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A RESOLUTION FINDING THAT THE RESIDENCE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5006 S. ELMHURST ST., WICHITA, SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS, IS UNSAFE, DANGEROUS, AND ABANDONED AND ORDERING THAT SAID STRUCTURE BE REPAIRED SUCH THAT IT IS MADE SAFE OR DEMOLISHED.
Presented by: Tom Stolz, Director, Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department ("MABCD").
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and sign the resolution.
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The residence at 5006 S. Elmhurst, located in the Oaklawn Improvement District, suffered substantial fire damage on November 1, 2013. The County has received $7,475.92 in insurance proceeds that could be utilized to repair or demolish the residence. The property is in a foreclosure action that is set for a sheriff's sale on May 7, 2014. The owners of the house have not voiced any opposition to the property being repaired or demolished. The lienholder, MidFirst Bank, intends to rehabilitate the property using insurance proceeds that it received.
A resolution could condemn the property and order that the residence be repaired such that it is made safe or demolished. The contractor that was originally scheduled to complete the rehabilitation work for MidFirst Bank has been replaced by a local contractor named Damien Wells. As of April 17, 2014, no permit has been pulled and Mr. Wells has assured MABCD staff of his company’s intent to complete the work. The resolution that is proposed to be approved permits the owners and/or the bank to complete the rehabilitation or demolition, but it also permits the County to raze the structure if said rehabilitation is not undertaken in a timely fashion to make the structure so that it is no longer dangerous and unsafe.
Alternatives: Not adopt a resolution and decide that the County will not utilize the $7,475.92 in insurance proceeds to repair or demolish the structure, without regard to any repairs MidFirst Bank intends to complete.
Financial Considerations: If the County were to demolish the structure, the $7,475...
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