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15 West Kellogg Blvd. Saint Paul, MN 55102City of Saint Paul Minutes - Final Legislative Hearings Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer Mai Vang, Hearing Coordinator Joanna Zimny, Executive Assistant legislativehearings@ci.stpaul.mn.us 651-266-8585 9:00 AM Room 330 City Hall & Court House/RemoteTuesday, March 24, 2026 9:00 a.m. Hearings Special Tax Assessments RLH TA 25-3641 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 762 CAPITOL HEIGHTS. (File No. J2526R, Assessment No. 258570) (Refer to November 4, 2025 Legislative Hearing) Sponsors: Bowie Delete the assessment. No one appeared Moermond: we don’t have the orders so I will recommend deletion and if Department of Safety and Inspections wants to follow up on the other issues he raises that is up to him. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/15/2026 RLH TA 25-3722 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 947 FREMONT AVENUE. (File No. J2513TW, Assessment No. 258571) (To refer to November 4, 2025 Legislative Hearing) Sponsors: Johnson Approve the assessment. Sherita Mosley-Coats, property manager, appeared via phone Jay Mitchell, property manager, appeared via phone [Moermond gives background of appeals process] Staff report by Supervisor Lisa Martin: May 8, 2025 a Summary Abatement Order was issued to cut and remove the tall grass and weeds by May 14th. We had a contractor that responded June 2, and at that time the grass had been cut. This is a trip charge. Total assessment of $279. Moermond: we did get photos from you Mr. Mitchell showing you did the work June 2 Page 1City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final and that sounds like that’s what the contractor discovered. You are appealing, why? Mitchell: we had asked for an extension. We did get the work done, and we did let the inspector know, so we never expected a contractor TO go out since we had the work done. Mosley-Coats: it had been mowed prior to June 2, it was just already on our schedule for that day, so we took photos and that’s why it said June 2. Moermond: the process would be the City issues an order, gives a deadline, does a recheck. In that time period you called and got an extension. We have a photo from May 19th from Inspector Hoffman showing long grass, the work wasn’t done by then. It was done by the time the contractor showed up June 2. Honestly, Mr. Mitchell, I’m kind of thinking how could the contractor could possibly have known within a matter of hours you had mown. This is also a Category 3 Vacant Building so I have a short leash on this. Is that done yet? Mitchell: not yet. Mosley-Coats: when did we take over management? Mitchell: 9 months ago. Moermond: I can see this went to Council Public Hearing May 21st of 2025. I’m saying no. You’re responsible. Council Public Hearing April 15th. Mitchell: we won’t contest. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/15/2026 RLH TA 25-4803 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1871 OLD HUDSON ROAD. (File No. J2527R2, Assessment No. 258602) Sponsors: Johnson Delete the assessment. No one appeared Moermond: trip charge. We have no photos, which we wouldn’t have but we also have no orders issued. Lacking that recommend deletion. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/15/2026 RLH TA 26-234 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1920 SUMMIT AVENUE. (File No. J2601R3, Assessment No. 268604) Sponsors: Jost Delete the assessment. No one appeared Moermond: this is a trip charge. We have no photos, which we wouldn’t have but we Page 2City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final also have no orders issued. Lacking that recommend deletion. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/15/2026 10:00 a.m. Hearings RLH TA 25-3635 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1578 BURG AVENUE. (File No. J2513TW, Assessment No. 258571) Sponsors: Johnson Delete the assessment. No one appeared Moermond: we have a tall grass and weeds order. The work was done in the before and after photos. Problem is we don’t have the orders that went out with the deadline on it. The appellant indicated, oddly, that this is a wooded lot and vacant presumably saying it doesn’t need to be maintained. I understand we have indicated in an email that isn’t the case. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/15/2026 RLH TA 25-3736 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 120 LAWSON AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2513TW, Assessment No. 258571) Sponsors: Kim Delete the assessment. No one appeared Moermond: this is another case where no orders could be found so recommend deletion. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/15/2026 11:00 a.m. Hearings Summary & Vehicle Abatement Orders 7 RLH SAO 26-21 Appeal of Mark Puchala II to a Summary Abatement Order at 2016 FREMONT AVENUE. Sponsors: Johnson Grant to April 3 for compliance with orders related to vehicle (parked on appropriate surface, properly licensed and operable with no flat tires), removal of all stakes and fencing from the yard and ROW. Grant to May 1 for compliance with removal of brush, logs, broken garbage cans, broken saw horses, broken pots, (Christmas) tree and other miscellaneous debris. Grant to June 1, 2026 for orders related to TG&W and garage repairs. Nuisance is abated related to couch/furniture removal and ground feeding). Page 3City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final Mark Puchala, owner, appeared via phone Moermond: you were going to take some time and figure out a plan for moving forward. Wondering if you had a chance to do that? I was hoping to talk about that today and lock that in. Puchala: I did get some photos sent in, I’m confused about them. I sent my photos to Mai Vang. My partner saw the inspector come yesterday, and we took care of things afterwards. Brush moved. We have planks under more than half the brush. The tree trunk is on top of a pallet. You have a photo of that. There was a lot more you wanted than I realized based on the photos Mai sent. But I see concerns about the car’s registration, I’m just really confused. Moermond: I’d like to go over this at a high level. What I’d like to do first is tackle the stakes you have. All of those stakes need to be removed from the boulevard period. Puchala: so, they can be on my side not the boulevard? Moermond: I don’t like the ones in your yard, I think they’re a hazard. They’re so short. Right now it is something if someone trips and falls on them it is a hazard. Pull them up and when you’re ready to put the fence in you can reinstall. But they can’t be standalone things right now. Puchala: I accidentally cut them too short anyway. If the problem is too short, can I still do them on the boulevard? Moermond: nothing in the boulevard. Puchala: so, I can build on my yard side, not there. Moermond: pull the stakes. They can’t remain a standalone things right now. It isn’t safe. Puchala: I have to go to zoning to get the fence on the boulevard? Moermond: no, no fence in the boulevard. That’s public right-of-way. By all rights they could go out today and pull everything. For the moment all the stakes must go. Puchala: I’ll have them done by then end of this week. Moermond: getting some tabs on that vehicle can be done sooner versus later. Martin: it is parked in the yard. The driveway fits one car. The other car must be parked on the street or in the garage. Moermond: we have tabs, where its parked, maybe a flat tire? Puchala: I believe there is a flat tire, but my roommate is preparing that to sell the end of next month. Can I contact zoning about expanding to a 2-car driveway? Moermond: you could, but you don’t have that yet. Puchala: she’s planning to start selling around April 30th. Page 4City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final Moermond: is there a reason she can’t deal with these basic things right now? Puchala: moving it left shouldn’t be a problem. I can put my car behind hers. Martin: I’m not sure that works. I believe it was designed for 1 vehicle. Moermond: For now, unless you get approval, we’re leaving it at one vehicle. I think it is reasonable to expect those couple things in a couple weeks. Tabs on, approved surface, all four tires, and no flat tires. Puchala: yes. Moermond: so that’s April 3. Pulling fencing, stakes in yard and boulevard. You can put them back in when you are constructing the fence. Looking at May 1, we have a lot of things taken care of like you said. The cushions and so on. [reviews photos submitted by Mr. Puchala] Martin: a couple questions I had after seeing the photos are I see some broken sawhorses, flowerpots, and a huge brush pile with large logs and pallets and miscellaneous debris which is considered a rodent harborage and needs to be removed. Moermond: if he wants to use it as firewood, the log needs to be split and turned into firewood? Martin: right. You can have it stacked off the ground. Moermond: he can use a pallet to lift it off the ground, so that works. The brush if he wants to use it as kindling he would also need to break it into pieces and store it like firewood? Martin: yes, neatly organized. Ready to use in a fire. Moermond: sounds like we are on our way there. Let’s look at dealing with that wood situation by June 5th. I think in the shorter term we can take care of the broken things. Puchala: most everything you listed I’m planning to move into the shed, I just wasn’t able to do it over the winter. Moermond: let’s put a deadline for that and the brush pile of May 1. For the log, I’d like to look at that being turned into firewood by June 5th. The only other thing on my list is dealing with the native planting versus yard situation. I’m troubled were into several years on this. I feel like you need to hit reset on this. Puchala: I finally am employed as of last week. Hopefully starting this Saturday my neighbor Brandon, 2014 3rd street is giving me limestone to put up walls, transferring his juniper and succulent plants, along with all his bushes. It won’t take care of all of the grass but it should remove over 30%. We’re hoping to do this each weekend over the next 2 months. Moermond: that sounds fine. I’m concerned you’re biting off more than you can chew. It Page 5City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final has been hard to do this stuff. If you want to do it and can keep it neat, ok. I’d like to take the yard section by section in terms of doing a “proper” turnover into native plantings. Avoid the mix of lawn and natives. We can’t go another year with this situation and complaints. Set aside part of the yard to turn over the soil, get seeds in there. Puchala: I’m fighting my last pre-foreclosure now. Now I’m about to be doing this WITH money so things should be faster this year. I would love whatever seeds you can help with. Moermond: June 5 deadline for the garage repairs. April 3 – Vehicle operable, placed on appropriate surface, and licensed (tabs), stakes in yard and right-of-way, fencing. Brush, logs, broken garbage cans, broken sawhorses, broken pots, (Christmas) tree, other misc. items – May 1 June 5 - tall grass and weeds Referred to the City Council due back on 4/1/2026 1:00 p.m. Hearings Vacant Building Registrations, including Condemnation & Order to Vacate RLH VBR 26-28 Appeal of Brian Goben, JJ Rental Properties, to a Vacant building Notice plus Notice of Condemnation and Order to Remain Vacant at 850 EDMUND AVENUE, UPPER UNIT. Sponsors: Bowie Deny the appeal and waive the VB fee for 60 days (to May 11, 2026) to have Fire C of O reinstated. Brian Goben, owner, appeared via phone [Moermond gives background of appeals process] Staff report by Supervisor Keith Demarest: this is an up/down duplex. February 14th we received a complaint regarding possible gross unsanitary and possible squatters. Over the next couple of weeks, I coordinated with the St. Paul Police Department and police to set up an inspection date to meet onsite. March 4, I sent orders to the property owner about the inspection March 6 and it was posted. We arrived March 6 and inspected the upper unit. I found no smoke or CO detectors plus gross unsanitary conditions including food, clothing, and remnants of drug use. Due to those conditions, it was decided to immediately vacate and condemn the property for the safety of the occupants. The occupants did leave and I contacted Rest Pro to board the front and back doors. I forwarded the report onto the Vacant Building team about the condemned upper unit as a Category 2 Vacant Building. Moermond: is the lower unit empty? Demarest: occupied. Moermond: but you wrote orders on sanitation? Demarest: yes. Page 6City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final Staff report by Supervisor Matt Dornfeld: we opened a Category 2 Vacant Building on March 10th, 2026, on the upper unit. At the time the entry was boarded when we opened the file. Demarest: the drug paraphernalia was found in the basement, not the lower occupied unit. Goben: someone squatted and dealing drugs and the Sherrif, fire inspector, I kept calling to try and get them out. I kept emailing and calling asking for help. I spoke with the officer who suggested calling the fire inspector. He did that and then the Fire inspector came with me and saw the alarms down. The walls are covered with nicotine and smoke. I was told I could go in and work between 8 am and 8 pm. I recently got the squatters to come get a bunch of their stuff. I put up alarms. I’m cleaning walls and doing the trash. I’m doing it myself due to the nature of the building, I won’t let anyone else be exposed. I think I can get this turned around within 3 weeks. Moermond: it’s also the basement. Goben: that just had one can full of foil leaves and fentanyl. Also, the back steps. I will get down there. I’ve been focusing on the upper unit. I’m PPE certified as a correction officer. Moermond: this was sent as a Category 2 Vacant Building, required to have a Code Compliance Inspection Report but based on the orders the smoke, carbons, and sanitation, I’m not seeing major code violations. Dornfeld: I have no issue with this being made a Category 1 and allowing appellant time to make the repairs. Moermond: that leaves us with the Vacant Building fee. It went in the program March 10th, so a 60-day fee waiver, that takes us to May 11th. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/15/2026 9 RLH VBR 26-4 Appeal of Orzugul Kahramonova, Art Investment Group, to a Notice of Condemnation and Order to Remain Vacant plus Vacant Building at 759 SIMS AVENUE. Sponsors: Yang Layover to LH March 31 at 1 pm for further discussion after the Monday, March 30th inspection. Orzugul Kahramonova, property management for Art Investment Group, appeared via phone [Moermond gives background of appeals process] Staff report by Supervisor Keith Demarest: March 9, 2026, Department of Safety and Inspections received a referral. This is a single-family home and the complaint received was from Code who was on scene doing a Summary Abatement Order cleanup. They said the house was wide open and the inspector on site contacted the St. Paul Police Department to have them clear the house. The St. Paul Police Department did do that. The referral came to us. March 9th, we went to investigate Page 7City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final further. We found 2 eviction notices posted one month prior, as well as a green placard on the mailbox stating it was vacant. City code does call for a property to be reported as a Vacant building if it is empty for more than a month. We contacted the St. Paul Regional Water Services and the property owner and informed them of the condition of the house. We told them to have it boarded that day and would return the next day. March 10th it had been boarded by the property owner and at this point, with a school across the street, we contacted utilities to have them secured to prevent any further unsheltered folks entering. It was placarded as condemned. We didn’t make it inside, but there are several exterior issues. It was condemned at sent to Vacant Building. Moermond: it sounds like you found it open to entry. You offered the opportunity for the property owner to secure and that was to prevent the need to call a contractor to do it and charge the property owner? Demarest: correct. Staff report by Supervisor Matt Dornfeld: we opened a Category 2 Vacant Building on March 11, 2026, per that referral. Moermond: has your team gone out and looked at the exterior? Dornfeld: I’m assuming we were out there and took photos, but I don’t have that technology in front of me. Kahramonova: this isn’t a single-family home. It is an upper and lower duplex. We did have an eviction posted for the upper unit. Because of the ICE situation they defaulted and abandoned the property. We went in and cleaned up. The doors were locked. The day we received a call from Mr. Demarest we were told to come and immediately board it to prevent the condemnation. Then the next day we got the condemnation notice. He was on the phone with the property owner March 9th talking through all the necessary steps needed from us and he only got a call to begin with was because of the squatters. Our contractors were there until 11 pm on March 9th making sure it was secured. We didn’t know the building’s utilities were shut off we just recently found out about the water. We called and were told it was due to Department of Safety and Inspections. This was all a surprise to us. We just want to complete all the necessary repairs and restore it to get it back on the market. That was the whole plan with posting the eviction notices. Moermond: both units are empty? Kahramonova: correct. Moermond: first question Mr. Demarest is about the boarding communication and second was contacting water? Demarest: when I contacted the property owner the first day to alert them, we left the offer they board the house first, saving them the emergency call out charge from our contractor doing it. I left that option out there in good faith, which they did. There was never any communication about not condemning the property. That was the likely path when we found it. Regarding utilities we found from the water department there was heavy usage even though it was supposed to be vacant. Out of concern of the safety of the house and ongoing costs it was decided to shut off all utilities to lower the risk of water usage for the property owner. Page 8City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final Moermond: do St. Paul Regional Water Services took that action based on heavy usage. That typically means there was a leak or maybe someone left the water running, or a toilet running. Demarest: we’re concerned there’s something wrong with the house or a lot of people entering using water who shouldn’t have been there. Moermond: you hearing one thing vs. the Department of Safety and Inspections saying another is even if there is a difference the written notice you received about the condemnation prevails and you have appealed that. That’s where I land on that. With respect to why it would be put in the Vacant Building program, I was listening for a couple of things there. The three things I heard was it was found open to entry, no one living there, and major visible code violations. Dornfeld: vacant, secure by abnormal means, and multiple code violations documented. Moermond: the question becomes then is does it need to be a Category 2 Vacant Building and have a Code Compliance Inspection Report and can the fee be waived to allow repairs? Demarest: we can definitely do a safety sweep inspection to get everything listed and then you can make a determination. Kahramonova: I’m looking at the condemnation order and the only thing it states is the back stairs. Moermond: I see canned language and tells me that from their estimation it should be condemned. The conditions surrounding the property are all items that could refer it to the Vacant Building program. The stairs alone would do that. But all those three things mentioned make it meet the definition in the code. The condemnation is one component of 3 that apply. I’m looking for access to the interior so that we can get a sense and maybe be able to downgrade this from needing a full Code Compliance Inspection. Could you do that within the next week? Kahramonova: yes, definitely. Demarest: Monday the 30th at 11 am? Kahramonova: that should work. Moermond: we’ll talk again at 1:30 next Tuesday and talk about a final recommendation at that time. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 3/31/2026 1:30 p.m. Hearings Orders To Vacate - Fire Certificate of Occupancy 10 RLH VO 26-16 Appeal of Orzugul Kahramonova, Art Investment Group, to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice, which includes Certificate of Occupancy Revocation and Order to Vacate, at 100 GEORGE STREET EAST. Page 9City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final Sponsors: Noecker Layover to LH April 7, 2026 at 1:30 pm for further discussion of deadline for windows (current recommendation in May 1 for balance of the orders). Orzugul Kahramonova, property management for Art Investment Group, appeared via phone [Moermond gives background of appeals process] Staff report by Supervisor Keith Demarest: this is a rental property. One of our inspectors was assigned to follow up on some complaints that came in on February 11. Over the next month the inspector conducted or attempted to conduct inspections with several outstanding issues including smoke alarms in hallways, co detectors needed, gasoline powered lawn mower obstructing stairwell, illegal sleeping area in basement and heavy content reduced by 50%, fire buffer to be created around water heater. Exposed water heater outside unit 2. Missing cover plates. This goes back to November 18th, 2025. Due to long-term noncompliance a notice was sent out that the Certificate of Occupancy was being revoked, and an appeal was filed. The entire property is occupied. Kahramonova: we aren’t against any of the repairs, but we did need time—the second-floor windows are damaged along with the attic, where no one lives. The reason why it couldn’t’ be done is because the 2nd unit was the one who called originally and wouldn’t give us access. She defaulted on her rent and there is a writ of eviction with her last day, March 31st. The first level tenant is also vacating and said they can’t stay there anymore due to the City notice. Both tenants are gone March 31st and this order was posted only on unit 2 and the basement prior to February 25th. February 25th the basement was cleaned out, someone broke in and had someone sleeping, we ordered 3 dumpsters. The only thing that wasn’t done was the unit 2 windows when they came out February 25th. There’s also another order about putting up a 60 min horizontal assembly in the basement, which isn’t occupied. We didn’t understand that order. We did put a fire rated 60 min door and we pulled a permit for that. Orders to do a 60 min fire rating. Upon research that is required mostly for commercial properties or occupied units so we haven’t done that until this call and understanding the reason behind the requirement. We are going to renovate this property and will go on the market along with 10th Avenue once these issues are fixed. Moermond: both occupied through end of March so no Vacant Building program. Mr. Demarest, please address the fire separation. I’m guessing the ceiling fire rating has to do with furnaces and water heaters? Demarest: correct. The one-hour fire rating can be accomplished different ways. Typically, with gypsum board and that is to protect your basement utilities from the living room just above it. You need that between the basement and first floor. I’d be open to exploring that further with the property owner and/or where that separation needs to be. Moermond: so, an encapsulated area may suffice? Demarest: yes. Moermond: this is something I have heard before. That’s pretty basic. It sounds like Page 10City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final the Department of Safety and Inspections is willing to accommodate but it would be something you’d want to have your contractor meet with the inspector on. Kahramonova: that sounds reasonable. The orders say the whole basement, which is why we held off. It is a large area. Demarest: now that the occupant is out, we can look at it as just a basement and talk about encapsulating that stuff in a 1-hour bubble. Moermond: that was one question. We talked about the windows, it seems like you are looking for an extension. Kahramonova: we can’t even get in to measure the windows right now to order them. Moermond: let’s look at a May 1 deadline for the balance of the orders. Kahramonova: that should work depending on the glass order. We did replace the first level windows and it took months on the vendor’s end. That’s my only question mark. Moermond: alright. Let’s talk again in 2 weeks on April 7th and your contractor will have had eyes on there to see if we need a different deadline for the windows, all the other items we do a May 1 deadline. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 4/7/2026 RLH VO 26-811 Appeal of Florence Cherry Kimmel Minister Scarlet Rose to a Fire Inspection Report, which includes condemnation, at 787 HOWELL STREET NORTH: Final Determination. (Refer to Legislative Hearing March 3, 2026) Sponsors: Coleman Grant extension to May 15th, 2026 for compliance with orders to vacate property. Florence Cherry Kimmel, owner, appeared Demarest: I don’t have an update from Ko from the last week. At Mai’s prompting I did check for permits for the HVAC. I did not find any permits pending, open or closed. I haven’t spoken with Ko. I felt she was putting our Department into the middle of trying to organize this project. I’m enforcement. So, I asked her to directly communicate with the property owner or the repair person for the wall directly. Moermond: and I heard they don’t have to open up the wall now? Kimmel: yes. Moermond: did they do the work? Kimmel: yes. But I’m not understanding the issue. Moermond: he was speaking to the contractor pulling a permit. CAP has a reputation for not doing this in a timely fashion. We don’t want that to be your problem though. The repairs are done? Kimmel: yes. Page 11City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final Moermond: so, no issues there. It sounded like you had a Bagster leaving soon and a talk removal calendared? Kimmel: yes. I’ve been in communication with a gentleman from the propane company and he is getting back to me tomorrow to confirm. We had a dumpster set up for Thursday and there was a miscommunication with House Calls. Do you know Lauren? I think because of the number of difficulties I’ve been having with all of this, and my mom going in and out of rehab and ER, in the midst of trying to coordinate that I was talking with Lauren (Ross). Things were moving quickly and I had a lot of stress and didn’t communicate clearly with her and was confused about Craig. She thought there wouldn’t be enough help even though I had neighbors helping. We do have people on standby. She left a Voicemail saying she was cancelling the dumpster and then I got on the phone with her and was overwhelmed and trying to manage everything. She said to focus on the crisis. I didn’t think she actually cancelled the dumpster. We waited all day and the dumpster never showed up. Monday morning I couldn’t get through and then finally sent some emails and it was complicated with Craig and trying to involve too many things. It would be nice to have Craig in the future but right now the biggest focus is the dumpster and the neighbors asking what is going on. Moermond: this is sounding under control for everything you’ve been dealing with. Let’s push out into May any follow up on this and hopefully wrap things up then. Is that doable? Kimmel: very. Hopefully I can resolve this with Lauren. Moermond: what I will do is ask the Council to give to May 15th. We’ll officially have them lift the condemnation too. Kimmel: we’ll be done before then. Referred to the City Council due back on 4/15/2026 12 RLH VO 26-15 Appeal of Elizabeth Sibet, Sibet Renovations, LLC, to a Notice of Condemnation and Order to Vacate at 227 FULLER AVENUE. Sponsors: Bowie Grant to April 17th to have utilities restored, or property will be a Cat 1 VB and give fee waiver for 90 days (to June 5th, 2026). No one appeared (statement submitted & attached to record) Staff report by Supervisor Keith Demarest: February 26th Department of Safety and Inspections received a complaint that said the house is abandoned, doors wide open, and people going into property. That information went to the Vacant Building team asking if it was one of theirs and they said no. I went to the property February 27th and contacted all utilities while on site. St. Paul Regional Water Services told me water had been disconnected and shut off a month prior. I also contacted Xcel and they advised that no gas had gone through the meter in a year, leading me to believe it had been vacant for at least that long. I contacted the property owner and advised them that due to the condition of the property and no utilities it would have to be boarded and gave them until 2 pm to do so. I returned at 2 pm and it wasn’t secured, so then I called our boarding company to do that. Remaining unities, gas and electric, were shut off. It was Page 12City of Saint Paul

March 24, 2026Legislative Hearings Minutes - Final boarded and condemned and sent to Vacant Buildings. Moermond: April 17th if utilities are restored, if she doesn’t do those 2 things she will be a Category 1 Vacant Building and have a fee waiver for 90 days, to June 5th. Referred to the City Council due back on 3/25/2026 2:00 p.m. Hearings Fire Certificates of Occupancy Page 13City of Saint Paul