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CC Regular Session 5. 15. Meeting Date: 08/25/2020 By: Chloe McGuire Brigl, Community Development Information Title Adopt Resolution #20-181 Approving Extension for Abatement at 8050 147th Ave NW Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to review a request from John Leukam ("Property Owner") of the site at 8050 147th Ave NW ("Subject Property") for an extension of just over one month to the scheduled abatement for the Subject Property. The City Council approved abatement of the Subject Property at their July 28, 2020 City Council meeting. Notification: N/A Observations/Alternatives: Summary of Actions to Date • April 9, 2020: Notice of Violation sent - Property Owner states he did not receive this notice, though notice was never returned to City. $75 citation enclosed which Property Owner has requested be removed. • June 3, 2020: Notice of Violation sent - Sent 2nd Notice of Violation direct to owner's home • June 10, 2020: Notice of Violation sent - Started sending violation notices to both Subject Property and Property Owner's home address • July 28, 2020: Council approved Resolution 20-160 Approving Abatement • August 3, 2020: Staff reinspected the property and cataloged all items and photos per attached Abatement Notice • August 11, 2020: Sent fully detailed Abatement Notice on with abatement scheduled for August 25, 2020 • August 19, 2020: Met with Property Owner and 3 tenants • August 19, 2020: Received request from property Owner for extension through end of September 2020 Abatement Notice • Approximately sixty (60) vehicles listed on abatement notice to be removed (e.g. junk vehicles, expired tabs) • Approximately nine (9) miscellaneous items listed on abatement notice including tires, junk vehicle parts, trailers, metal items, and other equipment Uses Onsite • Two trucking companies (lease from Property Owner) • Note: These companies understand the severity of the abatement notice and the vast majority of the items onsite are not related to these companies, but instead related to their sub -leaser whose use is noted below. The trucking companies are moving to another location and have put a firm date in place (September 30, 2020) for when they will be entirely off the site. • Vehicle cannibalization (sub -lease from trucking companies) that dismantles and ships vehicles to Africa in cargo containers. • Note: This is not an allowed use anywhere in the City of Ramsey and the tenant has requested time to remove the items from the site but does not have another location leased at this time. The sub -leaser has not been able to give a firm date on when items would be fully removed from the site. Staff has not seen any progress onsite, but the Property Owner and Trucking Tenants have indicated to Staff that they have removed a few vehicles from the Subject Property, including some personal storage items onsite (e.g. cars and boats), and would continue removing items to show progress by next Wednesday, August 26.