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- - . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS RAMSEY COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 96-71 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES 463.15, ET. SEQ., RELATIVE TO 1900 EDGEW ATER AVENUE WHEREAS, the structure (the "Building") on 1900 Edgewater Avenue, Arden Hills (the "Property"), was extensively damaged by fire on or about September 15, 1993; and WHEREAS, the City has unsuccessfully attempted to have the owner of the Building either rebuild or remove the Building; and WHEREAS, over three years have passed since the fire and the Building has not been rebuilt or removed; and WHEREAS, the Building has deteriorated to the point where it is determined that the Building, because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, physical damage, unsanitary conditions, and/or abandonment, constitutes a fire hazard or hazard to the public safety or health for the reasons, among others, set forth in the attached Order Finding Hazardous Building Nuisance. WHEREAS, among the efforts made by the City to abate the conditions at the Property include, but are not necessarily limited to, providing notice, under the Uniform Code For the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, to the owner of the Property (the "Property Owner") on January 9,1996 to abate the conditions within 180 days, sending a similar notice to the owner of the Property and first mortgage holder on June 17, 1996, and offering to purchase the Property from the Property Owner at fair market value within the last month, to which offer the Property Owner did not even respond. WHEREAS, the City has proceeded in good faith to resolve the matter, but, because ofthe lack of any meaningful effort by the Property Owner to abate the conditions or resolve the matter, the City now finds that in the interest of the public, it is required to act to abate the conditions pursuant to Minnesota Statute Section 463.15 et. seq. (the "hazardous Building Statute"). WHEREAS, given the length of time since the fire and the numerous orders and opportunity to abate the conditions, a reasonable time within which the Property Owner to complete the abatement of the conditions is forty-five (45) days from the date of service of the attached Order on the Property Owner and any mortgage lien holder.