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RESOLUTION
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Referred To Coa¢nittee: Date May 3, 2005
1 WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvement (NHPI) has requested the City
2 Council to hold public hearings to consider the advisability of revoking the rental registration certificate
3 for a duplex rental property located at 287 BURGESS ST and registered to William E. Dre�er III ; and
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5 WHEREAS, on March 31, 2005 Saint Paul police executed search warrants sitnultaneously on
6 both the lower and upper rental units at 28'7 Burgess Street. Police arrested Danny McLaurin and
7 Chavonia Neal, residents of the lower unit, for possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.
8 During a search of the lower residence police recovered a significant amount of suspected "crack"
9 cocauie as well as a large amount of cash (over $3,000).; and
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WHEREAS, at the same time, police officers recovered suspected "crack" cocaine in two
different locations during the execution of the search warrant for the upper residence. Resident Mary
Neal was arrested after a brief struggle and was charged with possession of a controlled substance with
intent to distnbute; and
WHEREAS, Legislative Code §51.06 (a) (ri) provides that a detern�ination by the Director of
Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvement that use and occupancy of that dwelling constitutes a
nuisance and provides further that such is grounds for revocating a rental registration certificate; and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2005, NHPI sent William E. Dreicler III the proper Notice of Intent to
Revoke Rental Registration (copy attached); and
WHEREAS, William E. Dre�er III has not appealed said notice and the time for filing an appeal
has expired; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that based on the foregoing, the Saint Paul City Council hereby adopts the
following findings and order concerning the subject property at 287 BURGESS ST .
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That the subject properiy is a duplex rental property that is required to be registered with
the City's Rental Registration Program.
That the holder of the Rental Registration Certificate for the subject property is William E.
Drexler III.
That use and occupancy of the subject property has constituted a nuisance and continues
to be a nuisance.
That the notification requirements of Chapter 51 have been fulfilled and the time for an
appeal has expired without an appeal being made.
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The Saint Paul City Council hereby makes the following order:
1. The above-referenced Rental Registration Certificate issued to for the duplex rental
properiy at 287 BURGESS ST, Saint Paul, MN is hereby revoked.
2. It is further ordered that a copy of this resolution be mailed to Wiiliam E. Drexler III .
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Action Requested:
Revoke rental registration certificate foF piopertY located at 287 Burgess Street and registered to William E. Dre�cler III.
Recommentlatbns: Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Serviee Contracts Must Mswer the Following Questions:
Planning Commissian � ti µy5 �his p�,ysonlFrtn eu� wmked under a cmitract for Uris depazlmeM?
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Civil Service Canmission 2. Has this personffirm ever been a city�nplq�e?
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Initiating Problem, lssues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
Said proper[y constitutes a nuisance.
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The Rental ftegistration ordinance will be rendered impotent.
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NEIGBORNOOD HOUSING AND PROPERTY IIKPROVEMENT
Andy Dmvkiru, Director
CITY OF SAINT PAUL
Randy C. Kel1y, Mayor
Nuirmrce Bru7d�g Ccdz Firforcemem
1600 Whire Bear Ave N. Tel: 651-266-1900
SaintPaul,bfN55l06-1608 Fac:651-266-1926
NOTICE
Apri118,2005
William E Drexler III
287 Burgess St
St Pau1 MN 55117-5303
Re: 287 BURGESS ST
Dear Mr. Drexler:
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I am writing to you in your capacity as the holder of a rental registration certificate for 287
BURGESS ST St. Paul, MN. You aze hereby notified, pursuant to the authority granted to me under
Chapter 51 of the St. Paul Legislative Code, of the City's intent to revoke the registration certificate
for 287 BURGESS ST. Based on the following facts I have determined that the use and occupancy
of 287 BURGESS ST constitutes a nuisance:
1. On Mazch 31, 2005 Saint Paul police executed seazch warrants simultaneously on both the
lower and upper rental units at 287 Burgess St. Police arrested Danny McLaurin and
Chavonia Neal, residents of the lower unit, for possession of a controlied substance with
intent to sell. During a seazch of the lower residence police recovered a significant amount of
suspected "crack" cocaine as well as a large amount of cash (over $3,000).
2. At the same time, police officers recovered suspected "crack" cocaine in two different
locations during the execution of the seazch warrant for the upper residence. Resident Mary
Neai was arrested after a brief struggie and was chazged with possession of a controlled
substance with intent to distribute.
I have referred this matter to the St. Paul City Council with a recommendation to revoke the rentai
registration certificate. The City Council will revoke unless an appeal is filed in the next thirteen
(13} days from the date of this notice. An appeai may be filed pursuant to legislative Code §18.02,
by appearing in person betsveen the hours of 8:00 a.m, and 4:30 p.m. on any business day at the City
Clerk's Office, Room I 10, City Aall, 15 W. Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, MN or you may appeal by
mail4vithin the same 13 day time line.
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"� ' Orice the City Council has revoked the rental registration certificate, occu anc of the ro e
p y p p r[y is not
aliowed untii (1) an inspection by Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvement (NHPn has
been conducted, (2) the Director of NHPI has determined the property to be in compliance with the
city code and no longer constitutes a nuisance, and (3) the certificate is renewed. Note: Renting a
properry without a certificate is a misdemeanor.
Please call me as soon as possible to arrange a meeting to discuss how to' correct this situation before
the Ciry Council acts to revoke this certificate. If all issues aze addressed, I will recommend that the
revocation be withdrawn from consideration by the City Council.
Sincerely,
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Andy Dawkins
Director
Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvement
Cit}f of St. Paul �
(651)266-1927
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