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Second Stay of Council File 10-1185, An Order to Remove or Repair the Buildings at 578 THOMAS AVENUE. (Public hearing held December 21)
Legislative Hearing Staff Comments
Amendments to this resolution are anticipated, as the deadline for conditions to be met follows the Council Agenda Publication Deadline.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council adopted Council File #10-1185 on December 15, 2010 an Order to Remove or Repair the building at 578 Thomas Avenue within thirty (30) days; and
WHEREAS, in the City Council's deliberation on this matter, Councilmembers indicated their willingness to reconsider the issue, should a viable plan for rehabilitation of the buildings at 578 Thomas Avenue be found acceptable by both the vacant building's program manager and the legislative hearing officer in the 30-day time period the owner was granted to remove the building; and
WHEREAS, in the ensuing 30-day time period, Nghi Huynh, Property Manager for property owner, Kien Le, completed a plan for the rehabilitation of 578 Thomas Avenue, which provided that all of the following conditions were met:
1. post a $5,000 performance deposit;
2. provide financial documentation demonstrating adequate funds will be available for the repairs;
3. secure a code compliance inspections report which would provided specific information of the necessary repairs to make this property minimally code compliant;
4. provide a work plan with timelines in accordance with the Code Compliance Inspection Report; and
5. provide a signed contract agreement between the seller and buyer for the completion of the project;
WHEREAS, compliance with these conditions was carefully reviewed in the legislative hearing process by both the legislative hearing officer and the vacant building program manager and found to be acceptable; and
WHEREAS, the City Council subsequently granted a 180 stay in the implementation of Council File #10-1185 in order for the rehabilitation to complete the ...
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