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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 6 6 5 0 RESOLUTION ORDERING ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS CONDITION OF HAZARDOUS PROPERTY AND HAZARDOUS BUILDING WHEREAS, the Building Official of the City of Orono has attempted without success to have the owner of certain property at 3907 Cherry Avenue, Orono, Minnesota, in the County of Hennepin ("Subject Property"), remedy the hazardous condition of the property and building located thereon; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Subject Property constitutes a public health and safety hazard and is therefore a hazardous property within the meaning of Minn. Stat. § 463.15, subd. 3, and the residential building located on the Subject Property ("Subject Building") constitutes a fire hazard or a hazard to public safety or health and is therefore a hazardous building within the meaning of Minn. Stat. § 463.15, subd. 3. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota: 1. The City has fully considered all evidence relating to the hazardous condition of the Subject Property. Said evidence includes (i) Property Report indicating ownership of the Subject Property, (ii) February 5, 2013 letter to property owner, (iii) July 6, 2015 Inspection Notice; (iv) August 21, 2015 letter to property owner; (v) photographs date stamped 10130115, 04120116, and 06/20/16; and (vi) Memorandum by Roger Peitso, Building Official, dated June 28, 2016. 2. After fully considering all of the photographs, documents, and other evidence pertaining to the hazardous condition of the Subject Property and Subject Building, the City of Orono finds: a. Gerald M. Clark III is the owner of the Subject Property. b. In January of 2013, City staff received a complaint regarding exterior storage at the Subject Property. Following an inspection, the City sent the property owner a letter at the Subject Property, identifying 18 violations of the City Code and setting a compliance date of February 19, 2013. The letter was returned as undeliverable with no forwarding address. C. A July 6, 2015 site visit to the Subject Property showed no change in condition.