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Item No. . Staff Report No.74 — /33 L Meeting Date: 6/23/97 Type of Business: Council Business WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council Members From: Jennifer Bergman, Housing Inspector Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution No. 5136 Ordering the Abatement of Hazardous Conditions Existing at 2091 Hillview Road Date of Report: June 23, 1997 Summary: Attached is Resolution No. 5136 approving an Order for Abatement for the demolition of the building located at 2091 Hillview in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 463.161. The building is a fourplex which is currently occupied by two families. The other two units have been placarded by Rick Jarson, Building Official, preventing occupancy due to the condition of the units and common areas. Staff has continuously worked with the owners, Legal Aid, a court appointed administrator and the tenants to attempt to bring this building up to Building and Housing Code standards since December of 1995. Because of the continued hazardous condition of the property (see attached Housing Inspection Report Form) and the lack of response from the owner, staff consulted with Attorney Bob Long as to possible remedies. He proposed issuing an Order of Abatement for the demolition of the property under Section 463.161 of the Minnesota Statutes. Staff has prepared Resolution No. 5316 for this purpose. If City Council approves the resolution and authorizes the Order of Abatement, the owner has 20 days to remove or raze the building or reply to the order. If the owner does not comply with the Order, the City of Mounds View will file a motion for summary enforcement of this Order with the Ramsey County District Court. If the District Court authorizes the Abatement Order, the City will raze the building and all necessary costs incurred by the City in the corrective action will be assessed against the property. Background: City Civil Case In December, 1995, staff received a complaint from a tenant living at 2091 Hillview Road indicating several code violations. An inspection was conducted and a list of violations was sent to the owner, Soji Agboola, giving him 30 days to correct them. After several attempts to reinspect the property, an Administrative Offense and a Court Citation were issued. A court date was scheduled for April 9, 1996; the owner did not appear in court. A warrant was issued.