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City Hall and Court House City of Saint Paul 15 West Kellogg Boulevard Council Chambers - 3rd Floor Minutes - Final Katie Burger, Executive Assistant, 651-266-8560 City Council Council President Amy Brendmoen Councilmember Dan Bostrom Councilmember Rebecca Noecker Councilmember Jane L. Prince Councilmember Russ Stark Councilmember Dai Thao Councilmember Chris Tolbert Wednesday, January 3, 2018 3:30 PM Council Chambers - 3rd Floor Budget Amendment Public Hearings at 3:30 p.m. Public Hearings at 5:30 p.m. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Council President Brendmoen at 3:31 p.m. Present 6 - Councilmember Dan Bostrom, City Council President Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Dai Thao, Councilmember Chris Tolbert, Councilmember Russ Stark and Councilmember Rebecca Noecker Absent 1 - Councilmember Jane L. Prince Councilmember Prince arrived after roll call. Present 7 - Councilmember Dan Bostrom, City Council President Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Dai Thao, Councilmember Chris Tolbert, Councilmember Russ Stark, Councilmember Rebecca Noecker and Councilmember Jane L. Prince COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE 1 AO 18-1 Amending the 2017 general fund budget for the Fire Department to more accurately record expenditures. Received and filed 2 AO 18-2 Amending CDBG activities budgets. Received and filed City of Saint Paul Page 1 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 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 Approval of the Consent Agenda (Items 3 - 21) Item 19 was withdrawn. Councilmember Stark moved approval of the Consent Agenda as amended. Consent Agenda adopted as amended Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 3 RES 18-17 Approving the Settlement Agreement and Release between the City of Saint Paul and Alix Kendall and her attorney Jon Strauss. Adopted 4 RES 18-28 Supporting a Safe Routes to School planning assistance grant application. Adopted 5 RES 18-4 Approving the City’s cost of providing Boarding and/or Securing services during October 2017, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for February 6, 2018 and City Council public hearing for March 21, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J1805B, Assessment No. 188104) Adopted 6 RES 18-5 Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Fire Certificate of Occupancy Fees billed during August 14 to September 9, 2017, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for February 6, 2018 and City Council public hearing for March 21, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. CRT1805, Assessment No. 188204) Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 2 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 7 RES 18-6 Approving the City’s cost of providing Trash Hauling services during November 1 to 30, 2017, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for February 6, 2018 and City Council public hearing for March 21, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J1806G, Assessment No. 188705) Adopted 8 RES 18-7 Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Vacant Building Registration Fees billed during January 11 to October 20, 2017, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for February 6, 2018 and City Council public hearing for March 21, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. VB1806, Assessment No. 188805) Adopted 9 RES 18-8 Approving the City’s cost of providing Towing of Abandoned Vehicle services during May to September 2017, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for February 6, 2018 and City Council public hearing for March 21, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J1803V, Assessment No. 188002) Adopted 10 RES 18-10 Approving the City’s cost of providing Replacement of Lead Water Service Line on Private Property during July to September 2017, and setting date of City Council public hearing for February 7, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. 1801LDSRP, Assessment No. 184000) Adopted 11 RES 18-11 Approving the City’s cost of providing Repair of Sanitary Sewer Line on Private Property during July to September 2017, and setting date of City Council public hearing for February 7, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. SWRP1801, Assessment No. 183000) Adopted 12 RES 18-12 Preliminary Order setting the date of City Council public hearing for February 7, 2018 to consider approval for improvements to the pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure on Margaret Street between Forest and McKnight and to construct a shared use, off street trail on McKnight between Hudson Road and Minnehaha Avenue (Project No. 19240). Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 3 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 13 RES 18-1 Authorizing the Fire Department to enter into an agreement with the Minnesota State Agricultural Society to provide fire, emergency ambulance and paramedic service, and hazardous materials response to the State Fairgrounds. Adopted 14 RES 18-19 Approving the Mayor's appointment of Jaime Tincher to serve as the Deputy Mayor - Executive Assistant to the Mayor effective January 2, 2018. Adopted 15 RES 18-21 Approving the Mayor's appointment of Jaime Tincher to serve as Acting Mayor in the absence of Mayor Melvin Carter. Adopted 16 RES 18-14 Authorizing the City to enter into a development agreement with the Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society for the St. Paul - Changsha, China Friendship Garden project. Adopted 17 RES 18-3 Authorizing the Police Department to purchase alcoholic beverages, water, food and miscellaneous serving supplies to be used for the Standardized Field Sobriety tests. Adopted 18 RES 18-13 Approving the construction cooperative agreement between the City and the Metropolitan Council regarding construction of a manhole over a City 42-inch sanitary sewer at the intersection of State and Stevens. Adopted 19 RES 18-9 Approving adverse action against the Liquor On Sale 101-180 seats, Liquor On Sale-Sunday, and Gambling Location licenses held by JC & MTM, Inc., d/b/a Johnny Baby’s at 981 University Avenue West. (To be withdrawn) Withdrawn 20 RES 18-23 Authorizing the City of Saint Paul to enter into an agreement with Avolve Software Corp. for the creation of an electronic construction plan review system. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 4 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 21 RLH OA 17-23 Making recommendation to Ramsey County on the application of Brian T. Jansen and Lacy N. Porter for repurchase of tax forfeited property at 838 CLEAR AVENUE. Adopted SUSPENSION ITEM Councilmember Thao moved suspension of the rules. Rules suspended Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 RES 18-51 Approving the Mayor's appointments of Ricardo X. Cervantes, Dr. Bruce Corrie, Mike Hahm, Todd Hurley, Tarek Tomes, Kathy Lantry, Laura Pietan, Catherine Penkert, Toni Newborn, and Lucy Angelis as City of Saint Paul Department Directors effective January 2, 2018. Council President Brendmoen introduced Deputy Mayor Jaime Tincher, and welcomed her and Mayor Carter to the podium. Mayor Carter introduced Ms. Tincher, and congratulated Council President Brendmoen on her new role as Council president. Ms. Tincher made brief comments Councilmember Noecker moved approval of the resolution. Mayor Carter invited the department directors to the podium, and described the selection process. City Clerk Shari Moore administered the oath of office to the directors. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 FOR DISCUSSION No items City of Saint Paul Page 5 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 ORDINANCES An ordinance is a city law enacted by the City Council. It is read at four separate council meetings and becomes effective after passage by the Council and 30 days after publication in the Saint Paul Legal Ledger. Public hearings on ordinances are held at the third reading. Final Adoption 22 Ord 17-57 Amending Chapter 402 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to local gambling tax. Councilmember Stark moved approval. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Second Reading 23 Ord 17-64 Amending Legislative Code Section 293.07, pertaining to noise source limitations, by enacting a new subdivision to exempt certain soccer matches and other activities held in a municipal stadium from noise source limitations. Laid over to January 17 for third reading/public hearing First Reading 24 Ord 18-1 Amending Chapter 65 of the Legislative Code pertaining to land use definitions and development standards. Laid over to January 10 for second reading BUDGET AMENDMENT PUBLIC HEARINGS (Held during the 3:30 portion of the meeting) No items Council members shared news from their wards. The Council recessed at 3:46 p.m. City of Saint Paul Page 6 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 PUBLIC HEARINGS (Public hearings begin at 5:30 p.m.) The Council reconvened for public hearings at 5:31 p.m. 25 Ord 17-61 Administrative Ordinance establishing the minimum qualifications for the vacancy for the position of Fire Chief pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.01(a) of the Administrative Code and Section 12.12.1 of the Saint Paul City Charter. No one was present to testify. Councilmember Tolbert moved to close the public hearing. Public hearing held and closed. Laid over to January 10 for final adoption. Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 26 Ord 17-62 Administrative Ordinance establishing a Qualifications and Examining Committee for the position of Fire Chief pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.01(a) of the Administrative Code and Section 12.12.1 of the Saint Paul City Charter. No one was present to testify. Councilmember Stark moved to close the public hearing. Public hearing held and closed. Laid over to January 10 for final adoption. Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 27 RES PH 18-4 Approving the application of the Asian Economic Development Association for a sound level variance for amplified music and performances on Friday, February 2 and Saturday, February 3, 2018 for the Bold North Winter Night Market. No one was present to testify. Councilmember Noecker moved to close the public hearing and approve the resolution. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 City of Saint Paul Page 7 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 28 RES PH 18-8 Approving the application of Visit Saint Paul for a sound level variance for DJ music to be played in three locations between 174 Seventh Street West and 258 Seventh Street West during the Red Bull Crashed Ice Village on Saturday, January 20, 2018. No one was present to testify. Councilmember Noecker moved to close the public hearing and approve the resolution. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 29 RES PH 18-6 Sustaining adverse action against the Liquor On Sale-100 seats or less, Liquor On Sale-Sunday, Liquor On Sale -2AM Closing, Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Patio), and Gambling Location licenses held by BH & M, Inc., d/b/a Born’s Dutch Bar at 899 Rice Street. Therese Skarda, Assistant City Attorney representing the Department of Safety and Inspections, gave a staff report on the adverse action and settlement agreement. No one was present to testify. Councilmember Thao moved to close the public hearing and approve the resolution. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 LEGISLATIVE HEARING ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION City of Saint Paul Page 8 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 35 RLH TA 17-428 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1165 BUSH AVENUE. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Legislative Hearing Officer Marcia Moermond gave a staff report on the assessment for a property clean-up. She said the notice was sent to the owner of record with Ramsey County, and it was the opinion of the property manager that they should have been notified as well. Ms. Moermond said if there was information in the system regarding the property manager's contact, notification was sent to them, but the legal requirement in the code was that notice be sent to the owner of record. She said based on property tax records for the years preceding and following the summary abatement she was satisfied that the notice was sent to the correct person at the correct address. She said this was a tax assessment and not a Fire Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) matter and that's why the owner was involved. She displayed photos of the materials cleaned up, and said the deadline was short due to the presence of raw garbage. Christina Harding (1643 5th Street) said she had evicted two horrible tenants, and everyone in the neighborhood came and dumped there as well. She said her maintenance man had cleaned it up and invoiced her, but she never received the letter said her maintenance person picked it up. She said notice was sent to the previous property manager. She said she had sent C of O forms with her name twice by email and twice by fax, and had numerous calls, messages and emails with (inspector) Leanna Shaff and now knew Ms. Shaff didn't do the updating but delegated it to someone else. She said the property owners lived in Burbank and worked for Disney and were never home, but if she had gotten the notice she would have handled it herself. She said she was well-known on the East Side and didn't work for slum lords. She repeated that she'd updated her information four different occasions, and said don't know what else to do. Council President Brendmoen confirmed that Ms. Harding was not disputing that the garbage was removed. Ms. Harding said she didn't dispute it but would have picked it up herself. She said the inspectors knew her and had her personal cell phone to let her know if a letter was going out. Council President Brendmoen said she appreciated that Ms. Harding typically took care of issues, but in this case the City did pick up the trash. Councilmember Thao asked Ms. Harding how many properties she managed. Ms. Harding said she managed 78 units, all in St. Paul. Councilmember Thao said with that many properties it seemed the correct address would have been on file. Ms. Harding said there were different owners for each property. Ms. Moermond said she had spoken with Ms. Shaff that afternoon and there was apparently some miscommunication between Ms. Harding and the Fire C of O program. She emphasized that the City's legal obligation was to notify the owner of record, and it was a courtesy to notify the property manager. She said the liability for the costs incurred by the City lay with the property owner under Chapter 34. Council President Brendmoen asked for clarification of whether the address was collected by way of the County or by way of the C of O, and what the C of O address form was used for. Ms. Moermond said her understanding was that the summary abatement orders did pick up the C of O information. She said Ms. Shaff and Ms. Harding had a difference of opinion about whether the address information was communicated clearly for every property. She reiterated that what was in front of the City of Saint Paul Page 9 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 Council was the clean-up assessment. Ms. Harding said the issue was that she used to work for RC Enterprise and they sold off all of their properties, and in the process she started her own management company. She said she stayed on at some of the properties with the new owners, and when Ms. Shaff was getting some of the forms they were getting put in the address of RC Enterprises. She reiterated that she didn't argue that the trash was picked up, but she was not notified. Councilmember Bostrom moved to close the public hearing. Yeas - 7 Nays - 0 Councilmember Bostrom said it was confusing, but there was no confusion about the face that it was a mess and the City cleaned it up. He said in consideration of that he would recommend removing the administrative fee leaving a total cost of $402. He said that was his motion. Adopted as amended (assessment reduced) Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 City of Saint Paul Page 10 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 92 RLH TA 17-413 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 657 SHERBURNE AVENUE. (File No. VB1801, Assessment No. 188800) Legislative Hearing Officer Marcia Moermond gave a staff report on the vacant building fee assessment. She said the the building entered the vacant building program January 2017, and a 90-day waiver was granted. She said there were two open permits at the time of the hearing, and she recommended approving the assessment with payments spread over 5 years with consideration for financial hardship. Property owner Aychoen Tea said Ms. Moermond kept saying "the building" but this was her house. She said she had live there for 8 years, and it had already passed the inspection for everything. She said there was no tenant, only her and her family. She said when the inspector called and wanted to get into her house, she told the inspector she lived there, and the inspector said if she let her in the house it would be okay. She said the inspector came to the house with another inspector and he condemned it and wanted her to go to Code Compliance. She said she threw all furniture away and a friend gave her new furniture. She said she had some family problems too, that her son broke window, and she said whatever she needed to fix she would fix. She said the items inn the order were simple things for her to fix but when she went to the Legislative Hearing Ms. Moermond gave her five days to fix them, until December 31. She said on New Year's Eve (the inspector) came to yell at her and said her place was not good and then he condemned her house. She said he told her what to fix and she told him it was not problem. She said the inspector told her he didn't want the dog in the house when he was there, and when he came she took the dogs out and had cleaned everything. She said she rented an apartment and knew how inspectors pass and not pass. She said she waited and the inspector didn't show up and she went to the City (interrupted) Ms. Moermond said the building was condemned with gross unsanitary conditions the previous December (2016), and she heard an appeal of the vacant building registration in February. She said at that time the order to vacate had passed and what came before the Council then was the vacant building status. She said the building clearly needed to be Category 2 based on the condemnation and conditions. She said now the 90 day extension had expired, the code compliance inspection was done and permits were pulled, and all of the items needed to be done in order for the life safety to be satisfied and the code compliance certificate to be issued. Council President Brendmoen asked whether the home was still uninhabited. Ms. Moermond said it was in the vacant buildings program and didn't have its code compliance yet. She said since this was 12 out of 12 months of the year in the vacant building program she recommended that the Council approve this and spread it over 5 years, and have consideration for the next year's vacant building fee if it was done quickly. Council President Brendmoen asked how much it would be per year. Ms Tea asked if she could ask a question. She asked if it was the law that she could appeal one time. She said she had never come before the Council, and Ms. Moermond had sent her there with no time to prepare. She aid she had done all of the work in the orders and she should be done. She said it was her house and if they wanted her to fix things they had to let her stay in her house and she would fix things. She asked why she had been sent to the hearing without her signature. She said she was asking to have the fee waived. She send she had been sent there without a chance to prepare. She said it was her house and she was sleeping outside. City of Saint Paul Page 11 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 Councilmember Thao moved to close the public hearing. Yeas - 7 Nays - 0 In response to a question from Councilmember Thao, Ms. Moermond clarified what was before the Council. Councilmember Thao said he sympathized with Ms. Tea and appreciated her making Ward 1 her home. He said she had a generous offer to have the fee spread out over five years, and he moved to approve Ms. Moermond's recommendation. He said he would be happy to work with Ms. Tea on whatever help was needed to bring her home up to code. Ms. Tea said she didn't have money to fix anything else. Council President Brendmoen said the public hearing was closed but Councilmember Thao would speak to Ms. Tea after the hearing. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 City of Saint Paul Page 12 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 77 RLH VO 17-50 Appeal of Aaron Livingston to a Notice of Condemnation as Unfit for Human Habitation and Order to Vacate plus Summary Abatement Order at 1124 MATILDA STREET. (Public hearing continued from December 6) Legislative Hearing Officer Marcia Moermond said the public hearing had been continued repeatedly, and she had been working on this property since October. She said her recommendation on December 20 was to grant the appeal if conditions were met by January 2; she read the conditions. She said no plumbing permit had been pulled and the electrical permit hadn't been finalled, and she said she didn't have information on the other conditions. She recommended denying the appeal as she didn't think this was a productive line anymore. In opposition: Danielle Sobaski (1124 Matilda Street) said she was currently living in North Branch at her aunt's. She said she had attempted multiple times to pull the plumbing permit and plumbers were reluctant to do so because they were not understanding. She said the electrical inspector was through the house and pointed out a few items remaining and said he wasn't even sure why he was there. She said the inspector gave him an update on the electrical code and left. She said the one plumber who was willing to come wanted to meet with inspector before pulling the permit. She said she went to try to pull a permit on Tuesday after Christmas and there was a skeleton crew at DSI, and she learned she was not allowed to pull permits because she was apparently pre-emptively put on the vacant buildings list. She said she went and spoke to Ms. Moermond the following day and was approved to pull permits, and was able to pull the electrical permit herself, but wan't left with much time. She acknowledged that the kitchen was a mess, and said it had been cleaned up; she said pictures were provided at the December 6 public hearing. She said the CO had been fixed. She reiterated that she'd had limited time due to the holidays and DSI not permitting her to pull permits. She said the electrical inspector had been through and she didn't know why he didn't finalize it. Council President Brendmoen confirmed with Ms. Sobaski that the plumbing permit had not been pulled and the electrical had not been finalized. Ms. Sobaski repeated her testimony about the electrical inspector and that the CO detectors had been fixed. She said she was not sure how they were condemnable issues; she said it was not an issue of public safety. She said she understood that junction boxes without covers were a little frightening looking but she didn't see it as a condemnable offense. She said she read the condemnation code and it sounded like a tornado had to take out half the building. She said on December 6 there was a condemnation on an apartment building on Duluth and they were allowed re-occupancy when the electrical was restored in the halls, yet they were not allowed to re-occupy because of a basement bathroom that was installed (interrupted) Council President Brendmoen said Ms. Sobaski's issue was the one being addressed. Ms. Sobaski said they hadn't put in the bathroom and had lived there for five years but all of a sudden couldn't live there. Appellant Aaron Livingston (1124 Matilda) said the illegal basement bathroom was installed before they bought the house, and was illegal because it didn't have a sink. He said there was a fully functioning code compliant bathroom upstairs. He said the waster had been shut off and the toilet pulled in the basement. Council President Brendmoen said the five minutes for testimony was up, but the issues Ms. Moermond put forth about the plumbing and electrical permits were not City of Saint Paul Page 13 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 being disputed, and it sounded like there were plenty of things the appellants were continuing to work on. Mr. Livingston he was disputing those things. Ms. Sobaski said they had made progress every step of the way. Mr. Livingston said electrical was finalized. Council President Brendmoen moved to close the public hearing. Yeas - 7 Nays - 0 Council President Brendmoen said she was willing to work with the appellants on this matter, she said it sounded like they had a ways to go according to the code. She said right now the conditions that Ms. Moermond put forward had not been met; she moved to adopt Ms. Moermond's recommendation. Councilmember Stark said he would support the motion support. He said the Council members were not experts on the building code and had to rely on the experts in terms of what was done and what was reasonable in a given period of time. He said it wasn't that the appellants hadn't been heard but that this was the process that had to be followed. He said he felt a reasonable period of time was set for the work that needed to be done, and it didn't happen. After the vote Mr. Livingston asked for clarification of what determination had been made. Ms. Moermond she would talk to Mr. Livingston after the hearing. Mr. Williams said he could talk to her but was still homeless. Adopted as amended (appeal denied) Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 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 (Items 30 - 120) No one was present to testify. Councilmember Tolbert moved to close the public hearing and approve the Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda as amended. Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda adopted as amended Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 30 RLH RR 17-46 Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 1060 AVON STREET NORTH within fifteen (15) days after the January 3, 2018, City Council public hearing. (Public hearing continued from January 3) (Amend to remove within 15 days with no option for repair) Referred to Legislative Hearings on January 30 City of Saint Paul Page 14 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 31 RLH FCO Appeal of Gabriel Mba to a Correction Notice-Reinspection Complaint at 17-216 1020 BANDANA BOULEVARD WEST. Adopted 32 RLH TA 17-433 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 933 BEECH STREET. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted 33 RLH TA 17-435 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1354 BIRMINGHAM STREET. (File No. J1802E, Assessment No. 188301) Adopted 34 RLH TA 17-444 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 673 BURR STREET. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted 36 RLH TA 17-467 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1200 BUSH AVENUE (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501). Adopted 37 RLH TA 17-452 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 930 CALIFORNIA AVENUE WEST. (File No. J1802E, Assessment No. 188301) Adopted 38 RLH TA 17-483 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 580 CASE AVENUE. (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501) (Amended to File No. J1802A1, Assessment No. 188512) Public hearing continued to July 18 39 RLH TA 17-484 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 616 CASE AVENUE. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted as amended (assessment reduced) 40 RLH TA 17-455 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 807 CASE AVENUE. (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501) Adopted 41 RLH RR 17-43 Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1571 CHRISTIE PLACE in Council File RLH RR 17-35. Adopted as amended (nuisance condition abated) City of Saint Paul Page 15 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 42 RLH SAO Appeal of Patrick A. Carlone to two Summary Abatement Orders, a 17-108 Vehicle Abatement Order, and a Correction Notice at 185 COMO AVENUE. (Public hearing continued from January 3) Public hearing continued to January 17 43 RLH TA 17-438 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 990 COMO PLACE. (File No. J1802E, Assessment No. 188301) Adopted 44 RLH TA 17-405 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 888 CONCORDIA AVE. (File No. CRT1801, Assessment No. 188200) Adopted 46 RLH TA 17-468 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1017 DAYTON AVENUE (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501). Adopted 47 RLH VO 17-66 Granting an extension of time beyond deadline granted in RLH VO 17-59, and appeal of Dhaneshwarie Himraj to a Correction Notice-Complaint Inspection (which includes condemnation) at 1032 DULUTH STREET. Adopted 48 RLH TA 17-456 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1443 EDGERTON STREET. (File No. J1801P Assessment No. 188400) Adopted 49 RLH TA 17-439 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1073 EDMUND AVENUE. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted 50 RLH TA 17-461 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1107 EDMUND AVENUE. (File No. J1801P, Assessment No. 188400) Adopted 51 RLH TA 17-415 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 723 FOURTH STREET EAST. (File No. VB1801, Assessment No. 188800) Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 16 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 52 RLH TA 17-420 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 935 FRONT AVENUE. (File No. J1801E, Assessment No. 188300) (Amend to delete) Adopted as amended (assessment deleted) 53 RLH TA 17-407 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1219 GALTIER STREET. (File No. J1801E, Assessment No. 188300) Adopted 54 RLH TA 17-408 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1221 GALTIER STREET. (File No. J1801E, Assessment No. 188300) Adopted 55 RLH TA 17-409 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1227 GALTIER STREET. (File No. J1801E, Assessment No. 188300) Adopted 56 RLH TA 17-437 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 2 GEORGE STREET EAST. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted 57 RLH CO 17-51 Appeal of Karen McClintick & James Doucet to a Correction Notice at 119 GERANIUM AVENUE WEST. Adopted 58 RLH TA 17-436 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1086 HANCOCK STREET. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted 59 RLH TA 17-478 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 934 HAWTHORNE AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501) Adopted 60 RLH TA 17-451 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 717 HOPE STREET. (File No. J1802E, Assessment No. 188301) Adopted 61 RLH SAO Appeal of Shawn R. Huffman to a Summary Abatement Order at 642 17-103 IGLEHART AVENUE. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 17 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 62 RLH TA 17-401 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1705 IOWA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1801V, Assessment No. 188000) Adopted 63 RLH TA 17-464 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 685 JENKS AVENUE. (File No. J1802E, Assessment No. 188301) Adopted 64 RLH VO 17-63 Appeal of Robert Stein to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy Revocation and Order to Vacate at 332 JESSAMINE AVE EAST. Adopted 65 RLH VO 17-55 Appeal of Chong Yang to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy Revocation and Order to Vacate at 980 JESSAMINE AVENUE EAST. Adopted as amended (extension granted) 66 RLH TA 17-430 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1134 JESSIE STREET. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted 67 RLH TA 17-417 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1256 JULIET AVENUE. (File No. VB1801, Assessment No. 188800) Adopted 68 RLH TA 17-441 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 16 KING STREET EAST. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) (Amended to File No. J1801A1, Assessment No. 188509) Public hearing continued to October 3 69 RLH TA 17-434 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 876 LAWSON AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No.188500) Adopted 70 RLH FCO Appeal of John Kerwin to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy Correction 17-209 Notice at 667 LINCOLN AVENUE. Adopted 71 RLH TA 17-474 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 40 MAGNOLIA AVENUE WEST (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501). Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 18 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 72 RLH TA 17-454 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 593 MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501) Adopted 73 RLH TA 17-518 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 716 MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1802E, Assessment No. 188301) Adopted 74 RLH TA 17-453 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 762 MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1802E, Assessment No. 188301) Adopted 75 RLH TA 17-410 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 909 MARGARET STREET. (File No. J1801E, Assessment No. 188300) Adopted 76 RLH TA 17-421 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 2079 MARGARET STREET. (File No. J1801E, Assessment No. 188300) Adopted 78 RLH TA 17-477 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1339 MCAFEE STREET. (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501) Adopted 79 RLH TA 17-419 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1657 MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1801E, Assessment No. 188300) Adopted 80 RLH TA 17-450 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1729 OLD HUDSON ROAD. (File No. J1801B, Assessment No. 188100) Adopted 81 RLH TA 17-447 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1014 PACIFIC STREET. (File No. J1801A , Assessment No. 188500) Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 19 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 82 RLH TA 17-431 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 601 PARK STREET. (File No. J1802A2, Assessment No. 188514) Public hearing continued to June 6 83 RLH TA 17-469 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1568 POINT DOUGLAS ROAD. (File No. J1802G, Assessment No. 188701) (Amended to File No. J1802G1, Assessment No. 188706) Public hearing continued to June 20 84 RLH TA 17-411 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1390 PROSPERITY AVENUE. (File No. J1801E, Assessment No. 188300) Adopted 85 RLH TA 17-427 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1877 RANDOLPH AVENUE. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted 86 RLH TA 17-440 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 682 ROBERT STREET SOUTH. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted 87 RLH TA 17-422 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1823 SAINT ANTHONY AVENUE. (File No. VB1801, Assessment No. 188800) Adopted as amended (assessment ratified and payable over 4 years) 88 RLH TA 17-458 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1839 SAINT ANTHONY AVENUE. (File No. CRT1802, Assessment No. 188201) Adopted 89 RLH TA 17-482 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1839 SAINT ANTHONY AVENUE. (File No. J1801P, Assessment No. 188400) Adopted 90 RLH TA 17-429 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1523 SCHEFFER AVENUE. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 20 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 91 RLH FCO Appeal of Keren Orr to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 362 17-211 SHERBURNE AVENUE. Adopted 93 RLH TA 17-457 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1583 SIXTH STREET EAST. (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501) Adopted 94 RLH FCO Appeal of Todd Delack, Archer Properties Group, to a Fire Inspection 17-200 Correction Notice at 559 SMITH AVENUE SOUTH. (Public hearing continued from December 20) Adopted 95 RLH TA 17-480 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1021 STINSON STREET. (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501) Adopted 96 RLH TA 17-446 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 999 SUMMIT AVENUE. (File No. J1801P, Assessment No. 188400) Adopted 97 RLH TA 17-466 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 333 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. CRT1802, Assessment No. 188201) Adopted 98 RLH TA 17-465 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1493-1495 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. J1802E, Assessment No. 188301) Adopted 99 RLH TA 17-425 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 634 VAN BUREN AVENUE. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted 100 RLH VO 17-60 Appeal of Gina Yanez and Louis Yanez to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of Occupancy and Order to Vacate at 740 WASECA STREET. (Public hearing continued from February 14) Public hearing continued to February 7 (Legislative hearing February 6) City of Saint Paul Page 21 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 101 RLH TA 17-471 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 767 WATERLOO STREET. (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501) Adopted 102 RLH VO 17-48 Appeal of Laurel Hedlund (former appellant was Lance Holder) to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of Occupancy and Order to Vacate at 1108 WESTERN AVENUE NORTH. (Public hearing continued from December 20) Adopted 103 RLH TA 17-442 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 419 WHITALL STREET. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500; amended to File No. J1801A2, Assessment No. 188511 and to approve the assessment) Public hearing continued to March 7 104 RLH TA 17-443 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 419 WHITALL STREET. (File No. J1802E, Assessment No. 188301; amended to File No. J1802E1, Assessment No. 188308 and to approve the assessment) Public hearing continued to March 7 105 RLH TA 17-448 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 427 WHITALL STREET. (File No. J1802E, Assessment No. 188301) Adopted 106 RLH TA 17-418 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 735 WILSON AVENUE. (File No. J1801E, Assessment No. 188300) Adopted 107 RLH TA 17-449 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1378 WOODBRIDGE STREET. (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501) Adopted 108 RLH RR 17-47 Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 380 YORK AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the January 3, 2018, City Council public hearing. (Public hearing continued from April 11) (Amend to remove within 15 days) Referred to Legislative Hearings on March 13 City of Saint Paul Page 22 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 109 RLH AR 17-79 Ratifying the assessments for Collection of Fire Certificate of Occupancy Fees billed during April 6 to May 9, 2017. (File No. CRT1801, Assessment No. 188200) Adopted 110 RLH AR 17-80 Ratifying the assessments for Excessive Use of Inspection/Abatement services billed during April 24 to May 20, 2017. (File No. J1801E, Assessment No. 188300) Adopted 111 RLH AR 17-81 Ratifying the assessments for Collection of Vacant Building Registration Fees billed during January 16 to May 18, 2017. (File No. VB1801, Assessment No. 188800) Adopted 112 RLH AR 17-82 Ratifying the assessments for Towing of Abandoned Vehicle services during April to May 2017. (File No. J1801V, Assessment No. 188000) Adopted 113 RLH AR 17-83 Ratifying the assessments for Property Clean Up services during June 1 to 30, 2017. (File No. J1801A, Assessment No. 188500) Adopted 114 RLH AR 17-84 Ratifying the assessments for Trash Hauling services during June 7 to 28, 2017. (File No. J1801G, Assessment No. 188700) Adopted 115 RLH AR 17-85 Ratifying the assessments for Boarding and/or Securing services during June 2017. (File No. J1801B, Assessment No. 188100) Adopted as amended (925 Cook Avenue removed from the roll for separate consideration) 116 RLH AR 17-86 Ratifying the assessments for Excessive Use of Inspection or Abatement services billed during May 22 to June 21, 2017. (File No. J1802E, Assessment No. 188301) Adopted 117 RLH AR 17-87 Ratifying the assessments for Collection of Fire Certificate of Occupancy Fees billed during May 11 to June 6, 2017. (File No. CRT1802, Assessment No. 188201) Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 23 City Council Minutes - Final January 3, 2018 118 RLH AR 17-88 Ratifying the assessments for Property Clean Up services during July 3 to 31, 2017. (File No. J1802A, Assessment No. 188501) Adopted 119 RLH AR 17-89 Ratifying the assessments for Trash Hauling services during July 3 to 26, 2017. (File No. J1802G, Assessment No. 188701) Adopted 120 RLH AR 17-90 Ratifying the assessments for Graffiti Removal services during July 25 to August 5, 2017. (File No. J1801P, Assessment No. 188400) Adopted ADJOURNMENT Council President Brendmoen adjourned the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m. Council Meeting Information The City Council is paperless which saves the environment and reduces expenses. The agendas and Council files are all available on the Web (see below). Council members use iPads to review the files during the meeting. Using the iPad greatly reduces costs since most agendas, including the documents attached to files, are over 1000 pages when printed. Web Meetings are available on the Council's website. Email notification and web feeds (RSS) of newly released minutes, agendas and meetings are available by subscription. Visit www.stpaul.gov/council for meeting videos and updated copies of the agendas, minutes and supporting documents. 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