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, December 9, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Room 330 City Hall & Court House/Remote  
9:00 a.m. Hearings  
Making Finding on Nuisance Abatements  
First Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 947  
FREMONT AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 25-10. (December 9, 2025  
Legislative Hearing)  
RLH RR 25-34  
1
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Continue original $5,000 PD and grant additional 120 days to rehab.  
Voicemail for Jay Mitchell left at 9:33 am: this is Marcia Moermond from St. Paul City  
Council calling you about 947 Fremont and it looks like we have everything except that  
Performance Deposit posted. Get back to us with what is going on with that. We need  
to hear from you soon.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/10/2025  
Remove/Repair Orders  
Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 810  
2
RLH RR 25-33  
MARYLAND AVENUE EAST within fifteen (15) days after the January 7, 2026,  
City Council Public Hearing.  
Yang  
Sponsors:  
Recommendation forthcoming.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/7/2026  
Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 52  
ELIZABETH STREET EAST within fifteen (15) days after the January 14,  
2026, City Council Public Hearing.  
3
RLH RR 25-35  
Noecker  
Remove within 15 days with no option to repair.  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/14/2026  
10:00 a.m. Hearings  
Special Tax Assessments-Garbage  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 715 HOPE  
STREET (File No. CG25Q2B4, Assessment No. 250121)  
Johnson  
RLH TA 25-470  
4
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/17/2025  
Special Tax Assessments-Regular  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 586  
RLH TA 25-392  
5
BURGESS STREET. (File No. VB2513, Assessment No. 25889) (Refer to  
December 9, 2025 Legislative Hearing)  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH January 13th, 2026 at 10 am.  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 1/13/2026  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1171  
MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2601B, Assessment No. 268100)  
6
RLH TA 25-412  
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH January 13, 2026 at 10 am (CPH January 14).  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/14/2026  
11:00 a.m. Hearings  
Summary & Vehicle Abatement Orders  
Appeal of Deborah Ruberto to a Summary Abatement Order and Vehicle  
Abatement Order at 235 BATES AVENUE.  
RLH SAO 25-62  
7
8
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH December 16, 2025 at 11 am. Staff to discuss parcel with CAO.  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 12/16/2025  
Appeal of Emmett J. Owens, Jr. to a Summary Abatement Order and Vehicle  
Abatement Order at 239 BATES AVENUE.  
RLH SAO 25-60  
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH December 16, 2025 at 11 am. Staff to discuss parcel with CAO.  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 12/16/2025  
Correction Orders  
Appeal of Lita Fierro to a Revised Correction Order and Summary Abatement  
Order at 927 DESOTO STREET.  
RLH CO 25-15  
9
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Grant to December 22, 2025 at 10 am for compliance with items: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10,  
16 and 17; grant to June 22, 2026 for balance of the October 13, 2025 orders (items  
6,8,11,12,13, 14 and 15). Grant to December 22, 2025 for compliance with the SAO.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/17/2025  
1:00 p.m. Hearings  
Vacant Building Registrations, including Fire Vacate Order  
Appeal of Eng Tat Ng to a Registered Vacant Building placard plus Notice of  
Condemnation-Unfit for Human Habitation-Order to Vacate at 1032  
MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST.  
10  
RLH VBR  
25-32  
Yang  
Sponsors:  
Deny the appeal and waive the VB fee for 90 days (to February 25, 2026), make  
property a Cat 1 VB and allow permits to be pulled. Once waiver period expires property  
will become a Cat 2 VB and require a CCIR.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/7/2026  
2:00 p.m. Hearings  
Fire Certificates of Occupancy  
Appeal of Aychoeun Tea to a Fire Inspection Report at 318 EDMUND  
RLH FCO 25-75  
11  
AVENUE.  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH December 12, 2025 at 2 pm (unable to reach PO).  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 12/16/2025