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95-286ry q� �� 1^ �� Council File #�.7 r I R I••! ` � � Q � �� Green Sheet # .7(/Ss3 RESOLUTION �ITY OF SA�NT PAUL, MINNESOTA ,3"� Presented By Referred To Committee: Date 1 WHEREAS, Saint Paul Public Health has requested the City Council to hold public hearings 2 to consider the advisability and necessity of ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a two- 3 story, wood frame dwelling and a two car, detached garage located on property hereinafter referred 4 to as the "Subject Property" and commonly known as 654 Holly Avenue. This property is legally 5 described as follows, to wit: 6 7 Lot 9, Block 13, Holcombe's Addition to St. Paul. 8 9 WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and 10 infonmation obtained by Saint Paul Public Health on or before December 20, 1994, the following 11 are the now known interested or responsible parties for the Subject Property: C. Leonard and Jean 12 E. Jackson, Jackson Properties, 448 Ashland, St. Paul, MN 55102. 13 14 WHEREAS, Saint Paul Public Health has served in accordance with the provisions of 15 Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I.egislative Code an order identified as an "Order to Abate Nuisance 16 Building(s)" dated December 16, 1994; and 17 18 WHEREAS, this order informed the then known interested or responsible parties that the 19 structure located on the Subject Property is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and 20 21 WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or 22 demolish the structure located on the Subject Property by January 16, 1995; and 23 24 WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subject Property declaring 25 this building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and 26 27 WHEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been corrected and Saint Paul Public Health 28 requested thatthe City Clerk schedule public hearings before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the 29 Ciry Council and the Saint Paul City Council; and 30 31 WHEREAS, the interested and responsible parties have been served notice in accordance 32 with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I.egislative Code, of the tune, date, place and 33 purpose of the public hearings; and 34 35 WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the L.egislative Hearing Officer of the Saint Paul City 36 Council on Tuesday, March 7, 1995 to hear testimony and evidence, and after receiving testimony 37 and evidence, made the recommendation to approve the request to order the interested or responsible 38 parties to make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and 39 welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating tYais structure in 40 accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances, or in the alternative by demolishing and 41 removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitafion or 42 demolition of the structure to be completed within ��°°^-�`,-�aafter the date of the Council 43 Hearing; and S; � �b}iYlodyhs 9s-a� VJFiEREAS, a hearing was held before the Saint Paul City Council on Wednesday, March 15, 1995 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 654 Holly Avenue: 1. That the Subject Properry comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul I.egislative Code, Chapter 45. 2. That the costs of demolition and removal of this building(s) is estimated 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 Properry. 4. That an Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) was sent to the then l�own 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 Public Health tias posted a placazd on the Subject Property 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. S. That the lmown 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 Properry safe and not detrimemal to the public peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure ancl 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 demolishing and removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitauon or demolition and removal of the structure must be completed within ��*°°^ ��; �°;�° after the date of the Council Hearing. S;,c (L) /19vn.tis g'S=.�brG 2. If the above corrective 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 are necessary to demolish and remove this structure, fill the site and charge the costs incurred against the Subject Properry pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. 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 wluch interfere with the demolition and removal shall be removed from the groperry by the responsible parties by the end of this time period. If all personal properry is not removed, it shall be considered to be abandoned and the City of Saint Paul shall remove and dispose of such properry as provided by law. 4. It is further ordered, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to ffie owners and interested parties in accordance with Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I.egislative Code. Requested by Department of: Adoption CJe'rtified by/ �oufi¢}Nl Secretary Sy: / I.C�G(� ['Y'79�- Form Approved by City Attorney B �,5��-- ? �d�.l' BY° �� v � Approved by Mayor for Submission to Approved Ma � Date �/ Council ay: / �"t/L��:,�,,�l��2�1�-� BY:��-��' .�`C t �� Adopted by Cou3ae�t:� Da�e, �/�� qs.� � � DEPPA�ENTC He�itn" 02-1 951NITIATED �REEN SHEET N_ 30553 iNR1AUDATE " . CONTACTP RSONBPHpN y �DEPFFlTMENTDIREC�Ofl Cff1'CAUNCII Char�es Votel 298-4153 ,S„j C.�\7 nss�cx crtvarroar�r �yl'I �arrc�a�c NUYBERFOR MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DAT� R�� 9UDGET DIFECTOR � FIN. & MGT. SERVICES DIR. March 15, 1995 OAD� MAVOfi(ORASSISTANT) � TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SICaNATURE) ACT6N REQUE5TED: 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, Public Iiealth is ordered to remove the building. The subject property is located at 654 Holly Avenue. RECOMMENDAi10N5: Approve (A) or RejeM (a) PEFiSONAL SERVICE CONTRACiS MUST ANSWER TNE FOLLOWING �UESTIONS: _ PLANNMG COMMiS510N _ CML SEHVICE COMMISSION S� �as iftis pClstinlfllm CJBf woilced undZi a COntraCt foi this OBpeiimeilt? - _ CIB COMMITTEE _ YES NO _ SiAFF 2- Has this perso�rm ever been a city employee? � YES NO _ DISTRICTCOUFT _ 3. DOesthis rSONfifro pe possess a skiil no[ normally possessetl by any cuneni ciry emplayee? SUPPoFTS WHICH COUNqI O&IECTIVE? YES NO Explafn all yes answers on separete sheet antl atteeh to green sheet � as defined in Chapter 45 and a vacant building as defined in Chapter 43 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. The owners, intereated parties and responsible parties known to the Enforcement Officer were given an order to repair or remove the building at 654 Aolly Avenue by January 16, 1995, and have failed to comply with those orders. ;-�-��, t � �A� 06 1995 ADVANTAGES IFAPPROVED: ��,� g;p� y .y�s n 3B kd The City will eliminate a nuisanCe. � �A,�� 6 j. qR � �t DISADVANTAGES IFAPPflOVED' The City will spend funds to wreck and remove this building(s). These costs wi.11 be assessed to the property, collected as a special assessment against the property taxes. 53 1��5 4"�r��'w��,ks�a�e4 �c 64�H� � � �JJ� ois � ov �ui�� T co��d�i will remain unabated in the City. This building (s) will continue to blight the community. �� '� ]995 �� `� � ��EY TOTAL AMOUNT OFTRANSACTION $$8' �00 -$10, 000 COST/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO Nuisance I3ousing Abatement 33261 FUNDING SOUpCE ACTIVI7Y NUMBEF FINANCIAL INFONMATION' (EXPLAIN) SAINT PAUL PUBLIC HEALTH Neal Xotran, M.D., M.P.H., Director � CTTY OF SAINT PAUL NUISANCE BUbIJINGS CODE ' Norm Coleman, Mnyor ENfORCEMENt' I 555 Cedar Streei i Saint Paul, MNSSIOI-2260 i February 1Q, 1995 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Council President and Members of the City Council �� 6I2-298-4I53 Saint Paul Public Health, VacanUNuisance Buildings Enforcement Unit has requested the City Council schedule public hearings to consider a resolution ordering the repair or removal of the nuisance building(s) located at: 654 Holly Avenue The City Council has scheduled the date of these hearings as follows: Legislative Aearing - Tuesday, March 7, 1995 City Council Hearing - Wednesday, March 15, 1995 The owners and responsible parties of record are: Name and Last Known Address C. Leonard and Jean E. Jackson Jackson Properties 448 Ashland St. Paul, MN 55102 Interest Fee Owner The legai description of this property is: Lot 9, Block 13, Holcombe's Addition to St. Paul. City of Saint Paul Public Aealth has declared this building(s) to constitute a"nuisance" as defined by Legislative Code, Chapter 45. Fublic Health 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). qs•�sG 654 HoIly Avenue February 10, 1995 Page 2 Inasmuch as this Order to Abate has not been complied with the nuisance condition remains unabated, the community coniinues [o suffer the blighting influence of this property. It is the recommendation of Public Heaith 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 Public Health to proceed to demolition and removal, and to assess the costs incuned against the real estate as a special assessment to be collected in the same manner as taxes. Since�ely, � ; �- �� Charles A. Votel Program Supervisor Housing Code Enforcement Programs Saint Paul Public Health CAV:mI ca 7an Gasterland, Building Inspection and Design Peter Wazner, City Attorneys Office Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council Steve Zaccard, Fire Marshall Dan Pahl, PED-Housing Division 01-93 �is-ayG COMMITTEE REPORT LEGISLATIVE HEARING COMMITPEE PVIARCH 7, 1995 Cerry Strathman Legislative Hearing Officer 1. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, cost and eJCpenses for summary abatements for the following: x Boardings-up of vacant buildings for April 1994 (J9411B) * Boardings-up of vacant buildings for May 1994 (J9421B) ' Boardings-up of vacant buildings for June 1994 (J9422B) ' Boardings-up of buildings damaged by fires in 1994 (J9432B) '� Demolition of vacant buildings for August thru November 1994 (J9411C) x Added eacpense incuned after demolition at 443 Fisk Street (J9412C) " Summary abatement (Properiy clean-up) for summer of 1994 (J411TDBC) * Summary abatement (Property clean-up from mid-August to mid-September 1994 (J4412TDBC) 878 Palace Avenue: Summary abatement appeal laid over to April 4. Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval with the foilowing eacceptions: 1485 Albermarle St (J9411TDBC), 293 Harrison (J9411), 430 Whitall St. (J9411B), 50 Mounds Blvd. (J9411TDBC) be deleted and 344 Dnke (J9411B) and 242 Rose St. and 250 Rose St. (formerly 246 Rose St.) (J9411C) to be laid over. 2. Resolutlon ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 11 Case Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. I.egislative FIearing Officer recommends layover to April 18, contingent on the pmperly being secured. 3. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 6 4 Holly Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval