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Home My WebLink Aboutweekly notes - february 11th 2022 CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS—WEEKLY NOTES for: February 11th,2022 TO: City Council Members& Staff FROM: Eric Johnson,City Administrator Zoning&Development Items: 1. No new applications have been received. 2. The owners of the former Bus Garage site is currently without an active or valid Conditional Use permit for use as a trucking-type facility.This was vacated by the owners when they sought to have this be the bus garage for the District.There have been some semis and another activity at the site and we have reminded the Owner that this is not-permitted until a new CUP is approved.Accordingly,we anticipate an application soon. 3. As there has not been successful code compliance achieved by the owner of the former McCormick's site-Staff has asked that the Clty Attorney provide a final warning communication. Please see the enclosed. COVID-19 Matters: • This is the Governor's- PORTAL https://mn.gov/covidl9- Many documents/ Exec. Orders can be found. Washington County has initiated a County Dashboard containing more localized COVID-19 Impacts and rates LINK->>HERE. Other Items: • Mayor McComber and I did have a check-in call with Ann Lencezewski of Lockridge-Grindal related to the City's bonding submission.The City was granted some time by the Office of Management and Budget to make a short presentation; this will City,Township Formet WdMg Date Trrm ��•. be on Wednesday morning-virtual-from 10:30 to -t-,n DGer Book Ea. rrt 7Gen Book 10:45. ni3_n,; r:� 7GenBc r.: ldayatlendanyone offourRegional Open Book meetings 3rar` • The Final OPEN BOOK dates and times are found Ha;ti DG=r 4 9 Reaionai Ooee Book-Cottaoe&ov Ca1�GayHd1 in the chart as shown in YELLOW 4. Laky Ct rvixsaa n )Ger 4vv. lhursday,Ppri17,2022 5-7pm Latvian; JGer4aok • The City has paid to the City of Bayport its Late and shrra= 7Gen Book Regional Open Boc"kdale calculated FAIR SHARE PAYMENT for its annual Landfall DG an sook Wednesday,Apn113.2022 5-7pm 1�ar�a�yarN budget.As in previous years Bayport as incorrectly IImport Open Book calculated the Base Fees. Staff have advised Oak Park Heights Open Book RWonal Dpen Book-Stilimter `)al.:dale `)Gen Book Wednesday,Ppn 120,2022 2-7pm 14949B Td Bayport of this error on many occasions. pine SGnngs DGer s^ok. Nevertheless, we have paid what we belive to be 71I'ar:3 pv irt Ger svvt. Reg!Qmlapm Bo*Woodbury the correct figure based on $278,431.57 and not ctPauipan, )Ger4vvt. Thursday,Ppri121,2022 5-7pm s3o,u�ya�ad $301,619.75. Please see the enclosed sait: )Ger 4vvt. communication. Stif, "at r-r"r ship Ger 4vv '.est Lakeland ]Ger Book hid EsarLa4.e Dper Book Mayor McComber Provided ecdtur: Gen Book 1. NLC Update for 2/5/22&2/8/22 Weekly Notes"is an internal/inter-departmental memo limited in scope to share brief updates and information among City departments,City Consultants and Llected Officials regarding various topics. 1 of 14 ECIGERG www•eckberglammers.com Writer's Direct Dial: LAMMERS 651-351-2134 ATTORNEYS AT LAW Writer's E-mail: ksandstrom@eckberglammers.com Reply to Stillwater February 9, 2022 Via Email and Certified U.S. Mail Eric Osmundson Osmundson Land Company, LLC 5021 Vernon Ave S., 9128 Edina, MN 55436 Re: Code Violations at 13435 60' Street N., Oak Park Heights, MN (former McCormick's) Our File No: 01501-36177 Dear Mr. Osmundson, Please be advised that the Eckberg Lammers Law Firm serves as the City Attorney for the City of Oak Park Heights. We write regarding the condition of your property at 13435 60th Street N., the vacant former site of the McCormick's Furniture store. City staff has sent you prior written requests in June and July 2021 to remediate the condition of your property. Multiple items remain unacceptable, including the following: 1. Badly leaning light poles in the parking lot need to be fixed or removed; 2. Sign is falling apart and needs to be repaired; 3. Remnants of signage wording "McCormick" on the building need to be removed or painted over to make them not visible. Your property was previously declared noncompliant with City Code and a public nuisance under Ordinance 1109.01(D) and 1109.03. Your refusal to remedy the condition has necessitated my office's involvement in the matter. If you do not remedy these conditions within the next 30 days, on or before March 11,2022, then we will proceed with a civil code enforcement lawsuit against you, seeking an order of the Court holding you in violation, commanding your compliance, and/or permitting the City to retain contractors to enter upon the property to conduct the necessary remediation, and billing all such costs back to you and assessing them against the property, including additions for administrative oversight costs by the City and all court costs and attorneys' fees incurred by the City. The City works to ensure all properties in the city are maintained and not dilapidated, whether occupied or vacant. We trust this FINAL NOTICE to you will motivate your compliance. Thank you for your prompt anticipated attention to these issues. Stillwater Office Hudson Office 1809 Northwestern Avenue 430 Second Street Stillwater, MN 55082 Hudson,WI 54016 Phone:651-439-2878 Phone:715-386-3733 Fax:651-439-2923 Fax:715-386-6456 [01501-36177/3012256/1] 2of14 Eric Osmundson February 9, 2022 Page 2 of 2 Feel free to contact me or the City Administrator with any questions. Sincerely, /s/Kevin S. Sandstrom Kevin S. Sandstrom c: Eric Johnson, City Administrator(via email) Julie Hultman, City Building Official (via email) [01501-36177/3012256/1] 3of14 s City of oak Park Heights Page 1 of] 14168 Oak Park Blvd, N+Oak Park Heights,MN 55082•Phone 651)439-4439•Fax(651)439-0574 2-11-22 TO: Adam Bell, City Administrator INVOICE Invoice Correct/ Amount CIPH City of Bayport Year Bayport INV# Amount Incorrect PAID- 294 N 310 Street 2015 0000001 $ 223,497.00 BASE YEAR $ 224,238.00 Bayport, MN 55003 2098 100 $ 230,371.00 CORRECT $ 230,371.00 2017 01 $ 241,689.00 CORRECT $ 241,689.00 ALSO, VIA EMAIL: 201$ 2017-01 $ 249,765.00 CORRECT $ 249,79S.00 2019 2019-001 $ 272,149.00 INCORRECT , $ 260,206.00 RE: Received Invoice—2022-006 202Q 2o2o oos $ zsa,s4l.ao IrucoRREc, $ 268,947.00 2021 2o21-006 T 294,765.67 INCORRECT $ 272,619.27 Dear Adam, 2022 2022-6 $ 301,619.75 INCORRECT $ 278,431.57 The City is in receipt of Bayport's 2022 billing for Fire Services seeking a total of$301,619.75 from Oak Park Heights. We would note that the billing appears to be in conflict the Fire Services Agreement and previous invoicing from the BASE YEAR(S)and past practices, We noted similar concerns in past years.As stated previously-Bayport may not simply delete or edit Fire Aids from the Budget at its sole discretion and/or shift these costs to the other parties.The formula worked as designed in 2015, 2016,2017 and 2018 and the Budget included these credits and years of invoicing denotes this practice and understandings when this was undertaken in 2015. At this time, the City has calculated a 3% increase over 2021 to the correct Base Amount & Percentage and has supplied that amount herewith (1st Qtr.) based upon a budget of $525,818.67 which then calculates to a quarterly payment of $69,607,89. That said, i would offer that the City is willing to discuss options on how to address this continuing discrepancy, but we would ask that all parties also revisit the historical practice and perhaps Bayport outlines how this could be discussed in an impartial setting--such as with a mediator of some form—although perhaps not that formal... but as a place to begin Thank you, 441— PLEASE NOTE: Eric Johnson As in previous years, the City has paid the Fair Share City Administrator Bond Amount of$92,821.48. This check as been previously sent. Ce: Weekly Notes And, based on some longer term estimates through 2028, OPH will be paying approximately 39.37% of all Participating Bond and Annual Costs as outlined in the Fire Services Agreement. See chart below: OPH BAYPORT Baytown W.Lakeland OTHER ALLCOSTS BLIND PAYMENTS $ 1,302,600 5 2,4d8,000 S 252,Of70 $ 504,000 $ 1,400,060 $ 5,906,OOa ANNJA!C06T3• $ 3,881.,314 5 1,238.741 S 732,461 $ 7,260,683 TOTALCOSTS $ 5,783,314 $ 3,686,741 $ 984,401 $ 1,912,126 $ 1,400,000 $13,1fi6,583 %o AU COSTS 99.37% 28.W% 7.48x6 2452% 10.59!1 100.00% 4of14 V3INVOICE CITY OF BAYPORT DATE: January 26, 2022 INVOICE 2022-6 FOR: 2022. Fair Share Contract 2.94 N 3rd Street Bayport, MN 55003 FILL TO: CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS 651-275-4404 14168 OAK PARK BLVD. NO 651-275-4411 STILLWATER MN 550$2 DESCRIPTION AMOUNT 1 ST QUARTER 2022 FAIR SHARE FIRE CONTRACT $75,404.94 2ND QUARTER 2022 FAIR SHARE FIRE CONTRACT _.-_._.. $75,404.94 3RD QUARTER 2022 FAIR SHARE FIRE CONTRACT $75,404.94 4TH QUARTER 2022 FAIR SHARE FIRE CONTRACT $75,404.93 SUBTOTAL $ 301,619.75 TAX RATE 0.00% Make all checks payable to City of Bayport. If you have any questions concerning SALES TAX _ this invoice, contact Mary Goulette, 651-275-4404,finance@ci.bayport.mn.us OTHER - THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS! TOTAL $ 301,619.75 Itjty re Lf M,yj be 5of14 ZZg! y3l ► 5 ( �� Eric Johnson From: Mary Mccomber <marymccomber@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, February 5, 2022 2:14 PM To: Eric Johnson Subject: Fwd: NEW: APRA Investment Tracker For weekly notes -----Original Message----- From: National League Of Cities (NLC) <news@nlc.org> To: marymccomber@aol.com Sent: Sat, Feb 5, 2022 6:06 am Subject: NEW: APRA Investment Tracker News,resources and events for local leaders and staff. 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