City Hall and Court House

15 West Kellogg

Boulevard

City of Saint Paul

Council Chambers - 3rd

Floor

Meeting Agenda

City Council

651-266-8560

Council President Rebecca Noecker

Vice President HwaJeong Kim

Councilmember Anika Bowie

Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson

Councilmember Saura Jost

Councilmember Molly Coleman

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Authorizing the Police Department to reallocate budget to more accurately

record expenditures for the department grant fund; Violent Crime Enforcement

Team (VCET).

AO 25-45

Attachments:

Financial Analysis

Amending the 2025 spending budget in the Department of Public Works

Administration Fund 730 Director's Office Accounting Unit 73031100 to finance

consultation services for the city-owned storage facility located at Pierce Butler

Route.

AO 25-46

Attachments:

AO for PB Storage Project - financial analysis form - jls 8-14-25.xlsx

Amending the 2025 spending and financing budgets in the Department of Public

Works Traffic Warehouse Accounting Unit to fund the purchase of replacement

a forklift.

AO 25-47

Attachments:

JCB TLT77-52D Quote.pdf

AO 25-47 Forklift.xlsx

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.

Approving the City’s cost of providing Rubbish and Garbage Clean Up during

June 11 to July 11, 2025, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September

23, 2025 and City Council public hearing for January 7, 2026 to consider and

levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2601R,

Assessment No. 258501)

RES 25-1262

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2601R.268501

Assessment Roll J2601R.268501

Approving the City’s cost of providing Tall Grass and Weed Removal services

during June 12 to 24, 2025, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for

September 23, 2025 and City Council public hearing for January 7, 2026 to

consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.

J2601TW, Assessment No. 258500)

RES 25-1263

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2601TW.268500

Assessment Roll J2601TW.268500

Establishing the rate of pay for the City Council Communications Lead,

Non-Represented City Managers, Grade 010. (To be laid over one week for

adoption)

RES 25-1288

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Resolution-Financial Analysis City Council Communications Lead

Establishing the rate of pay for the Legislative Hearing Officer series, in EG 17,

Non-Represented City Managers, Grades 010, 20C, and 25C, respectively. (To

be laid over one week for adoption)

RES 25-1289

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Financial Analysis Worksheet - Legislative Hearing Officer Series

Authorizing the City to accept and record declarations related to certain grant

agreements on the Hamline Midway and Hayden Heights libraries.

RES 25-1308

Sponsors:

Jost

Attachments:

Form of Declaration on Real Property -Hamline Midway

Form of Declaration on Real Property -Hayden Heights

Approving Minnesota Session Laws 2025, 1st Special Session, Chapter 13

(H.F. No. 9), Article 5, Section 5 regarding the Ford Site Redevelopment Tax

Increment Financing District.

RES 25-1313

Sponsors:

Jost

Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with adverse

action and the imposition of a $1000 matrix penalty against D & L Tobacco LLC

d/b/a D & L Tobacco (License ID #20210002137) for the premises located at

626 Larpenteur Avenue West STE A.

RES 25-1318

Sponsors:

Kim

Attachments:

Exhibit # 1

Exhibit # 2

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Councilmember Molly Coleman to the

Board of Water Commissioners for a term beginning on August 27, 2025.

RES 25-1333

Sponsors:

Noecker

Approving the Mayor's appointment of Molly Coleman to serve on the Visit Saint

Paul Board of Directors for a term ending December 31, 2027.

RES 25-1334

Sponsors:

Noecker

Approving the appointment of Councilmember Molly Coleman as a member of

the Audit Committee.

RES 25-1335

Sponsors:

Noecker

Final Adoption

Amending Title IV of the Administrative Code to add Chapter 92, titled Tree

Preservation for City Sponsored Projects. (Laid over from February 26, 2025)

Ord 25-4

Sponsors:

Noecker and Yang

Attachments:

Great River Greening letter of support

Friends of the Mississippi River letter of support

Ramsey Hill Assoc public comment

Gary Todd public comment

Jan 22 public comments

Jan 31 - Feb 26 public comments

Changing one block of Margaret Street between Arcade Street and East 7th

Street from a one-way street westbound to a two-way street in accordance with

Chapter 147 of the Legislative Code.

Ord 25-45

Sponsors:

Johnson

Attachments:

Margaret Two-Way Map.pdf

Margaret Council Presentation

First Reading

Amending Chapter 130 of the Legislative Code, Procedure for Vacating Streets

and Other Public Grounds.

Ord 25-48

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Ch. 130 summary.08072025

Impacts of Vacation ordinance (Ch. 130 Leg. Code) amendment.08072025

Vacation Primer.08072025

PUBLIC HEARINGS

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

testify.

Approving the request of Energy Park Utility Company to amend rates.

RES PH

25-168

Sponsors:

Privratsky

Attachments:

Letter to Shari Moore, City Clerk

Schedule A

SPPA Board Memo

SPPA Resolution No. 4817

Financial Analysis

Approving the application of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Parish/School for a

Nativity County Fair event on Friday, 09/12/2025, Saturday, 09/13/2025 and

Sunday, 09/14/2025 for a sound level variance in order to present live amplified

sound at the Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Parish/School, 1900 Wellesley

Avenue.

RES PH

25-177

Sponsors:

Jost

Attachments:

Julie Kaupa public comment

Patrick Martin public comment

Approving the application of Lumen Christi Catholic Community for a sound

level variance in order to present amplified sound at the Lumen Christi Catholic

Community - Block Party Event on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 1668

Montreal Avenue.

RES PH

25-179

Sponsors:

Jost

Attachments:

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.

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 427 AURORA

AVENUE. (File No. J2522R4, Assessment No. 258582) (Public hearing

continued to August 6, 2025)

RLH TA

25-294

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

427 Aurora Ave.SAO.3-19-25

427 Aurora Ave.recheck photo.3-26-25

427 Aurora Ave.contractor photos.4-7-25

427 Aurora Ave.Zimny email chain.6-18-25

427 Aurora Ave.STAMP inquiry 7-21-25.pdf

427 Aurora Ave.Vendor Invoice Abatements.pdf

427 Aurora Ave.Zimny email.7-30-25

Appeal of Edward Albrecht to a Correction Order at 1462 BROMPTON

STREET.

RLH CO 25-7

Sponsors:

Privratsky

Attachments:

1462 Brompton St.appeal 7-18-25

1462 Brompton St.photos 7-14-25

1462 Brompton St.Albrecht Ltr.8-14-25

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 263 CURTICE

STREET WEST. (File No. J2507T1, Assessment No. 258537) (Continued

public hearing to August 27, 2025)

RLH TA

25-119

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

263 Curtice St W.TGW 7-11-24.pdf

263 Curtice St W.SA Ltr +photo 7-11-24.pdf

263 Curtice St W.Photos 7-11-24.pdf

263 Curtice St W.Photo 7-26-24.pdf

263 Curtice St W.Contractor photos 8-14-24.pdf

8-14-2024 Warners Invoice (1).pdf

Appeal of James Marshall, tenant, to a Fire Correction Notice, which includes

Condemnation and Order to Vacate at 740 DAYTON AVENUE, UNIT B-4.

RLH VO 25-16

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

740 Dayton Ave.appeal 7-21-25

740 Dayton Ave.photos 7-8-25

740 Dayton Ave.correction notice.3-31-25

740 Dayton Ave.photos 4-3-25

740 Dayton Ave.Marshall Ltr.7-25-25

740 Dayton Ave Updated Photos 8-8-25.pdf

740 Dayton Ave.Marshall Brown Ltr.8-15-25

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1762

ENGLEWOOD AVENUE. (File No. VB2510A, Assessment No. 258833) (Public

hearing continued to August 27, 2025)

RLH TA

25-275

Sponsors:

Privratsky

Attachments:

1762 Englewood Ave.Reg Notice 11-27-24.pdf

1762 Englewood Ave.Warning Ltr 12-27-24.pdf

1762 Englewood Ave.Mortimer Ltr.6-12-25

1762 Englewood WP 7-11-25

1762 Englewood Ave.Zimny Eggen email chain.7-14-25

Appeal of Yia Jef Yang to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy Correction Notice at

337 FULLER AVENUE.

RLH FCO

25-24

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

337 Fuller Ave.appeal 4-15-2025

337 Fuller Ave.Yang email 4-16-25.pdf

337 Fuller Ave.Yang Ltr.4-25-25

337 Fuller Ave.Yang Ltr.7-18-25

Amending Council File RLH AR 24-25 to reduce the assessment Collection of

Vacant Building Registration fees billed during April 5 to October 20, 2023 at

1350 HAGUE AVENUE. (File No. VB2407, Assessment No. 248806)

RLH TA

25-344

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

1430 York Ave. Apt. 309 Appeal

1430 York Ave Apt. 309- MNOI

1430 York Ave. Apt. 309- Increase Form

1430 York Ave. Apt. 309- Request for Execption Notice

1430 York Ave. Apt. 309- Rent Roll

1430 York Ave. Apt. 309- Garage

1430 York Ave. Apt. 309- Kitchen Carpet Repair

1430 York Ave. Apt. 309- Soua Lee Supplemental Appeal Letter

1430 York Ave.Amberwood Apartment google review

1430 York Ave Apt. 309-REVISED Soua Lee Letter 6-24-25

1430 York Ave. Apt. 309- REVISED Krishan Jain Letter 6-24-25

1430 York Ave. Apt 309. Soua Lee Testimony 8-19-25

1430 York Ave Apt. 309- Email chain between Vang and Lee 8-19-25

1430 York Ave Apt. 309- Email to Ms. Jain 8-20-25

ADJOURNMENT

City Council meetings are open for in person attendance, but the public may also comment on

public hearing items in writing or via voicemail. Any comments and materials submitted by

12:00 pm of the day before the meeting will be attached to the public record and available for

review by the City Council. Comments may be submitted as follows:

The public may comment on public hearing items in writing or via voicemail. Any comments and

materials submitted by 12:00 pm of the day before the meeting will be attached to the public

record and available for review by the City Council. Comments may be submitted as follows:

Written public comment on public hearing items can be submitted to

Contact-Council@ci.stpaul.mn.us, CouncilHearing@ci.stpaul.mn.us, or by voicemail at

651-266-6805. Live testimony by phone is not available at this time.

Council Meeting Information

The City Council is paperless which saves the environment and reduces expenses. The

agendas and Council files are all available on the Web (see below). Council members use

mobile devices to review the files during the meeting. Using a mobile device greatly reduces

costs since most agendas, including the documents attached to files, are over 1000 pages

when printed.

Web

Meetings are available on the Council's website. Email notification and web feeds (RSS) of

newly released minutes, agendas, and meetings are available by subscription. Visit

www.stpaul.gov/council for meeting videos and updated copies of the agendas, minutes, and

supporting documents.

Cable

Meetings are live on St Paul Channel 18 and replayed at various times. Check your local

listings.