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File #: RES PH 25-111    Version: 1
Type: Resolution-Public Hearing Status: Passed
In control: City Council
Final action: 6/11/2025
Title: Approving the application of The United Hmong Family, Inc. for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on June 27-29, 2025 at 1151 Jessamine Avenue West - McMurray Fields.
Sponsors: Matt Privratsky
Ward: Ward - 4
Attachments: 1. Application, 2. ENS, 3. Map, 4. Owners List, 5. Notice to Owners, 6. Letter to Applicant
Title
Approving the application of The United Hmong Family, Inc. for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on June 27-29, 2025 at 1151 Jessamine Avenue West - McMurray Fields.
Body
WHEREAS, Chapter 293 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code was enacted to regulate the subject of noise in the City of Saint Paul; and

WHEREAS, §293.09 provides for the granting of variances from the sound level limitations contained in §293.07, upon a finding by the City Council that full compliance with Chapter 293 would constitute an unreasonable hardship on the applicant, other persons or on the community; and

WHEREAS, The United Hmong Family Inc., represented by Mee Vang, Board President, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, for 120 dBA at no specified distance, to present amplified sound for the Hmong International Freedom Festival at 1151 Jessamine Ave W - McMurray Fields.; and

WHEREAS, applicant has requested a variance for the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on June 27-29, 2025 with a pre-event sound check on June 27, 2025 for the Hmong International Freedom Festival; and

WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance applicant will not be able to present amplified sound at 1151 Jessamine Ave W - McMurray Fields.; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has reviewed the application and has made recommendations regarding conditions for the variance. Now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby grants a variance to The United Hmong Family, Inc., subject to the following conditions:

1) The Variance shall be for the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday June 28, and Sunday June 29, 2025 with a pre-event sound check on Friday, June 27, 2025 for up to a specific one hour period between the hours of 8:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. for the Hmong International Freedom Festival.

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Date NameDistrictOpinionCommentAction
6/28/2025 2:23 PMSt. Paul Police For 1. Todd Axtell 2. Daniel (Dan) Michener 3. New chief 4. 27+ police officers
6/28/2025 2:22 PMSt. Paul Police For 1. Todd Axtell 2. Daniel (Dan) Michener 3. New chief 4. 27+ police officers
6/28/2025 2:20 PMTre Xiong For Tre Xiong of course for it because. St. Paul City Officials secretly paid him to do coverups for his events yayafest and saibadee fest since 2023. Tre Xiong needs to be arrested and prosecuted for the crime as well. Justice must be served! Justice4ckx.com
6/28/2025 2:15 PMDAB Soua Xiong For Yes DAB Soua Xiong for the event. Who is DAB Soua Xiong?why he secretly joined St. Paul City Officials' crime to have KOU XIONG murder? DAB Soua Xiong became a millionaire like Toua Xiong and many others after he secretly took part of the crime since 2015. Justice must be served! JUSTICE4CKX.COM
6/28/2025 2:54 AMToua Xiong For Toua Xiong became millionaire overnight the crime... Justice must be served! Justice4ckx.com
6/28/2025 2:52 AMHmong #4 Against NO this event will never be successful. They *****ed up in 2018. They intentionally caused the death of Jacky Vue.
6/28/2025 2:50 AMHong #3   NO Hmong Inernaltional freedom fest
6/28/2025 1:13 AMHmong Person #2 Against NO shutdown
6/28/2025 1:13 AMHmong Person #1 Against NO
6/28/2025 1:10 AMDai Thao aka "bear" For YES because Dai Thao likes to see the Hmong people murdered by police. Justice must be served! JUSTICE4CKX.COM
6/28/2025 1:04 AMChupheng Lee For 99% of Hmong people does not want this event NO Hmong Freedom Festival to take place anymore. Should be SHUTDOWN! St. Paul City Officials must must be hold accountable for their crimes summer of 2018. Nelsie Yang still in office for coverups of St. Paul City Officials' crimes summer of 2018. She was hiding the truth on July 2, 2018 when she made a speech during Jacky Vue's candlelight vigils murdered by St. Paul Police/St. Paul City Officials. Nelsie Yang needs to be investigated also and prosecute for taking part she knew what happened. Please share for justice to prevail for KOU XIONG - JUSTICE4CKX.com
6/28/2025 1:02 AMChupheng Lee   [ ] St. Paul Police secretly Plotted and carried out their secret premeditated murder plan by them St. Paul Police/ St. Paul City Officials on June 23, 2018 - June 24, 2018 (Hmong Town Festival) and on July 1, 2018 (this event Hmong Freedom Festival) they attempted to have KOU XIONG murdered 4X when he attended these two Hmong festival as a vendor in St. Paul MN.
6/28/2025 1:01 AMChupheng Lee For Chupheng Lee was hiding in 2018 when he made a deadly threat on January 28, 2017 targeted federal witness KOU XIONG /// Yes, Dai Thao and St. Paul City wants this event Hmong Freedom Festival "Hmong International Freedom Festival" events to go on, this last minute, approved by the city because he was the mastermind of St. Paul City Officials' crime in the summer of 2018 "Toua Xiong's Quick Rich Scheme Secret Murder Plan Targeted KOU XIONG" (KOU XIONG - federal witness in case US vs Seng Xiong MN 2017)