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Saint Paul council refers MFK Enterprise license case to administrative law judge after repeated license-condition violations
Summary
The St. Paul City Council voted unanimously to send a complaint against MFK Enterprise — alleging repeated vehicle-parking, outdoor storage and repair violations at 830 Robert Street South — to an administrative law judge for hearing rather than impose the department-recommended $1,000 matrix penalty today.
The St. Paul City Council voted to refer a Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) request for adverse action against MFK Enterprise — doing business at 830 Robert Street South — to an administrative law judge for a formal hearing, after staff described repeated license-condition violations going back to 2018.
Department of Safety and Inspections staffer Teresa Scarda told the council the department recommended a $1,000 matrix penalty and revised license conditions after complaint inspections in May, October and November 2024 documented vehicles parked in the right of way, exterior storage of tires and rubbish, evidence of vehicles being worked on outside an enclosed building, and hazardous-material concerns. "The request from DSI is to impose the thousand dollar matrix penalty and the new license conditions," Scarda said during her staff report.
Scarda summarized the license history presented to council: a 2018 resolution imposing a $500 matrix…
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