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Department Approval <br />� <br />Item Description: <br />BACKGROUND <br />l�'�, <br />Jy <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 6-29-09 <br />Item No.: 12.e <br />City Manager Approval <br />� / <br />Community Development Department Request to Perform a City <br />Abatement for Unresolved Violation of City Code at 190-192 Transit <br />Avenue West. <br />• The subject property is a rental duplex home. <br />• The current owner is listed as Mr. Dan Sucholz, 13 Dogwood Lane, North Oaks, Minnesota, <br />55127-2168. <br />• Notice was sent in November 2008, requesting the violations be corrected by June 1, 2009. <br />• Current violations include: <br />• Deteriorated and rotted siding, peeling paint, deteriorating shingles, and grass over 8" (a <br />violation of City Code Section 906.05.C). <br />• A status update, including pictures, will be provided at the public hearing. <br />POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />The City goals within the Comprehensive Plan are to protect and improve property values (Goal 3, 4, <br />and 5; page 6 and, Section 3) and to adhere to performance standards which protect the integrity of the <br />housing units and the neighborhood (Policy 6, page 8, Section 3). <br />FINANCIAL IMPACTS <br />City Abatement: <br />An abatement would encompass the following: <br />• Siding, trim and shingle repairs, and painting entire structure: <br />o Approximately - $15,000.00 <br />• Total: Approximately - $15,000.00. <br />In the short term, costs of the abatement will be paid out of the HRA budget, which has allocated <br />$100,000 for abatement activities. The property owner will then be billed for actual and administrative <br />costs. If charges are not paid, staff is to recover costs as specified in Section 407.075. Costs will be <br />reported to Council following the abatement. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />