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RESOLUTIO
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Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
1 WHEREAS, Public Health has requested the City Council to hold public hearings to consider
2 the advisability and necessity of ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a one-story, wood
3 frame dwelling located on property hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Property" and commonly
4 known as 651 Watson Avenue. This property is legally described as follows, to wit:
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6 Lot 15, Block 6, Finch's Addition to St. Paul.
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S WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and
9 information obtained by Public Health on or before August 28, 1996, the following are the now
10 known interested or responsible parties for the Subject Property: Nicholas P. Miller, 1670 Robert
11 Street So., West St. Paul, MN 55118; State of Minnesota, State Tax Lien vs. Nicholas P. Miller,
12 10 River Park Plaza, St. Paul, MN 55107; Reliance Recoveries, 6160 Summit Drive, Brooklyn
13 Center, MN 55430, re: Judgment vs. Nicholas P. Miller; District Director of the IRS, 316 Robert
14 Street North, St. Paul, MN 55101, re: Nicholas P. Miller; Computer Cheque, 906 West 80th
15 Street, Bloomington, MN 55420, re: Nick Miller (Judgment).
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17 WHEREAS, Public Health has served in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the
18 Saint Paul Legislative Code an order identified as an "Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s)" dated
19 August 26, 1996; and •
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21 WHEREAS, this order informed the then known interested or responsible parties that the
22 structure located on the Subject Property is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and
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24 WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or
25 demolish the structure located on the Subject Property by September 25, 1996; and
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27 WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subject Property declaring
28 this building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and
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30 WHEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been conected and Public Health requested that
31 the City Clerk schedule public hearings before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the Ciry Council
32 and the Saint Paul City Council; and
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34 WHEREAS, the interested and responsible parties have been served notice in accordance
35 with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, of the time, date, place and
36 purpose of the public hearings; and
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1 WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the Saint Paul City
2 Council on Tuesday, November 5, 1996 to hear testunony and evidence, and after receiving
3 testimony and evidence, made the recommendation to approve the request to order the interested or
4 responsible parties to make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health,
5 safety and welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this
6 structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances, or in the alternative by
7 demolishing and removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances.
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11 WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the Saint Paul City Council on Wednesday,
12 November 13, 1996 and the testimony and evidence including the action taken by the Legislative
13 Hearing Officer was considered by the Council; now therefore
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15 BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the testimony and evidence presented at the above
16 referenced public hearings, the Saint Paul City Council hereby adopts the following Findings and
17 Order concerning the Subject Property at 651 Watson Avenue:
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19 1. That the Subject Property comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul
20 Legislative Code, Chapter 45.
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22 2. That the costs of demolition and removal of this building(s) is estimated to exceed
23 three thousand dollars ($3,000.00).
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25 3. 1'hat there now exists and has existed multiple Housing or Building code violations at
26 the Subject Property.
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28 4. That an Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) was sent to the then known responsible
29 parties to correct the deficiencies or to demolish and remove the building(s).
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31 5. That the deficiencies causing this nuisance condition have not been corrected.
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33 6. That Public Health has posted a placard on the Subject Property which declares it to
34 be a nuisance condition subject to demolition.
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36 7. That this building has been routinely monitored by the Vacant/Nuisance Buildings
37 Code Enforcement Program.
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39 8. That the known interested parties and owners are as previously stated in this
40 resolution and that the notification requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled.
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43 ORDER
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45 The Saint Paul City Council hereby makes the following order:
46 *�endment for Line 9: Legislative Hearing Officer recommends the owner be granted until
April, 1997 to complete the repairs, since a code compliance inspection has been done
and bond posted; however, the vacant building fee must be paid by Nov. 13, 1996
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1 1. The above referenced interested or responsible parties shall make the Subject Property safe
2 and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its blighting
3 influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure and conecting all deficiencies as
4 prescribed in the above referenced Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) in accordance with
5 all applicable codes and ordinances, or in the altemative by demolishing and removing the
6 structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitation�
7 demoiitioir�Fremeqa�of the structure must be completedwnithnrfifteeir f}S��daqs�fterthe
8 ��t�afT�i��aQfi�i��ILdf�31g- by April 2, 1997.
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10 2. If the above corrective action is not completed within this period of time the Public Health,
11 Code Enforcement Program is hereby authorized to take whatever steps are necessary to
12 demolish and remove this structure, fill the site and charge the costs incurred against the
13 Subject Property pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
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15 3. In the event the building is to be demolished and removed by the City of Saint Paul, all
16 personal property or fixtures of any kind which interfere with the demolition and removal
17 shall be removed from the property by the responsible parties by the end of this time period.
18 If all personal property is not removed, it shall be considered to be abandoned and the City
19 of Saint Paul shall remove and dispose of such property as provided by law.
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21 4. It is further ordered, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the owners and interested
22 parties in accordance with Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
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Charles Votel 298-4153 n, , °�A"�""E"TO�RE �RN�T�� cmcau�i� �"m��
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IL N ( p�� BUDOET DIRECTOR �FIN.d MOT.8ERVICEB DIR.
November 13, 1996 °R°Ep "'/OR�OR^�18T� ❑
TOTAL AF OF SIGNATURE AAliEB (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SI�iNATURE)
AC710N REOUE8TED:
City Couacil tio paas this resolution which will order the owner(s) to remove or repair the
referenced building(s) . If the own�r fails to �omply with the resolution, Public Health
is ordered to remove the building. The subject property is located at 651 Wataon Avenue.
�����'�(A)a��R� PER80NAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLWWIN6 QUESTIOlH:
_PLANNMIO CqAMISBWN _CIV�.SERVIGE WMMISSION 1. Has this psrson/'fUm e�rer worked under a c�rtr�t fOr this de�
_CIB COMMITTEE _ YES NO
2. Has this Sao�rtnNO �a���? 0 1.79V
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_DIeTR�T WURT _ 3. Doea this ps►soNfirm poseeas a sklll not normaRY Po�s�ed bN e�Y�urront c�Y e�la�yes?
sUPPORTS WHIf�1 COUNCiL OBJECrnE4 YES NO c ne
Explafn eN ya answsn on s�►�te�Met aml�h t�i�t vrF� '�
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mT�s�u �d�ng s� a nuisance�u'i�c�ing(s) as defined in Chapter 45 and a vacant building
as defined in Chapter 43 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. The owners, interested
parties and responsible partiea known to the Enforcement Officer were given an order to
repair or remove the building at 651 Watson Avenue by September 25, 1996, and have failed
to comply with thoae orders.
ADVMITAQE8IF APPRO'VED: .�
The City will eliminate a nuisance. �"'�"'��'���
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D18ADVANTAOES IF APPFlOVED:
The City will spend funds to wreck and remove this building(s) . These costs will be
aeee�sed to the property, collected as a special assessment against the property taxes.
D18ADYANTAGEB IF NdT APPROYED:
A nufaance condition will remain unabated in the City. This building(s) will continue to
blight the community.
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OCT 1 3 1996
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TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION : COST/REYENUE BUD6ETED(CIRCLE ONE) YES NO
Nuisance Housing Abatement 33261
FUNDIN<3 SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER
FINANCIAI INFORMATION:(EXPLAIN)
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REPORT Date: November 5, 1996
Time: 10:00 a.m.
� Place: Room 330 City Hall
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
LEGISLATIVE HEARING
Gerry Strathman
Legislative Hearing Officer
1. Summary Abatement appeal at 586 Wheelock Parkway; R. Allen Jones&Karen Lehmann, appellants.
Laid over in Legislative Hearing to December 3, 1996. , -
2. Summary Abatement appeal at 414 Earl Street; Gary Bain, appellant.
Legislative Hearing Officer recommended denying the appeal.
3. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 1328 Marvland
Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the
building.
Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval.
4. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 934 Euclid
Street. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the
building.
Legislative Heariag Officer recommended approval.
5. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 1010 Seventh
Street W. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the
building.
Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval.
6. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 651 Watson
Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the
building.
Legislative Hearing Officer recommended the owner be granted until April, 1997 to complete
the repairs since a code compliance inspection had been done and the bond had been posted,
however, the vacant building fee must be paid by Wednesday, November 13, 1996.
' " SAINT PAUL PUBUC HEALTH
Neaf Xollan, M.D., M.P.H., Director
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CIIY OF SAINT PAUL NU/SANCE BUILDINGS CODE 612-298-4/53
Norm Coleman, Mayor � ' ENFORCF.MEIVT
SSS Cedar Street
Saint Paul,MN 55101-2260
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October 4, 1996
� NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Council President and
Members of the City Council
Saint Paul Public Health, Vacant/Nuisance Buildings Enforcement Unit has requested the
City Council schedule public heazings to consider a resolution ordering the repair or
removal of the nuisance building(s) located at: `
651 Watson Avenue
The City Council has scheduled the date of these hearings as follows:
Legislative Hearing - Tuesday, November 5, 1996
City Coancil Hearing - Wednesday, November 13, 1996
The owners and responsible parties of record aze:
Name and Last Known Address Intefest
Nicholas P. Miller Fee Owner
1670 Robert Street Sa
West St. Paul, MN 55118
State of Minnesota Judgment Creditor
State Tax Lien vs. Nicholas P. Miller "�%� 6^��? � `-•'�
10 River Park Plaza
St. Paul, MN 55107 ��'� � g ����
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651 Watson Avenue
October 4, 1996
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Name and Last Kriown Address Interest
Reliance Recoveries Judgment Creditor
6160 Summit Drive
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
re: Judgment vs. Nicholas P. Miller
District Director of the IRS Judgment Creditor
316 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55101
re: Nicholas P. Miller
Computer Cheque Judgment Creditor
906 West 80th Street
Bloomington, MN 55420
re: Nick Miller (Judgment)
The legal description of this property is:
Lot 15, Block 6, Finch's Addition to St. Paul.
. Saint Paul Public Health has declazecl this building(s) to constitute a "nuisance" as defined
by Legislative Code, Chapter 45. Public Health has issued an order to the then known
responsible parties to eliminate this nuisance condition by correcting the deficiencies or by
razing and removing this building(s).
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651 Watson Avenue
October 4, 1996
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Inasmuch as this Order to Abate has not been complied with the nuisance condition remains
unabated, the community continues to suffer the blighting influence of this property. It is
the recommendation of Public Health that the City Council pass a resolution ordering the
responsible parties to either repair, or demolish and remove this building in a timely
manner, and failing that, authorize Public Health to proceed to demolition and removal, and
to assess the costs incurred against the real estate as a special assessment to be collected in
the same manner as taxes.
S' erely,
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Ren ta Weiss
Program Supervisor
VacantlNuisance Building Unit
Saint Paul Public Health
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cc: Jan Gasterland, Building Inspection and Design
Stephen Christie, City Attorneys Office
Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council
Steve Zaccard, Fire Marshall
Dan Pahl, PED-Housing Division �