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, January 6, 2026

9:00 AM

Room 330 City Hall & Court House/Remote

Hearing starts at 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. Hearings

Special Tax Assessments

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 970 BURR

STREET. (File No. J2602E, Assessment No. 268301)

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Kim

Sponsors:

Delete the assessment.

Referred to the City Council due back on 2/18/2026

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1697

MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2602TW Assessment No. 268702)

Johnson

Sponsors:

Delete the assessment.

Referred to the City Council due back on 2/18/2026

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2123

HAWTHORNE AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2602TW, Assessment No. 268702)

Yang

Sponsors:

Approve the assessment.

Referred to the City Council due back on 2/18/2026

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2014 THIRD

STREET EAST. (File No. J2601E, Assessment No. 268300)

Johnson

Sponsors:

Layover to LH May 19, 2025 at 10 am to see if access to files is restored.

Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 5/19/2026

Special Tax Assessments-ROLLS

Ratifying the assessment for providing Tall Grass and Weed Removal

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services during June 27 to July 8, 2025. (File No. J2602TW, Assessment No.

268702)

Noecker

Sponsors:

Referred to the City Council due back on 2/18/2026

Ratifying the assessment for providing Excessive Use of Inspection or

Abatement services billed during April 22 to May 21, 2025. (File No. J2602E,

Assessment No. 268301)

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Noecker

Referred to the City Council due back on 2/18/2026

Sponsors:

11:00 a.m. Hearings

Summary & Vehicle Abatement Orders

Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 927

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DESOTO STREET in Council File RLH CO 25-15. (Legislative Hearing on

January 6, 2026)

Kim

Sponsors:

The nuisance is abated and matter resolved.

Moermond: we have a Summary Abatement Order that was issued November 19th to

clean up trash in the rear yard. This was as follow up to a September 23rd Legislative

Hearing where we wanted the garbage issued in its own order so it could be cleaned up

if she didn’t do. It was reinspected today and the nuisance has been abated.

Referred to the City Council due back on 1/7/2026

Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1473

FAIRMOUNT AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 25-66.

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Jost

Sponsors:

The nuisance is abated related to the first deadline.

Referred to the City Council due back on 1/14/2026

Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 805

MINNEHAHA AVENUE WEST in Council File RLH SAO 25-75.

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Bowie

Sponsors:

The nuisance is abated related to the first deadline.

Referred to the City Council due back on 1/14/2026

First Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1079

WESTERN AVENUE NORTH in Council File RLH SAO 25-71.

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Kim

Sponsors:

The nuisance is not abated.

Mins pending

Referred to the City Council due back on 1/14/2026

1:00 p.m. Hearings

Vacant Building Registrations

Appeal of Eng Tat Ng to a Registered Vacant Building placard plus Notice of

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Condemnation-Unfit for Human Habitation-Order to Vacate at 1032

MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST. (January 6, 2026 Legislative Hearing)

Yang

Sponsors:

Deny the appeal (noting that the PO will submit a VB registration form and receive fee

waiver from DSI).

Eng Tat Ng, owner, appeared via phone.

Updated Staff report by Supervisor Keith Demarest: we had contact at this property

starting in October. This is a single-family home that does have a fire Certificate of

Occupancy. We responded to several referrals to this property. October 30th 2925 a

referral was sent about an extension cord was being run across the street of Magnolia

from 1035 to 1032 Magnolia. Another complaint November 10th stating multiple power

cords running from 1032 across the street to 1035 Magnolia. November 13 a referral

was sent stating a generator was being used to power home in lieu of electricity.

November 18th a referral was sent again stating a generator was being used to power

the house.

November 20th Inspector Daryl Chute did an inspection of the property. Those orders

are attached to the appeal. During that inspection done he noted the property be

condemned due to no electrical service, no heat, and no smoke alarms present. All

utilities had been shut off to the property including water, electricity and gas.

Moermond: I have photos from the St. Paul Fire Department. It looks like a substantial

fire. Fires mean they automatically go to the Vacant Building program.

Supervisor Matt Dornfeld: we do have a Vacant Building form that has a registration

that has a box you can check and request the 90 day fee waiver due to the fire. Fire

Exempt. Turn it in and get approved for that waiver.

Ng: the fire happened the 27th and I informed my insurance and they inspected

yesterday. I haven’t received anything yet. I haven’t heard whether it can be repaired or

whatnot. I guess I need to do that Vacant Building form to get that waiver. Where do I

get this form?

Dornfeld: that would have been sent even before the fire, it was sent when it became a

Vacant Building early December.

Moermond: so you would have received one already but we can email you a new one. I

don’t recall seeing that.

Referred to the City Council due back on 1/7/2026

1:30 p.m. Hearings

Orders To Vacate - Fire Certificate of Occupancy

Appeal of Austen Fisher, SMRLS, on behalf of Tenant JLynne Reigns to a Fire

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Inspection Report, including a Condemnation Order to Vacate at 1891

SEVENTH STREET EAST #301.

Johnson

Sponsors:

Deny the appeal and grant extension to February 13, 2026 for compliance.

Referred to the City Council due back on 1/21/2026

2:00 p.m. Hearings

Fire Certificates of Occupancy

Appeal of Gomaa Elzamel to a Fire Inspection Report at 1090 LOEB

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STREET.

Kim

Sponsors:

Layover to LH January 13, 2026 at 2 pm (unable to reach PO).

Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 1/13/2026