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90-1867 O R�I G � �A L II } ; , ; Counc i l F i l e # d"`I d lA/ ' � Ordinance # I Green Sheet # r��3 ORDINANCE OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Presented B Referred To Comnittee: Date _________________�— __ _________________________________________�________________________ — Whereas, W'o en of Nations made application to the Planning Commission for a special � nd tion use permit to establish a she�ter for battered women and thei ch ldren pursuant to the provisions of the Saint Paul Zoning Code fo� pr perty located at 73 Leech Street, legally described as Lots 12, 13 and 14 Block 5, Samuel Leech Addition; and Whereas, T Z ning Committee of the Planning Commission conducted a public hearingl n uly 19, 1990, after having provide�i notice to affected property owners, a d submitted its recommendation to the Commission. The Commission, byl 'ts Resolution 90-75, adopted July 27, '� - / �ecided to approve the ap� ic tion based on the followina 7 3 �°.,�-�''`� �nclusions: � I� 1. The � cil 'ty as proposed �- � condii ion specified ii �, � -�' �� I �g code for a mmu ity residenti r n f � , ,-� - — lJ/ 2 . The s eci 1 condition us ��j � : a chang of program in an � � of resid nts proposed by Woi �� er as that �or hich the facili � �` ,i � � l � � 3. Facil 'ti s such as those �. '' ! , • ��' a not inclu�ed in the Ramse Cou. � �' � y � J ' � Z.�, '�yit � li Whereas, P�rs ant to the provisi /�,��Y � 7w= Seventh Fort R ad ederation 265 One U`" f . � � ;1 -Y filed with the�Cit Clerk an�appeal f �` °� �`"� I� C,� f �,y the Planning Commi sio , requesting that � � � �'�,� �� ` _�re the City Council for th� pu pose of considering �� ,��'C. l�`" ..axen by the said commission; and� � Whereas, A ti g pursuant to Sections 64 .205 through 64.208, and upon notice to affe�ted parties public hearings were duly 'conducted by the City Council o Se tember 13, 1990 and September 27, 1990 where all interested par�ies were given an opportunity to be heard; and Whereas, T e ouncil, having heard the statements made, and having considered th� ap lication, the report of staff, the record, minutes and resolution of he Zoning Committee and of the Planning Commission, does hereby Resolve, T at the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby affirm the de�' si n of the Planning Commission in this matter, based on the findings o t e Council that the Planning Commission did not commit any error; andlbe it � , , ��_i�G7 0 R I G�,�� ResQlv d, That the appeal of West Seventh/Fort Road Federation, 265 ! On ida, Saint Paul, Mn. 55102 be and is hereby denied; and, be it Finally Res lv d, That the City Clerk shall mail a copy of this resolution to �J me of Nations, West Seventh/Fort Road Federation, 265 Oneida, Saint P ul Mn. 55102, the Zoning Administrator and the Planning Commission. i I I �� I � i ___________________�___ _________________________________________�_________________________ ________________� '___ --______-_________ Yeas Na s Absent Requested by Department of: Dimon Goswitz Lon ' Macca e Rettman Thune Wilson BY= ________________� __ _—_�___—_________ 0 CT 2 3 i990 Form Approv by City Attorney Adopted by Council: i Da e � � Adoption �ertified , by ouncil Secretary � By: B / , y' Approved by Mayor ��for Submission' to Approved � Mayor: D e �L� � `� IJ�o Counci l By: `� ��:,,��> �� y: � "'f�"` ' , B ` PUB�'��D °`��f�'`�r� ~ � 1990 � � . - �`-�JO�/fG� DEPARTMENTIOFFICE/COUNCIL DATE INITIATED City Clerk's Offi GREEN SHEE No. 213 CONTACT PERSON 8 PHONE IN�TWU DA INITIAUDA7E �DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR �qTY COUNGL A1 Olson 423 N�� crn�rroRN�r �c�rr cx�RK MUBT BE ON COUNpL A(�ENDA BY ROUTINO �BUDOET DIRECTOR �FIN.&MOT.BERVICES DIR. �MAYOR(OR A8818T � TOTAL fi�OF SIGNATURE P S (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIONATUR� ACTION REQUESTED: Resolution denyi th appeal of West Seventh/�ort Road Federa� on to a decision of the Planning Commis" on or a Special Condition Use Permit at 73 ech St. RECOMMENDATIONB:Approve pq a (R) COUNCIL COMMITTEEIRESEARCH REPORT OPTIO _PLANNINGi COMMISSION VIL RVICE C�AMISSION ��YST PHONE NO. _CIB COMMITTEE COMMENT3: _3TAFF _DI8TRICT COURT SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTI E INITIATINO PROBLEM,ISBUE,OPPOR ITY ,What,Whsn,Where,Why): ResolutiQn reques e b Counci� confirm�ng action taken at Publi Hearing held September 13th & S pt ber 27, 1990. ADVANTAOE3 IF APPROVED: ��. `f�C �, . �: C��,�`�s�,��, c '?� h C�� DISADVANTAOES IF APPROVED: • /� DI3ADVANTAOEB IF NOT APPROVED: i ECEIVED 519A0 CLERK , TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACT WST/REYENUE BUDOETED(CI CLE ONE) YES NO FUNDINO SOU� ACTIVITY NUMBER FlNANCIAL INFORMATION:(EXPUUf� .� �w - - . , � NOTE: COMPLETE DIRECTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GREEN SHEET INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL AVAILABLE IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE(PHONE NO.298-4225). , ROUTING ORDER: Bebw are preferred routings for the five most frequent types of documeMs: CONTRACTS (assumee autlwrized COUNCIL RESOIUTION (Amend, Bdgts./ budget exists) Accept. Grants) 1. Outside Agency 1. Department Director 2. Initiating Department 2. Budget Director 3. Ciry Attomey ° 3. City Attomey 4. Mayor 4. MayodAssistent 5. Finance 8 Mgmt Svca. Director 5. City Council 6. Finar�e Accounting 6. Chief Axountant, Fin 8 Mgmt Svcs. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (Budget COUNCIL RESOLUTION (all others) Revision) and ORDINANCE 1. Activiry Manager 1. Initiating Department Director 2. Department Axountant 2. Ciry Attorney 3. Department Director 3. MayodAssistant 4. Budget Director 4. Gty Cour�cil 5. Ciry Clerk 6. Chief AxouMant, Fin &Mgmt Svcs. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS (all others) 1. Initiating Department 2. City Attorney 3. Mayor/Assistant 4. City Clerk TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNATURE PAGES Ind�ate the#of pages on which signatures are required ar�d peperclip each of these pages. ACTION REQUESTED Deecribe what the projecUrequeet aeeks to accompHsh in either chronologF cal order or order of importance,whichever is moat appropriate for the issue. Do iwt write complete sentences. Begin each ttem in your list with a verb. RECOMMENDATIONS Complete if the isst�e in question has been preseMed before any body, public or private. SUPPORTS WHICH COUNdL OBJECTIVE? Indicate which Council objective(s)your projecUrequest supports by listing the key word(s)(HOUSING, RECREATION, NEIGHBORMOOOS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUDGET, SEWER SEPARATION).(SEE COMPLETE UST IN INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL.) COUNCIL COMMITTEE/RESEARCH REPORT-OPTIONAL AS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE,OPPORTUNITY Explain the situation or conditions that created a need for your project or request. ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED Indicate whether this is simply an annusl budget procedure required by Iaw/ charter or whether th�ra pre sp�iflc wa in which the City of Seint Paul and its citizens will benefit A�om Mis pro�ect/actbn. DISADVANTAGE3`IF AP�ROVED . What negative effects or major changes to existing or past processes might this projecUrequest:produce N it is passed(e.g.,traffic delays, noise, tax increases or assessmenta)?To Whom?When?For how long? DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED What will be the negative conaequences if the promised action is not approved? Inability to deliver eervice?Continued high traffic, noise, accident rate?Loss of revenue? FINANCIAL IMPACT Although you must taibr the information you provide here to the issue you are addressing, in general you must answer two questions: How much is it going to coat?Who is going to pay? �- �`� _.....__.__..._ __ ------�-_ . : -- - �5 � J `�� , �`�1T= o''• � CITY OF SAINT PAUL o � '� , DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT � iiii t t�ii + � DIVISION OF PLANNING 0 vm ^ ' ; �� 25 1Nest Fourth Street,Saint Paul,Minnesota 551 +s a• 612-228-32� JAMES SCHEIBEL Fax:612-228-3220 MAYOR S E�' � '� 1990 CIT`� i�f ��hiV�E�` RECEIVED �y�r August 13, 990 AU�141gg0 � � ClT�( CLERK - Mr. Albert! . 0 son, City Clerk Room 386, � ty all Saint Paul, Min esota 55102 � Dear�Mr. 0�. on: This lette�� is ritten to confirm the hearing date for: ' � Appl$ ant West Seventh Street/Fort Road Federation File, umb r: 90-189 . " � , Purp� e: Appeal the decision of the Planning Comm�'ission Lega� Des ription of Property: 73 Leech Street ' Lots 12-14, Blk 5; Samual Leech Addition Previ,o s ction: • �tl nn'ng Division Recommendation: Approved, voti�:12-1, July 27, 1990 Zo in Committee Recommendation: Approved, vote:7-0, July 19, 1990 Blo rd of Zoning Appeal: In order to llo time for the mailing of appropriate notices, please schedule the hearing , ate as soon as possible after-9-13-90:`' Our preference would be 9-13-90. I will phone you within the next few days for schedule cot�tfirntation. � Sincerely, , . � � �-�" . � GZ�-�7 • Daniel K. B� ers (3390) Zoning Sect n � cc: File # -18 G *'! Tanya ^1 ,- �13 ��%' _... � � . ' � � -��.:� �., .. .�_ _ ...�_._.._ . _.,_.Y . _ _.. _ _ _ _ �_. �,-' ✓ i � ��$�t=' ��►� i �' CITY OF SAINT PAUL 0 0 � . DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT � �uilutti , DIVISION OF PLANNING w� _�� ^v 35 West Fourth Street,Saint Paul,Minnesota 55102 612-228-3270 +s°• ��rV�[� Fax:612-2283220 JAMES SCHEIBEL ' MAYOR ��p101990 Spetember 6, 1990 ��7'� CL�kn Albert Olson, City Clerk Room 386, City Hall Saint Paul, MN 55102 RE: Zoning File #90-189 - West 7th/Ft. Road Federation , ,� , �,� , �1 � c=�-�.7- ': ; �° �`�` , � / City Council Hearing: September 13, 1990 �3� i - PURPOSE: To appeal the decision of the Planning Commission on the approval of a Special Condition Use Permit. PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION: Approval ZONING COMMITTEE DECISION: Approval • STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval SUPPORT: Five people spoke in support. OPPOSITION: Four people spoke in opposition. Dear Sir: On July 19, 1990, the Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission held a public hearing on this Special Condition Use Permit. The petitioner testified. At '� the close of the public hearing, the Committee voted 7 to 0 to approve the Special Condition Use Permit based on staff findings. On July 27, 1990, the Planning Commission upheld the Zoning Committee's recommendation on a vote of 12 to 1. This appeal of the approval of a Special Condition Use Permit is scheduled to be h�ard by the City Council on September 13, 1990. Please notify me by September 11, 1990, if any member of the City Council wishes to have slides of the site presented at the public hearing. Sincerely, Pe /��`7 �,� ichert • gSY Deputy Director for Planning PAR:j ab .. ' �� - j<�' C ,�`s � FI VIT OF YVONNE LEITH, DIRECTOR, WOMEN OF NATIONS , IN R� APP AL OF FORT ROAD FEDERATION TO ST. 'PAUL CITY COUNCIL OF GRANTING OF SPUC TO WOMEN OF NATIONS STATE 0 MINNESOTA) ) ss. COUNTY ; F AMSEY ) YV NN LEITH, being sworn on oath, deposes and says: 1, am Yvonne Leith, Director of Women of Nations. I make this Af id vit in response to the claims made at the September 13, 1990 Stt P ul City Council Meeting that our proposed shelter would endange t e public health, safety, and welfare. 2. ' e object to the issue of endangerment being brought up by a co nc ' 1 person when it was not in the appeal; we object much more st en ously to even the suggestion that a shelter for victims of do st'c violence could endanger ang�one or anything. Noneth� es , we have made a good faith effort to respond to this concern 3. r. Thune and Ms. Pappas talked about the delay as giving them an op ortunity to find other sites for u�. The only ,contact we hav�e' ha from them is by a Brian Miller, of the Neighborhood Develop en Alliance. He mentioned only two'� specific sites: a Luthera s hool on the West Side, which is very large, and of course do s not have sleeping facilities, ',I and the Riverview Hospi�al n the West Side which is also very large and has a seriows as estos problem. He has since madellvague references to other ss 'bilities, which would take many months to develop. As my lett r ndicates, our funding depends on ou#t getting our shelter going oon. , q!� �/8� � 4. have carefully reviewed the reca'rd and can find no facts s�u�ppo ting the claim of endangerment; we cannot disprove what is not he e, but are offering this evidence to do what we can to dispel he claims of endangerment. We transc�ribed the pertinent parts of he record and find unsupported �llegations and no eviden� t at we can refute. Some examples follow: At the zoning hearing D nis Boust said that there was a drawback to him selling his hou�e hat the shelter is across the strei�et and claimed that at New on ections, a "lot of crazy things were going on" . I underst nd that a fear that property values will decrease is not a valic� re son to deny a permit. Chris Japeso� testified that WON is dif� re t from New Connections; the adolescents were chaperoned ' , in and ut and not allowed to go freely; how can one respond to such no se se? He also said that New Connectio9�s maintained itself as a s� ar te entity and didn't impact negatively or positively and that N� we e responsive to complaints; we feel this is supportive to us. At he City Council hearing, Anastasia ?Verkose talked about seeing ro p home residents walking down the street and not knowing where t ey belong; she clearly must have been referring to mentally ill or et rded; this has nothing to do with k�attered women. She also claim d that a group home resident broke into a neighbor' s house a d aped a woman and slashed someone' s throat; again, this has no el vance to our shelter. She admittec�' that NC worked well with t e community. She claimed that Mo�roe school had 23 � addit'o al children because of the YWCA shelter; the YWCA is not �, a bat� red women' s shelter; it has many out di town people whose 2 � ��! �� childrer� a e not registered in a local school. This is not the experier�ce of battered women' s shelters. As a matter of interest, in 1989, he St. Paul Public School system submitted a grant proposa� w' th Women of Nations for on-site schooling at our shelte�� w were not funded then, but we didn',;t have a site then. We will 're- pply--we definitely want on-site schooling as an option for chi�dr n who can't safely remain in theirlold school. There is new fede al money now for schooling for the �omeless so we think our ch nce are much better. Ms Huest also introduced the paterna is ic argument that Ft. Road needed to protect our battered women f om their dangerous, crack and bar-in�jested neighborhood. We wisl� to assure anyone similarly concerned that we will protect , our res 'de ts; our plans call for at least two staff awake 24 hours a day; e ill protect our people and make th� community safer by our wa� chf lness. Ms. Huest further said that she was "not convinc d hat residents are the risk; the type of neighborhood we live in is more of a reverse risk for them''. " Susan, a block captair� in Crime Watch, said she didn't need people in seclusion or hidir►g, ut needed participating members. We will have a strong staff, �.nt rested in safety. We intend to worlk with the community to maks th s area safer. 5. ttached to this Affidavit is my letter to Mr. Thune dated S pt mber 20, 1990, which should be in+corporated into the record'� s partial response. 6� ne thing we did to gather information was to do a phone � survey f ine shelters in Minnesota. We hav� responses from six I , , 3 I i � I ' ga-/�� of them his is what we learned; They indi�!ated they generally have ex�el ent relationships with police and the neighbors. The only twq w th neighborhood problems of any severity cited a lack of park'ng space as causing difficulties . �hey indicated that there a e a average of 1.5 or less children fox each woman staying in the �he ter and 1/3 or less of the children tend to be school- age. T e ast majority stay in their old school, and are bused , there. M ny of the shelters do not have statistics on police calls. Non of them reported any problems to the neighborhood from abuser� O e reported that in 12 years of operation, with an average of 100 women per year, 3 men had showr� up at the shelter; none o t em bothered neighbors; the focus is always on the batter� w man. Another indicated they had called the police 10 times li 13 years to report problems unrelated to the shelter. � Every s ' ng e shelter reporting reported excqllent relationships with th p lice. 7. understand that all councilmembers received the attache 1 tter from Kathleen McCay, Executi�ve Director of New Connect�.on , to Councilperson David Thune; she points out that her organiz ti n received an award from the Fort Road Federation and Awards' Ch ir David Thune for "exceptiona�l service to the communi y" We understand that there is absolutely no evidence showing t at the use of this building as a juvenile chemical depende cy treatment facility endangered the public health, safety, or wel ar ; common sense suggests that cl�emically dependent adolsce ts are a more volatile population than victims of domestic I I 4 I , � ��` �`�� J I abuse. '; � 8. 11 Also attached is a letter dated September 18, 1990 from Barbara �. aye, MN Department of Corrections, to Mr. Bill Wilson, ponting ou that we address the needs of the public by providing a safe lac for battered women. 9. Also attached is a letter from Morris Manning, Chair, Saint � ul Overnight Shelter Board, to Mr. Bill Wilson, dated Septemb r 19, 1990, supporting our position. 10. arry Cordes, of Cordes Agency, our insurance person for the pa� s 'x years, told me he insures various battered women shelte� ; e mentioned five or six specific or��,es--and said he has never s en a claim of any kind from any of these shelters. FiJ TH R SHE SAYS NOTHING. � ONNE LEITH Women of Nations P.O. Box 40309 ' St. Paul, MN 55104 (612) 644-�053 Subscr� ed and sworn to bef e hi day f , r19 C�_ Notary ub i ' �,. -��w,� AR . WILMES N TARY'L�LIC—MINNt$OTA �� R 1M$EY COIJNiYL �}e . . . C�fi:.....��Cn �M}71fBf W2J•7� . .�.��.�.._, ,r�... �.... I C II J I � I f . ._.. qd-%��7 � � WOMEN OF NATIONS -- . P.O. Box 40309 . St. Paul,MN 55104 "`�'� R Telephone: (612) 644-0053 . , Septanber 2�, 1990 Mr. Dave h� , Councilmember St. Paul ity Council City Hall, 7t Floor St. Paul, 5102 . Appeal of Special Condition Use Permit, 73 Leech Street Dear Coundil mber Thtme: We are extlr ly disappointed in the action by the City Council to layover a decision o�n e above appeal. We feel strongly that the issues raised by you concerni th shelter posing "an endangern�nt and harm to the health and welfare q th camnunity" are unjustified, and contradiet the legislation passed ir� 98 to establish funding for this shelter. Your action further endanger� n and children in crisis through lack of �ervices, anc3 places th�n in � c tegory of criminal rather than victim. Our or an' at'on and the women and children who use ou�! servi s will 9 ► ce , suffer irreparabl h rm if we are denied the right to open ourl'�shelter as planned. v�e have a iv ly worked to establish a shelter for the ]�ast two and one half years. We ha e worked with several realtors and have 1Cioked at numerous sites as part of ou search. Of all the sites we have viewed, the site at 73 Leech Street is e one that best meets our needs. - it is� in relatively good shape; - it i�s p esently designed for a program providing t�nporary residence, and w�ul therefore not require the extensive renadeling that would be entailled in conversion of an apart�nent building, duplex or other build�ng; - it is cl e to the Ramsey County Courthouse, virtually eli.minating trans r ation time and costs for staff and residents; - the ,f ci ity has large bedrooms, each with a private bath; , Non-Pro it Or anization that provides: � Community Education&Outreach•Advocate Training&Neiworlc � In SeNice•Support Groups•Supportive Advocacy•Volunteer Program Dave Thume, ouncilmember ��-�a � � � September 20 1990 Page two � - the sit has spacious play areas both inside and out; - ver� f changes will be needed to make the facility accessible for wom�n d children in wheelchairs; - th� e i substantial distance between the buildinc,� and residential nei hbo s; - the sit is easily accessi.ble by public transport�tion. We canno st ess strongly enough the pressing need to open this shelter, not only for Ind an women but all women who are now provided services by our agency. For your inf rmation, we consistently meet our goals for projected services, the n rs ncrease yearly. The following table illustrates not only the n�nnbers ut he diversity of women served froan July 1, 1990 to date: . FY97+ Pr 'ected Service Actual No. Served Ord�rs or Protection - 50 67 (35 American Indian, 22 White (Amejric n Indian 8 Black, 2 Hispanic) wo�en - 30) This tab e r flects only one of the many services we provide, and also that we will far exc ed projections for this year. Our brochure which you have receivec� is elf-explanatory. Your con ern about abusers caming to the shelter are urhfounded. You should know tha th crime of partner abuse occurs in the secrecy and privacy of the hame. e f cus of the batterer is on the partner. As you heard in council testimon by shelter staff and directors, the number of abusers who come to the shel er re virtually nil. On the other hand, the health and welfare of women an ch'ldren in crisis is being endang�red by Council's delay in this situatior�. Regarding th concern about the i�act on social services in your district by residen�s� of the shelter, the fact is we netw�ork extensively within our own can�anity an throughout the seven county metro area. The fin i cast to Women of Nations will be trenendous if we lose the site at 73 Lee treet. Our purchase agreement will expire if this appeal is not promptly e lved and we may lase the opport�ity to purchase this site. The NIl�1 Depa� n of Corrections, a major source of our funding, has made it alxindan ' c ear to us that we must be open and operating by June 30, 1991. We know h w ong it has taken us to get this far, and we still have to renovat he uilding before we can open. If we were to start over at this point, 't is oubtful we could be aperating by June 30�; 1991. , Non-ProfitlOrg nization that provides: ' Community Education&Outreach •Advocate Training&Nernrork I -Service •Support Cxoups •Supportiv�e Advocacy •Volunteer Program � J �... : i./,G' � �J ��1 l;% 5/ / COl1I1C1 'I'11t]f1e September 20, 1990 Page three Failure af e Council to vote in our favor will also jeapardize the $125,000 capital c�ran we were awarded two w�eeks ago by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. ,Thi grant is specific to Leech Street. One of the factors that impress' M. .F.A. about our plan was the quality and appropriateness of the site (r res ntatives of M.H.F.A. made several tours of the building as part of theiX dec sion making process) . . If the a a is not pr�tly resolved in our favor, Wi�men of Nations will suffer � dit onal financial losses in an amount undetermined at this time. Because e s e absolutely no legal justification for Council action preventi.ng us from' pen ng our sheltpr, you will co�el us to seek legal avenues to ensure t e s fety and well-being of wom�en and children in crisis and in need of our � rvi es. We appr iat your offer to help us find another building__in another area of the city H ever, we cannot discount the w�ork of staff and -v�o-lunteers who have wor ed hese past two years in finding an ideal building for the shelter. You also con end that non-profits come to ar�as such as West 7th because of econani is is untrue in our case. The building is not cheap, and we did not base our decision on economics, it is the ideal building for our needs. We f ind 't d fficult to respond to your issues raithout any specific standards. We find 'it e pecially disconcerting when legislation and existing laws provide for the ', rot ction of battered women and children. County Commissioners as well as ' e yor's Office are presently addressing the problem of battering of womer� nd children in St. Paul. We are providing irtput through the NIDi Coalitio fo Battered Women to help develop this plan. We are at a loss to respond en the record stands that battered women and ,children are victims, not crimi al . We urge you to base your decision on existing law and find for the conti u protection of these victims. In peace, . Yvonne Leith '� Executive Director cc: Council resident, Bill Wilson . Coun�i rs, Tom Dim�nd Roger Goswitz R,obert Long Paula Maccabee Janice Rettman Nlayo J s Scheibel WUN'�, ar of Directors WON ol teer Council Bar ra ye, l�t Dept. of Corrections YL:ph Non-Profi Org nization that provides: Communiry Education&Outreach •Advocate Training& Netwoilc ' I -Service •Support Groups •Supportive Advocacy •Volunteer PrOgram � : - ' � -/�� New iC nnection �'rograms, Inc. T3 Leech St., St. Paut, MN 55102(612)� 227-1750 Septe�mb r 21 , 1 990 y ; ��p� � � ��0 Counailp rson David Thune "'-�-------- ---------- Coundil esearch RoomI,730, City Hall Saint; Pa 1, Minnesota 55102 Dear '�Cou cilperson Thune: I am writing as the Executive Director of New Connection Prog ams, currently based at 73 Leech Street. New Connection Prog ams, operating at 3 different sites, has been in exis enc for 20 years, serving teens and their families. We h ve een at the Leech Street facility for the past 10 year . In 1 86, the Fort Road Association honored New Connection "7tuo decades oj programs "For Exceptional Service to the Community. " We �Ce have bee an active participant in the neighborhood in many ��8� way�; Crime Watch Clubs, shoveling sidewalks for local andtbeir seni rs, providing jobs and calling the police when violence jamilies" and/ r d ug deals were happening on the streets. As recently as t ree weeks ago, a 6 year old girl came running over into our ard because she was being beaten at home and we inter- vened in that situation. We have been active participants and ood citizens in the West 7th Street neighborhood for many yea s. Due to c anges in the health delivery system and reimbursement structur , we closed the inpatient portion of our program in January f 1990. We no longer need a building with large dermitor �-s}yle rooms and an institutior_al kitchen. We no long�e n ed 15,000 square feet at one site. My board is ready to si n lease on new space which will more appropriately fit o r eeds as an outpatient program. Our b il ing has been on the market for 8 months . We have had 3 se ious inquiries and another 4 or 5 indications of inter st. All parties would require provisional use zoning stipulat 'ons. We have pursued the idea of a daycare center and of a ou h hostel, but neither of these have materialized. With he St. Paul City Council considering overturning its Zonin /P anning Commission vote, we are faced with the threat of n�o b ing able to sell our 26-bed facility. Should this occur, b th my Board of Directors and our legal counsel would look po this as an "involuntary taking without compensation" by th S . Paul City Council. � , . I Accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of HealMcar�Organizations � , � � , � �� _ /-�� Letter tci C uncilperson Thune September 21 , 1990 Page Two We are v�ry alarmed at the prospect of an abandoned building at Leech anc� Mc oal, as well as the financial ramifications for our non-profi�t rganization. I find il ir nic and frustrating that in 1986 we were honored by our neig bor ood group, the West 7th/Fort Road Association, and in 1990, we an' t get a balanced hearing. I went to both the federati n o fice on August 23 and Dave Thune' s office on August 30 expectin a easonable discussion: Instead, I was met with an unyieldi g p rspective that gave no consideration to one of the neighbor ood' s "exceptional" constituents. How is it that we are honored for "exceptional service to the community" , and a like group is bei g portrayed as harmful and dangerous? I urge yo t honor the free market transaction that has occurred between me of Nations and New Connection Programs. Our Purchase Agreement ha been signed by both parties and the closing is set for Octo r 0, 1990. I appreci te your thoughtful consideration of this issue from all sides. Sincerely, Kathleen cK y Executive Di ector Enciosure! cc: Mayo� J mes Scheibel I KM:mlvb I , i �I �I �;�� ^E �'�'..� - .y. . , : ,�'- � � .. �t � . 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' .. °.SG1S L.L^}�¢,"+s cc+'.�.3.... �s� �kn�T� � ��.��. _„� �_,�'u��.� '=' � :� '�;r �� . ��T��' � ��r � ,� ; i � i, �R a � �.�/� �� ' ��t, .•� .,'., �,i" ,�;P' 3Yr�i �:` .�� r.,, �� :� �.!� Z.,i. �a �5 �fii ' � �- � k.�.r4i h � �,qy� /': ti �? `' � .�_"� .'�� 1} �rt rr� �};� < ��h1��f1 , \ .ri i--�. �;�a,`��/� �� .. �-�... ��'T - �.. - .� . •,� :.X�f�/��f.,��.ky� � s� Y '�1. �� i+� "� ...-/ �w.�-. .. �� ` ..._. _...i'� M.:.. �."'�,.�''�-,•�'��'�.._ . . N1in ta ��,�� Departm nt of Corr ti s September 18, 1 90 .�._�-��---�?-�_ ` � ,,� � �� :i;�� .,. Mr. Bi 11 Wi�,l on, Chairperson ��--�� ' St. Paul Ci't C uncil _________ 7th Floor Ci y all """"------- St. Paul , MN 5 102 ', Dear Mr. Wilson I am writing to express the MN Department to Corrections (DOC) support for Women of Nation in denying the appeal of the West 7th Federation. We have fund d omen of Nations for eight (8) years to provide battered women advocacy se vic s. Several years ago when the State Legistature was debating whether to a pr priate funds to begin an Amer�ican lndian shelter, Women of Nations took a eadership role in organizing and providing documentation for the shelter.; 0 ce the funds were appropriated and DOC reieased the Request For Proposal (RFIP) , Women of Nations again took the lead role in organizing the community anki c eating a service plan that best fit the needs of American Indian batt red women. We awarded them the grant funds in FY 90 and since then we've been rking very closely with them in attaining a building and commencing ervi ces. Because of ', ur ommitment to establishing an American Indian shelter, we are very concer ed bout the City Council 's lack of support in denying the appeal of the West 7th Federation. In our history with Women of'�, Nations, we have found them o b excellent service providers and advocate�� for battered women. They have b en, and continue to be, committed to both the' American lndian community a d b ttered women. They have worked very dil'igently and conscientio sly to acquire a site that would best address the needs for safety for battere wo en and the community. It would be unjust to deny the victims of domesticlvio ence in St. Paul what they need to continue their fight in eliminatingl,dom stic abuse in our community and in their lives. If it wouldlbe elpfut to you to have further information in assessing Women of Nations' experi nce in managing programs, please let me know. My staff can prov i de you �w i t' fur�her documer��a�.i on that w i i 1 a ctest t� 'womer� of Nat i ors' commitment �o q ality services and program management. Sinc ely, j , Barbara E. a e Direc cl�� Y MN Departm t o Corrections- Victim Services Unit � cc: Women f N tions � !i- City C unc 1 members ; ' Mayor i m ch i ebe 1 MINNESOI'A 1990 300 Bigelow B�u Idi •450 North Syndicate Street•St. Paul, Minnesota 55104•612-642-0200 , �►E4��y�fA► S �v�/V��• rl F,. � s � /\ //�'��;��',� � \\ �j/ i 1� t i � , . ` ' � _ �s �E�.'a.'�" `.,,r September 1 , 1 90 �% �� ` �' Vt^ ` � �s � + ��.' `� � � ''� �,'�� ...r�� '� -�� I Mr. Bill Wilson Chairperson ��%'v'.--"�� Saint Paul ity Council ,,--'"� Court Hous� Saint Paul , MN 55102 Chairperson Wil on: , The Saint P ut helter Board wishes to convey to you and ',all other City Council mem ers its support for the siteing of the Women of Nations shelter at the propose Le ch Street location. We particularly appreciate your opposition o e forts to overturn the Planni�g Commission' s decision to approve the con itional use permit. As was note at the September 13th City Council hearing, the proposed Women of . Nation' s sh lte is not subject to requirements governing over concentration and dispers 1 o residential facilities. Until the law 1s changed, the City Council is oun by existing law to approve the conditional use permit. The fall—ba k p sition advanced by Councilman Thune, that the proposed Women of Nations'� hel er for victims of domestic abuse creates an endangerment to the communh y, s simply not credible on the evidence. Wone of the existing shelters fb ba tered women and their children in Saint Paul poses a threat of endangermen to the neighborhood or community and are considered good neighbors 7 th ir respective neighborhoods. There is no credible evidence to support thie pos tion that the Women of Nation's e e , �, y s � u e en an erment. u t� the contrary, a security co sci us run s e er m y we e an assetlto the safety and property va ues of the neighborhood. Other point th t should be considered by City Council members when the Council reo ens testimony on this issue: • Thellas two annual Overnight Shelter Board reports have documented the' a u e n ed in Saint Paul for shelter beds for women and their chiAdre who are victims of abuse. The Shelter Board has called upon the Cit to take positive leadership to aid in securing such fachlities. The City Council accepted this report last Fall . • Wam n f Nations made a thorough search for a suitable facility in Sai t aul utilizing assistance of PED staff. The proposed Leech Sfir et facility is far—and—away the most suitable facility reviewed. It ee s criteria of size, location, chitd play space, secureability, mi'n mal rennovation costs and affordability. , • Ir�m di te neighbors of the proposed facility hav�e not ob�ected to the fac li r+hen they were petitioned as part of th� conditional use � pro ess. ,i I ' � ' . �► � � -��'�� Page 2 • The Leech Street facility has been an institutional presence in the Irving Pa k neighborhood for many decades, first as a child care faci �ity nd then a drug treatment program. Its presence has been unob� usi e. There is no reason to believe Women of Nations will chan�e th t. • Ther are few, if any, viable alternative uses for the Leech Street faci ity. For example, current fire code regulations would not permit uppe flo rs to be used as a child care facility. J�side from razing a perf ctly good community resource, this building is' really only suited for � e ype of residential use. The community sh�uld not be deprived i that resource. , • Impac on schools will be minor as most children involved will be pres¢ ool age. • The c nce n voiced by one opponent of the proposed use, that shelter resid nts might be in danger from rowdy bar patrons or drug traffic in . the a ea, certainly suggests that enforcement activities focus on those '"ba neighbors". Certainly Women of Nations and the � neighaorh od would have that as a common interest. . Finding no pr ced ral or interprative defect in the Planning Commission' s decision, th� Cit Council is bound by law to support the decision of the Planning Comrhissi n to grant a conditional use permit to Women of Nations for a shelter at'' he eech Street site. The Shelter Board hopes that City Council members will ' ake that decision without further delay so that Women of Nations can get on wi h t e compassionate business of creating a sanctuary for battered wome an their children. 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A.A. group� 900 Al io Support ro ps for Mentally Jefferson 5chool , 90 S. We�tern Ill focus' g n independent �ternative�'��IEducation Pro- living s ' s. �� for troubled youth � Ramsey� c ion Programs C L.E R � 265 On id 360 Colb �'' rne Head St � Programing for the develop- Fort Rq d ay Treatment mentally disabled 989 W� t 7 h Da trea e t services for the Y , mentall '11. ; � i \ . � � Parents �I nymous A.G.A.P.E. 265 On� da 360 Colbu�rne Support ou s for pomestic Altemative �chool - Pregnant Abuse � teens West E West Seve�th Community 900 Wes�t 7t Center '�,', A.A. grou s 265 Oneid.a St Paul h b Center Support gro'1�ps, short term 220 S. counseling to youths and � xc ange Job tra' ' g rograms seniors, Int��sive Services to (various � pe of clientele) 90 multi-problem families, Emergency ',iassistance (food Little Br th rs vouchers), Proj ect Noel, 265 O�i id Meals on V�heels, Services t e elderly Congregate Dining Dispute Re olution Center West Seve�hth Federation 265 On id 265 Oneida Mediatio S rvices . Housing D�velapment Cor- United os ital poration for low income hous- . 333 N. � mi �g Out-patie t .D. , , � , q�-/�� NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN �.�i`�' T IN ITIES CHAPTER • P.O. BOX 9629 • MINNEAPQLIS, MN 55458 • 612/464-6770 ' ��EIVEp , s��'',� �n � . Se temb 2 , 1990 I n�,. � P � � �W I �i.�. �`,�!�R� St. Pau�. Ci y Council City Ha� St. Pau�. M '� Dear Cit C uncil Members, The Twin; Ci ies Chapter of National Organization for Women is in suppo t of the domestic violence shelter as proposed by Women; of Nations. I would encourage you to approve their pr po al today. Domestic vi lence shelters are not, and have never been, , a threat to the community where they are located. They are, rather, p ace of respite badly needed by the, women they serve. ' al ing the shelter dangerous to the health of the communi�t i just another form of blaming (and'�, punishing) the vict 'm. Sadly, it is the community that i� dangerous to womel�. Men who at er are everywhere. Denying this permit would not make th community safer. Helping to end the cycle of violence wi 1 make the community safer. You can do that by approvin t is proposal today. We strongly urge you to do so. Sincerel , �' N. Gayle K1 user Presid nt � i cc: Y onne Leith, Executive Director W en f Nations � � I � a � � �� _.;,�� ✓ � C1TY � . �� . I� CITY OF SAINT PAUL '�� F' DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND �CONOMIC DEVELOPMENT � � I . a „"ja'��i� ; DIVISION OF PLANNING � ��" 11�� C I 25 West Fourth Street,Saint Paul,Minnesota 55102 m ~ ' 612-228-3270 �e b. ��Elv�n Fax:612-228-3220 JAMES SCHEIBEL i ' MAYOR ' �t/1 O��JaJO Spetember 6, I199 �� C�LFkn I Albert Olson,l Ci y Clerk Room 386, Cit$y H 11 Saint Paul, 1�N 5102 , � RE: Zoning �le #90-189 - West 7th/Ft. Road Federation � � City Co ci Hearing: September 13, 1990 ' ��f�°"f' ` ' �;� . !� �� \�� PURPOSE: To�app al the decision of the Planning Commission on the approval of a pec al Condition Use Permit. PLANNING CO ISS ON DECISION: Approval ZONING COMM TEE DECISION: Approval STAFF RECO NDA ION: Approval SUPPORT: Fi e p ople spoke in support. OPPOSITION: IFou people spoke in opposition. , Dear Sir: On July 19, 1990, the Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission held a public hearing on t is pecial Condition Use Permit. The petitioner testified. At the close o'f the public hearing, the Committee voted 7 to ',IO to approve the Special Cond tio Use Permit based on staff findings. On July 27,� 990, the Planning Commission upheld the Zoni�!g Committee's recommendati n o a vote of 12 to 1. This appeall f t e approval of a Special Condition Use Perlmit is scheduled to be heard b}r he ity Council on September 13, 1990. Please notify me by September �1, 19 0, if any member of the City Council wishes to have slides of the site p e en d at the public hearing. Sincerely, , Q IU�� q ' � .0 \ ! � � �� ` -��`�L� �-� 3 Peggy A. Rgi he t � Deputy Diric or for Planning PAR:jab I�U�I.JL ��C�� z� C S L L� �� I I � I . , �b--��?�/ � �CZTY o„ �� . CITY OF SAINT PAUL �� °� � DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT o _ a DIVISION OF PLANNING � I1111111III ro � ult 11 II a 25 West Fourth Street,Saint Paul,Minnesota 55102 m � 612-228-3270 �e a+ Fax:612-228-3220 1AMES SCHEIBEL ' "'AYOR REC�IVED August �3, 190 AUG141990 � C1TY CLERK i Mr. Albert O1 on, City Clerk Room 386, Ci y H 11 Saint Paul,' inn sota 55102 Dear Mr. Ol�s n: This letter s w itten to confirm the hearing date for: Applic nt: West Seventh Street/Fort Road Federatid,k� File N be : 90-189 Purpas : Appeal the decision of the Planning Commission Legal', esc iption of Property: 73 Leech Street Lots 12-14, Blk 5; Samual Leech Addition Previo s tion: P1 nni g Division Recommendation: Approved, vote:l2-1, July 27, 1990 Z,o in Committee Recommendation: Approved, vote:7-0, July 19, 1990 Bo rd f Zoning Appeal: In order to �llo time for the mai]�r° " �otices, please schedule the hearing ate as soon as pos '� /,' r preference would be 9-13-9 0. ;�� " .� -�`��- ��"`��, l�i' +" �, �, . I will phone yo within the next , ; ; ��'' ';; onfirmation. -. ;,� � � Sincerely, .,- 1 t "y /<.< �(_�(,�J ,� � � ��Vtr/'� l . ! Daniel K. a er (3390) ' Zoning Sect�i n cc: File # 9 -1 9 , 1 �''j/' Tanya � . x • '� � � �„ -j�� APPLICATION FOR APPE ZONING OFFICE USE ONLY CITY Of SAINT PAUL RECEIVE Fi,e � �° - `¢' � ECEIVED � Application Fee � � � ..-- au� io �gso Tentative Hearing Date 3 9 ZONING !, ZONING � Application is hereb ma e for an Appeal to the � under the provision5 of hapter 64, Section , aragraph �� o t e oning ode to appeal a decision mad by the Board o oning Appeals x Planning Comnission on _T„�y 2� , 19gQ. toning Administrator (date of decision) Planning Administrator Other ,� A. APPELLANT � � Name West ev nth Fort Road Federation Daytime phone298-5599 Address 2�5 Oa id Zip Code 55102 6. DECISION BEING A PEA ED Zon i ng f i 1 e name Women of Nat ions Zon i ng Fi 1 e �10662 Property AddresS Loc tion ?3 Leech Legal descripti0 ots 12 13 R�14 Block 5 Sa.muel Leec1� Addition C. GROUNDS FOR APPE l ( se additional sheets if necessary. ) , - (Explain why you fee there has been an error in any requirement, permit, decision or refusal made y a administrative official, or an error in fact, procedure or finding made by the Boar of Zoning Appeals or the Planning Cortmission.) SEE TT CHMENT ` y--� If you have any que tio s, please contact: � � � �"-'�-- � Applicant'$ nature St. Paul toni�n Office 1100 City Hal�l An ex _ 25 West Four h St eet �/i 90 Saint Paul, I�i ne ota 55102 Da e City agent (298-4154) ' 9/82 � ' � � � � . ,� � v -/�G� � �� 26s oneida st�c � S�ttt Paui, Mir�nesota 551Q� 612-298-5599 ! Finding o� F ct 2: This states that the SCUP is in eYfect a change of ' pr gram in an esisting facility. This finding implies that ther i no increase in bedse Zoning Code 60.423. (f) states "Permissi n or special condition use applies to the co�nunity residenti 1 acility only as long as licensing, purpose, size or location Cio ot change. " Finding 2 is therefore expressly for- bidden in� th Zoning Code. The Planning Commission can not find that a fa�il ty is changing programs, it must view each application solely on, it merits. Finding o�f F ct 3 : The error in this finding I�f fact is that the appli!can is not a part of the Ramsey County facilities dispersal pl n because it does not meet the definition of a communit'y re idential facility ieo , licensed by either welfare or corre tionso The applicant is asking to be' a considered as a commun ty residential facility, based on its similar use. If it is si, il r to a CRF then the impact of those beds entering the communi� s ould be considered the same as any other CRF, If the Plan in Commission views that it isn' t similar to a CR�' then it ho ld not grant a SCUP to a CRFv � � I � . . � 9� - 1�� 7 � city of sair�t ul � pia ' resolution ��9 , f�e rx.irr�ber 90-�5 �te Ju y z , i9go �� WHEREAS, Women o$ Na ions, file #10662, has applied for a Special Condition Use Permit under the pro isions of §60.433. (1) � �60.423. (3) of the Saint Paul Legislative Codje fo the purpose of establishing a shelter for battered women and their children,'� n p operty located at 73 Leech Street, legal�y described as Lots 12, 13, & 14, B1 ck ; Samuel Leech Addition; and WHEREAS, the Zon ng ommittee of the Planning Commission on July 19, 1990, held a public hearing �a wh'ch all persons present were given an opportunity to be heard pursuant to saijd app ication in accordance with the requirements of §64. 300 of the Saint Paul Legis ati e Code; and WHEREAS , Saint P ul lanning Commission, based on the evidence presented to its Zoning Committee' at he public hearing as substantially reflected in the minutes, made the followi g f'ndings of fact: 1. The faci;lity as proposed meets or can meet all of the conditions specified in sectio 6 .423. (3) of the zoning code for community residential facilitie . � 2. The special ondition use permit requested is in effect a change of program in an ex'sti g facility. The number of residents proposed by Women of Nations s t e same number as that for which the facility was previously licensed. 3. Faciliti s s ch as those proposed by Women of Nations ''�are not included in the Rams�,y C unty facilities dispersal plan. NOW, THEREFORE, �E T RESOLVED, by the Saint Paul Planning Commission, that under the authority of' th City's Legislative Code, the application for a Special Condition Use Bermi to allow the establishment of a shelter for battered women and their children t 7 Leech Street is hereby approved. ; moved by� `I°RT°� ;��^�^ HiRT�. 7c�z.l�J1 IIJG in fav�or 1' against 1 ' . . ! gD �l�� 7 I MINUTES OF THE ZONING COI�4IITTEE �' CITY �OUN IL CHAMBERS, SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA ON JULY 19, 1990 �RESENT: Mme . irte, Morton, Tracy, and 4lencl; Messrs. Kajer, Neid and Vau ht of the Zoning Committee; Mr. Segal, Assistant City Attorney; Ms. La e of the Building Inspection and Design D�.vision; Mr. McG ir and Ms. Birkholz of the Planning Divisioi� staff. ABSENT: *Chiris enson *Bx us d The meeting w s c aired by Gladys Morton, Chairperson. Women of Nat ns #10662 : To consider an application for a Special Condition Use Permit to all w the operation of a Community Residential Facility which will house up to maximum of 26 women and children. The applicant was present. Five people spoke in support of, granting the permit and fo r p ople spoke in opposition at the hearing. ''' Mr. McGuire s owe slides of the site and reviewed the staff report with a recommendatio fo approval of the Special Condition Use Permit as requested. Ms. Tracy ask d w ether New Connections was still operating from this site. Mr. McGuires' tat d that it was his understanding that _vew Connecitons' program was n w d funct. Ms. Tracy asked Mr. McGuire if Wo'men of Nations planned to ho se n additional 26 persons in this facility plus the number that had been!,hou ed by New Connections. Mr. McGuire answered that Women of Nations plann¢d t house a maximum of 26 women and children. Ms. Tracy also wanted to kno� if this building was built as a residencs. Mr. McGuire said he believed it h d b en built as an institutional facility for the care of children. Ms Hi te asked what the closest community residjential facility was to this site nd here it is located. Mr. McGuire did not have that information. Ms. Hirte also requested information regarding the number of community residen ial facility residents in this district. Kr. McGuire responded tha th last time he checked these statistics the total number of program resid nts included in counted facilities was approximately 3.5$ of the population of the district or 7 times the desirable concentration level. Mr. McGuire also oin ed out that the proposed facility is not '''�included under State Depar�m nt f Welfare licensing; although it is supported by the Department of' Cor ections, it is a different type of facility client. The number ot per ons in this type of facility are not in ar•� �ray incZuded in the Ramsey Counr�y Dis ersal Plan. The app�icar�l't, Y nne Leith, ?nter��n e:tecutive director �or «omen oi Nations, and currently a resident of the west Seventh/Fort Road ��de'ration, addressed the committee. S e described Women of Nations as an orKanization dealing with the issues qf ba tered women, their focus being Americar. Indian women. Their service, ho e�er extends to a very diverse cultural pop�:iat�on. The propsed residential f ci ity will be for women and children plus support staff. Zt will have a 2 -h r staff coverage and a proper securitJ system that will provide add d se urity to the neighborhood. She added �na� Women of Nations is among a e_wo k of Ramsey County battered women's pro�rams who share resources. . .ey will provide additional services to wo�en in the area and I i , , �o � I��? File �t10662 �' July 19, 1990 ' Page two I will be upgra ing the property and building. Ms. Leith stated that Women of Nations has � com "the model program" in the state of Hinnesota in dealing with Indian � men ' Ms. Hirte ask$d i the Jesse Street facility site had been abandoned. Ms. Leith said th�t i had not been abandoned entirely. The cost effectiveness of this Leech St�(eet site would be greater than the Jesse Street site. Ms. Bonnie C11lirm nt, 1885 University Avenue, a member of C�he Women of Nations Board of Dire tor next addressed the committee. She has t�een with the organization s a volunteer since its beginning eight years ago. Currently she serves op the board. Earlier she was a planning consultant for the organization. Sh cited her experience in administration with other battered women shelte an expressed her confidence in the organization and proposed program. Sh exp ained some of the rules of a residence of this type and added that t st ff works very closely with the Police Department who helps to provide th sa ety that women need while they are in the shelter. She went on to exclaim the empowerment some women have experienced after leaving a shelter. Emp�we ent to become contributing members of the community, to seek continued edu ati n and/or permanent employment, to find permanent housing. This in turn as powerfully positive affect on their children. Ms. Sandy Brb , 370 Audobon Avenue East #303, Inver Grov� Heights, women's program direc or t Casa d'Esperanza, a shelter for battered women and children loca ed n the East Side primarily focused on Hispanic women and children. Sh co tinued to describe how they started their shelter at the downtown YWC�A a because of the welfare of the children decided to move to a place where c il en would be more comfortable and still protected from the abuser. Pa ng as been the only real problem with the neighbors on the East Side. In a d tio , she spoke of her personal experience a� an abuse victim. Because of at er eople reaching out to provide special pr4grams and services she now is a ro ctive asset to the community. Ms. Sam Ell�o , 2163 Beech Street, legal advocate for Women of Nations addressed t e is e of the stigma involving a shelter. People are somewhat concerned tt�a b cause of the shelter "bad elements" are b�ought into the neighborhood. S e emphasized that these women are definit�ly not criminals, but are victi s f abuse, hurting more than anyone can imagine. She reiterated qh t e neighborhood need not fear. They would not be in any danger. Shi oo spoke of her personai experience as a battered woman. Ms. Mary Wi]�'m s , 1393 Berkely, attorney for Women of Na��ons spoke next. She cited sdm h'story of the building and understood t:^.at;New �onnec�ior.s :�as sti11 conducting da�� programs from �he proposed facilit� site. The oppositi�o n w addressed the committee. First to sp a w s Ms . Maggie Schwichtenberg, a residen� of the neignborhood where the s elte is proposed and Vice President of the ne$t Seventh Street/Fort ad Federation. Her primary concern was the over-concentration of communit}t res"dential facilities in the area. One of the Federation's goals is to e-c ncentrate community residential facilit�es. , . ��'�� File �10662 July 19, 1990 Page three ' ' Addressing tha co ittee next was Anastasia Vercus� 101 vilken Street, chairperson o� th community crime watch in the area and board member of the West Seventh ede ation. She stated that the majority of the neighbors are against any a dit onal or replacement group homes because the community if already over• onc ntrated. She read an oppostion letter frlbm Dr. Michael Coleman. ; Mr. Dennis Fa�st, 56 Leech Street spoke next. He has been a 40 year resident of the neighb rho d. He noted that as a child his community was run down and depressed. D� w p ople are taking pride in their ownership and community. They are fixi g u their homes and properties. He said he '�ould like to see this progress con inue. Mr. Chris Jacdbso , 68 & 72 Leech, a developer throughout the City of Saint Paul, spoke about his concerns, including negative influences to his developing op ort nities and adverse effects on the value of his restoration projects. H� als expressed concern regarding liability is$ues. Ms. Wanda Wi� as, 1482 Edmund, volunteer and former board ml'ember with Women of Nations spoke in upport and rebuttal for the organization. She mentioned that at the n igh orhood meeting she attended there was discussion about the increased nu�n er f crack houses and crime in the area. She explained that the shelter � uld be a very positive addition to the co�unity because it has a very close ela ionship with the Police Department and would be able to report to the qu ckly and elicit help from them immediatel'�. Another plus is that Women of Nat ons intends to work closely with the neighborhood. It is part of their goa to develop a Neighborhood Community Advisory Committee in effort to est bli h communication with the community. Ms. Leith cam ba k to address the rehab cost of Jesse Street vs. Leech Street. Leech Str et is much more cost efficient because there is more room, it is a self- ont ined lot with fences, there is enough sle�ping space, group rooms, meetin ro ms, and it would house our programs. Ms. Morton de�lar d the public hearing closed. Mr. Neid aske st ff a question: Is it correct that the 26 beds going into this facility do ot count in the dispersal plan. Mr. McGu�re answered that the dispersal pla does not include beds for battered women or children. Kr. Kajer mov�d f r approval of the Special Condition Use Permit. It was seconded by M . W ncl. For the bene� t o the opposition from the Leech Street com�munity, :�s. Hirte asked Mr. Se 1 t confirm Chat the Zoning �ommittee could ',�ot �ake the over-concentlr tio issue into consideration in their decisibn making process. Mr. Segal did con irm the above statement to be true. A roll call � te as taken for the approval of �he Special Condition Use Permit which ass d 7-0. � . � � � �J ��i�� File �10662 July 19� 1990' Page four Submitted by: Approved by: .�� - ,L��"-' ��c` _� C 7� harles L. Mq�G ir Gladys Mort6n, Chairman I � I I I� I � � I i i I I i I � . �dr��? ZONING CONII�iITTEE STAFF REPORT FILE #10662 � 1. APPLICANT: G�ome of Nations DATE OF H�ARING: July 19, 1990 , ��" 2. CLASSIFICATIt�v: Community Residential Facility 3. LOCATION: 73 Le ch Street 4. PLANNING DIS IC : NINE , 5. LEGAL DESCRI IO : Lots 12,13, & 14, Block 5; Samuel Lee�h Addition 6. PRESENT ZONI : RM-1 ZONING CODE REFERENCE: §60. .443. (1) §60.423. (3)(a through f) 7. STAFF INVES�IGAT ON AND REPORT: DATE: July 9, 1990 BY: Charles L. McGuire _- I -- - -- ---- -�-_----- --��—_____-,- -----=--s==== A. PURPOSE: To '�con ider a request for a Special Condition Use Permit to allow the operation of �a C mmunity Residential Facility which will house up to a maximum of twenty-si (2 ) women and children. B. PARCEL SIZE: Th parcel has 170 feet of frontage on Leech!, Street, and 155.52 feet of fron age on McBoal. The area of the parcel is approximately 26,438 square feet. ' C. EXISTING LAN US : The site is currently occupied by a large residential structure wt�"ch as previously been used as a community residential facility for chemically d pen ent adolescents. D. SURROUNDING D USE: North: Comm�rci 1 uses on property zoned B-3. East: A chy�rch, and mixed density residential uses on land zoned RT-l. South: Med,i d nsity multi-family housing on lands zoned RM-1. West: Two esi ential structures and a commercial use on B-3 zoned land. E. ZONING CODE ITA ION: §60.423. (3) of the Zoning Code permits a community residential faci ity serving seven (7) or more facility residents subject to the following co dit ons: a. It shalli ot be Zocated in a two-family dwelling unless the community residen�i 1 cility occupies the entire structure. I , , I �� File #10662 , ! , Page Two. The pro ose facility for twenty-six (26) women and children would occupy the ent re tructure. b. It doe� not serve more than sixteen (16) facili[y residents, except that structu es esigned or newly built specifically for greater capacity may a11ow a gre Cer number, provided that a11 other condiitions of special conditi n u e are met. The propose facility would house twenty-six women and children as noted above. ,The licensed capacity of the facility most recently occupying the structy� e i twenty-six (26) persons. c. The mi�' Zot size for community residential facilities is that prescribed for a � e-f i1y dwelling plus three hundred (300) square feet for each facilit re ident over and above six (6) residents. In addition, community reside� ia1 facilities serving more than sixteen (16) residents sha11 meet the re ire ents for height, yard setback and maximum percent of Iot occupi by main building set forth in Chapter 61. The mi ' um lot area requirement for a facility housimg twenty-six (26) persons is 1,000 square feet. The parcel size as noted above is over 26,000 qua e feet. The lot area requirement is met. The height, yard setback, an maximum percent of lot occupied also appear to be met. d. A minim d stance of one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet wi11 be require be een zoning Iots used for community resid�ntial facilities, excludi f ster homes. There are n other known community residential facilities within 1,325 feet of this 'sit according to the records on file in the Planning Division offices. e. There sh 11 be one off-street parking space for every', two (2) facility resident�. ' A facililty or twenty-six (26) residents would require 13 parking spaces. There is, am le room on the site to accommodate the required number of parking pa es. f. Permis�i n or special condition use applies to the c4mrrtunity residential faciliC on y as long as Iicensing, purpose, size or Iocation do not change. Women of�, Na ions is cognizant of these requirements, and agrees to abide by them. , F. FINDINGS: � 1. The faGi it as proposed meets or can meet all of thellconditions specified in sec�i n 0.423. (3) of the zoning code for community residential facili i s. � c�o-l�C�7 File #10662 Page Three. 2. The speclal ondition use permit requested is in effect a change of program in an ex�sti facilit . The number of residents ro osed b Women of g Y P P Y Nations is t e same number as that for which the facility was previously licensed� 3. Faciliti�s s ch as those proposed by Women of Nations are not included in the Rams�y C unty facilities dispersal plan. G. STAFF RECO END TION: Based on the above suggested findimgs, staff recommends approval of the Special Condition Use Permit as requested. 'I I � I � I � , � , ! go -��7 � WOMEN OF N�TIONS P.O. Box 40309 s St. Paul, MN 55104 . �`� � Telephone: (612) 644-0053 . � June 18. 1 90 Saint Pau1 Zon g Office 1100 City all Annex 25 West Fo rth Street , Saint Paul, M' esota 55102 Dear Sir dam Please firi en losed our application for a Special Condition Use Permit for the site � cat d at 73 Leech Street in Saint Paul. We a�e also enclosing a check in the amount of $450.00 for the application fee. Mr. Charles McGuire o� the planning and zoning office infonned me that the fee for this facility �'ll st this amount because the facility is on three lots. Women of I� tio s is a non-profit t� ex�npt organization. Women of Nations proposes 1� de elop an American Indian shelter for battered women and their children. ' e ve already sL�mitted a letter of intent �o Ms. Betty Moran, Chair of t e S venth Street Federation, neighborhood coalition. A hearing �Yill be held this week at their office on June 18 regarding our proposed use o 73 Leech Street. (Seventh Street Federation Coalition) Keep in ` d t t we are not bringing in a new facility, ;but we are merely changing t e 1 cense from a licensed ch�nical dependencyl'�program for adplescent you h to a license housing battered American Indian women and their cYril en We look fp ar to working with the City of St. Paul and the neighb�orhood co�nunity Ii you should have any further questions regarding this application, please f fr e to call our Executive Director, Yvonne �eith. Sincerely, ��=��r / �� Wanda Wey s, erim troller cc: Board of Directors Yvonne Leit�a, Executive Director __ Non-Pr fi Org nization that provides: ommunity Education&Outreach •Advocate Training&Network in- er✓ice•Support Groups•Supportive Advocacy•Volunteer Program , ��, ; / =- grr/��i WOM EN OF N�►Ti01VS P.o. �aoX ao� '' : St. Paul, MN 55104 . �� Teiephone: (612) 644-�53 ..rr � _ I FACT SHEET Wamen Q Na ions is a non-profit tax-exe.�t organization incorporated in July 1982 i� the State of Minnesota. MISSIOW ST : Its purposes shall be to provide supportive services, includ g c isis intervention, advocacy and shelter for battered Indian w�omen, their � ild en, and when apprapriate other family members, as well as educat n f r the public. '�,, PHI HY: "In respect for Mother Earth, we unconditionally carnnit ourselves to her to ur sisterhood, and to the Circle of Life. We as Women of Nations do not� ese e to be beat�n. We as Women of Nations, realizing that we cannot endure e in of violence alone, can graw by sharing. We as Women of Nation� ne to respect and appreciate the tribal dif!�erences amongst us and realiz� tha we have all learned ways of surviving. $�1e as Wamen of Nations hold al isi n of family without violence. As the Mother Earth reveals her strengt th ough the creation of life, we also derive strength from her to make pC> iti e change through our own decisions." E: Women of Nations is governed by a nin�member board of directors. A Volun eer Co�mcil corc�rised of active volimteers have an active role in the decisid an policy-making ftimctior�s of the organizat�aon. ��IDER� IPS Native American Wamen Circle Against Abuse Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women , :Vational Coalition Against Domestic Violenc� American Indian Chamber of Cc�nerce j Minnesota Council of Non-Profits C�OALIT� : Ramsey Count�� Battered Wcenens Programs Red School House , Ain Dan Yung (Our Home) Shelter Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless AWARDS: Ca nation Community Service Award - 1984 , J. . Penney Golden Rule Award - 1985 Go rnor's Certificatz of Commendation - Sept�nber 1989 Ce tificate of Aporeciation, Minneapolis american Indian Center 1990 No�-Profit rga ization that provides: , Co munity Education&Outreach •Advocate Trcining&Vetwork � �F t -Se �ce •SuGF��oups• • r Pr rcm �,+ ! zoili�NG F1L� 1�►r-<<.� _ � �J -� ��'� � _ WOMEN OF N ��TIONS P.O. Box 40309 : St. Paul, MN 55104 �� I � � Telephone: (612) 644-0053 � � . � MANAGIIKENT PIAN ' Women of N!a io Eagles Nest Shelter's managanent plan i� as follaas: Services wi 1 providec7 to approximately 16-25 individuals through the Eagles Nest Shelt� . mn�ediate occ�zpancy, hawever, will be contingent upon our lawyer's r ear and lease negotiations. • We intend pu sue bids for renovations which will incltade handicapped accessible ntr ce, one bedroon and bathroom. The Eagles est Shelter will be staffed on a 24-hour basis. Staff of the Shelter wi�. in lude, but not limited to the follawing: 2 min'strative Staff: 1 Shelter Director 1 Administrative Assist�t 1 5 elt r Advocacy Coordinator � 6 voc tes (3 Women's Advocates, 3 Children's Advocates) 1 H use Manager/Cook 3.2 Rel ef Staff and Ov�ernight Advocates Administra ve taff will deal specifically with finances, security, and overall management� f e shelter site. Our Shelter Advocacy Coardinator and advocates will deal S ci ically with women and children entering t.�e shelter. Progra�ns o� er through the Eagles Nest will include: Emergency shelter, legal assistance` 24- our crisis line, information and referral, support group facilitati , e ucation to children, children's programmi.ng, job referrals,' and overall s rt for individuals who are involved in violeht situations. Eagles Nes se rity plan consists of: An electronic seci�rity systesn tied into a central s cur ty agency (fire and home security) , confidential location of the shelter, un ubl shed telephone number and address, no advertisanent of the site to the gene al ublic. Access to the 911 emergency n�unber from most areas within the hel er site. Eagles Nest She ter staff will meet with City of St. Paulj' Police Departznent Cammunity lat ons officers. � i Non-Pro�it Org nization that provides: ommunity Education&Out�each •Advocate Training& Netwo�c � � , , In- rvice•Support Groups•Supportive Advocacy•Volunteer Program I ��r/�"� � WC�lEN OF NATI PI�PlL I p� � I �. l+000�r.� . In 1984 �ioa�e of Nations received the Carnation Ca�artun!ity Service Award for outstardir�q v�lun eerism. In 1985 of Nations received the J. C. Penney Golden l�le Award for exoeptional v lun eer service to the camunity. i�lomen o� Nat'ons contir�uLs to provide outstanding volunteer services in all areas of crna�ni advocacy. In Octob�r 1 87, at Women of Nations anr�ual plannirg meetirg, the vision of an American I�di women's shelter was reaffirmed as beirg a priority and the eight w�omen � at endance set this as one of their long-teryb goals to be acoo�list�edl ith n 3 to 5 years. In earl� 198 Women of Nations volunteer advocates proceeded to seek f�:nding for a sheltek for battered American Indian wamen and their children. State Representrati� Ka en Clark and State Senator Linda Berglin were chief authors for legislation � ' t ent before the Legislative body and was ratified in the sprirg of 1988. This r t leqislation opened the door for the first American !�ndian Wdnen's shelt r i the state of Minnesota. Wanen of Nations was successful in applying for �he helter grant and was awarded monies to im�leaent a shelter. Wo�en oflNat ons contir�ues to responsibly meet the needs of battered American Indian women and heir children; however, there has been a heightened dependenoe of battered w�en on public assistance and a growing wlner�bility of battered w�omen seekir�g alter ti es to ending the abuse in their life. A transi ion period for Women of Nations was instrumental in making positive ��:,:�� ;.::�ch�ux�e� �or 1k o ganization. This transition pericd was time consemirg�;�and:t�urtf�"-'' '.��'�•� - - at tinr�s, buk e ave taec:aoe stronger for having gone through this peria]- of chacgirg � �• fraa�, a:�"gr�ss►doo " organization to a more denocratic process; whereby, we developed a Volur�teer�Cc�unc 1 who has been instrumental in stablizing'the Women of Nations ' � , . �10 ��g�'7 °�,° ..ait ,al.�.:�si.�. �. �. � _ __--- - °�� e� � , ��,,r- ��I I_�'��+�, ' '' '� r �:�t� � � � � � �� w �� <� , � - _ _ _ . . -==-.. - ��_ - _ ---_ _ --- ._.._ _____ __ __ _ --�. . !�� l�a.�� ``�-.�`.°� m�� --- � . _ __. --. —_� _,,_� _.� _ � .� �, _ _ -_ -� � � ' ' RUDY PERPICH GOVERNOR �� ' ' mm ndati n y Ce� t icate o Co e o =� � _� j `� l n recogj�i 'on your outstanding contribution to the health and weU being of families; and to ac �le ge the work you do in providing shelter and comfort to women ' ' and childr n in c isis; Now therefore I, Rudy Perpich, commend an�d congratulate: x �Vo men o Nati ons - on behalf he 'ti�ens of the State of 1Kinnesota. .� In Witness Whereof. l have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Office of the Governnr of � the State of Minnesota to be affxed at the Stare Capitol this twentv-sixth dav of September in the vear of our Lord one thousand nine hundred�nd eightv-nine, and of the Stvte the vne hundred :� thirty-ftrst. 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F�j 1 r _ :� . � .e �� .� ¢- 4,.w ��. � .. . �.., .��,a..,!q. i� . 41 . .:��`T�GY,_•r'�j1i . �l!t�� '- � 'c� ;�.._ �+M►':M �.: . -ny+►�� a�2� .. ��j..�:.� . � —L. t' �� +' 1 t[• � • ' '�i . _ . "t"^: ;4� �:t��. t ��; a.��!y.Li•.�i� �e+s.�. � � : , . ry � ' �v��I aaoo � A1N DAH YUNG � �,� - � - -_ �' ', �� (Our Home) Shelter Cente� . ��;��- •'' ' _ •;' A Project of the Red School House, Inc. t V I i June 19, 199 Norma Haider, President I' Women of Natii ns Iris Park Pl�a e-S ite 95 1885 Univers�i�y Ave. St. Paul , MN 551 4 , Dear Ms. Haiid r, As the Proje�c Director of a shelter for homeless, runaway and battered American Indian youth', I m pleased to support the efforts of Women of Nations to secure � continued f n in and a Tacility for. an American- Indian Battered. Womens Shelter. � Each day ou ge cy sees the ramifications of domestic viojlence among our youth � and our com u it . O�r shelter program has been a vital r'esource to the network � of battered w me ' s shelters when bedspace for children has been unavailable. � Our prog�am a so shares the vision of a world without violence and has actively ; with Women qf Na ions toward the healing of our community. Too many times, how- ; ever, the plia es for healing and safety are too few. Too few for the many who ! desparately n ed it. I I applaud y u e forts for a shelter facility in the St. Paul area. As we face + problems sudh as domestic violence in our community, we must also address them � as a communi't . It is a responsibility that belongs to all of us, as St. Paul I residents, s wo en, as professionals, as human beings. � i Sincerely, , ! ��- ;.�G�'.�Z.G : ! Gabrielle F n ro � Project Dir c or � I I gf/GF � ' G f t LE �°�-=- � Zp�tiN ; . _; . _..-'-•--�.--•.-r!_•--_ _ . . . _...... . -� � �i� � • I 1089.Portland ve ue St. Pa�ul, Minriesota 55104 Telept:one (612) 227=t184 , � � . . .._. � „�,.,,T.W:..�„a, _� . ..:��: �10 -l��7 , �?'�; �� _r�r��nn Pr� ��•._ � r. ,��.�.. � , 1 ii•►1 . . � '1.1 � �:.. ..:� , �<<. �� . ,� _ �`�`� �J Stato of Mienosota �''��J�i_�� i..J L-�' 1 ' I DIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIt�--""""--"-�--�----- lZ7 Univ�rsity Av�nw , 1819 B�midjf Av�nu• Sf. Poul, Minn�wto 55155 , 8�midji,Minnesota 56601 PFw��: (61Z)296-3611 Phon�: (218)755-38Z5 June 18 , 199! Yvonne Leith ' Executive Di ec or Women of Nat ' on �', P.O. Box 403 9 St. Paul, Minne ota 55104 Dear Ms . Lei h: The Minnes� a Indian Affairs Council supports the. efforts of Women of Na io s to provide an active role irn addressing the issue of th h meless and the need for transit 'ional housing for battered wom n nd their children. Homelessnes� h s increased in Minnesota throug�hout the 19t�0 ' s and contin�i s to grow into the 1990 ' s . The need to develop strategies a dress the homeless issue has taken on a mutiphase approach w ' ch targets populations and programs services which meet the i ed ' ate need for emergency housing, but also plans for a trans ti n into more permanent housing. Women of Nations is in a positi n to offer a multiphased approach for emergency housing, to ra sitional housing, to ultimately, a permanent housing out� me , Women of N ti ns has been providing counseling, advocacy, and supportive 'I er ices to women and their families since 1982 . This form � f advocacy, particularly for batt�ered women, was expanded to i clude the provision of actual ''shelter services in fiscal ' ea 1990 . In the last year Women of Nations has provided s po t to over 200 women. This role is proposed to be further ex anded to include the provision ' of transitional housing fo� a proximately 10-12 women and their families for a 6 to 18 ', on h time period. The purpose of this transitional housing is �o nable women who are battered and homeless to become more self s fi ient. Case management will be a critical component of this prb ra to identify clients needs, coordinate services, . and provide ir ct support. i . ' AN E�UAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER I , 9o '/�G 7 Housing issues as it affects Indian people throughout the state �emains one o our priority issues and continues td be on our legislative ag nda. If the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council may be of furtl�er assistance to your transitional housing efforts, please call.i • - Sinc . � R Head xecutive D 're tor ' . ', . !, � , i I i � , . _ . ' _ . I oaao 9a -/��7 r, A1N DAH YUNG � ^ - � - �_ �'� ; � (Our Aome) Shelter Ceater . .':�:�:- ~ •.' A Pro�ect of the Red School�!House, Inc. - .. � June 19, 1990 I Norma Haider, re ident Women of Natio s Iris Park Plac -S ite 95 1885 Universit A e. St. Paul , MN �51 4 Dear Ms. Haide , ' As the Proje t Di ector of a shelter for homeless, runaway and battered American Indian youth, I a pleased to support the efforts of Women 'of Nations to secure continued fu d'ng and a Tacility for. an Amer.ican- Indian @attered. Womens Shelter. Each day our a en y sees the ramifications of domestic violence among our youth and our community. OUr shelter program has been a vital resource to the network of battered wo en' s shelters when bedspace for children has been unavailable. Our prog�am al o hares the vision of a world without violence and has actively with Women of ations toward the healing of our community. Too many times, how- ever, the plac s or healing and safety are too few. Too few for the many who desparately ne d it. ' I applaud yourlef orts for a shelter facility in the St. Paul area. As we face problems such �s omestic violence in our community, we must also address them as a communityI. It is a responsibility that belongs to all of us, as St. Paul residents, as �vom n, as professionals, as human beings. I Sincerely, , ' �.�� . � ��.�Z a '� Gabrielle Funa o . Project Direct r gf/GF " � �-i. , -- -- -, 1089.Portland A, nu St. P�ul, Minnesota 55104 Telept:one (612) 227-4184 I �. �,. . .�.:.. , . I ��''1�� t �1� T 1V_Lti��(ll�� 'Il��l�l�`r�l�� ' Children's Hospital of SL Paul ' 345 North Smith Avenue Iuly 17, 199U St.Paul,MN 55102 '' 16121220-6260 , Z nin Board of Appeals St.Paul-RamseyMedicalCenter P ann'ng Commission 1 00 ity Hall Annex 640 Jackson Straet 2 W st Fourth Street St.Paul,MN 55101 S . Pa 1, MN 55102 Ist2►22t-3695 �; oning File Number: 10562 ' pplicant: Women of Nations Stephen J.Boros,M.O. D�ear ommittee Members: ■ J.MichaelCo%man,M.O. s a esident of the West Seventh Community, I strongly oppose t}ie above � a plic tion for a community residence. Our neighborhood is grossly over c pres nted by community residential facilities, exceeding recommended MarkC.Mamme%M.D. g ide 'nes by over tenfold. I believe our community could be better served by ■ a alt rnative resident in this address, in particular, a day caze center. Other Catherine W.Gano,M.O. d stri ts of St. Paul are more suitable for community residential facilities and ■ h ve ot nearly met the recommended quota. frikA.Hagen,M.D. Youis tTUly � ■ Janis L.Johnson,M.D. 11�ich el Coleman 9� W'lkin Avenue S . Pa l, MN 55102 2 2-8597 l�C/b �i �, I , Z�NtNG F�LE o4 � Zonein C mmittee Meetinq �,0��Z . July 1 th 1990 3: 330 P.M. , �D�/�) l�� JuI� 13th, 1990 Dear Z ne ng Committee Members: I am unable to attend the meeting concerning The Women of Nat- ions and th� p sibilit1� of them taking refuge in the idilder Building lo at d on Leech Street. I woul L ke the right to at least voice my �,opin�on. I am against th�e m ving in there! ! ! I think it ' s about tiae that other neig or oods start handleing their share of shelters, group homes� f eding programs, etc. In our area there already is Family S�yl Homes, Catholic Charites, Mary Hall, Qorthy Day Center, Wo ens Advocate, Schmidt Breemer �:ome, Sal,vation �r�i;Y, 3afe 'ou e Frogram, And the P .S .R. Shelter ;which was only three lo ks away from the Leech Street Localtion. Enough is Enough! ! ! Please take my opinion in considerat- ion in make ng any decesion. Thjank you for ' yo,'ur time, , `�/" /c,'�'l{-4-� � �_ _ % ; � %:�.-i Other si at res against are: Address /� ., �--. ;� � 1� �. l / � ,-� `� '.,�� . �<� 7-j f� ' � �� i��Zt,pt.��t.c 2'-�{ �.L_%� • � � ,� '-rL \ �� G�?, l�' , / / J, ��..,�� ✓;'- .�.� � l�� - . � �A-�O.�-�� `— � G' � - � � y\ x'� � C_l G�C�a^�Ch �� ' �G -� P'i � o0 oZr/'C, , � 1�a- � � i� � �Z � � � � . � G ; ,�,�� !� , Cc.�, — � `/��'L <! /� , d-�./' '�,�N� 1' � 5 , , �� T. � - ... ^ � � Y� ' �C� .�^ ` , ,, _ -" 1S_ 3' �.�-°�C�� ,L;�r z, ��. . � �zi �`7 � �/Yh.l�/'[ �f_.i I ' � , , .-, . , T� � �� 1'� / (/�,�' � /) J / / V ✓ / / July 10, 1990 Zoning Co mitt e ' 25 West Fou treet St. Paul, MN 55 02 To the Com�nitt : ' I opposei the equest for Special Condition Use Permit (#10662) to establish a c unity residential facility at 73 Leech Street on b�ihalf of Women of atio s. I am a '' -lo g resident of St. Paul, and for the past 10 years reside at 169 Goodri A nue, one block from 73 Leech. I oppose the R�quest due to an over � un ance of treatment and care facilities located in tt^ie West Seventh Fo Ro area, as well as the need for facilities to serve the disadvantag d p pulation already living in our neighborhood. I realize e i portance of th�ir mission �s well as the auracriveness of the building Iand ocation. However, I also understand that the over concentratiop of roups such as these in our neighborhood is not appropriate, eith r to their clients or to our neighborhood and c�ty. The ad�l ess f 73 Leech is literally surrounded by care and treatment facilities. Sle era serve a mosdy male transient community which alone may pose a thre{� to c ients of Women of Nations. The Dorothy Day Genter is four block�t th northeast. 'The Salvarion Army Center is one bl'ock north-nort est. Our ne�g bo hood also has an over-concentration of(housing) programs for the me lly andicapped. This population contributes to th�' over concentrati of ommunity residential facilities, up to 5% of our planning district's p ula on. This includes Family Style Homes, Reentry Services, Inc. not to m nti n housing for suz individuals or less not included in population,s tis cs. '� My positi n i not a case of my feeling any particular threat from these women and hil en. However, it is time that the city take a pro-active stance of lo�c ting this facility and others like it in neighborhoods 'ovhich have few tr� trne t facilities, as well as to locate services appropriate to neighborhq ds 'thin them. The fac' i at 73 Leech could be better used. It originally was��,built as a day care f� ility for working families. Our neighborhood is bas�cally . working clas an already has disproportionate disadvantaged. We have troubled nei bo s: drugs, alcohol, juvenile delinquency, absentee landlords, etc. We do n t n ed, and cannot support, an additional disadvant�ged population � ch Women of Nations. Rather, we need services �t 73 Leech to the disad nta ed already living here. Please deny is s ecial condition use permit. , „ �� _- � Sincerely;, --�. � / ;��Jos:l�:�ands er � � � 169 Goodri� � Av nue � St. Paul, MN 51 2 . , �o -�� CITIZEN PAR I IPA I S I I ..�.��r « �, R ., - �: � .� � _ � � � 3 �-� - E Z ; 0 ° � s .�F.� 6 � s 5 • E . ,,. 1Z 4 rE F � S �WM9lM0 N N.� •�, ~ ' ' _ _ �I ♦ % V - � � � } � t � 5! ] �CA�A }; � =e4a �`� ` - �' a _ - S E rw Sf r_ ■ ■ �f •M.Y{R - q] � � ♦ w � �I/E w� F S f � WbWM ! �R� 4 I i � �1- � °� ; � e�' ..� s. � ' � �,�,• � ; - - 4 � � _ ; s � a , 8 ,-�. 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Two men, St ve Berry and Gabr f e I W f I cox, both acqua i ntances of C i ndy's, have been c arg with her death. 4. Co I I een Buc I ey, 23 ! April 21, 1 90 Richfleld Hennepin Co. � Co I I een wa f und beaten and strang I ed to death i n her home. Her boyfriend, lon I Washfngton, 29, was arrested. He was dharged with third- degree ass ul on a friend of Coileen's, Mary Kay Ekmark, 22, of Minneapolis. W ile walking together, Washington began s�'riking Elvnark with a sharp ob J ct ur i ng a quarre I . She was treated for puncture wounds to the head an a ractured hand. Po I ice were ca i l ed and! Wash i ngton f I ed. Af ter ta I kl i g i th Ekmark, po I i ce went to check on Co i l een and found her dead. 5. Dawn LaM re, 27 Survived by two children, ag�s 5 and 9 April 22, 1�90 - Parkers Prairfe Ottertaii Co. Dawn was sl�o with a .22-caliber pistoi by her husband, Jeffrey LaMere, 31, who then c i t ed su i c i de. Dawn was hosp i ta I i zed f n a�r i t(ca I cond i t i on with sever hea tnJuries, then died on Aprii 24th. Two children, ages 5 and 9, were at the time of the shooting. , ' continued Physicians Plaza, Suit 201, 570 Asbury Street, St. Paul, MN 55104 (612) 646-6177 Wcmen Murdered 1990, Page 2 .. '� 6. Bethany Muller, 16 June 10, 1990 Roseville Ramsey Co. Bethany was stabbed to death i n a tr i p l e stabb i ng wh i ch I ef t her s i ster Laura Muiler and a friend inJured. Polfce arrested and charged Laura Mulier's former boyfriend. The court had placed a "no contact" order against Laura's former boyfriend. 7. Bever I y Newe i I , 35 June 20, 1990 Minneapolis Hennepin Co. Beverly was kiiled fn downtown Minneapolis outs(de the Hennepin County � Goverrment Center, where she worked. Her throat was slashed as she arrived for work. She to I d po I ice and court off fc la i s that her former boyfr iend had been threatening and harassing her, and she went to court the day before she d i ed to get a court order for protect i on to keep h fm away f ran her. The order was signed by a Judge two hours after she died, before her Identity was reveaied. The suspected perpetrator is her former boyfriend. 8. Cynthia Schlegei�Nilson, 42 Mother of one adult child July 2, 1990 St. Louis Park Hennepin Co. Cynthia was found beaten and stabbed to death In hen c�me after obtaining a court order for protectlon barring her estranged husband, Ron Wilson, 34, frcm contacting her. Ron Wilson turned h(mself in to police and has been charged with first-degree murder. Cynthia's daughter, Christina Schlegel , 24, reported being aware for a long time that her mother was befng abused. Three days prior to her death, Cynthia had obtained a court order for protection tiecause her husband had beaten and harrassed her. She had also sought Information and support fran the Hopkfns ProJect battered women's program. Police say a flarrmable Iiquld had been poured onto the floor of hen c�me, apparently in the hopes a pflot Ifght or other spark might cause a fire and disguise the murder. 9. Linda Sirmions, 40 Survived by an 18�nonth old daughter, and 5- and �7-year old sons July 22, 1990 Sunfish Lake Dakota Co. Linda was kiiled by a gunshot wound to the head. Poiice said the shooting occured two days after Linda had cailed police to report that her husband was drunk and breaking dishes. Poiice responding to the call took Sirmions to the Dakota Co. Receivfng Center for detoxification. Police reported there was no evfdence of physicai violence at the time, but decided to remove h im from the house, and S Immons consented to go to detox. Detox authoritfes could have heid Slrtmons but he was released by court order less than three hours after actnittance. Dakota Co. Distrfct Judge William Thuet signed the order at the request of attorney James O'Connell , who represented S(rtmons. O'Conneli took Si�m�ons to a motel and it is not known how he got home after that. On Sunday, S immons ca I i ed a fr i end to report that he had killed his wife. The couples three chfldren, two boys, ages 5 and 7, and an 18 month-old daughter, were hcme at the time of the shooting. cont(nued r I �� '�� Wcmen Murd red 1990 Pa e 3 , 9 � Investigat� rs reported Linda was leaving her hane with her two sons when her husban gr bbed her arm, put a gun to her head and ifired fran 2 inches away. Wh� th shot was fired, the 7-year old boy was holding his mother's hand. The 5-y ar old had Just stepped outside. Both wltness the shooting. According o Ifce, Sirrmons was heard telling the boy$, "Life is going to change. M on't be ab l e to nag you anymore. Dad's go 1 ng to Ja I I for a I ong t ime." e a I so to I d po I ice, "She Just wou I dn'� stop bugg i ng me." Simnons, +4 , h s been charged w(th flrst- and second-de�ree murder. 10. Barbar kotah-Littiewolf July 27, i1 90 Cass Lake Cass/B�Itraml Co. Barbara's usb nd, Ted L f tt I ewo I f, has acfi i tted push i ng,, Barbara frcm a car � on the oi� B fdJi highway which runs between Cass'! Lake and BemidJi . Later, Bar ara was struck and killed while walking along the highway. Ted Littlewoif ha been arrested and charged with her death., He was previously convicted or illing another wanan with an axe. ' 11. Nicoi� Ch istine Johnson, August 5, 990 Crystal Hennep�n Co. N i co I e wa fo nd w(th mu I t i p l e stab wounds f n the wa�erbed of her home. Neighbor� I ( ving in the apartment below her reporte�i to the apartment caretakert ha "rusty" water was dripping through th�ir ceiling. Upon lnvestigat on, he discovered Nicole's body lying fn a ppol of bloody water on top o� the water bed which had been punctured during the assault. Nicole's bo friend was arrested and held on suspicion of her death, but was released p ndi g further investigation. He renains a suspect In the case. 12. Kfmber',fy arle Leyde, 24 August 17, 199 L I tt I e Fa I I s Morr 1�on Co. (formeriy of St. Paui Park) Kimberly's was found when sheriff's deputles responded to a report of a fire and ssfbie dcmestic dispute at a Little Falis h�,�ne. Daniel Joseph Croteau, 2 , f L(ttle Falls was charged with second-degree murder in Kfmberly's eatfng death. When authoritles arrived at �he apartment they shared, they ound smoke coming from a fire in a cpuch. They later discoveredl fin erly's body in a partially filled bathtub. She had brulses on her face an upper body and an autopsy st�awed she died of multiple biows to the he he was identfffed through dental record�. Daniei Croteau was obser h tting Kimberly the previous day. When he was arrested his hands wer ut nd bruised. --------- - -- ----------------------------------------T------------------ Homoc(de se where a suspected perpetrator was a husband, boyfriend, fntimate �a tn r or acquafntance. 1. Kate H� er , 37 M i ss i ng s i�ln e une 19, 1990 Lakev( I I e Dakota �o. Kate disapip r fran the hane of her estranged husband on the evening of June 19, � 90, fo I I aw i ng a danest f c argunent. Her husl�and, R f cky Hebert, continued � i ' Wcmen Murdered 1990, Page 4 - '` was the last one to see Kate and claims she walked away frcm the residence, leaving behind her purse, house keys. vehicle, and six-year-old daughter of whcro she had legal custody. Ricky Hebert left the state of Minnesota the day after Kate was reported missing. The Lakevflle Police Department is treating Kate's d(sappearance as a hcmoclde. Kate had previously received a court order for protection to protect her frcm abuse by Hebert. 2. Linda Blakey, 38 August 8, 1990 St. Paul Ramsey Co. Linda's partly clothed body was found by a passer-by in a grassy area between two apartment buildings. She had been strangled and possibly robbed and sexually assaulted. Police arrested an acquaintance of Lfnda's � after he returned to her abandoned car about midnight the day her body was discovered. Police officers on patrol had spoken with Linda late the prev lous even i ng severa I b i ocks from the grassy area where her body was found and she told them she was walking to find gas for her car. The suspected perpetrator was held in custody but released without charges, pend(ng further (nvestigation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canpiled frcm news accounts, county attorney, law enforcenent and battered wcmen's program reports, by the Minnesota Coaiition For Battered Wanen, 570 Asbury St., Su i te 201, St. Pau I , MN 55104, 612-646-6177. 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