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WHEREAS, <br />the City sent a notice of violation and an abatement notice on June 14, 2019 <br />with an abatement for a few specific items the week of July 1, 2019; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />the homeowner has stated they are working with the Minnesota Housing <br />Finance Agency for a loan to complete work on the outside of the home; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />another complaint was received about the property on May 5, 2020 regarding <br />incomplete siding of the home; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />a first notice of violation for incomplete siding was sent on May 13, 2020; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, <br />a second notice of violation for incomplete siding was sent on May 27, 2020; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, <br />an inspection was conducted on June 11, 2020 with the Senior Planner, <br />Deputy City Administrator, and Building Official which showed various public nuisance items <br />that remained on the property, as well as many areas of inadequate siding on the principal structure; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />a third notice of violation and abatement notice for public nuisance items and <br />incomplete siding was sent with an administrative citation of $250 on June 16, 2020; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />an abatement for junk items was scheduled for July 14, 2020 and rescheduled <br />for July 16, 2020 due to inclement weather, and when Staff arrived on July 16, 2020 exterior junk <br />was removed but the gazebo remained full of items and garbage and the exterior of the home was <br /> <br />still not in compliance with Code. <br /> <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br /> <br />1)That the Ramsey City Council approves the following related to the code enforcement case: <br /> <br /> <br />a.That the City of Ramsey hereby approves the hiring of a contractor to complete the <br />siding of the principal structure, windows on the principal structure, and ensuring the <br />house is in compliance with the property maintenance code, and the abatement items <br />noted in the June 11, 2020 notice of violation/abatement for the week of August 1, 2020 <br />or as available by Contractor. <br /> <br /> <br />b.That the City of Ramsey hereby approves the hiring of a contractor to empty the gazebo <br />in the front yard, remove any tarping or unapproved siding that has been utilized as <br />siding for the gazebo, and to fully inspect the gazebo for structural integrity. If the <br />gazebo is found to be a dangerous structure, the contractor is hereby authorized to <br />remove the gazebo in its entirety. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #20-155 <br />Page 2of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />