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Meeting Name: Legislative Hearings Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 7/11/2019 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Room 330 City Hall & Court House
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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RLH TA 19-423 11Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1153 SELBY AVENUE. (File No. CG1901A2-1, Assessment No. 190072)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-501 13Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 761 HAGUE AVENUE. (File No. CG1902A1, Assessment No. 190101)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-514 12Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1680 MARSHALL AVENUE. (File No. CG1902A1, Assessment No. 190101)Laid Over  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-500 24Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 640 HOLLY AVENUE. (File No. CG1902A1, Assessment No. 190101)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-515 15Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealDeleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 774 HOLLY AVENUE. (File No. CG1902A1, Assessment No. 190101)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-495 16Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 507 KENNY ROAD. (File No. CG1901C4-1, Assessment No. 190077)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-290 27Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 559 MCKNIGHT ROAD SOUTH. (File No. CG1901B1, Assessment No. 190052; amend to File No. CG1901B1-1, Assessment No. 190074)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-519 18Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 333 MICHIGAN STREET. (File No. CG1902A1, Assessment No. 190101)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-523 19Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 46 MOUNDS BOULEVARD. (File No. CG1902A1, Assessment No. 190101)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-497 110Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1159 CENTRAL AVENUE WEST. (File No. CG1901D2-2, Assessment No. 190081)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-507 111Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealDeleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 43 ELIZABETH STREET WEST. (File No. CG1902A2, Assessment No. 190102)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-504 112Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1382 BAYARD AVENUE. (File No. CG1902A3, Assessment No. 190103)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-505 113Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2140 BAYARD AVENUE. (File No. CG1902A3, Assessment No. 190103)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-496 114Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 889 EUCLID STREET. (File No. CG1901D1-1, Assessment No. 190078)Laid Over  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-517 115Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealDeleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 418 MISSISSIPPI RIVER BOULEVARD SOUTH. (File No. CG1902A3, Assessment No. 190103)Laid Over  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-522 116Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 81 GEORGE STREE EAST. (File No. CG1902A3, Assessment No. 190103)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-521 117Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealDeleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2137 WELLESLEY AVENUE. (File No. CG1902A3, Assessment No. 190103)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-498 118Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1486 CARROLL AVENUE. (File No. CG1901D2-2, Assessment No. 190081)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-502 219Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealDeleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1242 EDGERTON STREET. (File No. CG1902A4, Assessment No. 190104)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-513 120Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 651 HAWTHORNE AVENUE EAST. (File No. CG1902A4, Assessment No. 190104)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-518 121Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1976 MONTREAL AVENUE. (File No. CG1902A4, Assessment No. 190104)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-480 122Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 299 STINSON STREET. (File No. CG1901E2-1, Assessment No. 190082).Referred  Action details Not available
RLH TA 19-524 123Resolution LH Tax Assessment AppealRatifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2124 HIGHWOOD AVENUE. (File No. CG1902A4, Assessment No. 190104)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH AR 19-74 124Resolution LH Assessment RollRatifying the assessment for the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during January to March 2019. (File No. CG1902A1, Assessment No. 190101)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH AR 19-75 125Resolution LH Assessment RollRatifying the assessment for the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during January to March 2019. (File No. CG1902A2, Assessment No. 190102)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH AR 19-76 126Resolution LH Assessment RollRatifying the assessment for the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during January to March 2019. (File No. CG1902A3, Assessment No. 190103)Referred  Action details Not available
RLH AR 19-77 127Resolution LH Assessment RollRatifying the assessment for the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during January to March 2019. (File No. CG1902A4, Assessment No. 190104)Referred  Action details Not available
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RLH AR 19-74 9/17/2019 5:17 PMCandidateSharonAndersonWard2 Against Shocking Ignorance of City Council Enbanc Mr.Leins testimony transposed,embedded to http://sharon4council.blogspot.com Jane Prince also a Lawyer stated to Mr Lein on the advise of Cousel have to approve ***essments even tho Prince agreed that something has to be done with Sharingk,Billings etc. Mr Lein stated Constitutional Questions unabated by Council and their Lawyer Rachel Tierney +1 -1 1
RLH AR 19-74 9/11/2019 11:05 AMEric Lein (#3 of 3) Against /// COURT RULING. On August 22, 2019, the MN Supreme Court overruled the City’s claim and decided that the Petition for a referendum is NOT preempted by MN Statutes, is NOT an unconstitutional interference, and does NOT conflict with state public policy. /// THEREFORE: The referendum is on the ballot, AND customers are owed refunds plus compensation. /// PLEASE lay over, cancel, and/or withdraw RLH-AR-19-74, RLH-AR-19-86, and all other azsessments for the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during January to March 2019. +1 -1 1
RLH AR 19-74 9/11/2019 11:04 AMEric Lein (#2 of 3) Against /// PETITION IS LEGALLY SUFFICIENT. On November 14, 2018, RES 18-1922 was adopted, “Finding the Petition for a referendum of ORD 18-39 is legally sufficient….” HOWEVER, in an attempt to bypazs the Charter’s longstanding requirements, the City Council: (1) refused to suspend ORD 18-39, and (2) refused to place ORD 18-39 on the ballot, claiming (in error) that, “…the subject matter of the Petition is preempted by Minnesota Statutes §§ 443.28 and 115A.94, is an unconstitutional interference with the Agreement between the City and the Consortium, and conflicts with state public policy…” +1 -1 1
RLH AR 19-74 9/11/2019 11:02 AMEric Lein (#1 of 3) Against ?? PAYMENT DUE TO CUSTOMERS. Trash collection fees and charges that accrued after November 14, 2018, have been and continue to be billed and enforced in error. Customers forced to pay for service they do not want should receive: (1) refunds; and (2) compensation for time spent disputing invalid charges. ?? CITY CHARTER Sec. 8.05 requires that: “Any ordinance…upon which a petition is filed…shall be suspended in its operation as soon as the petition is found sufficient. If the ordinance…is not thereafter entirely repealed, it shall be placed on the ballot at the next election…” +1 -1 1