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Council Resolution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
O�t of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, the City Council , upon the recommendation of the Mayor, approved
a new Community Development Year III Program entitled, Selective Clearance, on
October 13, 1977; and
WHEREAS, the program contained requirements limiting eligible structures to
those with an appraised value of $10,000 or less; and
WHEREAS, the HRA Board of Commissioners at its meeting of April 12 approved
a waiver of these guidelines for 2035 Nortonia as it exceeds the value limitations
by only $555; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Mayor, the City Council does
hereby grant the waiver for structure value limitations for 2035 Nortonia; and
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FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby amend the guidelines
for the Selective Clearance Program by adding to Section V, Selection Process,
"Number 3. Any suspension or waiver of these guidelines
must be approved by the HRA Board of Commissioners."
COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of:
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SELECTIVE CLEARANCE
A Program utilizing Code Enforcement/Etelocation/bemolition to supplement the City-Wide
Rehabilitation Program consistent with the Residential Improvement Strategy of the
City of St. Paul.
I. PURPOSE•
To, supplement the St. Paul Rehabilitation Loan and Grant Program
by providing an alternative to rehabilitation of buildings in loan
and grant processing which are determined to be structurally sub-
standard and infeasible to rehabilitate due to minimal original
construction and the effects of age, deterioration and lack of
proper maintenance.
II. OBJECTIVES•
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1. To provide relocation assistance to Rehabilitation Loan and Grant
applicants when their structures are determined to be infeasible
to rehabilitate and structurally substandard.
2. To demolish substandard and infeasibl� structures.
3. To provide immediate land re-use by present owners whenever possible.
4. To avoid acquisition and removing land from the tax rol.i:s.
III.CONTENT AND OPERATION:
1. Eligibility will be restricted to City-Wide Rehabilitation Loan and
Grant applicants who meet the following criteria;
a. Must be owner occupants of 1 or 2 family dwellings a minimum of
3 years prior to the date of application for rehabilitation.
b. Must execute an agreement to rebuild whenever feasible or have a letter
of intent from a developer to rebuild within one year from the date of
placarding.
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c. Must have an annual income consistent with the St. Paul Rehabilitation
Loan and Grant Program.
d. Must be credit worthy regarding financing of replacement housing.
2. Eligibility will be restricted to those dwellings which meet the following
criteris:
a. Must be structurally substandard in the opinion of the City of St. Paul
Department of Community Services, .Housing and Building Codes Division
and therefore not suitable for the Urban Homestead Program.
' b. Must be infeasible to rehabilitate utilizing all available rehabilitation
programs as determined by the Rehabilitation Section of the Renewal
� Division of the Department of Planning and Economic Development.
c. Must be determined to be structurally substandard and infeasible to
� � rehabilitate by an independent fee appraiser. The cost of. the appraisal
will be an eligible program expenditure.
d. Must be located in a Planning District with refined areas identified as
Conservation I and II Areas and Improvement Areas I, II, and III.
e. Must be located in either Conservation I and II Areas or Improvement
I and II Areas.
f. Must have an appraised value of $10,000 or less (exclusive of land).
g. Must be listed on the Rehabilitation Refusal List established by the Refusal
Policy as adapted by City Council Resolution.
3. procedures shall be as shown on APPENDIX "A��•
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IV. FUNDING•
1. Relocation benefits shall be limited only by the Uniform Relocation Act.
2. The Department of Planning and Economic Development shall disburse all funds
after all of the above criteria have been met, particularly the re-use criteria.
3. The maximum number of eligible properties shall be limited to available funding,
but in no event exceed 20 structures or $300,000 in any C.D. Year.
V. SELECTION PROCESS:
1. All properties listed on the Refusal List will be processed through this
' program on a first come, first served basis except that priority shall be
given to structures with Rehabilitation Loan and Grant applications in process
in areas designated Improvement II, and I, and Conservation II and I Areas
in this order.
- 2. All-properties to be included in this program must have HRA Board of
Cocmnissioners approval.
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REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONERS DATE April 7 , 1978
R E G A R D i N G REFUSAL POLICY/SELECTIVE CLEARANCE -
2035 NORTONIA
SUNIMARY: The subject property is the first eligible for the
Selective Clearance Program. If approved, owners will
rebuild on site.
ACTiCN: Staff requests pennission to proceed with Selectiv�
Clearance for the subject property.
BACKGROUND: Owners : Jerome and Judith Croft
Date of Loan & Grant refusal : November 10, 1977 :
Report of Division of Housing & Building codes :
Building is structurally substandard and i:nfeasible
to rehabilitate (Report Attached)
Report �f Rehab Staf�:
Staff states building is infeasible to rehabilitate
and is structurally substandard (Report Attached)
Planning and Historical review: (Concentration II Area)
No negative response received .
District No. 2 Council Review: .
No negative response received
Concurrance appraisal :
Received - 12/14/77 (Excerpts Attached)
Note : Value of building exceeds program guidelines
by $555. Staff requests waiver of this
requirement. Please note appraiser' s
comments in paragraphs 4 and S , page 3.
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Relocation Eligibility: �
Maximum benefit - $15,000 replacement housing grant
and moving expenses
. Total construction costs : $40, b93. 00
Financing on new construction: $38,000 Sec. 235
� from Banco Mortgage Co .
Contractors : H & M Construction Co.
Demolition Costs : $1, 800
E�isting mortgage pay-off: $7, 100 P•lidwest Federal
y � ������ OM Ol : 12/1975
Rev. : ,$�76
EXPLANATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS, / — '
RES LUTIONS, ND QRDIN NCE �
� Date: April 17, 1978
T0: MAYOR GEORGE LATIMER ..e� "' �
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FR. MR. WILLIAM Q. PATTON A��', 1 ?1979
RE: WAIVER OF GUIDELINES FOR �ELECTIVE CLEARANCE
MA�'�': OFFICE
ACTION REQUESTED: qpp�ve for su�nission to Council
PURPOSE AND RATIQNALE FOR THIS ACTION: HRA Board of Comnissioners approved the
w�iver at their April 12 meeting. This resolution will accomplish two things:
(1 ) Council will approve the waiver, and (2) ar�y additional waivers or suspension
of the guidelines can be accomplished by HRA Board approval .
ATTACHMENTS: Copy of original approving Resolution #269909, copy of Selective
Clearance Guidelines, Copy of Report to the Commissioners