2012.08.06 Council Meeting Packet
CITY OF CRYSTAL
City Council Meeting Packet for
Monday, August 6, 2012
MEETING SCHEDULE
Time Type of Meeting Place
6:15 p.m.
Council Work Session to discuss:
· Commission/Volunteer Appreciation
Event Date
· Council Salaries – 2013 and 2014
· Proposed amendments to the
Property Maintenance Code
Conference
Room A
6:45 p.m. EDA Regular Meeting Council
Chambers
7:00 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting Council
Chambers
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CRYSTAL CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION AGENDA
Monday, August 6, 2012
6:15 p.m.
Conference Room A
Pursuant to due call and notice given in the manner prescribed by Section 3.01 of the
City Charter, the work session of the Crystal City Council was held at ______ p.m. on
Monday, August 6, 2012 in Conference Room A located at 4141 Douglas Drive, Crystal,
Minnesota.
I. Attendance
Council Members Staff
____ Anderson ____ Norris
____ Bowman ____ Therres
____ Budziszewski ____ Norton
____ Deshler ____ Fealy
____ Hoffmann ____ Peters
____ Moore ____ Serres
____ Selton
II. Agenda
The purpose of the work session is to discuss the following items:
· Commission/Volunteer Appreciation Event Date
· Council Salaries – 2013 and 2014
· Proposed amendments to the Property Maintenance Code
III. Adjournment
The work session adjourned at ______ p.m.
Memorandum
DATE: August 1, 2012
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Anne Norris, City Manager
SUBJECT: Commission/Volunteer Appreciation Event
This spring the Council discussed the annual Commission/Volunteer Event and asked
staff to look at options for the event.
For this year’s Commission/Volunteer Appreciation Event staff is suggesting:
- Thursday, September 13 (the Council’s regularly scheduled work session date)
or Thursday, September 20
- use the Becker Park building
- continue happy hour concept with pig roast or BBQ
- have bar tables and chairs in the building and picnic tables outside
- have boards displaying the work/role of each Commission
- have 1 board for those commissioners/volunteers to be recognized
If this concept for a Commission/Volunteer Appreciation Event is acceptable, the
Council needs to select a date so we can confirm caterers and other event details.
_____________________________________________________________________
FROM: Patrick A. Peters, Community Development Director
_____________________________________________________________________
TO: Anne Norris, City Manager (for August 6, 2012 City Council Work Session)
DATE: July 31, 2012
RE: Proposed Amendments to City Code Section 425 – Property Maintenance
Code
BACKGROUND
The city adopted a Housing Maintenance Code (City Code Section 425) in 1991, which became
effective in January 1992. The code provided for the licensing of all rental units in the city and
the inspection and certification of all one- and two-family houses prior to sale. The code also
established minimum standards for the general maintenance of residential properties.
In 2007, the Housing Maintenance Code was repealed in its entirety and the new Property
Maintenance Code (PMC) was adopted to take its place. The inspection provisions of the
previous code applicable to residential properties were maintained in the update, and the code
was further strengthened by incorporating the International Property Maintenance Code by
reference, allowing the maintenance standards to be applied to industrial, commercial and
institutional properties as well as residential. Various other provisions were amended at that
time, as well, to ensure consistency with other codes, update and clarify definitions, clarify
procedures, ensure consistent language, clarify and strengthen provisions governing license
suspension and revocation, etc.
The 2007 update to Section 425 was spurred, in part, by the Council’s desire to incorporate
certain provisions that allow staff to respond with sanctions against a property owner in instances
where there are violations of certain laws at licensed rental properties. Often referred to as the
“3-strike rule,” the city has the authority under the PMC to consider the revocation, suspension
or denial of a rental license in instances where the property owner fails to satisfactorily address
disorderly or unlawful conduct on the licensed premises within a prescribed time period.
Over the past 5 years, Community Development and Police staff members responsible for the
daily administration and enforcement of the PMC have identified areas within the code that
could be strengthened to offer more timely and effective outcomes. One area in particular is in
regard to the 3-strike rule. The primary deficiency in the code that restricts the city’s ability to
respond with sanctions against a property owner who allows the continued disorderly use of a
rental property is the short timeframe between separate instances of disorderly use.
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Proposed Amendments to City Code Section 425 -
Property Maintenance Code
Staff has determined that the current 90-day timeframe between conduct violations and the
resulting issuance of strike letters is too short and, more times than not, results in the issuance of
only first strike letters to the owners of a vast majority of problem properties. The proposed
amendment extends the timeframe to 365 days, putting the city in a stronger position to issue
three strike letters and bring those matters before the City Council for consideration of sanctions
against the property owner.
Staff has dealt with several properties over the past couple of years for which revocation,
suspension or denial would have been appropriate had the sequential violations occurred over a
365-day period instead of within a 90-day timeframe. For a similar reason, both Plymouth and
Brooklyn Park have amended their respective property maintenance codes to extend the
timeframe for violations from 90 to 365 days. Please refer to 425.21, Subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 of
the attached red-lined draft to review the proposed changes regarding disorderly conduct and the
modified 3-strike rule, as well as other recommended changes to the PMC.
In addition, the proposed amendments 1) expand the list of violations that constitute disorderly
conduct on licensed rental properties, 2) designate the Community Development Director as the
Code Official for purposes of administering the PMC, and 3) offer other changes of a
housekeeping nature that should be made to reflect changes in procedures since the PMC was
adopted in 2007.
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Section 425 – Property maintenance code
(Repealed, Ord. 2007-06)
(Added, Ord. 2007-06)
425.01. Short title. This section may be cited as "The city of Crystal property maintenance code",
or the "property maintenance code".
425.03. Policy; purpose; objectives; intent. Subdivision 1. Policy. It is the policy of the city to
enhance the supply of safe, sanitary and adequate housing for its citizens and to prevent the
deterioration of property in the city, including buildings, other structures, site improvements and
landscaping.
Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the property maintenance code is to carry out the policy stated
in subdivision 1 by establishing minimum standards and procedures for its enforcement for the
protection of life, limb, health, property, safety, and welfare of the general public and the owners
and occupants of buildings and property.
Subd. 3. Objectives. The objectives of this code include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Protection and preservation of the stability, quality and character of all areas and
structures in the city.
b) The prevention and correction of conditions that adversely affect or are likely to
adversely affect the life, safety, and general welfare and health, including the physical,
mental and social well-being of persons occupying or utilizing structures in the city.
c) The establishment of minimum standards for light, ventilation, cooling, heating and
sanitary equipment necessary to insure health and safety.
d) The establishment of minimum standards for the maintenance of property, and thus to
prevent deterioration and blight.
e) The prevention of overcrowding of dwellings by providing minimum space standards
per occupant for each dwelling unit.
f) The preservation of the value of land and buildings in the city.
Subd. 4. Intent; relation to the provisions of city code. The city council intends that the property
maintenance code be an integral part of the city's program of health, safety, building, and land
use regulation. This code is to be construed liberally in conjunction with other provisions of the
city code to give effect to the policy, purpose, and objectives of this section, but is not to be
construed to modify, amend or otherwise alter the provisions of the city code relating to health,
safety, building or land use regulation.
Subd. 5. General requirements.
a) The requirements of this property maintenance code shall apply to all buildings,
structures and property within the city.
b) All buildings and portions of buildings, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing and
other building systems, previously constructed or installed in accordance with the city
and state codes, must be maintained in conformity with the requirements of the codes in
effect at the time of construction or installation.
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c) State statutes and codes that apply to or affect existing buildings are considered part of
the code.
d) Specific requirements of other sections of this code, including, but not limited to,
zoning, fire and nuisances, shall supersede the general requirements of section 425 of this
code.
e) In cases where a conflict may occur between requirements of this section or other
codes, the requirements providing the greatest degree of life safety, property maintenance
and general welfare to the city shall govern.
f) Separability. Every section, provision, or part of this property maintenance code is
declared separable from every other section, provision, or part to the extent that if any
section, provision, or part of this property maintenance code shall be held invalid by a
court of law, it shall not invalidate any other section, provision, or part thereof.
425.05. Adoption of international property maintenance code by reference. Subdivision 1. Code
adopted. The International Property Maintenance Code, 2006 edition, as published by the
International Code Council and as it may be amended, is adopted as the property maintenance
code of the city, for the control of buildings, structures and property as provided in this section,
and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of such code are
referred to, adopted and made a part of this section as if fully set out in this section, with the
additions, insertions, deletions and changes as set forth in section 425.05, subdivision 2
“Revisions” of this code.
Subd. 2. Revisions. The following sections of the International Property Maintenance Code,
2006 edition, are revised as follows:
a) Section 101.1. Title. Amended to read: These regulations shall be known as the
property maintenance code of the city of Crystal, hereinafter referred to as property
maintenance code.
b) Section 102.3. Application of other codes. Amended to read: Repairs, additions or
alterations to a structure of changes of occupancy shall be done in accordance with the
procedures and provisions of the Minnesota State Building Code and the Crystal city
code.
c) Section 102.7. Referenced codes and standards. Amended to read: All references to
other codes or standards within this property maintenance code shall mean the applicable
provision of the Crystal city code or Minnesota State Building Code, whichever is the
most restrictive requirement permitted under statute.
d) Section 103.2. Appointment. Delete entire section and amend to read: The community
development director city manager or the manager’s director’s designee shall be the code
housing official responsible for the administration and enforcement of this code.
e) Section 103.5. Fees. Amended to read: The fees for activities and services performed
by the city in carrying out its responsibilities under this code are established in appendix
IV, as amended from time to time.
f) Section 111. Means of appeal. Delete entire section and amend to read:
1) Appeals. Appeals of correction or compliance orders issued by the city
pursuant to the property maintenance code are governed by and subject to the
provisions of section 306 of the Crystal city code.
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2) Penalties. Any person who fails to comply with a correction or compliance
order after right of appeal has expired, and any person who fails to comply with a
modified correction or compliance order within the time set therein, and any
person who violated any of the provisions of this property maintenance code by
doing any act or omitting to do any act that constitutes a breach of any section
shall be subject to administrative citations and civil penalties contained in sections
306.07 through 306.17 of the city code.
3) Alternative sanctions. In the case of commercial facilities and rental dwellings
that require licensing, said licensing may be revoked or renewal withheld until
compliance with this property maintenance code in accordance with licensing
provisions contained in section 1005.21 of the city code.
4) Execution of correction or compliance order by public authority. Upon failure
to comply with a correction or compliance order within the time set therein and no
appeal having been taken, or upon failure to comply with a modified correction or
compliance order within the time set therein, the city may cause the cited
deficiency to be remedied as set forth in section 306 of the city code.
g) Section 202. General definitions. Amended by adding:
1) “Occupied” for dwelling units means occupied areas will include those areas
designated and utilized as habitable space, as well as non-habitable spaces that are
easily accessible and normally utilized by the occupants. For nonresidential
facilities, occupied areas will include all areas utilized in the operation of
whatever use occupies the building.
2) “Unsanitary” as applied to a structure means failure to maintain healthy
conditions and liable to be a danger or hazard to the health of persons occupying
or frequenting it, or to the public, if such danger arises from the methods or
materials of construction, or from equipment installed therein for the purposes of
lighting, heating, ventilation, or plumbing, or from existing conditions liable to
cause rat infestation, vermin infestation, accumulation of trash or debris in the
building, yards or accessory structure on the premises or from mold-causing
conditions. Same as unsanitary.
h) Section 302. Exterior Property Areas. Amended by adding an amended Section 302.3,
and adding Sections 302.10, 302.11 and 302.12, to read: (Amended, Ord. 2008-08)
1) Section 302.3. Sidewalks and driveways. All sidewalks, walkways, stairs,
driveways, parking spaces and similar areas shall be kept in a proper state of
repair, and maintained free from hazardous conditions. All driveways and
lawful auxiliary spaces shall be hard-surfaced with bituminous or concrete
pavement in accordance with standards approved by the city engineer.
Alternative hard-surfacing such as pavers may be approved on a case-by-case
basis by the city engineer upon a determination that the standards of Crystal
City Code Section 515.17, Subd. 4 g) 8) can be met. Any non-hard-surfaced
driveways existing at the time of inspection, whether for the purposes of a
Certificate of Compliance or rental license, shall be hard-surfaced within 180
days of issuance of a Certificate of Compliance for point of sale inspections or
within 180 days of issuance of a rental license, whether new or renewal.
(Added, Ord. 2008-08)
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2) Section 302.10. Removal of snow and ice. The owner of an apartment or
commercial building shall be responsible for the removal of snow and ice
from parking lots, driveways, steps and walkways on the premises within 24
hours of the cessation of the snowfall causing the accumulation. (Amended,
Ord. 2008-08)
3) Section 302.11. Illumination. The owner of a multiple occupancy building
shall be responsible for providing and maintaining illumination in all exterior
parking lots and walkways with provisions to control glare affecting
surrounding properties. (Amended, Ord. 2008-08)
4) Section 302.12. Landscaping in yards and setbacks. The owner of any
building shall be responsible for providing and maintaining landscaping in all
yards and/or setbacks and all areas not designated for buildings, circulation,
parking or storage on the premises. (Amended, Ord. 2008-08)
i) Section 304.13. Window, skylight and doorframes. Amended by adding section
304.13.3. Storm windows.
1) Section 304.13.3. Storm windows. All operable windows with a single layer of
glass must be provided with tight fitting storm windows. Storm windows may be
temporarily removed to allow for the installation of insect screens during periods
of warm weather.
j) Section 304.14. Insect screens. Insert: June 1 to September 1 .
j) k Section 304.15. Doors. Amended by adding section 304.15.1. Apartment security
system.
1) Section 304.15.1. Apartment security system. For the purpose of providing a
reasonable amount of safety and general welfare for persons occupying apartment
dwellings, an approved security system shall be maintained for each apartment
building to control access. The security system shall consist of locked building
entrance or foyer doors and lock doors leading from hallways into individual
dwelling units. Dead-latch type door locks shall be provided with lever knobs (or
doorknobs) on the inside of the building entrance doors and with key cylinders on
the outside of building entrance doors. Building entrance door latches shall be of a
type that is permanently locked from the outside and permanently unlocked from
the inside.
k) l) Section 402. Light. Amended by adding Section 402.4. Convenience switches, to
read: Section 402.4. Convenience switches. A convenience switch or equivalent device
for turning on a light in each dwelling unit shall be located near the points of entrance to
such unit.
l) m) Section 404.5 Overcrowding. Amended to read as follows: In order to prevent
conditions that endanger the life, health, safety or welfare of the occupants, no dwelling
unit shall be permitted to be overcrowded. A dwelling unit shall be considered
overcrowded if there are more residents than one plus one additional resident for every
150 square feet of gross floor area of finished space in the dwelling unit. For the purposes
of this section, finished space excludes kitchens, bathrooms and utility rooms.
m) n) Section 505.1. General. Delete all references to the “International Plumbing Code”
and replace with “Minnesota State Building Code.”
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n) o) Section 602.2. Residential occupancies. Delete the reference to Appendix D of the
“International Plumbing Code” and replace with “Minnesota State Building Code.” Also,
delete 65º F (18º C) and replace with 68º F (20º C).
o) p) Section 602.3. Heat supply. Insert: September 1 to June 1 and delete 65º F (18º C)
and replace with 68º F (20º C). Delete the reference to Appendix D of the “International
Plumbing Code” and replace with “Minnesota State Building Code.”
p) q) Section 602.4. Occupiable workspace. Insert: September 1 to June 1 and delete 65º
F (18º C) and replace with 68º F (20º C).
q) r) Section 604.2. Service. Delete the reference to the “ICC Electrical Code” and
replace with “Minnesota State Building Code.”
r) s) Section 702. Means of egress. Delete all references to the “International Building
Code” and replace with “Minnesota State Building Code.”
s) t) Chapter 8. Referenced standards. Amended to read: All references to other code
standards within this code shall mean the applicable provision of Crystal city code or
Minnesota State Building code, whichever is the most restrictive requirement permitted
under statute.
Subd. 3. Copy on file. One copy of the International Property Maintenance Code, together with a
copy of this code, each marked "official copy", must be kept on file in the office of the city clerk
and available for public inspection. The clerk and the building official must keep a reasonable
number of additional copies of the International Property Maintenance Code and this code
available for use and inspection by the public at reasonable times.
425.07. Definitions. Subdivision 1. General. For purposes of this code, the terms defined in this
section have the meanings given them.
a) “Apartment” means a community, complex, or building having a common owner and
containing four or more living units.
b) “Certificate of Property Maintenance Compliance” means a document issued by the
city, stating that the building has been inspected and complies with applicable property
maintenance codes and ordinances.
c) “Code" or "this code" means the property maintenance code; "city code" means the
Crystal city code of ordinances; "building code" means chapter IV of the city code;
"zoning code" means the city code, appendix I, section 515.
d) “Common areas" means halls, corridors, passageways, utility rooms, recreational
rooms and extensive landscaped areas, not under the exclusive control of one person or
family, in or adjacent to an apartment dwelling.
e) “Dwelling" means a building or a portion of a building designed for residential
occupancy: the term includes single-family, two-family, three-family and apartment
dwellings but does not include hotels, motels, nursing homes and boarding houses.
f) “Dwelling unit" means (i) a single-family dwelling or (ii) a discrete portion of a
dwelling designed for occupancy by one family.
g) “General housing unit” means a dwelling unit other than an apartment, including but
not limited to those within a townhouse, condominium, double bungalow, single-family,
two-family or three-family building.
h) “Gross floor area” means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of
such building or buildings measured from the exterior or from the centerline of party
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walls separating two buildings. Basements devoted to storage and space devoted to off-
street parking shall not be included.
i) “Housing official" means the c ity officer or officers in the community development
director or director’s designee department an d other city departments designated by the
city manager to administer this code .
j) “Let for Occupancy” or “To Let” means to permit possession or occupancy of a
dwelling or living unit by a person who is not the legal owner of record thereof, pursuant
to a written or unwritten lease, or pursuant to a recorded or unrecorded agreement
whether or not a fee is required by the agreement.
k) “Living unit” means a single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for
one or more persons including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking
and sanitation.
l) “Nonresident owner” means an owner who does not reside in any of the following
Minnesota counties: Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Scott, or Washington.
m) “Occupant” means any person living or sleeping in a dwelling; or having possession
of a space within a dwelling.
n) “Owner", means any person, firm or corporation who alone or jointly or severally with
others is in actual possession of a dwelling or dwelling unit in the city as owner.
o) “Rent” means to let for occupancy or to let.
p) “Rental dwelling” means any apartment or general housing unit let for occupancy, or
any apartment or general housing unit occupied by someone other than the owner of
record regardless of familial relationship or whether rent or other compensation is paid to
the owner.
q) “Repair" means to restore to a sound acceptable state of operation, serviceability or
appearance.
r) “Replace" means to remove an existing item or portion of a system and to construct or
install a new item of similar or new quality as an existing item when repair of the item is
impractical.
s) “Resident agent” means an authorized representative of a nonresident owner who
resides in either Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Scott, or Washington.
Subd. 2. Code official. The term “code official” where the term is used in the International
Property Maintenance Code means the city manager housing official .
Subd. 3. Relation to other code definitions. Except as expressly provided in this code, words,
terms, and phrases used in this code have the meanings given them by the city code. In cases
where conflicting definitions of a word, term, or phrase make its precise meaning unclear in its
application to particular facts, the city manager housing official is authorized to resolve the
conflict subject to the provisions of subsection 425.27 relating to appeals.
425.09. Application. Subdivision 1. General. This code applies to buildings, their premises,
accessory structures thereto, and dwelling units therein or thereon, used or designed to be used
for human habitation.
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Subd. 2. Existing buildings. A building lawfully existing under the building code must conform
to this code. A building need not be altered or changed to exceed the requirements of the
building code in effect at the time of its construction, except in the following cases:
a) If the building is altered or enlarged pursuant to the building code;
b) If the building is moved or relocated; or
c) If the building is determined to be unsafe or hazardous by the building inspector
pursuant to applicable codes and ordinances.
Occupancy in buildings lawfully existing under the building code may be continued under this
code.
425.11. Duties of owners and occupants. Subdivision 1. Sanitation. The occupant of a general
housing unit must maintain in a clean and sanitary condition that part of the unit and yard that the
occupant occupies and controls; and is responsible for the occupant's own misuse of areas and
facilities available in common. The owner of an apartment must maintain in a clean and sanitary
condition the shared or public areas of the apartment and yard. The occupant of a general
housing unit or apartment must keep all supplied facilities, including plumbing fixtures and
cooking equipment, in a clean and sanitary condition and is responsible for the exercise of
reasonable care in their proper use and operation.
Subd. 2. Removal of waste matter and recyclable materials. The occupant of a general housing
unit must dispose of rubbish, ashes, garbage and other organic waste in a clean and sanitary
manner as provided by section 605 of the city code. The owner of an apartment is responsible for
the clean and sanitary maintenance of common storage or disposal facilities and must dispose of
rubbish in a clean and sanitary manner as provided in section 605 of the city code. The owner of
an apartment containing more than eight units must comply with the requirements of subsection
650.19 of the city code.
Subd. 3. Pest extermination. The occupant of a single dwelling unit is responsible for the
extermination of vermin infestations or rodents on the premises. The occupant of a dwelling unit
in a building containing more than one dwelling unit is responsible for such extermination when
the dwelling unit is infested. When infestation is caused by the failure of the owner or occupant
to maintain a building containing dwelling units in a reasonably rodent-resistant or reasonably
vermin-resistant condition, pest extermination is the responsibility of the owner. After
extermination, it is the responsibility of the owner or occupant, as the case may be, to correct
such maintenance or other problems as designated by appropriate city officials to eliminate the
source of the infestation. If infestation exists in two or more dwelling units in any residential
structure, or in the shared or public parts of any residential structure containing two or more
dwelling units, pest extermination is the responsibility of the owner.
Subd. 4. Heat. The owner of a building containing two or more dwelling units must supply
facilities capable of providing adequate heat to every habitable room therein; for the purposes of
this subdivision "adequate heat" means heat sufficient to maintain a temperature of 68º F (20º C)
at a height of three feet above the floor in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and water closet
compartments.
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Subd. 5. Utilities. Except as otherwise provided by law, an owner or occupant may not cause
service equipment or utility service that is required by this code to be removed, shut off or
discontinued for any occupied dwelling let or occupied by that person, except for such temporary
interruption as may be necessary while actual repairs or alterations are in process or during
temporary emergencies.
Subd. 6. Notice of maximum occupancy. An owner must advise the occupant, in writing, by
insertion in the lease between the parties or otherwise, of the maximum number of occupants
permitted in occupied premises subject to this code.
425.13. Sale of property; certificate of compliance. Subdivision 1. Application . Within one year
preceding the date of the execution of the document of conveyance, Tthe owner of a structure
containing one or two dwelling units must , prior to the execution of a document providing for the
conveyance of the structure, furnish to the prospective buyer thereof , and obtain from the buyer a
signed receipt therefore, a copy of a certificate of property maintenance compliance issued by the
housing official within one year preceding the date of the execution of the document of
conveyance .
Subd. 2. Form of certificate. Issuance of inspection report. The housing official must issue a
housing property maintenance inspection compliance report (hereinafter “inspection report”) to
the owner within 15 days after gaining access to the interior of all structures on the subject
property for the purposes of inspection when:
a) The owner or the owner's authorized agent has applied in writing to the housing
official, giving consent to such inspection, and the owner or agent has agreed to a time
during normal city working hours at which the subject property will be available for
inspection, and has paid the inspection fee set forth in appendix IV; and
b) The housing official has inspected the structure and grounds and has noted in the
inspection report any conditions found during the inspection that are in violation of the
city code.
Subd. 3. Responsibility. The owner is responsible for the corrections required in the inspection
report.
Subd. 4. Certificate of property maintenance compliance . The seller of a single- or two-family
dwelling may receive a certificate of property maintenance compliance upon satisfactory
completion of the corrective actions required in the inspection report.
Subd. 5. Alternative procedure; buyer’s agreement. As an alternative to subdivision 3, the owner
of a single- or two-family dwelling may receive a certificate of property maintenance compliance
if the following steps are completed:
a) Owner provides a prospective buyer with a “Buyer’s Agreement to Comply with
Housing Property Maintenance Code Orders ” (hereinafter “buyer’s agreement”) on a
form provided by the city setting forth those conditions in the building which, if not
corrected, will constitute a major structural defect or an immediate danger to the health
and safety of the occupant or, which if not corrected, will constitute a violation of this
code. In such a case, the buyer’s agreement acknowledges that the buyer is presumed to
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have purchased with notice of such condition and is responsible for the corrective action
required by a compliance order.
b) Buyer executes the buyer’s agreement and files it with the city.
Subd. 6. Occupancy. A prospective buyer may not occupy a dwelling unit that is the subject of a
compliance order until the filing of the buyer’s agreement has been made. If the owner or buyer
files a buyer’s agreement with the city setting forth the date by which the corrective action
directed by the compliance order will be completed, occupancy is permitted pending completion
of the corrective action specified in the compliance order unless the dwelling unit has been
declared unfit for human habitation pursuant to subsection 425.25.
Subd. 7. Effect of certificate or statement. Nothing in the certificate of property maintenance
compliance or the buyer’s agreement described in subdivision 5 is to be construed as a
representation by the city or the housing official that the dwelling meets minimum housing and
building standards of the city.
Subd. 8. Prohibition. It is unlawful for an owner to convey a dwelling without first having
received a certificate of property maintenance compliance from the city as required by this
section. This section does not apply to conveyances to a public body, conveyances by a public or
court officer in the performance of the officer's duties, or conveyances by a person acting under
the direction of court order, except for conveyances ordered by a probate court.
425.15. Administration, enforcement; inspection. Subdivision 1. Administration and
enforcement. The city manager housing official is responsible for the administration and
enforcement of this code and the supervision of the housing official .
Subd. 2. Compliance. When the housing official determines that there exists in a building or a
portion thereof conditions that constitute a violation of this code, the housing official may begin
enforcement procedures set forth in section 306 of the Crystal city code.
425.17. Licensing of rental units. Subdivision 1. General rule. It is unlawful to operate a rental
dwelling without first having obtained a license. The license is issued each year and expires on
the anniversary date of issuance.
Subd. 2. Application. This subsection establishes minimum standards for maintaining rental
properties; i.e., general housing units, apartments, dwellings, dwelling units, accessory structures
and related premises. A building and its premises used in whole or in part as a home or
residence, or as an accessory structure thereto, for a single family or person, and a building used
in whole or in part as a home or residence of two or more persons or families living in separate
units must conform to the requirements of this section without regard to when the building may
have been constructed, altered, or repaired. This subsection is intended to provide standards for
licensed rental housing and to provide standards to allow resolution of violations of this code
complaints regarding licensed rental housing .
Subd. 3. License fees. For license renewals, license fees are due no later than 60 days prior to the
license expiration date. If an application for license renewal is made less than 60 days before the
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beginning date of the license period applied for then the fee shall be accompanied by an
additional amount equal to 100 percent of such license fee. The additional amount shall be a
penalty for a late application. For general housing units or apartments intended for rental for
which a license was not issued for the previous year, license fees must accompany the completed
license application. License fees are set in appendix IV.
Subd. 4. Conditions. A license is nontransferable. The license fee is not refundable upon
revocation or suspension.
Subd. 5. Application; information. Applications for a license or renewal of a license must be
made by the owner of a rental dwelling. Application forms are filed with the city, accompanied
by the applicable fee.
The applicant must provide:
a) Name, street address (a post office box number is not acceptable) , email address, and
telephone number of dwelling owner, owning partners if a partnership, corporate
officers if a corporation;
b) Name, address , email address, and telephone number of designated resident agent, if
any;
c) Name, address , email address, and telephone number of vendee, if the rental contract
dwelling is being sold through a contract for deed;
d) Legal address of the rental dwelling;
e) Number of rental dwelling units within the structure; and
f) Description of procedure by which tenant inquiries and complaints are handled by the
owner.
g) For properties with multiple owners, the names, street addresses and telephone
numbers of all owners, one of whom must be designated as the primary contact.
Subd. 6. Notice of change. The licensee shall give notice in writing to the city housing official
within five business days after any change of the information in the application. Notice of
transfer of ownership is governed by subdivision 12 of this section.
Subd. 7. Resident agent required. An operating license will not be issued or renewed for a
nonresident owner of rental dwellings unless the owner designates in writing the name of a
resident agent who is responsible for maintenance and upkeep and to institute remedial action to
effect remediation of such orders on behalf of the owner. The housing official must be notified in
writing by the owner of a change of resident agent.
Subd. 8. Conformance to laws. A license will not be issued or renewed unless the rental dwelling
and its premises conform to this section, the ordinances of the city and the laws of the state of
Minnesota.
Subd. 9. Inspection condition. A license will not be issued or renewed unless the owner of the
rental dwelling agrees in the application to permit inspections pursuant to subdivision 18.
Subd. 10. Issuance of license following inspection. A rental license shall be issued in instances
where no compliance orders are identified by the housing official for a rental dwelling unit. A
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conditional rental license shall be issued in instances where compliance orders have been
identified and a copy of the orders provided to the owner. Compliance orders shall be provided
to the owner within fifteen days after gaining access to the interior of all structures for the
purposed of conducting the inspection. The owner of the property for which a conditional license
is issued shall have a maximum of 60 days from the date of the inspection to make the necessary
corrections and request reinspection for compliance. The conditional license may be revoked
automatically by the city if the compliance orders have not been completed and verified as such
by a reinspection within 60 days of the date of the initial inspection.
Subd. 11. Posting of license. The licensee of a building containing three or more rental dwellings
must post the current license in a conspicuous location in the main entry in a frame with a glass
or plastic cover. Every owner of a single-family or two-family rental dwelling must post the
license issued by the city in a conspicuous location.
Subd. 12. Transfer. The licensee must give notice in writing to the housing official within five
business days after having legally transferred or otherwise disposed of the effective control of
licensed rental dwelling. The notice must include the name and address of the person succeeding
to the ownership or control of the rental dwelling or dwellings. For purposes of this subsection
the term "effective control" means that control exercised over property by a business proprietor,
whether as owner or lessee or by an owner or lessee of other property.
Subd. 13. Occupancy register required. The owner of a licensed rental dwelling containing one
or more dwelling units must keep a current register of occupancy for each dwelling unit. The
register must be available for viewing or copying by the housing official at reasonable times and
at the scheduled time of the annual inspection. The register must provide the following
information:
a) Dwelling unit address;
b) Number of bedrooms in dwelling unit;
c) Names of adult occupants and number of adults and children (under 18 years of age)
currently occupying the dwelling units;
d) Dates renters occupied and vacated dwelling units;
e) A chronological list of complaints and requests for repair by dwelling unit occupants,
which complaints and requests are related to the provisions of this section; and
f) A similar chronological list of corrections made in response to requests and complaints.
Subd. 14. License suspension or revocation. An operating license is subject to suspension, denial,
or revocation by the council if the licensed owner fails to operate or maintain licensed rental
dwellings and units therein consistent with this section and the law. If an operating license is
suspended or revoked by the council in accordance with section 1005.21 through 1005.23 of the
city code, it shall be unlawful for the owner to permit occupancy of a rental dwelling until a valid
operating license is issued by the council. Issuance of a new license after suspension, denial or
revocation shall be made in the manner set forth in this section, but only after the housing official
determines that the applicant/owner has remedied the conditions identified by the city council as
the basis for its action, and only after the applicant/owner has appeared before the city council to
formally request approval of the license application. The license application must be
accompanied by all fees required by this section.
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Subd. 15. License expiration or non-renewal. If a rental license expires and/or is not renewed, it
shall be unlawful for the owner or owner’s agent to thereafter permit the occupancy of the then
vacant, or thereafter vacated, rental dwelling until such time as a valid rental license is obtained.
In instances where the rental dwelling is occupied beyond the license expiration date and
application for a license is subsequently submitted to the city, the application fee shall be
doubled.
Subd. 16. Posted to prevent occupancy. Whenever a rental dwelling is occupied without having
first been issued a rental license, or any initial or renewal application for a rental license has been
denied, or a rental license has been revoked, suspended, or not renewed, the rental dwelling shall
be posted by the housing official , and no person shall reside in, occupy, or cause to be occupied
that rental dwelling until permitted by the housing official to prevent further occupancy . No
person other than the housing official shall remove or alter any posting. The housing official will
post the date the rental dwelling shall be vacated, and no person shall reside in, occupy or cause
to be occupied that rental dwelling until the housing official permits it.
Subd. 17. Enforcement; inspection authority. The housing official administers and enforces the
provisions of this subsection. The housing official may inspect upon receiving a complaint,
change in ownership, or otherwise when reason exists to believe that a violation of this
subsection has been or is being committed. If the city finds that the circumstances of the
occupancy following the issuance of the license involve possible code violations, substandard
maintenance, or abnormal wear and tear, the city may re-inspect the premises during the
licensing period. The housing official may seek warrants authorizing the inspection of property.
Inspections must be conducted during reasonable daylight hours. The housing official must
present evidence of official authority to the occupant in charge of a licensed rental dwelling.
Subd. 18. Inspection access. If an owner, occupant, or other person in charge of a rental dwelling
licensed under this section fails or refuses to permit free access and entry for inspection
purposes, the housing official may, upon a showing of probable cause, obtain orders from a court
of competent jurisdiction for the inspection.
Subd. 19. Administrative fees. An administrative fee may be charged in instances where the
property owner or resident agent fail to appear for a scheduled inspection or fail to contact the
city to reschedule an inspection less than twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled inspection
time.
425.19. Minimum requirements; implementation standards; policies. Subdivision 1. Minimum
requirements. The minimum requirements imposed by this code include (i) those standards or
requirements in effect on the date of the construction of a building subject to this code; (ii) the
2006 International Property Maintenance Code as amended; and (iii) imminent hazards including
but not limited to:
a) Heating systems that are unsafe due to: burned out or rusted out heat exchangers (fire
box); burned out or plugged flues; not being vented; being connected with unsafe gas
supplies; or being incapable of adequately heating the living space;
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b) Water heaters that are unsafe due to: burned out or rusted out heat exchangers (fire
box); burned out, rusted out, or plugged flues; not being vented; being connected with
unsafe gas supplies; or lack of temperature and pressure relief valves;
c) Electrical systems that are unsafe due to: dangerous overloading; damaged or
deteriorated equipment; improperly tapped or spliced wiring; exposed, uninsulated wires;
distribution systems of extension cords or other temporary methods; ungrounded systems;
ungrounded appliances in contact with earth;
d) Plumbing systems that are unsanitary due to: leaking waste systems fixtures and traps;
lack of a water closet; lack of washing and bathing facilities; or cross connection of pure
water supply with fixtures or sewage lines;
e) Structural systems, walls, chimneys, ceilings, roofs, foundations, and floor systems,
that will not safely carry imposed loads;
f) Refuse, garbage, human waste, decaying vermin or other dead animals, animal waste,
other materials rendering it unsanitary for human occupancy, including lack of light and
air;
g) Infestation of rats, insects, and other vermin.
Subd. 2. Implementation policies. The city council, upon recommendation of the city manager,
will adopt by resolution policies and guidelines for the implementation and administration of this
code. These policies and guidelines must include, but are not limited to, standards and guidelines
relating to:
a) Procedures for housing inspections;
b) Proper disposition of information gathered in connection with housing inspections;
c) Conditional occupancy of housing during periods needed for compliance;
d) Methods of encouraging the correction of deficiencies by cooperation between owner
and proposed and current occupants;
e) Ongoing training and education for owners of rental dwellings and city housing
official.
425.21 Conduct on licensed premises. Subdivision 1. It is the responsibility of the owner or
licensee to see that persons occupying prevent conduct by tenants or their guests on the licensed
premises conduct themselves in such a manner as not to cause the prem ises which is hereby
deemed to be disorderly in violation of any of the following statutes or ordinances: For purposes
of this section, a premise is disorderly at which any of the following activities occur:
a) Violation of Sections 2010 (public nuisances) , and 605 (garbage and refuse) and 635
(litter) of this code.
b) Violation of Section 645 of this code (noise control).
c) Violation of Section 910 of this code (dog control, animals) and M.S. §§ 609.226 and
347.56 relating to dangerous dogs .
d) Violation of Section 930 of this code (drug abuse and control) or violation of laws
relating to the possession of controlled substances, unlawful sale or possession of
small amounts of marijuana, and possession or use of drug paraphernalia as defined in
M.S. §§ 152.01 et seq.
e) Violation of Subsection 2005.01 of this code (disorderly conduct) or violation of laws
relating to disorderly conduct as defined in M.S. § 609.72.
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f) Violation of Chapter XII of this code (sale, consumption and display of liquor and
beer) or violatio n of laws relating to the sale of intoxicating liquor as defined in
M.S. §§ 340A.701, 340A.702 or 340A.703.
g) Violation of lLaws relating to prostitution or acts relating to prostitution as defined in
M.S. §§ 609.321, Subdivision 9 and 609.324, housing individuals engaged in
prostitution .
h) Violation of Sections 935 (gun control) and 945 (use of firearms) of this code or
violation of laws relating to unlawful use or possession of a firearm as defined in
M.S. §§ 609.66 et seq., on the licensed premises.
i) Violatio ns of lLaws relating to assault , but not including domestic assault as defined
in M.S. §§ 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.2231, and 609.224 609.2242 , excluding
domestic assaults .
j) Violation of lLaws relating to contributing to the need for protection or services or
delinquency of a minor as defined in M.S. §§ 260C, et. seq.
k) Laws relating to owning, leasing, operating, managing, maintaining or conducting a
disorderly house or inviting or attempting to invite others to visit or remain in a
disorderly house, all as defined in M.S. §§ 609.33.
l) M.S. § 617.23, which prohibits indecent exposure.
m) M.S. § 609.595, which prohibits criminal damage of property.
n) M.S. § 609.50, which prohibits interference with a police officer.
o) M.S. § 609.713, which prohibits terroristic threats.
p) M.S. § 609.715, which prohibits presence of unlawful assembly.
q) M.S. § 609.71, which prohibits riot.
r) M.S. § 609.78, which prohibits interfering with “911” phone calls.
s) M.S. §§ 609.75 through 6009.76, which prohibits gambling.
t) M.S. § 243.166 (Predatory Offender Registration).
u) M.S. § 609.229 (Crime committed for benefit of a gang).
v) M.S. § 609.26, subdivision 1(8) (causing or contributing to a child being a runaway).
w) M.S. § 609.903 (Racketeering).
Subd. 2. The city manager or designee housing official is responsible for enforcement and
administration of this section.
Subd. 3. First notice. Upon determination by the city manager housing official that a licensed
premise was used in a disorderly manner, as described in subdivision 1. of this section, the city
manager housing official must give notice to the licensee of the violation and direct the licensee
to take steps to prevent further violations.
Subd. 4. Second notice. If another instance of disorderly use of the licensed premises occurs
within three months the twelve-month period following of an incident for which a notice in
Subd. 3. of this section was given, the city manager housing official must notify the licensee of
the violation and must also require the licensee to submit a written report of the actions taken,
and proposed to be taken, by the licensee to prevent further disorderly use of the premises. This
written report must be submitted to the city manager housing official within five days of receipt
of the notice of disorderly use of the premises and must detail all actions taken by the licensee in
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response to all notices of disorderly use of the premises within the preceding three twelve
months.
Subd. 5. Third notice. If another instance of disorderly use of the licensed premises occurs within
three months the twelve-month period after the second of any two previous instances of
disorderly use for which notices were given to the licensee pursuant to this section, the rental
dwelling license for the premises may be denied, revoked, suspended or not renewed.
a) An action to deny, revoke, suspend, or not renew a license under this section must be
initiated by the city manager housing official who must give to the licensee written notice
of a hearing before the city council to consider such denial, revocation, suspension or
non-renewal. Such written notice must specify all violations of this section, and must
state the date, time, place and purpose of the hearing. The hearing must be held no less
than ten days and no more than 30 days after giving such notice.
b) Following the hearing, the city council may deny, revoke, suspend or decline to renew
the license for all or any part or parts of the licensed premises or may grant a license upon
such terms and conditions as it deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this
section.
Subd. 6. Upon a decision to revoke, suspend or deny or not renew a license for violations of this
section, the owner/licensee will not be eligible for any new rental licenses for a period
determined by the housing official , but not to exceed one year. Any person who has had two or
more licenses revoked, suspended, denied or not renewed for violations of this section will not
be eligible for any new rental licenses for a period determined by the housing official , but not to
exceed two years.
Subd. 6 7. No adverse license action shall be imposed where the instance of disorderly use of the
licensed premises occurred during the pendency of eviction proceedings (unlawful detainer) or
within 30 days of notice given by the licensee to a tenant to vacate the premises where the
disorderly use was related to conduct by that tenant or by other occupants or guests of the
tenant's unit. Eviction proceedings are not a bar to adverse license action, however, unless they
are diligently pursued by the licensee. Further, an action to deny, revoke, suspend, or not renew a
license based upon violations of this section may be postponed or discontinued at any time if it
appears that the licensee has taken appropriate measures which will prevent further instances of
disorderly use.
Subd. 7 8. A determination that the licensed premises have been used in a disorderly manner as
described in section 425.21, subdivision 1 of this section shall be made upon a fair
preponderance of the evidence to support such a determination. It is not necessary that criminal
charges be brought in order to support a determination of disorderly use nor does the fact of
dismissal or acquittal of such a criminal charge operate as a bar to adverse license action under
this section.
Subd. 8 9. All notices given by the city under this section must be personally served on the
licensee, sent by certified mail to the licensee's last known address or, if neither method of
service effects notice, by posting on a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
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Subd. 9 10 . Enforcement actions provided in this section are not exclusive, and the city council
may take any action with respect to a licensee, a tenant, or the licensed premises as is authorized
by the city code, state or federal law.
425.23. Reporting; forms; records. The Crystal community development department is
responsible for the preparation of forms and certificates necessary to carry out the provisions of
this code. The community development department will maintain records of rental licensing and
will provide reports to the city manager upon request.
425.25. Hazardous conditions; built-in deficiencies; procedure. Subdivision 1. Procedure. If the
housing official determines that there exists in a building a condition that constitutes an
immediate hazard to the health and safety of its occupants, including but not limited to those
identified in section 425.19, subdivision 1, the official may:
a) Issue a compliance order requiring immediate compliance if the condition can
reasonably be corrected;
b) Proceed against the building pursuant to applicable state laws relating to hazardous or
unsafe structures; or
c) Recommend that the city council proceed to correct the condition by abating it as a
nuisance under Minnesota Statutes, section 429.101, and this clause is to be construed as
authorizing the imposition and billing of charges for the cost thereof and the assessment
of unpaid charges against the property on which the building is located in the manner
provided by Minnesota Statutes, section 429.101.
Subd. 2. Built-in deficiencies. It is determined that certain conditions within existing buildings,
lawful at the time of the construction of the building, may not comply with the minimum
requirements of this code. Such conditions are herein referred to as "built-in deficiencies", and
the housing official, in administering this code, must consider the following built-in deficiencies
as being beyond reasonable correction:
a) Ceiling heights: An existing habitable room with less than a seven foot six inch ceiling
height.
b) Superficial floor area: An existing habitable room of less than 90 square feet.
c) Natural light and ventilation: An existing habitable room with window area less than
10% of the floor area; provided, however, that in no case may the required area of light
and ventilation be less than 5% of the floor area.
425.27. Inspections. Subdivision 1. Records. Inspections must be conducted during reasonable
hours. The housing official must present evidence of authority to the owner or occupant in
charge of a dwelling. Subject to the provisions of law, the housing official must keep evidence,
exclusive of the inspection records, discovered or obtained in the course of an inspection
confidential.
Subd. 2. Unfit for human habitation. A dwelling or portion thereof that is damaged, decayed,
dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, vermin or rodent infested or which lacks provision for basic
illumination, ventilation or sanitary facilities to the extent that the defects create a hazard to the
health, safety or welfare of the occupants or of the public may be declared unfit for human
habitation. If a dwelling or portion thereof has been declared unfit for human habitation, the
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housing official must order the dwelling vacated within a reasonable time and post a placard on
the dwelling indicating that it is unfit for human habitation. No person other than the housing
official shall remove or alter any posting. The housing official will post the date the dwelling
shall be vacated, and no person shall reside in, occupy or cause to be occupied that rental
dwelling until the housing official permits it. An operating license previously issued for the
dwelling will be revoked pursuant to law.
Subd. 3. Correction. It is unlawful to use a dwelling or portion thereof for human habitation until
the defective conditions have been corrected and written approval has been issued by the housing
official. It is unlawful to deface or remove the declaration placard from a dwelling or property.
Subd. 4. Secure unfit and vacated dwellings and accessory structures . The owner of a dwelling
that has been declared unfit for human habitation or that is otherwise vacant for a period of 60
days 48 hours or more must make the same safe and secure so that it is not hazardous to the
health, safety and welfare of the public and does not constitute a public nuisance. A vacant
dwelling or accessory structure open at doors, windows, or wall opening, if unguarded, is
deemed a hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the public and a public nuisance within the
meaning of this section.
Subd. 5. Hazardous building declaration. If a dwelling has been declared unfit for human
habitation and the owner has not remedied the defects within a prescribed reasonable time, the
dwelling may be declared a hazardous building and may be removed, razed or corrected pursuant
to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 463.15 to 463.26.
Subd. 6. Compliance procedure. Subdivision 1. Order. If the city determines that a structure or
dwelling or portion thereof is in violation of an order or this code, the city may issue a
compliance orders in accordance with section 306 of city code.
425.29. Appeals; right of appeal. When it is alleged by a person to whom a compliance order is
directed that the compliance order is based upon erroneous interpretation of this section or upon
a misstatement or mistake of fact, that person may appeal the compliance order to the city
manager housing official . The manager housing official must forward the recommendation to the
city council within 30 days after receipt of this appeal. The appeal (i) must be in writing, (ii)
must specify the grounds for the appeal, and (iii) must be filed with the housing official within
five ten business days after service transmittal of the compliance order. The filing of an appeal
stays proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from unless such a stay in the judgment
of the housing official would cause imminent peril to life, health or property. The city council
must act promptly on the manager's housing official’s recommendation , and the manager's
housing official’s recommendation may be reversed, modified or affirmed in whole or in part by
the council. The council's disposition of the appeal is final.
425.31. Execution of compliance orders. Upon failure to comply with a compliance order within
the time set therein, and no appeal having been taken in accordance with section 306 of city
code, or upon failure to comply with a modified compliance order within the time set therein, the
city may remedy the cited deficiency in the manner provided for in section 306 of city code.
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425.33. Violations; penalties. Subdivision 1. General. It is unlawful to erect, construct, enlarge,
alter, repair, move, improve, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure within the
city contrary to the provisions of this code.
Subd. 2. Non-compliance. Failure to comply with a lawfully issued compliance order is a
violation of this code and is subject to enforcement procedures set forth in section 306 of city
code.
THE CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS ARE BOLDED .
Crystal City Council Meeting
Preliminary Agenda
August 6, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
II. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Mayor Bowman will acknowledge a $100 donation from Crystal Air Traffic Control Tower
NATCA for the Crystal Airport Open House.
III. COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
The Council will consider the minutes from the following meetings in a single motion:
a. The Regular City Council Meeting from July 24, 2012;
b. The Council Work Session from July 24, 2012; and
c. The Council Budget Work Session from July 31, 2012.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
The Council will consider the following items, which are routine and non-controversial in
nature, in a single motion:
1. Approval of the list of license applications submitted by the City Clerk to the City
Council, a list that is on file in the office of the City Clerk;
2. Approval of disbursements over $25,000 submitted by the Finance Director to the City
Council, a list that is on file in the office of the Finance Director;
3. Approval of a special permit for Siveli Duran and Ivan Garcia to serve wine and beer
to 250 guests for a wedding at the Crystal Community Center on Friday, August 3,
2012, from 5:30 p.m. – midnight. (Pre-approved by City Manager Anne Norris on
7/26/12); and
4. Approval of a special permit for Independent Packing Services, Inc. to serve wine and
beer to 50 guests for a company picnic at Lions Valley Place Park on Friday, August
10, 2012, from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The applicant is Deanne Schellsmidt.
V. OPEN FORUM
(Open forum is a time for individuals in the audience to address the Council on subjects
not on the regular Council agenda. Individuals are asked to step up to the podium and
speak clearly into the microphone. You are allowed 3 minutes to make your comments.
The Council will not take action on items discussed during open forum; however, the
Council may add the item to a future meeting agenda and ask city staff for follow-up.)
Crystal City Council Meeting Agenda
August 6, 2012
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VI. REGULAR AGENDA
1. The Council will consider a resolution authorizing the ordering of a feasibility study for
County Road 81 Local Streets Part 2 – Project # 2012-26.
Similar to how we handled local streets in the earlier portion of Hennepin
County’s Bottineau Boulevard project, we need to order a feasibility study for the
local streets in this phase (Lakeland Avenue between 58 th – 62 nd Avenues).
Recommend approval of the resolution authorizing this study.
VII. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION
a. Upcoming events in the City include:
· MN Night to Unite is August 7
b. The City Council will meet at 6:00 p.m., Friday, August 17, in the Council Chambers
at City Hall to canvass the votes and declare the results from the Municipal Primary
Election for Mayor and Council Member Section I.
c. The next regular City Council Meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21 in
the Council Chambers at City Hall.
d. The next Crystal Business Association meeting will be held on Wednesday, August
15, at a location to be announced, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
e. City Offices will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 3.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
IX. MEETING SCHEDULE ON AUGUST 6, 2012
Time Type of Meeting Place
6:15 p.m.
Council Work Session to discuss:
· Commission/Volunteer Appreciation
Event Date
· Council Salaries – 2013 and 2014
· Proposed amendments to the
Property Maintenance Code
Conference
Room A
6:45 p.m. EDA Regular Meeting Council
Chambers
7:00 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting Council
Chambers
Have a great weekend; see you at the meeting Monday night!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Memorandum
DATE: July 31, 2012
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Anne Norris, City Manager
SUBJECT: Acknowledgement of Contribution – Airport Open House
The Crystal Air Traffic Control Tower NATCA has contributed $100 towards the costs
associated with the annual Airport Open House (funded through contributions to the
City Initiatives Fund). The Council should recognize this contribution.
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA #1
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APPLICATIONS FOR CITY LICENSE
August 6, 2012
GAS INSTALLER
Becker Heating LLC 630 Hillside Dr Eagon, MN 55121
Dean’s Professional Plumbing, Inc 5392 Quam Ave NE St Michael, MN 55376
Deziel Heating and Air Conditioning LLC 1612 3 rd Ave Buffalo, MN 55313
PLUMBER
Aqua Mechanical 8420 Alverno Ave Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
Facilitech 4350 Baker Rd Suite 400 Minnetonka, MN 55343
K & S Plumbing 9572 Knox Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55444
Steve’s Plumbing Inc 23629 Washington St Bethel, MN 55005
Sun Ray Plumbing & Heating, LLC 8707 Stillwater Blvd N Lake Elmo, MN 55042
Twin City Mechanical 2414 108 th Lane Blaine, MN 55449
Village Plumbing Inc 2999 Yorkton Blvd Little Canada, MN 55117
SIGN HANGERS
Scenic Sign Corp PO BOX 881 St. Cloud, MN 56302
RENTAL – NEW
3513 Adair Ave N – Daniel/Sarah Hanson (Conditional)
6920 Lombardy Ln – Tamara Miller
3209 Xenia Ave N – Sean/Joy Gilmore (Conditional)
6211 32 nd Ave N – Darlene/Marshall Gonyer
RENTAL – RENEWAL
5415 Angeline Ave N – Matthew/Priya Lingen
3130 Aquila Ave N – Tom Durkin (Conditional)
3448 Douglas Dr N – Bruce Krisko
3821 Douglas Dr N – Clayton/Tammy Duggan
5116 Edgewood Ave N – Diane Sewell (Conditional)
2925 Hampshire Ave N – Michael Kaldor (Conditional)
3109 Hampshire Ave N – Aron Johnson/Martin O’Toole
4131 Jersey Ave N – Cornelis/Kaia Draijer (Conditional)
4856 Jersey Ave N – Equity Trust Company (Conditional)
5936 Kentucky Ave N – Aron Jacobson (Conditional)
5220 Louisiana Ave N – James Schmid
5419 Louisiana Ave N – Debra/Duane Sanovia (Conditional)
6325 Markwood Ave N – Kevin/Nancy Walton
3240 Nevada Ave N – Gabe Richards
5442 Nevada Ave N – DeYung Le
3400 Quail Ave N – Daley Properties MN LLC
CONSENT AGENDA #1
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RENTAL – RENEWAL CONT’D
3548 Quail Ave N – Vincent/Stephanie Martin
7400 Shirley Pl N – Bachaus Investment Properties LLC
3709 Vera Cruz Ave N – James Truax
3308 Xenia Ave N – Edward T Johnson (Conditional)
3426 Zane Ave N – Equity Trust Company (Conditional)
4635 Zane Ave N – Alan/Rhonda Hansen
CONSENT AGENDA #2
CONSENT AGENDA #3
CONSENT AGENDA #4
REGULAR AGENDA
REGULAR AGENDA #1