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
651-266-8585
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
8:30 AM
Room 330 City Hall & Court House/Remote
8:30 a.m. Hearings
Remove/Repair Orders
Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 781
COOK AVENUE EAST within fifteen (15) days after the July 13, 2022, City
Council Public Hearing. (Legislative Hearing on July 12, 2022)
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Yang
Sponsors:
Remove within 15 days with no option to repair.
Craig Barbee, attorney, appeared via phone
Moermond: I know you were interested in transferring the certificate. We heard from a
party, Metro Holdings, LLC and Joe Steinmaus that he is a junior lien holder but isn’t
interested in acquiring. Did you have any backup plan?
Barbee: he did submit another offer last night. That’s news to me if he is not going to
acquire our interest. I heard from his attorney about 5 p.m. with a counteroffer.
Moermond: we heard from them about 4.
Barbee: it was my understanding he was going to show at 8:30. Either my client
accepts this offer and he posts the bond and Code Compliance Inspection or we file it
today. That’s all that needs to be done, or my client lets it go to demo?
Moermond: in order to get a continuance to pull together plans, yes. Tomorrow is the
Public Hearing. Those 2 things need to be done no later than noon tomorrow or I’ll
recommend it be removed. I’m not going to split hairs about who does posts the bond
and Code Compliance Inspection.
Referred to the City Council due back on 7/13/2022
Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 694
SHERBURNE AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the May 25, 2022, City
Council Public Hearing. (To refer to June 14, 2022 Legislative Hearing)
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