HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 17, 2007 Work Session
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Gaty L. Peterson
Councilmembers
Rohert A. rVilliams
Bruce Nawrocki
Tammera Ericson Die/un
Bruce KeJ::enherg
Otv Mllnaeer
Walt Fehst
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
590 40th Avenue N.E., Columbia Heights, MN 55421-3878 (763) 706-3600 TDD (763) 706-3692
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COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 17,2006
5:00 P.M.
CONFERENCE ROOM 1
WORK SESSION
AGENDA
1. Hart Blvd trail & trail connections/road closure (37-39th)
2. Land lease of675 37th Avenue
3. Ordinance to amend the Public Nuisance Al1icle of City Code
4. Proposed purchase of three emergency generators - discussion
5. Council Liaison review - including National League of Cities representative
6. Board and Commission appointments
7, Central Avenue TIF extension legislation
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City of Columbia Heights
Public Works Department
Work Session Discussion:
Work Session Date: January 17, 2007 ,d-A-...
Prepared by: Kevin Hansen, Public Works Director/City Engin~!:2:::~Sd.//
ITEM: HART BOULEVARD FROM 37TH TO 39TH AVENEUS:
1. Trail Connections
2. Road Closure
Background: Attached is a site plan that shows the Hart Lake Addition Development
proposal site plan that has received preliminary plat approval. Two lots are proposed that
will include a 52 unit assisted living building and a new City Liquor Store. The proposal
includes a paved bituminous trail on the west side of Hart Boulevard from 3 7th Avenue to
the north property line, approximately 550 feet north of 3 ih Avenue. Council
consideration of the Hart Lake Addition Final Plat is scheduled for January 22nd, 2007.
Analysis/Conclusions: 1) Paved bituminous trails were discussed extensively several
years ago during the Minnesota Design Team visit. A main trail loop and connecting City
parks were final recommendations of the Design Team. Bituminous trails that have been
installed since are at Prestemon Park, a concrete sidewalk on 4 ih as part of the Grand
Central Lofts development and in the new Huset Park roadway and pond. A trail was also
proposed on the University Service Drive MnDOT grant application in 2007.
With the concept of making pedestrian connections via trail ways, staffhas evaluated the
Hart Lake Addition development in relationship to pedestrian connections. It is possible
to provide connections from Hart Lake to Prestemon Park to Stinson Boulevard and then
north on Stinson to make a connection to Silver Lake Boat Landing and Beach. This
route would provide connectivity to several City park facilities, the SilverWood Regional
Park and new retail to the east in St. Anthony. An immediate (2007) connection could be
made from Hart Lake to Prestemon Park. A connection from Prestemon to Stinson could
be made along property lines of 3850 and 3836 Stinson Boulevard, but may require
easement acquisition.
2) The concept of closing a portion of Hart Boulevard was discussed with the council
when the redevelopment of Apache Theater site began. Attached is a drawing that shows
a cul-de-sac that would provide access to the new development and close Hart Boulevard.
A similar cul-de-sac would need to be placed from 39th Avenue to provide access to the
existing apartments. Pros and cons of closing Hart Boulevard may be summarized as
follows:
. Develops green space next to Hart Lake, removes hard surface runoff to the
lake, promotes infiltration with new green space.
. Allows flexibility for trail alignment from north to south.
. Allows for slope restoration and new landscaping adjacent to the lake.
. Improves 39th Avenue intersection operation by removing thru traffic on south
leg - only apartment destination trips would be on south leg of this
intersection.
. Would require State-Aid designation removal for this segment.
. Funding of potential work is undetermined.
. Full easements would need to be retained for existing utilities
. Traffic would shift to other street
Requested Motion:
Discussion and provide direction for trail connections and Hart Boulevard closure from
3ih to 39th Avenues.
Attachments
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Public Works Department
Work Session Discussion:
Work Session Date: January 17, 2007 ,tit
Prepared by: Kevin Hansen, Public Works Director/City Enginee~
ITEM: PROPERTY AT 675 37TH AVENUE
Background: The property located at 675 37th Avenue is owned by Hilltop Trailer
Sales. It is open, vacant land with no improved or permanent buildings on the site. Until
recently, it had been used as trailer storage associated with their business operations. In
2006, the property ceased being used for trailer storage. The owners of Hilltop Trailer
Sales approached Public Works to determine an interest in the potential lease of the
property.
Analysis/Conclusions: The attached map shows the size of the rectangular property at
186 x 360.2 feet, equal to 66,997.20 square feet or 1.54 acres. The entire parcel is
enclosed with a chain link fence with access on to Madison Place. The parcel surface is a
combination of gravel and turf. Public Works does have an interest in the parcel
identifying the following municipal uses:
. Storm water paneling to meet NPDES Phase TT requirements for municipal
operations.
. Covered storage for mixed salt/sand storage (now stored in the open)
. Materials storage such as for water main breaks excavations, asphalt,
concrete, wood chips and other Public Works excavations (currently
being stored on other City owned land).
. Snow storage for snow removal operations.
. Reserve Future use
The owners of Hilltop Trailer sales approached the City prior to leasing the parcel out to
other users. Hilltop Trailer had indicated a trucking company was interested for short and
long term storage of tractor-trailers. Outdoor storage would require other City approvals
through the CUP process. Staff has not negotiated with Hilltop Trailer but requested a
cost range that they provided of approximately $3,000 per month or $36,000 per year.
Requested Motion:
Discussion and provide direction for land lease.
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CITY COUNCIL LETTER
Meeting of January 22, 2007
AGENDA SECTION: Public Hearings
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Fire
CITY
MANAGER
APPROVAL
No.
ITEM:
Ordinance Change
BY: Gary Gorman
No:
DATE: January 10,2007
DATE:
Background: The Fire Department and Police Department are requesting minor changes to the
existing Public Nuisances section of City Code. On the recommendation of the City Attorney the Fire
Department no longer needs to send hearing notices out via certified or registered mail. A large
percent of certified mail comes back unclaimed. This language will be changed. The Police
Department is requesting to add graffiti to the list of Public Nuisances Affecting Peace and Safety.
Graffiti was left out during the re-codification of the City Code. The Public Nuisance section of City
Code is a better fit for its placement.
Analysis/Conclusions: The change in how hearing notices are sent will speed up the
process and provide the cost saving of certified or registered mail. Graffiti removal needs to
be added back into City Code and this ordinance will accomplish that.
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1520, there
being ample copies available to the public.
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to establish a second reading of Ordinance No. 1520
being an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article II of the City Code of the City of Columbia
Heights pertaining to public nuisances for February 12, 2007 at approximately 7:00 p.m. in
the City Council Chambers.
COUNCIL ACTION:
ORDINANCE NO. 1520
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE II,
CITY CODE PERTAINING TO PUBLIC NUISANCES
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Chapter 8, Article II of the Columbia Heights City Code, which
currently reads to wit:
ARTICLE II: PUBLIC NUISANCES
Section
8.201
8.202
8.203
8.204
8.205
8.206
8.207
Public nuisance defined
Public nuisances affecting health
Public nuisances affecting morals and decency
Public nuisances affecting peace and safety
Duties of city officers
Abatement
Recovery of cost
~ 8.201 PUBLIC NUISANCE DEFINED.
Whoever by his or her act or failure to perform a legal duty intentionally does any of
the following is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance, which is a misdemeanor:
(A) Maintains or permits a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures or
endangers the safety, health, morals, comfort or repose of any considerable number of
members of the public;
(B) Interferes with, obstructs or renders dangerous for passage any public highway
or right-of-way, or waters used by the public; or
(C) Is guilty of any other act or omission declared by law or this subchapter to be a
public nuisance and for which no sentence is specifically provided.
~ 8.202 PUBLIC NUISANCES AFFECTING HEALTH.
The following are hereby declared to be nuisances affecting health:
(A) Exposed accumulation of decayed or unwholesome food or vegetable matter;
(B) All diseased animals running at large;
(C) All ponds or pools of stagnant water;
(D) Carcasses of animals not buried or destroyed within 24 hours after death;
(E) Accumulations of manure, refuse or other debris;
(F) Privy vaults and garbage cans which are not rodent-free or fly-tight or which are
so maintained as to constitute a health hazard or to emit foul and disagreeable odors;
(G) The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream or lake, canal or body of
water by sewage, industrial waste or other substances;
(H) All noxious weeds and other rank growths of vegetation upon public or private
property;
(I) Dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas and soot, or cinders, in unreasonable
quantities;
(J) All public exposure of people having a contagious disease; and
(K) Any offensive trade or business as defined by statute not operating under local
license.
~ 8.203 PUBLIC NUISANCES AFFECTING MORALS AND DECENCY.
The following are hereby declared to be nuisances affecting public morals and
decency:
(A) All gambling devices, slot machines and punch boards, except as otherwise
authorized by federal, state or local law;
(B) Betting, bookmaking and all apparatus used in such occupations;
(C) All houses kept for the purpose of prostitution or promiscuous sexual
intercourse, gambling houses, houses of ill fame and bawdy houses;
(D) All places where intoxicating liquor is manufactured or disposed of in violation
of law or where, in violation oflaw, people are permitted to resort for the purpose of
drinking intoxicating liquor, or where intoxicating liquor is kept for sale or other
disposition in violation of law, and all liquor and other property used for maintaining
such a place;
(E) Any vehicle used for the unlawful transportation of intoxicating liquor, or for
promiscuous sexual intercourse, or any other immoral or illegal purpose.
~ 8.204 PUBLIC NUISANCES AFFECTING PEACE AND SAFETY.
The following are declared to be nuisances affecting public peace and safety:
(A) All snow and ice not removed from public sidewalks 24 hours after the snow or
other precipitation causing the condition has ceased to fall;
(B) All trees, hedges, billboards or other obstructions which prevent people from
having a clear view of all traffic approaching an intersection;
(C) All wires and limbs of trees which are so close to the surface of a sidewalk or
street as to constitute a danger to pedestrians or vehicles;
(D) All unnecessary noises, odors and annoying vibrations;
(E) Obstructions and excavations affecting the ordinary public use of streets, alleys,
sidewalks or public grounds except under such conditions as are permitted by this code or
other applicable law;
(F) Radio aerials or television antennae erected or maintained in a dangerous
manner;
(G) Any use of property abutting on a public street or sidewalk or any use of a
public street or sidewalk which causes large crowds of people to gather, obstructing
traffic and the free use of the street or sidewalk;
(H) All hanging signs, awnings and other similar structures over streets and
sidewalks, or so situated so as to endanger public safety, or not constructed and
maintained as provided by ordinance;
(1) The allowing of rain water, ice or snow to fall from any building or structure
upon any street or sidewalk or to flow across any sidewalk;
(J) Any barbed wire fence less than six feet above the ground and within three feet
of a public sidewalk or way;
(K) All dangerous, unguarded machinery in any public place, or so situated or
operated on private property as to attract the public;
(L) Wastewater cast upon or permitted to flow upon streets or other public
properties;
(M) Accumulations in the open of discarded or disused machinery, household
appliances, automobile bodies or other material in a manner conducive to the harboring
of rats, mice, snakes or vermin, or the rank growth of vegetation among the items so
accumulated, or in a manner creating fire, health or safety hazards from such
accumulation;
(N) Any well, hole or similar excavation which is left uncovered or in such other
condition as to constitute a hazard to any child or other person coming on the premises
where it is located;
(0) Obstruction to the free flow of water in a natural waterway or a public street
drain, gutter or ditch with trash of other materials;
(P) The placing or throwing on any street, sidewalk or other public property of any
glass, tacks, nails, bottles or other substance which may injure any person or animal or
damage any pneumatic tire when passing over such substance;
(Q) The depositing of garbage or refuse on a public right-of-way or on adjacent
private property;
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telephone or electric utility pole, or on a traffic sign or post erected on a public
right-of-way constitutes a public nuisance under this section; and
(S) All other conditions or things which are likely to cause injury to the person or
property of anyone.
~ 8.205 DUTIES OF CITY OFFICERS.
The City Engineer, Public Works Superintendent, Police Department, Fire
Department, Building Official, City Planner, or other designated official shall enforce the
provisions of this subchapter relating to nuisances affecting public safety. The Police
Department shall enforce provisions relating to other nuisances and shall assist the other
designated officers in the enforcement of provisions relating to nuisances affecting public
safety. Such officers shall have the power to inspect private premises and take all
reasonable precautions to prevent the commission and maintenance of public nuisances.
~ 8.206 ABATEMENT.
(A) Notice. Written notice of violation; notice of the time, date, place and subject
of any hearing before the City Council; notice of City Council order; and notice of
motion for summary enforcement hearing shall be given as set forth in this section.
(1) Notice of violation. Written notice of violation shall be served by the officer
charged with enforcement on the owner of record or occupant of the premises either in
person or by certified or registered mail. If the premises is not occupied, the owner of
record is unknown, or the owner of record or occupant refuses to accept notice of
violation, notice of violation shall be served by posting it on the premises.
(2) Notice of City Council hearing. Written notice of any City Council hearing
to determine or abate nuisance shall be served on the owner of record and occupant of the
premises either in person or by certified or registered mail. If the premises is not
occupied, the owner of record is unknown, or the owner of record or occupant refuses to
accept notice of the City Council hearing, notice of City Council hearing shall be served
by posting it on the premises.
(3) Notice of City Council order. Except for those cases determined by the city
to require summary enforcement, written notice of any City Council order shall be made
as provided in M.S. ~ 463.17 (Hazardous and Substandard Building Act), as it may be
amended from time to time.
(4) Notice of motion for summary enforcement. Written notice of any motion for
summary enforcement shall be made as provided for in M.S. ~ 463.17 (Hazardous and
Substandard Building Act), as it may be amended from time to time.
(B) Procedure. Whenever the officer charged with enforcement determines that a
public nuisance is being maintained or exists on premises in the city, the officer shall
notify in writing the owner of record or occupant of the premises of such fact and order
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to be taken to abate the nuisance and the time within which the nuisance is to be abated.
If the notice of violation is not complied with within the time specified, the enforcing
officer shall report that fact forthwith to the City Council. Thereafter, the City Council
may, after notice to the owner or occupant and an opportunity to be heard, determine that
the condition identified in the notice of violation is a nuisance and further order that if the
nuisance is not abated within the time prescribed by the City Council, the city may seek
injunctive relief by serving a copy of the City Council order and notice of motion for
summary enforcement.
(C) Emergency procedure; summary enforcement. In cases of emergency, where
delay in abatement required to complete the notice and procedure requirements set forth
in divisions (A) and (B) of this section will permit a continuing nuisance to unreasonably
endanger public health, safety or welfare, the City Council may order summary
enforcement and abate the nuisance. To proceed with summary enforcement, the officer
charged with enforcement shall determine that a public nuisance exists or is being
maintained on premises in the city and that delay in abatement of the nuisance will
unreasonably endanger public health, safety or welfare. The enforcement officer shall
notify in writing the occupant or owner of the premises of the nature of the nuisance and
of the city's intention to seek summary enforcement and the time and place ofthe City
Council meeting to consider the question of summary enforcement. The City Council
shall determine whether or not the condition identified in the notice to the owner or
occupant is a nuisance, whether public health, safety or welfare will be unreasonably
endangered by delay in abatement required to complete the procedure set forth in division
(A) of this section, and may order that such nuisance be immediately terminated or
abated. If the nuisance is not immediately terminated or abated, the City Council may
order summary enforcement and abate the nuisance.
(D) Immediate abatement. Nothing in this section shall prevent the city, without
notice or other process, from immediately abating any condition which poses an
imminent and serious hazard to human life or safety.
~ 8.207 RECOVERY OF COST.
(A) Personal liability. The owner of premises on which a nuisance has been abated
by the city shall be personally liable for the cost to the city of the abatement, including
administrative costs. As soon as the work has been completed and the cost determined,
the City Clerk-Treasurer or other official designated by the City Council shall prepare a
bill for the cost and mail it to the owner. Thereupon the amount shall be immediately due
and payable at the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) Assessment. If the nuisance is a public health or safety hazard on private
property, the accumulation of snow and ice on public sidewalks, the growth of weeds on
private property or outside the traveled portion of streets, or unsound or insect-infected
trees, the City Clerk-Treasurer shall, on or before September 1 next following abatement
of the nuisance, list the total unpaid charges along with all other such charges as well as
other charges for current services to be assessed under M.S. 9 429.101, as it may be
amended from time to time, against each separate lot or parcel to which the charges are
attributable. The City Council may then spread the charges against such property under
that statute and other pertinent statutes for certification to the County ",~uditor and
collection along with current taxes the following year or in annual installments, not
exceeding ten, as the City Council may determine in each case.
Is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE II: PUBLIC NUISANCES
Section
8.201
8.202
8.203
8.204
8.205
8.206
8.207
Public nuisance defined
Public nuisances affecting health
Public nuisances affecting morals and decency
Public nuisances affecting peace and safety
Duties of city officers
Abatement
Recovery of cost
g 8.201 PUBLIC NUISANCE DEFINED.
Whoever by his or her act or failure to perform a legal duty intentionally does any of
the following is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance, which is a misdemeanor:
(A) Maintains or permits a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures or
endangers the safety, health, morals, comfort or repose of any considerable number of
members of the public;
(B) Interferes with, obstructs or renders dangerous for passage any public highway
or right-of-way, or waters used by the public; or
(C) Is guilty of any other act or omission declared by law or this subchapter to be a
public nuisance and for which no sentence is specifically provided.
g 8.202 PUBLIC NUISANCES AFFECTING HEALTH.
The following are hereby declared to be nuisances affecting health:
(A) Exposed accumulation of decayed or unwholesome food or vegetable matter;
(B) All diseased animals running at large;
(C) All ponds or pools of stagnant water;
(D) Carcasses of animals not buried or destroyed within 24 hours after death;
(E) Accumulations of manure, refuse or other debris;
(F) Privy vaults and garbage cans which are not rodent-free or fly-tight or which are
so maintained as to constitute a health hazard or to emit foul and disagreeable odors;
(0) The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream or lake, canal or body of
water by sewage, industrial waste or other substances;
(H) All noxious weeds and other rank growths of vegetation upon public or private
property;
(I) Dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas and soot, or cinders, in unreasonable
quantities;
(J) All public exposure of people having a contagious disease; and
(K) Any offensive trade or business as defined by statute not operating under local
license.
~ 8.203 PUBLIC NUISANCES AFFECTING MORALS AND DECENCY.
The following are hereby declared to be nuisances affecting public morals and
decency:
(A) All gambling devices, slot machines and punch boards, except as otherwise
authorized by federal, state or local law;
(B) Betting, bookmaking and all apparatus used in such occupations;
(C) All houses kept for the purpose of prostitution or promiscuous sexual
intercourse, gambling houses, houses of ill fame and bawdy houses;
(D) All places where intoxicating liquor is manufactured or disposed of in violation
of law or where, in violation of law, people are permitted to resort for the purpose of
drinking intoxicating liquor, or where intoxicating liquor is kept for sale or other
disposition in violation oflaw, and all liquor and other property used for maintaining
such a place;
(E) Any vehicle used for the unlawful transportation of intoxicating liquor, or for
promiscuous sexual intercourse, or any other immoral or illegal purpose.
~ 8.204 PUBLIC NUISANCES AFFECTING PEACE AND SAFETY.
The following are declared to be nuisances affecting public peace and safety:
(A) All snow and ice not removed from public sidewalks 24 hours after the snow or
other precipitation causing the condition has ceased to fall;
(B) All trees, hedges, billboards or other obstructions which prevent people from
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(C) All wires and limbs of trees which are so close to the surface of a sidewalk or
street as to constitute a danger to pedestrians or vehicles;
(D) All unnecessary noises, odors and annoying vibrations;
(E) Obstructions and excavations affecting the ordinary public use of streets, alleys,
sidewalks or public grounds except under such conditions as are permitted by this code or
other applicable law;
(F) Radio aerials or television antennae erected or maintained in a dangerous
manner;
(G) Any use of property abutting on a public street or sidewalk or any use ofa
public street or sidewalk which causes large crowds of people to gather, obstructing
traffic and the free use of the street or sidewalk;
(H) All hanging signs, awnings and other similar structures over streets and
sidewalks, or so situated so as to endanger public safety, or not constructed and
maintained as provided by ordinance;
(1) The allowing of rain water, ice or snow to fall from any building or structure
upon any street or sidewalk or to flow across any sidewalk;
(J) Any barbed wire fence less than six feet above the ground and within three feet
of a public sidewalk or way;
(K) All dangerous, unguarded machinery in any public place, or so situated or
operated on private property as to attract the public;
(L) Wastewater cast upon or permitted to flow upon streets or other public
properties;
(M) Accumulations in the open of discarded or disused machinery, household
appliances, automobile bodies or other material in a manner conducive to the harboring
of rats, mice, snakes or vermin, or the rank growth of vegetation among the items so
accumulated, or in a manner creating fire, health or safety hazards from such
accumulation;
(N) Any well, hole or similar excavation which is left uncovered or in such other
condition as to constitute a hazard to any child or other person coming on the premises
where it is located;
(0) Obstruction to the free flow of water in a natural waterway or a public street
drain, gutter or ditch with trash of other materials;
(P) The placing or throwing on any street, sidewalk or other public property of any
glass, tacks, nails, bottles or other substance which may injure any person or animal or
damage any pneumatic tire when passing over such substance;
(Q) The depositing of garbage or refuse on a public right-of-way or on adjacent
private property;
(R) The display of any advertisement, literature, poster, or sign of any kind on any
telephone or electric utility pole, or on a traffic sign or post erected on a public
right-of-way constitutes a public nuisance under this section; and
(S) Failure to remove or cover graffiti within two business days (Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays) of the discovery or notification of the presence
of graffiti is declared to be a public nuisance
For purposes of this section, graffiti is defined as the unpermitted application of
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building, fence, gate, roadway, tree or other real or personal property, either
privately or publicly owned.
f8j (I) All other conditions or things which are likely to cause injury to the person or
property of anyone.
~ 8.205 DUTIES OF CITY OFFICERS.
The City Engineer, Public Works Superintendent, Police Department, Fire
Department, Building Official, City Planner, or other designated official shall enforce the
provisions of this subchapter relating to nuisances affecting public safety. The Police
Department shall enforce provisions relating to other nuisances and shall assist the other
designated officers in the enforcement of provisions relating to nuisances affecting public
safety. Such officers shall have the power to inspect private premises and take all
reasonable precautions to prevent the commission and maintenance of public nuisances.
~ 8.206 ABATEMENT.
(A) Notice. Written notice of violation; notice of the time, date, place and subject
of any hearing before the City Council; notice of City Council order; and notice of
motion for summary enforcement hearing shall be given as set forth in this section.
(I) Notice of violation. Written notice of violation shall be served by the officer
charged with enforcement on the owner of record or occupant of the premises either in
person or by certified or registered mail. If the premises is not occupied, the owner of
record is unknown, or the owner of record or occupant refuses to accept notice of
violation, notice of violation shall be served by posting it on the premises.
(2) Notice of City Council hearing. Written notice of any City Council hearing
to determine or abate nuisance shall be served on the owner of record and occupant of the
premises either in person or by certified or registered mail. If the premises is not
occupied, the owner of record is unknown, or the owner of record or occupant refuses to
accept notice of the City Council hearing, notice of City Council hearing shall be served
by posting it on the premises.
(3) Notice of City Council order. Except for those cases determined by the city
to require summary enforcement, written notice of any City Council order shall be made
as provided in M.S. S 463.17 (Hazardous and Substandard Building Act), as it may be
amended from time to time.
(4) Notice of motion for summary enforcement. Written notice of any motion for
summary enforcement shall be made as provided for in M.S. S 463.17 (Hazardous and
Substandard Building Act), as it may be amended from time to time.
(B) Procedure. Whenever the officer charged with enforcement determines that a
public nuisance is being maintained or exists on premises in the city, the officer shall
notify in writing the owner of record or occupant of the premises of such fact and order
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to be taken to abate the nuisance and the time within which the nuisance is to be abated.
If the notice of violation is not complied with within the time specified, the enforcing
officer shall report that fact forthwith to the City Council. Thereafter, the City Council
may, after notice to the owner or occupant and an opportunity to be heard, determine that
the condition identified in the notice of violation is a nuisance and further order that if the
nuisance is not abated within the time prescribed by the City Council, the city may seek
injunctive reliefby serving a copy of the City Council order and notice of motion for
summary enforcement.
(C) Emergency procedure; summary enforcement. In cases of emergency, where
delay in abatement required to complete the notice and procedure requirements set forth
in divisions (A) and (B) of this section will permit a continuing nuisance to unreasonably
endanger public health, safety or welfare, the City Council may order summary
enforcement and abate the nuisance. To proceed with summary enforcement, the officer
charged with enforcement shall determine that a public nuisance exists or is being
maintained on premises in the city and that delay in abatement of the nuisance will
unreasonably endanger public health, safety or welfare. The enforcement officer shall
notify in writing the occupant or owner of the premises of the nature of the nuisance and
of the city's intention to seek summary enforcement and the time and place of the City
Council meeting to consider the question of summary enforcement. The City Council
shall determine whether or not the condition identified in the notice to the owner or
occupant is a nuisance, whether public health, safety or welfare will be unreasonably
endangered by delay in abatement required to complete the procedure set forth in division
(A) of this section, and may order that such nuisance be immediately terminated or
abated. If the nuisance is not immediately terminated or abated, the City Council may
order summary enforcement and abate the nuisance.
(D) Immediate abatement. Nothing in this section shall prevent the city, without
notice or other process, from immediately abating any condition which poses an
imminent and serious hazard to human life or safety.
~ 8.207 RECOVERY OF COST.
(A) Persona/liability. The owner of premises on which a nuisance has been abated
by the city shall be personally liable for the cost to the city of the abatement, including
administrative costs. As soon as the work has been completed and the cost determined,
the City Clerk-Treasurer or other official designated by the City Council shall prepare a
bill for the cost and mail it to the owner. Thereupon the amount shall be immediately due
and payable at the office ofthe City Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) Assessment. Ifthe nuisance is a public health or safety hazard on private
property, the accumulation of snow and ice on public sidewalks, the growth of weeds on
private property or outside the traveled portion of streets, or unsound or insect-infected
trees, the City Clerk-Treasurer shall, on or before September 1 next following abatement
of the nuisance, list the total unpaid charges along with all other such charges as well as
other charges for current services to be assessed under M. S. S 429.101, as it may be
amended from time to time, against each separate lot or parcel to which the charges are
attributable. The City Council may then spread the charges against such property under
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collection along with current taxes the following year or in annual installments, not
exceeding ten, as the City Council may determine in each case.
2007 COUNCIL/CITY STAFF ASSIGNMENTS
Commission
Telecommunications Commission
Library Board
Park & Recreation Commission
Planning & Zoning Commission
Traffic Commission
SACC
Suburban Rate AuthOlity
National League of Cities
League of Minnesota Cities
Association of Metropolitan Municipalities
Rice Creek Watershed Advisory board
North Star Corridor
Joint Law Enforcement Council
Youth Initiative Commission
Charter Commission
Neighborhood Watch and
Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Human Services Commission (inactive)
Design Standards Team (inactive)
Liaison
- alternate
- delegate
Public Works Director - alternate
- delegate
Councilmembers - alternates
- delegate
Council/City Manager -alternate
- delegate
City Manager - alternate
- delegate
Kevin Hansen -alternate
- delegate
Chief of Police - alternate
- delegate
- alternate
- alternate
2005 COUNCIL/CITY STAFF ASSIGNMENTS
Commission
Telecommunications Commission
Human Services Commission
Library Board
Park & Recreation Commission
Planning & Zoning Commission
Traffic Commission
SACC
Suburban Rate Authority
National League of Cities
League of Minnesota Cities
Association of Metropolitan Municipalities
Rice Creek Watershed Advisory board
North Star Corridor
Joint Law Enforcement Council
Youth Initiative Commission
Design Standards Team (inactive)
Charter Commission
Neighborhood Watch and
Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Liaison
Bruce Nawrocki
Gary Peterson
Bruce Kelzenberg
Gary Peterson
Tami Ericson
Bobby Williams - alternate
Bruce Kelzenberg
Gary Peterson
Bruce Nawrocki - delegate
Public Works Director - alternate
Bruce Nawrocki - delegate
Councilmembers - alternates
Bruce Nawrocki - delegate
Council/City Manager -alternate
Bruce Nawrocki - delegate
City Manager - alternate
Robert A. Williams - delegate
Kevin Hansen -alternate
Bruce Nawrocki
Gary Peterson - delegate
Chief of Police - alternate
Bobby Williams
Tami Ericson
Gary Peterson _- delegate
Tami Ericson- alternate
Gary Peterson
Bobby Williams - alternate
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS - CITY COUNCIL LETTER
Meeting of: January 17,2007
ITEM: Appointments to City
Commissions
BY: Walt Fehst
DATE: January 11,2007
CITY MANAGER'S
APPROV AL
BY:
DATE:
AGENDA SECTION:
NO:
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Administration
NO:
Background:
Mayor Peterson has recommended the appointment of:
. Traffic Commission - Kevin Doty.
. Telecommunications Commission - Robert Peltier
. Economic Development Authority - Marlaine Szurek
Recommended Motion: Move to appoint Kevin Doty to the Traffic Commission for the vacant
term to expire April 2009, Kevin Doty, appoint Robert Peltier to the Telecommunications
Commission for the vacant term to expire April 2007, and appoint Marlaine Szurek to the
anticipated EDA vacancy for the term to expire January, 2009.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
TO BOARD OR COMMISSION
BOARDS(S) OR COMMISSIONS(S) ON WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE: (INDICATE
PREFERENCE: 1,2, 3, IF MORE THAN ONE)
_TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION LIBRARY BOARD
-
_ CHARTER CO:M:MISSION (Note: If applying for this X TRAFFIC CO:M:MISSION
-
commission, please indicate if you are a qualified voter: Yes No
ECONONUC DEVELOPMENT AUTHOIDTY PARK. & RECREATION COMMISSION
-
HUMAN SERVICES CO:M:MISSION PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
POLICE/FIRE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
NAME: HOME PHONE:
Kevin Doty 763-574-9606
HOME ADDRESS: ZIP CODE:
1845 Fairway Drive 55421-2052
LIVED IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS SINCE: 199Q
PROPERTY OWNED IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS (OTHER THAN RESIDENCE)
PRESENT EMPLOYER: City of Minneapolis WORK PHONE:
612-L~90-5536
POSITION TITLE: Construction equipment operator
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
De La Salle High 0chool, Associate of Arts Degre~
Anoka rtamsey Community College
CIVIC EXPERlENCE:
PLEASE STATE BRlEFLY WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THIS
BOARD/COMMISSION FOR WHICH YOU ARE SUBMITTING THIS APPLICATION
AND WHY YOU FEEL YOU ARE QUALIFIED:
J:-ast Traffic Commissioner
I AM NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOARD/COMMISSION MEETINGS ON THE FOLLOWING
EVENINGS (CIRCLE):
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
PLEASE LIST THREE REFERENCES:
NAME
1.
ADDRESS
PHONE
Ed Carlson
4130 - 5th ~t. NE
'1.
Joseph Sturdevant
4848 - 7th St. NE
3.
Joseph Goodman
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FACTS WITHIN THE FOREGOING APPLICATION ARE TRUE
AND CORRECT TO TH EST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.
R, rn application to:
Deputy City Clerk
City of Columbia Heights
590 40th Avenue t"l-r:E
Columbia Heights, MN 55421
(763) 706-3611 TDD (763) 706-3692
For Office Use Only:
Date received: (2 -
12-17-01
(8
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
TO BOARD OR COMMISSION
BOARDS(S) OR CG:MMISSIONS(S) ON WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE: (INDICATE
PREFERENCE: 1,2,3, IF MORE THAN ONE)
~TELECO:MMUNICATIONS COMMISSION LIBRARY BOARD
-
_ CHARTER COMMISSION (Note: If applying for this TRAFFIC COMMISSION
-
commission, please indicate if you are a qualified voter: Yes No
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION
HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
POLICE/FIRE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
NAME:
No 6 ~y T f::, //)~ 11/~yPr
HOME ADDRESS:
q d- 7 5--f 0 Y:>.5 ?j'r IV zL--
LIVED IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS S CE: I 75
PROPERTY OWNED IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS (OTHER THAN RESIDENCE)
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HOME PHONE:
7& i 7f51 -'V -J6 '
ZIP CODE:
'5- ?fri- /
PRESENT EMPLOYER: /1./.::/ ivc WORK PHONE:
POSITION TITLE:
6 '-1/J 'Y'r V i ~"1C ,c- /~''t'' (c/ '--
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/
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: It ~ j.r: C /'~t/"> /J~.7 ,'- 7"<./
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t- f") I '7 1 7,,;>
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CIVIC EXPERIENCE: Lye 11 .,
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PLEASE STATE BRIEFLY WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THIS
BOARD/COMMISSION FOR WHICH YOU ARE SUBMITTING THIS APPLICATION
AND WHY YOU FEEL YOU ARE QUALIFIED:
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1: ,? -r'1/'......V"'..? .,c ~= c_~
h--?'~
'~ Vy r y
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I AM NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOARD/COMMISSION MEETINGS ON THE FOLLOWING
EVENINGS (CIRCLE):
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
PLEASE LIST THREE REFERENCES:
NAME
1.
ADDRESS
PHONE
.L..
3.
[HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FACTS WITHIN THE FOREGOING APPLICATION ARE TRUE
WI) CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.
~ice/(t( ~J~
)ignature
tetum application to:
)eputy City Clerk
~ity of Columbia Heights
90 40th Avenue NE
~olumbia Heights, MN 55421
763) 706-3611 TDD (763) 706-3692
For Office Use Only:
Date received: r - () 7
2-17-01