Legislative Hearings

15 West Kellogg Blvd. City of Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN 55102 Meeting Minutes - Action Only Legislative Hearings Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer Mai Vang, Hearing Coordinator Jean Birkholz, Hearing Secretary legislativehearings@ci.stpaul.mn.us 651-266-8585 Tuesday, September 11, 2018 9:00 AM Room 330 City Hall & Court House 9:00 a.m. Hearings Remove/Repair Orders 1 RLH RR 18-30 Ordering the razing and removal of the structures at 877 WOODBRIDGE STREET within fifteen (15) days after the August 15, 2018 City Council public hearing. Sponsors: Thao Legislative hearing on September 25 (No show). Recommendation is forthcoming. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/26/2018 2 RLH RR 18-39 Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 1049 EDGERTON STREET within fifteen (15) days after the October 10, 2018 City Council Public Hearing. Sponsors: Brendmoen Need owner to post the $5,000 performance deposit by September 28 in order to grant layover to October 23 Legislative Hearing for conditions to be met with a Public Hearing on October 24, 2018. NOTE: Application for code compliance needs to be applied for as soon as possible and clean-out needs to be done and lockbox combination provided to inspector. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/10/2018 Making Finding Nuisance Abatement 3 RLH RR 18-42 Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 947 BARCLAY STREET in Council File Nos. RLH RR 17-8 and RLH RR 18-10. Sponsors: Bostrom Layover to September 25, 2018 to determine if all permits are finaled and code compliance certificate is issued. City of Saint Paul Page 1 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only September 11, 2018 Referred to the City Council due back on 9/26/2018 4 RLH RR 18-41 Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 2096 REANEY AVENUE in Council File Nos. RLH RR 17-52 and RLH RR 17-28. (Legislative Hearing on September 11) Sponsors: Prince Attorney Erick Flyckt appeared. Ms. Moermond: your contractor says, "We can get this done in 45 days" & the Work Plan shows that you can get it done in 45 days -based on that, I'm going to recommend that the City Council continue the matter to Oct 24, 2018 at which time I would hopefully ask the Council to Make a Finding that the nuisance has been abated; the matter resolved Steve Magner, Code Enforcement Manager: at that time, you'll need to have your sign-off by Oct 23 or earlier because our office needs to have confirmation; the trades permits need to get signed-off; then, Jim Seeger can make the final walk-thru Ms. Moermond: your contractor put together a solid plan Mr. Flyckt: I got an update yesterday afternoon that they are making progress; it's almost ready for the final electrical & HVAC Ms. Moermond: we're in good shape ____ Public hearing continued to October 24 to determine if code compliance certificate is issued. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/12/2018 11:00 a.m. Hearings Summary Abatement Orders 5 RLH SAO 18-62 Appeal of Raymond Cermak Sr. to a Vehicle Abatement Order at 53 ATWATER STREET. Sponsors: Thao Rescheduled to 9/18 per owner's request. If owner cannot attend, he may send a representative or a written statement. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 9/18/2018 Correction Orders 6 RLH CO 18-35 Appeal of Betty Gruber to a Correction Notice at 671 HAWTHORNE AVENUE EAST. City of Saint Paul Page 2 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only September 11, 2018 Sponsors: Bostrom Grant to October 5, 2018 to comply with order to further eliminate odor in Unit 1 by washing all fabrics (clothes, towels, etc) and shampooing carpets. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/26/2018 11:30 a.m. Hearings Orders To Vacate, Condemnations and Revocations 7 RLH VO 18-44 Appeal of William Dunnigan to a Notice of Condemnation-Unfit for Human Habitation-Order to Vacate at 754 BLAIR AVENUE. Sponsors: Thao Inspector will inspect the property on Thursday, September 13 and a staff report will be given on Sept. 18. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 9/18/2018 8 RLH VO 18-48 Appeal of Raul Torres to a Re-Inspection Fire Certificate of Occupancy with Deficiencies, including Condemnation at 620 OAKDALE AVENUE. Sponsors: Noecker Layover to further discuss plans for making repairs to the balance of the items and reduce the content of the unit by 50%. Raul Torres, tenant, appeared. Fire Supervisor A.J. Neis: this is an appeal for a Condemnation/Order to Vacate; photos in file -Fire Certificate of Occupancy re-inspection Notice; Condemnation due to gross unsanitary conditions & excessive contents by Inspector Dan Klein Ms. Moermond: the bldg is 620-622 Oakdale & we're looking at the 620 side Mr. Neis: there were also multiple code violations within the 620 unit -just received an email from Insp Klein that said, "I know this is in appeals but Guardian Property Management called this morning & said that they had tried unsuccessfully to reach these tenants since Brian & I were there; I notified her that there was an appeal today & she was totally unaware; she asked if they needed to be there; if we needed anything, we could contact them at their phone number;" -conditions inside the unit include: excessive contents - want at least 50% of the content removed; deep strong smell of cat urine; unit needs a cleaning & needs to be maintained in an acceptable manner -with cat urine, people can become immunotoxic when there's a strong smell of amonia; occupants may not even smell it after a while; but immunotoxicity, which can develp over time, is very detrimental to one's health, especially to children Ms. Moermond: basically, it can cause brain damage -the apartment looks really full & City of Saint Paul Page 3 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only September 11, 2018 -you have cat odor going on Mr. Torres: Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 9/18/2018 Staff Reports 9 RLH VO 18-35 Appeal of Jacob Laliberte to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of Occupancy and Order to Vacate at 701 GERANIUM AVENUE EAST. Sponsors: Bostrom Check on building permit to see it's final by 9/19. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/26/2018 1:30 p.m. Hearings Fire Certificates of Occupancy 10 RLH FCO Appeal of Asha Raleigh to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 1043 18-166 CONWAY STREET. Sponsors: Prince Grant an extension to October 1, 2018 for compliance with the items except for the chipped and peeling paint which is granted to June 1, 2019; grant the appeal on Item 5 (guardrails). Referred to the City Council due back on 10/10/2018 11 RLH FCO Appeal of Evan Bibbee to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 1060 18-160 MATILDA STREET. Sponsors: Brendmoen Grant to October 1, 2018 for the remaining items except for Items 1, 5, 6 and 7 which is granted to June 1, 2019. Extension for window repair/replacement (Item 7) conditioned on temporary replacement to ensure windows stay open and will latch. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/10/2018 2:30 p.m. Hearings Vacant Building Registrations 12 RLH VBR Appeal of Charnell Hudson to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 134 18-67 ELIZABETH STREET EAST. Sponsors: Noecker Deny the appeal but will waive the vacant building fee for 90 days. Owner needs to City of Saint Paul Page 4 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only September 11, 2018 order a code compliance inspection. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/10/2018 13 RLH VBR 18-64 Appeal of Anh Pham to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 721 JACKSON STREET. Sponsors: Thao Recommendation is forthcoming. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 9/25/2018 14 RLH VBR 18-68 Appeal of Jose Flores to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 802 MOUND STREET. Sponsors: Prince Grant the appeal as power was restored on 9/10/18. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/19/2018 15 RLH VBR Appeal of Gonzo Guerra, Connection Realty, to a Vacant Building Registration 18-56 Notice at 1056 REANEY AVENUE. Sponsors: Prince Waive the vacant building fee for 90 days to get Fire Certificate of Occupancy reinstated. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/10/2018 16 RLH VBR Appeal of Roger Cheatham to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 1895 18-66 SAINT ANTHONY AVENUE. Sponsors: Henningson Waive the vacant building fee for 90 days. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/10/2018 City of Saint Paul Page 5