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95-162OR1G1�fA� Presented RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, M Council File # - 1 S r ��aa Green Sheet # ��_S� G7 �� Referred To/ Committee: Date 1 WHEREAS, Saint Paul Public Healffi has requested the Ciry Council to hold public hearings 2 to consider the advisabIlity and necessity of ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a 3 hazardous, extensively fire daznaged, wood frame, one story, residential dwelling located on 4 property hereinafter referred to as the °Subject Property" and commonly known as 52 Geranium 5 Avenue West. This property is legally described as follows, to wit: 6 7 I.ot 5, Block 5, Stinson's Rice Street Add. to the City of St. Paul. 8 9 WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and 10 information obtained by Saint Paul Public Health on or before January 4, 1995, the following aze 11 the now known interested or responsible parties for the Subject Property: Carol V. Green, 52 12 Geranium Avenue West, 5t. Paul, MN 55117-4905; Thorpe I.oan & Tk�rift, d(b!a ITT Financial, 13 206 E. Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425. 14 15 WHEREAS, Saint Paul Public Health has served in accordance with the provisions of 16 Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code an order identified as an"Order to Abate Nuisance 17 Building(s)" dated December 29, 1994; and 18 19 WHEREAS, this order informed the then known interested or responsible parties that the 20 structure located on the Subject Properry is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and 21 22 WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or resgonsible parties that they must repair or 23 demolish the structure located on the Subject Property by January 3, 1995; and 24 25 WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subjeci Properry declaring 26 this building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and 27 28 WHEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been corrected and Saint Paul Public Health 29 requested that the City Clerk schedule public hearings before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the 30 Ciry Council and the Saint Paul City Council; and 31 32 WHEREAS, the interested and responsible parties have been served notice in accordance 33 with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, of the tune, date, place and 34 purpose of the public hearings; and 35 36 WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the I.egislative Hearing Officer of the Saint Paul City 37 Council on Tuesday, February 7, 1995 to hear testimony and evidence, and after receiving 38 testimony and evidence, made the recommendauon to approve the request to order the interested or 39 responsible parties to make the Subject Property safe and not detrimernal to the public peace, health, 40 safery and welfare and remove its blighting influence on the communiry by rehabilitating this 41 structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances, or in the alternative by 42 demolishing and removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances. 9 S -l�a The rehabilitation or demolition of the structure to be completed within five (5) days after the date of the Council Hearing; and WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the Saint Paul Ciry Council on Wednesday, February 15, 1995 and the testimony and evidence including the action taken by the L,egislative Hearing Officer was considered by the Council; now therefore BE IT RFSOLVED, 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 52 Geranium Avenue West: 1. That the Subject Fropeny comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul Legislative Code, Chapter 45. 2. That the costs of demolition and removal of this building(s) is estunated to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). 3. That there now exists and has existed multiple Housing or Building code violations at the Subject Property. 4. That an Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) was sent to the then known responsible parties to conect the deficiencies or to demolish and remove the building(s). 5. That the deficiencies causing this nuisance condition have not been corrected. 6. That Public Health has posted a placard on the Subject Properry which declares it to be a nuisance condition subject to demolition. 7. That this building has been routinely monitored by the VacanUNuisance Buildings Code Enforcement Program. 8. That the known interested parties and owners are as previously stated in this resolution and that the notification requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled. ORDER The Saint Paul City Council hereby makes the following order: 1. The above referenced interested or responsible parties shall make the Subject Property safe and not detrinnental to the public peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure and correcting all deficiencies as prescribed in the above referenced Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances, or in the alternative by demolislung and removing the structure in accardance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitation or demolition and removal of the structure must be completed within five (5) days after the date of the Council Hearing. q s -I�� 2. If the above conective action is not completed within this period of time the City of Saint Paul, Public Health, Housing Code Enforcement Section is hereby authorized to take whatever steps aze necessary to demolish and remove this structure, fill the site and charge the costs incurred against the Subject Properiy pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I.egislative Code. 3. In the event the building is to be demolished and removed by the City of Saint Paul, all personal properry or fixtures of any kind which interfere with the demolition and removal shall be removed from the properiy 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 Legislative Code. Requested by Department of: Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: Appz By: / � �t L Form Approved by City Attorney sy: ��,,SL�c�� - Z P_Sl Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council BY: [�9lG✓t "�� Adopted by Council: Date � � , � ,��q5 9 5 -I`2- OEPARTMENT/OFFICElCOUNCIL DATE INITIATED Public Hea].th ol-1 -95 . GREEN SHEET N° 19156 CANTACT PEfl50N & PHONE INITIAL./OATE— INffIAL/DATE DEPHRTMENTDIRECTOF CITYCOUNGL Charles Votel 298-4153 � � NIIM'BEflFON �CITYATTOBNEY �L� �CITYCLERK MUST BE ON COIINCIL A6ENDA BY (DATE) R ��n� BUDGET DIRECTOR O fIN. & MGT. SERVICES DIR. February 15, 1995 ORDER MAVOR(ORASSISTANn � TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES I (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACTION fiEQUESTED: City Council to pass this resolution which will order the owneris) to remove or repair the referenced buildi.ng(s). If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordeYed to remove the building. The subject property is located at 52 Geranium Avenue RE DAiIOnIS: Approve (n) or Reject (q) PERSONAL SEflVICE CONiRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: _ PLANNING CAMMISSION _ CIViL SERVICE COMMISSION 1. Has Shis personR�rm eve� worKed under a contreci for this depeRment� _ CIB COMMITfEE _ YES NO _ STqFF 2. Has this perSOnBirm ever 6een a ciry emptoyee? — YES NO _ DISTRiGT COUFT — 3. Does this personRirm posses5 a skill not normally pOSSessed by any current ciry employee? SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL O&IECTIVE4 YES NO Explain all yes enswers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPOR7UNITY (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 Pau1 Legislative Code. The owners, interested parties and responsible parties known to the Enforcement Officer were given an order to repair or remove the building at 52 Geranium Avenue West by January 3, 1995, and have failed to comply with those orders. � ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED: ��m��'�°'� � The City will eliminate a nuisance. �p �� 19gr� �� - .awk,�� :.9 1995 �� E � �� 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 property taxes. �ISADVANTAGES �F NOT APPROVED. A nuisanoe condition will remain unabated in the City. This building(s) will continue to lilight the community. 3 ��;;�.� a��L��as?3 �''�� JA� 31 ��g� TOTALAMOUNTOFTpANSACTION $ , COST/REVENUEBUDGETED(CIRCLEONE) VES NO FUNDINGSOURCE Nui.Sai1C0—FI��uSirig AhatP_ntP31t ACTIVITYNUMBER �3261 FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN) qs-J�a L,EGISLATIVE HEARINGS February 7, 1995 Gerry Strathman Legislative Hearing Officer 1. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 1007 Flandrau Street. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval �� Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 52 Geranium Avenue W. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval 3. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 412 Hope Street. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval 4. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 902 Jessamine Ave. E. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to zemove the building. Legislative Hearing Officer recommends allowing the new owner s'vc months to complete the rehabilitation. (8/15) 5. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at �77 Orleans Street. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. Legislative Hearing Officer recommends allowing the owner six months to complete the rehabilitation, contingent on obtaining code compliance and the posting of appropriate bonds by the Council meeting on Feb.15. (8/15) 6. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 440 Victoria Street South. If the owner faiis to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. Legislative I-Iearing Officer recommends allowing the owner siY months to complete the rehabilitation, contingent on obtaining code compliance and the posting of approrpriate bonds by the Council meeting on Feb. 15. (8/IS)