15 West Kellogg Blvd.  
Saint Paul, MN 55102  
City of Saint Paul  
Minutes - Final  
Legislative Hearings  
Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer  
Mai Vang, Hearing Coordinator  
Joanna Zimny, Executive Assistant  
651-266-8585  
Thursday, January 20, 2022  
9:00 AM  
Remote Hearing  
9:00 a.m. Hearings  
Special Tax Assessments  
1
RLH TA 22-19  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1722  
MARYLAND AVENUE EAST. (File No. CG2104A3, Assessment No.  
210117)  
Yang  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
No one appeared  
Staff report by Clare Pillsbury: the property owner stated they spoke with City staff in  
April and were told to fill out an Unoccupied Dwelling Registration Form and staff did  
say they would submit in May 2021. We confirmed the property owner did speak to  
staff April 30th. As a vacancy request would have gone into effect in June, we request  
the assessment is removed in full, and we have also removed any pending paperwork.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 3/23/2022  
2
RLH TA 22-20  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 599  
PORTLAND AVENUE. (File No. CG2104A1, Assessment No. 210115)  
Thao  
Sponsors:  
Delete the assessment.  
No one appeared  
Staff report by Clare Pillsbury: the property owner submitted an Unoccupied Dwelling  
Registration Form for one of the 2 bins. They felt since the container was removed  
they shouldn’t have had to pay the bill in full, however since they didn’t they received a  
late fee, which they are contesting. The hauler requested it be removed as a courtesy.  
Moermond: so recommended.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 3/23/2022  
10:00 a.m. Hearings  
Special Tax Assessments  
3
RLH TA 22-21  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 325  
TOPPING STREET. (File No. CG2104A2 Assessment No. 210116)  
Thao  
Sponsors:  
Approve the assessment.  
Mike Evans, owner, appeared via phone  
Moermond: we talked a couple weeks ago about your assessment and when we spoke  
we were talking about the third quarter, July through September, and you were saying  
you paid it. The company has a record you paid October 4, a few days after the end of  
the 4th quarter. I wanted to make sure you didn’t make another payment for the fourth  
quarter. So you weren’t paying twice. They credited the fourth quarter and not the third.  
We found there was just the one payment, so you are in the right place billing wise.  
They did send it in for assessment, but didn’t send another bill for the 4th quarter, they  
just applied your payment too it. Any questions?  
Evans: no, so I still owe the third quarter. Can I pay it now on the phone?  
Moermond: I wish I could make it that simple, but I can’t do it over the phone. We can  
follow up via email. We’ll send you a link to the webpage where you can pay.  
Evans: ok, not a problem.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 3/23/2022  
4
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 671  
LAFOND AVENUE. (File No. CG2104A4, Assessment No. 210118)  
Thao  
Sponsors:  
Layover to LH February 1, 2021 at 10:30 am (unable to reach PO).  
Voicemail at 10:06 am: this is Marcia Moermond calling from St. Paul City Council  
about your appealed tax assessment garbage hauling services for 671 Lafond. We’ll try  
you again in 5 to 10 minutes.  
Voicemail at 10:16 am: this is Marcia Moermond trying to reach you again about your  
appealed tax assessment. I’ll try to reach you again between 10:30 and 11:30 on  
February 1 to discuss this.  
Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 2/1/2022  
5
RLH TA 22-41  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 405 ROY  
STREET NORTH. (File No. CG2104A4, Assessment No. 210118)  
Jalali  
Sponsors:  
Reduce assessment from $79.36 to $69.04.  
No one appeared  
Staff report by Clare Pillsbury: we were contacted by the former property owner who  
stated they sold July 1, 2021 but have continued to receive invoices from hauler and  
City. We confirmed the new property owner’s mailing address had been sent to the  
hauler in July. Since the hauler did not update their records, staff recommends  
removing the late fees and reducing the assessment to $69.04.  
Moermond: so removing the late fees taking into account that the records weren’t  
updated as they should have been. Down from $79.36 to $69.04.  
Referred to the City Council due back on 3/23/2022