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3/1-3/5/2004 Meetings for the week of March 1st - March 5th Page 1 of 1 `uL The City of Saint Paul Meetings for the Week of March 1st, thru March 5th, 2004 MONDAY - March 1st No Meetings Scheduled TUESDAY - March 2nd No Meetings Scheduled WEDNESDAY - March 3rd *Ad Hoc Legislative Agenda 2:00 PM Council Chambers Committee *City Council --- see Agenda 3:30 PM Council Chambers Saint Paul-Ramsey County Community 425 Grove Street - Law Health Services 5:30 PM Enforcement Center *Public Hearings 5:30 PM Council Chambers THURSDAY - March 4th Zoning Committee 3:30 PM Council Chambers FRIDAY - March 5th No Meetings Scheduled * Cablecast live and repeated on Saint Paul Channel 18. Interpreter service for the hearing impaired will be provided at public meetings upon request. Request can be made by calling(651)266-8509(Voice and TDD)Monday thru Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. A minimum of two days notice is required. For more information on any of these meetings,you can send Email to: citizen.service@ci.stpaul.mn.us, or call the Saint Paul Citizen Service Office at 651-266-8989 http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/depts/meetings.html 3/1/2004 March 3, 2004 City Council Agenda Page 13 (Following the City Council Meeting at 3:30 p.m.) CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR City Hall and Court House 15 West Kellogg Boulevard AGENDA ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of February 18, 2004 Meeting Minutes NEW BUSINESS 1. Update from Nancy Haas, Intergovernmental Relations Director o City's Legislative Agenda Items o Bill Tracking of Items of Interest to Saint Paul 2. Overview of Proposed City of Saint Paul Support Items (Nancy Haas) 3. Holman Field 4. State Budget Forecast and Potential Impact on City 5. Local Government Aid 6. Baseball Stadium o Governor's Proposal o Potential Partnering with Minneapolis on Companion Resolutions 7. Legislative Agendas of the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) and Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM) OLD BUSINESS 1. Alliance for Reasonable Municipal Regulation Proposals - Update NEXT MEETING DATE • March 3, 2004 City Council Agenda Page 14 1. Set next meeting date for March 17, 2004 ADJOURNMENT ************************************* Council Meeting Information Website For an updated copy of the City Council Meeting agendas or minutes,please visit our website at http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/council Cable The City Council and Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Meetings are cablecasted live on Channel 18 and repeated on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., Saturdays at 12:30 p.m., and Sundays at 1:00 p.m. (Subject to change). Also, the City Council and HRA Agendas are cablecasted on Saturdays at 8:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 5:30 p.m., Mondays at 8:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.; Tuesdays at 8:00 a.m., and 5:30 p.m.; and Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. ***************************************** r AD HOC LEGISLATIVE AGENDA COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Wednesday, March 3, 2004 - 2:00 p.m. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR City Hall and Court House 15 West Kellogg Boulevard AGENDA ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of February 18, 2004 Meeting Minutes NEW BUSINESS 1. Update from Nancy Haas, Intergovernmental Relations Director o City's Legislative Agenda Items o Bill Tracking of Items of Interest to Saint Paul 2. Overview of Proposed City of Saint Paul Support Items (Nancy Haas) 3. Holman Field 4. State Budget Forecast and Potential Impact on City 5. Local Government Aid 6. Baseball Stadium o Governor's Proposal o Potential Partnering with Minneapolis on Companion Resolutions 7. Legislative Agendas of the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) and Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM) 1 fir!' OLD BUSINESS 1. Alliance for Reasonable Municipal Regulation Proposals -Update NEXT MEETING DATE 1. Set next meeting date for March 17, 2004 ADJOURNMENT 2 FEB-26-2004 16:48 RAMSEY COUNTY MANAGER 651 266 8039 P.02/02 MEETING NOTICE BOARD OF RAMSEY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 15 W. KELLOGG BLVD., ST. PAUL, MN 55102 651 266-8350 • •MSEY COUNTY Monday,Mardi 1, 2004 8:00 a.m. - NACo Legislative Conference (February 27 —March 2) Washington, DC Tuesday,March 2,2004 NO BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETINGS NACO LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE,WASHINGTON, DC Wednesday,March 3, 2004 Thursday, March 4,2004 Friday, March 5,2004 Advance Notice March 9, 2004— 9:00 a.m. — County Board Meeting, Council Chambers ' March 16, 2004—9:00 a.m. —County Board Meeting, Council Chambers March 23, 2004—9:00 a.m. —County Board Meeting, Council Chambers March 30, 2004 —No Board Meeting—5t'Tuesday TOTAL P.02 rAIN1 SAINT PAUL - RAMSEY COUNTY Iffb PAUL COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL AND THE RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 555 Cedar Street Saint Paul,Minnesota 55101-2260 RAMSEY COUNTY 651-266-1200 MEETING NOTICE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2004 *** LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER - 425 GROVE STREET IN SAINT PAUL *** AGENDA 1. Call to Order NOC° OG o 'NBC) 2. Approve Summary Meeting Minutes - February 4, 2004 O� ��Q fl' 3. Chair's Report CING �p�,C' G`o ' 4. Director's Report kOr er 5. Shoulder to Shoulder Recommendations - Jane Berg 0� 6. Correctional Public Health Program - Jane Berg and Jeff Allen 7. Tour of Facility 8. Adjourn CHSAC. Public Meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. NEXT MEETING APRIL 7, 2004 PACKET ENCLOSURES 1. Map/Directions to March Meeting at the Law Enforcement Center 2. February Minutes 3. Draft Resolution Regarding Idling of School Buses 4. Shoulder to Shoulder, Raising Teens Together, Campaign and Draft Resolution 5. January Section Updates ** Attention CHS Advisory Committee Members ** Please contact Jan Pierson if you will not be attending the meeting: Phone: 651-266-2408 E-Mail: jan.piersonOco.ramsey.mn.us DIRECTIONS Law Enforcement Center 425 Grove Street, Saint Paul * Grove intersects with Lafayette Road. * Do not park in "contract" spots. * Parking lot is in front of building. * Enter the main set of glass doors. 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It was mentioned that Shannon Heitz has a new baby boy. CITIZEN ADVOCACY AND THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION Nick Riley, Lobbyist for Ramsey County, presented to the Committee. He titled his presentation - Lobbying 101. He stated that most legislators are responsive to their constituents. There are 29 legislators from Ramsey County. He said that Ramsey County and specifically the City are heavily Democratic and therefore he often has to rely on suburban legislators to carry bills in the House. Each year the County Board puts together and authorizes a "legislative package." This year the public health priorities are: reauthorization of the MN Emergency Health Powers Act and moving WIC funding out of the public health block grant to its own funding source. A great source of information during the session can be found in a book by Wy Spanno called Politics in Minnesota - The Directory. It can be acquired from the web site mnpolitics.com. A question came up whether the Ramsey County Board was proactive or reactive to what was going on up at the legislature. Nick said that there are two different kinds of session every other year. This year is a short session and the focus is capital bonding projects. The session next year deals with policy again, although most sessions are truly a mixture of both. There remains a firm "no new taxes" mantra. Nick invited Committee members to contact him at 651 266-8032 or via email at nick.riley@co.ramsey.mn.us. 1 AIR QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN RAMSEY COUNTY . Zack Hansen, Environmental Health Section Manager, continued the discussion on air quality and public health presented at the January meeting. Protect outdoor air quality is the eleventh of the Department's Top Public Health Priorities. Unfortunately, no additional funding has been identified for this program priority. Ongoing work in the areas of radon, carbon monoxide, household hazardous wastes, healthy homes and schools will need to support the outdoor air quality issues. Regarding area and mobile sources of air pollution, which are the main problems for Ramsey County, the easy things have already been done. Changing behaviors regarding transportation i.e. public transportation, idling school buses, controlling urban sprawl will be difficult. The agencies that try and solve outdoor air pollution problems do so in a fragmented way. There are other issues of how to provide information to the public in a useful way and also to communities of limited English language proficiency. The committee asked about enforcement of existing regulations and Zack said that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency was responsible for enforcement. Zack then provided the committee a resolution for consideration (see attachment) and adoption. Moved by Murray Sagsveen and seconded by Mary Ackerman and passed unanimously by all Committee members present. Jennifer Rauch asked that the Committee receive some additional information regarding the idling of school buses outside schools and receive a draft resolution to consider and pass regarding the enforcement of existing rules and regulations. A Committee member stated she believed there was legislation and/or regulation but no enforcement. Murray Sagsveen asked for a draft resolution regarding bus idling to send to the School District Offices. Betsy asked that staff also consider including idling vehicles such as delivery vans and other transport vehicles outside of buildings. The Committee asked that the air quality resolution(s) be shared with other health departments in the metro area. There being no further business for the Committee, the Committee was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. 2 RESOLUTION Air Quality and Public Health Saint Paul—Ramsey County Department of Public Health Community Health Services Advisory Committee February 4, 2004 Whereas,Air quality is a public health concern, especially in the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County, which have a concentrated population and a concentration of mobile and area sources of air pollutants; and Whereas,Air pollution is preventable with public and individual interventions that can reduce emissions of problem pollutants; and Whereas, Local government in Minnesota does not have direct regulatory authority for air quality,but does have the ability to make decisions that affect air quality, and to influence State policy on air quality.Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, The Saint Paul—Ramsey County Community Health Services Advisory Committee (CHSAC) hereby recommends that the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County should be leaders in making decisions that affect air quality and should take air quality and public health into account in policymaking and constructing roads and recreational areas, should take air quality into account when making operational decisions, such as fleet management and telecommuting policies, and should, as employers, educate employees about air quality issues and provide incentives to employees that favor air quality. Be it Further Resolved,the CHSAC recommends that the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County inform and educate residents in the City and County about indoor and outdoor air quality issues, serving primarily as links to other entities that have expertise in air quality, and providing information when working in the community. Be It Further Resolved, the CHSAC recommends that the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County work to assure that limited English proficiency residents have access to air quality information, especially air quality alerts, and that Public Health Department staff and others have opportunities to become better informed on air quality issues, especially scientific and risk analysis of health related issues. Be It Further Resolved,the CHSAC calls upon policy makers in the City of Saint Paul and other municipalities in Ramsey County to take air quality into account in decisions regarding land use and transportation, and at the State of Minnesota to regulate devices and activities that produce air pollution that creates public health hazards based on risk assessment. Resolved, The CHSAC hereby directs the Chair of the CHSAC to communicate the contents of this resolution as appropriate. 3 Draft Resolution Regarding Bus Idling Saint Paul — Ramsey County Community Health Services Advisory Committee Outdoor Air Quality: Idling School Buses February 2004 Background: At its February 4, 2004 meeting the CHSAC adopted a resolution with recommendations about outdoor air quality. During the discussion members expressed interest and concern about the idling of diesel school buses near schools. This report presents some background material on the issue. State Law: In 2002 the Legislature adopted a law relating to idling school buses: 123B.885 Diesel school buses; operation of engine; parking. Subdivision 1. Operation of engine. All operators of diesel school buses must minimize, to the extent practical, the idling of school bus engines and exposure of children to diesel exhaust fumes. Subd. 2. Parking. On and after July 1, 2003, diesel school buses must be parked and loaded at sufficient distance from school air-intake systems to avoid diesel fumes from being drawn into the systems, unless, in the judgment of the school board, alternative locations block traffic, impair student safety, or are not cost effective. HIST: 2002 c 364 s 2 Technical Assistance: The Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance has a significant amount of technical assistance information at its web site, including downloadable information for schools, and links to other national sites: http://www.moea.state.mn.us/ee/noidle.cfm Local Action: The Saint Paul Public Schools adopted a policy related to school bus idling on November 12, 2002. A copy of the minutes and School Board action is attached. A search of web sites for Roseville, Mounds View and North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Schools produced no apparent policies on bus idling. Draft Resolution Whereas,Air quality is a public health concern, especially in the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County,which have a concentrated population and a concentration of mobile and area sources of air pollutants; and Whereas, There is scientific evidence that toxic chemicals in diesel emissions increase the risk of asthma, lung and heart disease, and are responsible for as many as 125,000 cancers nationwide; and Whereas,Research has also shown that students on school buses are exposed to 5 to 15 times the levels of particulate pollution than at nearby monitoring sites; and Whereas,In May 2002, Minnesota adopted legislation to protect the health and safety of children from harmful diesel bus emissions;this law calls for schools to reduce the unnecessary idling of school buses in front of schools, and reroute bus parking zones away from air-intake vents(or if necessary,relocate the air-intake vents); and Whereas, Outdoor air quality is one of Ramsey County's public health priority areas.Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, The Saint Paul—Ramsey County Community Health Services Advisory Committee(CHSAC)hereby recommends that School Districts in Saint Paul and Ramsey County,and private schools serving the County, adopt School Board policies to limit school bus idling. Be It Further Resolved,The Saint Paul—Ramsey County Community Health Services Advisory Committee(CHSAC) further recommends the School Districts and private schools implement those policies, and address idling of vehicles in a variety of ways to reduce the exposure of children and vulnerable adults to diesel emissions. Be It Further, Resolved, The CHSAC hereby directs the Chair of the CHSAC to communicate the contents of this resolution as appropriate. Excerpt from Saint Paul Public Schools minutes, found at http://www.spps.org/board of education/bd minutes/111902.pdf INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.625 Saint Paul, Minnesota REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Administration Building 360 Colborne Street NOVEMBER 19, 2002 5:45 P.M. VII. COMMITTEE REPORTS Committee of the Board a. Meeting of November 12,2002 Mr. Oertwig reported there were two items on the agenda for this meeting: Bus Idling and Gifted and Talented Advisory Committee report. Bus Idling Mr. Oertwig reported that students made a presentation regarding toxic diesel bus fumes which put children at risk while the buses idle and the emissions are sometimes pulled into classrooms through air intake vents. A new law was passed in regard to this issue in May, 2002 and the district is working on implementing that. The items that students were asking for are: 1) That clauses be put into the school bus contracts stating the amount of idle time suggested, and changing the parking of the buses at the schools to areas where fumes cannot be pulled into the intake vents, 2) by putting up signs asking drivers to shut off their engines while waiting, 3) training of bus drivers to be aware of the law and the consequences of idling,4)support in obtaining grants for government metrofit funds by conducting an analysis of the bus fleet to collect information that will help in lobbing for the funds. Mr. Quinn, Executive Director of School Services, listed six reasons why buses idle and presented seven recommendations the administration is doing to work on this issue: 1)When the outside temperature is at a level to be determined, we will direct our employee drivers and request that the contractors direct their bus operators, to shut down the engines after five minutes of idling, 2)we will provide an educational training program for our employee bus drivers and request tat contractors provide the same so that all drivers understand the importance of minimizing the exposure to diesel exhaust fumes, 3) These provisions will be included in the next contract which will be bid for summer school service 2003, 4)we will require all contractors to comply with the new standards for diesel engine exhaust emissions by the year 2007 on any new buses, as phased in by regulatory agencies, 5) the administration will continue to survey all of its sites to determine if there are any locations which would benefit from a physical modification of the buildings'air intake system or other modifications related to bus loading or unloading which would provide more protection for our students, 6)continue to study the results of the field testing being done on the bio-diesel fuel. Because these issues are sufficiently complex and they transcend the borders of the Saint Paul Public School district, the administration recommends that we work with the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA), the Minnesota Association of Pupil Transportation (MAPT), the Sierra Club, and other interested organizations to formulate a model policy that Minnesota school districts can adopt to implement the new law. Additional discussion was held in regard to signage, training of drivers, sending letters home, consideration of metro-fitting of buses built prior to 1991 and other issues. Motion Recommended by Committee: That the Board of Education approve the administrative recommendation in regard to implementing the bus idling recommendations contained in their memo and follow-up report next week from the administration in regard to the items which had not been included in the administrative recommendations, including signage, fleet assessment and possible alternative ways to solve the problem. The motion carried with the roll call vote as follows: Ms. Street-Stewart-Yes Mr. Thao-Yes Mr. Brodrick-Yes Ms. Carroll-Yes Ms. Carter-Yes Mr. Conlon-Yes Mr. Oertwig -Yes 1111% REQUEST FOR RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD ACTION Type of Agenda: ❑ Policy ❑ Consent ❑ Public Hearing ® Administrative ❑ Information ❑ Ordinance Requesting Department: Public Health Committee: Meeting Date: Committee: Meeting Date: County-Wide Ramifications M Board Meeting Date: 3/09/04 or Affected Commissioner District(s) #: Board Meeting Date: SUBJECT Shoulder to Shoulder,Raising Teens Together, Campaign EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Shoulder to Shoulder is a metro-wide social marketing campaign involving a collaboration of organizations: Public Health,University of Minnesota Extention Services, community organizations, and schools. The purpose of the campaign is to support parents and other caring adults in raising teens. This campaign provides strategies, resources and support for parents and other caring adults to guide teens into young adulthood. When parents and other caring adults are warm and supportive,provide clear expectations for behavior, and model the respect they expect from teens,there is less need for later interventions that require investment of public resources. These recommendations will help create a climate that conveys the message that parents and other caring adults are the critical connections for our youth to become happy,healthy and well-adjusted adults. ACTION REQUESTED 1. Promoting Shoulder to Shoulder campaign with parents, caring adults and community organizations in Saint Paul and Ramsey County. 2. Strengthen parent/adult/youth relationship in our organization and our community programs. Saint Paul-Ramsey County Community Health Services Recommendations for Healthy Teen, Parent and Adult Connectedness Whereas, when youth lack connections with parents or other caring adults research has shown high risk behaviors are increased such as tobacco, alcohol use, unsafe sexual behaviors, depression, and violence; and Whereas research has shown that every youth needs at least one caring parent or adult in their life to develop personal self-worth; and Whereas, parents and other caring adults want youth to become happy, healthy and well-adjusted adults; and Whereas, parents and other caring adults need support and encouragement to meet the needs of their adolescent children; and Whereas, youth need to feel a sense of safety, experience belonging, and to contribute to their family and community; Therefore the Saint Paul-Ramsey County Community Health Services Advisory Committee recommends the following action be taken by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners in order to strengthen parent/adult/youth relationships through existing resources: 1. Support and strengthen the ongoing healthy youth development training for employees who work with youth. 2. Encourage community agencies and all agencies that have POS contracts that work with youth to provide multicultural parent/adult/youth education programs and resources. 3. Continue to provide staff leadership for the Shoulder to Shoulder Raising Teens Together campaign in the metro area. 4. Partner with the Working Family Resource Center and the University of Minnesota Extension Service and other community agencies to provide lunchtime parenting classes for Ramsey County employees who parent youth. 5. Support Ramsey County communities to enforce the curfew laws for underage youth. 6. Affirm the work of Ramsey County Workforce Solutions in helping provide youth with opportunities to learn job and other life skills, and prepare for meaningful employment and economic security. 7. Affirm and encourage the City and County libraries in their role as a key community resource for parents, youth and families on parenting and adolescent development. 046t 114 +trasrtCary Saint Paul - Ramsey County Department of Public Health SECTION UPDATES -JANUARY 2004 Update From Medical Director As an admitting physician at Regions Hospital, I have been appointed to the Infection Control Committee. I hope to facilitate the procedures for transferring care for tuberculosis patients from the inpatient wards to the TB Clinic at St. Paul - Ramsey County Department of Public Health. I have also been appointed at one of the Minnesota Medical Association members on Minnesota Department of Health's Communicable Disease Reporting Rules Advisory Committee. That group will make recommendations to the Commissioner of Health about revising the rule in place since 1985 for physicians, nurses, hospitals, laboratories, and health care organizations for reporting communicable diseases to the state authorities. Each month I assist in facilitating the TB Case Conference jointly sponsored by our department, the Minnesota Department of Health,the American Lung Association, and others. The meeting, held at ALAMN headquarters in St. Paul, allows clinicians caring for TB patients and public health workers investigating spread of TB to have a forum to discuss problems they encounter and to learn from each other. Environmental Health Section Household Hazardous Waste (HHW). The EH Section provided a workshop on HHW issues to the County Board on January 6, 2004. The workshop included a history of HHW efforts, results of twelve years of HHW education and collection, and future policy issues for the County. On February 3 the Department will be asking the Board to consider certain policy issues related to the HHW program. Neighborhood Sustainability Conference. On Saturday, January 17th, Cathi Lyman- Onkka and Lisa Marshall participated in the Neighborhood Sustainability Conference at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Over 400 individuals attended the conference, which opened with the mayors of Minneapolis and Saint Paul making presentations to the participants. 1 Planning for Events, Training, &Projects. Staff has been busy working with planning groups for events in the past few months. Deborah Carter McCoy worked with Lillian McDonald, Hennepin County and American Lung Association of Minnesota to promote radon awareness during January 2004. The campaign evolved several times and resulted in 3 television spots on major local news outlets plus a feature in the Pioneer Press. The media campaign was timed to promote radon testing and mitigation during Radon Action Month. The media campaign complemented a direct mailing to two zip codes in Ramsey County and has resulted in a high volume of calls to our offices and a mail-in response for radon kits. Radon mitigation providers have also noted that residents are expressing more interest in getting their radon problems fixed. Check out the website at www.co.ramsey.mn.us/ph/eh/indoorair_radon.asp for more information. Deborah Carter McCoy worked with the Belwin Educational Lab of the Saint Paul Public Schools and the Lebanon Hills Regional Park Staff(Dakota Co.) in the development of a workshop for metro area naturalists on learning styles and multiple intelligences. Deborah presented on Multiple Intelligences. The workshop was well attended in January. MDH, the Environmental Health Section, and the MPCA (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) are co-sponsoring an Environmental Health Badge workshop in April for young Girl Scouts. The event is going to be very exciting and registration is taking place at this time. Guests will include Clancy, the mercury- detecting dog; Debbie Diarrhea&Becky Bacteria from the SOS program, and many others! Planning has just begun for staff to work with area YMCAs on waste reduction and recycling in Y programs. Staff will be participating in the PH 150th anniversary by driving the float truck, hosting the Green Guardian and distributing pencils. Early planning has begun for the EH Section's participation in the 2004 WaterFest at Lake Phalen in May. Student partners will include children from Groveland Park Elementary School who are building a storm-water model. Their display will complement the Household Hazardous Waste information that will be provided by our office. Karen Reilly and Deborah Carter McCoy will be guest lecturing at St. Paul College in January on hazardous waste and household hazardous wastes. Planning is underway for training for childcare providers and appearances at local home improvement fairs. Deborah Carter McCoy,Norm Schiferl, Mao Thao, a researcher from the U of M, and the Executive Director of Hmong American Partnership met to explore the 2 opportunity to work together on a Community-Based Research Project under the broad category of Environmental Justice. Future meetings are planned and the work will likely focus on mercury contamination in preschool children. The group discussed educational opportunities around the reduction of pesticide exposure in gardens. EH Web Page. The Environmental Health web page continues to be updated to keep residents informed of the most recent information in garbage, recycling, food safety, and hazardous waste. Check out the Myths and What's New each month at www.co.ramsey.mn.us/ph/eh/index.asp Master Gardeners. During 2004 the University of Minnesota Extension Service Master Gardeners will be working with the Department on several environmental issues. The Environmental Health Section has provided funding to the Extension Service for over ten years, using a portion of a State recycling grant. With the significant changes in financing during 2003, and the reorganization of the Extension Service, the funding level has been reduced and the focus of the Extension Service has changed. In 2004 the Master Gardeners will be working in the community in a variety of ways to focus on integrated pest management,backyard composting, proper turf management, household hazardous waste and gardening in other cultures. The Department will be arranging some training where needed. On Tuesday January 20, Zack Hansen, Cathi Lyman-Onkka and John Springman provided an overview to about 50 of the Master Gardeners. Tour of District Energy Plant&Tree and Shrub Waste. Deborah Carter McCoy arranged a tour of the District Energy plant in Saint Paul for the Ramsey County Recycling Coordinators. This facility provides district heating and cooling throughout much of downtown Saint Paul. New boilers have been installed to bum wood waste as the primary fuel for this facility. As directed by the County Board, the Environmental Health Section is taking steps to have tree and shrub waste accepted at the yard waste sites later this year; one potential end use for that waste could be the wood waste boilers (more information on the tree and brush waste program will be provided later this spring, once the permitting of the sites has been completed). Resource Recovery. The Ramsey/Washington County Resource Recovery Project Board met on January 22. During the meeting it established the work plan and schedule for 2004. The Board received a report from J.L. Taitt and Associates on management of organic waste, and directed the staff to work on a campaign focusing on food waste diversion during 2004. When managed separately through food donations,rendering, livestock feeding, manufacturing livestock feed ingredients, or composting, businesses are able to save a substantial amount of their disposal cost by reducing the amount of the County Environmental Charge they must pay. The Board also discussed the significant amount of policy development that will be occurring in 2004 around the future of waste processing after the current agreement with NRG (for the resource recovery facility in Newport) expires in 2007. The Board authorized contracts to carry out much of the work in the work plan. 3 Air Quality. The issue of outdoor air quality was presented to and discussed by the CHS Advisory Committee on January 7. Staff from the MPCA and MDH provided presentations highlighting outdoor air quality and its relationship to public health in Ramsey County. At its February meeting the committee will discuss recommendations for the County to consider when addressing this important public health issue. Community Environmental Health Restaurant Inspection Results Over the last few months you may have heard about or seen Ramsey County restaurant inspection results featured on the news. Every Friday night on the 6:00 p.m. news KSTP Channel 5 has a segment called"Restaurant Watch." They also have written reports on their web site under the same Restaurant Watch title. KSTP has been visiting the various metro (city and county)health departments and the Minnesota Department of Health to look at restaurant inspection reports. KSTP looks at the last 2 or 3 months of inspection reports and then selects the 2 or 3 restaurants with the most critical violations,which are featured in their TV and web reports. They have come to look at our files three times within the last 6 months. Twice they have looked at restaurant reports and recently they have looked at school inspection reports. Community Involvement Unit Wash, Throw, or Compost? Lisa and Dan are helping Parkview Community School, a K-8 school in the Roseville district, consider options for food serviceware. The District recently decided to move from washable serviceware to disposable polystyrene foam dishware for a number of reasons, and several parents, students, and teachers became concerned about the message it sends regarding a "throw away" society. Some parents are also concerned about potential chemical exposures to children with the use polystyrene,particularly for serving hot foods, an issue that some environmental health researchers have been exploring. With compostable serviceware now become an option, Parkview and District staff and the parents' association,with assistance from the County, are exploring the possibility of piloting the use of compostable serviceware and incorporating composting into their waste management system at the school. The project would review the advantages and disadvantages of the three serviceware options to help develop a better understanding of which approach makes the most sense for the school to take. EP3 (EPIDEMIOLOGY,POLICY, PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS) SECTIOJN UPDATE Public Health Emergency Preparedness Public health Emergency Preparedness Coordinators and Mass Dispensing workgroup: These two metro groups are working to develop a regional plan for the Strategic National 4 Stockpile. The current focus is on regional incident command and activation, establishing standardized assumptions for mass dispensing site function, identifying mass dispensing sites, identifying sites for distribution nodes, and prophylaxis of essential personnel. GIS-SNS Workgroup: We have started providing GIS support for SNS (Strategic National Stockpile)planning. This group is providing maps and analysis of data to help strategically select locations for regional mass dispensing sites and distribution nodes. Some of the datasets that are in the process of being mapped include: Demographics (Population density, Elderly population,Ability to speak English), Transportation corridors, Schools, Pharmacies, Red Cross sites, Clinics, Hospitals, Fire Departments, Police Stations, Long term care facilities, Group homes, Rehab centers, Homeless shelters, Correctional facilities. Representatives of the GIS-SNS group met with the PHEP/BT Coordinators group to review some draft GIS products, get feedback, and input on project direction. Epidemiology Paula Henry has been working with the 2001 Ramsey County birth and death data to supply neonatal,post neonatal and infant death rates by race and ethnicity for the Healthy Start program. She has also been providing data on HIV infections in persons of Hispanic ethnicity to the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. Telephone questions to epi this month have been about rabies,norovirus, TB and influenza. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SECTION Child Safety Seat Update Injury Prevention Program 2003 Report In 2003, we served a total of 120 children, providing infant, convertibles, and booster seats with the education on how to use them. These were funded by a variety of community programs. Ten Public Health Staff were trained as "Child Passenger Safety Practitioners" in January of 2003, in order to provide the most current information to parents. UCARE of Minnesota provided 59 convertible seats to our home visited families with children from birth to age 4 years and expectant moms in their last trimester. The Adolescent Parent Program provided 14 seats, 1 infant seat, 12 convertibles, and 1 booster seat. The TANF Program provided 5 convertible car seats. The Healthy Families Section funded 12 convertible seats. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Child Passenger Protection Program provided 21 convertible seats and 8 booster seats to our families. Boost America provided one booster seat. Medica/MA and Blue Cross - Blue Shield/MA provide car seats for their children up to age 24 months and to 5 pregnant women in their last trimester using their own distribution methods in serving Ramsey County families. We are grateful that we were able to help provide a method of safe transportation to our children. Standing Shoulder to Shoulder With Teens Celebrating youth, parents, and the adults in their Lives Timberwolves vs. Spurs Tuesday,March 23rd, 7 PM On March 23rd @ 7 PM the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with Saint Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health and University of Minnesota Extension Service are sponsoring a Shoulder to Shoulder night to celebrate youth,parents, and the adults in their lives. For$17. each attendee will receive a$22. game ticket and a Timberwolves T- shirt; in addition, messages regarding Healthy Youth Development will be shared with everyone at the game via the scoreboard and halftime announcements. Please contact Mary Elizabeth Berglund at 266-2461 or Grit Youngquist at 266-2407 for ticket order forms. (NOTE: this game will be vs the San Antonio Spurs and may decide the Midwest Division title, so if you are interested, order tickets soon, as the game will likely sell out quickly MN Children's Museum implementing Wakanheza Healthy Communities and the Ramsey County Child Abuse Prevention Council are working with the Minnesota Children's Museum on implementing Wakanheza(Children are Sacred Beings) and Welcoming Places principles (originally developed in our Saint Paul -Ramsey County WIC clinics!!!) at the Museum. An initial training with Museum Visitor Services staff was held on January 12, and follow up with all Museum staff will be held in the coming months; in addition, the Children's Museum plans to customize Peaceful Parenting tools (posters,booklets,bookmarks)created through Healthy Communities and The Initiative for Violence-Free Families and Communities in Ramsey County for posting and distribution to all Museum families and visitors beginning in the summer of 2004. The Museum originally learned about our work through the Ramsey County website, and we are thrilled about being able to take the strategies we developed in our WIC clinics and throughout the community that have been proven to eliminate harsh treatment of children in public places, and share them with the thousands of parents and children who visit the Children's Museum. PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES SECTION Family Planning Program Adoption Training: There are federal discretionary grant dollars, $8.6 million, awarded within four cooperative agreements across the nation. Our Region, Region V of the US Department of Health and Human Services, has been assigned to work with an organization called Infant Adoption Awareness, located in the Washington DC area. Their focus is to provide adoption training opportunities for designated staff of eligible health centers. Health Centers that receive funds under 330 or 1001 of the Public Health Service Act 6 (community health centers and family planning providers) are identified as high priority with respect to training. The Family Planning Program is strongly encouraged to send staff members to the training all expenses paid including registration, travel, and overnight costs. Upon completion of a 20 hour training session, trainees are certified as Adoption Training Specialists. Although there is some concern among Title X grantees about the role of adoption counselors in the family planning environment, most grantees have sent representatives. Our Family Planning Program representative is Pearlie Love. Pearlie successfully completed training and has been certified as a Specialist. THANK YOU, Pearlie for representing St. Paul-Ramsey County Public Health! Flu vaccine makes it's way into the St. Paul -Ramsey County Community As the Influenza season is winding down, here is a recap of all of the services that were carried out to get flu vaccine into the St. Paul -Ramsey County Community: The beginning of October heralded the start of our flu clinic actives with a positive note. For the first time in almost 4 years we received all of our flu vaccine before we actually began our clinics! We started by providing flu shots to senior citizens at 7 senior high- rises in Ramsey County. These are smaller units that other providers are reluctant to serve. Then on October 20th we began our weekly flu clinics in our building at 555 Cedar St. Typically we see many senior citizens,people of all ages and risk factors (6months and older) as well as St. Paul - Ramsey County employees from all areas, especially Police and Fire. This year we scheduled 6 of these clinics which went through November. These clinics were moderately well attended but we had the capacity to see many more, they just didn't show. As in the past, November starts with a "bang" with our large flu clinic at 3M. This was the 9th year of this great partnership and all went very smoothly. We gave over 2400 shots of the allotted 5000 doses in one 8 hour clinic at the main 3M Center building! As is typical, if there is any flu vaccine left at the end of the 3M clinics, they donate it to us to give to clinics that serve low income, high-risk individuals. After all was said and done, we were able to donate 400 doses of flu vaccine to clinics in Ramsey County for immediate distribution to high-risk individuals. By this time we were feeling pretty good about the flu vaccine season---until December! At this time there had been increasing reports of serious influenza complications in children in several states. The media coverage was relentless, the phones were ringing off the hook and we only had about 500 doses of flu vaccine left. Most of the clinics in the community were out of flu vaccine and parents were frantic about finding where they could get a flu shot for their children. In response to requests from the Minnesota Department of Health, we were able to organize a "special flu clinic" within two days. We decided to offer the vaccine to anyone regardless of age or high risk status. The clinic was held on Wednesday,December 10th. We originally had it scheduled for the morning only. By mid-morning it was evident that we needed to extend our hours to meet the needs of parents and referrals from community based providers. Sharon Lynch 7 activated the Health Alert Network(HAN) system to contact all of the clinics in Ramsey County and let them know that we had extended our clinic until the end of the day. Within minutes of the HAN announcement, inquiry phone calls were received. We had happy parents and children(well maybe not the kids!) coming in all afternoon. In fact, many of them were so appreciative because they had already waited in line for 2-3hours at one of the other clinics only to fmd out later that they would not give the vaccine to kids under 9 years old.(note: This was the morning of the only snow storm we have had this winter. Wind chill temps were dangerous!). We gave 520 shots with 300 of those being given to children. The following day we gave the remainder of our flu vaccine to a clinic in St. Paul that had many children waiting for the few doses that we had left. At this point we were completely out of vaccine. We thought we were done but more media coverage and renewed cooperation among agencies and clinics that had vaccine available yielded another request from the State to have another clinic for children which we did on December 22nd. This clinic had it's unique challenges since the vaccine we received came from 2 different manufacturers and one type of vaccine could not be used in children under 4 years of age! We also partnered with Washington County on this clinic. It was held at 555 Cedar. We gave 199 shots. One hundred and seventy nine were given to children. Since then we have been able to continue to administer flu vaccine to high- risk individuals during our regular immunization clinics (while the supply lasts), as well as help the State Health Department distribute their remaining vaccine to clinics in Minnesota. Five clinics in Ramsey County requested some of the additional vaccine to give to their high-risk clientele. We were able to transfer an additional 470 doses of vaccine to these clinics. They were so grateful!. When all was said and done,we administered over 6500 doses of flu vaccine and distributed over 1000 doses of flu vaccine to needy clinics in Ramsey County. We wish to thank everyone who had any part in making this years busy flu season a great success. From staff who answered the phones,who worked in the clinics , who directed traffic,who did the billing and/or who covered for those staff that helped,we sincerely appreciate it! Once again we were able to answer the call from the State Health Department on short notice due to the efforts of many of you! 8 1. SEE ATTACHED INFORMATION REGARDING SECURITY CHECKPOINT INFORMATION PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Coral Houle, Chair Bert McKasy, Vice Chair Daniel Boivin Dick Long Robert Mars Lonni McCauley Tammy McGee John Williams Vicki Grunseth, Commission Chair METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday, March 3, 2004, 9:00 a.m. Room 3040, Lindbergh Terminal Wold-Chamberlain Field Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport AGENDA CONSENT 1. FINAL PAYMENTS—MAC CONTRACTS a. Partial West Terminal Building Demolition (Robert J. Vorpahl, Program Development Engineer) b. 2003 Multi-Family Sound Insulation Program—Bid Package No. 2 (John Nelson, Part 150 Program Manager) c. 2003 Part 150 Sound Insulation Program (John Nelson, Part 150 Program Manager) 2. SEMI-FINAL PAYMENTS—MAC CONTRACTS a. United Parcel Service/Site Access Road — MSP Cargo Facility (Tim Tarmann, Airside Project Manager) b. 77th Street/24th Avenue/Airport Lane (Allen Dye, Airside Project Manager) 3. BIDS RECEIVED—MAC CONTRACTS a. Taxiway B Construction (Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development) b. Runway 17-35 -Airport Lane Project (Gary G. Warren—Airside Development) c. Part 150 Sound Insulation Program — February 2004 Bid Cycle (John Nelson, Part 150 Program Manager) 4. REVIEW OF UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BIDS Robert J. Vorpahl, Program Development Engineer 5. CHANGE MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROJECT STATUS REPORT Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director—Planning and Environment 6. MSP RECYCUNG SAVINGS Toni Howell, Manager-Environmental Affairs Mark Wacek,Waste Management Specialist 7. BLOOMINGTON RESIDENTIAL LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director—Planning and Environment 8. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM(CIP)ADJUSTMENTS Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director—Planning and Environment 9. HENNEPIN COUNTY CONDITIONAL USE LICENSE AGREEMENT Chad E. Legve, Manager—Aviation Noise and Satellite Programs DISCUSSION 10. CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AWARDS Gary G.Warren, Director—Airside Development 11. PART 150 UPDATE a. Planning Timeline and 65/60 DNL Mitigation Thresholds b. Status of Properties on Perimeter Blocks c. Mitigation Program Review Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director-Planning and Environment 12. PROJECT BUD(ET ADJUSTMENT Dennis Probst, Director—Landside Development 13. 2004 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM—AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING STATION (ARF,F) PIPJECT APPROVAL • Dennis Probst, Director—Airside Development David Burke, Fire Chief 4. SECURITY CHECKPOINT INFORMATION Stop by the information booth near the tram station on the Tram Level. At the information booth, you will be asked to complete a security checkpoint access form and show valid, government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license. Take your completed access form with you up two floors, to the Ticketing Level security checkpoints. Show your approved access form to security checkpoint personnel. You will then be screened just as if you were traveling. Access forms are only valid for the purpose of attending a public MAC meeting at a particular date and time. Commission Chambers are located on the Mezzanine Level overlooking the airport's central shopping area (above Chili's Restaurant), past the main security checkpoints. Allow yourself at least 30 minutes to park, complete the access form and get through the security checkpoint prior to the meeting. Parking will be validated; please bring your parking ticket to the meeting. Directions to the Tram Level Information Booth From short-term parking: At the Lindbergh Terminal entrance, take the escalator or elevator down to the Tram Level. The information booth is straight ahead, in the center of the room. From general parking: If you park in the Blue or Red ramps, take the elevator down to the tram, which will transport you directly to the Lindbergh Terminal's Tram Level. When you exit the tram, the information booth is straight ahead, in the center of the room. If you park in the Green or Gold ramps, take the skyway to the Lindbergh Terminal's Mezzanine Level. From there, take an elevator or escalator to Tram Level. The information booth is straight ahead, in the center of the room. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Paul Rehkamp—Chairman Bert McKasy—Vice Chair Thomas Foley *CHECKPOINT SECURITY INFORMATION Mike Landy ATTACHED Jack Lanners Kari Berman Robert Mars Lonni McCauley Vicki Grunseth —Commission Chair METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 1:00 p.m. March 3, 2004 *Room 3040, West Mezzanine -Lindbergh Terminal Wold-Chamberlain Field CONSENT 1. RESOLUTION TO ADOPT HENNEPIN COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN George Condon, Asst. Airport Director DISCUSSION 2. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS — MSP GROUND RENT APPRAISAL PROJECT Eric Johnson, Manager Commercial Management &Airline Affairs 3. REQUEST RE: SOLE SOURCE BID FOR PARKING REVENUE CONTROL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE CONTRACT Don Olson, Purchasing Manager Arlie Johnson, Asst. Airport Director- Landside 4. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Mitchell Kilian, Manager Governmental Affairs a. State b. Federal GENERAL INFORMATION 5. FUTURE SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS Arlie Johnson, Asst. Airport Director, Landside Operations Don Olson, Purchasing Manager 6. CONCESSIONS RFP UPDATE Commissioner Lanners 7. HELICOPTER FLIGHT INC. UPDATE Gary Schmidt, Director of Reliever Airports SECURITY CHECKPOINT INFORMATION Stop by the information booth near the tram station on the Tram Level. At the information booth,you will be asked to complete a security checkpoint access form,and show valid, government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license. Take your completed access form with you up two floors, to the Ticketing Level security checkpoints. Show your approved access form to security checkpoint personnel. You will then be screened just as if you were traveling. Access forms are only valid for the purpose of attending a public MAC meeting at a particular date and time. Commission Chambers are located on the Mezzanine Level overlooking the airport's central shopping area (above Chili's Restaurant), past the main security checkpoints. Allow yourself at least 30 minutes to park, complete the access form and get through the security checkpoint prior to the meeting. Parking will be validated; please bring your parking ticket to the meeting. Directions to the Tram Level Information Booth From short-term parking: At the Lindbergh Terminal entrance, take the escalator or elevator down to the Tram Level. The information booth is straight ahead, in the center of the room. From general parking: If you park in the Blue or Red ramps, take the elevator down to the tram, which will transport you directly to the Lindbergh Terminal's Tram Level. When you exit the tram, the information booth is straight ahead, in the center of the room. If you park in the Green or Gold ramps, take the skyway to the Lindbergh Terminal's Mezzanine Level. From there, take an elevator or escalator to Tram Level. The information booth is straight ahead, in the center of the room. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Paul Rehkamp—Chairman Bert McKasy—Vice Chair Thomas Foley *CHECKPOINT SECURITY INFORMATION Mike Landy ATTACHED Jack Lanners Kari Berman Robert Mars Lonni McCauley Vicki Grunseth—Commission Chair METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 1:00 p.m. March 3, 2004 *Room 3040, West Mezzanine— Lindbergh Terminal Wold-Chamberlain Field CONSENT 1. RESOLUTION TO ADOPT HENNEPIN COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN George Condon, Asst. Airport Director DISCUSSION 2. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS —MSP GROUND RENT APPRAISAL PROJECT Eric Johnson, Manager Commercial Management &Airline Affairs 3. REQUEST RE: SOLE SOURCE BID FOR PARKING REVENUE CONTROL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE CONTRACT Don Olson, Purchasing Manager Arlie Johnson, Asst. Airport Director- Landside 4. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Mitchell Kilian, Manager Governmental Affairs a. State b. Federal GENERAL INFORMATION 5. FUTURE SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS Arlie Johnson, Asst. Airport Director, Landside Operations Don Olson, Purchasing Manager 6. CONCESSIONS RFP UPDATE Commissioner Lanners 7. HELICOPTER FLIGHT INC. UPDATE Gary Schmidt, Director of Reliever Airports SECURITY CHECKPOINT INFORMATION Stop by the information booth near the tram station on the Tram Level, At the information booth, you will be asked to complete a security checkpoint access form and show valid, government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license. Take your completed access form'with you up two floors, to the Ticketing 'Level security checkpoints. Show your approved access form to security checkpoint personnel. You will then be screened just as if you were traveling. Access forms are only valid for the purpose of attending a public MAC meeting at a particular date and time. Commission Chambers are located on the Mezzanine'Level overlooking the airport's central shopping area (above Chili's Restaurant), past the main security checkpoints. Allow yourself at least 30 minutes to park, complete the access form and get through the security checkpoint prior to the meeting. Parking will be validated: please bring your parking ticket to the meeting. Directions to thp Tram Level Information Booth From short-term parking: At the Lindbergh Terminal entrancei take the-escalator or elevator down to the Tram Level. The information booth is straight ahead, inthe center of the room. From general parking: If you park in the Blue or Red ramps, take the elevator down to the tram, which will transport you directly to the Lindbergh Terminal's Tram Level. When you exit the tram, the information booth is straight ahead, in the center of the room. If you park in the Green or Gold ramps, take the skyway to the Lindbergh Terminal's Mezzanine Level. From there, take an elevator or escalator to Tram Level. The information booth is straight ahead, in the center of the room. AGENDA ZONING COMMITTEE OF THE SAINT PAUL PLANNING COMMISSION Thursday, March 4, 2004 - 3:30 P.M. City Council Chambers Third Floor City Hall - Saint Paul, Minnesota NOTE: The order in which the items appear on this agenda is not necessarily the order in which they will be heard at the meeting. The Zoning Committee will determine the order of the agenda at the beginning of its meeting. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 19, 2004, ZONING COMMITTEE MINUTES NEW BUSINESS 1. 04-021-027 - VF Associates Enlargement of Nonconforming Use and height variance to add a shed dormer. 322-324 Summit Ave., between Virginia & Farrington Zoning: RT-2 Staff: Patricia James 2. 04-043-035 - Donald Solheid Change of Nonconforming Use to allow contractors shop and residential use. 366 Michigan St, between Ann and Western Zoning: RM-2 Staff: Patricia James 3. 04-039-366 - Rudie's Coffee House Inc. Conditional Use Permit to allow a game room with a variance of the requirement for 100 ft. distance from adjacent residential districts. 1169 W. 7th St, between View and Armstrong Zoning: B-2 Staff: Patricia James PENDING BUSINESS 04-036-008 -VIK, LLC Rezoning from B-1 (Local Business) to B-2 (Community Business) 1254 7th St. W., between Bayard &Victoria Zoning: B-1 Staff: Patricia James AGENDA ZONING COMMITTEE OF THE SAINT PAUL PLANNING COMMISSION Thursday, March 4, 2004 -3:30 P.M. City Council Chambers Third Floor City Hall - Saint Paul, Minnesota NOTE: The order in which the items appear on this agenda is not necessarily the order in which they will be heard at the meeting. The Zoning Committee will determine the order of the agenda at the beginning of its meeting. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 19, 2004, ZONING COMMITTEE MINUTES NEW BUSINESS 1. 04-021-027 - VF Associates Enlargement of Nonconforming Use and height variance to add a shed dormer. 322-324 Summit Ave., between Virginia & Farrington Zoning: RT-2 Staff: Patricia James 2. 04-043-035 - Donald Solheid Change of Nonconforming Use to allow contractors shop and residential use. 366 Michigan St, between Ann and Western Zoning: RM-2 Staff: Patricia James 3. 04-039-366 - Rudie's Coffee House Inc. Conditional Use Permit to allow a game room with a variance of the requirement for 100 ft. distance from adjacent residential districts. 1169 W. 7th St, between View and Armstrong Zoning: B-2 Staff: Patricia James PENDING BUSINESS 04-036-008 -VIK, LLC Rezoning from B-1 (Local Business) to B-2 (Community Business) 1254 7th St. W., between Bayard &Victoria Zoning: B-1 Staff: Patricia James.