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, October 15, 2024  
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 155 RUTH  
STREET NORTH. (File No. J2501T, Assessment No. 258503)  
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RLH TA 24-363  
RLH TA 24-413  
RLH TA 24-415  
RLH TA 24-396  
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Reduce assessment from $644 to $514.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/15/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 460 PRIOR  
AVENUE NORTH. (File No. J2503R, Assessment No. 258502)  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH November 5, 2024 at 9 am (unable to reach PO).  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 11/5/2024  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 809 THOMAS  
AVENUE. (File No. J2503T, Assessment No. 258506)  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1333  
EDMUND AVENUE. (File No. J2503R, Assessment No. 258502)  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 291 BATES  
AVENUE. (File No. J2502R, Assessment No. 258501)  
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RLH TA 24-364  
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/15/2025  
10:00 a.m. Hearings  
Special Tax Assessments  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 908 EDMUND  
AVENUE. (File No. J2401V1, Assessment No. 248001)  
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RLH TA 24-377  
RLH TA 24-376  
RLH TA 24-353  
RLH TA 24-378  
RLH TA 24-386  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 11/6/2024  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1386  
EDMUND AVENUE. (File No. J2501E, Assessment No. 258300)  
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Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Approve assessment (not a durable + dustless surface).  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/8/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2016  
FREMONT AVENUE. (File No. J2502T, Assessment No. 258505)  
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Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/15/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1127  
WINTHROP STREET SOUTH. (File No. J2502T, Assessment No. 258505)  
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Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/15/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1066  
STINSON STREET. (File No. J2502R, Assessment No. 258501)  
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Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Continue CPH to April 16, 2025 and if no same or similar violations, reduce  
assessment from $380 to $190, otherwise approve in full.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/15/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 115  
MAGNOLIA AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2504R, Assessment No. 258504)  
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RLH TA 24-405  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 918 PARK  
STREET. (File No. J2504T, Assessment No. 258507)  
RLH TA 24-408  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Continue CPH to April 16, 2024 and if no same or similar reduce assessment from  
$624 to $424, otherwise approve in full.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 804  
HUBBARD AVENUE. (File No. J2504T, Assessment No. 258507)  
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RLH TA 24-409  
RLH TA 24-410  
RLH TA 24-411  
RLH TA 24-412  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1982  
LONGFELLOW AVENUE. (File No. J2504T, Assessment No. 258507)  
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 115 ROBIE  
STREET WEST. (File No. J2504T, Assessment No. 258507)  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1412  
PORTLAND AVENUE (1410 PORTLAND AVENUE). (File No. J2504R,  
Assessment No. 258504)  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
Special Tax Assessments-ROLLS  
Ratifying the assessment for Rubbish and Garbage Clean Up services during  
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RLH AR 24-96  
May 24 to June 10, 2024. (File No. J2503R, Assessment No. 258502)  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
Ratifying the assessment for Tall Grass and Weed Removal services during  
June 27 to 28, 2024. (File No. J2503T, Assessment No. 258506)  
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RLH AR 24-97  
RLH AR 24-98  
RLH AR 24-99  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
Ratifying the assessment for Rubbish and Garbage Clean Up services during  
June 12 to 24, 2024. (File No. J2504R, Assessment No. 258504)  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
Ratifying the assessment for Tall Grass and Weed Removal services during  
July 1 to 22, 2024. (File No. J2504T, Assessment No. 258507)  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 1/29/2025  
11:00 a.m. Hearings  
Summary & Vehicle Abatement Orders  
Making finding on the appealed of Kelly Sater to a nuisance abatement  
ordered for 1240 BLAIR AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 24-65.  
RLH SAO 24-74  
RLH SAO 24-75  
RLH SAO 24-72  
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Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Nuisance is abated and the matter resolved.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 10/23/2024  
Making finding on the appealed of Greg Gustafson to a nuisance abatement  
ordered for 1244 BLAIR AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 24-64.  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Nuisance is abated and the matter resolved.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 10/23/2024  
Making finding on the appealed of Karen Nowak to a nuisance abatement  
ordered for 121 CURTICE STREET EAST in Council File RLH SAO 24-62.  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Nuisance is abated and the matter resolved.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 10/23/2024  
Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1746  
LINCOLN AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 24-50.  
RLH SAO 24-76  
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Jost  
Sponsors:  
Nuisance is abated and the matter resolved.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 10/23/2024  
Making finding on the appealed of Ray Krueger to a nuisance abatement  
ordered for 327 MAPLE STREET in Council File RLH CO 24-7.  
RLH SAO 24-71  
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
The nuisance is not abated.  
Minutes pending.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 10/23/2024  
Correction Orders  
Appeal of Stephanie Bowron to a Correction Order at 1396 SARGENT  
AVENUE.  
RLH CO 24-12  
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Jost  
Sponsors:  
Layover to November 26, 2024 for further discussion of future deadline. Intermediate  
remediation measures to be put in place before November 22.  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 11/26/2024  
1:00 p.m. Hearings  
Vacant Building Registrations  
Appeal of Mike Horsch, JAM Ventures, to a Vacant Building Registration  
Renewal Notice at 145 BELVIDERE STREET EAST.  
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RLH VBR  
24-65  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Grant the appeal and release the property from the VB program pending submission of  
(provisional) Fire C of O application submitted to DSI by COB November 4, 2024.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 11/6/2024  
3:00 p.m. Hearings  
Other - Fence Variance  
Appeal of Brian Sullivan, Xcel Energy, to a Denial of Request for Fence  
Variance at 63 ARLINGTON AVENUE EAST.  
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RLH OA 24-10  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Grant 2' variance (to 10') (with conditions).  
Referred to the City Council due back on 11/6/2024