15 West Kellogg Blvd.  
Saint Paul, MN 55102  
City of Saint Paul  
Minutes - Final  
Legislative Hearings  
Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer  
Mai Vang, Hearing Coordinator  
Joanna Zimny, Executive Assistant  
legislativehearings@ci.stpaul.mn.us  
651-266-8585  
Thursday, November 20, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Room 330 City Hall & Court House/Remote  
Delinquent Garbage Fee Assessments  
9:00 a.m. Hearings  
Special Tax Assessments  
1
RLH TA 25-456  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1538  
PACIFIC STREET. (File No. CG25Q2B5, Assessment No. 250122)  
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
No one appeared.  
Staff report by Jillian Barden: they had a Unoccupied Dwelling Registration Form  
service hold on the account for both units but Waste Management didn’t apply them.  
Tenants have moved back into the building as of October, so both holds are now  
closed. Staff recommends removing the assessment.  
Moermond: another communication between previous hauler and City during transfer.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/17/2025  
2
RLH TA 25-457  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 770  
SHERBURNE AVENUE. (File No. CG25Q2B5, Assessment No.  
250122)  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Staff report by Jillian Barden: the property owner is contesting the chargest because  
he has not had active service in years. The property owner used his brother’s  
commercial dumpster for his personal trash and never had a cart at the property. FCC  
confirmed there have been no pickups, however this property has delinquent garbage  
assessments dating back as far as 2020. We confirmed no pickups or cart. We are  
delivering a 64 gallon cart and recycling cart.  
Moermond: so a mistake from old hauler to not have it in the program and now it is.  
Recommend the deletion.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/17/2025  
3
RLH TA 25-462  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 60  
SYCAMORE STREET WEST. (File No. CG25Q2B4, Assessment No.  
250121)  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Staff report by Jillian Barden: this is a Public Works property used to test proration,  
billing, and cart swaps and was accidentally charged for service. Staff recommends  
removal.  
Moermond: robbing peter to pay paul. Delete the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/17/2025  
10:00 a.m. Hearings  
RLH TA 25-459  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 40  
4
GERANIUM AVENUE WEST. (File No. CG25Q2B4, Assessment No.  
250121)  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
No one appeared  
Staff report by Jillian Barden: the property owner bought their house in December and  
state they never signed up for garbage service. They contacted us in August to get a  
new cart size and property owner was unaware service is mandatory and requested  
hearing. Staff recommends removing the assessment.  
Moermond: proposing removal because they bought and didn’t have a cart until  
August. This is for Quarter 2, they should have had service going because they’d  
owned for six months. It should have been communicated in transaction but these  
owners have a language barrier so I will recommend deletion.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/17/2025  
5
RLH TA 25-453  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 113  
MANITOBA AVENUE. (File No. CG25Q2B4, Assessment No. 250121)  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Reduce assessment from $226.38 to $161.01.  
Staff report by Jillian Barden: billed for two 64 gallon carts though he attempted to  
place a hold with Waste Management. The property owner called in May to do another  
hold, but service hold was not correctly processed by City staff, so it was never  
applied. We recommend reducing to $161.  
Moermond: hold wasn’t properly procced so recommend reduction to $161.01.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/17/2025  
6
RLH TA 25-458  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1883  
NORFOLK AVENUE. (File No. CG25Q2B3, Assessment No. 250120)  
Jost  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Staff report by Jillian Barden: the property owner bought the property as part of a  
senior housing purchase; unoccupied for years. Staff placed Unoccupied Dwelling  
Registration Forms on both sides to prevent future billing. Another transition where we  
didn’t get the info. Staff recommends removing the assessment.  
Moermond: should have been on a hold communicated to City, wasn’t communicated  
properly by previous hauler, so recommend deletion.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/17/2025  
7
RLH TA 25-461  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1042  
REANEY AVENUE. (File No. CG25Q2B4, Assessment No. 250121)  
Yang  
Sponsors:  
Reduce assessment from $275.06 to $75.55.  
Staff report by Jillian Barden: the property owner was charged for two carts but only  
had one at the property. It was also a Category 2 Vacant Building and was not  
reoccupied until late April of this year. Staff recommends removing charge of $13.53  
for second cart, and reducing bill to a standard $75.55 from May moving forward.  
Moermond: I will recommend reduction.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/17/2025  
11:00 a.m. Hearings  
RLH TA 25-460  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 848  
8
ORANGE AVENUE EAST. (File No. CG25Q2B5, Assessment No.  
250122)  
Yang  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Staff report by Jillian Barden: no yard waste in 2025, auto reenrolled as part of  
transition.  
Moermond: incorrectly enrolled for 2025 service, recommend deletion.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/17/2025  
9
RLH TA 25-452  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 539  
PAYNE AVENUE. (File No. CG25Q2B5, Assessment No. 250122)  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Staff report by Jillian Barden: this is a mixed use building just used commercially and  
the one living unit is not rented. Staff recommends removing the assessment.  
Moermond: as a mixed use building it doesn’t even need to be in the program unless  
they ask to be, so no need to reenroll. Delete the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 12/17/2025