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6/19/06 Staff met with Mr. Sedaghat to discuss revocation of CUP and denial of auto Licenses. Mr. Sedaghat requested 6 months to bring his site into compliance. Mr. Hanson explained that decision is made by the City Council. Mr. Sedaghat explained his issues with staffing and financial burdens as a factor for his noncompliance. He explained once his allowed to bring the site into full compliance, he will not fall out of compliance again. He just needs additional time. Staffing is his major hurdle. 6/28/06 City Council agrees to give Mr. Sedaghat until September 27, 2006 to bring site into full compliance or CUP and auto sale/repair licenses will be revoked. The directed staff to inspect site at each 30 day increment to verify progress. 7/20/06 Staff met with Mr. Sedaghat to discuss status of site. Mr. Sedaghat explained he is running ads in Star Tribune, but he is just not getting employees to complete the work. One person specializes in one area of repair and he needs another to do another portion. He camlot find the right help to get cars removed from site. He indicated that car sales are at a all time slow right now. He indicated he does not sell cars on site, but at owner to owner. He has cars up there every weekend and he is trying to remove some. Mr. Sedaghat indicated he has one car that has been on his property for over two years with full frame damage and he cannot find anyone to perform the needed repairs. Mr. Hanson requests a list of cars on the property and the work needed to each. 7/29/06 Mr. Sedaghat does not have time to make a complete list of cars on the property. Staff performs and inspection of the lot. At that time, there were 134 cars that were identifiable by vin # or license plate and 9 cats that were unidentifiable. Minimal debris had been removed from outside. 9/25/06 Staff met with Mr. Sedaghat because the deadline for compliance is two days away. Mr. Sedaghat is requesting more time to bring site into compliance. Ile would like to have until license renewal time 2007 (June 30, 2007). He said he is still struggling with finding employees to perfornl the work needed on his cars. I-Ie is running ads in the paper and posting signs in the East Side of St. Paul for help. He has started moving some cars and figures 15-16 cars have been removed since June 28, 2006. Mr. Hanson explains to Mr. Sedaghat that it is highly unlikely that the council will extend this deadline. The Council has given Mr. Sedaghat amply time and plenty of opporCUnities to correct the violations. Mr. Hanson asks Mr. Sedaghat repeatedly what has changed with the site that will allow him to reach compliance if time is extended. Mr. Sedaghat could not answer and said nothing has changed, but he is trying. Mr. Hanson explained that if the CUP is revolted there will be no outdoor storage or no more licenses. If the site is not cleaned up, staff will start the abatement process. 9/27/06 City Council revokes the CUP for Valor Enterprises and does not renew the tem~orary License issued to Valor Enterprises effective midnight September 27, 2006. 10/4/06 The Ramsey County Sheriffls Department is called to Burger King on Owasso Blvd. and Rice Street for abandoned unlicensed vehicles. The Sheriffls department determines the 2 cars for sale belonged to Valor Enterprises and Burger King authorized the vehicles to be towed. Citntion issued by the Sheriff's Department. 10/10/06 Mr. Sedaghat came into city offices to discuss reapplying for a new CUP for 3165-3167 Spruce Street. Staff gave Mr. Sedaghat the filing dates and zoning code for the I-1 zoning district.