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Mounds View City Council Regular Meeting February 27, 2023 Page 5 1 longer in place. He reported this was not a valid excuse for what was occurring at this property. 2 3 Mr. Halverson indicated he had to wait for a court date and they were 90 days behind. 4 5 Council Member Lindstrom stated on May 4, 2022 the City conducted a fire inspection and Mr. 6 Halverson failed this fire inspection. He questioned why this was not remedied. He commented 7 further on the multiple code violations on the property and noted Xcel would not turn the power 8 back on because the boiler was unsafe. He indicated each of these properties was riddled with 9 problems that were unrelated to being able to get into the building. He was of the opinion that 10 Mr. Halverson was not committed to properly maintaining these buildings to a habitable 11 standard. 12 13 Council Member Gunn agreed noting the boiler was not restarted due to unsafe conditions in the 14 building. 15 16 Mr. Halverson indicated the heat was not shut off on the other two buildings, only the one 17 building. 18 19 Council Member Lindstrom asked how many times code enforcement has been to these 20 properties. Housing/Code/Fire Inspector Schuman explained he has been to the properties 21 numerous times and noted this was not typical when compared to other rentals in the community. 22 He discussed the history of the utilities shut off and noted the tenant had worked with Xcel to get 23 the heat turned back on, but after a visit by Xcel, it was determined the boiler was in disrepair. 24 He stated staff issued a correction order and Mr. Halverson has taken no action. 25 26 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Cermak. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9715, 27 Approval and Revocation of Rental License at 5661 Quincy Street, 5671 Quincy Street and 5691 28 Quincy Street. 29 30 Council Member Meehlhause asked how many police calls this property had. Community 31 Development Director Sevald reported the property had 287 police calls up to January of 2023. 32 33 Mayor Hull explained the landlord was no longer in control of these properties and for this 34 reason he supported the revocation of the rental license. 35 36 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 37 38 Council Member Gunn asked what the next step was for these properties. Community 39 Development Director Sevald reported he would post the properties for no occupancy and the 40 tenants would have 45 days to relocate and then the buildings will be boarded up. City Attorney 41 Riggs explained if there were squatter issues, the City would have to get involved for health 42 safety reasons. 43 44 E. First Reading Ordinance 1001, Amending Chapter 90, Section 90.005 of the 45 Mounds View City Code increasing number of allowed chickens from 8 to 12.