90-1038 O��G�NAL Council File # Q�—/�.3�
Green Sheet #
RESOLUTION '
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA �3� '
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Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
WHEREAS, the Schmidt Brewery has been a landmark in Saint Paul on West
Seventh Street since 1901; and
WHEREAS, the Schmidt plant directly employs 215 workers and impacts on
other employees in the distribution business; and
WHEREAS, in February, the G. Heileman Brewing Company offered for sale
the Saint Paul brewery facility, together with the Schmidt brand and
other brands; and
WHEREAS, Heileman has, to date, rejected all bids for its Schmidt
plant, and apparently refuses to consider new bids, and has set plans
to close the Schmidt plant on July 3, 1990; and
WHEREAS, several bidders have shown strong interest in acquiring the
plant, its equipment, and the Schmidt brand; and
WHEREAS, Heileman's apparent refusal to negotiate in good faith any
future offers has shown their desire to close the plant and produce
the Schmidt brand from their La Cross, Wisconsin plant; regardless of
� the negative economic impact to the City of Saint Paul and the West
Seventh Street community; and
� WHEREAS, plans are already in place to begin removing essential
equipment from the Schmidt plant, equipment that, if removed, may
diminish the facility's marketability; and
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WHEREAS, the closing of the Schmidt plant and potential selling or
removing of the equipment would negatively impact the City and would
create a blighted vacant building, a building that would be extremely
difficult to find a reuse for, as witnessed by the vacated Grain Belt
plant in Minneapolis; and
WHEREAS, Schmidt's 135 years of brewing history in the City of Saint
Paul have permanently linked that label to the City and to the West
Seventh Street Neighborhood; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Department of Planning and
Economic Development and City Attorney shall begin immediately to
investigate condemnation procedures to acquire the Schmidt plant, the
land, its equipment and labels, through Eminent Domain, and that the
appropriate resolutions be drafted by appropriate staff at the
earliest possible date; and
THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Department of Planning and
Economic Development or appropriate staff pursue the identification of
a viable buyer for the brewery equipment and labels, and that this
identification be a condition of the Eminent Domain action.
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Adopted by Council: Date
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By:
By' Approved by Mayor for Submission to
Approved by Mayor: Date
Council
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OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
DAVE THUNE
Counc�7member MEMO
6/18/90
TO: COUNCILMEMBERS
FROM: DAVE THUNE
At the request of the Schmidt Brewery workers and two of the bidders who have
made a good faith effort to purchase the Schmidt plant, I have asked
Councilmember Dimond to offer the attached resolution under suspension
during tomorrow's council meeting.
The purpose of the resolution is to request PED and the City Attorney's office
to look into the possibility of taking the Schmidt Brewery by eminent domain
and create the needed documentation for council action. This does not officially
start eminent domain action.
In asking for your support of this resolution I am asking you to support keeping
all of the City's options open.
I have been informed that the machinists at Schmidt have been instructed to
dismantle and remove the still from the St Paul plant on June 28th. The still is
to be shipped to La Crosse. The still is used to produce non-alcoholic beer and
is a key feature of this plant.
Eventhough, I am still hopeful that Heileman might return to the negotiating
table, I believe it is in the City's best interest to be prepared for the worse. I
feel that it would be foolish to wait until Heileman has stripped the building
before we determine what action we can take.
CTTY HALL SEVENTH FLOOR SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 55102 612/298-5679
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�Y ��� RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
WHEREAS, the Schmidt Brewery has been a landmark in Saint Paul on West
Seventh Street since 1901; and
WHEREAS, the Schmidt plant directly employs 215 workers and impacts on
other employees in the distribution business; and
WHEREAS, in February, the G. Heileman Brewing Company offered for sale
the Saint Paul brewery facility, together with the Schmidt brand and
other brands; and
WHEREAS, Heileman has, to date, rejected all bids for its Schmidt
plant, and apparently refuses to consider new bids, and has set plans
to close the Schmidt plant on July 3, 1990; and
WHEREAS, several bidders have shown strong interest in acquiring the
plant, its equipment, and the Schmidt brand; and
WHEREAS, Heileman's apparent refusal to negotiate in good fa�th any
future offers has shown their desire to close the plant and produce
the Schmidt brand from their La Cross, Wisconsin plant; regardless of
the negative economic impact to the City of Saint Paul and the West
Seventh Street community; and
WHEREAS, plans are already in place to begin removing essential
equipment from the Schmidt plant, equipment that, if removed, may
diminish the facility's marketability; and
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WHEREAS, the closing of the Schmidt plant and potential selling or
removing of the equipment would negatively impact the City and would
create a blighted vacant building, a building that would be extremely
difficult to find a reuse for, as witnessed by the vacated Grain Belt
plant in Minneapolis; and
WHEREAS, Schmidt's 135 years of brewing history in the City of Saint
Paul have permanently linked that label to the City and to the West
Seventh Street Neighbdrhood; and �
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Department of Planning and
Economic Development and City Attorney shall begin immediately to
investigate condemnation procedures to acquire the Schmidt plant, the
land, its equipment and labels, through Eminent Domain, and that the
appropriate resolutions be drafted by appropriate staff at the
earliest possible date; and
THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Department of Planning and
Economic Development or appropriate staff pursue the identification of
a viable buyer for the brewery equipment and labels, and that this
identification be a condition of the Eminent Domain action.
Yeas Navs Absent Requested by Department of:
imon
Goswitz
on
Macca ee
Rettman
T une
i son BY=
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Adoption Certified by Council Secretary ey:
ey' Approved by Mayor for Submission to
Council
Approved by Mayor: Date
BY: BY:
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°��i�°�� : OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
DAVE THUNE MEMO
Councilmember
6/18/90
TO: COUNCILMEMBERS
FROM: DAVE THUNE
At the request of the Schmidt Brewery workers and two of the bidders who have
made a good faith effort to purchase the Schmidt plant, I have asked
Councilmember Dimond to offer the attached resolution under suspension
during tomorrow's council meeting.
The purpose of the resolution is to request PED and the City Attorney's office
to look into the possibility of taking the Schmidt Brewery by eminent domain
and create the needed documentation for council action. T'his does not officially
start eminent domain action.
In asking for your support of this resolution I am asking you to support keeping
all of the City's options open.
I have been informed that the machinists at Schmidt have been instructed to
dismantle and remove the still from the St Paul plant on June 28th. The still is
to be shipped to La Crosse. The still is used to produce non-alcoholic beer and
is a key feature of this plant.
Eventhough, I am still hopeful that Heileman might return to the negotiating
table, I believe it is in the City's best interest to be prepared for the worse. I
feel that it would be foolish to wait until Heileman has stripped the building
before we determine what action we can take.
CTTY HALL SEVENTH FLOOR SAINT PAUI,,MINNESOTA 55102 612/298-5679
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