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RAMSEY CODE ENFORCEMENT/CLEAN-UP DAY By: Ryan R. Schroeder, City Administrator James Gromberg, Project Manager CASE # Background~ It is the Staff ~eadiOg, given recent Council actions, that the community is either becoming more cognizant of pjrope~y appearances or properties which have been neglected are becoming much more apparent~ Th~,s has been demonstrated by the actions at the Council table concerning Stanley Welsh, Gerald~Roc~t and F & R Enterprises. This being the case, Staff would like to suggest that we commenCe~a PrOject that involves staff initiation of abatement proceedings in a fairly rigorous fashion for thee properties deemed most out-of-compliance with ordinances relating to property appearance, Cu~mir~ated by a 1992 spring clean-up event. What is contemplated is that if the City approaches logg teB'n and or major stockpilers of auto hulks/garbage/debris providing notice that we will atteml~ to: ~vork with them through the Spring Clean-up Day in order to rectify the current situation, fOlloWed by rigorous enforcement and abatement, we will receive a sufficient result. In the past the C!ty, !n conjunction with the Anoka Regional Sanitary Landfill, has sponsored a Spring Clean-Up D ~y. This event has taken a variety of forms over the years, hoWever, the main component of ~esid ents dumping one load free at the landfill has remained. The addition in past years of majO~ aPl:liance and tire drop-offs were provided by the landfill at a reduced rate for residents takin~ adx'antage of Clean-up Day. The total cost of the 1991 Clean-up Day excluding City labor was: 1262 LOOse yards Tax only $7,092.44 961i Tire's $.50 each 480.50 172. Appliances $6.00 each 1,032.00 1 Ti'actor tire 15.00 $8,619.94 The City received the following fees from residents who took part in Clean-up Day: Tires $637.00 Tractor tire 15.00 Appliances 972.00 City's share of taxes 1,262.00 $2,886.00 The City also reCeiv~ed $205.00 from the sale of permits on Clean-up Day. This reduces the cost of. the 1991 eventlto $15,528.94.