4E, Order to Remove Hazardous Building & Contents

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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JUNE 26, 2006 5 Mr. Filla stated he believed the property owner was unable to deal with the cleaning up of this property and he too had offered to have the property cleaned up and her personal items delivered to her, which had been refused. Councilmember Pellegrin asked if the Fire Department had made any comments regarding the safety of this structure. Ms. Barton stated she did not believe the Fire Department had inspected this, but she had been out to the property and believed this structure was in imminent threat of collapse. Mayor Aplikowski closed the public hearing at 7 :28 p.m. MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to authorize staff to begin abatement at 3150 Hamline Avenue and to authorize staff to assess the property at 3150 Hamline Avenue for all costs incurred in relation to the abatem.ent process. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Community Foundation Ms. Wolfe stated Mayor Aplikowski has been successful in gathering a group of residents who are interested in an effort to form a community foundation. They held their first meeting on June 4 and a future meeting is sch.eduled for July 5. She indicated in August 2004 the Council discussed the possibility of establishing a community foundation. A representative from the St. Paul Foundation attended the meeting. Mr. Bob Lawson. from the St. Paul Foundation recommended a feasibility study as a good first step towards establishment of a foundation. Council expressed an interest in the concept, and thought it would be helpful to have a feasibility stu.dy done. Staff informed the St. Paul Foundation of the interest in such a study but they did not respolld. She stated Mayor Aplikowski was able to gather a group of interested residents. Most of these residents have experience workin.g with foundations or serving on foundation boards. At the first meeting there was general discussion about different approaches to establishing a foundation. ill general the group agreed that they would like to pursue this endeavor and do some research with other communities to try and determine the best way to get started~ While there was some discussion about the foundation needing to be separate from the City, there is probably a need for City support, especially in the beginning. The group requested that the Mayor and City Administrator approach the City Council about Council's willingness to support this effort. Support could include, but not limited to: Providing meeting space; providing a staff liaison to the Committee; providing staff assistance in setting agendas for meetings, conducting research, preparing meeting notes, and other related tasks; Finance Department assistance..