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97-1174� ��1�� r ' . ' . �-. RESOLUTION CITY OF SAtTIT PAUL, MINNES07A Presented By Referred To Council File # g { �,�� Green Sheet #'� Committee: Date WHEREAS, Public Health has requested the City Council to hold public hearings to consider the advisability and necessity of ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a two-story, wood frame, multi-unit building with a detached, oversized, two-stall, concrete and block garage located on property hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Property" and commonly known as 807-809 Buffalo Street. This property is legally described as follows, to wit: L,ot 4, Block 5 Edmund Rice's Second Addition to the Ciry of St. Paul WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and information obtained by Pubiic Health on or before July 22, 1997, the following are the now known interested or responsible parties for the Subject Property: Thomas & Angeline Vessenmeyer, 818 Buffalo Street, St. Paul, MI�i SSll7; Dakota Bank, Attn: Steve Johnson, 1425 Maryland Avenue East, St. Paul, MN 55106; Matthew K. Brokl, Campbeil & Knutson, 317 Eagandale Office Center, 1380 Corporate Center Curve, Bagan, MN 55121; St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center, Inc., 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer; Pipe - Line Oii Company, 1164 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN 55117, Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer; TransContinental Services Inc. , (assignee for Corning Donohue), 108 2nd Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008, Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer WHEREAS, Public Health has served in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I,egislative Code an order identified as an"Order to Abate Nuasance Building(s)" dated July 11, 1997; and WHEREAS, this order informed the then l�own interested or responsible parties that the structure located on the Subject Property is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or demolish the siructure located on the Subject Property by Aub st 11, 1997; and WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subject Property declaring ttus building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and WAEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been corrected and Public Health requested that the City Clerk schedule public hearings before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the City Councii and the Saint Paul Ciry Council; and WHEREAS, the interested and responsibie parties have been served notice in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, of the tnne, date, place and purpose of the public hearings; and °l� -t��y WHEREAS, a hearing was held befare the Legislative Hearing Off'icer of the Saint Paul City Council on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 to hear testunony and evidence, and after receiving testunony and evidence, made the recommendafion to approve the request to arder the interested or responsible parties to make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the pubiic peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure in accardance 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 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, September 24, 1997 and the testimony and evidence including the action taken by the I.egislative Hearing O�cer was considered by the Council; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the testimony and evidence presented at the above referenced public heazings, the Saint Paul City Council hereby adopts the following Findings and Order concerning the Subject Properiy at 807-809 Buffalo Street: i. That the Subject Property comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul L,egisiative Code, Chapter 45. 2. That the costs of demolition and removal of this buiiding(s) is estunated 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 Property. 4. That an Order to Abate Nuisance Buiiding(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 corrected. b. 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 VacanUNuisance Buildings Code Enforcement Program. 8. That the known interested parties and owners are as previously stated in this resolution and that the notification requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled. aRI?ER The Saint Paul Ciry Council hereby makes the following order: l. The above referenced interested or responsible parties shall make the Subject Froperry safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safery and weifare and remove its blighting influence on the communiry by rehabilitating this structure and correcting all deficiencies as prescribed in the above referenced Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) in accordance with a11 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 demolition and removal of the structure must be completed witYi ��i�teerrf�-5�}°days after the date of the Councii Hearing. �� 1 q'1- r��y 2 4 5 9 16 11 12 13 2. Tf the above conective action is not completed within this period of tune the Public Health, Code Enforcement Program 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 Property pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I,egislative Code. 3. In the event the building is to be demolished and removed by the Ciry of Saint Paul, ali personal property ar fuciures 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 personai properry is not removed, it shall be considered to be abandoned and the Ciry of Saint Paul shall remove and dispose of such properiy as provided by law. 4. It is fizrther ordered, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the owners and interested parties in accordance with Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. ('};T �� .:� � �. € �.% � i �� t"� � Adoption CertiEied by Council Secretary Requested by Department of: � � b :�1LT�I By: ! Q+�i�d� .. ..-. �• !�' �� B�'� � � �'��^�^- Apgroved by�r for Submission to __`� ' Council Approved by Mayor: Date � �Z4 �q7 / g�, ; sy: Adopted by Council : Date � � ��T��q`� Public Health 298-4153 September 24, 1997 TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES q� -��4 os'�zz- GREEN SHEET N°_ 3fi223 INITIAUDATE INITIAUDATE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR q1TY CAUNGI-- -- s�x cm nrroawer - cm ci e�c 4BEii FOA �Np SU�GET D{RECTOR O FIN. fi MGt SERVlCES DIR. DE= MqYOH(OFASSISTAM) ❑ ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) 10N flEQUE57ED: City Council to pass this resolution which will order the owner(s) to remove or repair the re£erenaed building(sy. If the owner fails to eomply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. The subject property is located at 807-s09 Buffalo Street. « _ PUWNINGCAMMISSION _ CNILSERVICE _ CIB COMMITfEE _ _ STAFF _ _ DISTAICTCAURT _ SUPPOpTS WHICH COUNCR OBJEGTNE? PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUS7 ANSWER TNE FOILOWING OUESTIONS: 1. Has ihis parson/Firm ever worked under a contrad for Mis department? - YES N� 2. Has this personffirm evar been a ciry employee? YES NO 3. Does Nis personHirm possess a sltill not normally possessed by any current city empinyee? YES ND Explain s{I yes answers on separate sheet and attaeh to green sPeet 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 responsi.ble parties known to the Enforcement Officer were given an order to repair or remove the building at 807-809 Buffalo Street by August 11, 1997, and have failed to comply with triose orders. The City will eliminate a nuisance. �(,%(r ° � �• ��'�� .�� _ 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. CQllS;C� ,'�; 3�fL'f8 �i`itlf Nui.a 2 9 159� A nuisance condition will remain unabated in the City. blight the aommunity. will continue to OTALAMQIINTOFTRANSACTION$��O,OdO - �`�i 000 COSTlREVENUE BU�GE7Ep (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO 7NDINGSQURCE NUiSdnCe HoUSinJ AbatEment ACTIVIiYNUMBER 33261 VANGIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN) . 807-809 Buffalo Street SAINT PAUL PUBLIC HEALTH Neal Holtan, MD., MP.H.. Director CffY OF SAINT PAUL h'UlS1NCE BUILDI�'GS CODE Norm Coleman, Mayor ENFORCEbf&'.T 555 Cedar Srreet Sairtt P¢ul, h,M SSl01-2?60 � August 22, 1997 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Council President and Members of the City Councii �� -t��y 6l7-298-3153 t:-�" , �. F;L�: �� L .�..; , � Saint Paul Public Health, Vacant/Nuisance Buiidings Enforcement Unit has requested the City Council schedule public heazings to consider a resolution ordering the repair or removal of the nuisance building(s) located at: The City Council has scheduled the date of these heazings as follaws: Legislative Hearing - Tuesday, September l6, 1997 City Council Hearing - Wednesday, September 24, 1997 The owners and responsible parties of record are: Name and Last Known Address Thomas & Angeline Vessenmeyer 818 Buffaio Street St. Paul, MN 55117 Dakota Bank Attn: Steve 7ohnson 1425 Maryland Avenue East St. Paul, MN 55106 Interest Fee Owner Mortgagee a�_� i� 4 807-809 Buffalo Street August 22, 1997 Page 2 Name and Last Known Address Matthew K. Brokl, Campbell & Knutson 317 Eagandale Office Center 1380 Corporate Center Curve Eagan, MN 55121 St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center, Inc. 640 Jackson Street St. Paul, MN 55101 Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer Pipe - Line Oil Company 1164 Rice Street St. Paul, M23 55117 Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer TransContinental Services Inc. (assignee for Corning Donohue) 108 2nd Avenue SW Cambridge, MN 55008 Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer The legal description of this property is: Interest Attorney for Mortgagee Judgment Creditor 7udgment Creditor Judgment Creditor Lot 4, Block 5 Edmund Rice's Second Addition to the City of Si. Paul Saint Paul Public Heaith has declared this building(s) to constitute a"nuisance" as defined by Legisiative Code, Chapter 45. Pubiic 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}. q� - ��7� 807-809 Buffalo Street August 22, 1997 Pa�e 3 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 properry, 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 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. � s . �d Program Supervisor Vacant/Nuisance Building Unit Saint Paul Public Health RW:ml cc: Jan Gasterland, Building Inspection and Design Stephen Christie, City Attorneys Office Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council Steve Zaccazd, Fire Marshall Dan Pahl, PED-Housing Division O1-93 q1-Il7y REPORT LEGISLATIVE HEARING Date: September 16, 1997 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: Room 330 City Hall 15 West Kellogg Boulevard Gerry Strathman I.egislative Hearing Officer Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for the following: J97091BB - Boarding-up of vacant building for 860 Simcoe Street (referred from Council on September 10, 1997). Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval of the assessment. 2. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for sumwary abatements for the following: TDBC1097 - Property clean-up for July 1997. J97101B - Boardings-up of vacant buildings for July 1997. JSUMISCA - Cost to install snowfencing along east property line of 393 Sherburne Avenue. J9710V - To collect expenses involved for towing abandoned vehicles from properties for 1996. J9710A - Property clean-up for July through mid-August 1997. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval of the assessments with the following exceptions: 747 Central Avenue West -(J97101B) - Assessment deleted. 694 Suns Avenue -(J97101B) - I,aid over to October 7, 1997. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for sununary abatements for the following: J970606 - Property clean-up from mid-April to mid-May 1997. 74709A - Properry clean-up from mid-May to July 3, 1997. �`1-11� �l Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval of the assessments with the following excepfions: 694 Sims Avenue -(7970606 & J9709A) - Laid over to October 7, 1997. 749 University Avenue West -(79709A) - Assessment deleted. 430 Mt. Ida Street -(79709A) - Assessment deleted. 631 Thomas Avenue -(J9709A) - Assessment deleted. 719 Case Avenue -(J97o9A) - Laid over to October 7, 1997. , 4. Resolurion ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for the following: 79710B - Boardings-up of vacant buildings from June 9 to June 28, 1997. TDBC97 - Properry clean-up and grass cutting through mid-July 1997. Legislative Hearing Of�cer recommended approval of the assessments with the following exceptions: 613 Minnehaha Avenue E-(J9710B & TDBC97} - Laid over to October 7, 1997. 862 Galtier Street -(TDBC97) - Assessment reduced to $140.00 ($100.00 +$40.00 Service Charge). 5. Summary abatement appeal far 126 W. Winfred Street: Armandina Henry, appellant. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended granting the appeal, based on the representation that the building has been secured. 6. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 807-809 Buffalo Street. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval. 7. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 1050 Iglehart Avenue. Legisiative Aearing Of�cer recommended this be laid over until December 16, 1997. 8. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 881 Desoto Street. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval. � ��1�� r ' . ' . �-. RESOLUTION CITY OF SAtTIT PAUL, MINNES07A Presented By Referred To Council File # g { �,�� Green Sheet #'� Committee: Date WHEREAS, Public Health has requested the City Council to hold public hearings to consider the advisability and necessity of ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a two-story, wood frame, multi-unit building with a detached, oversized, two-stall, concrete and block garage located on property hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Property" and commonly known as 807-809 Buffalo Street. This property is legally described as follows, to wit: L,ot 4, Block 5 Edmund Rice's Second Addition to the Ciry of St. Paul WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and information obtained by Pubiic Health on or before July 22, 1997, the following are the now known interested or responsible parties for the Subject Property: Thomas & Angeline Vessenmeyer, 818 Buffalo Street, St. Paul, MI�i SSll7; Dakota Bank, Attn: Steve Johnson, 1425 Maryland Avenue East, St. Paul, MN 55106; Matthew K. Brokl, Campbeil & Knutson, 317 Eagandale Office Center, 1380 Corporate Center Curve, Bagan, MN 55121; St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center, Inc., 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer; Pipe - Line Oii Company, 1164 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN 55117, Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer; TransContinental Services Inc. , (assignee for Corning Donohue), 108 2nd Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008, Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer WHEREAS, Public Health has served in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I,egislative Code an order identified as an"Order to Abate Nuasance Building(s)" dated July 11, 1997; and WHEREAS, this order informed the then l�own interested or responsible parties that the structure located on the Subject Property is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or demolish the siructure located on the Subject Property by Aub st 11, 1997; and WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subject Property declaring ttus building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and WAEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been corrected and Public Health requested that the City Clerk schedule public hearings before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the City Councii and the Saint Paul Ciry Council; and WHEREAS, the interested and responsibie parties have been served notice in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, of the tnne, date, place and purpose of the public hearings; and °l� -t��y WHEREAS, a hearing was held befare the Legislative Hearing Off'icer of the Saint Paul City Council on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 to hear testunony and evidence, and after receiving testunony and evidence, made the recommendafion to approve the request to arder the interested or responsible parties to make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the pubiic peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure in accardance 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 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, September 24, 1997 and the testimony and evidence including the action taken by the I.egislative Hearing O�cer was considered by the Council; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the testimony and evidence presented at the above referenced public heazings, the Saint Paul City Council hereby adopts the following Findings and Order concerning the Subject Properiy at 807-809 Buffalo Street: i. That the Subject Property comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul L,egisiative Code, Chapter 45. 2. That the costs of demolition and removal of this buiiding(s) is estunated 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 Property. 4. That an Order to Abate Nuisance Buiiding(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 corrected. b. 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 VacanUNuisance Buildings Code Enforcement Program. 8. That the known interested parties and owners are as previously stated in this resolution and that the notification requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled. aRI?ER The Saint Paul Ciry Council hereby makes the following order: l. The above referenced interested or responsible parties shall make the Subject Froperry safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safery and weifare and remove its blighting influence on the communiry by rehabilitating this structure and correcting all deficiencies as prescribed in the above referenced Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) in accordance with a11 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 demolition and removal of the structure must be completed witYi ��i�teerrf�-5�}°days after the date of the Councii Hearing. �� 1 q'1- r��y 2 4 5 9 16 11 12 13 2. Tf the above conective action is not completed within this period of tune the Public Health, Code Enforcement Program 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 Property pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I,egislative Code. 3. In the event the building is to be demolished and removed by the Ciry of Saint Paul, ali personal property ar fuciures 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 personai properry is not removed, it shall be considered to be abandoned and the Ciry of Saint Paul shall remove and dispose of such properiy as provided by law. 4. It is fizrther ordered, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the owners and interested parties in accordance with Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. ('};T �� .:� � �. € �.% � i �� t"� � Adoption CertiEied by Council Secretary Requested by Department of: � � b :�1LT�I By: ! Q+�i�d� .. ..-. �• !�' �� B�'� � � �'��^�^- Apgroved by�r for Submission to __`� ' Council Approved by Mayor: Date � �Z4 �q7 / g�, ; sy: Adopted by Council : Date � � ��T��q`� Public Health 298-4153 September 24, 1997 TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES q� -��4 os'�zz- GREEN SHEET N°_ 3fi223 INITIAUDATE INITIAUDATE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR q1TY CAUNGI-- -- s�x cm nrroawer - cm ci e�c 4BEii FOA �Np SU�GET D{RECTOR O FIN. fi MGt SERVlCES DIR. DE= MqYOH(OFASSISTAM) ❑ ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) 10N flEQUE57ED: City Council to pass this resolution which will order the owner(s) to remove or repair the re£erenaed building(sy. If the owner fails to eomply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. The subject property is located at 807-s09 Buffalo Street. « _ PUWNINGCAMMISSION _ CNILSERVICE _ CIB COMMITfEE _ _ STAFF _ _ DISTAICTCAURT _ SUPPOpTS WHICH COUNCR OBJEGTNE? PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUS7 ANSWER TNE FOILOWING OUESTIONS: 1. Has ihis parson/Firm ever worked under a contrad for Mis department? - YES N� 2. Has this personffirm evar been a ciry employee? YES NO 3. Does Nis personHirm possess a sltill not normally possessed by any current city empinyee? YES ND Explain s{I yes answers on separate sheet and attaeh to green sPeet 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 responsi.ble parties known to the Enforcement Officer were given an order to repair or remove the building at 807-809 Buffalo Street by August 11, 1997, and have failed to comply with triose orders. The City will eliminate a nuisance. �(,%(r ° � �• ��'�� .�� _ 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. CQllS;C� ,'�; 3�fL'f8 �i`itlf Nui.a 2 9 159� A nuisance condition will remain unabated in the City. blight the aommunity. will continue to OTALAMQIINTOFTRANSACTION$��O,OdO - �`�i 000 COSTlREVENUE BU�GE7Ep (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO 7NDINGSQURCE NUiSdnCe HoUSinJ AbatEment ACTIVIiYNUMBER 33261 VANGIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN) . 807-809 Buffalo Street SAINT PAUL PUBLIC HEALTH Neal Holtan, MD., MP.H.. Director CffY OF SAINT PAUL h'UlS1NCE BUILDI�'GS CODE Norm Coleman, Mayor ENFORCEbf&'.T 555 Cedar Srreet Sairtt P¢ul, h,M SSl01-2?60 � August 22, 1997 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Council President and Members of the City Councii �� -t��y 6l7-298-3153 t:-�" , �. F;L�: �� L .�..; , � Saint Paul Public Health, Vacant/Nuisance Buiidings Enforcement Unit has requested the City Council schedule public heazings to consider a resolution ordering the repair or removal of the nuisance building(s) located at: The City Council has scheduled the date of these heazings as follaws: Legislative Hearing - Tuesday, September l6, 1997 City Council Hearing - Wednesday, September 24, 1997 The owners and responsible parties of record are: Name and Last Known Address Thomas & Angeline Vessenmeyer 818 Buffaio Street St. Paul, MN 55117 Dakota Bank Attn: Steve 7ohnson 1425 Maryland Avenue East St. Paul, MN 55106 Interest Fee Owner Mortgagee a�_� i� 4 807-809 Buffalo Street August 22, 1997 Page 2 Name and Last Known Address Matthew K. Brokl, Campbell & Knutson 317 Eagandale Office Center 1380 Corporate Center Curve Eagan, MN 55121 St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center, Inc. 640 Jackson Street St. Paul, MN 55101 Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer Pipe - Line Oil Company 1164 Rice Street St. Paul, M23 55117 Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer TransContinental Services Inc. (assignee for Corning Donohue) 108 2nd Avenue SW Cambridge, MN 55008 Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer The legal description of this property is: Interest Attorney for Mortgagee Judgment Creditor 7udgment Creditor Judgment Creditor Lot 4, Block 5 Edmund Rice's Second Addition to the City of Si. Paul Saint Paul Public Heaith has declared this building(s) to constitute a"nuisance" as defined by Legisiative Code, Chapter 45. Pubiic 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}. q� - ��7� 807-809 Buffalo Street August 22, 1997 Pa�e 3 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 properry, 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 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. � s . �d Program Supervisor Vacant/Nuisance Building Unit Saint Paul Public Health RW:ml cc: Jan Gasterland, Building Inspection and Design Stephen Christie, City Attorneys Office Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council Steve Zaccazd, Fire Marshall Dan Pahl, PED-Housing Division O1-93 q1-Il7y REPORT LEGISLATIVE HEARING Date: September 16, 1997 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: Room 330 City Hall 15 West Kellogg Boulevard Gerry Strathman I.egislative Hearing Officer Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for the following: J97091BB - Boarding-up of vacant building for 860 Simcoe Street (referred from Council on September 10, 1997). Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval of the assessment. 2. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for sumwary abatements for the following: TDBC1097 - Property clean-up for July 1997. J97101B - Boardings-up of vacant buildings for July 1997. JSUMISCA - Cost to install snowfencing along east property line of 393 Sherburne Avenue. J9710V - To collect expenses involved for towing abandoned vehicles from properties for 1996. J9710A - Property clean-up for July through mid-August 1997. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval of the assessments with the following exceptions: 747 Central Avenue West -(J97101B) - Assessment deleted. 694 Suns Avenue -(J97101B) - I,aid over to October 7, 1997. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for sununary abatements for the following: J970606 - Property clean-up from mid-April to mid-May 1997. 74709A - Properry clean-up from mid-May to July 3, 1997. �`1-11� �l Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval of the assessments with the following excepfions: 694 Sims Avenue -(7970606 & J9709A) - Laid over to October 7, 1997. 749 University Avenue West -(79709A) - Assessment deleted. 430 Mt. Ida Street -(79709A) - Assessment deleted. 631 Thomas Avenue -(J9709A) - Assessment deleted. 719 Case Avenue -(J97o9A) - Laid over to October 7, 1997. , 4. Resolurion ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for the following: 79710B - Boardings-up of vacant buildings from June 9 to June 28, 1997. TDBC97 - Properry clean-up and grass cutting through mid-July 1997. Legislative Hearing Of�cer recommended approval of the assessments with the following exceptions: 613 Minnehaha Avenue E-(J9710B & TDBC97} - Laid over to October 7, 1997. 862 Galtier Street -(TDBC97) - Assessment reduced to $140.00 ($100.00 +$40.00 Service Charge). 5. Summary abatement appeal far 126 W. Winfred Street: Armandina Henry, appellant. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended granting the appeal, based on the representation that the building has been secured. 6. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 807-809 Buffalo Street. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval. 7. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 1050 Iglehart Avenue. Legisiative Aearing Of�cer recommended this be laid over until December 16, 1997. 8. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 881 Desoto Street. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval. � ��1�� r ' . ' . �-. RESOLUTION CITY OF SAtTIT PAUL, MINNES07A Presented By Referred To Council File # g { �,�� Green Sheet #'� Committee: Date WHEREAS, Public Health has requested the City Council to hold public hearings to consider the advisability and necessity of ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a two-story, wood frame, multi-unit building with a detached, oversized, two-stall, concrete and block garage located on property hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Property" and commonly known as 807-809 Buffalo Street. This property is legally described as follows, to wit: L,ot 4, Block 5 Edmund Rice's Second Addition to the Ciry of St. Paul WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and information obtained by Pubiic Health on or before July 22, 1997, the following are the now known interested or responsible parties for the Subject Property: Thomas & Angeline Vessenmeyer, 818 Buffalo Street, St. Paul, MI�i SSll7; Dakota Bank, Attn: Steve Johnson, 1425 Maryland Avenue East, St. Paul, MN 55106; Matthew K. Brokl, Campbeil & Knutson, 317 Eagandale Office Center, 1380 Corporate Center Curve, Bagan, MN 55121; St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center, Inc., 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer; Pipe - Line Oii Company, 1164 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN 55117, Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer; TransContinental Services Inc. , (assignee for Corning Donohue), 108 2nd Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008, Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer WHEREAS, Public Health has served in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I,egislative Code an order identified as an"Order to Abate Nuasance Building(s)" dated July 11, 1997; and WHEREAS, this order informed the then l�own interested or responsible parties that the structure located on the Subject Property is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or demolish the siructure located on the Subject Property by Aub st 11, 1997; and WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subject Property declaring ttus building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and WAEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been corrected and Public Health requested that the City Clerk schedule public hearings before the Legislative Hearing Officer of the City Councii and the Saint Paul Ciry Council; and WHEREAS, the interested and responsibie parties have been served notice in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, of the tnne, date, place and purpose of the public hearings; and °l� -t��y WHEREAS, a hearing was held befare the Legislative Hearing Off'icer of the Saint Paul City Council on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 to hear testunony and evidence, and after receiving testunony and evidence, made the recommendafion to approve the request to arder the interested or responsible parties to make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the pubiic peace, health, safety and welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure in accardance 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 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, September 24, 1997 and the testimony and evidence including the action taken by the I.egislative Hearing O�cer was considered by the Council; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the testimony and evidence presented at the above referenced public heazings, the Saint Paul City Council hereby adopts the following Findings and Order concerning the Subject Properiy at 807-809 Buffalo Street: i. That the Subject Property comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul L,egisiative Code, Chapter 45. 2. That the costs of demolition and removal of this buiiding(s) is estunated 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 Property. 4. That an Order to Abate Nuisance Buiiding(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 corrected. b. 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 VacanUNuisance Buildings Code Enforcement Program. 8. That the known interested parties and owners are as previously stated in this resolution and that the notification requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled. aRI?ER The Saint Paul Ciry Council hereby makes the following order: l. The above referenced interested or responsible parties shall make the Subject Froperry safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safery and weifare and remove its blighting influence on the communiry by rehabilitating this structure and correcting all deficiencies as prescribed in the above referenced Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) in accordance with a11 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 demolition and removal of the structure must be completed witYi ��i�teerrf�-5�}°days after the date of the Councii Hearing. �� 1 q'1- r��y 2 4 5 9 16 11 12 13 2. Tf the above conective action is not completed within this period of tune the Public Health, Code Enforcement Program 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 Property pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I,egislative Code. 3. In the event the building is to be demolished and removed by the Ciry of Saint Paul, ali personal property ar fuciures 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 personai properry is not removed, it shall be considered to be abandoned and the Ciry of Saint Paul shall remove and dispose of such properiy as provided by law. 4. It is fizrther ordered, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the owners and interested parties in accordance with Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. ('};T �� .:� � �. € �.% � i �� t"� � Adoption CertiEied by Council Secretary Requested by Department of: � � b :�1LT�I By: ! Q+�i�d� .. ..-. �• !�' �� B�'� � � �'��^�^- Apgroved by�r for Submission to __`� ' Council Approved by Mayor: Date � �Z4 �q7 / g�, ; sy: Adopted by Council : Date � � ��T��q`� Public Health 298-4153 September 24, 1997 TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES q� -��4 os'�zz- GREEN SHEET N°_ 3fi223 INITIAUDATE INITIAUDATE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR q1TY CAUNGI-- -- s�x cm nrroawer - cm ci e�c 4BEii FOA �Np SU�GET D{RECTOR O FIN. fi MGt SERVlCES DIR. DE= MqYOH(OFASSISTAM) ❑ ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) 10N flEQUE57ED: City Council to pass this resolution which will order the owner(s) to remove or repair the re£erenaed building(sy. If the owner fails to eomply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. The subject property is located at 807-s09 Buffalo Street. « _ PUWNINGCAMMISSION _ CNILSERVICE _ CIB COMMITfEE _ _ STAFF _ _ DISTAICTCAURT _ SUPPOpTS WHICH COUNCR OBJEGTNE? PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUS7 ANSWER TNE FOILOWING OUESTIONS: 1. Has ihis parson/Firm ever worked under a contrad for Mis department? - YES N� 2. Has this personffirm evar been a ciry employee? YES NO 3. Does Nis personHirm possess a sltill not normally possessed by any current city empinyee? YES ND Explain s{I yes answers on separate sheet and attaeh to green sPeet 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 responsi.ble parties known to the Enforcement Officer were given an order to repair or remove the building at 807-809 Buffalo Street by August 11, 1997, and have failed to comply with triose orders. The City will eliminate a nuisance. �(,%(r ° � �• ��'�� .�� _ 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. CQllS;C� ,'�; 3�fL'f8 �i`itlf Nui.a 2 9 159� A nuisance condition will remain unabated in the City. blight the aommunity. will continue to OTALAMQIINTOFTRANSACTION$��O,OdO - �`�i 000 COSTlREVENUE BU�GE7Ep (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO 7NDINGSQURCE NUiSdnCe HoUSinJ AbatEment ACTIVIiYNUMBER 33261 VANGIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN) . 807-809 Buffalo Street SAINT PAUL PUBLIC HEALTH Neal Holtan, MD., MP.H.. Director CffY OF SAINT PAUL h'UlS1NCE BUILDI�'GS CODE Norm Coleman, Mayor ENFORCEbf&'.T 555 Cedar Srreet Sairtt P¢ul, h,M SSl01-2?60 � August 22, 1997 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Council President and Members of the City Councii �� -t��y 6l7-298-3153 t:-�" , �. F;L�: �� L .�..; , � Saint Paul Public Health, Vacant/Nuisance Buiidings Enforcement Unit has requested the City Council schedule public heazings to consider a resolution ordering the repair or removal of the nuisance building(s) located at: The City Council has scheduled the date of these heazings as follaws: Legislative Hearing - Tuesday, September l6, 1997 City Council Hearing - Wednesday, September 24, 1997 The owners and responsible parties of record are: Name and Last Known Address Thomas & Angeline Vessenmeyer 818 Buffaio Street St. Paul, MN 55117 Dakota Bank Attn: Steve 7ohnson 1425 Maryland Avenue East St. Paul, MN 55106 Interest Fee Owner Mortgagee a�_� i� 4 807-809 Buffalo Street August 22, 1997 Page 2 Name and Last Known Address Matthew K. Brokl, Campbell & Knutson 317 Eagandale Office Center 1380 Corporate Center Curve Eagan, MN 55121 St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center, Inc. 640 Jackson Street St. Paul, MN 55101 Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer Pipe - Line Oil Company 1164 Rice Street St. Paul, M23 55117 Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer TransContinental Services Inc. (assignee for Corning Donohue) 108 2nd Avenue SW Cambridge, MN 55008 Re: Thomas Vessenmeyer The legal description of this property is: Interest Attorney for Mortgagee Judgment Creditor 7udgment Creditor Judgment Creditor Lot 4, Block 5 Edmund Rice's Second Addition to the City of Si. Paul Saint Paul Public Heaith has declared this building(s) to constitute a"nuisance" as defined by Legisiative Code, Chapter 45. Pubiic 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}. q� - ��7� 807-809 Buffalo Street August 22, 1997 Pa�e 3 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 properry, 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 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. � s . �d Program Supervisor Vacant/Nuisance Building Unit Saint Paul Public Health RW:ml cc: Jan Gasterland, Building Inspection and Design Stephen Christie, City Attorneys Office Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council Steve Zaccazd, Fire Marshall Dan Pahl, PED-Housing Division O1-93 q1-Il7y REPORT LEGISLATIVE HEARING Date: September 16, 1997 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: Room 330 City Hall 15 West Kellogg Boulevard Gerry Strathman I.egislative Hearing Officer Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for the following: J97091BB - Boarding-up of vacant building for 860 Simcoe Street (referred from Council on September 10, 1997). Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval of the assessment. 2. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for sumwary abatements for the following: TDBC1097 - Property clean-up for July 1997. J97101B - Boardings-up of vacant buildings for July 1997. JSUMISCA - Cost to install snowfencing along east property line of 393 Sherburne Avenue. J9710V - To collect expenses involved for towing abandoned vehicles from properties for 1996. J9710A - Property clean-up for July through mid-August 1997. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval of the assessments with the following exceptions: 747 Central Avenue West -(J97101B) - Assessment deleted. 694 Suns Avenue -(J97101B) - I,aid over to October 7, 1997. Resolution ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for sununary abatements for the following: J970606 - Property clean-up from mid-April to mid-May 1997. 74709A - Properry clean-up from mid-May to July 3, 1997. �`1-11� �l Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval of the assessments with the following excepfions: 694 Sims Avenue -(7970606 & J9709A) - Laid over to October 7, 1997. 749 University Avenue West -(79709A) - Assessment deleted. 430 Mt. Ida Street -(79709A) - Assessment deleted. 631 Thomas Avenue -(J9709A) - Assessment deleted. 719 Case Avenue -(J97o9A) - Laid over to October 7, 1997. , 4. Resolurion ratifying assessment of benefits, costs and expenses for summary abatements for the following: 79710B - Boardings-up of vacant buildings from June 9 to June 28, 1997. TDBC97 - Properry clean-up and grass cutting through mid-July 1997. Legislative Hearing Of�cer recommended approval of the assessments with the following exceptions: 613 Minnehaha Avenue E-(J9710B & TDBC97} - Laid over to October 7, 1997. 862 Galtier Street -(TDBC97) - Assessment reduced to $140.00 ($100.00 +$40.00 Service Charge). 5. Summary abatement appeal far 126 W. Winfred Street: Armandina Henry, appellant. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended granting the appeal, based on the representation that the building has been secured. 6. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 807-809 Buffalo Street. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval. 7. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 1050 Iglehart Avenue. Legisiative Aearing Of�cer recommended this be laid over until December 16, 1997. 8. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 881 Desoto Street. Legislative Hearing Officer recommended approval.