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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JUNE 26, 2006 3 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Abatement Hearin2 for 3150 Hamline Avenue Ms" Barton stated that over a period of several years. City staff has been working with. Ms. Dorothy Stenberg, owner of 3150 Hamline Avenue and. 1415 Glenhill Road to correct numerous code violations on her two properties. Of most serious concern for the City are the public health and safety conc~ms with the unsafe condition of tile storage building located at 3150 Hamline A venue. Ms. Barton indicated that Ms. Stenberg had been notified on numerous occasions that the building and surrounding debris required immediate attention. At this time, Ms. Stenberg has yet to comply with the written ord.ers from the City regardin.g the unsafe structure. Ms. Stenberg was formally cited on August 4, 2004, for failure to comply. Subsequently, Ms. Stenberg pleaded guilty to the violations. The City agreed to stay imposition and sentencil1g provided Ms. Stenberg signed and adhered to a compliance agreement Wit11 the City. The compliance agre~ment gave Ms. Stenberg until September 1, 2005, to repair or remove the storage building and to clean-up the surrounding rubbish and debris. As of today, the storage building, rubbish, and debris remain. Ms. Barton stated th.at in light of these facts and that the building still poses a serious health and safety hazard, staff is requesting City Council authorization to continue with the abatement proceeding for tIle stru.cture and surrounding debris and to allow for the assessment of the property for all costs associated with the abatement process, as allowed under City Code 600.06, subd. 2 and State Statute 463. Mayor Aplikowski opened the public hearing at 7:17 p.m. City Attorney Jerry Filla stated the City had received a letter dated June 18, 2006 from Mrs. Martin Stenberg, property Qwn.er. Mrs. Stenberg requested her letter be read into the record: Village of Arden Hills and Dave Scherbel, I'm writing this letter in answer to Mr. Scherbel's letter dated June 8, 2006, in regard to the property I own at 3150 North Hamline Avenue in Arden Hills. I'm requesting with this letter, that this letter be read aloud to the Council members at the hearing that Mr. Scherbel has scheduled on June 26, 2006. I want to be sure that every Council member hears the truth about all the complaints. against me. The Arden Hills building il1spector came to my h.ome and told me that the storage building on the vacant lot that I own in Arden Hills was in disrepair, and that the neighbors were complaining. It was not at all true that the neighbors \vere complaining. That was totally false. My son came to check the building, and found the roof to need repair, but instead of having the roofrepaired,.we