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Regular City Council Meeting <br />Monday, July 26, 2010 <br />Page 10 <br />on the property as of today of this single-family detached home, currently owned <br />by Bernard Robichaud; and noted that this complaint had been originally generat- <br />ed by a neighbor. Mr. Munson summarized the proposed abatement, consisting of <br />repairing the badly-deteriorated roof at an estimated cost of $6,000.00. <br />Mr. Munson noted that after several written notices to the owner with no re- <br />sponse, that staff had been able to meet with this elderly property owner earlier <br />today, who had advised that he had received the notices but hadn't opened them; <br />and now advised staff that he wanted to perform the roof repair himself, but <br />would not be in attendance at tonight's meeting. Mr. Munson noted that the own- <br />er was of the impression that the plastic and board brick patching he'd done was <br />satisfactory for the long-term; at which time staff had advised the owner to the <br />contrary. Mr. Munson suggested putting atwo-week time frame for the owner to <br />initiate the work before the City abatement took effect. <br />Staff recommended that the Community Development Department be authorized <br />to abate the unresolved City Code violation at 959 Brenner Avenue, amended as <br />previously addressed. <br />Discussion included variables on the actual cost estimate due to the low pitch of <br />the roof and its visibility from the ground; the need for the owner to pull a permit <br />and be subject to inspection for staff to determine the viability of the repair; in- <br />formation provided by staff to the owner on available resources to assist him; and <br />conditions applied as with past practice that the work needed to be significantly <br />commenced by the property owner to avoid abatement by the City. <br />Pust moved, Roe seconded, directing staff to abate the above-referenced public <br />nuisance violation at 959 Brenner Avenue by hiring general contractors to repair <br />the roof, if work is not significantly commenced by the property owner by August <br />1 S, 2010; as detailed in Request for Council Action dated July 26, 2010, at an es- <br />timated cost of approximately $6,000.00; and further directing that the property <br />owner be billed for all actual and administrative costs; and if those charges remain <br />unpaid, staff is to recover costs as specified in City Code, Section 407.07B; with <br />costs to be reported to the City Council following the abatement. <br />Roll Call <br />Ayes: Roe; Pust; Johnson; Ihlan; and Klausing. <br />Nays: None. <br />b. Consider Request for City Abatement for Unresolved Violation of City Code <br />at 1890 Hamline Avenue <br />Permit Coordinator Munson reviewed the request for abatement as detailed in the <br />RCA dated July 26, 2010; providing a visual update on the property as of today of <br />this single-family, detached home, currently owned. by John P. Ridley; and noted <br />that the complaint was originally generated by the neighbor. Mr. Munson's visual <br />