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Fire Department Our mission is to be a progressive and welcoming Village that is walkable, sustainable and safe 3301 Silver Lake Road, St. Anthony, MN 55418 612-782-3400 | www.savmn.com Monday, August 3, 2020 Mr. Mayor and Councilmembers, The City of St. Anthony Village mission statement is “to be a progressive and welcoming Village that is walkable, sustainable and safe.” We put a priority on making sure that properties are maintained as they result in higher property values which transforms into better neighborhoods, schools and a place of doing business. Since 2001, the St. Anthony Housing Code Enforcement has had numerous interactions resulting in ordinance violations with Mr. John Kelly Jr. who resides at 3208 Skycroft Dr. in St. Anthony. Many of the violations started as complaints from his neighbors while others were proactive actions from code enforcement inspectors. The city has filed criminal complaints against Mr. Kelly in November of 2008, September of 2011, and July of 2014. In each instance, the agreement was to suspend prosecution and dismiss if he complied and no additional violations occurred within a year. The violations were documented both in written form as well as numerous photos which have been taken over the past several years. I have included various photos for you to view. Some are current while others are from 2015 and 2016. The common violations were vehicles in inoperable condition, expired registrations, no license plates on the vehicles and a significant amount of household items and debris stored both outside on the front drive as well as in the vehicles themselves. Various areas that code enforcement focuses on are the health, safety and welfare of both the residents and their properties. Keeping significant debris in areas for long periods can promote rodent harborage. This can have far reaching consequences for the neighboring properties from both a safety standpoint as well as an overall negative impact on their residences. In short, this large amount of debris does detract from the other well maintained properties on his street. The amount of debris and household items on this property has been changing over the years. One area that has not are the same 3 vehicles that have been parked and used as storage vessels for the debris. We are asking that the following be abated from the property: • A teal 1992 Ford Taurus with collector plate 332289 • A red and black 1991 GMC truck with collector plate 332290 • A maroon Ford Taurus with no plates • Any household items/debris stored outside on the front driveway which we will work with him to identify the specific items 95