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Home My WebLink AboutCC 08-15-1963. r � �'y - ��l U Minutes of Special Meeting Arden Hille Village Council Auguat 15, 1963 Res Condemnetion Hearings Meeting wQs celled to arder at 8;10 p.m. by Acting Mayor Crepeau. L9ayor Kennedy arrived after the call to order. Roll Callz present - Mayor Kennedq, Trustees Nethercut, Crepeau and Olmen, Clerk Lorraine Stromquist � Absent - None Also Present - Vi11s�e Atty. Courtney, Building Tnapector Clsy Kelley, ltqrs. Msrgaret (Fred) Arneson, 21 Inner Drive, St. Pauls Minn.; Robert Stephenaoa, 1568 Lske Johanna Blvda 3anitary Sewer Impr. Noe. 5& 6 L'lerT' rra ne romquis'�oved, aeconded by Trustee Nethercut, that e reaolution , prepared by Peterson & Popovioh e Village Fiacal Agants be �dopted approving the sale of Series E Bond fn the emotm t oi �93,000 for Sanitary Sewer Improvement Nos. 5& 6; motion carried. Condemnation Heerin a yor enne y n orm� the public the purpose of thia meeting w�s to permit intereated pertiea to voice their opiniona on the conm demnation of the following propertiea: Grotto Club, owned by Mrs. Fred (b2argaret) Arneson, 21 Inner Arive, St. Pa ul, Minnesota 1658 Iake Johanna Blvd Robert Stephenson (fee owner � James L, (iunn, Jr.;, Mayor Kennedy then requested Vil].�ge Attq> Courtney to explsin the proceedinga oP condemnationo Atty. Courtney stated thet thia hearing was held ae outlined in the Building Code, Chspter 1, Paragraphs 36 �nd 37. He then read Paragraph 37 1n its entirety, B9agor Kennedy read lettera aoncerning the two propertiea from the Winfield Weata Village Plumbing Ioapector, and Ed Salverda, Village Electrical Inapeatora Mr. Nrest stated in hia letter, dated Au�uat 7, 1963, that tha Grotto Club xould require entirely new aysteme foT both water and dreinage. The plumbing in the Stephenaon huilding does not meet the Village Code 8nd wae done without a permit or inspectiop, Mr. Selverda reported in hia latter, dated August 14, 1963a that the Grotto Club has no electricel aervice to the buildin�; and no � eervioe ia posaible under the yresent conditions. The Stephenaon house has wiring of s temporery pature; he recon:mended that the v►iring be brought up to standard as soon as possiblea GROTTO CLUB Clay Kelleye Building Inapector, stated tY� t the builiiing ia a hazard and ia in the procesa of being dismentled piece by piece bq peraone unknown to him; the building is not hebitable and is beqond salvagAngo Mre Kelley recommended condemnationo Mra. 6rneson stated that she believea the Council is partly reaponam ible for the condition of the building sa vandaliam occurred afteT the Council cloaed the operatiop of the Clubm 3he ia in agreemeat that the building should be demoliahed, Mra. nrnseon informed the - continued - � Pa�e 2 Minutes of $pecial Meeti4g Au�ust 15g 1963 Council that a six montha option on the propertq deleyed actio►�. She atated that she now hed in her poasesaion a contract Por the esle of the propertq to �Ir. Albert M, Schweizer, 740 River Arines $t. Paul, Minn,, who intends to demoliah the buildinga and con= stTuct two homea op thls prope7rty. Mi�s. Arneaon in£ormed the Counail that Mr. Schwaizer ia ware of this hearin�. Mayor Kennedy then asked i£ anyone present wfshed to make a statem ment ooncerning the (3rotto Club coodemnation = no reaponse. Trustee Crepeau moned, seconded by Trustee Olmen, that the hearing � be closed and Qotion deferred until September 17, 1963, to ellow Mrs. Arneoon time to sell the property or make arrangementa to have the buiZdinga demolished; motion carried. STEPHENSON PROPERTY • Claq Kelleq, Building Inspector, briefly expleined the condition of the buildin� atating that 30;$ of the front ia not encicaed and aubject to being windawept; a portion of the main level ie aupported bq 2 x 4.poata only, and that aeveral other atructura2 def'ecta alao exiata He reco�nended condemnationo Mro. 3taphenaon egreod that the appesrance of the buiiding is deplorm able. iie atated thet he was not aware of an expiration date on the building permit., ldr. 3tephenaon explsined that he had applied �'or a variance in the building code in Julq 1960, which was not granted until April 1961. After this delay, s finanaisl diff�culty developed due to the death of his brothar, and, recently an autom mobile gccidant hea hindered progresa on the buildinge Mr. 3tepheneon informed the Counail that the mate�isl for the extario: of the building - the roofing and the aSding, are on the premises at thia time and will be oompleted within 30 days. He explained that the exieting wiring ia tempor�ry and intends to completely rer�ire the houaeo Mayor Kennedy inquired as to the ownership of the property and Mr, Stephenson adawered that he ia not in arrears on hia contraet Yor deed, end Mr. Qunn, the Pee owner, is aware of thia hearing and aould hsne appeared at this meeting if rec,ueated„ Mr. Kelley informed the Counoil that the aode ia not concerned with the eppearance of the building, but with the eafety oP tha structuree and that certain aspeata of tha structure ahould be corrected i�unediatelq, The me�in problem ia the opep ares which oould reault in the complete aollap'ing of the building froan high Aind; there sre three or four other areas which nead immediate carreotion. Trustee Olmen atated hia reoommendation thet a ahort tin,e li:nit be ginen for the entire completion of the building, Truatee Crepeeu Felt that ffir. �elley and �Sr. Stephensod get together and s deciaion be daferred untii the apecisl meeting of Sept, 17tho Trustee Nethercut reoozmnendad that s progt�esa report be sv�ilable at tha Auguat 26th meeting and plana presented to the Coudcil for the c�pletion of the houae. I�. Kelley reao�endad tl� t the atructural deFects be corrected within eevep days, but 8$reed to the racommendatioo of Trustee Natherewt to allow uqtil the mee�ing of Auguat 26th, �lerk Lorraias 3tramqniat agreed Rith Mr. Ke11ey, Trustee Crepeau moved, aeconded by Clerk Lorraine 3tro�uist, that the hearing ba cloaed and acstion deYerred unti1 the meetin� oY of Auguat 28� 19fsS; Final Action to be taken Septer�ber 17, 19ti3 - motion carried. - aontipued - � Page 3 Minutea of Special Maeting Auguat 15g 1963 Variance Request . ep enson nquired �s ta the posaibility oP heving leea than e 4" well drilled and was informed bq Mayor Kennedy that thig would be in niolation of the Ordinance> Mr, Stephenson wea ginen a copy of this oi�dinanoe. � Big Ten Supper Club Storage Building l�deyor Kenne y men one e ma� of the condition oP the atorage building next to the Big Ten Supper Club. b&r. Kelley atated that atructurally this buildin ie sound and believes this buildin� could be made acceptable in appearanae. Meeting adjourned at 9;30 p.m. �l� o . . enne y C ert orra ne romqu%� �