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, September 5, 2023

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 110

MANITOBA AVENUE. (File No. J2326A, Assessment No. 238534)

RLH TA 23-301

Balenger

Sponsors:

Public hearing continued to March 13, 2024 and if no same or similar violation, reduce

assessment from $478 to $200.

Referred to the City Council due back on 9/27/2023

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 746

MONTANA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2324A2, Assessment No. 238541)

RLH TA 23-307

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Owner was unavailable; laid over to September 19, 2023 Legislative Hearing.

Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 9/19/2023

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 132

RLH TA 23-309

WESTERN AVENUE SOUTH. (File No. J2305C, Assessment No. 232004)

Noecker

Sponsors:

Approve assessment and payable over 10 years.

Referred to the City Council due back on 10/11/2023

10:00 a.m. Hearings

Special Tax Assessments

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 967 BURNS

AVENUE. (File No. CRT2309, Assessment No. 238208)

RLH TA 23-300

Prince

Sponsors:

Reduce assessment from $724.50 to $560.50.

MINUTES PENDING

Referred to the City Council due back on 9/13/2023

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2417

RLH TA 23-276

UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2310E, Assessment No. 238315)

Jalali

Sponsors:

Approve the assessment.

MINUTES PENDING

Referred to the City Council due back on 9/13/2023

Special Tax Assessments-ROLLS

Ratifying the assessments for Collection of Vacant Building Registration fees

RLH AR 23-71

billed during December 7 to March 20, 2023. (File No. VB2311, Assessment

No. 238814)

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Referred to the City Council due back on 9/11/2023

Ratifying the assessments for Securing and/or Emergency Boarding services

during April 2023. (File No. J2311B, Assessment No. 238112)

RLH AR 23-72

RLH AR 23-73

RLH AR 23-74

RLH AR 23-75

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Referred to the City Council due back on 10/11/2023

Ratifying the assessments for Demolition services from January to May 2023.

(File No. J2304C, Assessment No. 232003)

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Referred to the City Council due back on 10/11/2023

Ratifying the assessments for Demolition services from February to March

2023 (C.D.B.G. Funds). (File No. J2305C, Assessment No. 232004)

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Referred to the City Council due back on 10/11/2023

Ratifying the assessments for Collection of Fire Certificate of Occupancy

fees billed during March 7 to April 1, 2023. (File No. CRT2310, Assessment

No. 238209)

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Referred to the City Council due back on 10/11/2023

Ratifying the assessments for Excessive Use of Inspection or Abatement

services billed during February 21 to March 21, 2023. (File No. J2311E,

RLH AR 23-76

Assessment No. 238319)

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Referred to the City Council due back on 10/11/2023

Ratifying the assessments for Graffiti Removal services during April 3 to May

3, 2023. (File No. J2307P, Assessment No. 238406)

RLH AR 23-77

RLH AR 23-78

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Referred to the City Council due back on 10/11/2023

Ratifying the assessments for Diseased Tree Removal service during May

2023 at 1636 MACKUBIN STREET. (File No. 2309T, Assessment No.

239008)

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Referred to the City Council due back on 10/11/2023

Ratifying the assessments for Towing of Abandoned Vehicle(s) services

during January to May 2023. (File No. J2302V, Assessment No. 238002)

RLH AR 23-79

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Referred to the City Council due back on 10/11/2023

11:00 a.m. Hearings

Summary & Vehicle Abatement Orders

Appeal of Joseph Dalbec to a Summary Abatement Order plus Notice to Cut

Tall Grass And/Or Weeds at 913 JOHNSON PARKWAY.

RLH SAO 23-35

Yang

Sponsors:

Unable to reach property owner (called dropped 3x); laid over to September 12, 2023.

Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 9/12/2023

Appeal of Paul Busch to a Notice to Cut Tall Grass and/or Weeds at 1523

LAUREL AVENUE.

RLH SAO 23-36

Balenger

Sponsors:

Laid over to September 26, 2023 @ 11 a.m. for further discussion. Owner to provide a

plan; and he is to remove plantings above allowable boulevard height.

Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 9/26/2023

11:30 a.m. Hearings

Vacant Building Registrations & Order to Vacate Code Enforcement

Appeal of Randall Radunz to a Vacant Building Registration Notice, Revised

Notice of Condemnation as Unfit for Human Habitation & Order to Vacate,

RLH VBR

23-54

plus Vehicle Abatement Order at 34 SYCAMORE STREET EAST.

Balenger

Sponsors:

Deny the appeal on the condemnation and immediate order to vacate; deny appeal on

Vacant Building registration and Category 2 status; deny the appeal on the vehicle

abatement order and grant extension to September 15, 2023 for removal of the

vehicles.

Referred to the City Council due back on 9/20/2023

1:00 p.m. Hearings

Vacant Building Registrations

Appeal of Carolyn Brown, Community Stabilization Project, and Shai

Leibovich to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 1129 BEECH STREET.

RLH VBR

23-50

Prince

Sponsors:

Grant the appeal.

Referred to the City Council due back on 9/20/2023

Appeal of My Lam, CTW Group Incorporated, to a Vacant Building

Registration Requirement at 945 CONWAY STREET.

RLH VBR

23-48

Prince

Sponsors:

Grant an extension to October 13, 2023 to get Fire Certificate of Occupancy reinstated

and release from the vacant building program. Change status to Category 1 Vacant

Building.

Referred to the City Council due back on 9/20/2023

Appeal of Yee Fang, Naocha Management, to a Vacant Building Registration

Notice at 720 COOK AVENUE EAST.

RLH VBR

23-52

Yang

Sponsors:

1) Deny the appeal; 2) required Code Compliance Certificate prior to reoccupation; and

3) waive the vacant building fee for 90 days to November 14, 2023.

Referred to the City Council due back on 9/27/2023

Appeal of Rob Clapp to a Vacant Building Registration Renewal Notice at 949

PAYNE AVENUE.

RLH VBR

23-53

Yang

Sponsors:

Waive the vacant building fee until December 5, 2023.

Referred to the City Council due back on 9/27/2023

1:30 p.m. Hearings

Orders To Vacate - Fire Certificate of Occupancy

Appeal of Anna Smith to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of Occupancy and

Order to Vacate at 1271 EDGERTON STREET.

RLH VO 23-33

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Laid over to September 26, 2023; inspection scheduled for September 6 @ 10 a.m.

Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 9/26/2023

2:00 p.m. Hearings

Fire Certificates of Occupancy

Appeal of Lorenzo Montiel to a Correction Notice-Complaint Inspection at 400

VAN BUREN AVENUE #2.

RLH FCO

23-64

Balenger

Sponsors:

Grant the appeal, noting appealed item related to the refrigerator was in compliance as

of August 25, 2023.

Referred to the City Council due back on 9/20/2023

3:00 p.m. Hearings

Other-Fence Variance

Appeal of Ashley Marie Tieman to a Denial of a Fence Variance at 376

BEACON AVENUE.

RLH OA 23-4

Jalali

Sponsors:

Grant the appeal, noting that the Beacon side of the property should be treated as the

front of the property for purposes of issuing a fence permit.

Referred to the City Council due back on 9/20/2023