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3. Shoreview tornado damage. The City borrowed the services of our Building Official to the City of Shoreview to expedite the inspection process of homes that were damaged by . the tornado which occurred on Friday, May 15, 1998. Dave was assigned to inspect the hardest hit area (south of Snail Lake in the area of Gramsie Road and Mackubin Street). In the three days of inspecting Dave conducted approximately 50 detailed inspections (5 homes were placarded as uninhabitable) and visually inspected every home in this area. The City has received large accolades from the City of Shoreview and its residents for Dave's hard work and professionalism. Goodjob Dave! Economic Development L Gateway Business District. The construction of Phases II, III, and IV (ie., steel erection and panel installation) are well under way. Dave has been spending considerable time on this project ensuring plan compliance. The steel for the two remaining billboards (Morris Communications) has been ordered and are now scheduled to be updated in July. The easterly sign will remain at its current height, but will be setback from the right-of-way approximately five feet, and the westerly sign will increase in height seven feet, but stay at its approximate current location. The Staff continues to work with the developer on the City trail connections through the project and also hopefully will wrap up the landscaping issues with Phase I shortly. Lastly, the appraisal for the Indykiewicz property should be available any day. 2. Lexington Fox Illustrative Plan. The City has received the revised proposal from the consultant which was consistent with the modifications suggested by the City Council. The City Administrator has executed . the document. The Staff has been in contact with the consultant to coordinate the transfer of existing GIS data to the consultant. The consultant plans to attend the next BDC meeting on June 17, 1998 and present some initial concepts for their review. Recycling L SCORE Grant. The City recently received the SCORE grant from Ramsey County which assists in the funding for this program. Code Enforcement L 1369 Forest Lane. After the City received a judgement against this property, the City has not heard from the owner if they are going to proceed with repairs or tear down the stmcture. As previously reported, the O\vner has until August 15, 1998 to bring the stmcture into full compliance or the City can raze the stmcture. 2. 3171/3183 Lexington Avenue. The landowner, Tony Andersen, has agreed to raze the two stmctures in question. The Building Official recently wrote the owner to remind him that he had previously agreed to raze these structures within 30 days. 3. 1700 Highway 96 (North Heights Lutheran Church). After much foot dragging by the contractor the brick enhancements on the southwest corner of the building addition has been commenced. The brick work need to be completed by June 15, 1998. .