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96-429Presented By �� (� ti�ay�9� Council File # 9�- y a� Green Sheet # � g 8'8' The Westerly 35 feet of Lots 6 and 7, Block 108, West St. Paul Proper. WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and information obtained by Saint Paul Pubiic Health on or before February 23, 1996, the following are the now known interested or responsible parties for the Subject Property: Clinton Raabe, American Land Contract Company, P.O. Box 65371, St. Paul, MN 55165-0371. WHEREAS, Saint Paul Public Health has served in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code an order identified as an "Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s)" dated February 21, 1996; and WHEREAS, this order informed the then known interested or responsible parties that the structure located on the Subject Property is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and WHEREAS, this arder informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or demolish the structure located on the Subject Property by March 22, 1996; and WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subject Property declaring this building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and WHEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been carrected and Saint Paul Public Health requested that the City Clerk schedule public hearings before the I.egislative Hearing Officer of the Ciry Council and the Saint Paul City Council; and WHEREAS, the interested and responsible parties have been served notice in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul L,egislative Code, of the time, date, place and purpose of the public hearings; and WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the I,egislative Hearing Officer of the Saint Paul City Council on Tuesday, April 16, 1996 to hear testimony and evidence, and after receiving testimony and evidence, made the recommendation to approve the request to order the interested ar responsible parties to make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitaung this structure in accordance with all applicabie codes and ordinances, or in the alternative by demolishing and removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ardinances. The rehabilitation a�- � e� `� s#�stare 3� he c��nHleted� '' �; anfl b� S e�,� ev�,ber l y�\°I g� 1 WHEREAS, Saint Paul Public Health has requested the City Councii to hoid public hearings 2 to consider the advisability and necessiry of ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a two- 3 story, wood and brick frame dwelling with a detached, single, stall garage located on property 4 hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Property" and commonly known as 87 King Street East. This 5 property is legally described as follows, to wit: 9�-ya9 WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the Saint Paul City Council on Wednesday, April 24, 1996 and the testimony and evidence including the action taken by the L,egislative 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 Ciry Council hereby adopts the following Findings and Order concerning the Subject Property at 87 King Street East: l. That the Subject Property 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 estimated to exceed three thousand doliars ($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 correct the deficiencies or to demolish and remove the building(s). 5. That the deficiencies causing this nuisance condition have not been conected. 6. That Public Health has posted a placard 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 Vacant/Nuisance Buildings Code Enforcement Program. 8. That the known interested parties and owners are as previously stated in this resolution and tk�at the notification requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled. •' � � 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 detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure and correcting ali deficiencies as prescribed in the above referenced Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances, or in the altemative by demolishing and removing the structure in accordance with all appiicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitation�— a i r .i a�] Of Ytle Strl1CYllIe R1USt bC COIDp1eY2C1 ��^• c�c.�,._ i� c� a F+ +h -.r-cnai£:-iic«,�.ii �r�a��-rcvr-�.-�..r� r dr,,,. �r--€+`=.�r' nri 1 N �� j0 � S e��+m.�0 � r ��f �. q l b i qG -yaq 2. If the above corrective action is not completed within this period of tune the Ciry of Saint Paui, 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 againstthe 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 which interfere with the demolition and removal shall be removed from the property by the responsible parties by the end of this titne period. If ali 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 L,egislative Code. Requested by Department of: Adopted by Council : Date n� � c�.� ,`q.�{ � r Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: �.. By: B �7�«r� l�z�- Form Approved by City Attorney sY: �. "" � � ��1 3�z b��J6 Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council BY �� q�-tia9 ,� DEPARTMENT/OFFICFJCAUNCIL DATE INITIATED O P�� Health 3-22 96 GREEN SHEET N_ 3 3 8$ 8 INRIAIJDATE INfTIAVDATE C�NTACT PERSON & PNONE DEPAq7MENT DIRECfOR CITY COUNqL Charles Votel 298-4153 A��N CITVATTORNEY �°'� � CRYCLEflK MUST BE ON COUNCIL AC�EN�A�YqMrl� p�� BUDGET DIRECTOfl � FIN. & MGT. SERVICES Olq. ApYil 24, 1996 � MAVOR(ORASSISTANn � TOTAL # OF SICaNATURE PAGES (CIIP AlL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATUREj' ACT70N qEQUESTED: 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 87 King Street East. RECOMMENDA710N5: Approve (A) or Aeject (R) pERSONAL SERVICE CONTflACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOL��TIONS: _ PLANNINCa COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE CAMMISSION �� Has this persoNfirm ever worked under a contract for ihis tlepa _ Ci8 CAMMITTEE — p, Hes thi5 per5on/firm e been a ciry employee? 2 Q 1996 _ STAFF ��P.R " — YES NO _ DISTRIC7 COUPi 3. Does this person/Firtn possess a skill not normally possessetl by�a wrler� �y,emeloyee? SUPPORTSWHICF7COUNCILO&IECTIVE? YES NO �.�,�`�.1� rP � Yb � / �� Explein ell yes answers on separate ahcet and atteeh to green sheet IPlITIATING PqOBLEM, ISSUE. OPPORTUNITY (Who, What, When, Where, Whyy This building(sl 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 87 King Street East by March 22, 1996, and have failed to comply with those orders. ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED: � ��"� I�a+��e� � The City will eliminate a nuisance. �� 26 1956 ;��r �� ,�� DISAOVANTAGES IFAPPROVED: 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. ;re,,,.,..,nt; E9;,nr.>,a;y�: � .:ir':.�t.u�: .. _..,_., . ., c ..�^n �=c¢`'tS Fr' e: ;;�e;=7 DISAWAN7AGESiFNOTAPPRWED. , A nuisance condition will remain unabated in the City. This building(s) will continue to blight the community. TOTAL AMOUNT OF THANSACTION $ COST/qEVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDIHG30URCE N�� no Ho�aiT�a AhatPmenY AGTNITYNUMBER 33261 FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPL4IN) , SAINT PAUL PUBLIC HEALTH h'ea1 Hollan, M.D., M.P.K, Director CITY OF SAINT PAUL NUISANCE BZTLDINGS CODE A'orm Coleman, Mayor ENFORCEME6T 555 Cedar Svee1 Saint Pw� M.'Y 55101-2160 i March 22, 1996 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS �1 �- �a°� 611-298-4J53 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 removai of the nuisance building(s) located at: 87 King Street East fi The City Council has scheduled the date of these hearings as follows: Legislative Hearing - Tuesday, April 16, 1996 City Council Hearing - Wednesday, The owners and responsible parties of record aze: Name and Last Known Address Clinton Raabe American Land Contract Company P.O. Box 65371 St. Paul, MN 55165-0371 Interest C8�5��5 _ . Fee Owner � ° . `�� . i,; �.� f� , i'�:� The legal description of this property is: The Westerly 35 feet of Lots 6 and 7, Block 108, West St. Paul Proper. City of Saint Paul Public Health has declazed this building(s) to constitute a"nuisance" as defined by Legislative Code, Chapter 45. Public 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). °I �-�la°t 87 King Street East Mazch 22, 1996 Page 2 Inasmuch as this Order to Abate has not been complied with the nuisance condition remains unabated, the community continues to suffer the blighting influence of this property. It is the recommendation of Public Health 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 Heaith 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. Sincerely, � � �� Chazles A. Votei Program Supervisor Code Enforcement Programs Saint Paui Public Health CAV:mI cc: Jan Gasterland, Building Inspection and Design Philip Miller, City Attomeys Office Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council Steve Zaccard, Fire Marshall Dan Pahl, PED-Housing Division 01-93 q�-ya� REPORT Date: April 16, 1996 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: Room 330 City Hall 15 West Kellogg Boulevard LEGISLATIVE HEARING Gerry Strathman Legislative Hearing Officer 1. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for the follownag (I.aid over from the Apri12, 1996 I.egislative Hearing}: 81 S. Cleveland (J9604AAA) Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval and denial of request for additional lay over 301 Dayton Avenue (J9604AAA) Legislative Hearing Officer recommended reducing the assessment to $40 224 Bates Avenue (J9604BB) Legislative Aearing Of�cer recommended deleting the assessment - 2. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for the following (referred by Council on April 10, 1996 to Legislauve Aearing): 2199 E. Minnehaha Avenue (J9604AAA) Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval 3. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for sunmiary abatements for the following: J96041B--Boarding up of vacant buildings for November, 1995 796042B--Boarding up of vacant buildings for December, 1995 J9604C--Demolition of vacant buildings for January, 1996 Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval with the following exceptions: 1478 Sherburne Avenue (96042B) delete assessment $33 Selby Avenue (J96042B) laid over to May 7, 1996 L.egislative Hearing �� Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 87 Kin,g Street East. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended allowing until September 14, 1996 to repair the building. °I�-yag MIN��S OF LEGISLATIVE AEARING April 16, 1996 Room 330, City Hall Gerry Sizathman, Legislative Hearing Officer STAF'F PRESENT: Chuck Votei, Public Health; Guy Willits, Public Health; Itoxanna Flink, Real Estate Kathy Ries, Real Estate Gerry Strathman, Legislative Hearing Officer, called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for the following (I.aid over from the April 2, 1996 Legislarive Hearing): � Guy Willits, Public Health, stated that the tenant at this property had contacted his ofFce and requested an addidonal lay over of this matter. Gerry Strathman, Legislative Heazing Officer, denied the request for an additional lay over and recommended approval of the assessment. 301 Dayton Avenue Neil Scott, properiy owner, appeared and stated that he had received a notice to remove two refrigerators from his properry. He had made arrangements with NSP to pick up the refrigerators, however, Pubfic Health requested that the refrigerators be removed prior to when NSP could pick them up. He then made arrangements with a refuse hauler to pick up the refrigerators the next day. He left a message with the inspector that the refrigerators would be picked up the next morning and that if this was not acceptable, to please let him l�ow. The inspector never retumed his call and Public Health removed the refrigerators that day. They also removed a stove which was not part of the order for removal and he contested them taking the stove. Mr. Votel reviewed the staff report and showed a video of the property. Mr. Strathman recommended reducing the assessment to $40. 22A Bates Avenue Chuck Votel, Public Health, stated that this was an emergency boarding issued by the police to have the building secured. Public Health failed to notify the properry owner of the pending assessment after the boarding. Iie requested the assessment be deleted. Mr. Strathman recommended deleting the assessment. 2. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for the following (referred by Council on April 10, 1996 to L.egislative Hearing): Legislative Heazing April 16, 1996 Page - 2 - 2199 E. Minnehaha Avenue Mr. Votel reviewed the staff report and showed a video tape of the property. Tfie ptoperry owner did not appear, however, the interpreter was present to communicate on behalf of the owner. Recommendation was for approval of the assessment. 3. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for the following: J96041B—Boarding up of vacant buildings for November, 1995 J96042B—$oarding up of vacant buildings for December, 1995 79604C--Demolition of vacant buildings for 7anuary, 1996 1520 Canfield Avenue No one appeazed; recommendation was for approval. 63 Front Avenue No one appeared; recommendation was for approval. 1980 W. Seventh Street Mr. WiIIits reviewed the staff report and showed a video o£ the property. Margaret Pena, resident properiy manager of the apartment complex, appeared and stated she had received an order to clear and widen the sidewalk from snow. She immediately contacted the person in ct�arge of mainYenance an@ he went out and cleared the sidewalk. The problem she had encountered is that when the plows went by, they threw snow and ice back on to the already cleared sidewalk. Mr. Strathman requested to review the video of the property again. It was his conclusion that the snow which was removed from the sidewalk was not new snow as the streets were clear from any snow and it appeazed that there was only a narrow path for pedestrians to walk through on the sidewalk. Iie recommended approval of the assessment. Roxanna Fiink, Real Estate, stated that this assessment had been ratified by the City Council on April 10, 1996. 1478 Sherbume Avenue Mr. Votet stated that this was an emergency boarding issued by the police to have the building secured. Public Health failed to notify the propezry owner of the pending assessment after the boazding. He requested the assessment be deleted. � � -y �-� Legislative Hearing Aprii 16, 1996 Page - 3 - Mr. Strathman recommended deleting the assessment. 4. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 87 King Street East. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. Mr. Votel reviewed the staff report. The owner had posted a bond and had a code compliance inspection completed. There was concem that the owner was conducting a business in the building and an order to vacate was issued to cease any operarion of a business in this building. Dan Diebel and Clint Raabe, property owners, appeared and stated that it was their intention to continue repairing the building with a completion date of September 14, 1996. He pointed out that the building was not presently occupied. He was concemed, however, with the proposed cost to repair the buiiding estimated by Public Health. Mr. Votel stated that the estimate to repair the building was an inconclusive figure estnnated by the inspector. Mr. Strathman recommended that the owner be allowed to continue with the repairs to the building to be completed by September 14, 1996. 5. T2esolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 1554 Aimond Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Aealth is ordered to remove the building. Mr. Votel reviewed the staff report. No one appeared; recommendation was for approval. 6. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 26 a ne Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public IIealth is ordered to remove the building. Mr. Votel reviewed the staff report. The building was a large commercial building which had been vacant since 1992. The current property owner was the State of Minnesota Trust Exempt. The building had been a problem in the neighborhood and he recommended demolition. Brett Larson, Ramsey County Tax Forfeited Properties, appeared and stated that the properry would be placed for aucrion in June, 1996. There currently were four parties interested in purchasing the building. He requested that the building not be demolished. Mr. Strathman questioned whether the building was secure. Mr. I,arson responded that he was recently made aware that there was a hole in one of the doors which he planned to have boarded immediately. Kim Hunter, East Side Neighborhood Development Corporation and Payne Arcade Business Association, appeared and stated that the neighborhood had been dealing with this blighted building for quite some time and it was their request to have the building demolished to make way for new construction. They were Legislative Hearing ApriI 16, 1996 Page - 4 - concemed the building would be reused as an inappropriate use for this neighborhaod, She also pointed out that the building was easily accessible and transients had lived in the bniiding, juvenile crime was prevalent and it had been an overall problem in the neighborhood. Mr. Strathman stated that he could understand the concems of the neighborhood, however, demoliuon of the building would create a loss to the taxpayers since there were potential buyers interested in purchasing the building. He recommended ttus matter be Iaid over to the June I8, 2996 LegisIarive Hearing. 7. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 682 Fuiler Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Aealth is ordered to remove the building. Mr. Votet reviewed the staff report. The building had been condemned since JuIy, I993, A code compliance had been done on the property in Segtember, 1993 and in 7anuary, 1994 a permit was issued to make repairs to the building, however, that permit had expired. Ken Cobb, property owner, appeared and stated that his father had owned the building and was now deceased. His intention was to repair the building. Mr. Strathman stated that he would grant a suc month extension to repair the building if he posted a$2,000 bond, had a code compliance inspection completed and obtained the necessary permits by the Council meeting on Wednesday, Aprii 24, 1996. Mr. Votel requested that the property at 833 Selby Avenue be laid over to the May 7, 1996 Legislative Hearing. Mr. Strathznan recommended lay over. Meeting adjourned at 11:05 a.m. Legislative Kazing Officer