15 West Kellogg Blvd.  
Saint Paul, MN 55102  
City of Saint Paul  
Minutes - Final  
Legislative Hearings  
Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer  
Mai Vang, Hearing Coordinator  
Joanna Zimny, Executive Assistant  
legislativehearings@ci.stpaul.mn.us  
651-266-8585  
Thursday, April 4, 2024  
9:00 AM  
Room 330 City Hall & Court House/Remote  
Garbage Hauling Assessments  
9:00 a.m. Hearings  
Special Tax Assessments  
1
RLH TA 24-155  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1125  
HAGUE AVENUE. (File No. CG2401A1, Assessment No. 240111)  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Reduce assessment from $208.52 to $8.18.  
No one appeared  
Staff report by Lydia Campbell: property owner stated that Waste Management had  
made an error and property owner was confused about what is actually owed. In  
December 2021, Waste Management accidentally closed billing account at 1125  
Hague Avenue while attempting to close a different account. The property owner  
continued to send automatic payments to Waste Management quarterly but did not  
notice that they were being returned to the account. In July 2023, the property owner  
called Waste Management about missed collections and the error was then realized.  
Once the account was reinstated, Waste Management invoiced property owner for  
$725.62 in Quarter 4, 2023. This bill included service from November 7, 2021 thru  
December 31, 2023. Per contract, it is not permissible that haulers back-bill  
residents. For this reason, the bill was reduced by City staff before being sent to  
assessment in January 2024. This original reduction was to $208.52.  
That total was calculated to only include services from July 1, 2023 thru December 31,  
2023 with no late fees. However this should not have included Quarter 2 and the  
property owner has now provided proof of payment to Waste Management for $96.08 on  
October 11, 2023. Payment was received without return and applied toward the Quarter  
4, 2023 bill. I therefore recommend that this assessment be reduced from $208.52 to  
$8.18.  
Moermond: we won’t revise the worksheet, it will stand with the previous  
recommendation. Reduce to $8.18, noting there has been a clarification of the policy  
and you inherited a misinterpretation that is now on the right track.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/15/2024  
2
RLH TA 24-159  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 311  
RYAN AVENUE. (File No. CG2401A1, Assessment No. 240111)  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Reduce assessment from $205.83 to $62.48.  
No one appeared  
Staff report by Lydia Campbell: the property owner originally believed that she paid this  
invoice. However, she later agreed that it had not been paid. She believes that the  
assessment should be reduced because she attempted to pay over the phone but was  
unable to get through to a person at Waste Management, despite calling on numerous  
occasions.  
The property owner purchased home in December 2022 and did not set up garbage  
service at that time. The property owner states that she was not receiving bills. Waste  
Management now has the correct address, so property owner received the Quarter 4  
bill. The property owner states that she called Waste Management in September 2023  
to change service levels and only then realized an account had not been set up. The  
property owner states that at that time she attempted to pay over the phone. Neither  
Waste Management nor property owner were able to provide record of that payment.  
The property owner states that she has attempted to call Waste Management multiple  
times since to remedy the situation, but she cannot get through the automated system  
to speak to a person to resolve the issue.  
The Waste Management bill for Quarter 4, 2023 included service for Quarter 2 and  
Quarter 3 of 2023. Haulers are not allowed to back-bill, so I am recommending  
assessment be reduced to only include Quarter 4 charges with no late fees. Therefore  
I recommend a reduction from $205.83 to $62.48.  
Moermond: and that includes late fees?  
Campbell: no, and it is for a small every other week cart, which is what the property  
owner has had.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/15/2024  
3
RLH TA 24-107  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1110  
WOODBRIDGE STREET. (File No. CG2303A2-1, Assessment No.  
230118)  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Reduce assessment from $133.87 to $116.40.  
No one appeared  
Staff report by Lydia Campbell: the property owner was confused by their bills.  
Property owner states that bills online don't match what the receive in the mail. Waste  
Management has been sending bills for this property to assessments since Quarter 3,  
2022. The property owner paid all of those bills to the hauler; however, payments were  
being applied to the wrong account. Waste Management has acknowledged the issue  
and is refunding property owner $929. However, the refund only covers original amount  
that property owner paid to hauler, it does not include the late fees that were added  
onto the bills and then paid by property owner via assessments. City staff  
recommends waiving the late fee from the current pending/levied garbage  
assessments. This brings the Quarter 2, 2023 assessment total to $116.40.  
Moermond: $133.87 to $116.40, so recommended.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/15/2024  
4
RLH TA 24-108  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1110  
WOODBRIDGE STREET. (File No. CG2304A1-2, Assessment No.  
230117)  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Reduce assessment from $133.87 to $116.40.  
No one appeared  
Moermond: this was a late appeal, from the previous quarter. And no appeal of Quarter  
4 because we handled it in a timely fashion.  
Staff report by Lydia Campbell: the property owner was confused by their bills.  
Property owner states that bills online don't match what the receive in the mail. Waste  
Management has been sending bills for this property to assessments since Quarter 3,  
2022. Property owner paid all of those bills to the hauler; however, payments were  
being applied to the wrong account. Waste Management has acknowledged the issue  
and is refunding property owner $929. However, the refund only covers original amount  
that property owner paid to hauler, it does not include the late fees that were added  
onto the bills and then paid by property owner via assessments. City staff  
recommends waiving the late fee from the current pending/levied garbage  
assessments. This bring the Quarter 2, 2023 assessment total to $116.40.  
Moermond: $133.87 to $116.40, so recommended.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/15/2024  
Special Tax Assessments  
10:00 a.m. Hearings  
5
RLH TA 24-157  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 556  
YORK AVENUE. (File No. CG2401A2, Assessment No. 240112)  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
No one appeared  
Staff report by Lydia Campbell: the property owner states that they paid their garbage  
bill in October 2023. They paid $73.00, which they state is even more than what they  
owed. Property owner provided proof of payment to Waste Management of $73.00 on  
October 2, 2023. Waste Management has confirmed that they received this payment.  
The invoice for Quarter 4, 2023 was only $62.48, so Waste Management also owes  
property owner a credit of $10.52. I recommend removing the assessment.  
Moermond: yes. Did Waste Management say why they messed this up? Seems like  
they got paid in a timely way. Is it because they got paid at the beginning of the quarter  
and not closer to the due date? This should be deleted.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/15/2024  
6
RLH TA 24-145  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1223  
FARRINGTON STREET. (File No. CG2303A2-2, Assessment No.  
230119)  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Carol Broos appeared by phone  
Moermond: this is Marcia Moermond from St. Paul City Council trying to reach Carol or  
John Broos.  
Carol Broos: I don’t know who you are or why call but you people need to stop calling  
this number. You are disturbing the people that live here. This is your last warning.  
We’re calling the Attorney General. Goodbye.  
[hangs up]  
Moermond: just reached out to Carol & John Broos to discuss the appealed tax  
assessments for 1223 Farrington. Documents indicating they didn’t want to pay this  
assessment came into Public Works, the City Attorney’s Office and the City Clerk’s  
office. We processed them as appeals because they didn’t want to pay them. We have  
three open appeals for Quarters 2, 3 and 4, 2023 that went to assessment.  
Staff report by Lydia Campbell: property owner provided a notice stating that the  
assessment was, "Refused For Cause Without Dishonor, And Without Recourse To  
Me, As Per The Uniform Commercial Code". Waste Management states that there has  
been no change in garbage service at this property, so staff do not recommend  
removing or reducing the assessment.  
Moermond: and that applies for all 3 of these. All for $85.47.  
Campbell: small, every week cart.  
Moermond: lacking any discernible argument for recommending a decrease or  
elimination, I will recommend its ratification.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/15/2024  
7
RLH TA 24-146  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1223  
FARRINGTON STREET. (File No. CG2304A1-1, Assessment No.  
230116)  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Carol Broos appeared by phone  
Moermond: this is Marcia Moermond from St. Paul City Council trying to reach Carol or  
John Broos.  
Carol Broos: I don’t know who you are or why call but you people need to stop calling  
this number. You are disturbing the people that live here. This is your last warning.  
We’re calling the Attorney General. Goodbye.  
[hangs up]  
Moermond: just reached out to Carol & John Broos to discuss the appealed tax  
assessments for 1223 Farrington. Documents indicating they didn’t want to pay this  
assessment came into Public Works, the City Attorney’s Office and the City Clerk’s  
office. We processed them as appeals because they didn’t want to pay them. We have  
three open appeals for Quarters 2, 3 and 4, 2023 that went to assessment.  
Staff report by Lydia Campbell: property owner provided a notice stating that the  
assessment was, "Refused For Cause Without Dishonor, And Without Recourse To  
Me, As Per The Uniform Commercial Code". Waste Management states that there has  
been no change in garbage service at this property, so staff do not recommend  
removing or reducing the assessment.  
Moermond: and that applies for all 3 of these. All for $85.47.  
Campbell: small, every week cart.  
Moermond: lacking any discernible argument for recommending a decrease or  
elimination, I will recommend its ratification.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/15/2024  
8
RLH TA 24-153  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1223  
FARRINGTON STREET. (File No. CG2401A1, Assessment No. 240111)  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Carol Broos appeared by phone  
Moermond: this is Marcia Moermond from St. Paul City Council trying to reach Carol or  
John Broos.  
Carol Broos: I don’t know who you are or why call but you people need to stop calling  
this number. You are disturbing the people that live here. This is your last warning.  
We’re calling the Attorney General. Goodbye.  
[hangs up]  
Moermond: just reached out to Carol & John Broos to discuss the appealed tax  
assessments for 1223 Farrington. Documents indicating they didn’t want to pay this  
assessment came into Public Works, the City Attorney’s Office and the City Clerk’s  
office. We processed them as appeals because they didn’t want to pay them. We have  
three open appeals for Quarters 2, 3 and 4, 2023 that went to assessment.  
Staff report by Lydia Campbell: property owner provided a notice stating that the  
assessment was, "Refused For Cause Without Dishonor, And Without Recourse To  
Me, As Per The Uniform Commercial Code". Waste Management states that there has  
been no change in garbage service at this property, so staff do not recommend  
removing or reducing the assessment.  
Moermond: and that applies for all 3 of these. All for $85.47.  
Campbell: small, every week cart.  
Moermond: lacking any discernible argument for recommending a decrease or  
elimination, I will recommend its ratification.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/15/2024  
Special Tax Assessments-Rolls  
9
RLH AR 24-32  
Ratifying the assessment for the City’s cost of providing Collection of  
Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during October to December 2023.  
(File No. CG2401A1, Assessment No. 240111)  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/15/2024  
10  
RLH AR 24-33  
Ratifying the assessment for the City’s cost of providing Collection of  
Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during October to December 2023.  
(File No. CG2401A2, Assessment No. 240112)  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/15/2024