Approved Minutes 10-21-1998 SUMMARY MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, October 21, 1998 - 3:30 - 5:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
City Hall and Court House
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The meeting was called to order by Council President Bostrom at 3:30 p.m.
Present - 6 - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom, Coleman, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Harris (Excused)
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 21)
Councilmember Lantry moved to lay over Item 11 to October 28.
Councilmembers Lantry and Blakey moved approval of the Consent Agenda as amended.
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
FOR ACTION
1. Claims of Marshall Owens, Ted Wybierala, and Brenda Yarbrough.
Referred to Employee/Risk Management Division
2. Complaint of Patrick Carlone against the City of St. Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Amended Order to Abate Nuisance Building at 224 Bates Avenue.
4. Letters from the Citizen Service Office/Division of Property Code Enforcement declaring 382
Dewey Street and 659 Van Buren Avenue as "nuisance properties." (For notification purposes
only; public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
5. Administrative Orders:
D001603 Authorizing the Department of Fire and Safety Services to pay stipend costs for
teachers attending two-hour training workshops on "Risk Watch" injury-prevention
curriculum.
D001604 Authorizing the Department of Public Works to donate $50.00 to the Little Sisters of
the Poor for use of their facility to host a neighborhood information meeting
concerning the proposed Eagle Parkway/Chestnut reconstruction project.
D001605 Amending the 1998 budget of the Budget Office to provide an appropriate budget in
account codes where unanticipated expenditures occurred.
D001606 Extending the contract completion dated from July 1, 1997 to October 24, 1997 for
96 inflow and infiltration corrections.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
October 21, 1998 City Council Summary Minutes Page 2
6. Resolution - 98-958 - Approving the appointments of Richard Grigos and Victor Gomez, by
Mayor Coleman, to the Saint Paul Workforce Development Council.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
7. Resolution - 98-959 - Approving the appointment of Leah Otto, by Mayor Coleman, as Assistant
to the Mayor I.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 98-960 - Approving the May 1998 through April 2001 Labor Agreement between the
City of Saint Paul and the Lakes and Plains Regional Council of Carpenters and Joiners. (To be
laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to October 28 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 98-961 - Accepting a contribution of$23,420 from the Minnesota Safety Council for
the cost and distribution of material for the promotion of Pedestrian Safety "On the Street, Stop
for Feet" campaign.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 98-962 - Authorizing the purchase of three properties located on Hoyt and Montana
Avenues as part of Phase I of the Hoyt-Montana Flood Remediation Project.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 98-963 - Allocating funds for the 1998 Fourth Cycle Neighborhood STAR Program.
Laid over to October 28 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 98-964 - Authorizing the Department of Fire and Safety Services to accept a donation
in the amount of$1,000 from Mary Gail Meyer, a private citizen of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 98-965 - Allowing sewer service connection from property at 2495 Kasota Avenue,
Saint Paul to the Minneapolis sewer system(s).
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 98-966 - Increasing the budget of Library Aids and Grants with grants and donations
received in excess of the Library budget.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 98-967 - Authorizing the City to amend its Agreement with Our Fair Carousel Inc.
and Gerard Cafesjian.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 98-968 - Placing the proposed amendment regarding council members' salaries on the
primary election ballot in September 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
October 21, 1998 City Council Summary Minutes Page 3
17. Resolution - 98-969 - Authorizing the purchase of land at 1052 Iglehart Avenue for the Jimmy Lee
Recreation Center Acquisition and Redevelopment Project.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 98-970 - Approving a pilot project entitled "Information Services Reorganization and
Job Family Modeling Project" and memorandums of agreement. (To be laid over one week for
adoption)
Laid over to October 28 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 98-971 - Providing a shift differential for employees working in the Lifeguard, Senior
Pool Attendant, and Swimming Pool Supervisor titles at the Oxford Pool between the hours of
6:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, between Labor Day and Memorial Day.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
20. Preliminary Order - 98-972 - In the matter of improving streets with bituminous roadway,
construct concrete curb and gutter, concrete driveway aprons and outwalks, boulevard sodding,
tree planting, construction of a lantern style lighting system and other work necessary for the
Pascal-Jefferson Street Paving and Lighting Project, and setting date of public hearing for
December 9, 1998. (File #18882)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
21. Preliminary Order - 98-973 - In the matter of construction of water, sanitary sewer and storm
sewer service connections, if requested by the property owner, in conjunction with the Pascal-
Jefferson Area Street Paving and Lighting Project, and setting date of public hearing for
December 9, 1998. (File #18882C)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
22. Second Reading - 98-941 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving the application of
Lower Afton Seniors LLC to rezone property at Lower Afton Road(201 feet west of McKnight
Road) from B-2 to RM-2 to allow construction of 56 units of senior housing on the currently vacant
site. (Public hearing held September 23, 1998) (Substitute introduced on October 14)
Laid over to October 28 for third reading
23. Second Reading- 98-942 - An ordinance amending Chapter 200 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
entitled"Animals"to provide for particular penalties in various situations and establishing various
conditions in the disposition of dangerous animals.
Councilmember Blakey moved approval of amendments he presented to the ordinance.
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Amended and laid over to October 28 for third reading/public hearing
October 21, 1998 City Council Summary Minutes Page 4
OTHER BUSINESS
Councilmember Coleman introduced guests from the 3M company. He stated that he had recently
participated in a video conference with representatives from 3M and he indicated that
representatives from Germany would like to form a sister city relationship with Saint Paul.
Suspension Item
Councilmember Blakey moved for suspension of the rules and approval of the following resolution:
Resolution- 98-974 - Supporting The Saint Paul Company's expansion of its downtown
headquarters and directing the Department of Planning and Economic Development staff to prepare
a recommendation by November 25, 1998 for replacing the 130 housing units in the Seventh Place
Residence that will be removed in preparation for the new office tower.
Councilmember Benanav stated he has always been supportive of expansion of the St. Paul
Companies and he feels any issues concerning this expansion can be resolved. The Council should
do what it can to make sure Saint Paul Companies expands in Saint Paul, he said.
Adopted Yeas- 6 Nays - 0
Councilmember Blakey moved to adjourn the meeting.
Roll Call: Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
ADJO D AT 3:50 P.M.
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ATTEST:
Minutes approved by Council
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