City staff review condemnations and set up demolition lien authorization

City staff reported multiple code-enforcement and demolition items at the pre-council session.

Virgil described three properties for the city's attention: a condemned property at 2714 31st Avenue (the owner is expected to allow demolition) and two adjacent shotgun houses at 2806 Short 18th Street and 2818 19th Street that the owner signed voluntary-condemnation forms. "These are voluntary condemnations, so nobody will be here to contest," Virgil said, adding that the two addresses had to be handled separately because they are separate legal addresses.

Later in the agenda review, Scott noted the council will set the cost for demolition of the structure at 3601 21st Street and authorize the filing of a lien, a standard step when the city performs demolition and then seeks to recover costs. The pre-council notes also list other project and procurement items that will appear on the full council agenda.

The transcript records the staff presentations and a description of the voluntary condemnation signatures, but it does not include a recorded vote or the exact demolition cost for 3601 21st Street in the provided text.