City Hall and Court House  
15 West Kellogg  
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City of Saint Paul  
Council Chambers - 3rd  
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Meeting Agenda  
City Council  
651-266-8560  
Council President Rebecca Noecker  
Vice President HwaJeong Kim  
Councilmember Anika Bowie  
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
Councilmember Saura Jost  
Councilmember Matt Privratsky  
Councilmember Nelsie Yang  
Wednesday, April 9, 2025  
ROLL CALL  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers - 3rd Floor  
COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE  
Amending CDBG Project Budgets: $50,000 of funding for 1050 Payne Avenue  
(Eastside Pizzeria) project.  
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Attachments:  
CONSENT AGENDA  
Items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with no separate  
discussion. If discussion on an item is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent  
Agenda for separate consideration.  
Authorizing the Department of Planning and Economic Development to apply  
for the Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Demonstration Account  
Pre-Development Grant Funds for projects at 680-694 Minnehaha Avenue E.  
(Hamm's Brewery Redevelopment) and 1170 N. Arcade Street (Face to Face)  
(Dist. 5, W 6 and Dist. 4, W 7).  
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Sponsors:  
Johnson and Yang  
Approving the Memorandums of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and  
AFSCME Clerical, Local 2508; AFSCME Technical, Local 1842 and the  
Professional Employees Association, Inc. creating a pilot program for the  
purpose of establishing an equitable language compensation premium for the  
Saint Paul Public Libraries. (To be laid over one week for adoption)  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Vacant Building Registration  
fees billed during February 20 to November 19, 2024, and setting date of  
Legislative Hearing for May 6, 2025 and City Council public hearing for June 18,  
2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File  
No. VB2509, Assessment No. 258808)  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Securing and/or Emergency Boarding  
services during December 2024, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for May  
6, 2025 and City Council public hearing for June 18, 2025 to consider and levy  
the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2509B, Assessment  
No. 258108)  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Fire Certificate of  
Occupancy fees billed during December 18 to January 21, 2025, and setting  
date of Legislative Hearing for May 6, 2025 and City Council public hearing for  
June 18, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual  
properties. (File No. CRT2508, Assessment No. 258207)  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Excessive Use of Inspection or  
Abatement services billed during October 22 to November 21, 2024, and setting  
date of Legislative Hearing for May 6, 2025 and City Council public hearing for  
June 18, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual  
properties. (File No. J2509E, Assessment No. 258308)  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Removal of Diseased and/or Dangerous  
Tree(s) services during December to February 2025, and setting date of  
Legislative Hearing for May 6, 2025 and City Council public hearing for June 18,  
2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File  
No. 2504T, Assessment No. 259004)  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Replacement of Lead Water Service Line  
on Private Properties, and setting date of City Council public hearing for May 7,  
2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File  
No. 2501LDSRP, Assessment No. 254000)  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Repair of Sanitary Sewer Service Line on  
Private Properties, and setting date of City Council public hearing for May 7,  
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2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File  
No. SWRP2501, Assessment No. 253000)  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Declaring the official intent of the City to reimburse certain original expenditures  
related to the capital projects from the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds to be  
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issued by the City after the payment of such original expenditures.  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the Denial  
of the Tree Trimmer & 1 Vehicle & Tree Trimmer - Each Add’l Vehicle License  
application as adverse action against Schroeder Outdoor Services LLC d/b/a  
Schroeder Outdoor Services (License ID #20240001825) for the premises  
located at 5346 Lakeside Avenue North.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the Denial  
of the Liquor On Sale-181-290 seats and Entertainment (B) License and  
adverse action against Pupraya Thai Restaurant LLC d/b/a Pupraya Thai  
Restaurant LLC (License ID #20220001254) for the premises located at 945  
Rice St Unit A.  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for grant funds  
from the Minnesota Department of Cannabis Management’s CanRenew  
Community Restoration grant for Right Track, the City’s Youth Employment  
Program in an amount of up to $200,000 a year for SFY 26.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Approving the agreements with Lime (Neutron Holdings, Inc. dba Lime) and  
Spin (Pheenix USH LLC, dba Spin) to provide e-scooter sharing services for the  
2025 electric scooter and electric-assist bicycle season, with the option to  
renew for two additional one-year terms.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the City to enter into a Sub Merchant Agreement with NIC Services,  
LLC, First Data Merchant Services LLC, and Pathward, N.A. that includes an  
indemnification clause.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving the use of a Project Labor Agreement on the Raspberry Island  
Schubert Bandshell project.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Accepting temporary and permanent easements and authorizing payment to  
property owners for the Minnesota Street Reconstruction Project.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Memorializing a City Council decision to grant the appeal of Julia McColley and  
West 7th/Fort Road Federation from a Planning Commission decision to deny  
the appeal regarding a zoning administrator’s Statement of Clarification for a  
truck dispatching yard and maintenance facility at 560 Randolph Ave.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving the minutes of the Saint Paul City Council meetings of February 5,  
12, 19, and 26, 2025.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
FOR DISCUSSION  
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Amending Appendix A-2 of the Administrative Code to establish the creation of  
the City Council Public Safety & Community Wellness Committee. (Laid over  
from March 12, 2025)  
Sponsors:  
Bowie and Noecker  
Attachments:  
ORDINANCES  
An ordinance is a city law enacted by the City Council. It is read at three separate council  
meetings and becomes effective after passage by the Council and 30 days after publication in  
the Saint Paul Pioneer Press. Public hearings on ordinances are generally held at the second  
reading.  
First Reading  
Amending Chapter 310.04 of the Legislative Code to regulate a more efficient  
method of cancellation when licensee is not in compliance with providing  
materials to be engaged in licensed activity.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways to  
testify.  
Granting the application of Central Internal Medicine Associates PA to rezone  
property at 635 Cleveland Avenue South (southwest corner at Bayard Avenue)  
from OS office-service to T2 traditional neighborhood and amending Chapter 60  
of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.  
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Sponsors:  
Jost  
Attachments:  
Amending Chapter 193A.08 of the Legislative Code pertaining to rent  
stabilization.  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie, Jost and Noecker  
Attachments:  
Creating Chapter 193 of the Legislative Code (Title XIX) pertaining to Tenant  
Protections.  
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Sponsors:  
Johnson, Kim, Noecker and Jost  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the assessment for sanitary sewer replacement within the street  
right-of-way from the public sewer to the property line, done with the Cleveland  
Avenue Street reconstruction project. (File No. 19258C, Assessment No.  
226002)  
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Sponsors:  
Jost  
Attachments:  
LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEMS  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 586 BURGESS  
STREET. (File No. VB2501A, Assessment No. 258809) (Public hearing closed  
and laid over from March 26, 2025)  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
LEGISLATIVE HEARING CONSENT AGENDA  
Items listed under the Consent Agenda will receive a combined public hearing and be enacted  
by one motion with no separate discussion. Items may be removed from the Consent Agenda  
for a separate public hearing and discussion if desired.  
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 725 CHARLES  
AVENUE. (File No. J2507E, Assessment No. 258306)  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 759 CHARLES  
AVENUE. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
Second 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.  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Amending Council File RLH AR 24-112 to delete the assessment for Graffiti  
Removal services during July 3 to 12, 2024 at 354 CHEROKEE AVENUE. (File  
No. J2504P, Assessment No. 258403)  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Appeal of Michael Frattalone, dba Frattalone I, LLC, to a Fire Certificate of  
Occupancy Correction Notice at 2286 COMO AVENUE.  
Sponsors:  
Jost  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 686 EDMUND  
AVENUE. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
Appeal of Peter Middlecamp to a Summary Abatement Order at 1997 FIFTH  
STREET EAST.  
Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 463 FOREST  
STREET. (File No. J2507B, Assessment No. 258106)  
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Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 104 IVY  
AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2507E, Assessment No. 258306)  
Sponsors:  
Kim  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 606 LAFOND  
AVENUE. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 58 LAWSON  
AVENUE WEST. (File No. 2502T, Assessment No. 259001)  
Sponsors:  
Kim  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 120 LYTON  
PLACE. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)  
Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1024  
MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)  
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Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
Appeal of Gary Blair to a Correction Notice-Reinspection Complaint at 1771  
REANEY AVENUE.  
Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 828 SEVENTH  
STREET EAST. (File No. J2507P, Assessment No. 258406)  
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Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2026  
SPRINGSIDE DRIVE. (File No. J2507P, Assessment No. 258406)  
Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 900 THOMAS  
AVENUE. (File No. J2507B, Assessment No. 258106)  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
Appeal of Remi Iselewa to a Vacant Building Registration Requirement at 981  
UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST.  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1141  
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UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. VB2506B, Assessment No. 258823)  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1670 YORK  
AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 25-15.  
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Sponsors:  
Yang  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the assessment for Collection of Vacant Building Registration fees  
billed during March 20 to September 24, 2024. (File No. VB2507, Assessment  
No. 258806)  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the assessment for Securing and/or Emergency Boarding services  
during October 2024. (File No. J2507B, Assessment No. 258106)  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the assessment for Demolition services from September 2024. (File  
No. J2503C, Assessment No. 252002)  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the assessment for Demolition services from September 2024  
(C.D.B.G.Funds). (File No. J2504C, Assessment No. 252003)  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the assessment for Excessive Use of Inspection or Abatement  
services billed during August 22 to September 20, 2024. (File No. J2507E,  
Assessment No. 258306)  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the assessment for Graffiti Removal services during August 21 to  
October 8, 2024. (File No. J2507P, Assessment No. 258406)  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the assessment for Removal of Diseased and/or Dangerous Tree(s)  
service during October to November 2024. (File No. 2502T, Assessment No.  
259001)  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
ADJOURNMENT  
City Council meetings are open for in person attendance, but the public may also comment on  
public hearing items in writing or via voicemail. Any comments and materials submitted by  
12:00 pm of the day before the meeting will be attached to the public record and available for  
review by the City Council. Comments may be submitted as follows:  
The public may comment on public hearing items in writing or via voicemail. Any comments and  
materials submitted by 12:00 pm of the day before the meeting will be attached to the public  
record and available for review by the City Council. Comments may be submitted as follows:  
Written public comment on public hearing items can be submitted to  
Contact-Council@ci.stpaul.mn.us, CouncilHearing@ci.stpaul.mn.us, or by voicemail at  
651-266-6805. Live testimony will be taken in person in the Council Chambers, and by  
telephone by registering to speak by noon on the day before the meeting. The registration link  
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agendas and Council files are all available on the Web (see below). Council members use  
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