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rc~owttio~ ~_ii~;i~ict W/Ih regard to this specific property, there have been substantial discussions
<br />with thc Fib-t: h,,1zu,q~al that visited the site. He reports that the subject property is a fire hazard and
<br />there arc li fiz s;tft~'ly {;ol~cerns on the property because of lack of egress windows, smoke
<br />detectors, ~r~(! Ji"',~' ~larm systems. City Attorney Goodrich advised should the Council pass this
<br />resolution, ii ,,v,,)~l,! dircct the City Administrator to negotiate with the property owner. Staff has
<br />only had [>~-cli~'~i,~at(-y, mzgotiations and hopefully that would proceed further.
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<br />Counciln](~'~[~{.:,' ~ ~oo1¢ questioned if there are any concerns that under the circumstances the
<br />property n~;~ v I~,:: c,, >l~tmn~im~ted and the City would have to do some kind of clean up effort there.
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<br />Cily Att{~ ~,y ( ;,~.>(,drich replied staff is not aware of that, but in any condemnation proceedings
<br />cnvironmcm~[ :;t:,~3da~'ds will have to be met.
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<br />indicated the EDA has projects on two other parcels in this vicinity
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<br />Cotmcilm~'.~ ~1~'~' I'; rig t~slced il'the City's concerns have been addressed with the landowner.
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<br />Gary }la~,';t>~. i"~c:,idc;nt el' Bakestar Inc., stated his father is the business owner. He is 84 years
<br />old and ha'.~ [~:t,.]/lis business for over 20 years, and is a taxpayer in the City of Ramsey. The first
<br />time they Ilc::~,'d a~b~mt this being discussed is when they saw it on the agenda. The Council seems
<br />to have I'~ti l~:~ t i~ ,,, ~ti lying individuals, as in the case of the seal coating and the road that was torn
<br />up less thz',~ c,~c n~onth later. These types of things strike him as not negotiating in totally good
<br />faith. In ~'c.~;:~-ds [(~ thc type of building they have, it is a metal steel building on very nice
<br />concrete. '1'1 ~' 1~,~ ~i ld ing is in excellent maintenance, as a starter building it has a lot of desirability
<br />to small bt ~',~i~ c:,sc:-~ that are looking to get into their own property. Not everyone can afford large
<br />consmtctio~ ~;~i a ~ many people know small businesses contribute most of the job growth in the
<br />county. ~I'}~ is~ ~ existing building that does not require TI~' financing for the businesses that
<br />[lave exprc:s:~cd ;.~ interest in it. [[e stated the sale of the property has only been posted on a sign
<br />in fi'on! el' linc ~t~i:~crly, and they have received numerous inquiries and a number are in a much
<br />higher level i}~:~,l v,'hal thc City has expressed.
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<br />Mi-. Hansc,~ s,l',~,,c,,! as t~tr as the property's blighted condition, they as the business owners had
<br />invited irc Virt ~im':dml into the building to do an inspection as part of the fire inspection
<br />proccdm-cs, liar-bt~:~;i/~essos and homeowners that wanted to make improvements to their property.
<br />The/'irsi ti~,~ il,c I'i~'¢ Marshal came through he gave them a list of corrections in relation to fire
<br />alarms and ~:;~c;ria~l around their fitrnace room. Those things they corrected and he has a letter to
<br />thai cxtcnl, a, low' mo~lhs back the Fire Marshal, his supervisor, and another individual came to
<br />the buildim,, Il' ihi; has been in thc process for a while it strikes him as not being entirely in good
<br />ffailh Ibc t[]c~a ~(~ t~::~c that tbr thc excuse to photograph the building and then not have cited them
<br />for any o1' il~e:~;~,' :;t~0poscd blighted conditions. They were unaware until tonight that there were
<br />any prol>lc~'~ v,.'itt~ Ihoir property. He installed smoke detectors in a number of areas and a
<br />numbc~-of' }~;:tri~t-y~ [)ackcd emergency lighting so if the power fails there would be light to find
<br />your w~y (m~ ~,i ii~,: building. This was not required because only he and his father work in the
<br />building, i'i,cy ,~;till did the improvements because they make good sense. They have listed the
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