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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCI <br />FROM: CLERK-ADMINISTRATO <br />DATE: NOVEMBER 27, 1989 <br />SUBJECT: HILLVIEW ROAD APARTMENTS <br />At the November 14th Council Meeting residents appeared <br />complaining about the condition of the apartments on the <br />north side of Hillview Road between Quincy and Interastate <br />35W. At the end of those discussions the Council directed <br />that staff evaluate the current situation and prepare a <br />report for your consideration outlining our current <br />authority and any recommendations for modifying authorizing <br />legislation. <br />Attached for your information is a memorandum from Building <br />Official Jim Tobias listing the current status of housing <br />inspections on those apartment buildings. You will note <br />that Jim commenced inspections in May and has reinspected <br />each building with corrections pending or having been <br />completed. As you may know, under our housing code we are <br />required to reinspect the building and notify the owner of <br />any violations allowing a period of time for corrections to <br />be made before we can commence any legal action against them <br />for violations of our housing code. In the case of 2101 <br />Hillview Road Jim has issued Administrative Offenses and the <br />City Attorney is currently reviewing this matter to <br />determine the advisabilty of commencing criminal proceedings <br />against the owner. <br />Also attached is a memorandum from City Attorney Mark Kerney <br />which I received by FAX on November 15th outlining his <br />thoughts with respect to these items. I would like to <br />correct Mark's statement in his second paragraph regarding <br />our housing code. The housing code does address the <br />condition of the building, not just dimensional aspects as <br />covered under our zoning code but limits our authority to <br />issues which would protect the public health, safety a^d <br />welfare. Should you like, I would be happy to provide you <br />with a copy of Chapter 93 of the code, however, you should <br />hae a copy of it in your individual code books where you <br />will note the issues that are regulated with respect to a <br />building. As it relates to the concerns of the residents, <br />the housing code does not address the aesthetics of a <br />building, i.e. paint, landscaping or yard maintenance but <br />does address the condition of the building as it relates to <br />the livability of the building and the individual units. <br />Mark suggests in his memorandum that the City has greater <br />authority to address the concerns of the residents with <br />respect to junk, debris, or yard maintenance through the <br />City's nuisance code and encourages residents to file <br />complaints with the Police Department so that proper <br />