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OR16fNAL TO CITY CLCRK
CITY OF ST. PAUL HOENCIL NO.
' OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
COUNCIL RESOLUTI N-GENERAL FORM
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PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONE ATF
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council to have any
petition for rezoning heard on its merits; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the head of the department having control
or jurisdiction of any City property is hereby authorized and
directed to sign any and all petitions for rezoning on behalf of
the City where such City property adjoins or abuts property which
is the subject of a rezoning petition by its owner or owners.
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COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19—
Yeas / Nays
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TNOMAS M.MOONEV
PAUL F.McCLOSKEV,JR.
R.SCOTT DAVIES
KENNETH J.FIT2PATRICK CITY OF SAINT PAUL DAN EL L.F KE1RR
First Assistant
KENNETH A.SKRIEN
JEROME J.SEGAL �.��a�. DEPARTMLNT JOHN C.McLAUGHLIN
Special Assistant ROBERT C.HOENE
316 City Hall. St. Pa�l. Mi�e�sofa 55102 a�g�ste�tg
TERRV F.SULLIVAN
DANIEL A. KLAS i„��t;9�
Corpontion Countel �
February 23, 1971 � ���,,.
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7.'he Honorable Charles McCarty
and Members of the Council
of the City of Saint Paul
Pursuant to your request, I have prepared the attached
=esolution autho=izing the head of a department to sign
rezoning petitions on behalf of the City as a consistent
and established policy.
Very truly yours,
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DANIEL A. KLAS
Corporation Counsel
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THOMAS M.MOONEV
PAUL F.McCLOSKEV,JR.
R.SCOTT DA V I ES
KENNETH J.FITZPATRICK CITY OF SAINT PAUL DAN EL L.F CKEIRR
First Assistant KENNETH A.SKRIEN
JEROME J.SEGAL LE��AL pEPARTMLNT JOHN C.McLAUGHLIN
Spacial Anistant ROBERT C.HOENE
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TERRV F.SULIIVAN
DANIEL A. KLAS �o�esti9ator
Co►pw�tion Couneel
February 18, 1971
T�he Honorable Charles McCarty
and Members of the Council
of the City of Saint Paul
In a letter dated January 21, 1971, you have requested
information from this office regarding the policy to be followed
where the City owns property abutting or adjoining property which
is the subject of a petition to rezone. It is my feeling that
this problem could be handled in two ways, as follows:
1. 'I'he Council could pass a resolution authorizing the
head of the department involved to sign all petitions. This would
establish as a consistent policy that the City does not take sides
in the issue but is simply signing the petition in order that the
matter may be brought before the Council on its merits. Z'he fact
that a petition had been signed would, in no way, affect the right
of the Council or the individual councilman to hear the opponents
and proponents of the petition and decide the issue on its merits.
2. The second alternative would be to request a resolution
of the Council on eaeh petition for rezoning. The Council then would
place itself in the role of a property owner and the issue of whether
or not to sign any given petition would be based upon a decision of
a majority of the Council. If the petition to rezone was not suffi-
cient without the approval of the City, the petition to rezone would
not be effective, thus ending the matter.
Very truly yours,
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DANIEL A. KI,P,S
Corporation Counsel
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FebruBry 19, �971
Mr. Dan Klas,
Carparation Counsel.
Deax Sir:
The Crnmcil requests the,t y�ou pre�are a, reeolution
implementing Suggestion No. 1 in your attached letter per-
ta,:ining to the signing of petitions.
Very truly yours,
City Clerk
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