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An ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the
Saint Paul Administrative Code, pertaining to the
Department of Planning and Economic Development.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1.
That Chapter 10 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code be
and the same hereby is amended by striking the same in its
entirety and substituting, in lieu and in place thereof, the
following:
GHAPTER 10. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
10.01. Department �enerall .
Subdivision 1. Department established. There is hereby
established an executive department of the city of Saint Paul
to be known as the department oY planning and economic develop-
ment. The head of such department shall be the director, who,
prior to such appointment, shall possess such qualifications
as the council may by ordinance provide. The department of
planning and economic development shall be org�nized into the
divisions of business revitalization, of housing, of development,
of planning, and of community development.
Subd. 2. Departmental functions. The department of
planning and economic development shall be responsible for
all planning activities carried on in the city; for coordination
of all �he planning activities carried on by other departments
and agencies of the city; for development, development
district, and renewal activities; for economic development
and renewal for the city; for community and neighborhood
development actiyities; for ro ert rehabilitation program
COUNCILMEIV Requested by Department of:
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Levine In Favor
Maddox
McMahon
Showalter Against BY
Tedesco
W Ison
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Adopted by Council: Date
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activities; and for other matters related to the planning and
development of the city.
Subd. 3. Director, powers and duties. The director of
the department of planning and economic development shall be
appointed by the mayor with the consent of the council,
and shall be in the unclassified service of the city. The
director shall be accountable to the mayor and, subject to
his direction and control, shall administer the affairs of
the department. He shall have general authority and control
over all departmental staff and shall oversee the proper
fulfillment of all tasks and duties assigned to the department.
Ae shall have the power to prescribe such rules and regulations
as he deems necessary or expedient to the proper operation
of the department and to that end shall keep himself informed
of the latest administrative practices. The director shall
have the power and duty to take all personnel actions,
including hiring, assigning and reassigning employees,
including supervisory personnel, within his department
and shall supervise their performance.
10.02. Division of business revitalization. _
Within he epartment of planning and economic development,
there sha11 be a division of business revitalization. The
division head shall be appointed by the mayor with the
consent of the council, and shall be in the unclassified
service of the city. Under the supervision of the director,
the division shall:
(1) Provide technical �ssistance to new or existing
industries or commercial establishments in the areas of
finance, land acquisition, site location, public services,
or other types of assistance needed for economic development
purposes.
(2) Conduct public and informational programs to
promote the city for business and industrial expansion
and development.
(3) Assist in a liaison capacity between the private
sector and government agencies to expedite and facilitate
business assistance.
(4) Promote opportunities for neighborhood commercial
development.
(5) Direct neighborhood business revitalization activities
within the city.
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(6) Monitor Saint Paul ' s private sectors' economic
development delivery �ystem to determine financing gaps.
(7) Develop financing programs for commercial projects
and commercial areas where financing gaps exist.
(8) Administrate city-funded commercial financing
programs.
(g) Provide assistance in the marketing of industrial
revenue bonds by the housing and redevelopment authority
of the city of Saint Paul for new or existing commercial
establishments engaged in economic development projects.
(10) Assist in the initiation and completion of
development district and tax increment Yinancing district
activities.
(11) Provide technical assistance to neighborhood
local development companies and commercial area business
associations.
(12) Administer city-wide local development company.
(13) Package loans for commercial and industrial
projects.
(14) Direct one-stop business program of city services
and requirements for businesses.
(15) Provide technical assistance and assist in
obtaining financing for economically and socially
disadvantaged businesses.
(16) Assist in developing policies and plans for
neighborhood commercial areas.
(1'7) Carry out and discharge such other duties and
powers as may be reasonably necessary to achieve the
functions of the department of planning and economic
development, or as may otherwise be autM.orized by law.
10.03. Division of housing. Within the department
of planning and economic development, there shall be a
division of housing. The division h�ad shall be appointed
by the mayor with the consent of the council, and sha11 be
in the unclassified service of the city. Under the supervision
of the dire�tor, the division shall:
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(1) Be responsible for the project planning, acquisition,
clearance and development, marketing, and disposition of
blighted, deteriorating or deteriorated, underdeveloped,
underutilized and marginal properties for housing in accordance
with the state and federal 1aw, city plans and policies.
(2) Assist in the provision of the financial , technical,
and administrative services necessary to facilitate the
rehabilitation and development of residential facilities
throughout the city.
(3) Be responsible for rehabilitation program activities
in accordanc� with the state and federal law, city plans
and policies.
(4) Be responsible for the development, project design,
and implementation of the community development programs
assigned to the division.
(5) Assist in the initiation and completion of the
development and redevelopment district plans assigned to the
division.
(6) Be responsible for providing a11 staff services
necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the
Saint Paul housing and redevelopment authority board, except
those which may be assigned to other public agencies,
city departments or divisions by state law or council
resolution.
('7) Coordinate a11 development activities of the
division of housing with other public agencies and city
departments.
(8) Render periodic reports to the city council
and other appropriate bodies concerning the status of
renewal and redevelopment activities in the city.
(9) Carry out and discharge such other duties and
powers as may be reasonably necessary to achieve the
functions of the departmen.t of planning and economic
development, or as may otherwise be authorized by law.
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10.04. Division of development. Within the department
of planning and economic development, there shall be a
division of development. The division head shall be appointed
by the mayor with the consent of the council, and sha�l be
in the unclassified service of the city. Under the supervision
of the director, the division shall:
(1) Be responsible for the acquisition, clearance and
development, marketing, and disposition of blighted,
deteriorating or deteriorated, underdeveloped, underutilized
and marginal properties in accordance with the state and
federal law, city plans and policies.
(2) Assist in the provision of the financial , technical,
and administrative services necessary to facilitate the
development of large scale projects throughout the city as
assigned to the division.
(3) Be responsible for managing all development and
redevelopment activities in the central business district
of the city.
(4) Be responsible for managing major redevelopment
projects in neighborhood areas and in commercial strips
throughout the city.
(5) Be responsible for managing the city' s parking
development program and skyway system.
(6) Provide design and engineering services to al1
development projects carried out by the department.
(7) Provide real estate acquisition, disposition,
and appraisal services for all projects carried out by
the department.
(8) Provide relocation services and assistance as
authorized and required by 1aw, when the city or any other
public agency acquires real property in Saint Paul for
' public purposes.
(9) Assist in the initiation and completion of the
development district plans assigned to the division.
(10) Be responsible, along with the sta�f of the
housing division, for providing staff services necessary to
carry out the duties and functions of the Saint Paul
housing and redevelopment authority board, except those
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which may be assigned to other public agencies or city
departments by state law or city council resolution.
(11) Coordinate all development activities of the
division of development with other public agencies and
city departments.
(12) Render periodic reports to the city council and
other appropriate bodies concerning the status of renewal
and redevelopment activities in the city.
(13) Provide assistance in the marketing of industrial
revenue bonds by the port authority of the city of Saint
Paul for new or existing industries or commercial establishments
engaged in economic development projects, and review and
comment on all bonding proposals sent by the port authority
to the council for approval.
(14) Carry out and discharge such other duties and
powers as may be reasonably necessary to achieve the functions
of the department of planning and economic development, or
as may otherwise be authorized by law.
10.Q5. Division of planning. Within the department of
planning and economic development, there shall be a division
of planning. The division head shall be appointed by the
mayor with the consent of .the council, and shall be in the
unclassified service of the city. Under the supervision of
the director, the division shall:
(1) Prepare a comprehensive plan of development for the
city, and modifications thereof, for presentation to the
city council and the planning commission, for their consideration,
amendment or adoption as authorized by law.
(2) Coordinate the planning activities of all other
departments and agencies of the city to insure conformity
with the comprehensive plan, to assist in its development,
and to review and coordinate the comprehensive plan.
with the planning activities of adjacent units of
government and other affected public and private agencies.
(3) Transmit to the city council, and the planning
commission, all recommendations, studies, plans, sections
or amendments to such comprehensive plan as submitted by
all departments and agencies of the city and other affected
public and private agencies, along with an analysis and
recommendations.
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(4) Prepare and propose to the city council, and
the planning commission, reasonable, efficient and practical
means of putting comprehensive planning into effect.
Such means may include, but not be limited to;
(a) a proposed official map,
(b) a proposed zoning code,
(c) subdivision regulations, and
(d) a capital improvements program, in consultation
with the budget director and the capital
improvements committee.
(5) Collect and distribute to the council and other
departments and agencies of tY�ecity all necessary research
materials on population and population trends, economic
trends, and the social conditions of the various sections
of the city as they relate to municipal planning and
development, in consultation with the division of
administrative services of the department of finance
and management services and the research staff of the
city council. Such information shall include fact finEling
and analysis of the physical, social and economic needs of
the city as required for the preparation and implementation
of a comprehensive development p1an.
(6) Establish liaison with community groups, which
may, upon request of the mayor or the city council, provide
planning recommendations for consideration within the
overall plan o� municipal development.
('7) Prepare, as requested by the city council,
reports of the activities, plans and programs undertaken
by the division of planning.
(8) Provide staff services for the planning commission.
(9) Carry out and discharge such other duties and
powers as may be reasonably necessary to achieve the
functions of the department of planning and ec�nomic
development, or as may otherwise be authorized by 1aw.
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10.06. Division of community dev:elopment. Within the
department of planning and economic development, there shall
be a division of community develo�iment. The division head
shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the
council, and shall be in the unclassified service of the city.
Under the supervision of the director, the division shall:
(1) Provide overall management and administration of
the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
(2) Ensure that implementation of the CDBG Program
is in compliance with specified federal regulations.
(3) Serve as the city' s liaison between the city and
other units of government at the metropolitan, state and
federal levels on matters related to the CDBG Program.
(4) Evaluate the performance of all agencies, whether
city or under contract to the city, involved in CDBG Program
activities.
(5) Pr� are and present reports to the mayor and
city council on all program activities.
(6) Oversee preparation of the annual CDBG Program
application for submission to the U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
(7) Review and evaluate the administrative and legal
relationships established in order to manage the program.
(8) Coordinate the development of contracts between
the city and other agencies for the performance of program
activities.
(9) Direct implementation and operation of the
citizen participation process.
(10) Evaluate the results of program activities with
respect to its goals and good management practices.
(11) Execute all contracts and a11 departmental
appropriations which involve the CDBG Program.
(12) Be responsible for all budgeting, accounting,
and general administrative duties for the department of planning
and economic development.
(13) Carry out and discharge such other duties and
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powers as may be reasonably necessary to achieve the
functions of the department of planning and economic
development, or as may otherwise be authorized by law.
Section 2.
This ordinance shall be deemed a part of the Saint
Paul Administrative Code and shall be incorporated therein
and given an appropriate chapter and�or section number at
the time of the next revision of said Administrative Code.
Section 3.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30
days from and after its passage, approval and publication.
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At its meet�ng of March 5, 1981 , the Finance Committee reeommended approval
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9. Ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code
� pertaining to the Department of Planning and Economic Development..
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