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RESOLIlTION
CfTY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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3 WHEREAS, Saint Paul Public Health has requested the City Council to hold public hearings
4 to consider the advisability and necessiry of ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a three-
5 story, wood frame dwelling and wood storage shed located on property hereinafter referred to as the
6 "S�bject Property" and commonly known as 902 Sixth Street East. This property is legally
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9 L,ot 13, and the East 1 foot of I.ot 14, Dana and Hume's Subdivision of the West ll2
10 of Block 98, Lyman Dayton's Addition to St. Paul.
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12 WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and
13 information obtained by Saint Paul Public Health on or before May 30, 1996, the following are the
14 now known interested or responsible parties for the Subject Properiy: Chemical Mortgage Co., 200
15 Old Wilson Bridge Rd., Worthington, Ohio 43085-8500; H.U.D. Properry Disposition, 220 Second
16 Street South, Minneapolis, MN 55401; Pham Express, Inc., 6312 22nd Avenue South, Richf'ield,
17 MN 55423, Attn: Gene Johnson.
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19 WHEREAS, Saint Paul Public Health has served in accordance with the provisions of
20 Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I.egislative Code an order identified as an"Order to Abate Nuisance
21 Building(s)" dated May 23, 1996; and
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23 WHEREAS, this order informed the then known interested or responsible parties that the
2�} structure located on the Subject Property is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and
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26 WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or
27 demolish the structure located on the S�bject Properry by 7une 24, 1996; and
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29 WHEREAS, the enforcement off'icer has posted a placard on the Subject Properry declaring
30 this building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and
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32 WHEI2EAS, this nuisance condifion has not been corrected and Saint Paul Public Health
33 requested that the Ciry Clerk schedule public hearings before the Legislative Hearing Off'icer of the
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36 WHEREAS, the interested and responsible parties have been served notice in accordance
37 with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, of the time, date, place and
38 purpose of the public hearings; and
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WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the Saint Paul City
Council on Tuesday, August 6, 1996 to hear testimony and evidence, and after receiving testimony
and evidence, made the recommendation to approve the request to order the interested or responsible
parties to make the Sub}ect Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and
welfaze and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure 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 rehabilitation or
demoliuon of the structure to be completed within fifteen (15) days after the date of the Council
Hearing; and
WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the Saint Paul City Council on Wednesday, August
14, 1996 and the testimony and evidence including the acdon taken by the Legislative Hearing
OfFicer was considered by the Council; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the tesiimony and evidence presented at the above
referenced public hearings, the Saint Paul City Council hereby adopts the following Findings and
Order concerning the' 5ubject Property at 902 5ixth Street East:
1. 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 build'ang(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 la►own responsable
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 placazd on the Subject Property which declues 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
resolut3on and that the notificauon requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled.
ORDER
The Saint Paul City Council hereby makes the following order:
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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 conecting 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 rehabilitation er
of the structure must be completed ''
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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 againstthe Subject Property pursuantto the provisions of Chapter 45 of
the Saint Paul Legislafive Code.
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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 property 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.
A. 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:
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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 902 Sixth Street
East.
RECAMMENOATIONS: Approve (A1 or Rejeet (R) PEBSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLIOWING F�,�
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� DISTRICT COUR7 _ 3. Does [his personttirm possess a skill not normally possessetl by ��bt�a►�tv
SUPPORTSWHICHCOUNCILO&IECTIVE? YES NO aL '
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INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPP�RTUNITV (Who, What. When, W�ere, Why).
This building(s) is a nuisance building(sl 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 902 Sixth Street East by Sune 24, 1996, and have failed
to comply with those orders.
ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
The City will eliminate a nuisance. �(��j(��4� �9S9�i�1 �'4�� RECEIV��
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DISA�VANTAG£S IF APPROVEO:
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.
DISADVqNTAGES 5F MOT APPPOVEO:
A nuisance condition will remain unabated in the City. This building(s) will continue to
blight the community.
TOTAL AMOUN7 OF TRANSACTION $ _ COST/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN)
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REPORT
Date: August 6, 1996
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Room 330 City Hall
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
LEGISLATIVE HEARING
Gerry Strathman
L.egislative Hearing O�cer
1. Summary/Vehicle abatement appeal for 559 S. McKnight Road; i.eonard Anderson, properry owner.
Legislative Hearing Officer recommended denial of the appeal.
2. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for sununary abatements for the
following (laid over from July 16, 1996 L,egislative Hearing):
J9607W--Towing of abandoned vehicles from properry from June through Aecember, 1995
846 Ashland Avenue, 758 Englewood Avenue, and 229 Sherburne Avenue.
Legistative Hearing Officer recommended approval of the assessments.
3. Sunmiary/Vefucle abatement appeal for 1008 Lexington Parkway N.; Harry and Tamara Nara,
property owners.
Legislative Hearing Officer recommended denial of the appeal, however, allowing an elrtension to
August 31, 1996 to make a temporary repair and to March 1, 1997 to make a permanent repair.
4. SummarylVehicle abatement appeal for 770 Ashland Avenue; Robert Porter, properry owner.
Legislative Aearing Of�cer recommended denial of the appeal.
5. Summary/Vehicle abatement appeal for 1132 Central Avenue; Mohammad Shahidullah, property
owner.
Legislative Hearing Officer recommended denial of the appeal.
6. Summary(Velucle abatement appeal for 1081 Hague Avenue; Arthur Hill, properiy owner.
Legislative Hearing Officer recommended denial of the appeal.
Resolution ordering the owner to remove ar repair the referenced building, located at 46b Hopkins
Street. If the owner faiis to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the
building.
Legislative Aearing Officer recommended allowing the property owner until January 15, 1997 to
complete the necessary repairs.
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Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced buiiding, located at 854 Euclid
Street. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the
building.
Legislative Hearing Officer recommended allowing the property owner until January 1, 1997 to
complete the necessary repairs.
Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 902 E. Sixth
Street. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the
building.
Legislative Iiearing Of�cer recommended allowing until February 6, 1997 to make the necessary
repairs to the property.
10. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 803 Buffa]o
St ee . If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the
building.
Legislative Hearing Officer recommended the owner be granted 180 days to bring the building
into compliance provided a$2,000 performance bond is posted and pernuts are obtained by
Wednesday, August 14, 1996.
11. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 820 W
Maryland Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to
remove the building.
Legislative Hearing Officer recoix►mended approval.
12. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 30-1 2
Winifred Street/489 Bidwell Street. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Pubiic Health is
ordered to remove ffie building.
Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval.
SAINT PAUL PUBLIC HEAITH
Neai Holran, MD., MP.H., Direaor
CfTY OF SAiIVT PAUL NUISANCE BUILDINGS CODE
Norm Coleman, Mayar ENFORCEMEM'
S55 Cedm Street
Saint Paul MN 53101-2260
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July 5, 1996
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Council PresidenY and
Members of the City Council
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Saint Paul Public Health, Vacant/Nuisance Buildings Enforcement T3nit has requested the
City Council schedule public hearings to consider a resolution ordering the repair or
removal of the nuisance building(s) located at:
902 Sigth Street East
The City Council has scheduled the date of these hearings as foilows:
Legislative Hearing - Tuesday, Angust 6, 1996
City Council Hearing - Wednesday, August 14, 1996
The owners and responsible parties of record aze:
Name and Last Known Address
Interest
Chemical Mortgage Co.
20a Old Wilson Bridge Rd.
Worthington, Ohio 43085-8500
H.U.D. Property Disposition
220 Second Street South
Minneapolis, MN 5�401
Pham Express, Inc.
6312 22nd Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
Attn: Gene Johnson
Frevious Mortgagee
Fee Owner
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July 5, 1996
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The legal description of this property is:
Lot 13, and the East 1 foot of Lot 14, Dana and Hume's Subdivision of the
West 1/2 of Block 98, Lyman Dayton's Addition to St. Paul.
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 conecting the deficiencies
or by razing and removing this building(s).
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
responsibie parties to either repair, or demolish and remove this building in a timely
manner, and failir.g that, authorize Public Health to proceed to demolition and removal, and
to assess the costs incurred against the real estate as a special assessment to be collected in
the same manner as taxes.
Sincerely,
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Chazies A. Votel
Program Supervisor
Code Enforcement Prograzns
Saint Paul Public Health
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cc: Jan Gasterland, Buiiding Inspection and Design
Philip Miller, City Attorneys Office
Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council
Steve Zaccard, Fire Marshail
Dan Pahl, PED-Housing Division
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MINUTES OF LEGISLATIVE HEARIl�TG
August 6, 1996
Room 33�; City Hall
Gerry Strathman, Legislative Hearing Offcer
STAFF PRFSENT: Chuck Votel, Public Health; Guy Willits, Public Health; Roxanna Flink, Real Estate
Gerry Strathman, Legislative Hearing Officer, called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
1. Siimmary/Vetucle abatement appeal for 559 S. McKnight Road; Leonard Anderson, properfy
owner.
No one appeared. Recommended denying the appeal.
2. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for
the following (laid over from July 16, 1996 Legislative Hearing):
J9607W—Towing of abandoned vehicles from property from June throngh December, 1995
846 Ashland Avenue, 758 Englewood Avenue, and 229 Sherburne Avenue.
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No one appeared. Recommended approval of the assessment.
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No one appeared. Recommended approvai of the assessment.
229 Sherburne Avenue
Guy Willits, Public Health, reviewed the staff report and presented pictures of the properry.
Chao I,ee, property owner, appeared with an interpreter. She stated that the truck was damaged in an
accident involving the police. The owners did not understand the orders that Yhey received and they desired
to have their truck retumed to them.
Mr. Willits stated that House Calls, an interpreter service, made two visits to the property owners to
explain the order to remove the vehicle as it was inoperable. T'he owners failed to remove the vehicle and
the city had the vehicie towed.
Gerry Strathman, I,egislative Hearing O�ce, stated that since the city had made several attempu to
communicate and gave additional time to comply with the order to remove the vehicle, he recommended
approval of the assessment.
3. SummarylVehicle abatement appeal £or 1008 Lexington Parkway N.; Harry and Tamara
Nara, property owners.
Mr. Willits reviewed the staff report and presented pictures of the property.
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Tamara Nara, property owner, agpeared and stated that they were requesting an extension to March 31,
1997 to make the repairs as they planned to replace ali of the siding on the building as well as replace some
windows. Mr. Nara pointed out that he believed tUe current siding was asbestos shake and that it would
be impossible to replace at this time.
Chuck Votel, Public Heaith, suggested that the owners could use roof shingles and possibly paint them
white as a temporary repair until they were able to repiace all of the siding.
Mr. Strathman recommended denying the appeal, however, allowing an extension to August 31, 1996 to
make the temporary repair and an extension to March 1, 1997 to make a permanent repair to the building.
A. Snmmary/Vehicle abatement appeal for 770 As2iland Avenue; Robert Porter, property owner.
Mr. Willits reviewed the staff report and presented pictures of the property.
Robert Porter, properry owner, appeared and stated that he was appealing the order to remove three
abandoned vehicIes on his properry. It was his contention that the vehicles were not abandoned. One of
the vehicles was a Cadillac which he was in the process of restoring and was using parts from the other
Cadillac. The Geo 5torm was being stored on his properiy for a friend who was attending school out of
town.
Mr. Straffiman eJCplained the I.egislative Code regarding abandoned vehicles. Ae recommended denying
the appeai.
5. Summary/Vehicle abatement appeal for 1132 Central Avenue; Mohanimad 5hahidullah,
property owner.
No one appeared. Recommended denying the appeal.
6. Sunmiary/Vehicte abatement appeal for 1081 Hague Avenue; Arthur Hill, property awner.
No one appeared. Recommended denying the appeal.
7. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 4¢¢
Hopkins Street. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to
remove the building.
Mr. Votel reviewed the staff report. The building had been vacant since February, 1996 and several
summary abatement notices had been issued. A code compliance inspection was completed on April 9,
1996 and a performance bond was posted on 3uly 15, 1996 which would expire on January 15, 1997. He
was unaware as to whether the owner had applied for permits to begin work on the property.
Michael Wong, property owner, appeared and stated that he had hired a contractor to begin work on the
property, however, he had not obtained the necessary pemuts to date. He pointed out that he had made
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some initial repairs to the kitchen.
Mr. Strathman stated that since the code compliance inspection had been done and the bond had been
posted, he would allow the owner until7anuary 15, 1997 to complete the repairs to the building.
8. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at $�"4
Euclid Street. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to
remove the building.
Mr. Votel reviewed the staff report. The building had been vacant since Aprii, 1995. The city had to
board the building and issued several summary abatement orders. A code compliance inspection was
completed on June 19 1996 and the performance bond was posted on July 1, 1996 which would expire on
January 1, 1997. There had been no contact from the property owner.
The property owner did not appear.
Mr. Strathman recommended that the owner be given until January 1, 1997 to complete the repairs to the
building.
9. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 09 2 E-
Sixth Street. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Healfh is ordered to
remove the building.
Mr. Votel reviewed the staff report. The building had been vacant since 1995 when Fire Prevention
revoked the Certificate of Occupancy. The property was acquired by HUD on July 5, 1996.
Mr. Strathmazi read a letter he had received from HUD concerning this property. HUD was requesting
additional time to be able sell the property. It was kus opinion that since AUD was maintaining the
property and was actively marketing the building for sale, he recommended allowing untii February 6,
1497 to complete the repairs to the buiiding.
10. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced buiIding, located at $0�
Buffalo Street. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Pubiic Aealth is ordered to
remove the building.
Mr. Votel reviewed the stafF report. The building had been vacant since November, 1995. The city had
boarded the building and there had been several summary abatement orders issued against the property.
He had just been informed ffiat a code compiiance inspection was applied for on July 31, 1996.
The property owner did not appear.
Mr. Strathman recoaunended the owner be atlowed 180 days to bring the building into compiiance
provided the $2,000 performance bond was posted and permits obtained by the Council meeting on August
14, 1996.
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11. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced builcling, located at 820 VV.
Marvland Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public T3ealth is ordered
to remove the buildiug.
Mr. Votel reviewed the staff report. The building had been vacant since August, 1995. There had been
three summary abatement notices issued against the properry. The cost to repair the buildin� was estimated
at $20,000 and the cost to demolish the building was $6,000.
John Kelly, attorney representing First Union Mortgage, appeared and requested additional time to be able
to convey the building to HUD. F3e stated that there was a sheriff's sale scheduled for August 16, 1996
and it would take approximately 45 days from that date for HUD to assume ownership.
Three individuals appeared who were interested in acquiring the property.
Mr. Stratlunan stated that given the complicated legai status of the property, he recommended approving
the order for demolition.
12. ResoIution ordering the owner to remove or repair the referenced building, located at 130_132
Winifred Sireet/489 Bidwell Street. Tf the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Pubiic
Health is ordered to remove the building.
Mr. Votel reviewed the staff report. The building was condemned in 1993 by Fire Prevention and had
been vacant since that time. There had been 12 sununary abatement notices issued against the properry.
He noted that there were several lien hoiders against the property and that there had been no direct contact
from the property owner as to their intenuons for the building. The estimated cost to repair the building
was $100,000 and the cost to demolish was $15,500.
The property owner did not appear.
Mr. Strathman recommended approval of the order for demolition.
Meetin� adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
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