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ORIGINAL TO CITY CLERK ���(�-•
i CITY OF ST. PAUL FILENCIL NO.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
C UNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY . , � �
COMMISSIONE ' � DATF _
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.Whereas, The City Architect, having requested the City Coun-
cil to hold a public hearing to consider the advisability of or-
dering the repair or- wrecking and removal of the dwelling at
. 660 Portland Avenue, more particularly described as North 100
feet of Lot 11, Block 16, Holcombe' s Addition to Saint Paul, accord-
ing to the plat thereof filed of record in the Office of the Reg-
ister of Titles in and for said Ram�ey County, Minnesota, the Coun-
cil held a public hearing on July 7', 1966 to consider the matter;
now, the'refore, be it
Resolved, That the City Council, having heard the matter here-
in, does hereby approve and adopt as its own the findings and con-
clusions of the City Architect that the said structu�e constitutes
a hazardous building, as defined by Chapter 393, Minneso ta Laws of
� 1965, by reason of its inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, physi-
cal damage, unsanitary condition, and abandonment, and that it .
constitutes a hazard to the public health, safety and welfare, as
more fully set out in the attached letter to the City Gouncil, dat-
ed June 14, ,1966, which letter is incorporated herein by reference; -
and be it •
Further Resolved, Th_at the City Architect, on behalf of the
City Council, is hereby authorized and directed to execute an Orcler
- to the last known owner of record of the prop�rty, as well as other
interested parties, pursuant to Chapter 393, Minneeota Laws of 1965
to correct the hazardous condition or wreck and remove the hazardous
building located on said property, and to inform the owner that
unless such correcti�re action is taken to comply with the Order, or
an Answer served upon the City of Saint Paul, a Motion for Summary
Enforcement of this Order will be made to the Aistrict Court, and
all nece•ssary expenses incurred by the City of Saint Paul in taking
any corrective action hereiri will be assessed against the real
estate and collected as other taxes.
COUNCILMEN J U L � ��
Adopted by the Council 19—
Yeas Nays
Carlson �
Dalglish J U L 71966
Approved 19_
Holland , �
Meredith fn Favor
Peterson ' yor
Tedesco � Against
Mr. President, Byrne ����� � � �
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BUREAU OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS � • ROBERT L. AMES, City Architec+ 445 City Hall, 55102 , 223-4212
� " .�une 14�, ].966� � �
�or�, Th�mas R. Byrne, r�layi�t
and �iembers o� -�he '.�i�ty �ounci.l , �
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Fa7:lou��ng� �.s �he r-'e�ox� o� t�e $tit�ld�.n�;fl�epar�men� an the cond3.�»
t3.ons of �he��property at� 66a ��QT�lancl �ven�ef �a�n� ,Fau3, �'�he
l�ga�l descr3:p�ion 3.s ��tor�h 140 'feet, of �.o�: 1�.�� BloEic 16! �`o.J:=
c6r,lbe's Add�tion to Sa�n� �.au1. Th,e �ecord '�owner, is Frank
MatscY�ina, 36 Magnolia, Avenue V���t, Sa�.rit Payl�, Minnesota. Mr.,
Wal�ex Stepness; ,�redit# Tnc. , 1550 'West �arper�teur Avenu�,.
SaiRt P,aul, 1u1��nesota� �5113 ha�, an interest, .� �
Inspec��.on was m�de �Jiar�e 9, 1966.. Th� ,property �s 'a twQ s�ory �
frame �onstru�tion �s�ngl.e fam�.l�r. dv�el7.9.ng, apprax3.mately 5d fee�
long by 24�. fe:et•���de,. '�h� bu�Id3.ng� �s vacar��t and s�anding open..
There 3:s, evidence. tti�t the pzope�ty is being e��exed and , vandal=
ized.� � .. - . , .
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��' Mas. been ��s�:ded with aslaes�a� s3d�.ng9 b�ut i� �s b�oken
anc� beir�g �uiled o#"f. The chimngy does nqt appe�� ,to be
sounc�. The T�Oiir�g and c�tztters are in pa�r Eond�.tit��,. . �
T_�VTERIt3R. ��F�S� �LI�QR . • .
. ,in -�he ��on�. room; �he �ad�at�� i� br�ken; windvws are �iarok�
, en� Tn the second �opm� �Y�e �tidiat4r has failen over, light
fix�ures: �re �roi�en ar�d ha�arclous, In the third r4om, the
rad�.ator has fallen over, ]:igh-c f3.xtur�, and suvi�ch a,e hazard-
ous�. �� �he .k�.tchen, ��e plaster is �fall�,ng from the cei.ling.
Hal�� `Bath s �T�e plumb�ng ,f ix�ttares are broken ,and the ceiling
ha"s been r�moyed exposing t�e wood frami.ng: .
SfiCC?NFl F�CkJR
� Bathrooms Plumbi,ng f�:xt�res axe ba�oken and �he windo�r �s
bralten. , Rear Bedraoms. ��:ght fi.xtures ar� broken and ha�ardp
Qus:. Cente�r Bedr�oma P:laster �s f�Il�.ng �rorn th� wal.ls,�.
ligli�t ��xture� are hazardaus. �e�pn.d �edrooma �7.aster 3s off
the c�iling. 'The electrical sys�em 9.s hazardvus and the
iad3.atos �ias fallen over.
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Zt 3:s th� conclus9,on of the Burean of ,pub23.c °Bui�.d3.ngs that by
=eason of �nadequa-�e main�en�nce; d3lapidat�.on, physi�cal dam-
age, unsan3.�ary Condi�ions �tid abandonment that this bu��ding
corts�tit�tes � �azard to pu��.ic heal�h, safe�y arad' �velfa�ce. �t
is �Ehe further recommendation of the ��,�y Arch�.tect �hat the
Cour��i1 t�old a publi� hearing at lp a'�lo.ck A. N�. T�u�sday,� J'u1y
- �� 1966 to cor,sider the advisabili.ty 'a'rid �nece'ssi�y df ordex�.ng
. the co�rection ar wrecking and remaval of th� struc��ure on �he
sub3ect property, 'and, that �he C3ty ArcM3.te�t on behalf o� the
Ci.t.'y. Gounc�.1, ' noti£y by ma�.l the record owner of the praperty
� in; ques�ion�� at� the� last� knQ�n address, as we].1 as other inter-
ested persons of recorc�� af �he date and �ime of �his hea�cing.
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