Legislative Hearings

15 West Kellogg Blvd. City of Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN 55102 Meeting Minutes - Action Only Legislative Hearings Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer Mai Vang, Hearing Coordinator Jean Birkholz, Hearing Secretary legislativehearings@ci.stpaul.mn.us 651-266-8585 Tuesday, February 21, 2017 9:00 AM Room 330 City Hall & Court House 9:00 a.m. Hearings Special Tax Assessments 1 RLH TA 16-565 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 992 ARMSTRONG AVENUE. (File No. VB1704, Assessment No. 178804) (To be laid over to the February 21, 2017 Legislative Hearing) Sponsors: Noecker Will reduce the VB fee in half if owner is done with the repairs by the end of April. Referred to the City Council due back on 5/3/2017 2 RLH TA 17-47 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 411 BEACON AVENUE. (File No. J1706P, Assessment No. 178405) Sponsors: Stark Delete the assessment; waiver on file. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 3 RLH TA 17-44 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1053 BEECH STREET. (File No. J1704E, Assessment No. 178303) Sponsors: Prince Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 3/15/2017 4 RLH TA 17-26 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1032 CARROLL AVENUE (File No. CRT1705, Assessment No. 178204). Sponsors: Thao Bruce Johnson, owner, appeared. Fire Supervisor Leanna Shaff: -Fire Certificate of Occupancy inspection cost: $202 + service chg $155 = $357 City of Saint Paul Page 1 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only February 21, 2017 -sent to Bruce Johnson, 180 Mounds Blvd, St. Paul 55106 -sent appointment letters: 6/1 & 8/8/16; compliance date 8/9/16; billing dates: 8/11 & 9/12/16 -comments: the original bill was for $455 (included 2014, 2015 & 2016 provisional fees); the city cannot assess provisional fees -understands that your letter to Mai Vang indicated that you mailed the check; however, we did not receive a check -we bill twice: 1) a couple days after the Fire C of O is approved; and 2) if it hasn't been paid 30 days later & you get 15 days to pay it; after that, if it hasn't been paid, it goes to assessment Mr. Johnson: -I mailed the check in between the Sep & Oct statements but apparently, they didn't get the check so when I got this bill, I mailed another check but it came back to me -I have no problem paying the $455 because that's what I paid Ms. Shaff: -it would be cheaper for you to pay the assessment fee than to pay your bill because your total assessment is $357 and your bill was $455 because the city can't assess provisional fees; and after it goes to assessment, we can't take any more money Ms. Nhia Vang: -and you can't pay the assessment until the City Council takes action -approve Approve the assessment. Referred to the City Council due back on 3/1/2017 5 RLH TA 17-56 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 915 CENTRAL AVENUE WEST. (File No. VB1705, Assessment No. 178805) Sponsors: Thao Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 6 RLH TA 17-50 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 2340 CHARLES AVENUE. (File No. CRT1706, Assessment No. 178205) Sponsors: Stark Rescheduled per owner's request. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 3/21/2017 7 RLH TA 17-55 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 711 HOPE STREET. (File No. VB1705, Assessment No. 178805) Sponsors: Prince Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 8 RLH TA 17-49 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 680 City of Saint Paul Page 2 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only February 21, 2017 MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1706P, Assessment No. 178405) Sponsors: Prince Delete; waiver on file. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 9 RLH TA 17-57 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 573 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE. (File No. VB1705, Assessment No. 178805) Sponsors: Noecker To continue public hearing to May 3, 2017 and if owner is done with the repairs, will reduce from $2240 to $560. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 10 RLH TA 17-28 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 81 SEVENTH PLACE EAST/ 428 MINNESOTA STREET (File No. J1706P, Assessment No. 178405). Sponsors: Noecker Delete; waiver on file. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 11 RLH TA 17-63 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 598 VAN BUREN AVENUE. (File No. J1705E, Assessment No. 178304) Sponsors: Thao Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 12 RLH TA 17-59 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1169 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. VB1705, Assessment No. 178805) Sponsors: Stark Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 13 RLH TA 17-53 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 2389 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. J1706P, Assessment No. 178405) Sponsors: Stark Delete; waiver on file. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 14 RLH TA 17-61 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 419 WHITALL STREET. (File No. J1705E, Assessment No. 178304) City of Saint Paul Page 3 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only February 21, 2017 Sponsors: Brendmoen Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 15 RLH TA 17-60 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 214 WINIFRED STREET EAST. (File No. VB1705, Assessment No. 178805) Sponsors: Noecker Delete. Category 2 VB filed opened in October of 2015 and closed on December of 2016. Owner was only 2 months into the Program. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 16 RLH TA 17-64 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1174 WOODBRIDGE STREET. (File No. J1705E, Assessment No. 178304) Sponsors: Brendmoen Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 17 RLH TA 17-54 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1809 YORKSHIRE AVENUE. (File No. VB1705, Assessment No. 178805) Sponsors: Tolbert Delete the assessment. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 18 RLH TA 17-66 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 853-855 AURORA AVENUE. (File No. J1705E, Assessment No. 178304) Sponsors: Thao Delete the assessment. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 19 RLH TA 17-65 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 380 DUNLAP STREET NORTH. (File No. J1706P , Assessment No. 178405) Sponsors: Thao Delete; waiver on file. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 20 RLH TA 17-62 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 372 FRY STREET. (File No. J1705E, Assessment No. 178304) Sponsors: Stark City of Saint Paul Page 4 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only February 21, 2017 Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 21 RLH TA 17-67 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 1083 HAGUE AVENUE. (File No. J1705E, Assessment No. 178304) Sponsors: Thao Reduce the assessment from $275 to $155. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 Special Tax Assessments - ROLLS 22 RLH AR 17-9 Ratifying the assessments for Graffiti Removal services during October 3 to 20, 2016. (File No. J1705P, Assessment No. 178404) Sponsors: Stark Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 23 RLH AR 17-14 Ratifying the assessments for Collection of Vacant Building Registration Fees billed during April 27 to September 23, 2016. (File No. VB1705, Assessment No. 178805) Sponsors: Stark Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 24 RLH AR 17-15 Ratifying the assessments for Boarding and/or Securing services during September 2016. (File No. J1704B, Assessment No. 178103) Sponsors: Stark Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 25 RLH AR 17-16 Ratifying the assessments for Excessive Use of Inspection/Abatement services billed during September 26 to October 21, 2016. (File No. J1705E, Assessment No. 178304) Sponsors: Stark Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 26 RLH AR 17-17 Ratifying the assessments for Collection of Fire Certificate of Occupancy fees billed during September 12 to October 6, 2016. (File No. CRT1706, Assessment No. 178205) Sponsors: Stark City of Saint Paul Page 5 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only February 21, 2017 Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 27 RLH AR 17-18 Ratifying the assessments for Graffiti Removal services during November 10 to December 24, 2016. (File No. J1706P, Assessment No. 178405) Sponsors: Stark Referred to the City Council due back on 4/5/2017 2:30 p.m. Hearings Vacant Building Registrations 28 RLH VBR 16-81 Appeal of Denise Skorka to a Vacant Building Registration Fee warning Letter at 1104 COOK AVENUE EAST. (To be referred back to Legislative Hearing on February 21, 2017) Sponsors: Bostrom Grant owner to be released from the Vacant Building Program. Referred to the City Council due back on 3/15/2017 29 RLH VBR 17-18 Appeal of Sara Carter to a Vacant Building Registration Renewal Notice at 1036 LOEB STREET. Sponsors: Brendmoen Waive the VB fee for 90 days. Referred to the City Council due back on 3/15/2017 30 RLH VBR 17-11 Appeal of Mike Kelleher to a Vacant Building Registration Requirement and Order to Vacatet 2137 WELLESLEY AVENUE. Sponsors: Tolbert Layover to March 14: Supervisor Matt Dornfeld and a trade inspector will inspect the property and make a determination whether this should remain a VB Category 2 and a code compliance inspection is needed. In the meantime, the interior needs to be cleaned-out. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 3/14/2017 City of Saint Paul Page 6