HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-149 CCRMember Bill Fignar introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 79 -149
RESOLUTION REVOKING THE RENTAL DWELLING LICENSE FOR
THE BROOKDALE TEN APARTMENT COMPLEX
WHEREAS, both Planning and Inspection Department and Fire Department
records indicate that the Brookdale Ten Apartment Complex has, since
November, 1976, received a total of 54 Compliance Orders requiring the
correction of a number of violations considered to be of a life safety
nature such as: broken, inoperable or improper fire exit lights; missing
or defective fire extinguishers; broken or inoperable fire door closures
and fire doors that are damaged or being propped open in such a manner to
be ineffective for their designed purpose; missing or unidentifiable building
addresses; damaged or broken electrical outlets and service boxes; and unsafe
stair handrails and loose carpeting in stairways; and
WHEREAS, in an attempt to deal with these life safety concerns as
well as a number of other housing maintenance matters, a priority list was
prepared and agreed to by the owner of the apartment complex in February,
1978, said list included Priority 1 Items (life- safety violations), Priority
2 Items (general housing maintenance items), and Priority 3 Items (exterior
building and yard work items) with Priority 1 and 2 Items to be corrected
by April 1, 1978 and Priority 3 Items by June 1, 1978; and
WHEREAS, all of these priority items were not entirely corrected
by said dates and the owner requested additional time to address these items,
whereupon the City Council in June, 1978 granted a temporary extension of
the Rental Dwelling License for the complex through August, 1978 to permit
the owner to make the necessary corrections; and
WHEREAS, on October 26, 1978, an inspection of the apartment complex
indicated that of the 56 Priority 1, 2, and 3 violations previously noted,
24 items were corrected; and
WHEREAS, the owner of the Brookdale Ten Apartment Complex, Mr.
Bennie Rozman, on October 30, 1978 prepared and presented to the City Council,
a new planned schedule of maintenance improvements to be completed during the
fall of 1978, the winter of 1979, the spring of 1979 and the summer of 1979;
and
WHEREAS, the planned maintenance schedule was accepted by the City
Council and the Rental Dwelling License was extended on a temporary basis
through August, 1979; and
WHEREAS, periodic inspections of the premises have been made since
October, 1978 and a May 21, 1979 inspection indicates that all of the apart-
ment buildings, with the exception of the building at 3425 53rd Avenue
North, have all or some of the following Fire Code and /or Housing Maintenance
Ordinance violations considered to be of a life safety nature:
1. Missing building address numbers or numbers that do not have
contrasting color to the building so as to make the building
readily identifiable in the day or evening hours.
2. Broken or inoperable fire door closures and fire doors that
are damaged or being illegally propped open.
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3. Broken, inoperable or improper fire exit lights.
4. Refrigerators stored in an unsafe manner in laundry
rooms contrary to Minnesota Statutes No. 609.675.
5. Unsafe stair handrails and loose carpeting in stairways; and
WHEREAS, the May 21, 1979 inspection also indicates that, with
respect to the schedule of maintenance improvements submitted by the apart-
ment owner for the fall of 1978 and the winter of 1979, the schedule has
not been completely addressed and that no visible work has yet begun on
the spring, 1979 schedule; and
WHEREAS, the record indicates that the owner of Brookdale Ten Apart-
ment Complex has shown that he is either unable or unwilling to address and/
or correct code violations considered to be of a life- safety nature and that
he is unable or unwilling to operate and maintain the apartment complex in a
manner consistent with the provisions of the City's Housing Maintenance
Ordinance, the Fire Protection Code and the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the owner of the Brookdale Ten Apartment Complex has not
shown that a reasonable attempt is being made to address the schedule of
maintenance improvements he provided to the City Council on October 30, 1978
to address matters of concern.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center to revoke the Rental Dwelling License for the Brookdale Ten
Apartment Complex effective immediately in accordance with Section 12 -910
of the City Ordinances.
June 11, 1979
Date
ATTEST:
Clerk
and Celia Scott;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
member Gene Lhotka and upon vote being taken thereon, the following
voted in favor thereof: Dean Nyquist, Tony Kuefler, Bill Fignar, Gene Lhotka,