City Hall and Court House  
15 West Kellogg Boulevard  
Council Chambers - 3rd  
Floor  
City of Saint Paul  
651-266-8560  
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, August 24, 2022  
ROLL CALL  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers - 3rd Floor  
Meeting started at 3:37 PM  
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Present  
Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Chris Tolbert,  
Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Mitra Jalali and  
Councilmember Russel Balenger  
2 - Councilmember Jane L. Prince and Councilmember Nelsie Yang  
Absent  
COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE  
Letter from the Department of Safety and Inspections declaring 1011 Burns  
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Avenue a nuisance property. (For notification purposes only; public hearings  
will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)  
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 Brendmoen stated that Item 16 would be taken separately.  
Councilmember Balenger moved approval.  
Consent Agenda adopted as amended  
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Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Amending Civil Service Rule 7 to reduce the length of time eligible lists remain  
in effect.  
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Laid over to September 7, 2022  
Amending Civil Service Rule 28.B.5 to eliminate language disallowing  
consideration of years of employment, and related education and experience,  
in setting wages for internal candidates as a firefighter. (Laid over from  
September 14, 2022)  
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Laid over to September 7, 2022  
Authorizing the City on behalf of the Police Department to accept an in-kind  
donation from The Standard for PeerConnect app software licenses for the  
Police Department's Employee Assistance Program.  
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Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Property Clean Up services during June  
2 to 13, 2022, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September 20, 2022  
and City Council public hearing for January 4, 2023 to consider and levy the  
assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2301A, Assessment No.  
238500)  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Property Clean Up services during June  
15 to 29, 2022, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September 20, 2022  
and City Council public hearing for January 4, 2023 to consider and levy the  
assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2302A, Assessment No.  
238501)  
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Adopted  
Approving and authorizing modifications of two STAR loans made to Circus of  
the Star, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation (“Borrower”).  
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Adopted  
Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for and accept a  
grant from the National League of Cities for the Youth Excel Initiative in an  
amount of $150,000 to improve systems supporting equitable economic  
success for young people, focusing on STEM career opportunities.  
Adopted  
Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement (January 1, 2021 - December  
31, 2023) between the City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Police Federation.  
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Laid over to September 7, 2022  
Authorizing the City to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with Ramsey  
County for sidewalk construction on Upper Afton Road between Burns Avenue  
and White Bear Avenue.  
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Adopted  
Authorizing the City to transfer $7,850,000 of American Rescue Plan funds  
from the 30% AMI Deeply Affordable Housing account to a specific account for  
the 176 Robert project.  
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Adopted  
Authorizing the Fire Department to enter into a joint powers agreement with  
the State Patrol for helicopter operation training.  
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Adopted  
Approving assessment costs and setting date of City Council public hearing to  
ratify the assessments for the Prior Avenue from University to St. Anthony  
paving and lighting project constructed as part of the 2022 St. Paul Streets  
Program (SPS). (File No. 19239, Assessment No. 225201)  
Adopted  
Approving adverse action against the Cigarette/Tobacco License held by  
Peters Market Inc. d/b/a Peters Market (License ID# 20200001649), at 530  
Saint Peter Street.  
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Adopted  
Reciting a proposal for a Housing Finance Program for a multifamily rental  
housing development, approving the project and the program pursuant to  
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462C, authorizing the Housing and  
Redevelopment Authority to issue conduit multifamily housing revenue  
obligations, and authorizing the preparation of necessary documents and  
materials in connection with said project and program, Dale Street Project  
(Dale Street Project) District 8, Ward 1.  
Adopted  
Approving the revised Wage and Benefit Policy for Non-Represented  
Management and Legislative Personnel.  
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Laid over to September 7, 2022  
Approving assessment costs and setting date of City Council Public Hearing  
to ratify the assessment for benefits, costs, and expenses for the  
Grand/Snelling parking lot operation and maintenance for 2023. File No.  
18746-22, Assessment No. 227202.  
Adopted  
Preliminary Order setting the date of Public Hearing for September 28, 2022  
to consider approval of the Seventh Place Mall operation and maintenance  
costs for 2021. File No. 18428-22, Assessment No. 227200.  
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Adopted  
Approving assessment costs and setting date of City Council public hearing to  
ratify the assessment for benefits, costs and expenses for the Seventh Place  
Mall operation and maintenance costs for 2021. File No. 18428-22,  
Assessment No. 227200.  
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Adopted  
Waiving the 45-day notice requirement to issue a Liquor On Sale - 100 Seats  
or Less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Patio), and  
Entertainment (A) License to Lund Food Holdings Inc. d/b/a Lunds & Byerlys  
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(License ID # 20220000546) for the premises located at 2170 Ford Parkway.  
Adopted  
Authorizing the City of Saint Paul to enter into the Fencing Consortium Joint  
Powers Agreement for the purpose of leasing anti-scalable fencing as a  
de-escalation tool and a public safety measure.  
Adopted  
FOR DISCUSSION  
Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Hamline Church Dining Hall at the  
Minnesota State Fair.  
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Councilmember Jalali spoke to and read from the resolution.  
A representative of the Hamline Church Dining Hall spoke to the resolution.  
Council President Brendmoen expressed appreciation and support for the resolution.  
Jalali moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Nay:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
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 first reading.  
Final Adoption  
Granting the application of Fulford Family Partnership LP to rezone property at  
533 & 567 Randolph Avenue from T2 traditional neighborhood to IT transitional  
industrial and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the  
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zoning map.  
Councilmember Noecker moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways  
to testify.  
Amending Chapter 193A of the Legislative Code pertaining to rent  
stabilization.  
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Council President Brendmoen spoke to the three-reading policy surrounding  
ordinances. Stated that votes will not be happening during the public hearing. Also  
stated that a numbered system will be used for public testimony and that everyone  
speaking to the ordinance should have received a number when they signed in.  
Councilmember Tolbert gave an overview of the process leading up to the day's public  
hearing.  
Brendmoen stated that a break might take place after 25 speakers. Asked speakers  
to keep to two minutes. Also said that before public testimony, councilmembers will  
share amendments they intend to offer, but no votes will be taken until the September  
7 meeting.  
Councilmember Jalali shared four proposed amendments.  
Councilmember Noecker shared two proposed amendments.  
Brendmoen stated that Councilmember Prince also has a proposed amendment and  
shared one proposed amendment.  
55 speakers presented testimony.  
Brendmoen stated again that votes on amendments would take place during the  
September 7 meeting, and then final adoption would be on September 14.  
Tolbert moved to lay over for two weeks.  
Public Hearing continued to September 7, 2022  
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0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Approving the application of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church for a sound  
level variance in order to present amplified sound on September 16 - 18, 2022  
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at 1900 Wellesley Ave - Nativity Elementary School  
Councilmember Tolbert moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Approving the application of Stone Saloon, SBC dba Waldmann for a sound  
level variance in order to present live amplified sound on September 23-25,  
and September 30 - October 2, 2022 at 445 Smith Ave N.  
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Councilmember Noecker moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Approving the application of Taste of Rondo Bar & Grill for a sound level  
variance in order to present amplified sound on September 8, 2022 at 976  
Concordia Ave - Taste of Rondo Bar & Grill.  
Councilmember Balenger moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Approving the application of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc. for a  
sound level variance in order to present live amplified sound on September  
22, 2022 at 200 Dr Justus Ohage Blvd. - Harriet Island Regional Park.  
Councilmember Noecker moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Approving the application of Anderson Race Management for a sound level  
variance in order to present live amplified sound on September 24, 2022 at  
Upper Landing Park - 180 Shepard Rd.  
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Councilmember Noecker moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Approving the application of University of St. Thomas, Margaret Cahill,  
Campus Life for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on  
September 4, 2022 at 2115 Summit Ave - O’Shaughnessy Stadium.  
Councilmember Jalali moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Authorizing the Department of Planning and Economic Development to  
execute grant agreements with the Minnesota Department of Employment  
and Economic Development, which includes an indemnification clause,  
acceptance of grant funds, and amendment of related City budgets.  
Councilmember Noecker moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Approving the application of Selby Avenue Jazz Fest (R. Mychael Wright) for a  
sound level variance in order to present live amplified sound on September  
10, 2022 at 934 Selby Avenue.  
Councilmember Balenger moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
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Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Approving the application of University of St. Thomas, for a sound level  
variance in order to present live amplified sound on September 9, 23, 30 and  
October 19, 2022 at 2115 Summit Avenue - O’Shaughnessy Stadium.  
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Councilmember Jalali moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department for a  
contribution received from the State to pay for training and equipment for the  
hazardous materials team.  
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Councilmember Tolbert moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Authorizing the Police Department Bomb Disposal Unit to accept and amend  
the 2022 special fund budget and adding an activity for the 2021 Minnesota  
Homeland Security Program - Bomb grant.  
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Councilmember Noecker moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Approving the temporary installation of artwork in the public right of way on the  
City’s signal cabinets on the northeast corner of University Avenue and Marion  
Street.  
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Councilmember Balenger moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Approving the issuance of a conduit multifamily housing revenue note by the  
Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) for a multifamily rental housing  
development project; reciting a proposal for a Housing Finance Program  
related to such multifamily rental housing development; approving the related  
project and program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462C;  
authorizing the HRA to issue a conduit multifamily housing revenue note and  
authorizing the preparation of necessary documents and materials in  
connection with said project and program, and approving an ARPA Loan, and  
related documents for 176 South Robert Street, Soul Project (District 3, Ward  
2). (Public hearing is continued from August 17.)  
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Dominik Jenson spoke to the item.  
Council President Brendmoen appreciated the testifier waiting so long to speak.  
Councilmember Noecker echoed Brendmoen's appreciation and moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEMS  
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.  
Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 733  
FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH within fifteen (15) days after the June 22, 2022,  
City Council Public Hearing. (Amend to remove within 15 days)  
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Deadline set for all documentation relating to work plans, financing, bids, and tax  
payments to be received by Legislative Hearing Officer by September 9. Legislative  
hearing set for September 13 to review documentation.  
Stamate Skliris, owner, appeared via dial-in.  
Moermond: Stated that property came before Council on June 22, 2022 when they  
considered the Department of Safety and Inspections' (DSI). During that hearing, I  
asked Council to refer back to Legislative Hearings if the owner had posted a  
performance deposit before the hearing. The intention was to develop work plans and  
financing plans going forward. Since then, there have been two legislative hearings in  
which the owner did not appear and did not tell staff ahead of time that he would not be  
appearing. I do think a rehabilitation is doable. There is a code compliance inspection  
report from July of 2021, and I asked it to be extended past the usual 12-month period.  
The owner says the repair is 85% done, but no permits indicate that work has been  
undertaken since the code compliance inspection. The property has been registered  
vacant since 2014. I want to spark action but am not sure what that looks like. No  
work plans, no bids, no evidence of financing, and unpaid taxes leave me stuck with a  
recommendation to remove unless the owner can come forward with concrete steps  
that can be taken.  
Skliris: Property is in the Hamline-Midway area. I have not been the owner during the  
entire period it has been vacant. Purchased it as a vacant property. I also work as a  
prosecutor, living 20 hours away in North Dakota as a special assistant US attorney. I  
have been making progress. I met Inspector (Matthew) Dornfeld during the inspection,  
who thanked me for the interior of the building not having mice or feces. I have spent  
about $300,000 on the interior alone with tiles and heated floors. After the inspection I  
got a letter that the building went from a Category 2 Vacant Building to a Category 3. I  
didn't know what that meant. I looked it up and learned that I lost the ability to pull  
permits to make repairs. I went to a legislative hearing and did post a $5,000  
performance deposit. I talked to inspector Robert Humphrey who said in an email on  
the 27th (did not state the month) that I could be issued permits. Humphrey apologized  
in a subsequent email where he apologized for the confusion. The notice about the  
hearing was also not sent to my correct mailing address. It was sent to my parents'  
home in southwest MN. I never received an email and signed up yesterday for the  
hearing today.  
Council President Brendmoen: You have two minutes. Please clarify your ask of the  
Council.  
Skliris: I am happy to satisfy all items delineated. I can do that. My boss the county  
attorney doesn't think I should. According to my contractor the $40,000 estimate the  
assessors made is inaccurate and I shouldn't have to show proof of $40,000. I can  
satisfy the property taxes tomorrow. I am asking for additional time to get you this  
information by September 9. Having new inspectors has also made the process  
difficult. The new inspector told me I cannot put moisture resistant sheet rock in the  
basement, but a Menards employee told me that wasn't true. I want to get this project  
done but the inspectors in St Paul are draconian.  
Moermond: Staff estimates costs exceed $40,000. If the total for bids are more than  
20% less than staff estimates, a high level of detail would be required. It is acceptable  
that this costs less than $40,000, but there needs to be documentation that the work  
is being done. If staff says electrical work will cost $5,000 but he has a bid saying it  
will cost $2,000, that is acceptable and there needs to be documentation of that. That  
has been indicated in multiple letters. Regarding DSI, Robert Humphrey was in his first  
day on the job when he made his mistake thinking the building was Category 2, and  
corrected the mistake within a few hours, realizing it was a Category 3 and needed  
Council approval and hearings. The email chain from the end of May is attached to the  
record. There have been 2 months since that conversation to be able to rectify that.  
The permits on file are dated and we need new permits that are timely to address the  
code compliance. Having that by September 9 would be fabulous.  
Councilmember Jalali moved to close the public hearing. Motion approved.  
Jalali: I find Moermond's recommendation to be reasonable. There needs to be  
documentation that the work required is happening and that work can happen for less  
than the estimated amount. There needs to timely updated permits. These requests  
are reasonable and I expect that information to get submitted. If this is not satisfied by  
September 9, I agree with Moermond that we are left with no choice but to enforce our  
code. Is it acceptable to Moermond to delay action until then with that requirement that  
these documents get sent via email?  
Moermond: Given the September 9 deadline proposed by the property owner, I would  
propose that you refer this to Legislative Hearings on September 13 for the conditions  
to be reviewed. I can send a file to Councilmembers the following week with a  
recommendation based on those submissions.  
Jalali moved the revised recommendation of Moermond.  
Referred to September 13, 2022 Legislative Hearing  
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0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Ordering the removal of the structures at 1600 SEVENTH STREET WEST  
within fifteen (15) days after the August 24, 2022, City Council Public Hearing.  
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The property owner agrees to post a performance deposit, apply for a code compliance  
inspection by the close of business Monday (August 29), and maintain the property.  
Legislative hearing set for September 13.  
Tom Basgen, neighbor homeowner, appeared  
Moermond: I met with the attorney representing Burger King Corporation, Jacob Steen,  
during the first 30-45 minutes of today's Council meeting. Agreed that the property was  
not in good condition. Burger King is interested in getting this property into the hands  
of someone who can redevelop the sight. To that end, they will be posting a  
performance deposit, applying for a code compliance inspection by the close of  
business Monday, and maintain the property. The property has been a chronic problem  
for break-ins and dumping, and the inside has been gutted as a result of the  
break-ins. I ask that you send this back to legislative hearings for September 13.  
There is also a letter attached to the record that details concerns about proper notice,  
which I will elaborate on in legislative hearings so you can get a comprehensive  
response to that letter.  
Basgen: I am a first-time homeowner in the area. Many of my neighbors are upset with  
the current condition of the property and I am excited for this new direction.  
Councilmember Noecker expressed appreciation for the work to resolve this issue and  
moved approval of Moermond's recommendation.  
Referred to September 13, 2022 Legislative Hearing  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
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 Balenger moved approval.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Balenger to Approve the Consent  
Agenda The motion carried by the following vote:  
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Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Balenger  
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Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Yang  
Absent:  
Denying a stay of enforcement of demolition for property at 587 COOK  
AVENUE EAST. (Legislative Hearing on August 23, 2022)  
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Referred to September 27, 2022 Legislative Hearing  
Appeal of Zoe Zhi, American Medical Research, to a Vacant Building  
Registration Notice at 1082 EUCLID STREET.  
Adopted  
Appeal of Maradee Miller to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice (which  
includes condemnation) at 1145 HUDSON ROAD #317.  
Adopted  
Appeal of Benjamin Kaufman, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services,  
on half of tenant, Marilyn Dunsmore, to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice  
(which includes condemnation) at 1145 HUDSON ROAD #410.  
Adopted  
Appeal of Catherine Fah to a Correction Notice at 1379 SHERBURNE  
AVENUE.  
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Adopted  
Amending the previously ratified assessment to reduce the assessment for  
Property Clean Up service during June 15 to 30, 2021 at 1399 THOMAS  
AVENUE. (File No. J2202A, Assessment No. 228501) (Continue public  
hearing to August 24, 2022)  
Adopted  
ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting ended at 6:50 PM  
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