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, August 21, 2018 9:00 AM Room 330 City Hall & Court House 9:00 a.m. Hearings Special Tax Assessments (J1814A & LAYOVERS) 1 RLH TA 18-471 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 660 CASE AVENUE. (File No. J1814A, Assessment No.188543) Sponsors: Bostrom Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 2 RLH TA 18-483 Ratifying the Appealed Special assessment for property at 719 CASE AVENUE. (File No. J1814A, Assessment No. 188543) Sponsors: Bostrom Delete; debris was removed. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 3 RLH TA 18-465 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 129 COMO AVENUE. (File No. J1811E, Assessment No. 188323) Sponsors: Thao Delete the assessment; the inspector cited the wrong property. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/19/2018 4 RLH TA 18-350 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1604 EUCLID STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525) (To be referred back to Legislative Hearing on August 21) Sponsors: Prince Approve; no show. (this is the 3rd time appellant did not appear) Referred to the City Council City of Saint Paul Page 1 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only August 21, 2018 5 RLH TA 18-481 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 372 FRY STREET. (File No. J1814A, Assessment No. 188543) Sponsors: Henningson Approve the assessment. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 6 RLH TA 18-484 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1216 HEWITT AVENUE. (File No. J1814A, Assessment No. 188543) Sponsors: Henningson Reduce from $528 to $300. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 7 RLH TA 18-475 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 940-942 IVY AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1814A, Assessment No. 188543) Sponsors: Bostrom Public hearing continued to October 17 and if no same or similar violation(s), will reduce from $506 to $253. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 8 RLH TA 18-472 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1579 MARGARET STREET. (File No. J1814A, Assessment No. 188543) Sponsors: Prince Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 9 RLH TA 18-464 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1015 MCLEAN AVENUE. (File No. J1814A, Assessment No. 188543) Sponsors: Brendmoen Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 10 RLH TA 18-485 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 684 SIMS AVENUE. (File No. J1814A, Assessment No. 188543) Sponsors: Bostrom Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 11 RLH TA 18-491 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1127 City of Saint Paul Page 2 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only August 21, 2018 MARGARET STREET. (File No. J1814A, Assessment No. 188543) Sponsors: Prince Approve the assessment. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 10:00 a.m. Hearings Special Tax Assessments (J1815A & LAYOVERS) 12 RLH TA 18-478 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1089 ALBEMARLE STREET. (File No. J1851A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Brendmoen Public hearing to be continued to October 17 and if no same or similar violation(s), will reduce from $472 to $236. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 13 RLH TA 18-432 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 801 CHARLES AVENUE. (File No. J1812A, Assessment No. 188532) Sponsors: Thao Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/12/2018 14 RLH TA 18-462 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 624 COOK AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Bostrom Reduce from $478 to $239. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 15 RLH TA 18-486 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1397 EDMUND AVENUE. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Henningson To continue public hearing to October 17 and if no same or similar violation(s), will reduce from $322 to $100. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 16 RLH TA 18-473 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 772 FRANK STREET. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Prince Rescheduled per owner's request. City of Saint Paul Page 3 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only August 21, 2018 Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 9/18/2018 17 RLH TA 18-477 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1191 HAMLINE AVENUE NORTH. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Henningson To continue public hearing to October 17 and if no same or similar violation(s), will reduce from $322 to $100. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 18 RLH TA 18-480 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 345 JACKSON STREET. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Noecker Delete the assessment. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 19 RLH TA 18-479 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 956 LAUREL AVENUE. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Thao Delete the assessment. There was no video. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 20 RLH TA 18-488 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 650 OAKDALE AVENUE. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Noecker Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 21 RLH TA 18-461 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 883-893 PAYNE AVENUE. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Bostrom Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 22 RLH TA 18-487 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1105 PAYNE AVENUE. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Bostrom Approve; no show. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 City of Saint Paul Page 4 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only August 21, 2018 23 RLH TA 18-474 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 93 SYCAMORE STREET WEST. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Thao Approve the assessment. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 24 RLH TA 18-476 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1374 VAN BUREN AVENUE. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Henningson Approve & spread over 5 years. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 25 RLH TA 18-489 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 219 BELVIDERE STREET EAST. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Noecker Delete the assessment. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 26 RLH TA 18-490 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 328 HARRISON AVENUE. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Noecker Approve the assessment. Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 Special Tax Assessments - ROLLS 27 RLH AR 18-65 Ratifying the assessments for Property Clean Up services May 2 to 14, 2018. (File No. J1814A, Assessment No. 188543) Sponsors: Brendmoen Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 28 RLH AR 18-66 Ratifying the assessments for Property Clean Up services May 15 to 31, 2018. (File No. J1815A, Assessment No. 188544) Sponsors: Brendmoen Referred to the City Council due back on 10/3/2018 11:00 a.m. Hearings City of Saint Paul Page 5 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only August 21, 2018 Summary Abatement Orders 29 RLH SAO 18-54 Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1940 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 18-40. Sponsors: Henningson Ms. Moermond is granting the following extensions for compliance: 1) From the Summary Abatement Order dated June 28, 2018 Item #1: grant a second extension for compliance from August 6, 2018 to August 29, 2018 for removing improperly stored or accumulated refuse which may include: scrap, wood and metal, recycling materials, household items, building materials, rubble, bricks, buckets, crates, broken flower pots, buckets with standing water, tree branches, brush, etc., from entire property including yard, boulevard, alley, and driveway; 2) From the Summary Abatement Order dated June 28, 2018 Item #2: grant a second extension for compliance from August 6, 2018 to August 29, 2018 for cutting and removing tall grass, weeds and rank plant growth from yard, blvd, and alley areas, noting all areas of the yard need to be brought to a height of less than 8 inches; 3) From the Correction Notice June 27, 2018 Item #1: Continue current deadline of October 15, 2018 for proper ground cover and seeding, or sodding, or planting appropriate vegetation to retain soils where ground is bare; 4) From the Correction Notice June 27, 2018 Item #2: as noted above in number 2 of this list, grant a second extension for compliance from August 6, 2018 to August 29, 2018 for cutting and removing tall grass, weeds and rank plant growth from yard, blvd, and alley areas, noting all areas of the yard need to be brought to a height of less than 8 inches; 5) From the Correction Notice June 27, 2018 Item #3: grant a second extension for compliance from August 6, 2018 to August 29, 2018 to remove improperly stored or accumulated refuse including; plastic, wood, metal, recycling materials, household items, building materials, rubble, buckets, etc., from yard; and 6) From the Correction Notice June 27, 2018 Item #4: grant a second extension for compliance from August 23, 2018 to December 1, 2018 to repair doors and entrance stairs to sound condition; Referred to the City Council due back on 8/22/2018 30 RLH SAO Appeal of Elizabeth G. Burr to a Summary Abatement Order at 2025 18-39 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE. Sponsors: Henningson Grant an extension to January 1, 2019 to reduce the height of the rose bushes to no more than 36 inches or relocate them to another area of the property. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/5/2018 31 RLH SAO Appeal of Juliana Winner and Sei Ko to a Summary Abatement Order at 386 18-41 ROSE AVENUE EAST. (To be referred back to Legislative Hearing on August City of Saint Paul Page 6 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only August 21, 2018 21, 2018) Sponsors: Brendmoen Grant one month to come into compliance with the garbage behind the garage. NOTE: Inspector to visit property and confirm property line and responsible party to do clean up. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/5/2018 Correction Orders 11:30 a.m. Hearings Orders To Vacate, Condemnations and Revocations 32 RLH VO 18-43 Appeal of Mark Schuch to a Notice of Condemnation as Unfit for Human Habitation & Order to Vacate, Summary Abatement Order and 2 Vehicle Abatement Orders at 1004 EDMUND AVENUE. Sponsors: Thao Layover to discuss the inspection findings and develop new deadlines; the condemnation has been lifted. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 8/28/2018 1:30 p.m. Hearings Fire Certificates of Occupancy 33 RLH FCO Appeal of Elinor Daleiden to a Correction Notice-Complaint Inspection at 69 18-137 MILTON STREET NORTH. Sponsors: Thao Deny the appeal and grant 1 year for compliance. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/12/2018 34 RLH FCO Appeal of Vincent Tran to a Re-Inspection Fire Certificate of Occupancy With 18-135 Deficiencies at 489 HATCH AVENUE. Sponsors: Brendmoen Deny the appeal. (No show) Referred to the City Council due back on 9/19/2018 35 RLH FCO Appeal of John S. Jagiela to a Correction Notice-Complaint Inspection at 134 18-145 MONTROSE PLACE. Sponsors: Henningson City of Saint Paul Page 7 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only August 21, 2018 Grant to September 14, 2018 for the fencing; grant to November 1, 2018 for cleaning the gutter. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/19/2018 2:30 p.m. Hearings Vacant Building Registrations 36 RLH VBR Appeal of Michele Murphy to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 1339 18-50 SEARLE STREET. Sponsors: Bostrom Grant the appeal. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/19/2018 37 RLH VBR 18-55 Appeal of Laura Kidd to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 1187 MARYLAND AVENUE EAST. Sponsors: Bostrom Continued to November 20; waive the vacant building fee for 90 days and allow permits to be pulled. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 11/20/2018 38 RLH VBR 18-52 Appeal of Nancy Eserkaln to a Vacant Building Registration Renewal Notice at 1034 CHATSWORTH STREET NORTH. Sponsors: Brendmoen Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 11/20/2018 39 RLH VBR Appeal of Richard Berget to a Vacant Building Registration Fee Warning 18-54 Letter at 171 GRANITE STREET. Sponsors: Brendmoen Deny the appeal but allow permits to be pulled through the end of August. Referred to the City Council due back on 9/19/2018 City of Saint Paul Page 8