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<br />. <br /> ~ <br />. ~~HILLS <br /> Approved: October 11, 2005 <br /> eITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> eITY eOUNeIL WORK SESSION MEETING <br /> SEPTEMBER 26, 2005, 8:47 P.M. <br /> eITY HALL eOUNeIL eHAMBERS, 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> Mayor Aplikowski called the meeting to order at 8:47 p.m. <br /> Present: Mayor Beverly Aplikowski, Councilmembers David Grant, Gregg Larson, <br /> and Brenda Holden. <br /> Absent: Councilmember Lois Rem (excused). <br /> Staff Present: City Administrator, Michelle Wolfe; City Attorney, Jerry Filla; and <br /> Recording Secretary, Kathleen Altman. <br /> RESIDENTIAL eODE ENFOReEMENT ISSUES - 3150 HAMLINE AVENUE <br />. AND 1415 GLENHILL <br /> Ms. Wolfe stated city staff has been involved with several Code violations at the above <br /> property for the past five years. While most of the violations are not safety related, one of <br /> the violations relates to a storage building on a vacant lot. Staff has inspected the building <br /> from the exterior and has deemed it to be an unsafe structure and a hazard to the public. <br /> Staff has sent the owner of the property numerous letters regarding the violations. These <br /> letters have resulted in little action taken by the owner to resolve these issues. She stated <br /> they needed to inform Council at this time because this would be going to Court in the <br /> future. <br /> Mr. Filla stated this had gone through the Court system last year and it was a slow <br /> process. He indicated in July of this year, the property owner had plead guilty to some of <br /> the violations at which time the Court ordered a statutory review in July, 2006. He stated <br /> the next step was for the City to make a Motion and request the Court to impose a <br /> sentence. <br /> Mayor Aplikowski stated some of the complications came about when there was a verbal <br /> discussion between herself, the resident and City staff. She stated she wanted to see <br /> something done and if abatement was the way to do this, then they needed to abate the <br /> property. <br />. eouncilmember Holden asked if she did not allow the City on her property to clean it up, <br /> what happened next. Mr. Filla replied if there was a public safety issue, the City had the <br /> right to go on the property. He noted there were options thc City had. He indicated the <br /> I IMetro- met. uslArdenHillslAdminlCouncillMinutes I W orksessionI2005109-26-05 Draft.doc <br />