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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday, March 28, 2011 <br /> Page 13 <br /> Councilmember Pust questioned Mr. Colbert on the number of rental properties <br /> under his ownership, and their location. <br /> Mr. Colbert responded that he owned a total of ten (10) properties, with one (1) <br /> located in Roseville, and the others located in the Cities of Blaine, Champlin, <br /> Bloomington, Minneapolis, and Coon Rapids; and advised that he was in the <br /> process of selling a number of them. <br /> Councilmember Pust questioned Mr. Colbert on how long he.had been renting the <br /> Roseville property with the leaking roof conditions. <br /> Mr. Colbert advised that he had owned the Roseville property for nine (9) years, <br /> but over the last two (2) years, the leaking had gotten worse; and while he contin- <br /> ued to attempt to remedy the situation, he ran out of money to do a complete re- <br /> placement of the roof; and had only been attempting to "put band aids" on it over <br /> the last two (2) years. <br /> Mayor Roe thanked Mr. Colbert for attending tonight's meeting. <br /> Pust moved, Willmus seconded, directing Community Development staff to abate <br /> the public nuisance violations at 2030 Lexington Avenue as detailed in the RCA <br /> dated March 28, 2011, if not completed by Mr. Colbert by April 15, 2011, by hir- <br /> ing a general contractor to repair the leaking rubber roof, and repair and paint the <br /> window trim at an estimated cost of $2,000.00; with the actual abatement and <br /> administrative costs to be billed to the property owner; and if not paid, staff di- <br /> rected to recover costs as specified in City Code, Section 407.07B. <br /> Roll Call <br /> Ayes: Pust; Willmus; McGehee; and Roe. <br /> Nays: None. <br /> In response to Mr. Colbert's query, Mayor Roe advised that if the abatement pro- <br /> ceeded, it would serve as a tax lien against the property. <br /> Mr. Colbert advised that he would confer with staff on his additional questions re- <br /> lated to the proposed abatement process and to avoid disrupting his tenants. <br /> Councilmember Willmus questioned the number of tenants currently in the build- <br /> ing. <br /> Mr. Colbert responded that there were currently four (4) guys living there in the <br /> single-family home. <br /> c. Appoint Advisory Commissioners <br />