cut. Gerry Strathman asked when this building will be ready for occupancy. Jon Boutelle responded sixry days. Carrolyn Shepherd stated Code Enforcement has not asked for repairs due to storm damage. Yazd waste is considered refuse unless it is in a proper container and composted. Code Enforcement addresses any property where they receive complaints. Jon Boutelle showed photographs to Gerry Strathman. Gerry Strathman asked would this property be squued away in a few months. Jon Boutelle responded he believes so. The biggest issue is getting the roof repaired. Mr. Strathman stated he ��= � NOTES FROM TI� PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MEETING OF 8-18-98 Page 6 would like to give the owner time to get this property repaired, sold, and someone living in it. The properiy shouid be kept maintained until it is sold. Mr. Strathman asked have the items listed on the summary abatement order--yazd waste, branches, tu paper--been cleaned up. Carrolyn Shepherd responded they were there this morning. Jon Boutelle responded they were cleaned up yesterday. There aze a ass clippings spread out by a tree next to the garage. They can be put in a container if need be. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal on the summary abatement order. The compliance date on the vacant building registration notice will be amended to October 3Q 1998. If it is sfill vacant by November 1, another vacant building registration notice will be sent to the owner, and the property will have to be registered as a vacant building. 372 Cook Avenue East No one appeared. Gerry Strathman denied the appeal. The meeting was adjourned at 2:44 p.m.