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, April 1, 2025  
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 2054 LAUREL  
AVENUE. (File No. J2516R, Assessment No. 258527)  
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RLH TA 25-171  
RLH TA 25-192  
RLH TA 25-137  
RLH TA 25-182  
Jost  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/7/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 145  
BELVIDERE STREET EAST. (File No. VB2508, Assessment No. 258807)  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 606 LAFOND  
AVENUE. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806)  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment (unable to reach PO after six attempts over 3 hearing dates).  
Referred to the City Council due back on 4/9/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 736  
OAKDALE AVENUE. (File No. VB2508, Assessment No. 258807)  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Recommendation forthcoming.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 956 PAYNE  
AVENUE. (File No. VB2508, Assessment No. 258807)  
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RLH TA 25-181  
Yang  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1336  
THOMAS AVENUE. (File No. VB2508, Assessment No. 258807)  
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RLH TA 25-174  
RLH TA 25-180  
Approve the assessment (once fire report is reviewed).  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 769 BURR  
STREET. (File No. J2514R, Assessment No. 258525)  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Decrease assessment from $1,335 to $915. DSI staff to visit property to assess lot  
lines (PO says mattress wasn't on his property).  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/7/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1826  
CHARLES AVENUE. (File No. J2511R, Assessment No. 258519) (April 1,  
2025 Legislative Hearing)  
RLH TA 25-83  
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Jost  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
Moermond: we asked the property owner to update her address with Ramsey County  
the address WAS updated for this property, however the other PIN for the adjacent  
property and that was not. Ms. Vang is going to let the property owner know that needs  
to be changed too, however the one on the agenda today WAS updated so recommend  
deletion of the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 4/2/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 804 TATUM  
STREET. (File No. J2513R, Assessment No. 258524)  
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RLH TA 25-146  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/7/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 178 FINN  
STREET NORTH. (File No. J2514R, Assessment No. 258525)  
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RLH TA 25-189  
Staff Reports  
Delete the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/7/2025  
Review Request of Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for  
property at 840 VAN BUREN AVENUE adopted by Council on February 19,  
2025 under File RLH AR 24-108. (File No. VB2504, Assessment No. 258803)  
SR 25-49  
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Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Delete (refund) the assessment.  
Received and Filed  
10:00 a.m. Hearings  
Special Tax Assessments  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 104 IVY  
AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2515R, Assessment No. 258526)  
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RLH TA 25-154  
RLH TA 25-187  
RLH TA 25-159  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Reduce assessment from $1,115 to $389.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/7/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 81 MAGNOLIA  
AVENUE WEST. (File No. 2503T, Assessment No. 259002)  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH April 15, 2025 at 10 am (had wrong contact number for PO).  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 4/15/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 671 COOK  
AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2516R, Assessment No. 258527)  
Yang  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/7/2025  
11:00 a.m. Hearings  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 435 VAN  
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RLH TA 25-129  
BUREN AVENUE. (File No. J2504E2, Assessment No. 258314) (Refer to April  
1, 2025 Legislative Hearing)  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 4/16/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 435 VAN  
BUREN AVENUE. (File No. J2505E1, Assessment No. 258316) (Refer to  
April 1, 2025 Legislative Hearing)  
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RLH TA 25-130  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 4/16/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 435 VAN  
BUREN AVENUE. (File No. J2506E, Assessment No. 258305) (Refer to April  
1, 2025 Legislative Hearing)  
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RLH TA 25-131  
Bowie  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 4/16/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 382 SIMS  
AVENUE. (File No. J2508E, Assessment No. 258307)  
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RLH TA 25-190  
Kim  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 828 SEVENTH  
STREET EAST. (File No. J2507P, Assessment No. 258406)  
RLH TA 25-162  
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment (unless graffiti waiver is submitted).  
min pending  
Referred to the City Council due back on 4/9/2025  
Special Tax Assessments -ROLLS  
Ratifying the assessment for Collection of Vacant Building Registration fees  
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RLH AR 25-34  
billed during March 11 to October 17, 2024. (File No. VB2508, Assessment  
No. 258807)  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Ratifying the assessment for Securing and/or Emergency Boarding services  
during November 2024. (File No. J2508B, Assessment No. 258107)  
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RLH AR 25-35  
RLH AR 25-36  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Ratifying the assessment for Collection of Fire Certificate of Occupancy fees  
billed during November 1 to December 12, 2024. (File No. CRT2507,  
Assessment No. 258206)  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Ratifying the assessment for Excessive Use of Inspection or Abatement  
services billed during September 23 to October 21, 2024. (File No. J2508E,  
Assessment No. 258307)  
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RLH AR 25-37  
Noecker  
Sponsors:  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Ratifying the assessment for Removal of Diseased and/or Dangerous  
Tree(s) service during December 2024. (File No. 2503T, Assessment No.  
259002)  
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RLH AR 25-38  
Noecker  
Referred to the City Council due back on 5/14/2025  
Sponsors:  
12:00 p.m. Hearings  
Making Finding on Nuisance Abatements  
Making finding on the appealed of Michael E. Corcoran to a nuisance  
abatement ordered for 1478 AMES AVENUE in Council File SAO 24-51.  
RLH SAO 25-9  
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Yang  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH April 8, 2025 at 11 am (nuisance is not abated; could not reach PO).  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 4/8/2025  
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.  
RLH SAO 25-19  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
The nuisance is partially abated related to second deadline of work plan. Proceed with  
partial abatement.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 4/9/2025  
Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1670 YORK  
AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 25-15.  
RLH SAO 25-27  
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Yang  
Sponsors:  
The nuisance is abated relating to demolition of garage. New orders were issued for  
additional violations.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 4/9/2025  
1:00 p.m. Hearings  
Vacant Building Registrations  
Appeal of Scott Fergus to a Vacant Building Registration Renewal Notice at  
922 MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST.  
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RLH VBR  
25-17  
Johnson  
Sponsors:  
Waive VB fee for 90 days (to July 10, 2025).  
Referred to the City Council due back on 4/16/2025