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Council File # 10 �08
Green Sheet # 3100257
RESOLUTION
OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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iing Council File No. 10-29, adopted January 6, 2010 Ordering the Abatement
of Nuisance Buildings located at 389-393 Clinton Avenue
4 WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul, on January 6, 2010, duly adopted Council File No. 10-
5 29 which ordered the abatement of buildings constituting a public nuisance condition on property
6 commonly known as 389-393 Clinton Avenue and legally described as set forth in the said Resolution,
7 either by the property owner or, if necessary, by the appropriate City agency within 15 days of the adoptaon
8 thereof; and
10 The subject buildings were not removed by the owners and the City is taking the steps necessary to abate
11 the said nuisance condition; and
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WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Council that the Northeast Area Neighborhood
Development Corporation (NENDC), in conjunction with and for the convenience of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority (HRA) stands ready to acquire the subject properties, rehabilitate them and
thereby preserve them as decent, safe and sanitary housing auailable to the citizens of Saint Paul; and
18 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the NENDC's desire to rehabilitate these properties is far
19 preferable to demolition; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby temporarily
rescinds Council File 10-29 in order to permit the NENDC to take whatever steps it deems necessary to:
acquire control over the said properties; to the extent necessary and practicable, secure them and register
them as vacant buildings and otherwise abide by the requirements of Leg. Code § 43.03 during the
pendency of the rehabilitation proj ect; and, commence and complete the rehabilitation of the said
properties; and
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43 BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, by this Resolution, that the authority of the Department of Safety and
44 Inspections (DSn to abate the nuisance conditions of this property by taking "whatever steps are necessary
45 to demolish and remove this shucture, fill the site and charge," as set forth in Council File No. 10-29, is
46 hereby temporarily rescinded pending the NENDC's acquisition and rehabilitation of the said properties,
47 provided; should the NENDC determine that it is unable to acquire or otherwise rehabilitate the said
48 properties, upon written notice provided by the NENDC to DSI, the HI2A, and this Council, given within a
49 reasonable period of tune from the NENDC's determination of its inability to acquire or otherwise
50 rehabilitate the said properties, the matter of the previously deterxnined nuisance condition created by the
51 said properties, as determined in Council File No. 10-29, shall be placed back before the Council following
52 only the process necessary for the abatement of nuisance conditions set forth under Leg. Code § 4511(3-6)
53 for the Council to determine whether the appropriate City agency shall take the steps necessary to make the
54 said properties safe and not detrimental to the public health, welfare and safety in the most expeditious
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Sostrom
Stark
Thune
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Action Requested:
Rescinding Councill File 10-29, adopted January 6, 201 Q ordering the abatement of nuisance buildings a[ 389-393 Clinton Avenue.
Rewmmendations Appmve (A) or Reject (R):
Planning Commission
CIB Committee
Crvil Service Commission
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1 Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this department?
Yes No
2. Ffas this personifirm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any
current city employee?
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