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PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS The properties were surveyed and evaluated in accordance with the following requirements under Minnesota Statute Section 469.174,Subdivision 10,clause (c) which states: Interior Inspection—"The municipality may not make.such determination [that the building is structurally substandard] without an interior inspection of the property..." Exterior Inspection and Other Means—"An interior inspection of the property is not required, if the municipality finds that (1)the municipality or authority is unable to gain access to the property; and after using its best efforts to obtain permission from the party that owns or controls the property; and(2) the evidence otherwise supports a reasonable conclusion that the building is structurally substandard." Documentation—"Written.documentation of the building findings and reasons.why an interior inspection was not conducted must be made and retained under section 469.175, subdivision 3, clause (1)." PROCEDURES FOLLOWED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS The City of Saint Anthony directly contacted both property owners located in the district to request that an inspection and evaluation be made of their property. Property inspections were completed on May 6, 2002. For both subject buildings, the City of Saint Anthony provided copies of all available building permits on record for review by SEH. These permits provide a basic description of type of work completed for each permit (building, electrical, or plumbing) and,in . some cases, approximate value of work to be completed. Additional building data was collected from public taxpayer information available from Ramsey County. Building data from these public records was combined with and reviewed against information gathered in the field. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS The properties were surveyed and evaluated to ascertain whether the qualification tests for tax increment eligibility for a redevelopment district,required under the following Minnesota Statutes,could be met. Minnesota Statute Section 469.174, Subdivision 10, clause(a) (1) requires two tests for occupied parcels: 1. Coverage Test—"parcels consisting of 70 percent of the area of the district are occupied by buildings, streets, utilities, paved or gravel parking lots or similar structures . . ." Note: The coverage required by the parcel to be considered occupied is defined under Minnesota Statute Section 469.174, Subdivision 10,clause (e) which states: "For purposes of this subdivision, a parcel is not occupied by buildings, streets, utilities, paved or gravel parking lots or other similar structures unless 15% of the area of the 3