15 West Kellogg Blvd.  
Saint Paul, MN 55102  
City of Saint Paul  
Meeting Minutes - Action Only  
Legislative Hearings  
Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer  
Mai Vang, Hearing Coordinator  
Joanna Zimny, Executive Assistant  
legislativehearings@ci.stpaul.mn.us  
651-266-8585  
Tuesday, May 6, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Room 330 City Hall & Court House/Remote  
9:00 a.m. Hearings  
Special Tax Assessments  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1033  
MARYLAND AVENUE EAST. (File No. VB2506, Assessment No. 258805)  
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RLH TA 25-86  
RLH TA 25-231  
RLH TA 25-230  
RLH TA 25-232  
Yang  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/21/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 899 BURR  
STREET. (File No. VB2509, Assessment No. 258808)  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH May 20, 2025 at 9 am (unable to reach PO).  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 5/20/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1218  
EDMUND AVENUE. (File No. J2509B, Assessment No. 258108)  
Privratsky  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 6/18/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1980  
STANFORD AVENUE. (File No. VB2509, Assessment No. 258808)  
Jost  
Sponsors:  
Approve and make payable over 3 years.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 6/18/2025  
Staff Reports  
Review Request of Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for  
property at 593 COOK AVENUE EAST adopted by Council on March 27, 2024  
under File RLH AR 24-9. (File No. VB2405, Assessment No. 248804)  
SR 25-73  
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Yang  
Sponsors:  
Reduce assessment (already levied) from $5,075 to $2,536.  
Received and Filed  
10:00 a.m. Hearings  
Special Tax Assessments  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 886 / 892  
ARCADE STREET. (File No. J2518R, Assessment No. 258534)  
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RLH TA 25-204  
RLH TA 25-225  
RLH TA 25-223  
Yang  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 6/4/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1083  
EDGERTON STREET. (File No. J2518R, Assessment No. 258534)  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Reduce assessment from $444 to $424.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 6/4/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1624  
SEVENTH STREET EAST. (File No. J2518R, Assessment No. 258534)  
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH May 20, 2025 at 10 am (wrong number for PO).  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 5/20/2025  
Special Tax Assessments-ROLLS  
Ratifying the assessment for Collection of Vacant Building Registration fees  
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RLH AR 25-44  
billed during February 20 to November 19, 2024. (File No. VB2509,  
Assessment No. 258808)  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 6/18/2025  
Ratifying the assessment for Securing and/or Emergency Boarding services  
during December 2024. (File No. J2509B, Assessment No. 258108)  
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RLH AR 25-45  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 6/18/2025  
Ratifying the assessment for Collection of Fire Certificate of Occupancy fees  
billed during December 18 to January 21, 2025. (File No. CRT2508,  
Assessment No. 258207)  
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RLH AR 25-46  
RLH AR 25-47  
RLH AR 25-48  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 6/18/2025  
Ratifying the assessment for Excessive Use of Inspection or Abatement  
services billed during October 22 to November 21, 2024. (File No. J2509E,  
Assessment No. 258308)  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 6/18/2025  
Ratifying the assessment for Removal of Diseased and/or Dangerous  
Tree(s) service during December to February 2025. (File No. 2504T,  
Assessment No. 259004)  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 6/18/2025  
11:00 a.m. Hearings  
Summary & Vehicle Abatement Orders  
Appeal of Nancy Kreig, on behalf of John Schultz, to a Summary Abatement  
Order at 1623 YORK AVENUE.  
RLH SAO 25-38  
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Yang  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 11 am for further discussion after inspector  
visit.  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 5/13/2025  
Making Finding on Nuisance Abatements  
Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 411  
CHARLES AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 25-5.  
RLH SAO 25-12  
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Bowie  
Sponsors:  
The nuisance is abated and matter resolved (new orders to be written with June 6  
deadline for new items on property).  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Third 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.  
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RLH SAO  
25-20  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
The nuisance is not abated.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/21/2025  
Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1016  
DESOTO STREET in Council File RLH SAO 25-32. (May 6, 2025 Legislative  
Hearing)  
RLH SAO 25-39  
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Kim  
Sponsors:  
The nuisance is abated and the matter resolved.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/7/2025  
1:00 p.m. Hearings  
Vacant Building Registrations  
Appeal of Laiyun (Larry) Yan to a Vacant Building Registration Renewal Notice  
at 680 GREENBRIER STREET.  
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RLH VBR  
25-19  
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Waive VB fee for 90 days (to August 10, 2025) and allow permits to be pulled.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/21/2025  
1:30 p.m. Hearings  
Orders To Vacate - Fire Certificate of Occupancy  
Appeal of Josh Kirchert to a Condemnation and Order to Vacate at 1009  
MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST.  
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RLH VO 25-7  
Yang  
Sponsors:  
Grant to June 2, 2025 for compliance with items 1(b), 7, 10(a) and 11 to lift  
condemnation; grant to August 1, 2025 for balance of orders conditioned upon property  
remaining unoccupied.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/21/2025  
2:00 p.m. Hearings  
Fire Certificates of Occupancy  
Appeal of Dan Schmidt, North Broadway Properties LLC, to a Correction  
Notice-Complaint Inspection at 1039 ARKWRIGHT STREET.  
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RLH FCO  
25-26  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Grant to August 1, 2025 for compliance.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/21/2025  
Appeal of Rosa Gomez to a Correction Notice-Reinspection Complaint at  
1123 PAYNE AVENUE, UNIT 2.  
RLH FCO 25-28  
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Yang  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH May 13, 2025 at 2 pm. Staff to speak to plumbing supervisor re:  
contractor + permit.  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 5/13/2025  
Appeal of Mary Durkop to a Correction Notice - Re-Inspection Complaint at  
1725 THOMAS AVENUE.  
RLH FCO 25-27  
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Privratsky  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH May 13, 2025 at 2 pm (unable to reach PO).  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 5/13/2025  
3:00 p.m. Hearings  
Other  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1122  
JACKSON STREET. (File No. CG2502A2, Assessment No. 250114)  
RLH TA 25-208  
RLH TA 25-145  
RLH TA 25-234  
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Kim  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Mins pending  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1686 RACE  
STREET. (File No. CG2501A1-1, Assessment No. 250115)  
Jost  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Mins pending  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 750 VAN  
BUREN AVENUE. (File No. CG2502A2, Assessment No. 250114)  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Mins pending  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025