RESOLUTION 83-3087
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CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 83-3087
A RESOLUTION ORDERING ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE
BY REMOVING CERTAIN INFECTED ELM AND/OR OAK
TREES IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF HOPKINS.
WHEREAS, pursuant to City of Hopkins Ordinance No. 79-467 and
pursuant to MSA Chapter 18, and pursuant to Chapter 4, Rules and Regulations
of the Department of Agriculture (AGR-lOl-120), the forester of the City
of Hopkins has found conditions indicating the presence of Dutch Elm or Oak
Wilt infestation exist and have existed upon the following properties:
(See list attached, marked Exhibit A)
WHEREAS, notice of such findings has been given to the owners of
record of the premises; and
WHEREAS, no part of said infected trees have been removed or
otherwise treated,
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Hopkins, as follows:
That the premises of said infected trees, which are in number and
listed and have been and are duly marked and are located as listed, constitute
a public nuisance as more fully set forth in the provisions of Hopkins Ordinance
No. 79-467 M.S.A. Chapter 18, and Rules and Regulations of the Department of
Agriculture (AGR 101-120), and such nuisances are hereby ordered to be immediately
abated by the cutting and removal of all such infected trees thereon.
It is further ordered that a Notice of the intention of the Council
so to abate said nuisance shall be published once and a copy thereof mailed to the
affected property owners, which Notice shall specify that action upon this
Resolution shall be taken at a special meeting of the City, Council to be held
August 2'9 1983, such publication to be not less than one week prior to the
date of such meeting.
The Council at such meeting shall hear all property owners with
reference to the above matter. It is further resolved that a copy of this
Resolution shall be mailed immediately to the owners of the property involved
herein.
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota
at a regular meeting held the 5th day of July 1983.
J. SCOTT RENNE
City Clerk
ROBERT F. MILLER
Mayor
JOSEPH C. VESELY
City Attorney