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Council Chambers - 3rd

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City of Saint Paul

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Meeting Minutes

City Council

Council President Mitra Jalali

Vice President HwaJeong Kim

Councilmember Anika Bowie

Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson

Councilmember Saura Jost

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

Meeting started at 3:30 PM

7 - Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Mitra Jalali,

Councilmember Nelsie Yang, Councilmember HwaJeong Kim,

Councilmember Anika Bowie, Councilmember Saura Jost and

Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson

Present

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Amending the 2025 spending budget in the Department of Public Works

AO 25-3

Electric Vehicle Maintenance accounting unit to budget for a new service

level agreement with Zef Energy for 2025 to maintain electrical vehicle

charging stations city-wide.

Received and Filed

Approving the 2024 Fund 200 - City Grants for the Department of Emergency

Management to more accurately record expenditures for the Urban Area

Security Initiative (UASI) Grant.

AO 25-4

Received and Filed

Approving the 2024 Fund 100 - General Fund for the Fire Department to

more accurately record expenditures.

AO 25-5

Received and Filed

Shifting funds within the ARP AU to an alternate spending account in order to

align with project spending.

AO 25-7

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

Council President Jalali stated that Item 12 would be taken separately.

Councilmember Yang moved approval.

Consent Agenda adopted as amended

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

Approving the City’s cost of providing Rubbish and Garbage Clean Up

services during October 7 to 23, 2024, and setting date of Legislative

Hearing for February 18, 2025 and City Council public hearing for April 2,

2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties.

(File No. J2511R, Assessment No. 258519)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Tall Grass and Weed Removal

services during October 14 to 22, 2024, and setting date of Legislative

Hearing for February 18, 2025 and City Council public hearing for April 2,

2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties.

(File No. J2510T, Assessment No. 258520)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Rubbish and Garbage Clean Up

services during October 28 to November 8, 2024, and setting date of

Legislative Hearing for February 18, 2025 and City Council public hearing for

April 2, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. J2512R, Assessment No. 258522)

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Tall Grass and Weed Removal

services during October 24 to November 6, 2024, and setting date of

Legislative Hearing for February 18, 2025 and City Council public hearing for

April 2, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. J2511T, Assessment No. 258523)

Adopted

Authorizing the Office of Financial Services to apply for an MPCA Local

Climate Action Planning Grant for developing a municipal fleet

decarbonization plan.

RES 25-62

RES 25-89

Adopted

Approving the Legislative Hearing Officer's recommendation for the

application submitted by Jekai’s Scratch Kitchen LLC (License ID#

20240002005), d/b/a Chips Clubhouse, for Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or

less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday and Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk)

licenses, located at 272 Snelling Avenue South, Unit #200.

Adopted

Approving the Legislative Hearing Officer's recommendation for the

application submitted by Cinema Ballroom LLC (License ID# 20240001715),

d/b/a CB Event Center, for a Dance or Rental Hall license, located at 1560 St

Clair Avenue.

RES 25-91

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department's expenditures relating to community

meetings and events in 2025.

RES 25-99

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase light refreshments for

witnesses, victims, and suspects during critical incident investigations and

assistance programs.

RES 25-101

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase refreshments for employee

recognition ceremonies and events in 2025.

RES 25-102

RES 25-103

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department's expenditures relating to the Canine

Unit's community engagement meetings, community engagement events,

and training sessions in 2025.

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department expenditures for the Standardized Field

Sobriety Testing Training program conducted in 2025.

RES 25-104

RES 25-105

RES 25-106

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase food and beverages for law

enforcement trainings conducted in 2025.

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department's expenditures relating to the Traffic and

Pedestrian Safety Unit’s community engagement meetings and multi-agency

Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) meetings and events in 2025.

Adopted

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept grants from

the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) totaling $92,391 for

Winter snow equipment acquisition and trail improvements at Highland Park

and Phalen Park.

RES 25-107

RES 25-108

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department to expense costs associated with the

assessors for Police Officer exams taking place throughout 2025.

Adopted

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept state bonding

funds and enter into a grant agreement, which includes an indemnification

clause.

RES 25-109

Adopted

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Laura Trujillo to a two-year term on

the Advisory Committee on Aging.

RES 25-129

RES 25-130

Adopted

Approving the Mayor's appointments of Kelly Leingang, Nick Petrucelle, Sam

Tiratto, and Kaleb McCulloch and reappointments of Kera Peterson, Tristan

Skoglund, and Rick Varco to the Labor Standards Advisory Committee.

Adopted

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Mysee Chang Vang to the Saint Paul

Public Housing Agency (PHA).

RES 25-131

RES 25-133

RES 25-143

Adopted

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Liz Lee and Trisha Duncan to the Visit

Saint Paul Board of Directors.

Adopted

Authorizing the City to accept a donation in the amount of $200.00 from

Stephen Titoe on behalf of the Police Department (SPPD) for general

support.

Adopted

Authorizing the City to accept a donation in the amount of $1,000 from St.

Patrick’s Association on behalf of the Police Department (SPPD) for general

support.

RES 25-144

RES 25-148

Adopted

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

Registration fees billed during March 20 to September 24, 2024, and setting

date of Legislative Hearing for February 25, 2025 and City Council public

hearing for April 9, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against

individual properties. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)

Adopted

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

services during October 2024, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for

February 25, 2025 and City Council public hearing for April 9, 2025 to

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

J2507B, Assessment No. 258106)

RES 25-149

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Demolition services from September

2024, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for February 25, 2025 and City

Council public hearing for April 9, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments

against individual properties. (File No. J2503C, Assessment No. 252002)

RES 25-150

RES 25-151

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Demolition services from September

2024 (C.D.B.G. Funds), and setting date of Legislative Hearing for February

25, 2025 and City Council public hearing for April 9, 2025 to consider and

levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2504C,

Assessment No. 252003)

Adopted

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

Abatement services billed during August 22 to September 20, 2024, and

setting date of Legislative Hearing for February 25, 2025 and City Council

public hearing for April 9, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against

individual properties. (File No. J2507E, Assessment No. 258306)

RES 25-152

RES 25-153

RES 25-154

Adopted

Approving the City’s cost of providing Graffiti Removal services during

August 21 to October 8, 2024, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for

February 25, 2025 and City Council public hearing for April 9, 2025 to

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

J2507P, Assessment No. 258406)

Adopted

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

Dangerous Tree(s) services during October to November 2024, and setting

date of Legislative Hearing for February 25, 2025 and City Council public

hearing for April 9, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against

individual properties. (File No. 2502T, Assessment No. 259001)

Adopted

Authorizing a professional services contract with Almeida Public Affairs, Inc.

RES 25-158

RES 25-159

RES 25-160

Adopted

Authorizing a professional services contract with Messerli Kramer, P.A.

Adopted

Authorizing a professional services contract with Primacy Strategy Group.

Adopted

FOR DISCUSSION

Authorizing the Department of Safety and Inspections (“DSI”) to enter into a

Settlement Agreement with Ali Alfureedy on behalf of Maryland Tobacco Inc.,

d/b/a Maryland Tobacco (“Licensee”).

RES 25-94

Councilmember Kim moved approval of Version 2.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

SUSPENSION ITEM

Ensuring equity in the implementation of administrative citations through a

legislative advisory committee.

RES 25-192

Councilmember Bowie spoke in support.

Councilmember Yang spoke in support.

Councilmember Johnson spoke in support.

Councilmember Noecker spoke in support.

Council President Jalali spoke in support.

Bowie moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

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 6.03 of the City Charter pertaining to the application of

Administrative Citations for violations of City Ordinances, based on the

recommendation of the Charter Commission pursuant to Minnesota Statute

section 410.12, subdivision 7.

Ord 25-2

Council President Jalali spoke in support and moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

Granting the application of Macalester College to rezone property at 1655

and 1661 Grand Avenue and 37 Macalester Street (north side between

Macalester and Cambridge) from T2 traditional neighborhood to RM1

multiple family and to rezone property at 53, 57, and 63 Macalester Street

(southwest corner of Grand and Macalester) from T2 traditional

neighborhood to VP vehicle parking, and amending Chapter 60 of the

Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.

Ord 25-3

Councilmember Jost moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

PUBLIC HEARINGS

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

to testify.

Amending Title IV of the Administrative Code to add Chapter 92, titled Tree

Preservation for City Sponsored Projects.

Ord 25-4

Unknown resident spoke during the public hearing.

Tom Darling, resident, spoke during the public hearing.

Councilmember Noecker moved to close the public hearing and lay over to February

26, 2025.

Laid over to February 26, 2025 for Final Adoption

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

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

Recreation in the amount of $250,000 to reflect funds received from the

National Park Service for the Samuel Morgan Regional Trail Reconstruction

project.

RES PH 25-1

Councilmember Johnson moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

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

Recreation in the amount of $50,000 for STAR Grant funds received for

accessible multi-use courts at Conway Recreation Center.

RES PH 25-2

Councilmember Kim moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Yea:

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Nay:

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

Recreation in the amount of $50,000 from the Saint Paul Parks Conservancy,

to reflect funds authorized for the Swede Hollow Staircase and Trail project.

Councilmember Noecker moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

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

Recreation in the amount of $101,200 to reflect funds received from the Saint

Paul Parks Conservancy for the Pedro Park project.

Councilmember Jost moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

Amending the spending and financing budget in the Lowertown Ballpark

Fund for capital improvements to be made by the Saints at the CHS Field

Ballpark.

Councilmember Johnson moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

Approving the application of Podium Sports Marketing for a sound level

variance in order to present amplified sound on January 30, January 31, and

February 1, 2025 at 214 4th Street East - Union Depot.

Councilmember Bowie moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

Authorizing the Office of Financial Empowerment to apply for and accept a

$583,000 grant from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation to support

program operation costs for CollegeBound Saint Paul and CollegeBound

Boost and amending the 2025 budget for the Office of Financial

Empowerment.

RES PH 25-14

Councilmember Noecker moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

Authorizing the City to apply for and accept $15,000 in grant funding from the

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation for travel and operating expenses related

to CollegeBound Boost and amending the 2025 budget for the Office of

Financial Empowerment.

RES PH 25-15

Council President Jalali moved approval.

Adopted

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEMS

Appeal of James W. Bush and Linda D. Dear, tenants, to a Rent Stabilization

RLH RSA 24-12

Determination at 1391 HAZELWOOD STREET, APARTMENTS, 10 AND 11.

Appeal denied. Rent increase of up to 8% allowed for the next lease, which includes

parking as a housing service.

Councilmember Yang: The tenants indicated that they believe their rent increase,

which went into effect for them on August 1, 2024, which is their current lease, was in

excess of the allowable three percent increase under our current ordinance. I studied

it carefully and I have concerns as well. Essentially, the appellants would like us to

adjust the base rent downward for the purpose of calculating a percentage increase

to their next lease. It looks like their parking cost was increased and so their total rent

increased by 5 - 6%, without asking for an exception to the 3% cap. Unfortunately, I

do think that incorporating the alleged violation is beyond the scope of our decision,

which is about proposing the rent increase for next year. I think that there needs to be

an investigation by the Department of Safety Inspections (DSI) on the alleged

ordinance violation. We are not an investigative body. Our role here is to hear the

appeal of the staff determination. I strongly urge the appellants to file a complaint to

DSI, and I have asked Hearing Officer Marcia Moermond to follow up with them about

this information. This situation really drives home the need for administrative

citations, which we took a vote on earlier. DSI has very limited tools to enforce this

part of our ordinance. If there is an ordinance violation, I know that, according to staff,

most people come into compliance when educated. When I said earlier that I share

the concerns that the appellants shared, I mean that if I were the person doing the

investigation and had all that documentation, I would determine that there was a

violation of our ordinance. I know that this Council cares deeply about making sure

our ordinances are complied with, and so this is definitely not something that I take

lightly. I hope that through the investigation, a determination is made that concludes

this matter, and that there be compensation of some sort to refund the amount that

was overpaid, if the investigation finds that occurred. It must be investigated by our

staff, and I hope that will be followed through with. Again, I urge the appellant to take

that initiative. I move approval of Moermond's recommendation, which would allow a

maximum increase of 8% in rent that includes parking as a housing service. There

has been language amended to the resolution. Has the start of the next lease, August

2025, been included in the resolution?

Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Office: That language is included.

Adopted as amended

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 916

UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST (918 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST). (File

No. J2501C, Assessment No. 252000)

RLH TA 24-406

Laid over for two weeks.

Grace Vo, property representative and daughter of owner, appeared in person.

Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer: This a $91,952.92 assessment for the

emergency demolition of a significant structure on University Avenue following a fire.

A photo of the building is on the screen. The demolition was conducted within 24-36

hours of the embers being put out. This is a case where we have a significant

masonry structure coming down on an emergency basis. The costs are maybe a little

bit higher for this demolition than might otherwise be the case, because after a fire

the materials need to be disposed of as if they could be hazardous. There's an

increased cost associated with that. I'm not surprised that the amount is what it is.

Unfortunately, we got testimony in Legislative Hearing that they did not have

insurance for this. Since the time of the fire, the owner, the appellant's father, has

passed away. This is now a matter of the estate. There are real estate and legal

professionals working with the family to sort out where to go from here. Unfortunately,

the assessment itself is the cost that the City has incurred on behalf of the public

because this presented a public danger and we need to recoup those costs per state

law and local code. The one way we can provide some assistance in that we can

make the payments divisible over ten years. That is my recommendation. I think that

the family is facing a lot of decisions in the future, but that is where we came to at the

time of the hearing. Mostly what they were looking for was an itemized bill of what the

contractor charged for the work.

Grace Vo: I am the property representative and the daughter of the owner. This was

a property that my father owned since the 1990s. It was commercial and mixed

residential. He was a landlord and also a business owner. June of 2023 was when

the property was last operational. He unfortunately passed away. Both him and my

mother took care of this property. In those last few years, my father had been taking

care of the property but he fell behind on bills amounting to several thousand dollars.

This fire was about a year ago now, and I took care of this building after my dad

passed away. I tried to fix some things. It was having some heating issues with the

boilers downstairs. We don't know the exact cause of the fire, but the investigator did

indicate that it could have been the boiler. We don't know for sure. With the

demolition cost over $92,000, it's a significant burden on our family. I have stepped in

to help take care of the property. She only has Social Security for income, amounting

to about $1,100 per month. We have a lot of costs that come with this property

besides the demolition, including unpaid bills and taxes.

Council president Jalali: Do you have a specific ask?

Vo: I would like to know if there is any program or assistance to help reduce the cost

of the demolition. I would also to know if there are programs to help my mom reduce

these costs. I would like to know when payment would start. I think ten years could

be reasonable, but we would like more time to process things too. We are

considering other things with this property, but there are also title issues, so we're

looking at that with my lawyer as well.

Councilmember Bowie moved to close the public hearing. Approved 7-0.

Jalali: Moermond, what avenues are there for trying to create some flexibility? Are

there any ideas that you have? I'd be open to a layover on this item, if it isn't time

sensitive, to help us come to a solution.

Moermond: I don't know of any assistance for paying an assessment of this nature. I

would end up directing someone to the Department of Planning and Economic

Development. Their focus, though, is going to be more future oriented. They tend to

help with projects moving forward, not paying for past costs. Still, there may be

something I'm unaware of. There tends not to be assistance programs for paying

taxes. With respect to when payments would be made and come due, I can provide

information. The very first thing that would happen, if Council adopted this resolution

to allow payment over ten years, is that a payment would be invoiced to the owner

within a couple of weeks of that decision. That would be for one-tenth of the amount

of the assessment. That could be paid over the course of 2025. Whatever is unpaid

would be added to the 2025 taxes. That would be year one. The next nine years

would follow suit and be divided like everyone's first-half and second-half property

taxes. The time period of ten years is more time than we allow for nuisance

abatement assessments. I don't believe that there is the latitude in City code or state

law to go beyond the ten year time frame.

Bowie: What is the threshold for the amount that triggers tax forfeiture? I'm just trying

to understand what could potentially cause them to lose their property by not being

able to pay the tax.

Moermond: I want to double-check this, but it's not a dollar amount. It's more a

length of time from which the last payment was dealt with. For example, if they were

to stop making payments now, they would be in a delinquent status for a time period

of three years. I'd want to double check that, as it could be down to one year for

mixed-use properties like this. They would be given that time to pay the amount that's

delinquent and then the property would move to be on the forfeiture list. During that

delinquency time, though, they would have the ability to sign a Confession of

Judgement with Ramsey County. This is essentially a payment plan. I'm not sure how

far out Ramsey County can go in spreading those payments, but that would be its

own process. If it is forfeited to the county, a person can still apply to repurchase the

forfeited property. That repurchase can often be done, when I see them, by means of

a contract for deed executed with the county. I don't know if payments can be done

over time on that. There can also be a failure on the confession and then a new one.

There can be a failure on a repurchase and then another attempt. There are lots of

bites at the apple along the way.

Bowie: What is the flexibility when it comes to cost reduction?

Moermond: My understanding of the code is that the Council would have the latitude

to decrease the assessment. A reduction in the assessment would cause that

amount to be picked up by general taxpayers at large.

Bowie: I move to lay this over to our next meeting to give time for my office to discuss

this with Moermond and the representative about a plan.

Jalali: I support that motion.

Public hearing closed and laid over to February 5, 2025

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

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 Yang moved approval.

Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda adopted as amended

7 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,

Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and

Councilmember Johnson

Yea:

Nay:

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 515

BEAUMONT STREET. (File No. J2502E, Assessment No. 258301)

Adopted

Appeal of Chang Hua Wang to a Vacant Building Registration Requirement

at 1484 CHARLES AVENUE.

Adopted

Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1289

DANFORTH STREET in Council File RLH SAO 24-84.

Adopted

Appeal of Chang Hua Wang to a Vacant Building Registration Requirement

at 1649 EDMUND AVENUE.

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1659

EDMUND AVENUE (File No. CRT2502, Assessment No. 258201)

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 276

EXCHANGE STREET SOUTH. (File No. VB2502, Assessment No. 258801)

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 276

EXCHANGE STREET SOUTH. (File No. J2502B, Assessment No. 258101)

RLH TA 24-374

RLH RR 25-1

RLH TA 25-30

Adopted

Second Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for

1726 FOURTH STREET EAST in Council File RLH RR 24-33.

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 104 IVY

AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2502E, Assessment No. 258301) (Refer to

February 4, 2025 Legislative Hearing)

Referred to February 4, 2025 Legislative Hearing

Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 674

MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST within fifteen (15) days after the November 6,

2024, City Council Public Hearing. (Amend to remove within 15 days)

RLH RR 24-34

Adopted as amended (granted 180 days)

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2023

MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2502B, Assessment No. 258101)

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2023

MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2501V, Assessment No. 258000)

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2023

MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2502E, Assessment No. 258301)

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2023

MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2503E, Assessment No. 258301)

Public hearing continued to February 5, 2025

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1122

MARYLAND AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2502B, Assessment No. 258101)

Adopted

Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 41

MILLER CREST LANE in Council File RLH RR 24-23.

Adopted

Appeal of Shyann Murphy to a Correction Notice at 2151 MINNEHAHA

AVENUE EAST.

RLH CO 25-1

Adopted

Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 2117

MOHAWK AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 24-24.

RLH RR 25-4

Adopted

Appeal of Joseph Richardson to a Summary Abatement Order and a Vehicle

Abatement Order at 1875 NORTH PARK DRIVE.

RLH SAO 24-82

RLH VO 24-4

Adopted

Appeal of Raj Mehta to a Correction Notice-Complaint Inspection (which

includes condemnation) at 220 ROBERT STREET SOUTH.

Adopted as amended (appeal granted)

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 874

SEVENTH STREET EAST. (File No. J2502P, Assessment No. 258401)

Adopted

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1297

SEVENTH STREET WEST. (File No. VB2502, Assessment No. 258801)

Adopted

Appeal of Zach Kirchoff, Ireland Homes, to a Vacant Building Registration

Renewal Notice at 1650 SHERBURNE AVENUE.

Adopted

Appeal of Shawn Punjwani, Embassy Thomas LLC, to a Vacant Building

Registration Notice at 1333 THOMAS AVENUE.

Adopted

Ratifying the assessment for Collection of Vacant Building Registration fees

billed during June 20, 2023 to April 22, 2024. (File No. VB2502, Assessment

No. 258801)

Adopted

Ratifying the assessment for Securing and/or Emergency Boarding services

during May 2024. (File No. J2502B, Assessment No. 258101)

RLH AR 24-87

RLH AR 24-88

RLH AR 24-89

Adopted

Ratifying the assessment for Demolition services from January to June 2024.

(File No. J2501C, Assessment No. 252000)

Adopted

Ratifying the assessment for Demolition services from February to March

2024 (C.D.B.G. Funds). (File No. J2502C, Assessment No. 252001)

Adopted

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