R2009-26 AUTHORIZING ACTION REGARDING UNSAFE STRUCTURES

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� ! � Economic and Urban Development Department Memorandum #09-11 March 2, 2009 TO: Honorable Mayor Michael Carrigan and City Council Members FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager�„r Greg Crowe,Assistant City Manager �`' � Richelle Irons,Assistant Director, EUD � Dave Griffiths, Neighborhood Inspections Administrator �' SUBJECT: Unsafe Structures SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: An item on the agenda for the meeting of March 2, 2009, is a resolution authorizing action regarding unsafe structures. This is the second step, after the posting of a structure as unfit,which initiates the demolition process. City staff recommends approval. 1441 N. Calhoun-NSI#200800866. This case was started on 3-11-08. Delois Conner is named as the owner in the case. The matter was unable to be resolved with a regular housing case and the owner now states the repairs are too extensive to warrant saving the structure. The water service was terminated in March of 2003 and the gas and electric meters have been removed. The house is in a severe state of deterioration all around. 905 E. Cantrell-NSI#200802866. This case was started on 9-29-08. John Nicholson is named as the owner in the case. The house has been severely damage by fire and there are open holes in the roof and side walls. Portions of the roof have fallen into the interior and there is structural deterioration. The water service was terminated in August of 2008 and the gas and electric meters have been removed. 2168 N. Charles-NSI#200801398. This case was started on 5-1-08. Daniel Cunningham is named as the owner in the case. The water service was terminated in November of 2008,the gas meter is locked off and the electric meter has been removed. The housing case was converted to a demolition case after a fire severely damaged the structure and the owner stated he did not have the funds to restore.