07-512City of St. Paul
RESOI,UTION RATIFYING
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COUNCZL FILE N0. O7
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Fi1e No. SEE BEL W
Assessment No. SEE BELOW
Voting
Ward In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and expenses for
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J0608E2 (8346) Summary abatement for the excessive consumption of inspection
services Por property code violations billed during the time period from September 5
to November 27, 2006.
LAID OVER BY COUNCIL TO OS-22-07 LEG HEAR AND 06-06-07 PUBLIC H RAR
A public hearing having been had upon the assessment for the above
improvement, and said assessment having been further considered by the Council, and
having been considered finally satisfactory, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the said assessment be and the same is hereby in all respects
ratified.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the said assessment be and it is hereby determined to
be payable in One equal installments.
Yeas Nays Absent
Benanav i /
Bostrom �
Harris ,/
Helgen ✓
Lantry �/
Montgomery �/
Thune ✓
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Adopted by Council: Date� �
Adoption Certified by Council Secretary
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June 6, 2007 City Council Action Minutes
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59. Resolution Ratifying Assessment — 07-512 — In the matter of the assessment of
benefits, cost and expense far summary abatement for the excessive consumption
of inspection services for property code violations billed from September 5 to
November 27, 2006. [J0608E2] (GS 3039530) (Legislative Hearing Officer
recommends the following:
449 Hatch Avenue - recommendation is forthcoming �prove the assessment; and
763 Minnehaha Avenue East - delete the assessment.)
Adopted as amended (per the recommendation of the Legislative Hearing
Officer) Yeas — 5 Nays — 0
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At Council's request tUis item was laid over to 5-22-07 Leg Hear and 6-6-07 Public Heaz, summary abateme¢t for the excessive
consumption of inspection services for properry code violations during Sept. 5 to Nov. 27, 2006. File No. J0608E2.
Planning Commission
CIB Committee
Civil Service Commission
t. Has this personlfirm ever worked undef a coniract (or this department?
Yes No
2. Has ihis persoNfirtn ever been a city employee? -
Yes No
3. Does Nis person/firm possess a skill not nortnally possessed by any
current city employee?
Yes No
F�cplain all yes answers on separate shee! and attach to green sheet
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
Ptoperiy owners or tenteLS create a heakh hazard at various times throughout the City of Saint Paul when theix property is not kept up.
The City is required by Ciry code to clean up the property and chazge the properry owner for the cost of the clean up.
AdvanWgeslfApproved:
Cost recovery programs to recover expenses for summary abatements, grass cutting, towing of abandoned vehicles, demo(itions,
gazbage hauling and boazdings-up.
Disadvantages If Approved:
None
DisadvanWges If NotApproved:
If Council does not approve ihese charges, general fund would be required to pay the assessment.
TransacEon: $165
Funding Souree:
CostlRevenue Budgeted:
Activity Number:
Financiallnfortnation: �
(F�cplain) 2 Properiy owners will be norified of the public hearing and chazges.
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City of St. Paul
Real Estate Division
Dept. of Technology 6 Management Sero.COUNCIL FILE N0. ��„�j l�
REPORT OF COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT File No. SEE BELOW
Assessment No. SEE BELOW
Voting -
Ward In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and expenses for
J0608E2 (8346) Summary abatement for the excessive consumption of inspection
services for property code violations billed during the time period from September 5
to November 27, 2006.
i.AT QVER BY COUNCIL TO 05-22-07 LEG HEAR AND �6-06-�7 PUSLIC HEAR
To the Council oP the City o£ St. Paul
The Valuation and Assessment Engineer hereby reports to the Council the
following as a statement of the expenditures necessarily incurred for and in
connection with the making o£ the above improvement, viz:
Total costs $125.00
Parks Admin Fee $
Chasge-COde Enforcement $
Real Estate Service Charge $ 40.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
Charge To
Net Assessment
$165.00
$165.00
Said Valuation and Assessment Engineer further reports that he has assessed and
levied the total amount as above ascertained, to-wit: the sum o£ $165.00 upon each
and every lot, part or parcel of land deemed benefitted by the said improvement, and '
in the case of each lot, part or parcel of land in accordance with the benefits
conferred thereon; that the said assessment has been completed, and that hereto
attached, identified by the signature of the said Valuation and Assessment Engineer,
and made a part hereof, is the said assessment as completed by him, and which is
p ere P with submitted to the Council for such action thereon ��b,¢ considered
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MINUTES OF THE LECzISLATIVE HEARING
ORDERS TO REMOVE/REPAIR, CONDENINATIONS,
ABATEMENT ASSESSMENTS, ABATEMENT ORDERS
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Room 330 City Hall, 15 Kellogg Blvd. West
Mazcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer
The hearing was called to order at 10:00 a.m.
STAFF PRESENT: Pat Fish, Department of Safety and Inspection (DSn - Fire; Dick Lippert, DSI - Code
Enforcement; Fong Lor, DSI - Licensing; Steve Magner, DSI - Code Enforcement; David Palm, City
Attorney's Office; Paula Seeley, DSI - Code Enforcement
Laid over Suminary Abatements:
J0608E Excessive Consumption of Inspection Services for property code violations from
September 5 to November 27, 2006
J0705A Property clean ups from Mazch 15 to March 29, 2007;
7b3 Minnehaha Avenue East (J0608E)
Tkus matters was referred back for Legislative Hearing at the May 2 City Council Public Hearing. Fong
Lor, DSI, provided Hmong interpreter services far the property owner, Kou Yang.
Ms. Seeley stated that orders were issued on January 26, 2005 on exterior maintenance to the house,
namely to fix windows and screens, with a compliance date of May 2, 2005. The property was re-
inspected on May 9, 2005 and numerous times after that and the owner failed to comply. A bill for
excessive consumption of inspection services in the amount of $70 was assessed to the owner on October
18, 2005. After several further inspections and failure to comply, another charge for excessive
consumption of inspecrion services in the amount of $95 was assessed to the owner on September 11,
2006. A criminal citation was then issued on October 10, 2006 far failure to comply.
Mr. Lor stated that accarding to Mr. Yang, he had paid the $70 assessment and had attended the hearing
to get additional information on the assessment he was being charged for now. He would be willing to
pay the assessment.
Ms. Moerxnond asked Ms. Seeley what the outcome was of the Court hearing on the citation. Ms. Seeley
stated that the court imposed $100 fine on Mr. Yang and ordered him to have the principle violafions, the
windows and screens fixed by December 22, 2006.
Ms. Moermond asked Mr. Yang whether he had repaired the windows and screens. Mr. Lor stated that
Mr. Yang had complied with the Court order and had repaired the windows and screens.
Ms. Moermond asked Ms. Seeley whether the property had been inspected to see if the owner was in
compliance. Ms. Seeley responded that the file had been transfened to a case managed property and it
had not been re-inspected.
Ms. Moermond stated that since the property owner indicated the work had been completed, she
recommended deleting the assessment. She also inshucted Mr. Yang that he comply with any orders he
may receive from the City.
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7une 5, 2007 Legislative Hearing Minutes Page 7
4. J0608E Excessive Consumption of Inspecrion Services for property code violations from
September 5 to November 27, 2006.
449 Hatch Avenue (J0608E)
The inspector, Ed Smith, inspected the property on 7une 4 and the house still had not been painted. He
issued another charge for excessive consumprion of inspection services in the amount of $90.
Ms. Moermond recommended approving the assessment.