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AGENDA OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, September 12, 2001 - 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
City Hall and Court House
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council
Mary Erickson, Clerical Support - 651- 266 -8565
Office of the City Council
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• Communications and Administrative Orders
• For Action
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
. Housing and Redevelopment Authority
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 23)
NOTE: ALL ITEMS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE
MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. IF DISCUSSION IS
DESIRED BY COUNCILMEMER, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
1. Claims of Dudley and Smith Law Firm (for George Burns), Dudley and Smith Law Firm (for John
Emanuel Jensen, Jr.), Marden Law Office (for John and Sarah Derks) and Andrew Wakooli.
2. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Dennis Klein vs. the City of Saint Paul, et al.
3. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
September 19, 2001, to consider the report of the Administrative Law Judge concerning the Auto Repair
Garage License held by Felipe Samaniego, dba High Tech Auto Services, 943 Maryland Avenue East.
4. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
September 19, 2001, to consider the License Application by D & M Tuscany, Inc., dba Tuscany Grill &
Pizzaria, 1051 Hudson Road.
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5. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement Division declaring 397 Aldine
Street, 473 Hatch Avenue, 715 Preble Street and 850 Sims Avenue as nuisance properties, and setting
date of Legislative Hearings for September 25, 2001, and City Council Hearings for October 3, 2001.
6. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement Division declaring 292 Burgess
Street and 294 Burgess Street as nuisance property. (For notification purposes only; public hearing will
be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
7. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on October
3, 2001, to consider the petition of the City of Saint Paul to vacate the City's interest in surplus property
purchased for the Science Museum site and be conveyed to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
for relocation of the Quinlan House. (Lots 9, 10 and except the Northwesterly 101.23 feet, Lot 1, Block
35, Rice & Irvine's Addition, Blocks 26 through 41 and 46 through 53.)
8. Administrative Orders:
D002061 Authorizing up to six Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force participants (non -City
employees) to attend the National ICAC Training Conference held in New Orleans, LA from December
6-9,2001.
D002062 Authorizing and directing to pay Public Art Saint Paul for its additional costs and expenses of
restoration and reinstallation of the Rice Park fountain sculpture in an amount not to exceed $1,508.00.
D002063 Authorizing payment to Dr. Ralph Farnsworth, Como Zoo Veterinarian in the amount of
$1,436. to attend the 2001 Annual Conference of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians in
Orlando, Florida, September 19 -23, 2001.
D002064 Authorizing and directing the Department of Public Works to renew Lease Agreement PW /41
with the Eller Media Company by granting the continued use of 3,750 square feet of vacant land near
Cayuga Street and Interstate -35E for the purpose of operating and maintaining an outdoor advertising
sign.
D002065 Authorizing travel expenses in the Police Department, not to exceed $1,000.00, for one non-
City employee from the Grand Island Police Department, Nebraska, to present training on the subject of
safe police motorcycle operation on September 16 to 22, 2001.
FOR ACTION
9. Approval of minutes of August 8 and August 15, 2001.
10. Resolution - 01 -950 - Approving payment in the amount of $6,000.00 to Larry Liggons and his
attorney Paul Gatto in full settlement of their claim against the City of Saint Paul.
11. Resolution - 01 -951 - Approving a pilot project, in accordance with Civil Service Rule 8.A.6, entitled,
"The Saint Paul Public Works Competency Modeling Project" and the Letters of Agreement with Saint
Paul Supervisors Organization and AFSCME Technical 41842.
12. Resolution - 01 -952 - Accepting funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, U.S. Library
Program, to enhance the computing environment within Saint Paul Public Libraries and create a computer
laboratory at the Rice Street Branch Library.
13. Resolution - 01 -953 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into multi - agency law enforcement
agreements with the City of Minneapolis, Ramsey County Sheriffs Department and the Orono Police
Department for participation in the Saint Paul Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Task
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Force (ICAO).
14. Resolution - 01 -954 - Amending the Police Department's 2001 financing and spending plan for the
Cops More 1996 Grant.
15. Resolution - 01 -955 - Amending the Police Department's 2001 financing and spending plan for the
East Metro Coordinated Narcotics Task Force Interagency Agreement.
16. Resolution - 01 -956 - Amending the Police Department's 2001 financing and spending plan for the
2000 Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant.
17. Resolution - 01 -957 - Accepting a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, authorizing the Police
Department to enter into an agreement with Ramsey County and setting a date for a public hearing on
October 3, 2001, on the proposed use of the 2001 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.
18. Resolution - 01 -958 - Adopting a maximum annual tax levy and an adjusted tax rate for 2002.
19. Resolution - 01 -959 - Setting a public hearing date of November 7, 2001, for the proposed Sanitary
and Storm Sewer Service Charges for the year 2002.
20. Resolution - 01 -960 - Approving the September 4, 2001, decisions of the Legislative Hearing Officer
on Property Code Enforcement Appeals for the following addresses: 803 Maryland Avenue East, 627
Mendota Street, 614 Western Avenue North and 1094 Loeb Street.
21. Resolution - 01 -961 - Approving the application for a Pawn Shop License by DJO, Inc., dba
American Pawn Shop, 486 Robert Street North. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval)
22. Resolution - 01 -962 - Reinstating the provisional operator license for Byron Turner for ninety days to
complete the requirements of taxicab driver training.
23. Resolution - 01 -963 - Concerning adverse action against the Liquor On -Sale and Sunday On -Sale
Liquor Licenses held by James McMurray dba Jimmy Mac's, 756 Jackson Street.
FOR DISCUSSION
24. Update by the Police Department on data compiled (absent individual officer identification), as well
as efforts developed, implemented strategies and practices used to prevent racial profiling. (Requested by
the City Council per Council File 01 -520 adopted on July 11, 2001)
25. Report from the Council Research Center and City Attorney's Office regarding their review of the
negotiated agreement between the Police Department and the local chapter of the NAACP and
discussions between interested parties and community groups to determine City policy. (Requested by the
City Council per Council File 01 -520 adopted on July 11, 200 1)
26. Resolution - 01 -768 - Authorizing the City to enter into the Downtown Riverfront Compact with
Capital City Partnership, Saint Paul Port Authority, Saint Paul RiverCentre Authority, and the Saint Paul
Riverfront Corporation for the purpose of working together with other community partners to begin the
process of outlining a future riverfront development agenda. (Laid over from August 8)
27. Resolution - 01 -837 - Seeking to maintain two -way traffic and parking on both sides of Scudder
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Street between Blake Avenue and Gordon Avenue as part of the
Knapp- Hillside RSVP Project. (Laid over from September 5)
28. Resolution - 01 -847 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with
Collaborative Movement for Improvement/New Beginnings Center for project coordination of Police
Department issues at the Summit University Weed and Seed Site. (Laid over from September 5)
29. Resolution - 01 -918 - Amending the spending and financing plan of the Fifth/Kennard RSVP Project
by transferring funding from the 7th/Reaney Bumpout and the 1998 Major Sewer Repair Projects and
adding PED /HUD financing for the River Heights Project. (Laid over from September 5)
30. Final Order in Condemnation Proceedings - 01 -906 - In the matter of condemning and taking of
property rights as required for construction of Phalen Boulevard between Mississippi Street and Payne
Avenue. (File 418947 -A) (Adopted by the City Council on August 22, 2001, reconsidered and laid over
from September 5)
ORDINANCES
NOTE: AN ORDINANCE IS A CITY LA W ENACTED BY THE CITY CO UNCIL. IT IS READ AT FO UR
SEPARATE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND BECOMES EFFECTIVE AFTER PASSAGE BY THE
COUNCIL AND 30 DAYSAFTER PUBLICATION IN THE SAINT PAUL LEGAL LEDGER
31. Third Reading - 01 -865 - An ordinance memorializing City Council action granting the application of
the City of Saint Paul to rezone property from P -1
(parking district) to RT -2 (fourplex /townhouse residential) to allow the historic Armstrong House to be
moved to 235 Chestnut Street and restored as housing. (Public hearing held July 11, 200 1)
32. Second Reading - 01 -936 - An ordinance amending Chapter 376 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
altering the hearing requirements for revocation of a provisional taxicab driver's license.
33. First Reading - 01 -964 - An ordinance memorializing City Council action on August 15, 2001,
granting the application of ALCORN, Inc. to rezone property from B -2 to B -3 to allow for the
construction of an auto repair station at 1581 Ford Parkway between Snelling and Macalester Avenues.
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Wednesday, September 12, 2001
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, Third Floor
City Hall
Angela Simons, Clerical Support
(651) 266 -6605
AGENDA
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ROLL CALL
CONSENT
1. Authorization to Acquire Tax Forfeit Parcel at 0 Wanda Street in North End, District 6
2. Extension of Tentative Developer Status of Donovan/Engfer Development Company, LLC for the
HRA -owned Land at 617 Stryker, District 3
DISCUSSION
3. Certification of Proposed Maximum HRA Tax Levy Payable in 2002, Citywide
4. Designation of Housing Developments for the Reservation of 2002 Low Income Housing Tax Credits;
Homes for Learning, District 4; Sibley Court Apartments, District 17; and Rose Hill Apartments, District
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5. Resolution Approving Appointments to an Ad Hoc Committee to Determine a New Strategy for
Investment in Saint Paul's Economic Development, Citywide
PUBLIC HEARING
6. Authorization to Execute Land Sales Contract for the Troutbrook Site, Approval of a $387,500 HRA
HOME Deferred Loan for the Construction of the Family Project and Acceptance of a $525,315
Metropolitan Council Tax Base Revitalization Account Grant, District 6
7. Authorization to Execute the Sale of Parcels 201 West Congress Street and 207 East Winona Street,
West Side, District 3
8. Public Hearing and Preliminary Approval of up to $10,000,000 of Revenue Bonds for Gillette
Children's Speciality Healthcare, District 17
9. Preliminary Approval for Project and Issuance of Revenue Bonds for Model Cities Health Center,
District 13
STAFF REPORT
10. Follow Up to June 14, 2000, Report to the Commissioners of the Impact of New HUD Lead -Based
Paint Regulations on Saint Paul Home Improvement Programs, Citywide
11. Report on Impact of 2001 State Law Changes on Saint Paul Tax Increment Districts, Citywide (Laid
over from the August 22, 2001 meeting) (This item was discussed at the City Council budget meeting on
September 5, 2001)
12. Midyear Financial Report on HRA Programs (Laid over from the August 22, 2001 meeting)
ADJOURNMENT
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