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City Council

Council President Rebecca Noecker

Vice President HwaJeong Kim

Councilmember Anika Bowie

Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson

Councilmember Saura Jost

Councilmember Matt Privratsky

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

Meeting started at 3:31 PM

7 -

Present

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Nelsie Yang,

Councilmember HwaJeong Kim, Councilmember Anika Bowie,

Councilmember Saura Jost, Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson and

Councilmember Matt Privratsky

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Amending CDBG Project Budgets: $50,000 of funding for 1050 Payne Avenue

AO 25-18

(Eastside Pizzeria) project.

Received and Filed

CONSENT AGENDA

Items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with no separate

discussion. If discussion on an item is desired, the item will be removed from the

Consent Agenda for separate consideration.

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Consent Agenda adopted

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and

Councilmember Privratsky

Nay:

Authorizing the Department of Planning and Economic Development to apply

for the Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Demonstration Account

Pre-Development Grant Funds for projects at 680-694 Minnehaha Avenue E.

(Hamm's Brewery Redevelopment) and 1170 N. Arcade Street (Face to Face)

(Dist. 5, W 6 and Dist. 4, W 7).

RES 25-396

Adopted

Approving the Memorandums of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul

and AFSCME Clerical, Local 2508; AFSCME Technical, Local 1842 and the

Professional Employees Association, Inc. creating a pilot program for the

purpose of establishing an equitable language compensation premium for the

Saint Paul Public Libraries. (To be laid over one week for adoption)

Laid over to April 16, 2025

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Vacant Building

Registration fees billed during February 20 to November 19, 2024, and setting

date of Legislative Hearing for May 6, 2025 and City Council public hearing for

June 18, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. VB2509, Assessment No. 258808)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Securing and/or Emergency Boarding

services during December 2024, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for

May 6, 2025 and City Council public hearing for June 18, 2025 to consider and

levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2509B,

Assessment No. 258108)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Fire Certificate of

Occupancy fees billed during December 18 to January 21, 2025, and setting

date of Legislative Hearing for May 6, 2025 and City Council public hearing for

June 18, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. CRT2508, Assessment No. 258207)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Excessive Use of Inspection or

Abatement services billed during October 22 to November 21, 2024, and

setting date of Legislative Hearing for May 6, 2025 and City Council public

hearing for June 18, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against

individual properties. (File No. J2509E, Assessment No. 258308)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Removal of Diseased and/or Dangerous

Tree(s) services during December to February 2025, and setting date of

Legislative Hearing for May 6, 2025 and City Council public hearing for June

18, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties.

(File No. 2504T, Assessment No. 259004)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Replacement of Lead Water Service

Line on Private Properties, and setting date of City Council public hearing for

May 7, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. 2501LDSRP, Assessment No. 254000)

RES 25-479

RES 25-480

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Repair of Sanitary Sewer Service Line

on Private Properties, and setting date of City Council public hearing for May

7, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties.

(File No. SWRP2501, Assessment No. 253000)

Adopted

Declaring the official intent of the City to reimburse certain original

expenditures related to the capital projects from the proceeds of tax-exempt

RES 25-508

RES 25-512

bonds to be issued by the City after the payment of such original

expenditures.

Adopted

Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the Denial

of the Tree Trimmer & 1 Vehicle & Tree Trimmer - Each Add’l Vehicle License

application as adverse action against Schroeder Outdoor Services LLC d/b/a

Schroeder Outdoor Services (License ID #20240001825) for the premises

located at 5346 Lakeside Avenue North.

Adopted

Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the Denial

of the Liquor On Sale-181-290 seats and Entertainment (B) License and

adverse action against Pupraya Thai Restaurant LLC d/b/a Pupraya Thai

Restaurant LLC (License ID #20220001254) for the premises located at 945

Rice St Unit A.

RES 25-513

Adopted

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for grant funds

from the Minnesota Department of Cannabis Management’s CanRenew

Community Restoration grant for Right Track, the City’s Youth Employment

Program in an amount of up to $200,000 a year for SFY 26.

RES 25-526

RES 25-528

RES 25-529

Adopted

Approving the agreements with Lime (Neutron Holdings, Inc. dba Lime) and

Spin (Pheenix USH LLC, dba Spin) to provide e-scooter sharing services for

the 2025 electric scooter and electric-assist bicycle season, with the option to

renew for two additional one-year terms.

Adopted

Authorizing the City to enter into a Sub Merchant Agreement with NIC

Services, LLC, First Data Merchant Services LLC, and Pathward, N.A. that

includes an indemnification clause.

Adopted

Approving the use of a Project Labor Agreement on the Raspberry Island

Schubert Bandshell project.

RES 25-532

RES 25-534

Adopted

Accepting temporary and permanent easements and authorizing payment to

property owners for the Minnesota Street Reconstruction Project.

Adopted

Memorializing a City Council decision to grant the appeal of Julia McColley

and West 7th/Fort Road Federation from a Planning Commission decision to

deny the appeal regarding a zoning administrator’s Statement of Clarification

for a truck dispatching yard and maintenance facility at 560 Randolph Ave.

RES 25-572

Min 25-14

Adopted

Approving the minutes of the Saint Paul City Council meetings of February 5,

12, 19, and 26, 2025.

Adopted

LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEMS

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 586

RLH TA 24-335

BURGESS STREET. (File No. VB2501A, Assessment No. 258809) (Public

hearing closed and laid over from March 26, 2025)

Adopted as amended (assessment ratified and made payable over 7 years)

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and

Councilmember Privratsky

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 759

CHARLES AVENUE. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)

RLH TA 25-118

RLH TA 25-120

RLH TA 25-76

Adopted as amended (assessment ratified and made payable over 5 years)

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and

Councilmember Privratsky

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 120 LYTON

PLACE. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)

Public hearing closed and laid over to April 16, 2025

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and

Councilmember Privratsky

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1141

UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. VB2506B, Assessment No. 258823)

Public hearing closed and laid over to April 16, 2025

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and

Councilmember Privratsky

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 686 EDMUND

AVENUE. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)

RLH TA 25-115

Public hearing closed and laid over to September 10, 2025

5 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie,

Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Privratsky

2 - Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Johnson

LEGISLATIVE HEARING CONSENT AGENDA

Items listed under the Consent Agenda will receive a combined public hearing and be

enacted by one motion with no separate discussion. Items may be removed from the

Consent Agenda for a separate public hearing and discussion if desired.

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda adopted as amended

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and

Councilmember Privratsky

Nay:

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 725 CHARLES

AVENUE. (File No. J2507E, Assessment No. 258306)

RLH TA 25-121

RLH SAO 25-19

Adopted

Second Making finding on the appealed of JoAnn Lorvig Tsoumanis to a

nuisance abatement ordered for 1400 CHARLES AVENUE in Council File

RLH SAO 25-2.

Adopted as amended (nuisance partially abated)

Amending Council File RLH AR 24-112 to delete the assessment for Graffiti

Removal services during July 3 to 12, 2024 at 354 CHEROKEE AVENUE.

(File No. J2504P, Assessment No. 258403)

RLH TA 25-191

Adopted

Appeal of Michael Frattalone, dba Frattalone I, LLC, to a Fire Certificate of

Occupancy Correction Notice at 2286 COMO AVENUE.

Adopted

Appeal of Peter Middlecamp to a Summary Abatement Order at 1997 FIFTH

STREET EAST.

Adopted

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 463 FOREST

STREET. (File No. J2507B, Assessment No. 258106)

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 104 IVY

AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2507E, Assessment No. 258306)

Adopted as amended (assessment ratified and made payable over 3 years)

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 606 LAFOND

AVENUE. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 58 LAWSON

AVENUE WEST. (File No. 2502T, Assessment No. 259001)

Adopted

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1024

MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)

Adopted

Appeal of Gary Blair to a Correction Notice-Reinspection Complaint at 1771

REANEY AVENUE.

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 828 SEVENTH

STREET EAST. (File No. J2507P, Assessment No. 258406)

Adopted

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2026

SPRINGSIDE DRIVE. (File No. J2507P, Assessment No. 258406)

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 900 THOMAS

AVENUE. (File No. J2507B, Assessment No. 258106)

Adopted

Appeal of Remi Iselewa to a Vacant Building Registration Requirement at 981

UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST.

Adopted

Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1670 YORK

AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 25-15.

Adopted

Ratifying the assessment for Collection of Vacant Building Registration fees

billed during March 20 to September 24, 2024. (File No. VB2507, Assessment

No. 258806)

Adopted

Ratifying the assessment for Securing and/or Emergency Boarding services

during October 2024. (File No. J2507B, Assessment No. 258106)

RLH AR 25-24

Adopted

Ratifying the assessment for Demolition services from September 2024. (File

No. J2503C, Assessment No. 252002)

RLH AR 25-25

RLH AR 25-26

RLH AR 25-27

Adopted

Ratifying the assessment for Demolition services from September 2024

(C.D.B.G.Funds). (File No. J2504C, Assessment No. 252003)

Adopted

Ratifying the assessment for Excessive Use of Inspection or Abatement

services billed during August 22 to September 20, 2024. (File No. J2507E,

Assessment No. 258306)

Adopted

Ratifying the assessment for Graffiti Removal services during August 21 to

October 8, 2024. (File No. J2507P, Assessment No. 258406)

RLH AR 25-28

RLH AR 25-29

Adopted

Ratifying the assessment for Removal of Diseased and/or Dangerous Tree(s)

service during October to November 2024. (File No. 2502T, Assessment No.

259001)

Adopted

FOR DISCUSSION

Amending Appendix A-2 of the Administrative Code to establish the creation of

the City Council Public Safety & Community Wellness Committee. (Laid over

from March 12, 2025)

RES 25-434

Adopted as amended

5 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie,

Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

2 - Councilmember Yang and Councilmember Privratsky

ORDINANCES

An ordinance is a city law enacted by the City Council. It is read at three separate

council meetings and becomes effective after passage by the Council and 30 days

after publication in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press. Public hearings on ordinances are

generally held at the second reading.

First Reading

Amending Chapter 310.04 of the Legislative Code to regulate a more efficient

method of cancellation when licensee is not in compliance with providing

materials to be engaged in licensed activity.

Ord 25-30

Laid over to April 16, 2025 for Second Reading

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways

to testify.

Granting the application of Central Internal Medicine Associates PA to rezone

property at 635 Cleveland Avenue South (southwest corner at Bayard Avenue)

from OS office-service to T2 traditional neighborhood and amending Chapter

60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.

Ord 25-21

Laid over to April 16, 2025 for Final Adoption

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and

Councilmember Privratsky

Amending Chapter 193A.08 of the Legislative Code pertaining to rent

stabilization.

Ord 25-29

Public hearing continued to May 7, 2025 for Final Adoption

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and

Councilmember Privratsky

RECESS

Meeting recessed at 6:24 PM

ROLL CALL

Meeting resumed at 6:31 PM

7 -

Present

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Nelsie Yang,

Councilmember HwaJeong Kim, Councilmember Anika Bowie,

Councilmember Saura Jost, Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson and

Councilmember Matt Privratsky

Creating Chapter 193 of the Legislative Code (Title XIX) pertaining to Tenant

Protections.

Ord 25-31

Amended and public hearing continued to May 7, 2025 for Final Adoption

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and

Councilmember Privratsky

Ratifying the assessment for sanitary sewer replacement within the street

right-of-way from the public sewer to the property line, done with the

Cleveland Avenue Street reconstruction project. (File No. 19258C,

Assessment No. 226002)

RES PH 25-31

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and

Councilmember Privratsky

Nay:

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting ended at 7:15 PM

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