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ecfri to SI77/ zanala MAYOR 13i11 131esener COUNCIL Rick Montour Barbara Allan John Keis Michael McGraw 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson www.ci.little-canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener & Members of the City Council FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Code Enforcement Officer DATE: April 25, 2007 RE: Valor Enterprises Yesterday Jim Lee, Fire Inspector, Steve Westerhaus, Building Official, Pete Tokle, Electrical Inspector and myself were able to inspect inside and outside of the property at 3165 -3167 Spruce Street, Valor Enterprises with the owners permission. Pat Sweeney, City Attorney was also present as was Michael Mergens, Valor's Attorney, and Lori Peterson, Owner. This would be the first onsite inspection since the correction of the imminent hazards on March 8, 2007. Since the revocation, I have listed several items below that have changed with the property — Building Code Violations • I sent a letter to Valor Enterprises on February 8, 2007, with the Electrical Hazards, Fire Hazards, Building Code Hazards, and Imminent Hazard reports attached to it. These reports outlined multiple violations on the site noted from inspections conducted on January 8 and 26, 2007. In this letter, staff specifically notes that no electrical, building, or mechanical work should start without prior approval and permits. I sent a reminder letter on April 6, 2007, again noting no work should start prior to permit approval. Per the admission of Lori Peterson and Michael Mergens, King Electric has done work on the site to start correcting some of the violations. In viewing the electrical panel located off the office area, it is quite evident that work has been done. To date, there has been no peiurit filed with the City of Little Canada for approval. (See Attachments #1 -3) • The shelving in the main shop bay was cleared as a result of the imminent hazards violations. Valor Enterprises removed all storage from the shelving to correct this violation. Yesterday, there was a ladder leaning up against this area and it is once again being loaded up with various parts and debris. (See Attachment #4) • The reports listed above were created from inspections occurring on January 8 and 26, 2007. The inspections resulted in five (5) imminent hazard violations, 10 electrical code violations, 97 fire code violations, and 21 building code violations. (Total 133 violations) The five (5) imminent hazard violations were corrected and inspected on 4