02-151Presented By
Referred to
Committee: Date
1
2
3
4
WHEREAS, the North Quadrant of downtown Saint Paul is being redeveloped as a
mixed use residentiai neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, a new city park is included in the North Quadrant plans, at the center of the
redevelopment area; and
5 WHEREAS, the Capital River Council and its North Quadrant Advisory Committee, a$er
6 considerable research and deliberation, have recommended that the new pazk be named Wacouta
7 Commons; and
8 WHEREAS, the 5aint Paul Pazks and Recreation Commission at its December 13, 2000
9 meeting recommended that the new pazk be named Wacouta Commons; and
l0
11
12
13
WHEREAS, the Division of Parks and Recreation concurs with the proposed park name
and recommends approval; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council hereby approves the proposal to
name the new North Quadrant park Wacouta Commons.
Yeas Nays Absent
Benanav ,/
BZakey� ✓
Bostrom v
Coleman ,i
Harris_ ✓
Ldntry r
Reiter ✓
�"( c� O
Adopted by Council: Date � �, a-o ��...
Adoption Certified by Council Secretary
By
Council File # 0 1� �
Green Sheet # �e,;�[o5
RESOLUTION
C1TY OF A{NT PAUL, M{NN S TA 'q
�
Mayor: Date
�;�
� � •
Requested by:
Divis on of Parks a R creati�
/ `
� v
By : GL
Form Approved by City Attorney
�
By: � �c/!'.�.>
Appro ed�by Mayor for Submissi
�i 1 � .
By: �
�L/�Z_
to
DATE INITIATED
Parks and Recreation
Feb 8, 2002
CANTACT PFRSON AND PHONE
John Wirka 266-6411 �
MBER FO
MU5T BE ON CAUNCILA6ENDA BY (DATE) ��
February 27, 2002
WTAL,YOFSIGNATUREPAGES � (CUPALLIOCA"f70NSFORSIGNATURE)
ACTION REQIIESTED:
GREEN SHEET
INITIAVDATE
� DEPARTMEMDIRECTOR
? CIT'ATfORNEY (—
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�,5� �
NO. 203105
01-15�
INRUWDATE
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This repfaces Green Sheet No. 101386
Approval of Council Resolution naming the new North Quadrant park "Wacouta Commons."
RECAMMENDATIONS: Appr9ve (A) or Reject (R�
_PLANNINGCOMMISSION CNIL SERVICECOMMISSION
CIBCOMMITfEE A PARKSCOMMISSION
A STAFF A CAPITALRNERCOUNCIL
-- OISTRICT COUNQI
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNqI O&IECTIVE�
INITIATINGPROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY(Who, What, When, Where, Why)'
PERSONAL SERVICE CONfRACTS MUSTANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. Hastluspe[san/Fumeverwo�ketlunderaconUac[forihvsaeparMenl7
vES NO
2. Has tNis perso�rtn ever been a cily employee?
VES NO
3. Dces Nis pe�soNfirtn possess a 5WI1 nct nam211y possessed by any curtentdty employee?
YES NO
Explain all yes amwers on separzte sheet atb attach to green sheet.
Plans to redevelop the north quadrant of downtown Saint Paul include a new park at the center of the redevefopment area.
The Capitol River Council and its North Quadrant Advisory Committee, the Parks and Recreation Commission and the
Division of Parks and Recreation recommend that this new park be cailed Wacouta Commons.
ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVFA;
Approval will be in accordance with the recommendation of affected citizen groups and the proper city officials.
DISA�VANTAGES IF APPROVED
None
OISAOVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED:
Park will remain unnamed.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION � NA
FUNDING SOURCE
FINANCIAL INGORPMTIpN: (E%PLAIN)
C0.ST/REVENUE BUDC�ETED (GIRCLE ONE)
ACTIVITY NUMBER
YES NO
♦
fi a, u � � �Y��
✓
a..a,-tsi
Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Commission
RESOLUTION 00-11
�VHEREAS, the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Commission is an appointed body to adcise
the DZay and City Council on lona-rangz and citc-��ide matteis related to Parks and Recrzation
and L
\VHER�AS, the Parks and Pecreation Commission has establisl�ed a na��iin� policy� ���ith
proczdures and criteria for considering the na,niil� of Par;;s asld Rect•eation faci(ities; and
�VHEREAS, the North Quadrant of do�cnto��n Saint Pau1 is being redeveloped as a mi�ed
use residential neighborhood and
�VHEREAS, a ne�v city park is included in tnz North Quadrant plans, at the center of die
redevelopment area, and
�VHBREAS, The Capital River Council and its North Quadrant Advisory Committee, after
considerable reseazch and deliberation, have recommended that the ne�v pazk be named Wacouta
Commons, and
WHEREAS, the Divisionrof Pazks and Recreation concurs with the proposed park name and
recommends approvai,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul Pazks and Recreation Commission supports the
proposal to name the new North Quadrant pazk Wacouta Commons, and recommends approval by
the Saint Paul City Council.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Adopted by the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Commission on (date): December 13, 2000
Approved: Yeas 7
IvTays 0
Absent �
Resolution 00-i l Attested to by�: �' �""� 1
Staff to the Parks and Recreation Commission
CITY OF SAINT PAUL
Norm Co[eman, Mayor
October 27, 2QOQ
Mr. Bili Englund, Chair
Capitol River Council
332 Minnesota Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Dear Mr. Englund:
DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION b,�.,15 `
300CiryHa1[A�mex Te[ephone: 651-2666400
25 SVest Fourth Street Facsimile: 651-292-7405
SaintPauL,MN55102 7TY.- 65I-266-6378
Thank you for your letter of October 18, 2000 concerning the work of your district
council's North Quadrant Advisory Committee, regarding their efforts in developing a
recommendation for naming the new park in the North Quadrant azea neighborhood. I
understand that the committee which was formed to address this issue has come up with a
recommendation to name the new pazk Wacouta Commons.
The Division of Pazks and Recreation concurs with this recommendation and will forwazd
our endorsement to the Pazks and Recreation Commission for their review. We are
excited about this new neighborhood in Saint Paul along with the associated new park
and look forwazd to further planning and design discussions with the future neighborhood
residents as well as members of the North Quadrant Advisory Committee.
I wouid also like to request that you consider discussing the creation of an endowment
fund to support future maintenance and operations functions within this park. This is a
relatively new idea that has been used successfiilly in other cities and which we have
begun to implement with some success at a few of our own facilities.
Thank you for your interest and s�ort in the creation of this important new park.
Si cerely,
.�---� ��
Victor A. Wittgens
Director of Pazks a
c: Kathy Stack, Chair
North Quadrant Advisory Committee
�11/
Distri�t 1�
�ctober 13, 2000
CapitolRiver
Council
332 Minnesota Streec Suite W 3250, Saint Paul, MN 55101 651•221-0488
4Yebsite: ti+nvw.capitolrivecorg E-mai1: caprivecC`usfamily.net
VictorWittgensteiq Superintendent
St. Paul Parls and Recreation
City of St. Paul
3Q0 City Ha(1 Annex
25 West Fourth StreM
St. PauS, MI3 55102
Dear Mr. 6Vittgenstein,
o�.-�s�
FAX 651•221-Q581
In August the 7Vorth Quadrani Management Team requested assistance in developing a recommendation for
the new park in the new North Quadrant area neighborhood. At that time our district council's North
Quadrant Advisory Committee offered to work with your staff, and Don Ganje, on behalfof Parks and
Recreation, accepted the offer.
An enthusiastic committee �vas immediately formed and went to work. The process, and its outcome, is
described in the attached committee report to the CapitoiRiver Council Board. Our board met today and '
adopted the recommendation of the committee to name the new park Waconta Commons.
As required by St. Paul Parks and Recreation Commissiori policy, I am fonvardin� our district council
recommendation to you for your action and, hope£ul(y, your endorsement and recommendation to the
Commission. .
While this certainly was a serious research and marketing effort and we used a rigorous decision-makin�
process, we thoroughly enjoyed the effort and appreciate the opportunify the doxmtotivn community was
given to make this recommendation.
Please let me know if you would like to discuss the recommendation and the report further and if we can
I�elp the Commission in its deliberations in any way.
$nc rely, C�
� ��
�ill Englund, Chair
65t 222-07(8
c: Kathy Stack, Chair
North Quadrant Advisory Committee
p� -\S1
WACOUTA
Chief Wacouta of the Mdewakanton Sioux was the son of Red Wing., '
Wacouta was a man of peace, FIe was very ta11, straight and dignified in his demeanor. He was a
man of good judgmettt. He advised people rather than commanding them, according to
statements about him in Minneso_ ta Geo raphic Names .
The name Wacouta means " Shooter from the pine top" and was often shortened to "Shooter."
At ihe treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851, Indians ceded ali the'u lands in lyinnesota.
ARer the signing for the upper lands, a similar agreement was made at Mendota with the Mdewakantons and
Wahpekutes. 1'he principal chiefs were Wabasha, Wacouta, Red Iron , Standing Buffala and Traveling Hai7.
This treaty showed techniques ofthe commissioners " in all their ruthtessness," according to Roy W, Meyer, in
Historv ofthe Santee Sioux (Univ, ofNebraska Press 1967)
They met on a high p]sin near pitot Knob within sight of Port Snelting. Alexander Ramsey said that because
the Sioux of the upper agency had already signed, that the lower bands must sign also. These chiefr said they
would not leave their lands and that they should be paid an educational fund The chiefr refissed to commit
themselves and the coun�il had to adjourn. Meetings were called repeatedly for several days. Finally on
August 5, 1851 the treaty was read in English and translated by Gideon Pond Litfle Crow was inrited to sign,
hut he made no move to do so. Wabasha questioaed that the treaty was for the Indians benefit and objected to
the prairie land that had been selected for his new home. He said he had always lived near woods, Luke Lea,
newly appointed commissioner of Indian Affairs t}ueatened that troops would drive them to the Rocky
Mountains if they did not sign.
Wacouta asked, "Wil! the treaty }� changed when it gets to A'ashington7" He said that when he had
gone to Washington in 1837 the chiefr had been told many things, but when they pme lrack, they found things
were different than they had been told Wacouta was held in high regazd, and Ramsey attempted to pacify him
by promising that Indians wuld go on hunting near the'u ovm homes for manyyeais until it filled up with
settlers. Eventually Little Crow signed his name and each of the sixty four chiefs signed with an X. The
article conceming a reservation was strQcken by the Senate. The Mdewakantons were unWilling to accept
these matters, 6ut after weeks of wrangling Wabasha and Wacouta were presented with bags of gold and
signed a receipt for $9000 supposedly due haders. Within wceks settlers and specuSators moved on to the
Indian lands.
A Red Wing paper reported that in � 860 about two hundred of Wacouta's band had gone to
Wisconsin timber land to hunt. They traded fhe furs and venison for provisions for the band.
Following the battles of 1862, 221 members of Wacouta's band of were imprisoned at Mankato.
Wacouta died at the Santee Reservation in Nebraska.
Presented By
Referred to
Committee: Date
1
2
3
4
WHEREAS, the North Quadrant of downtown Saint Paul is being redeveloped as a
mixed use residentiai neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, a new city park is included in the North Quadrant plans, at the center of the
redevelopment area; and
5 WHEREAS, the Capital River Council and its North Quadrant Advisory Committee, a$er
6 considerable research and deliberation, have recommended that the new pazk be named Wacouta
7 Commons; and
8 WHEREAS, the 5aint Paul Pazks and Recreation Commission at its December 13, 2000
9 meeting recommended that the new pazk be named Wacouta Commons; and
l0
11
12
13
WHEREAS, the Division of Parks and Recreation concurs with the proposed park name
and recommends approval; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council hereby approves the proposal to
name the new North Quadrant park Wacouta Commons.
Yeas Nays Absent
Benanav ,/
BZakey� ✓
Bostrom v
Coleman ,i
Harris_ ✓
Ldntry r
Reiter ✓
�"( c� O
Adopted by Council: Date � �, a-o ��...
Adoption Certified by Council Secretary
By
Council File # 0 1� �
Green Sheet # �e,;�[o5
RESOLUTION
C1TY OF A{NT PAUL, M{NN S TA 'q
�
Mayor: Date
�;�
� � •
Requested by:
Divis on of Parks a R creati�
/ `
� v
By : GL
Form Approved by City Attorney
�
By: � �c/!'.�.>
Appro ed�by Mayor for Submissi
�i 1 � .
By: �
�L/�Z_
to
DATE INITIATED
Parks and Recreation
Feb 8, 2002
CANTACT PFRSON AND PHONE
John Wirka 266-6411 �
MBER FO
MU5T BE ON CAUNCILA6ENDA BY (DATE) ��
February 27, 2002
WTAL,YOFSIGNATUREPAGES � (CUPALLIOCA"f70NSFORSIGNATURE)
ACTION REQIIESTED:
GREEN SHEET
INITIAVDATE
� DEPARTMEMDIRECTOR
? CIT'ATfORNEY (—
FINANCIAI SERVICES DIR
3 nuvoR�oanssisr.nrrr�
�,5� �
NO. 203105
01-15�
INRUWDATE
4 crtvcouNCa
S CfTYCLERK
FINANCWISERV/ACCTG
B PARKSAIVDRECREATON
This repfaces Green Sheet No. 101386
Approval of Council Resolution naming the new North Quadrant park "Wacouta Commons."
RECAMMENDATIONS: Appr9ve (A) or Reject (R�
_PLANNINGCOMMISSION CNIL SERVICECOMMISSION
CIBCOMMITfEE A PARKSCOMMISSION
A STAFF A CAPITALRNERCOUNCIL
-- OISTRICT COUNQI
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNqI O&IECTIVE�
INITIATINGPROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY(Who, What, When, Where, Why)'
PERSONAL SERVICE CONfRACTS MUSTANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. Hastluspe[san/Fumeverwo�ketlunderaconUac[forihvsaeparMenl7
vES NO
2. Has tNis perso�rtn ever been a cily employee?
VES NO
3. Dces Nis pe�soNfirtn possess a 5WI1 nct nam211y possessed by any curtentdty employee?
YES NO
Explain all yes amwers on separzte sheet atb attach to green sheet.
Plans to redevelop the north quadrant of downtown Saint Paul include a new park at the center of the redevefopment area.
The Capitol River Council and its North Quadrant Advisory Committee, the Parks and Recreation Commission and the
Division of Parks and Recreation recommend that this new park be cailed Wacouta Commons.
ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVFA;
Approval will be in accordance with the recommendation of affected citizen groups and the proper city officials.
DISA�VANTAGES IF APPROVED
None
OISAOVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED:
Park will remain unnamed.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION � NA
FUNDING SOURCE
FINANCIAL INGORPMTIpN: (E%PLAIN)
C0.ST/REVENUE BUDC�ETED (GIRCLE ONE)
ACTIVITY NUMBER
YES NO
♦
fi a, u � � �Y��
✓
a..a,-tsi
Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Commission
RESOLUTION 00-11
�VHEREAS, the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Commission is an appointed body to adcise
the DZay and City Council on lona-rangz and citc-��ide matteis related to Parks and Recrzation
and L
\VHER�AS, the Parks and Pecreation Commission has establisl�ed a na��iin� policy� ���ith
proczdures and criteria for considering the na,niil� of Par;;s asld Rect•eation faci(ities; and
�VHEREAS, the North Quadrant of do�cnto��n Saint Pau1 is being redeveloped as a mi�ed
use residential neighborhood and
�VHEREAS, a ne�v city park is included in tnz North Quadrant plans, at the center of die
redevelopment area, and
�VHBREAS, The Capital River Council and its North Quadrant Advisory Committee, after
considerable reseazch and deliberation, have recommended that the ne�v pazk be named Wacouta
Commons, and
WHEREAS, the Divisionrof Pazks and Recreation concurs with the proposed park name and
recommends approvai,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul Pazks and Recreation Commission supports the
proposal to name the new North Quadrant pazk Wacouta Commons, and recommends approval by
the Saint Paul City Council.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Adopted by the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Commission on (date): December 13, 2000
Approved: Yeas 7
IvTays 0
Absent �
Resolution 00-i l Attested to by�: �' �""� 1
Staff to the Parks and Recreation Commission
CITY OF SAINT PAUL
Norm Co[eman, Mayor
October 27, 2QOQ
Mr. Bili Englund, Chair
Capitol River Council
332 Minnesota Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Dear Mr. Englund:
DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION b,�.,15 `
300CiryHa1[A�mex Te[ephone: 651-2666400
25 SVest Fourth Street Facsimile: 651-292-7405
SaintPauL,MN55102 7TY.- 65I-266-6378
Thank you for your letter of October 18, 2000 concerning the work of your district
council's North Quadrant Advisory Committee, regarding their efforts in developing a
recommendation for naming the new park in the North Quadrant azea neighborhood. I
understand that the committee which was formed to address this issue has come up with a
recommendation to name the new pazk Wacouta Commons.
The Division of Pazks and Recreation concurs with this recommendation and will forwazd
our endorsement to the Pazks and Recreation Commission for their review. We are
excited about this new neighborhood in Saint Paul along with the associated new park
and look forwazd to further planning and design discussions with the future neighborhood
residents as well as members of the North Quadrant Advisory Committee.
I wouid also like to request that you consider discussing the creation of an endowment
fund to support future maintenance and operations functions within this park. This is a
relatively new idea that has been used successfiilly in other cities and which we have
begun to implement with some success at a few of our own facilities.
Thank you for your interest and s�ort in the creation of this important new park.
Si cerely,
.�---� ��
Victor A. Wittgens
Director of Pazks a
c: Kathy Stack, Chair
North Quadrant Advisory Committee
�11/
Distri�t 1�
�ctober 13, 2000
CapitolRiver
Council
332 Minnesota Streec Suite W 3250, Saint Paul, MN 55101 651•221-0488
4Yebsite: ti+nvw.capitolrivecorg E-mai1: caprivecC`usfamily.net
VictorWittgensteiq Superintendent
St. Paul Parls and Recreation
City of St. Paul
3Q0 City Ha(1 Annex
25 West Fourth StreM
St. PauS, MI3 55102
Dear Mr. 6Vittgenstein,
o�.-�s�
FAX 651•221-Q581
In August the 7Vorth Quadrani Management Team requested assistance in developing a recommendation for
the new park in the new North Quadrant area neighborhood. At that time our district council's North
Quadrant Advisory Committee offered to work with your staff, and Don Ganje, on behalfof Parks and
Recreation, accepted the offer.
An enthusiastic committee �vas immediately formed and went to work. The process, and its outcome, is
described in the attached committee report to the CapitoiRiver Council Board. Our board met today and '
adopted the recommendation of the committee to name the new park Waconta Commons.
As required by St. Paul Parks and Recreation Commissiori policy, I am fonvardin� our district council
recommendation to you for your action and, hope£ul(y, your endorsement and recommendation to the
Commission. .
While this certainly was a serious research and marketing effort and we used a rigorous decision-makin�
process, we thoroughly enjoyed the effort and appreciate the opportunify the doxmtotivn community was
given to make this recommendation.
Please let me know if you would like to discuss the recommendation and the report further and if we can
I�elp the Commission in its deliberations in any way.
$nc rely, C�
� ��
�ill Englund, Chair
65t 222-07(8
c: Kathy Stack, Chair
North Quadrant Advisory Committee
p� -\S1
WACOUTA
Chief Wacouta of the Mdewakanton Sioux was the son of Red Wing., '
Wacouta was a man of peace, FIe was very ta11, straight and dignified in his demeanor. He was a
man of good judgmettt. He advised people rather than commanding them, according to
statements about him in Minneso_ ta Geo raphic Names .
The name Wacouta means " Shooter from the pine top" and was often shortened to "Shooter."
At ihe treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851, Indians ceded ali the'u lands in lyinnesota.
ARer the signing for the upper lands, a similar agreement was made at Mendota with the Mdewakantons and
Wahpekutes. 1'he principal chiefs were Wabasha, Wacouta, Red Iron , Standing Buffala and Traveling Hai7.
This treaty showed techniques ofthe commissioners " in all their ruthtessness," according to Roy W, Meyer, in
Historv ofthe Santee Sioux (Univ, ofNebraska Press 1967)
They met on a high p]sin near pitot Knob within sight of Port Snelting. Alexander Ramsey said that because
the Sioux of the upper agency had already signed, that the lower bands must sign also. These chiefr said they
would not leave their lands and that they should be paid an educational fund The chiefr refissed to commit
themselves and the coun�il had to adjourn. Meetings were called repeatedly for several days. Finally on
August 5, 1851 the treaty was read in English and translated by Gideon Pond Litfle Crow was inrited to sign,
hut he made no move to do so. Wabasha questioaed that the treaty was for the Indians benefit and objected to
the prairie land that had been selected for his new home. He said he had always lived near woods, Luke Lea,
newly appointed commissioner of Indian Affairs t}ueatened that troops would drive them to the Rocky
Mountains if they did not sign.
Wacouta asked, "Wil! the treaty }� changed when it gets to A'ashington7" He said that when he had
gone to Washington in 1837 the chiefr had been told many things, but when they pme lrack, they found things
were different than they had been told Wacouta was held in high regazd, and Ramsey attempted to pacify him
by promising that Indians wuld go on hunting near the'u ovm homes for manyyeais until it filled up with
settlers. Eventually Little Crow signed his name and each of the sixty four chiefs signed with an X. The
article conceming a reservation was strQcken by the Senate. The Mdewakantons were unWilling to accept
these matters, 6ut after weeks of wrangling Wabasha and Wacouta were presented with bags of gold and
signed a receipt for $9000 supposedly due haders. Within wceks settlers and specuSators moved on to the
Indian lands.
A Red Wing paper reported that in � 860 about two hundred of Wacouta's band had gone to
Wisconsin timber land to hunt. They traded fhe furs and venison for provisions for the band.
Following the battles of 1862, 221 members of Wacouta's band of were imprisoned at Mankato.
Wacouta died at the Santee Reservation in Nebraska.