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Council Chambers - 3rd

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City of Saint Paul

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Meeting Minutes - Action Only

City Council

Council President Amy Brendmoen

Councilmember Russel Balenger

Councilmember Mitra Jalali

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker

Councilmember Jane L. Prince

Councilmember Chris Tolbert

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

Meeting started at 3:36 PM

7 - Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Chris Tolbert,

Present

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Jane L. Prince,

Councilmember Mitra Jalali, Councilmember Nelsie Yang and

Councilmember Russel Balenger

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Authorizing the Library to reallocate $418,000 within its various accounting

AO 23-117

units in the 2023 adopted budget to most accurately reflect the projected

actual spending in each accounting unit and provide the appropriate levels of

spending authority.

Received and Filed

Reflections from Ward 3.

SR 23-238

Councilmember Tolbert gave remarks.

Adam Yust, Legislative Aide for Ward 3, gave remarks.

Received and Filed

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.

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Councilmember Yang moved approval.

Consent Agenda adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer,

for DWD Group LLC, d/b/a Gather Eatery & Bar (License ID #20230000453),

for Liquor On Sale - 291 or more seats, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Liquor

Outdoor Service Area (Patio), Entertainment (B) and Gambling Location

licenses, located at 857 Grand Avenue.

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Property Clean Up services during

October 5 to 13, 2023 and setting date of Legislative Hearing for January 23,

2024 and City Council public hearing for March 13, 2024 to consider and levy

the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2411A, Assessment

No. 248510)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Vacant Building

Registration fees billed during May 9 to August 14, 2023, and setting date of

Legislative Hearing for February 6, 2024 and City Council public hearing for

March 27, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. VB2405, Assessment No. 248804)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Securing and/or Emergency Boarding

services during September 2023, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for

February 6, 2024 and City Council public hearing for March 27, 2024 to

consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.

J2405B, Assessment No. 248104)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Excessive Use of Inspection or

Abatement services billed during July 24 to August 21, 2023, and setting

date of Legislative Hearing for February 6, 2024 and City Council public

hearing for March 27, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments against

individual properties. (File No. J2405E, Assessment No. 248304)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Removal of Diseased and/or

Dangerous Tree(s) services during October 2023, and setting date of

Legislative Hearing for February 6, 2024 and City Council public hearing for

March 27, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. 2403T, Assessment No. 249003)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Fire Certificate of

Occupancy Fees during August 28 to September 19, 2023, and setting date

of Legislative Hearing for February 6, 2024 and City Council public hearing

for March 27, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. CRT2404, Assessment No. 248203)

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department to expense costs associated with the

assessors for the Commander and Sergeant exams.

RES 23-1933

RES 23-1935

Adopted

Approving adverse action against the Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or less,

Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Gambling Location and pending Liquor - Outdoor

Service Area (Patio) licenses held by O’Cheeze LLC d/b/a O’Cheeze

(License ID# 20210001008) for the premises located at 928 7th Street West

Unit 106.

Adopted

Approving the agreements for transfer of Saint Paul Police employees, Tina

C. McNamara, David A. Titus and Michael D. Whisler, to the Ramsey County

Sheriff's Office (January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024).

RES 23-1950

RES 23-1960

Adopted

Approving the Dance or Rental Hall license held by Abrazar LLC d/b/a

Abrazar LLC (License ID # 20230002002) for the premises located at 125 9th

Street East.

Adopted

Authorizing accounts receivable write-offs.

RES 23-1961

RES 23-1962

Adopted

Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and the

Classified Confidential Employees Association for the purpose of

establishing a performance pay process.

Laid over to January 10, 2023

Approving the addition of an Entertainment (B) license to the existing Liquor

On Sale - 100 seats or less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Liquor On Sale - 2AM

Closing, Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) and Gambling Location

Licenses held by #1 Gameday LLC d/b/a #1 Gameday LLC (License ID #

20220002125) for the premises located at 191 7th Street East.

RES 23-1963

Adopted

Approving the Mayor’s reappointment of Patty Born Selly, Dominique

Diaddigo-Cash, Kristen Poppleton, Janiece Watts, and Nick Martin to the

Saint Paul Climate Justice Advisory Board.

RES 23-1974

RES 23-1975

Adopted

Approving the Mayor’s reappointment of Heaven Webb, Christine Cordell,

Sameerah Bilal-Roby, Saroeun Earm, Kelly Flaherty, Kelly Harder, Nicole

Martin Rogers, Jeffery Robinson, and Johnna White to the Financial

Empowerment Community Council.

Adopted

Approving the Mayor's appointments of Nate Gurol and Lisa Signorelli to the

Labor Standards Advisory Committee.

Adopted

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Donna Rapacz to the Workforce

Innovation Board of Ramsey County.

Adopted

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Brian Jastram to a two-year term on

the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization.

Adopted

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Beth Blick to the Mayor’s Advisory

Committee on People with Disabilities.

Adopted

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Melanie McMahon to the Capitol Area

Architectural and Planning Board.

Adopted

Approving the Mayor's appointment of Samantha Juneau to the

Administrative Committee of the Pension Plan of the Housing and

Redevelopment Authority.

Adopted

Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and

Operating Engineers, Local 49 for the purpose of establishing a training

fund.

RES 23-1984

Laid over to January 10, 2023

FOR DISCUSSION

Appreciating the friendship between Modena, Italy and Saint Paul, MN.

Council President Brendmoen spoke to the resolution.

RES 23-1972

Professor Eric Dregni from Concordia University, St. Paul, gave remarks.

Brian Friedrich, President of Concordia University, St. Paul, gave remarks.

Councilmember Prince spoke in support.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Reflections from Ward 1.

SR 23-239

Councilmember Balenger gave remarks.

Dan Dodge, Legislative Aide for Ward 1, gave remarks.

Received and Filed

SUSPENSION ITEM for RECONSIDERATION

Approving the petition of Joseph Commers and Robert Stolpestad, on behalf

RES PH 23-357

of Midway 280 Business Commons LLC and Exeter Territorial LLC, to vacate

an alley between 2505 University Avenue West and 2424 Territorial Road.

(Public hearing continued from December 20, 2023.)

Councilmember Jalali spoke to reconsideration of the item and moved to continue the

public hearing to January 10, 2024.

Public hearing reopened and continued to January 10, 2023

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

SUSPENSION ITEMS

Clarifying that the Highland Ballfields are exempted from the Ford Site Green

Infrastructure Stormwater Management District connection charge.

RES 23-1994

Councilmember Tolbert moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Authorizing the City to enter into a Master Services Agreement with Tyler

Technologies, Inc. that includes an indemnification clause.

RES 23-1986

Councilmember Noecker moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Approving the settlement agreement and release between defendants City of

Saint Paul, John Corcoran, Melissa Joly, Marshall Titus and John Doe, and

plaintiff Markeeta Johnson-Blakney.

RES 23-2000

Council President Brendmoen moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

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.

Final Adoption

Amending Chapter 51 of the Administrative Code, titled Disposition of City

Property.

Ord 23-63

Councilmember Prince asked for clarification.

Bruce Englebrekt from the Office of Financial Services provided clarification.

Councilmember Noecker moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Amending Title IV of the Legislative Code to add Chapter 22, titled Local

Sales and Use Tax.

Ord 23-64

Councilmember Prince expressed concerns.

Councilmember Yang expressed concerns.

Councilmember Jalali moved approval and spoke in support.

Yang expressed additional concerns.

Council President Brendmoen spoke in support.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

First Reading

Amending Chapter 310.01 of the Legislative Code to add a table and

Ord 23-70

definition for fees associated with business activities that are referenced but

not stipulated within specific ordinance sections and animal fees.

Council President Brendmoen stated that the staff report would take place on the

Second Reading, after the new councilmembers are sworn in.

Laid over to January 10, 2023 for Second Reading

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways

to testify.

Granting an interim use permit to Snelling-Midway Redevelopment, LLC for a

temporary surface parking lot at 1566 University Avenue West (temporary

address - subject property is a portion of the property east of Simpson Street

between University and Central Avenues).

RES PH 23-361

Kady Dadlez from the Department of Planning and Economic Development gave a

staff report.

Councilmember Jalali spoke to community concerns and moved approval.

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember

Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang and Councilmember

Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Brendmoen

Abstain:

Approving the establishment of The Heights Habitat for Humanity Phase I

Housing Tax Increment Financing District in the Project Area and a Tax

Increment Financing Plan therefor (District 2, Ward 6).

RES PH 23-375

Amanda Duerr from the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce spoke during the public

hearing.

Richard Neumeister spoke during the public hearing.

Councilmember Yang moved approval.

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember

Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang and Councilmember

Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Brendmoen

Abstain:

Amending the financing and spending plan in the Department of Parks and

Recreation in the amount of $87,949 to utilize Parkland Dedication funds for

the Prospect Park play area project.

RES PH 23-362

Councilmember Noecker spoke in support and moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Authorizing the Office of Financial Empowerment to accept grant funds from

the Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation, and to amend the financing and

spending plan in the amount of $25,000, for the CollegeBound Saint Paul

program.

RES PH 23-370

Councilmember Tolbert moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Authorizing the City on behalf of the Police Department (“SPPD”) to accept

and amend the 2023 Special Fund Budget for a donation from the Saint Paul

Police Foundation (“SPPF”).

RES PH 23-371

Councilmember Prince moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Approving the establishment of The Heights JO Companies Housing Tax

Increment Financing District in the Project Area and a Tax Increment

Financing Plan therefor (District 2, Ward 6).

RES PH 23-374

Councilmember Yang moved approval.

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember

Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang and Councilmember

Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Brendmoen

Abstain:

Reflections from Ward 7.

SR 23-240

Stephanie Harr, Legislative Aide for Ward 7, gave remarks.

Councilmember Prince gave remarks.

Received and Filed

Amending the Fire Department’s operating budget for the purchase of

RES PH 23-372

emergency fire equipment, which include an electric fire truck.

Councilmember Yang moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Amending the redevelopment plan for the Neighborhood Redevelopment

Project Area (District 2, Ward 6).

RES PH 23-373

RES PH 23-376

RES PH 23-378

Councilmember Yang moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Authorizing the Police Department to reallocate its 2023 General Fund

budget to more accurately record expenditures.

Councilmember Noecker moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Amending the spending and financing plans for various City departments.

Councilmember Tolbert moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEMS

Second Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for

RLH RR 23-59

1457 THIRD STREET EAST in Council File RLH RR 23-19. (Public hearing

continued to December 20, 2023)

Applicant to forfeit $2,500 of performance deposit if Certificate of Code Compliance is

not issued by January 10, 2024 City Council meeting.

Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer: I am asking Council to amend the

resolution to forfeit $2,500 from the performance deposit if the Certificate of Code

Compliance is not issued by the January 10, 2024 City Council meeting. I am not

asking for adoption today. I met with the owner in the hallway earlier and we

discussed this thoroughly. The performance deposit right now is at $10,000.

Amended and public hearing continued to January 10, 2023 (forfeit $2,500 from

performance deposit if Code Compliance Certificate not issued by Jan 10, 2024

City Council meeting)

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Appeal of Greg Lehman to a Vacant Building Registration Notice and Fire

Certificate of Occupancy Revocation Notice at 839 FOURTH STREET EAST.

RLH VBR 23-70

Granted until February 21, 2023 to apply for a Building Code Appeal, and granted a

waiver of the Vacant Building Fee unit then as well.

Also in attendance: Greg Lehman, appellant

Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer: This is the fourth resolution on the

item. In January 2023 you had an appeal on a Fire Certificate of Occupancy (FCO)

inspection that related to an electrical socket and a baseboard radiator that was

installed vertically and uncovered. Council granted an extension for compliance on

the heater to March 1. Then on March 27 you granted another extension to

September 1. Noncompliance on that day caused its FCO to be revoked just for this

unit in the building. The radiator has been covered, but not with a traditional

baseboard cover. The question is whether the installation here is code-compliant.

The finding on that requires referral to the building code's mechanical code chapters.

That isn't something that Council has the ability to decide. That would go to the

building official for appeal, and subsequently to the state for an appeal of that

decision. A building code appeal form was sent to the appellant, and I recommended

to Council to grant until December 1 to file that appeal. That resolution was referred

to Council for public hearing on November 15. Our team accidentally placed it on the

agenda for November 8, where it was considered and voted on. The letter we sent to

the appellant said November 15. We rescheduled the public hearing to today. You

may wish to grant an extension beyond the December 1 date embedded in the

resolution, but I think the issue is still the same. They still need to file that building

code appeal in order for this to be considered code-compliant. The Department of

Safety and Inspections (DSI) issued a follow-up order on December 15 to reiterate

where things were at.

Council President Brendmoen: Could you clarify your recommendation?

Moermond: I am recommending that an extension be granted to December 1 (though

I invite Council to grant a further extension) to apply to the building code official for an

exception or accommodation that would determine if this is a code-compliant

installation. Any extension given by the building official to do additional work would be

on its own track. Because it had its FCO revoked, it was referred to the Vacant

Building Program. Therefor, I am also recommending that the Vacant Building Fee be

waived for 4 months, which takes the waiver to mid-January. If it goes unpaid, it

would be considered for assessment by the Council also.

Councilmember Prince: Are you recommending an extension to mid-January?

Moermond: I recommended that the Vacant Building Fee be waived until then, since

it can be an impediment to getting work done to bring things into code compliance.

My recommendation on the extension to apply for a building code appeal was to

grant until December 1, though again I invite Council to extend it further.

Prince: What would you recommend as a further extension?

Moermond: Originally, the December 1 deadline was a two-week extension from the

November 15 Council public hearing. Given the holidays, I think January 11 is as far

as I would push this out to be consistent with what was before you on November 15.

Brendmoen: So, Mr. Lehman, you heard Moermond's comments.

Greg Lehman: I didn't understand what she meant at all.

Brendmoen: It sounds like we are going to look at a mid-January extension on an

opportunity to make things right. We don't need to relitigate this. Part of this needs to

go to the building inspector, which we are not.

Lehman: The fire inspector approved it all. I've got a letter here from Fire Inspector

Ryan Tessman saying it was all approved on December 11, 2023. Then on

December 13, right before the City Council meeting that day, I got an email from

Adrian Neis, saying that my FCO was revoked because I needed a permit. I don't

know what I need a permit for.

Moermond: I have pictures up now of the installation. That's what I wanted him to be

able to speak to. The permit process would be the mechanism by which that

installation's code compliance would be determined. I wanted him to be able to see

that.

Lehman: But that isn't a finished product. I have the finished photo here. The right

one is before, and the left one is after. It's all enclosed now. No one can get burned.

There are no sharp edges. It looks like it's part of the building. I never touched the

pipe. I just built around it. I asked DSI staff if I needed a permit to put a cover over a

baseboard heater, and they said no. Information I have on paper here also says I

don't need that. It's not structural and cost under $500.

Prince: We've talked, and I appreciate the confusion here.

Lehman: I'm going 10 months without a rental. No one is telling me what kind of

permit I need to get. I'll do it if someone can tell me.

Prince moved to close the public hearing. Approved 7-0.

Prince: We appear to have continually approving, and now we aren't. Could you

address this confusion.

Moermond: The confusion has been spoke to on many occasions. The building code

appeal form has been provided to the owner. It has been explicitly stated that the

building code appeal form is the mechanism by which this could become an approved

installation. I understand the frustration, since there have been multiple FCO

inspections where this has not been called out. The fact is that if it hasn't been called

out in the past, but is being called out in the present, it doesn't mean that it was okay

in the past. It means it was missed. We have sent letters on multiple occasions to

chart a path for the owner. I know that when you call around and talk to different

people, you get different answers. The $500 threshold for building permits is not what

we are talking about today.

Brendmoen: We could extend the waiver on the vacant building fee and building code

appeal to February 21, 2024. That would give time for the new councilmembers to get

brought up to speed on this and give more time to get that building code appeal in.

Prince: To clarify, if we grant an extension to then, it's so that Lehman can meet with

a building official to determine what was required for the installation? You also

mentioned an appeal to the state building code, but that's outside of anything we are

doing here, correct?

Moermond: Yes. The resolution says right now that the vacant building fee will be

waived until January 15, 2024 (though it sounds like you want to change that to

February 21, 2024) or the deadline established by the building code appeal

determination. It grants until December 1 file that appeal (though it sounds like you

also want that deadline extended to February 21, 2024). This is the only item left to

come into code compliance.

Prince: I don't know how long the building code appeal process takes.

Moermond: Once the appeal is accepted, the building code official could chart that

path. I don't know how long it will take either. I have seen them processed relatively

quickly.

Prince: So, we will grant until February 21 for the determination?

Moermond: I was hearing from you that it was to make an application for an appeal,

not for having a determination made by the building official. I heard that he would

need to have all of his paperwork in for that by February 21. The building code official

would take it from there.

Lehman's partner (no name given): Where is this application?

Moermond: You have the form attached to several messages. We can send it to you

again.

Brendmoen: There's a motion from Prince to grant until February 21, 2024 to apply

for the building code appeal and waive the vacant building fee until then as well.

Amended and public hearing continued to February 21, 2023 (Granting until

then to apply for a Building Code Appeal, and granting a waiver of the Vacant

Building Fee unit then)

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

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.

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Councilmember Noecker moved approval.

Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda adopted as amended

7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

Appeal of Leon E. Mastel to a Re-Inspection Fire Certificate of Occupancy

With Deficiencies (which includes condemnation) at 1120 BEECH STREET.

RLH VO 23-38

RLH VBR 23-72

Adopted

Appeal of Carolyn Brown, Community Stabilization Project, and Shai

Leibovich to a Vacant Building Registration Notice and Summary Abatement

Order at 494 EDMUND AVENUE.

Adopted

Appeal of Abiyou Rose, Union Park Management, to a Rent Stabilization

Determination at 1822 GRAND AVENUE, UNITS 1-4.

RLH RSA 23-14

RLH RR 23-57

Adopted

Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 1971

NORTONIA AVENUE within one hundred eighty (180) days after the

December 20, 2023, City Council Public Hearing.

Adopted

Appeal of Tojsiab Lee to a Vehicle Abatement Order at 879 THOMAS

AVENUE.

RLH SAO 23-46

SR 23-241

Adopted

Reflections from Ward 5.

Jessica Larson Johnston, Legislative Aide for Ward 5, gave remarks.

Council President Brendmoen gave remarks.

Councilmember Yang gave remarks.

Councilmember Jalali gave remarks.

Councilmember Tolbert gave remarks.

Councilmember Noecker gave remarks.

Received and Filed

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting ended at 5:54 PM

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