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1 WIIEREAS, Neighborhood Housing & Property Improvement has requested the City
2 Council to hold public hearings to consider the advisability and necessity of ordering the repair
3 or wrecking and removal of a two-story, wood frame duplex with a detached, oversized, one-
4 stall, wood frame gazage located on property hereinafter referred to as the "Subj ect Property" and
5 commonly lrnown as 63 JESSAMINE AVE W. This property is legally described as follows, to
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Legal Desc: STINSON'S RICE STREET ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINN. E
1/2 OF LOT 19 AND W 1/4 OF LOT 20 BLK 5
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11 WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and
12 information obtained by Neighborhood Housing & Property Improvement on or before July 31,
13 2006, the following are the now known interested ar responsible parties for the Subject Property:
14 John and Merrie Kisch, 510 115"' Avenue NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55448-2303; MERS, PO Box
15 2026, Flint, MI 48501-2026; Fremont Inveshnent and Loan, PO Box 25100, Santa Ana, CA
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WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing & Property Improvement has served in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code an order identified as an
"Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s)" dated November 21, 2006; and
WHEREAS, this order inforxned the then known interested or responsible parties that the
shucture located on the Subject Property is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and
WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair
or demolish the structure located on the Subj ect Property by December 22, 2006; and
WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subject Property
declaring this building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and
WHEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been corrected and Neighborhood Housing
& Property Ixnprovement requested that the City Clerk schedule public hearings before the
Legislative Hearing Officer of the City Council and the Saint Paul City Council; and
WHEREAS, the interested and responsible parties have been served notice in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, of the time, date, place and
purpose of the public hearings; and
WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the Saint Paul
City Council on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 to hear testimony and evidence, and after
receiving testimony and evidence, made the recommendation to approve the request to order the
interested ar responsible parties to make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the
public peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by
RESOLUTION
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-s�teraaHae-b}Fdemolishing and removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes
and ordinances. The ���-e�-demolition of the structure to be completed within fifteen
(1� days after the date of the Council Hearing; and
WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the Saint Paul City Council on Wednesday,
March 7, 2007 and the testimony and evidence including the action taken by the Legislative
Hearing Officer was considered by the Council; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the testimony and evidence presented at the above
referenced public hearings, the Saint Paul City Council hereby adopts the following Findings and
Order concerning the Subject Property at 63 JE5SAMINE AVE W.
1. That the Subject Property comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul
Legislative Code, Chapter 45.
That the costs of demolition and removal of this building(s) is estimated to exceed
five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
3. That there now exists and has existed multiple Housing or Building code
violations at the Subj ect Property.
4. That an Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) was sent to the then known
responsible parties to correct the deficiencies or to demolish and remove the
building(s).
5. That the deficiencies causing this nuisance condition have not been corrected.
6. That Neighborhood Housing & Property Improvement has posted a placard on the
Subject Property which declares it to be a nuisance condition subject to
demolition.
7. That this building has been routinely monitored by Neighborhood Housing &
Property Improvement, Vacant/Nuisance Buildings.
8. That the lrnown interested parties and owners are as previously stated in this
resolution and that the notification requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled.
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The Saint Paul City Council hereby makes the following order:
The above referenced interested or responsible parties shall make the Subject Property
safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its
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and removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The
r�kab�l�ta�ie�er demolition and removal of the structure must be completed within
f�€teea{�5} days after the date of the Council Hearing.
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If the above corrective action is not completed within this period of time Neighborhood
Housing & Property Improvement is hereby authorized to take whatever steps are
necessary to demolish and remove this structure, fill the site and charge the costs incurred
against the Subject Property pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code.
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3. In the event the building is to be demolished and removed by the City of Saint Paul, all
personal property or fixtures of any kind which interfere with the demolition and removal
shall be removed from the property by the responsible parties by the end of this time
period. If all personal property is not removed, it shall be considered to be abandoned
and the City of Saint Paul shall remove and dispose of such property as provided by law.
4. It is further ordered, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the owners and interested
parties in accordance with Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I,egislative Code.
Requested by Department oE
Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvement
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City Council to pass this resolution which will order the owner(s) to remove or repair the referenced building(s). If the owner fails to
comply with the resolution, Neighborhood Housing & Property Improvement is ordered to remove the building. The subject
property is located at 63 Jessamine Avenue West.
ida[ions: Approve (A) or ReJect (R): Personal Servlce contracts Must Answer tne Following 6iuesnons:
Planning Commission 1. Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this department?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civil Service Commissi6n 2 Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
" 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any
ctircent city employee?
Yes No
Exp{ain all yes answers on separefe sheet and attacfi to green sheet
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
This building(s) is a nuisance building(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 parties known to the Bnforcement Officer were given an order to ,
repair or remove the building at 63 Jessamine Avenue West by December 22, 2006, and have failed to comply with those orders.
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Advantages If Approved:
The City will eliminate a nuisance.
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Disadvantages If Approved:
The City will spend funds to wreck and remove this building(s). These costs will be assessed to the property, collected as a special
assessment against the pcoperty ta�ces.
Disadvantages If Not Approved:
A nuisance condition will remain unabated in the Ciry. This building(s) will continue to blight the community.
� Trensaction: $10,000 Cost/Revenue Budgeted: y
Fundiny source: Nuisance Housing Abatement Activity Number: 30251
Fi nancial Informati on:
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PROPERTX IIvIPROVEMENT
Dick Lippert, Manager of Code Enforcement
Nuisance Building Enjorcernent
CITY OF SAII�TT PAUZ
GiristopherB. Caleman, Mayar
16G0 White Bear Ave N
S¢i�rot Pav.1, MN 55106
January 19, 2007
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Council President and
Members of the City Council
Tel (651) 266-t900
Fax (651) 266-1926
Neighborhood Housing & Property Improvement , Vacant/Nuisance Buildings
Enforcement Division has requested the City Council schedule public hearings to consider
a resolution ordering the repair or removal of the nuisance building(s) located at:
63 JESSAMINE AVE W
The City Council has scheduled the date of these hearings as follows:
Legislative Hearing — Tuesday, February 20, 2007
City Council Hearing — Wednesday, March 7, 2007
The owners and responsible parties of record aze:
Name and Last Known Address
Interest
John Kisch/Merrie Kisch
510 115th Ave Nw
Coon Rapids MN 55448-2303
Fee Owner
MERS
PO Box 2026
Flint, MI 48501-2026
Fremont Investment and Loan
PO Box 25100
Santa Ana, CA 92799
Mortgage Holder
Mortgage Holder
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63 Jessamine Avenue West
Sanuary 19, 2007
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The legal description of this property is:
Lega] Desc: STII�TSON'S RICE STREET ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ST. PAUL,
MINN. E 1/2 OF LOT 19 AND W i/4 OF LOT 20 SLK 5
Neighborhood Housing & Property Improvement has declared this building(s) to
constitute a"nuisance" as defined by Legislative Code, Chapter 45. Neighborhood
Housing & Property Improvement 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).
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 the Neighbarhood Housing & Property
Improvement 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 the Neighborhood Housing & Property Improvement 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.
Sincerely,
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Steve Magner
Vacant Buildings Supervisor
Neighbarhood Housing & Property Improvement
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cc: Frank Berg, Building Tnspection and Design
Judy Hanson, City Attorneys Office
MaryErickson, Assistant Secretary to the Council
Laurie Kaplan, PED-Housing Division
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SUMMARY FOR PUBLIC HEARING -
63 Jessamine Avenue West
Legislative Hearing — Tuesday, February 20, 2007
City Council - Wednesday, March 7, 2007
The building is a two-story, wood frame, duplex on a lot of 3,485 square feet. __
According to our files, it has been a vacant building since Apri14, 2006.
The current property owners aze 7ohn and Merrie Kisch, per AMANDA and Ramsey county --
properiy and taYafion records.
The city has had to board this building to secure it from trespass.
There have been seven (7) STJMMARY ABATEMENT NOTICES issued for:
- Removal of tall �rass and weeds,
- Rernoval of improperly stored refuse
- Secure the building
On November 14, 2006 an inspection of the building was condocted, a list of deficiencies which
consfitute a nuisance condition was developed and photographs were taken. An ORDER TO
ABATE A NUISANCE BUILDING was posted on I�a4earb�Y 21, 2006 with a compliance date
of�'=°� ;^OQ6. As of this date this property remains in a condition which comprises a
nuisance as defined by the legislative code.
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The Vacant Building registration fees are delinquent in the amount $250.00.
Taxation has place,d an estunated market value of $44,900 on the land and $142,400 on the
building. ,
As of February 16, 2007, a Code Compliance inspection has not been completed.
As of February 16, 2007, the $5,000.00 performance bond not been completed.
Real Estate taxes are delinquent for the year 2005 in the amount of $744.95.
Code Enforcement Officers estimate the cost to repair this structure is $60,000 to 70,000. The
estimated cost to Demolish is $9,000 to 10,000.
NHPI, Division of Code Enforcement Resolution submitted for consideration orders the property
owner to repair or.remove this structure within fifteen (15) days, if not the resolufion authorizes
the Division of Code Enforcement to demolish and assess the costs to the property.
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NEIGABORHOOD HOUSING AND
PR OPERTYIlV�ROVEMENT
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CITY OF SAINT PAUL
ChristopherB. Coleman, Mayor
November 21, 2006
Fremont Inveshnent & Loan
P.O. Box 25100
Santa Ana, CA 92799
Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s)
Dear : Sir or Madazn
The Vacant/Nuisance Buildings Unit, Department of Neighborhood Housing and
Property Improvement, hereby deciares the premises located at:
Nursance Building Enforcement
1600 TNhite BearAve N
SaintP¢u1, MN55106 Tel: (651J 266-1900
F'ax: (651) 266-]926
63 JESSANIINE AVE W
and legally described as follows, to wit:
Lega1 Desc: STINSON'S RICE STREET ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ST.
PAUL, MINN. E 1/2 OF LOT 19 AND W 1/4 OF LOT 20 BLK 5
to comprise a nuisance condition in violation of the Saint Pan1 i Code,
Chapter 45.02, and subject to demolition under authority ogChapter 45.11.
On November 14, 2006, a Buiiding Deficiency Inspection Report was compiled and the
following conditions were observed.
This list of deficiencies is not necessarily all the deficiencies present at this time. As
first remedial action, a Code Compliance Inspection must be obtained from the
Building Inspection and Design Section, 8 Fourth Street East, Suite Z00 Co
Buiiding (651)266-9090. That inspection will identify specific defects, necessary
repa9rs and le al re � mmerce
g quirements to correct this nuisance condition. You ma
required to post a�ve thousand dollar ($5,000.00
Building Inspection and Design Office before an Y also be
) performance bond with the
demolition permi� Y Permits are issued, except for a
This building(s) is subject to the restrictions of Saint Paul Ordinance Chapter 33.03 and
shail not again be used for occupancy uutil such time as a Certificate of Compliance or a
Certificate of Occupancy has been issued.
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November 21, 2006
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This is a two-story, wood frame duplex with a detached, oversized, one-stall, wood frame
garage.
Interior
1. Due to the number of deficiencies, a Code Compliance Inspection will be required
before a Placazd Lift will be issued.
2. The bathroom floor covering is deteriorated or inadequate. Provide floor covering
which is unpervious to water and easily cleanable throughout the bathroom and seal
around the edges and fixtures.
3. Lack ofElechicity. Immediately restore electrical service. Failure to provide proper
electrical service will result in these premises being declared Unfit for Human
Habitation and ordered vacated for lack of this basic facility. Use of candles, fuel
operated lighting or extension cord wiring is not pemutted while the power is off.
4. FLTRNACE: Have a licensed hea6ng contractor service and clean the furnace ar boiler
and make any necessary repairs. Perform a C!O test on the heating plant. Then, send
the attached form back to the Inspector. Repair of gas fired appliances requires a
permit.
Lack of Natural Gas Service. Ixnmediately restore natural gas service. Failure to
provide nahzral gas service will result in these premises being declared Unfit for Human
Habitation and ordered vacated for lack of this basic facility.
6. There are missing or defective guardrails. Provide all stairways, parches, decks or
steps which aze more than 30" high with guardrails and intermediate rails with
openings in the guardrail no more than four (4) inches apart and in accordance with the
State Building Code.
7. The stairs have missing or defective handrails. Provide all interior and exterior
staircvays and steps of more that three (3) risers with handrails which are grippable and
installed 34" to 38" above the nose of the stair treads.
8. The interior ceilings are defective. Repair all ceiling defects and finish in a
professional manner.
9. The interior walls are defective. Repair all wall defects and finish in a professional
manner.
10. There is evidence of a rodent infestation. Immediately exterminate and eliminate all
rodents from the entire building. Remove rodent harborages in the yard areas.
Tuckpoint the foundation if necessary to rodent-proof the building to prevent
re-infestation. Immediately remove any dead rodents from the premises.
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1 l. Smoke Detector: Lack of properly installed and operable smoke detector. Provide
functioning smoke detectors in accordance with the attached requirement, witlun 24
hours.
12. The structure is a registered vacant building and must have a Code Compliance
Certificate before the structure may be occupied. Immediately vacate the structure
or obtain a Code Compiiance Certificate from L.I.E.P. You may contact Jim Seeger
at L.I.E.P. for code compliance inspection, permits, and issuance of Code Compliance
Certificate. Under Chapter 33.03 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, failure to obtain a
Code Compliance Certificate or to vacate the slructure may result in issuance of
criminal snmmonses.
13. Lack of Water Service. Immediately restore water service. Failure to provide water
service will result in these premises being declared Unfit for Human Habitation and
ordered vacated for lack of this basic facility.
14. The window and/or door screens are missing, defective or in a state of disrepair.
Provide proper window and door screens for all openable windows and doors.
Screens must be tight-fitting and securely fastened to the frames.
15. Xcel Energy has reported that electric and/or gas service has been terxninated.
Immediately restore service. Failure to provide proper gas/electric service will result
in these premises being declared Unfit for Human Habitation and ordered vacated for
lack of basic facilities. Use of candles, fuel operated lighting/generator or extension
cord wiring is not permitted while power is of£ If unit is vacant notifv inspector.
Exterior
1. Due to the number of deficiencies, a Code Compliance Inspection will be required
before a Placard Lift will be issued.
2. The exterior walls and/or trim of the house and/or garage has defective, peeled,
flaked, scaled or chalking paint or has unpainted wood surfaces. Scrape and repaint
to effect a sound condition in a professional manner.
3. The exterior walls and/or trim of the garage has defective, peeled, flaked, scaled or
chalking paint or has unpainted wood surfaces. Scrape and repaint to effect a sound
condition in a professional manner.
4. The exterior walls and/or trim of the house has defective, peeled, flaked, scaled or
chalking paint or has unpainted wood surfaces. Scrape and repaint to effect a sound
condition in a professional manner.
5. The foundation is deteriorated, defective or in a state of disrepair. Repair all
foundation defects in a professional manner to a weather-right, water-right and
rodent-proof condition. Permit may be required.
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6. The roof is deteriorated, defective, or in a state of disrepair. Repair or replace the
roof covering to a sound, tight and water impervious condition. Permit may be
required.
7. The exterior walls of the house are defective. Repair all holes, breaks, loose or
rotting siding, to a professional state of maintenance.
The windows and/or storm windows are in a state of disrepair. Replace all missing or
broken window glass. Make all necessazy repairs to frames, sashes, hardwaze and
associated trim in a professional manner. Pemut may be required. As owner, agent or
responsible party, you are hereby notified that if these deficiencies and the resulting
nuisance condition is not corrected by December 22, 2006 Neighborhood Housing and
Property Ixrtprovement, Division of Code Enforcement, will begin a substanrial abatement
process to demolish and remove the building(s). The costs of this action, including
administrative costs and demolition costs will be assessed against the property tases as a
special assessment in accordance with law.
As first remedial action, a Code Compliance Inspeclion Report must be obtained from the
Building Inspection axid Design Section, 8 Fourth Street, Suite #200, Commerce
Building, (651)266-9090. This inspection will identify specific defects, necessary repairs
and legal requirements to correct this nuisance condition.
As an owner or responsible party, you are required by law to provide full and complete
disclosure of this "Order to Abate" to all interested parties, all present or subsequent
renters and any subsequent owners. If you sell, transfer, or convey in any manner, the
ownership or responsibility for trus property, you must within seven (7) days, notify the
Enforcement Officer with the names and addresses of any new owners or responsible
parties.
The Enforcement Officer is required by law to post a placard on this property which
declares it to be a"nuisance condition", subj ect to demolition and removal by the City.
This placard shall not be removed without the written authority of the Depariment of
Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvement. The deparhnent is further required to
file a copy of this "Order to Abate" with the City Clerk's Office.
If corrective action is not taken within the time specified in this order, the Enforcement
Officer will notify the City Council that abatement action is necessary. The City Clerk
will then schedule dates for Public Hearings before the City Council at which time
testimony will be heard from interested parties. After this hearing the City Council will
adopt a resolution stating what action if any, it deems appropriate.
If the resolution calls for abatement action the Council may either order the City to take
the abatement action or fix a time within which this nuisance must be abated in
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accordance with the provisions of Chapter 33 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code and
provide that if corrective action is not taken within the specified time, the City shall abate
this nuisance. The costs of this acrion, including administrative costs will be assessed
against the property as a special assessment in accardance with law.
If you have any questions or request additional information please contact Mike Kalis
between the hours of 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. at 651-266-1929, or you may leave a voice mail
message.
Sincerely,
Steve Magner
Vacant Buildings Supervisor
Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvement
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Laurie Kaplan - PED Housing
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213 Front Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55117
Phone 651 488-4485
Fax 651 488-0343
Date: February 19, 2006
To: Marcia Moermond
Legis4ative Hearing Officer
310 City Hall
15 West Keilogg BLVD
Saint Paul, MN 55117
Re: 63 W. Jessamine, 67 W. Jessamine, 1102 Sylvan — Determination of status
and consideration of possible demolition
The District 6 Planning Council Land Use Taskforce polled members concerning the
upcoming hearings concerning the vacant dwellings currently existing on the above
properties. A majority of inembers responded and all who did were unanimously in
favor of demolition of the structures if the city should find this the appropriate course of
action to take.
There has been a great deal of neighborhood frustration associated with the properties
in question, as comments and letters from residents will attest. Serious questions have
been raised about whether proper structural repairs were made after recent fires at one
of the properties, or whether simple cosmetic repairs were done by putting new
coverings over burnt wood. The properties in question have generally suffered from
apparent owner indifference and lack of maintenance, supervision and control of the
properties. The absence of owner presence and maintenance creates unwelcome
opportunities for misahief; as such houses often become a haven for clandestine
activities of unsupervised youths and adult criminals.
More broadly, these properties on Sylvan and Jessamine are iifustrative of
neighborhood `tipping points'. When a property reaches a point of degradation where it
no longer attracts an investor's dollars for improvement to standard liveability, and
hence it can no longer attract a stable renter base, the market is teliing us that the
property has reached the end of its effective economic life. it has, in efFect, passed a
`tipping poinY into a phase of accelerating and systemic degradation.
Property whose existence is prolonged well beyond its effective economic life causes a
cascade of deterioration in the area as nearby owner-occupants flee, and ownership is
then replaced by bottom-feeding investors, as the appearance of the neighborhood is by
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then less attractive to prospective homeowners. At a criticai point a self-reinforcing
feedback loop ensues, which gives property deterioration its highly `contagious' quality.
A chain-reaction of fiailing home-ownership rates, fieeing homeowners, increasing
transient and unstable occupancy, rising vacancy and crime, and spreading housing
deterioration sQirais untii the neighborhood hits `rock bottom'.
As the situation unfoids, if increasingly endangers the lives and property of nearby
residents and brings great ongoing and uncontro{fable costs upon the city and taxpayers
both directly (via increased police calis, inspections and other city services as the city is
forced to maintain the property) and indirectiy (through the opportunity cost of lower
property values across the area, and the lower tax revenues associated with impacted
valuations).
'I The self-reinforcing, contagious and accelerating nature of such properties makes
i timely action all the more critical with problem properties. Even when much of the
damage to the neighborhood has already been done, decisive measures can do much
to halt the trend and help the neighborhood get past a bottoming-out phase and start
feeling like a neighborhood again.
If there are any further questions or concerns from any of the parties involved, District 6
Pianning Councii can be reached at 651-488-4485. Thank you.
Je�Martent
Jeff Martens, Land Use Task Force Chair
District 6 Planning Council
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Land tJse Task Force
February 2007
District 6 Planning Council's Land Use Task Force being charged with making
recommendations concerning all Land Use issues is making the foliowing
recommendation concerning the demolition and abatemenu of residential vacant
buildings found with the District 6 Planrting Counci( Boundaries. To be demolished a
vacant building must meet a preponderant number of the set criteria
Criteria for Demolition:
• Structure is registered as vacant
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• Structure has been vacantfor s
• Abatement Action has begun
• Owner not
• Owner no "putting" uj
• The structure as been
dangerous
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work to be performed and/or finalized
unfit for human habitation and/or
• Multiple Code Violaiions/Problem Property-the owner has a history of
violations, consistentiy fails to remedy violations, or owns other property in the
City with problems
• Multiple complainu made by residents and or neighborhood groups
• Unoccupied and condemned
• Unoccupied and considered a hazard/dangerous building
✓ Structurally unsound
✓ Open foundations
✓ Lack of electricity
✓ Water
✓ Heat
. Cost of Rehabilitation
• Structure does not meet minimum code standards
• Marketability or lack of
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• The property prese� a 1'rvability issue to the C�ty
• The condition of the property has a negative impact on the residents and
surrounding neighborhood
. The property presents a health and safety issue
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February 18, 2007
To Whom It May Concem:
The properties at 1102 Svlvan Street, 63 West Jessamine Avenue, and 67 R'est Jessamine
Avenue are ali located within the boundaries of the Tri Area Block Club. It should aiso be noted
that for the purpose of better understanding the level of frustration e�cgerienced by zesidents,
there is an unacceptabie number of additional problem and/or vacant properties within a i-2
block radius of thase listed above. It is from that perspective that �he members of the Tri Area
Block Club STRONGLY recommend the demolition of these three properties.
Logic dictates that if nothing has been done to maintain a properry np to the point where the City
is conducting hearings such as this, then it should end here and now. From this point, we, as a
community, must take a zero tolerance stance. Properties that have falIen into such a level of
disrepair and neglect must not be allowed to remain as a blight in the neighborhood and must be
tom down. Our neighborhood, as weli as others in this City, has had to put up with deteriorated,
boazded, vacant, crumbling structures for too long. The physical conditions, as well as the
behaviors associated with those problem properties, have threatened the stability and livability of
the community. The costs incurred by the City and law enforcement to monitor, inspect,
maintain, and patrol are an unnecessary burden. In order to save struggling neighborhoods
such as ours, there must be a realization that not a�tl h_ousing is s�alva_ ge,_able.
The downward spiral began as homeownership declined. Lower income neighborhoods have
been disproportionately affected. When you own a property, live in it, invest in it, and
maintain it, then it is a home. When you own a property, live elsewhere, and only care
about profit, then it is a business. The owners of these properties wiil only be going through
this process once unless, af course, they are chronic offenders and own mulriple problem
properties. However, as a neighborhood, we must go through this process with every problem
property, a scenario that is never ending in neighborhoods such as ours.
Property values in this neighborhood have declined and sales became stagnant long before tke
current mazket slump. Homeowners have walked away from their investment because houses
have been on the mazket 2-3 years without seiling. Realtors regard this as a"drive by area" (see
attached). With affordabie housing at a premium, if houses are not selling in an affordable
neighborhood, then something is terribly wrong in that neighborhood. 7'he rental
"business" has ruined ours.
The 2006 City Council Research Report on Market Foreciosure and Vacant Building Trends in
St. Paul references the foliowing for the District 6 Area:
• One of the poorer District Councils
• Growth has failed to keep pace with that of the City overall
• Lower percentage of homeownership than City overali
• One of the higher number of vacancies when compared to its share of housing stock —
"14.4% of a11 cunent vacancies are in District 6, nearly twice its share of the housing
stock"
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One of the few districts in which the number of City demolitions exceeds private
demolirions —"The City's attempt to keep a problem with no immediate market solution
under control."
A larger proportion of properties are categories 2 and 3 than elsewhere
Vacaat properties are much oider than they ought to be —"Since the vacant housing in
this area is one of tiie oldest in the City, with a median yeaz of construction of 1900, it
may in part be simply reaching the end of its lifespan and have no mazket for
repiacement "
Our neighborhood desperately needs the opportunity to recover and move forward in a positive
direction. The demolition of these properties is a start in that direction. L,et us be one of the
strong and stable neighborhoods that will make St. Paul "the most livable City in America."
Thank you for yow attention to our concerns.
Sincerely,
The Tri Area Block Club
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54 Geranium Avenue VJest
Saint Paul MN 55117
Monday, Febn�ary 19, 2007
Marcia Moermond
Legislative Hearing Officer
320 City Hall
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
Saint Paul MN 55117
Dear Mazcia Moermond:
As neighborhood resident homeowners, we aze writing you regarding the properties at 63 and 67
West 7essamine, just across the alley to the south of us. The buiidings on those lots have stood
vacant for about a year and appear to be in a state of advanced dilapidation. Such long-term
vacancies contribute to the perception of our neighborhood as a negiected and crime-ridden area.
In little more than the time the two properties in question have been empty, vacant pazcels of ]and
at 44 and 77 West Geranium, on our block, were quickly acquired by developers when they
became auailable. Houses were constructed and sold, and the owners have proven to be
responsible homeowners and good neighbors. Their properties aze now contributing to the city's
ta:c base.
We urge that the city consider immediate condemnation and demolition of the properties at 63
and 67 West Jessamine as an act that will promote the general welfare of the community.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
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Carol A. Kusnierek &
(651)487-2290
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Edward M. Baacter
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February 14, 2007
To Whom It May Concern:
We are writing with regards to the propefties at 1102 Sylvan along with 63 and 67 Jessamine
Avenue West. There are several things that we would like you to consider when deciding what
to do with these properties. My husband and I have raised our family right on the corner of
Jessamine and Sylvan, kitty comer to ll 02 Sylvan. Through the yeazs we have watched the place
deteriorate. I 102 has bumed at least 3 times that we can recall, one with a fatality, and we were
always surprised that it could be inhabited again. We watched them renovate the burnt structure,
and they didn't remove the charred wood on the outside of the house. They removed the melted
siding and put new siding over charred wood. One would think the smell alone on a hot humid
day would be a health risk. You can check the police records because we've had nothing but
problems associated with these properties for the past fifteen yeazs. These houses have become
eyesores for us living here. You can't walk down the sidewalk because all the broken glass and
trash all over the place. Sure the city would get them to clean it up, or they clean it for them, but
it stayed clean less than a day. We can't open our windows on those beautiful summer days to
enjoy the air because of ali the noise. Not just loud music, but their voices. They don't talk civil
to one another, they scream at each other all day and well into the night. Drive your car through
the intersection, no way. They stand in the street and just glare at you while you try to inch your
way through. The alley behind 63 and 67 Jessamine get so full of trash you can hardly make it
past with a car. An ambulance needed to get to my neighbors house but couldn't get through the
alley. They ended up going all the way around the block and coming in on the opposite end. My
husband recalls when 67 Jessamine burned they were removing several of the support walls and
the roof began to sag. It was repaired by shimming up the roof. My Grandson and I like to
gazden, but how do you expiain to a five year old not to look at anyone. We have both taken
verbal bashings just because we happened to look at the wrong time. We are excited about these
properties finally being dealt with. We often said we feel like we are the forgotten neighborhood.
We have a strong block club, and for years have been trying to get something done with regards
to all the absentee landlords and run down properties. We keep hoping that our neighborhood
will turn around, but because of the reputation it has, something drastic will have to happen.
These properties unoccupied makes things more tolerable, but its weird how people tlunk they
can still hang out in front of them, or remove the boards and ]ive in them. There are houses that
have been for sale for over a year, but because of the deteriorating housing on this block nobody
wants to buy. Think of what this is doing to the value of our houses. More impor[antly what it is
doing to our families that are trying to survive in the middle of all of this. We have lived in this
area all of our lives. It was my fathers dream that his grandson would raise his family in his
home at 56 West Jessamine when he passed away. His children will be the forth generation
growing up here on Jessamine. My son now is raising his son in this house, so imagine the
emotional decisions he makes everyday when the area has become such a safety risk. He can't
allow his son to be outside without close adult supervision, and he is six years old. We have very
strong ties to this neighborhood because of what it can again become. We would like you to
consider some drastic measures for these properties. Tear them down and help us reclaim what
we have left here. It would be an asset to have some more new single-family housing stock in
this azea. This is the best opportunity we have had for some action.
Thank you for your consideration.
The Martens
37 WestJessamine
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February 16, 2007
To Wham It May Concern:
I would like to express my thoughts conceming the properties located at i IO2 Sylvan and 63 &
67 West Jessamine Avenue. I reside approximately one block away from tkese properties and
unfommately, most of my travei outside my neighborhood involves l�aving to drsve by one or
more of these eyesores on a daily basis.
1102 Sylvan Street is probably the original probiem property of the neighborhood. It is well
known to City Code Enforcement and to the police. Throughout the years, some homeowners
have moved due to issues surrounding this property. Unfortunately, in too many cases, their
homes were desirable only to absentee properiy owners and so the problems snowballed. The
virus of blight and criminal behavior emanating from i 102 Sylvan has since spread throughout
our neighborhood. Over the years, my observations concerning this property include the
foliowing:
• Three fires over the years, one resulting in a death. The last one damaged the home next
door to the south and these people were unable to sell their home for three years; they
eventually walked away from their house. The home to the north has been for sale for
two years and is now off the market and sitting vacant. Five other houses in the
immediate vicinity of 1102 are posted vacant, one of which has been for sale for over
one year.
• After one of the three fires, repairs were made over a weekend when no one from the
City was availabie for an inspection. Siding was slapped over burned wood and roofmg
shingles were laid over bumed deoking. Large spools of electric wiring, plumbing, &
sheetrock, were hauled into Yhe home. On Monday, when the City was notified, they
said the permit was only for siding and roofing but not for plumbing or electrical work
The City never required that the cosmeric repairs be redone. How coutd anyone be
aliowed to live in a shucture where cosmetic repairs hid burned wood and roof decking?
• I?rug dealing — out in the open as weli as inside the home. In/out traffic at all hours.
• Possible prostiiution as evidenced by many different cars parked outside the home.
• Garbage always piled on the boulevard — trash bin frequenfly overflowing.
+ Litter and trash in yard, all aivng the street both in front and side of properiy inciuding
broken furniture, mattresses, toys, bikes, etc.
• Unsupervised and out of control children; curfew was a meaningless term.
• This house was the neighborhood "hangauY' where childrenfteens blocked the sneet,
inrimidated drivers, and left a traii of litter and garbage wkerever they waiked.
• Sidewalk was rarely shoveled unless reported to the City.
• This address was the "after hours" party house when the bars on Rice Street closed at
2:00 a.m. 7'his created noise, fights, etc. that could often be heard at least one block
away. Damage to surrounding properties frequently foliowed these "parties."
• Numerous domestics and fights inside the home, in the yazd, and in the street that
sometimes spilled onto surrounding properry.
• My nephew was instructed never to ride his bicycle or walk by 1102 Sylvan or the West
Jessamine properties due to the threats and intixnidation by residents of those properties.
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• A neighbor's aduit daughter was afraid to get out of her car after work in front of her
own home because of previous verbal harassment and intimidation by Yeens/adutts who
were "hanging out" on the comer in front of 11 Q2.
• Numerous break-ins by a renter where police were called 4 times in one week. He even
broke in after the house was boarded up.
• SheriffDeputies sitting outside the house with warrants on more than one occasion.
• The problems with 1102 go back so many years that nei�bors became frustrated over
time and as a result, the number of complaint calls diminished as the untesotved
problems persisted.
Observations concerning 63 & 67 West Jessamine:
• Excessive garbage/trash in the alley.
• Prostitution observed — known prostitute lived at 63 for a while.
• Litter around and on the properry, broken glass on sidewalk.
• Drug use/sales as evidenced by numerous cars in and out.
• Fights, noise.
• Qut of control kids.
• Sidewalk and street sometimes blocked by kids/adults who refused to yield.
• Cnaffiti on 67 — appeared to be gang related.
Wzth these and so many other groblem properties concentrated in an approximately one-block
radius, the diminishing number of responsible residents lived with fear, intimidation, and
frustration. When so many problem properties are concentrated in one area, there are fewer
complaint oalls because those causing the problems do not cal] to report on each other and the
decent residents are left on the sidelines often without a clear view of the "action."
At this point, many residents have become so frustrated that unless the "problem" directly
concems them or one of their neighbors, they simply wili not call because nothing ever seems to
change with this type of problem property. The landlords seemingly could care less about to
whom they rent or how many people they can cram into a residence. They aze rarely held
accountable for the mess they helped to create in this neighborhood. It seems a blt crazy that a
"junk" car will not be allowed to sit out on the street for more than a few days but a boarded up
house can sit for years.
Recently, a relative from out of town who grew up and lived in this neighborhood for many
yeazs, came to my home far a visit and immediately asked what the hell happened to the
neighborhood and commented on a11 the hoarded up houses and run down properties. flther
family members and fiends seem reluctant to come to my home after dark and often suggest that
I come over to their house. Frankly, I am embartassed by the condition of this nezghborhood.
After observing and living with these problems and properties in this neighborhood for 30 years
and watching the value of my property diminish, I am ready to move out of St. Paul permanently.
There must be something I can do to occupy my time othez than making endless lists of code
violations and reporbing them to the City, calling the police when criminal activity occurs at
these properties, attending monthiy police meetings and reporting criminal activity, writing down
what amounts to hundreds of license plate numbers over the years, recording descriptions of
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people suspected of illegal acrivity, and always feeling more and more like I'm fighting a tank
with a BB gun. The quality of life, at least in ttus end of St. Paui, is very neaz to tutting rock
bottom. I know of no one who would actually move into this neighborhood if they could afford
to live elsewhere. I do know many who would move out tomorrow if they could afford to do so.
A sad commentary, is it not?
John — a homeowner for 30 years on Abell Street in the North End
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February 1l, 2007
To Whom it May Concern:
Regarding the houses at 63 and 67 West Jessamine and 1102 Sylvan
As a seven yeaz resident at 48 W. Jessamine, I am strongly in favor of these houses being
demolished. Not once in the past seven yeazs has there been anything positive about
these residences. People have moved in and out but the negative activity and behavior
never changed. It was a relief to see them boazded up, but that is also a blight on the
neighborhood and increases the risk of someone squatting there and further endangering
the neighborhood. Until these buildings are gone, there is always a fear of who will
move in next. I assume that empty lots could, in the future, be built on by Habitat for
Humauity, or another huilder, the result being brand new, attracrive housing which would
certainly be a plus for this neighborhood and a huge unprovement on the current state. I
have strong ties to this neighborhood and have been grateful for all the positive work that
has been done, and will be done. Slowly, I have seen this neighborhood changing for the
better and this would be a big ne� step.
Sincerely,
Marilyn and Greg Stacey
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February 20, 2007 Legislative Hearing Minutes
Page 5
Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building(s) at 63 Jessamine Avenue West
within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (NHPI)
Mr. Magner stated the building was a two-story, wood frame, duplex on a lot of 3,485 square
feet and had been vacant since Apri14, 2006. The vacant building fees in the amount of $250
had not been paid, a code compliance inspection had not been done and the $5,000 performance
bond had not been posted. On November 14, 2006, an inspection of the building was done and a
list of deficiencies which constitute a nuisance condition was developed. An order to abate a
nuisance building was posted on November 21, 2006 with a compliance date of December 22,
2006. To date, the owner had done nothing to abate this nuisance. Ramsey County Taxation has
estimated the market value of the land to be approximately $44,900 and the building to be
$142,400. Real estate taxes were delinquent for 2005 in the amount of $794.95. Code
Enforcement estimates the cost to repair the building to be approximately $60,000 to $70,000.
The cost for demolition was estimated to be approximately $9,000 to $10,000. There had also
been seven summary abatements issued to this property: to secure the building which the City
had to boazd the building from trespass, remove tall grass and weeds and remove improperly
stored refuse. Code Enforcement recommends the building be demolished within 15 days.
Ms. Moermond questioned whether any of the sununary abatements had gone to wark order.
Mr. Magner reviewed the file and stated it appeared all of the summary abatements went to work
order.
Ms. Antrim referenced her letter for the record from Disri 6 outlining the neighborhoods
desire to have this property, along with 67 Jessamine and ll02 Sylvan, demolished. Ms.
Moermond also referenced the letters presented from the Tri Area Block Club as well as letters
from 11 neighbors, some of whom wished to remain anonymous, for the record. (See detail
under 1102 Sylvan Street)
The property owners of record, John and Merrie Kitsch, did not appear.
Ms. Moermond reviewed the photos of the property and stated it would be her recommendation
to remove the building within 15 days with no option for repair.