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HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN AND FOR THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. __________________ A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY AT 2012 ELDRIDGE STREET BY PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners (the “Commissioners”) of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Roseville (the "Authority") as follows: Section 1. Recitals. 1.01 In 2004, Mr. Frank Wu acquired the property at 2012 Eldridge Street (the “Property”) from his mother, Ms. Shu Lien Wu. 1.02 Since 1993, the City of Roseville (the “City”) has worked with Ms. Wu and, most recently, Mr. Wu regarding ongoing neglect and code deficiencies at the Property. The Property is currently vacant and both interior and exterior deferred maintenance has caused neighborhood complaints and concern. 1.03 In 1996, City staff worked with Ms. Wu to remove a shed that was falling down and to repair a leaking roof that was covered with a tarp. The Property has consistently been in violation of City Code regarding length of grass and overgrown shrubbery and many times the City has had the grass cut for the property owner. In addition, there are ongoing issues and inconsistencies with payment of the water bill, resulting in late fees. In 1998, after several years of attempts to work with the property owner, the Council approved a $3,000 assessment against the Property to paint the exterior of the home. 1.04 To help facilitate improvements to the property, the City requested the assistance of the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC) to voluntarily purchase the property using City gap funds, demolish the building and build a new home. In 2003 GMHC received permission from Frank Wu on behalf of Ms. Wu to enter the home for an inspection. Following its inspection, GMHC came to the following conclusions: (a) The house on the Property has sustained severe water damage due to roof leakage and there is extensive mold and wood rot throughout; (b) There is evidence of rodents nesting in the house (which condition had been the subject of a previous complaint); (c) The house has no basement and only a crawl space with a dirt floor where a large area of the masonry foundation wall has caved in and also has extensive mold issues;