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property owners do not comply with a court order to correct the violations, the city could not be authorized by the court to abate the violation but that the city would then have to initiate a separate court action to ensure access to complete any abatement work. • In order to shorten any potential legal processes and ensure correction the violations yet this summer, the attorney has recommended that the City pursue compliance through the abatement process under both city ordinance and state statue. This would allow for quicker court authorized access should the property owner refuse abatement crew access to the property. • A status update, including pictures, will be provided at the public hearing. POLICY �BJECTIVE: Property maintenance through City abatement activities is a key tool to preserving high-quality residential neighborhoods. Both Imagine Roseville 2025 and the City's 2030 Comprehensive Plan support property maintenance as a means by which to achieve neighborhood stability. The Housing section of Imagine Roseville suggests that the City "implement programs to ensure safe and well- maintained properties." In addition, the Land Use chapter (Chapter 3) and the Housing and Neighborhoods chapter (Chapter 6) of the Comprehensive Plan support the City's efforts to maintain livability of the City's residential neighborhoods with specific policies related to property maintenance and code compliance. Policy 6.1 of Chapter 3 states that the City should promote maintenance and reinvestment in housing and Policy 2.6 of Chapter 6 guides the City to use code-compliance activities as one method to prevent neighborhood decline. FINANCIAL IMPACTS: Estimated costs of a Council authorized abatement include: • $6,000.00 Purchase siding/soffit materials • $10,000.00 Labor to install siding/soffits • $2,500.00 Install permanent electrical service • $3,000.00 Complete chimnev bevond roof line o $21,500.00 Total STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Attorney and Community Development Department staff to abate City Code, Building Maintenance and Preservation Code, Minnesota Statute, and, MN State Building Code violations at 2433 Simpson Street through both the City Ordinance process and the State Statute process if the property owner does not correct all exterior violations by June 30, 2010. REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Attorney and Community Development Department staff to abate exterior City Code, Building Maintenance and Preservation Code, Minnesota Statute, and, Minnesota State Building Code violations at 2433 Simpson Street if the property owner does not comply with the abatement order and voluntarily correct all listed violations by June 30, 2010 (with abatement to include completing unfinished siding and soffits, installing a permanent electrical service and raising the chimney to a code compliant level). The property owner will then be billed for actual and administrative costs. If charges are not paid, staff is to recover costs as specified in City Code Section 407.07B. Prepared by: Don Munson, Permit Coordinator Page 2 of 3