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Council advances corrective action at 224 Emory Street, certifies election canvass and authorizes SCADA grant application
Summary
At its Nov. 12 meeting the CH City Council approved Resolution 2024-100 ordering corrective action at 224 Emory Street (anticipating possible demolition), certified the general election canvass (Resolution 2024-101), and approved a local-government resolution (2024-102) to allow BAG Engineering to proceed with a Small Cities Development Program grant application for SCADA work; the council set follow-up review dates and did not take litigation action tonight.
LEDE: The CH City Council on Nov. 12 approved Resolution 2024-100 ordering corrective action at 224 Emory Street, a long-vacant property adjacent to Zion Lutheran Church that the mayor said may be demolished this year. The council also certified the day’s election canvass with Resolution 2024-101 and passed Resolution 2024-102 to authorize a Small Cities Development Program grant application for SCADA work.
Nut graf: Council members described Resolution 2024-100 as part of the city’s ongoing property maintenance and code-enforcement work; the mayor said the owner considers repair economically infeasible and a bank and demolition parties have been in contact with the city. The resolution gives the owner 30 days to act and preserves the city’s option to pursue court orders if the work is not completed.
Body: Introducing the corrective-action item, the mayor said, "we've talked about it... I've been contacted by a bank and the people that are going to be tearing it down and there's a chance that this will be down this year." He said the property (referred to in the discussion as the old D.H. Evans Mansion) has been vacant for many years and that the city will monitor progress and report back on Dec. 9 if additional steps are needed.
On the corrective-action procedure, the mayor said the resolution typically gives property owners 30 days and that the city has a process of monthly progress check-ins with staff (including named staff who review cases). He noted the council could still seek district-court authority if necessary but said he expected the demolition or remediation to proceed without that step.
Council also approved Resolution 2024-101, certifying the general election canvass held earlier that day; a councilmember moved, a second was recorded and the roll call vote passed. On the grant authorization, Council approved Resolution 2024-102 to enable BAG Engineering to complete the Small Cities Development Program application for SCADA work; council members noted the application has preliminary and later main stages and that staff need to coordinate next steps.
Ending: The council closed the regular meeting and proceeded to a closed session. The mayor said he will report back on progress with 224 Emory Street at the Dec. 9 meeting if additional action is needed. The session ended without further public action on litigation.
