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RESOLUTION
OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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1 WHEREAS, Melushad Parsakalleh has submitted an application on behaif of the St. Paul Caty
2 HalURamsey County Courthouse at 15 W. Kellogg blvd. for an exception to the general hours of operation
3 for the pedestrian skyway system. That application requests an exceprion to the general hours of operation
4 for the portion of the skyway leading from bridge # 32, allowing the building to have the hours of 7:00
5 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except legal holidays; and
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7 WHEREA5, Chapter 14011(b) of the Saint Paul Legisiative Code give the Council the power to
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10 WHEREAS, the St. Paul City Ha1URamsey County Courthouse is a destination point within the
l 1 pedestrian skyway system and does not lead to other buildings, residences or retail businesses; and
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13 WFIBREAS, any person entering the St. Paul City HalURamsey County Courthouse must first pass
14 through security which includes a metal detector and/or photo identification; and
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16 WHEREAS, the offices within the buiiding are closed outside of the proposed hours, however,
17 there are public meetings that take place within the building after office hours; and
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WI3EREAS, the Council may reconsider the exception to the general hours if the circumstances
change; and
WI�EREAS, the Skyway Advisory Committee considered this application and recommended
approval subject to the condition that "the skyway must remain open 30 minutes after the end of any public
meering held at the City HalllCourthouse"; and
WHEREAS, the Council held a public hearing on the application for an exception on July 16, 2008
at which time the Council heard a recommendation from the Department of Safety and Inspecrions, the
applicant was given an opportunity to speak, and public testimony was allowed; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Council hereby finds that the proposed hours of operation are reasonable far
the above-stated reasons and approves the alternate hours of �:00 am. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Rriday except all legal holidays with the following condition:
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• The doors to and from skyway bridge number 32 must be equipped with a device that
aliows egress into the skyway system from the building for the public for thirty (30)
minutes after any public meeting.
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42 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the above condition must be met within 60 days. If the building
43 cannot meet the condition within 60 days, then a representative must appear before the Council to explain
44 why such a condifion, has not been met and offer alternatives to the above condition to the Council; and be
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47 FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Council may reconsider the exception to the general hours of
48 operation if the circumstances that gave rise to the exception change.
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50 A copy of this resolution, as adopted, shall be sent by first class mail to the applicant.
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Memorializing City Council's action on July 16, 2008 ganring an exception to the general hours of operafion of the skyway for the
St Paul City HalUR.amsey County Courthouse at 15 W est Kellogg Boulevazd in Saint Paul.
Planning Commission 1. Has this personlfirm ever worKed under a wntractfor this depadmeni?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civil Service Commission 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. �oes Uiis perso�rm possess a skill not normally Qossessed by any
current ciry employee?
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Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
Applicant submitted an application to DSI for an Excepfion to the General Hours of Operarioa of the skyway under the Skyway
Otdinance 140.11. Upon receipt of the applicafion, a public hearing was scheduled.
Advantages If Approvetl:
Disadvantages If Approved:
Disadvantages IF Not Approved:
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RECEIUED
JUL 1 8 2008
MAYOR'S OFFICE
July 17, 2008 3:06 PM Page 1
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John Choi, City Attomey _
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Christopher B. Coleman, Mayor
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15 West Kellogg Blvd.
Saint Pauf, Mnnesota 55102
Telephone: 65126687i 0
Facsimrle: 651298-5619
June 30, 2008
NOTICE OF COUNCIL HEARIIVG
Mehrshad Parsakalleh
St. Paul City Ha11/Ramsey County Courthouse
15 West Kellogg Boulevard, Ste. 120
St. Paul, MN 55102
RE: Sl.yway Ordinance 14011 — Excepfion to General Hours of Operation Applicafion
Dear Mr. Parsakalleh:
Please take notice that this matter has been set on the Public Hearing Agenda far the City Council
meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 16, at 5:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, Third Floor, Saint
Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse.
The hearing will address your request for an exception to general hours of operation for Skyway #32
which crosses over Fourth Street connecting the Saint Paul City Ha11(Ramsey County Courthouse and the Saint
Paul City Hall Annex.
Very huly yours,
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Rachel Tierney
Assistant City Attomey
cc: Cl�ristine Rozek, Deputy Director of DSI
�llary Erickson, Council Secretary
Jill Hirons Maraist, Director, CapitalRiver CounciUDistrict #17, 332 Minnesota Street,
Ste. W122, St. Paul, MN 55101-1314
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332 Minnesofa Street Suite W-122 Saint Pau1, MN 55101 (651) 221-0488
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June 30, 2008
Dave Thune
Ward 2 City Councilmember
City Hall 310
15 West Kellogg Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55102
RE: Skyway Hour Variance Applications
Dear Councilmember `I`hune:
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The Skyway Advisory Committee ("the Committee") met on June 27, 2008 and reached a fmal
determination on three "Exceprion to General Hours of Operation Applications" as set out below:
Apnlic¢tion Number One:
Building
Skyway
Requested Hours
Ramsey County Courthouse and Annex # 32 crosses 4 Street 7:00 AM — 5:00 PM Mon —
Fri
The Committee voted 5-1 to support the application of Saint Paul City Ha1URaznsey County Courthouse
with the condition that the skyway must remain open until 30 minutes after the end of any public meeting
held at the City HalUCourthouse.
Apnlication Number Two:
Building
Warren Burger Federal Courthouse
Skyway
# 35 crosses 4�' Street
Reqaested Hours
6:00 AM — 6:00 PM Mon-Fri
The Committee voted 5-1 to support the application.
Apnlication Nu»zber Five
Building
St. Joseph's Hospital
Skyway
# 1 crosses St. Peter
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Requested Hours
6:00 AM — 8:00 PM Daily
The Committee vote 5-1 to support the application of St. Joseph's Hospital with the condition that the
hospital work with residents of ffie Gallery Tower Condominiums to provide after hours egress from the
hospital.
The Committee plans to vote on the rest of the applications early in the week of July 7�.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
John Schachterle
Executive Director
CC: Pat Lindgen, Councilmember Thune's Office
Peg Fuller, DSI
Lany Englund, CRC