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247780 �a�NS��ro crrv c��eK 24�'780 CITY OF ST. PAUL couNCi� OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK F��E NO OUNCIL R OLUT ON—GENERAL FORM PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONE AT� RESOLVED, That' the Council hereby ratifies and approves the action of the Board of Appeals per- taining to the following listed properties as shown by the official minutes of said Board of Appeals dated February ll , 1970 , a copy of which, marked � EXHIBIT� "A" is attached hereto and made a part hereof �by reference . Case No. Address Appellant 25-69-B 783 �ork Ave. George Musil 89-69-CT 9 � 10 1327 Edgerton St. Roy H. Davidson � RPQ�'�►�N �U�S N�1R b l��l COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19— Yeas Nays � 6 �,�� 6s�lae� Dalglish roved 19—_ Meredith � Tn Favor Peteraon ' Sprafka Mayor Tedesco --�-Against Mr. President, Byrne &�1f� �R 14�' . 2/11/70 , • Me�� No. 25 �8Q �� 0 MINUTES OF THE MEETING ST . PAUL BOARD OF APPEALS Wednesday, February 11 , 1970 555 Cedar St . , Bureau of Health Library - 1 :30 p.m. Members present: Lawrence D. Cohen, Chairman Gale Rehnberg Norma Sommerdorf James Voigt Arthur Tieso Members absent : Estyr Peake Others present : Glenn Erickson, Art Holmstrom, Harold Yannarelly, Frank Staffenson, �Ienry Streich, Ken Gauthier , George Musil , Donald Wiegand, Mrs . William Murphy, William Murphy, Joe Wilder, Bob Kerr, Bernice Swanson, Lorraine ,Willey, M�rland blork, Richard F1y, Mamie Greer , Fred Kueppers , Roy llavidson, Dorothy Hosking, Nicholas Kraft Thomas Anderson The minutes of the January 28 , 1970 meeting were approved as mailed. 25-69-B 783 York Ave. George Musil, Cont 'd. Mr. George E. Musil continued appeal of a letter of April 7 , 1969 from Robert L. Ames , City Architect, Bureau of Public Buildings to Mr. George Musil - re . rotting roof board at rear of building and rusted out gutter. A previous 6 month extension of time had been granted by the Board to complete the repairs . Mr. Musil stated that he has been unable to make the requested repairs due to financial difficulties but that he intends to start work on the repairs in the spring. Mr. Cohen moved that a six-month additional extension of time to complete the work be granted. Ayes : Cohen, Rehnberg, Sommerdorf , Tieso , Voigt. Nayes : none. Abstentions : none. Motion carried five (5) to zero (0) . EXHIBIT "A" z/�.1/�0 , Meeting No. 25 73-69-B-H 512 St . Peter St. , Lawrence A. Applebaum, cont ' d. � Capito partments Mr. Donald Wiegand advised the Board that Mr. Applebaum had suf£erecl a heart attack and was presently at the intensive care unit of Miller I�ospitaT . Mr. Wiegand, on behalf of Mr. Applebaum, appealed for more time' on the matter stating that he was trying in euery way to arrange financing for Mr . Applebaum. Tenants of 512 St . Peter St . attested to a substantial number of deficiencies ,in the apartments such as slime in the bathtubs , an� inadequate number of electrical outlets , lack of putty in winclows , radiators that leaked when heat was needed which would stop leaking only when turned off, plaster falling from ceilings , cockroaches , delapidated furniture in furnished apartments and smoke enveloping floors above a floor where a fire occurred due to non-enclosure of stair-ways. Mr. Cohen moved that a team of inspectors :From the Bureau of Health and the Bureau of Public Buildings go to 512 St . Peter St. at the earliest possible convenience to inspect the premises ancl that a special meeting of the Board be called as soon thereafter as possible � to act upon the findings of the inspection. IIe further moved that if access to the premises for the purpose of inspection be denied, that a motion would be introduced, at the special meeting of the Board, to deny the appeal . . Seconded by Tieso . Ayes : Cohen, Rehnberg , Sommerdorf, Tieso, Voigt . Nayes; none. Abstentions : none. Motion carried five (5) to zero (0) . 83-69-B 1619 Hubbard Ave . Mamie Greer by Fred A. Kueppers Jr. , cont=c�.� A memo dated January 23 , 1970 to Thomas Anderson from Robert Ames indicated that a plumbing permit for the installation of a toilet room on the third floor of the frame building at 1619 I�ubbard Ave . was refused as a third floor apartment is in violation of the Housing Code. At the meeting of January 24 , 1970 a life-safety survey of the premises at 1619 Hubbard Ave. was requested. �The resulting recommendation of the inspectors was that adequate egress from the third floor be provided if a waiver to allow third floor occupancy be provided. Mrs. Sommerdorf explained that she felt it was unfair to require Mrs . Greer to make all th� repairs necessary to make t}ie thircl floor habitable only to perpetuatc something already in violation of the (,'ity 1lousing Coc1e, - 2 - � 2/11/70 " Meeting No. 25 ' ' ^ Mrs . Sommerdorf moved that the appeal be denied. Motion seconded. Ayes : Cohen, Rehnberg, Sommerdorf, Tieso , Voigt . Nayes : none. Abstentions : none. Motion carried five (5) to zero (0) . 84-69-I3 2200 Hillside Ave . St. Anthon Park Methodist Church Pastor C arles Nelson F� Orris S u sta , cont At 2 : 50 p.m, on January 28, 1970 Mr. Orris Shulstad, Properties Chairman for St. Anthony Park Methodist Church called and said that they would go ahead and make the necessary corrections as requesteu by the Bureau of Public Buildings in a letter dated October 31 , 1969 . Mr. Cohen moved that the appeal be dismissed as requested. Motion seconded. Ayes : Cohen, Rehnberg, Sommerdorf, Tieso, Voigt . Nayes : none. Abstentions : none. Motion carried five (5) to zero (0) . 86-69-CT 9$10 1327 Edgerton St . Roy H. Davidson Mr . Davidson appealed a letter of the Bureau of Health dated October 15, `� 1969 , to Roy Davidson, pointing out deficiencies that deserve prompt attention at 1327 Edgerton. Mrs . Sommerdorf moved that the following items as stated in the letter of October 15 , 1969 be waived. lst north - Bathroom - install hand lavatory and install local vent. Basement - properly vent toilets on 1st north lst apt . - 1�" vent. So. apartment not vented. Two 2nd floor sink wastes are connected to double tapped side outlet closet bends. Install clean-out base of 4" soil stack. Such waiver is to be granted on the condition that the 1st North dwelling unit be limited to one tenant only and that all other items in the letter of October 15 , 1969 be complied with within 18 months . Motion seconded. Ayes : Cohen, Rehnberg, Sommerdorf, Tieso , Voigt . Nayes : none. Arstentions : none. Motion carried five (5) to zero (0) . _ 3 _ � 2-11- 70 �� ' Meeting No . 25 , • �. 6- 70-CT 9F�10 541 Case Mr . and Mrs . Hilmar Gustavson by Dorot y . I- os ing Mrs. Lou Hosking, iiaughter of Mrs . Hilmar Gustavson, appealed to the Board as no financing was available to meet the code standards at 54]. Case Ave , where her mother and step-father lived. She also stated that it was not possible to sell the house as FNA required that all local code standards be complied with before FHA financing could be provided. She stated that she felt it would be too great an investment in the house to bring it up to code standards in order to get it sold. It was also brought out that a court case had been filed relative to the splitting of ownership of the property. Let�Cers dated June 25 , 1969 and October 21 , 1969 from Harold J. Yannarelly, Project Supervisor for the Phalen Area Neighborhood Improvement Program to Mrs . Raymond J. Hajowik were introduced as subjects of aPPeal . Mr. Cohen moved tl�at the filing fee be waived. He further moved that the matter be carried over for a period of one month and that Mr. Anderson meet �ith Mrs . Hosking at the premises at 541 Case to vi�w the loca.tion of the bathroom. Motion seconded. Ayes : Cohen, Rehnberg, Sommerdorf, Tieso , Voigt. Nayes : none. ^ Al�stentions : none. Motion carried five (5) to zero (0) . 8U-69-H 1727 Bush Ave . Nicholas A. Kraft Mr. Kraft appealed a letter dated September 2 , 1969 sent to him from the Bureau of Health. He specifically appealed the request that he install a hand lavatory in the bathroom. He stated that just he, his wife and his granddaughter live there presently. Mr. Cohen moved that the Housing Gode requirement that a hand lavatory be installed in the bathroom be waived for the premises at 1737 Bush Ave. as long as the property presently owned by Nicholas A. Kraft , be sold or the ownership transferred at which time the requirement that every bathroom have its own hand lavatory be enforced and the waiver be nullified. Motion seconded. Ayes : Cohen, Rehnberg, Sommerdorf, Tieso , Voigt . Nayes : none. Abstentions : none . Motion carried five (S) to zero (0) . There being no further business the meeting was adjournecl at 4 : 20 p.m. � -1'.1�.�..�.e �J o�,�...�..�,..., . omas . nderson . Recording Secretaxy - 4 - � �`�'�"l�� DUPLICATB TO PRINTBR N ' CITY OF ST. PAUL couNCi� OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK FILE NO. COUNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM PRESENTED BY CO M M I551 ON ER DAT� RESOLVED, That the Council hereby ratifies and approves the action of the Board of Appe�als per- taining to the following li�ted properties as shown by the off�cial minutes of said �ioard of Appeals dated February 11, 1970, a copy of which, marked EXHIBIT "A" i� attached her�to and mad� a part hereof by re�'erence. Case No. Address _ Appellant 25-69-B 78� York Av�. George Mu�i1 89-69-CT 9 F 10 1327 Edgerton St. Roy H. Davidson � � �� COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Counci� 19.— Yeas Nays ,��,�� ,, �a� �r _ Ga�lse�� Dalglish Approved 19—_ Meredith `� Tn Favor Peterson Sprafka � Mayor Tedesco A Sainst Mr. President, Byrne 55