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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  
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Authorizing the Police Department to reallocate budget to more accurately  
record expenditures for the department grant fund; Violent Crime  
Enforcement Team (VCET).  
Attachments:  
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.  
Attachments:  
3
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.  
Attachments:  
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.  
4
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. 268601)  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
5
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. 268701)  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
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7
Establishing the rate of pay for the City Council Communications Lead,  
Non-Represented City Managers, Grade 010.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Establishing the rate of pay for the Legislative Hearing Officer series, in  
EG 17, Non-Represented City Managers, Grades 010, 20C, and 25C,  
respectively.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
8
Authorizing the City to accept and record declarations related to certain  
grant agreements on the Hamline Midway and Hayden Heights libraries.  
Sponsors:  
Jost  
Attachments:  
9
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.  
Sponsors:  
Jost  
10  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Kim  
Attachments:  
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12  
Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Councilmember Molly Coleman to  
the Board of Water Commissioners for a term beginning on August 27,  
2025.  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
13  
Approving the appointment of Councilmember Molly Coleman as a  
member of the Audit Committee.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Final Adoption  
14  
Amending Title IV of the Administrative Code to add Chapter 92, titled  
Tree Preservation for City Sponsored Projects. (Laid over from February  
26, 2025)  
Sponsors:  
Noecker and Yang  
Attachments:  
15  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
First Reading  
16  
Amending Chapter 130 of the Legislative Code, Procedure for Vacating  
Streets and Other Public Grounds.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
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.  
17  
Sponsors:  
Privratsky  
Attachments:  
18  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Jost  
Attachments:  
19  
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.  
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.  
20  
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)  
Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
21  
Appeal of Edward Albrecht to a Correction Order at 1462 BROMPTON  
STREET.  
Sponsors:  
Privratsky  
Attachments:  
22  
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)  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
23  
Appeal of James Marshall, tenant, to a Fire Correction Notice, which  
includes Condemnation and Order to Vacate at 740 DAYTON AVENUE,  
UNIT B-4.  
Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
24  
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)  
Sponsors:  
Privratsky  
Attachments:  
25  
Appeal of Yia Jef Yang to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy Correction  
Notice at 337 FULLER AVENUE.  
Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
26  
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)  
Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
27  
Appeal of Kathryn Weigelt to a Summary Abatement Order at 1593  
MARGARET STREET.  
Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
28  
Appeal of Geoff Lindback to a Vacant Building Registration Renewal  
Notice at 1980 STANFORD AVENUE.  
Sponsors:  
Jost  
Attachments:  
29  
Appeal of Jay Cherner to an Emergency Summary Abatement Order at  
1603 and 1605 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST.  
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