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SOLUTION
CITY OF S T PAUL, MINNESOTA ��
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
1 WHEREAS, Saint Paul Publi Health has requested the City Council to hold public hearings
2 to consider the advisability and nece sity of ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a two
3 story, wood frame dwelling located n property hereinafter refened to as the "Subject Property" and
4 commonly known as 396 Edmund A enue. This property is legally described as follows, to wit:
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7 Lot 21, Geo. H. Schickler's ddition to the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County,
8 Minnesota.
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11 WHEREAS, based upon the ords in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and
12 information obtained by Saint Paul blic Health on or before July 18, 1994, the following are the
13 now known interested or responsible parties for the Subject Property: Joyce M. Boehme, 188
14 Mainzer Street, West St. Paul, MN 5118-1530; Brenda Gullickson, 2039 Butler Avenue, South
15 St.Paul, MN 55075.
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17 WHEREAS, Saint Paul Publi Health has served in accordance with the provisions of
18 Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legisla ve Code an order identified as an"Order to Abate Nuisance
19 Building(s)" dated July 12, 1994; an
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21 WHEREAS, this order infor ed the then known interested or responsible parties that the
22 structure located on the Subject Pro rty is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and
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24 WHEREAS, this order infor ed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or
25 demolish the structure located on the'Subject Property by August 11, 1994; and
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28 WHEREAS, the enforcement fficer has posted a placard on the Subject Property declaring
29 this building(s) to constitute a nuisan condition; subject to demolition; and
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32 WHEREAS, this nuisance co dition has not been conected and Saint Paul Public Health
33 requested that the City Clerk schedu public hearings before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the
34 City Council and the Saint Paul City Council; and
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37 WHEREAS, the interested an responsible parties have been served notice in accordance
38 with the provisions of Chapter 45 of he Saint Paul Legislative Code, of the time, date, place and
39 purpose of the public hearings; and
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3 WHEREAS, a hearing was h ld before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the Saint Paul City
4 Council on Tuesday, September 20, 994 to hear testimony and evidence, and after receiving
5 testimony and evidence, made the r mmendation to approve the request to order the interested or
6 responsible parties to make the Subj t Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health,
7 safety and welfare and remove its bl hting influence on the community by rehabilitating this
8 structure in accordance with all appl ble codes and ordinances, or in the alternative by
9 demolishing and removing the struct re in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances.
10 The rehabilitation ''�-of e structure to be completed within ��{�3}days after the
i� date of the Council Hearing; and � h � h u ,,.� .,� e �� �.}.,, � j �� 1
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14 WHEREAS, a hearing was h ld before the Saint Paul City Council on Wednesday,
15 September 28, 1994 and the testimo and evidence including the action taken by the Legislative
16 Hearing Officer was considered by e Council; now therefore
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19 BE IT RESOLVED, that ba upon the testimony and evidence presented at the above
20 referenced public hearings, the Saint Paul City Council hereby adopts the following Findings and
21 Order concerning the Subject Prope at 396 Edmund Avenue:
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24 1. That the Subject Pro y comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul
25 Legislative Code, Cha ter 45.
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27 2. That the costs of dem lition and removal of this building(s) is estimated to exceed
28 three thousand dollars $3,000.00).
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30 3. That there now exists d has existed multiple Housing or Building code violations at
31 the Subject Property.
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33 4. That an Order to Aba Nuisance Building(s) was sent to the then known responsible
34 parties to conect the ficiencies or to demolish and remove the building(s).
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36 5. That the deficiencies using this nuisance condition have not been conected.
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38 6. That Public Health ha posted a placard on the Subject Property which declazes it to
39 be a nuisance conditio subject to demolition.
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41 7. T'hat this building has een routinely monitored by the Vacant/Nuisance Buildings
42 Code Enforcement Pr ram.
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44 8. That the known intere ed parties and owners are as previously stated in this
45 resolution and that the otificadon requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled.
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1 . ORDER
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3 The Saint Paul City Council ereby makes the following order:
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5 1. The above referenced interes or responsible parties shall make the Subject Property safe
6 and not detrimental to the pu lic peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its blighting
7 influence on the community rehabilitating this structure and correcting a11 deficiencies as
8 prescribed in the above refer ced Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) in accordance with
9 a11 applicable codes and ordi ces, or in the alternative by demolishing and removing the
10 structure in accordance with 1 applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitatio�-
11 '' of th structure must be completed within �f+���;-days after the
12 date of the Council Hearing. �oh� h.�.,.� �� yr� C�, j
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14 2. If the above corrective action is not completed within this period of time the City of Saint
15 Paul, Public Health, Housing Code Enforcement Section is hereby authorized to take
16 whatever steps aze necessary o demolish and remove this structure, fill the site and charge
17 the costs incuned against the ubject Property pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 45 of
18 the Saint Paul Legislative C e.
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20 3. In the event the building is to be demolished and removed by the City of Saint Paul, all
21 personal property or fixtures f any kind which interfere with the demolition and removal
22 shall be removed from the pr perty by the responsible parties by the end of this time period.
23 If all personal property is not removed, it shall be considered to be abandoned and the City
24 of Saint Paul shall remove an dispose of such property as provided by law.
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26 4. It is further ordered, that a c y of this resolution be mailed to the owners and interested
27 parties in accordance with C pter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
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COI�LTA a�ERSON Bp OL@� 298 -4153 / INITIAUDATE INI I UDA�
CII 1@8 V DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CITY COUNCIL �
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MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DATE) RO ING UDGET DIRECTO � FIN. & MGT. SERVICES DIR.
September 2$ � 1994 �R R MAYOR (OR ASSISTAN� �
TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES � (CLI ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
ACTION REQUESTED:
City Council to paes this resolution which will order the owner(s) to remove or repair the
referenced building(s). If the owne fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health
is ordered to remove the building. he subject property is located at 396 Edmund Avenue.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) p RSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
_ PLANNINQ COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 1• Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this department?
_ CIB COMMITfEE _ YES NO
2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
_ STAFF — YES NO
_ DISTRICT COURr _ 3. Does this rson/firm
pe possess a skill not normally possessed by any current city employee?
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? YES NO
E plaln 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 build ng(s) as defined in Chapter 45 and a vacant buildinq
as defined in Chapter 43 of the Sain Paul Legislative Code. The owners, interested
parties and responsible parties kno to the Enforcement Officer were given an order to
repair or remone the building at 396 Ldmund Avenue by August 11, 1994, and have failed to
comply with those orders.
ADVANTAOES IF APPROVED:
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The City will eliminate a nuisance. AUG �
SEP Og 1994 � 1 1994
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DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
The City will spend funds to wreck d remove this building(s). These costa will be
assessed to the property, collected s a special assessment against��th�e��rqpgx��.t��
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SEP 1 � 1994
DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED: "`"-'"•` . '
A nuisance condition will remain un ated in the City. This buildinq(s) will continue to
blight the comYaunity.
$4,000 - $6,000
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION S COST/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO
Nuisance Housing Abateme t 33261
FUNDING SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER
FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN)
NOTE: COMPLETE DIRECTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GREEN SHEET INSTRUCTIONAL
MANUAL AVAILABLE IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE (PHONE NO. 298-4225).
ROUTING ORDER:
, Below are correct routings for the five most frequent types of documents:
CONTRACTS (assumes authorized budget exists) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (Amend Budgets/Accept. Grants)
' 1. Outside Agency 1. Department Director
2. Department Director 2. Ciry Attorney
3. City Attorney 3. Budget Director
' 4. Mayor (for contracts over $15,000) 4. Mayor/Assistant
5. Human Rights (for contracts over $50,000) 5. City Council
8. Finance and Management Services Director 6. Chief Accountant, Finance and Management Services
7. Finance Acxounting
, ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS (Budget Revision) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (all others, and Ordinances)
1. Activity Manager 1. Department Director
2. Department Accountant 2. City Attomey
3. Department Director 3. Mayor Assistant
4. Budget Director 4. Ciry Council
5. City Clerk
, 6. Chief Accountant, Finance and Management Services
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS (all others)
1. Department Director
- 2. City Attorney
3. Finance and Management Services Director
4. City Clerk
TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNATURE PAGES
Indicate the #of pages on which signatures are required and paperclip or flag
each of these pages.
; ACTION REQUESTED
' Desc�ibe what the projecUrequest seeks to accomplish in either chronologi-
, cal order or order of importance, whichever is most appropriate for the
issue. Do not write complete sentences. Begin each item in your list with
a verb.
RECOMMENDATIONS
� Complete if the issue in question has been presented before any body, public
or private.
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE?
Indicste which Council objective(s) your projecVrequest supports by listing
the key word(s) (HOUSING, RECREATION, NEIGHBORHOODS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
BUDGET, SEWER SEPARATION). (SEE COMPLETE LIST IN INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL.)
PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS:
This informatfon will be used to determine the ciry's liabiliry for workers compensation claims, taxes and proper civil service hiring rules.
INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY
Explain the situation or conditions that created a need for your project
or request.
ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED
� Indicate whether this is simply an annual budget procedure required by law/
charter or whether there are specific ways in which the Ciry of Saint Paul
` and its citizens will benefit from this project/action.
DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED
What negative effects or major changes to existing or past processes might
this projecUrequest produce if it is passed (e.g., traffic delays, noise,
tax increases or assessments)? To Whom? When? For how long?
DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED
What will be the negative consequences if the promised action is not
approved? Inabiliry to deliver service? Continued high traffic, noise,
accident rate? Loss of revenue? �
FINANCIAL IMPACT
: Although you must tailor the information you provide here to the issue you
• are addressing, in general you must answer two questions: How much is it
going to cost? Who is going to pay?
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LE ISLATIVE HEARINGS _
eptember 20, 1994
Gerry Strathman
Legislative Hearing
Officer
1. Resolution ordering the owner o remove or repair the referenced building, located at
915-917 Ashland Avenue. If the wner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health
is ordered to remove the buildi g.
Legislative Hearing Officer reco mends a three month layover in Legislative Hearings.
2. Resolution ordering the owner o remove or repair the referenced building, located at
560 Burgess Street. If the owne fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is
ordered to remove the building
Legislative Hearing Officer rec mmends a two week layover in Legislative Hearings.
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Resolution ordering the owner o remove or repair the referenced building, located at
396 Edmund Avenue. If the o er fails to comply with the resolution, Public
� Health is ordered to remove t e building.
Legislative Hearing Officer rec mmends allowing the new owner 180 days to complete
the rehabilitation of the buildi .
4. Resolution ordering the owner o remove or repair the referenced building, located at
692 Fourth Street East. If the o er fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health
is ordered to remove the buildi g.
Legislative Hearing officer reco mends approval
5. Summary Abatement Adjustme t- 683 E. Third
Legislative Hearing Officer reco mends adjustment of summary abatement as presented
by staff. Real Estate office to epare a resolution.
6. Summary Abatement Order - cant land residential 00000 Mound Street
Legislative Hearing Officer rec mmends denial of appeal
' � SAIIdT PAUL PUBLIC HEALTH q�„' (�.�
Neal Holtan, M.D., M.P.H., Dtrcctor
CTI�Y OF S�AINr PAUL • NUISANCE BUILDINGS CODE 612-298-4153
Norm Coleman, Mayor ENFOR�11fEKl
SSS Ctdar Street
Saint Paul, MN SSl DI -2260
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August 26, 1994
NOTICE F PUBLIC HEARINGS .
Council President and
Members of the City Council
Saint Paul Public Health, VacantlNu ce Buildings Enforcement Unit has requested the
City Council schedule public hearing to consider a resoludon ordering the repair or removal
of the nuisance building(s) located at
3 Edmund Avenue
The City Council has scheduled the ate of these hearings as follows:
� Legislative Hea g-�esday, September 20, 1994 �
City Council Hea g- Wednesday, September 28, 1994
The owners and responsible parties f record are:
Name and Last Known Address � Interest
Joyce M. Boehme Fee Owner
188 Mainzer Street
West St. Paul, MN 55118-1530 �
Brenda Gullickson Owner
2039 Butler Avenue
South St. Paul, MN 55075
The legal description of this prope is:
Lot 21, Geo. H. Schickler's ddition to the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County,
Minnesota. '
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396 Edmund Avenue
August 26, 1994
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City of Saint Paul Public Health has eclared this building(s) to constitute a"nuisance" as
defined by Legisladve Code, Chapter 45. Public Health has issued an order to the then
known responsible parties to eliminat this nuisance condition by correcting the deficiencies
or by razing and removing this build' g(s).
Inasmuch as this Order to Abate has ot been complied with the nuisance condition remains
unabated, the community continues t suffer the blighting influence of this property. It is the
recommendation of Public Health tha the City Council pass a resolution ordering the
responsible parties to either repair, o 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 es te as a special assessment to be collected in the same
manner as taxes.
Sin ly,
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Charles A. Votel
Program Supervisor
Housing Code Enforcement Program
Saint Paul Public Health
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cc: 7an Gasterland Buildin Ins tion and Desi n
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Peter Warner, City Attorneys ffice
Nancy Anderson, Assistant S retary to the Council
Steve Zaccard, Fire Marshall ,
Dan Pahl, PED-Housing Divi 'on
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