Resolution 83-3104CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
A RESOLU'T'ION SL:2TING HEARING DATE RMARDING ABATEMENT
OF NUISANCE BY REMOVING CERTAIN INFECTED ELM AND /OR
OAK TREES IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF HOPKINS
RESOLUTION NO. 83 -3104
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 -101 -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:
7 E St. Albans Road 2 elms
$150.00
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 to the City Council to be held
November 15, 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.
1110 Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota at
a regular meeting held the 18th day of October, 1983.
J. SCOTT PENNE ROBERT F. HITTER
City Clerk Mayor
JOSEPH C. VESELY
City Attorney