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~ ~ e Resolution No. 3162--Authorizing abatement of property located at 395 East 40th Avenue was read by number and title. Ms. Miller asked if there was no one to respond to the abatement. Ed D. Lovegren, 4395 Rustic Place) responded by saying his house was a low-class rental in a neighborhood of better houses. It would be possible to make the house better with not too much money, but if all the provisions were complied with it would be impossible on $85 a month rental. Changing the ceiling heights is an impossible request, but fixing the dry rot in the bathroom, providing fire alarm system, and meeting Code requirements on the woodstove are correctable on this class of rental. Structural problems in the roof as relates to a fire in the house and structural problems as relates to damage done by a car when it ran into the house are problems with the house, but they are not cause for the house to fall down and hurt someone. These faults are somewhat inherent in old structures; they are possible to correct. Ms. Smith noted a correction in the resolution. The building at (70 Rustic Place) should read 395 East 40th Avenue. e Ms. Miller stated that some of the standards have the effect of driving low-income housing out of the City, forcing the tearing down of low-income housing. In this situation there are conditions that are unsanitary and unsafe. It has been let run down. I want to register my objections to such things as City requirements on ceiling heights, she said. Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Ms. Smith) to adopt the resolution. Motion carried unanimously. IV. ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING A. Hearings Panel Report May 21, 1979, (minutes distributed) Manager noted that no Council members were present at this hearing and asked the Council to approve the report. Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve the minutes of May 21, 1979, as amended. Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously. B. Levying Assessments Manager recommended the deletion of council bills 1896 through 1899 so that Council could act on 1887 through 1895. He noted that 1887 through 1895 had no protests and were duly advertised so the Council could act on those bills. He noted the council bills were read the first time May 14, 1979, and referred to the Hearing Panels for hearing May 21, 1979, and were brought back to the Council for consi- deration with a Panel recommendation to levy assessments as proposed. e 5/29/79--7 303