94-1351 ORIGINAL Council File # � y — 13S I
Green Sheet #
ZESOLUTION S3
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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 located cn property hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Property" and
4 commonly known as 502 Petit Street This property is legally described as follows, to wit:
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6 That part of Lot 9, Block 5, $runson's Addition described as follow:
7 Beginning at the Northwesterly corner of Lot 9, Block 5, Brunson's
8 Addition; thence Easterly aloiig the Southerly line of Pettit Street
9 40 feet; thence Southerly and ; parallel to Brunson Street 70 feet;
10 thence Westerly and parallel ao the Southerly line of Pettit Street
11 40 feet; thence Northerly and j parallel to the Easterly line of Brunson
12 Street 70 feet to point of beginning.
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15 WHEREAS, based upon the iecords in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and
16 information obtained by Saint Paul Public Health on or before July 26, 1994, the following are the
17 now known interested or responsiblejparties for the Subject Property: Michael L. and Patricia
18 A.Gresafe, 365 Earl Street, St. Paul, MN 55106 -6101; James A. and Mary Kay Posey, 1044 North
19 Victoria Street, St. Paul, MN 55103.
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22 WHEREAS, Saint Paul Publi; Health has served in accordance with the provisions of
23 Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legisla ive Code an order identified as an "Order to Abate Nuisance
24 Building(s)" dated July 20, 1994; an
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26 WHEREAS, this order informed the then known interested or responsible parties that the
27 structure located on the Subject Prorerty is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and
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29 WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or
30 demolish the structure located on the, Subject Property by August 1, 1994; and
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32 WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subject Property declaring
33 this building(s) to constitute a nuisarce condition; subject to demolition; and
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35 WHEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been corrected and Saint Paul Public Health
36 requested that the City Clerk schedule public hearings before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the
37 City Council and the Saint Paul City Council; and
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39 WHEREAS, the interested and responsible parties have been served notice in accordance
40 with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, of the time, date, place and
41 purpose of the public hearings; and
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1 WHEREAS, a hearing was hit d before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the Saint Paul City
2 Council on Tuesday, September 6, 1 "' 94 to hear testimony and evidence, and after receiving
3 testimony and evidence, made the r ommendation to approve the request to order the interested or
4 responsible parties to make the Subj : t Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health,
5 safety and welfare and remove its bl' I hting influence on the community by rehabilitating this
6 structure in accordance with all appl' able codes and ordinances, or in the alternative by
7 demolishing and removing the struct re in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances.
8 The rehabilitation or demolition of e structure to be completed within five (5) days after the date
9 of the Council Hearing; and
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11 WHEREAS, a hearing was IF ld before the Saint Paul City Council on Wednesday,Septmeber
12 14, 1994 and the testimony and evid nce including the action taken by the Legislative Hearing
13 Officer was considered by the Coun»'; 1; now therefore
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15 BE IT RESOLVED, that base • upon the testimony and evidence presented at the above
16 referenced public hearings, the Sain Paul City Council hereby adopts the following Findings and
17 Order concerning the Subject Prope y at 502 Petit Street:
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19 1. That the Subject Pro • rty comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul
20 Legislative Code, Ch. ster 45.
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22 2. That the costs of dem lition and removal of this building(s) is estimated to exceed
23 three thousand dollars ($3,000.00).
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25 3. That there now exists . d has existed multiple Housing or Building code violations at
26 the Subject Property.
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28 4. That an Order to Aba e Nuisance Building(s) was sent to the then known responsible
29 parties to correct the [ eficiencies or to demolish and remove the building(s).
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31 5. That the deficiencies ausing this nuisance condition have not been corrected.
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33 6. That Public Health h.. posted a placard on the Subject Property which declares it to
34 be a nuisance condition subject to demolition.
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36 7. That this building ha [ been routinely monitored by the Vacant/Nuisance Buildings
37 Code Enforcement P s gram.
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39 8. That the known inter; sted parties and owners are as previously stated in this
40 resolution and that th notification requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled.
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43 ORDER
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45 The Saint Paul City Council hereby makes the following order:
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1 1. The above referenced interest 4 or responsible parties shall make the Subject Property safe
2 and not detrimental to the pu.1 is peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its blighting
3 influence on the community b, rehabilitating this structure and correcting all deficiencies as
4 prescribed in the above refer: ced Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) in accordance with
5 all applicable codes and ordin ces, or in the alternative by demolishing and removing the
6 structure in accordance with .11 applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitation or
7 demolition and removal of the structure must be completed within five (5) days after the date
8 of the Council Hearing.
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10 2. If the above corrective action is not completed within this period of time the City of Saint
11 Paul, Public Health, Housing Code Enforcement Section is hereby authorized to take
12 whatever steps are necessary o demolish and remove this structure, fill the site and charge
13 the costs incurred against the ► ubject Property pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 45 of
14 the Saint Paul Legislative C C. • e.
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16 3. In the event the building is t.;be demolished and removed by the City of Saint Paul, all
17 personal property or fixtures o f any kind which interfere with the demolition and removal
18 shall be removed from the pr o perty by the responsible parties by the end of this time period.
19 If all personal property is not removed, it shall be considered to be abandoned and the City
20 of Saint Paul shall remove . • dispose of such property as provided by law.
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22 4. It is further ordered, that a c• py of this resolution be mailed to the owners and interested
23 parties in accordance with C .pter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
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DEPARTMENT /OFFICE /COUNCIL DATE NITIATED
Public Health 08 -1 -95 GREEN SHEET TO 19 - 4 Z
INITIAL/DATE INITIAL/DAIE —
C ONTACT P RSON&p HON DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CITY COUNCIL
Charles Vote'. 298 -4153 NSSI AN L CITY ATTORNEY t ' 0.4 4 Y CITY CLERK
I v ' NUM IER FOR BUDGET DIRECTOR FIN. & MGT. SERVICES DIR.
MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DATE) ROU ING n
September 14, 1994 ORD R ICI MAYOR (OR ASSISTANT)
TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
ACTION REQUESTED:
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 Health'
is ordered to remove the building. The subject property is located at 502 Petit Street.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) P ;RSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
PLANNING COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 1. Has this person /firm ever worked under a contract for this department?
YES NO
CIS COMMITTEE 2. Has this person /firm ever been a city employee?
STAFF .—. YES NO
_ DISTRICT COURT 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any current city employee?
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? YES NO
Etplaln all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet
INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, 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 Enforcement Officer were given an order to
repair or remove the building at 502 Petit Street by August 1, 1994, and have failed to
comply with those orders.
RECEIVED
ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: AUG + 5 199
The City will eliminate a nuisance. v 1994 cowl wisearch Center CITY ATTORNEY
AUG 1 9 1994 R IVI
AU6 l9 CE 1994
DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
MAYOR'S
The City will spend funds to wreck and remove this building(s). These cos i. be
assessed to the property, collected as a special assessment against the property taxes.
DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED:
A nuisance condition will remain unabated in the City. This building(s) will continue to
blight the community.
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TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ $7 , non - $9 , n(y'1 COST /REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) NO
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Nuisance Housing batement 33261
FUNDING SOURCE g ACTIVITY NUMBER {
FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN) •
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LE SLATIVE HEARINGS
September 6, 1994
Gerry Strathman
Legislative Hearing
Officer
1. Resolution ratifying assessment f benefits, cost and expenses for summary abatements
for the following:
* Property Clean -Up for A ril thru June, 1994 (J9409A)
* Property Clean -Up in 11 e Thomas /Dale area from March to June, 1994,
(J9409TDBC)
* Demolition of Vacant B ldings for June and July, 1994 (J9409C)
Legislative Hearing Officer ecommends approval with the following exceptions:
payments for 852 Fuller to • e spread out over ten years, and 1169 7th Street W.
to be deleted.
2. Resolution ordering the owner o remove or repair the referenced building, located at
547 Beaumont Street. If the o er fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is
ordered to remove the building
Legislative Hearing Officer rec mmends approval
3. Resolution ordering the owner o remove or repair the referenced building, located at
909 Dayton Avenue. If the o I er fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is
ordered to remove the buildin a
Legislative Hearing Officer rec mmends approval
4. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at
930 Marshall Avenue. If the o er fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is
ordered to remove the buildin:
Legislative Hearing Officer rec' mmends allowing the owner, Shirley Fulford, 180 days
to complete the rehabilitation, ontingent on the posting of appropriate bonds by the
next Council meeting.
5. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at
502 Petit Street. If the owner f ils to comply with the resolution, Public Health is
ordered to remove the buildin..
Legislative Hearing Officer re b , mmends approval
6. Resolution ordering the owner o remove or repair the referenced building, located at
759 Sherburne Avenue. If the o er fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health
is ordered to remove the build ng.
Legislative Hearing Officer rec mmends approval
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SAINT PAUL PUBLIC HEALTH fi L - f / 5
• Neal Holton, M.D., M.P.R., Director
S -- C1 TY OF SAINT PAUL NUISANCE BUILDINGS CODE 612- 298 -4153
PAUL
0010kt Norm Coleman, Mayor ENFORCEMENT
555 Cedar Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101 -2260
ARRA RECEIVED
AUG 161994
August 12, 1994 CITY CLERK
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Council President and
Members of the City Council
Saint Paul Public Health, Vacant/Nuisance 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 al:
502 Petit Street
The City Council has scheduled the date of these hearings as follows:
Legislative Hearing - Tuesday, September 6, 1994
City Council Hea •ing - Wednesday, September 14, 1994
The owners and responsible parties of record are:
Name and Last Known Address Interest
Michael L. and Patricia A. Gresafe Fee Owner
365 Earl Street.
St. Paul, MN 55106 -6101
James A. and Mary Kay Posey Taxpayer
1044 North Victoria Street
St. Paul, MN 55103
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502 Petit Street -
August 12, 1994
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The legal description of this property I is:
That part of Lot 9, Block 5, : nson's Addition described as follow:
Beginning at the Northwesterly corn: of Lot 9, Block 5, Brunson's
Addition; thence Easterly along the • • utherly line of Pettit Street
40 feet; thence Southerly and paralle to Brunson Street 70 feet;
thence Westerly and parallel to the S •utherly line of Pettit Street
40 feet; thence Northerly and parall- to the Easterly line of Brunson
Street 70 feet to point of beginning.
City of Saint Paul Public Health has declared this building(s) to constitute a "nuisance" as
defined by Legislative Code, Chapte 45. Public Health has issued an order to the then
known responsible parties to elimin. e this nuisance condition by correcting the deficiencies
or by razing and removing this buil•ing(s).
Inasmuch as this Order to Abate ha not been complied with the nuisance condition remains
unabated, the community continues ,o suffer the blighting influence of this property. It is the
recommendation of Public Health th : t the City Council pass a resolution ordering the
responsible parties to either repair, demolish and remove this building in a timely manner,
and failing that, authorize Public H; . th to proceed to demolition and removal, and to assess
the costs incurred against the real e• .te as a special assessment to be collected in the same
manner as taxes.
,Sin erely,
Charles A. Votel
Program Supervisor
Housing Code Enforcement Progra s
Saint Paul Public Health
CAV:ml
cc: Jan Gasterland, Building Ins . ection and Design
Peter Warner, City Attorne . Office
Nancy Anderson, Assistant ecretary to the Council
Steve Zaccard, Fire Marsh.
Dan Pahl, PED- Housing Di ision