Summary Minutes 1-11-2006SUMMARY MINUTES OF
THE SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, January 11,2006 - 3:30 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
City Hall and Court House
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
The meeting was called to order by Council President Lantry at 3:33 p.m.
Present - 7 - Benanav, Bostrom, Harris, Helgen, Lantry, Montgomery, Thune
Absent - 0
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 B Y A
COUNCILMEMBER, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 22)
Councilmember Helgen requested items 15 and 19 be removed for discussion.
Councilmember Benanav moved approval of the Consent Agenda as amended.
Adopted as amended Yeas — 7 Nays - 0
COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
The following communication was read.into the record:
Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before
the City Council on Januga 18 2006 concerning the Taxicab Driver license
application submitted by Darrell Henton for the City of Saint Paul.
Claims of Jorge Acosta, Yuseuf Ansha and James Othoudt
Referred to Risk Management
2. Petition for Writ of Certiorari, etc, in the matter of Rose Pelzel v. the City of Saint
Paul. (Re: dangerous animal hearing)
Referred to the City Attorney
Letter from the Department of Public Works announcing a public hearing before the City
Council on January 18, 2006 to consider the petition of Gerdau Ameristeel (flkla North
Star Steel) to vacate a portion of the most southerly part of Red Rock Road for additional
open area. (Vacation File 11-2004A)
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4. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic. Development announcing a
public hearing before the City Council on January 18, 2006 to consider the application of
Greater Frogtown CDC (Dale Street Townhomes) to rezone property at 608-613 Blair
Avenue and 609 Lafond Avenue (east side of Dale Street between Lafond and Van Buren
Avenues) from R-4 (Single-family Residential) to TN2 (Traditional Neighborhood).
(Zoning File 05-193-681)
5. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public
hearing before the City Council on January 18, 2006 to consider the application of
Greater Frogtown CDC for a Preliminary Plat for Dale Street Townhomes for 16
residential lots and 2 outlots at 608-613 Blair Avenue and 609 Lafond Avenue (east side
of Dale Street between Lafond and Van Buren Avenues) (Zoning File 05-194-413)
6. Administrative Orders:
D002545 Transferring spending authority from one line item to another in
the Department of Public Works for purchase of self-propelled
equipment.
D002546 Approving payment, not to exceed $1500,00, to reimburse three
Internet Crimes Against Children (1CAC) task force participants,
who are not City employees, for travel and per diem related expenses
for an ICAC IT training seminar in Minneapolis, MN October
24-28, 2005.
On file in the City Clerk's Office
7. Approval of minutes of December 28, 2005.
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays 0
8. Resolution — 06-43 -- Deleting the assessment for property cleanup at 801 Aurora
Avenue.
Adopted Yeas 7 Nays — 0
9. Resolution — 06-44 — Approving the City's Pay Equity Implementation Report as to
completeness and accuracy.
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays — 0
10. Resolution — 06-45 — Approving adverse action against the Massage Practitioner license
application submitted by Nancy L. Adams, 762 Cleveland Avenue South.
Adopted IYeas — 7 Nays — 0
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11. Resolution — 06-46 --- Approving adverse action against the Cigarette/Tobacco license
held by H & X Sausage, LLC, 1214 Thomas Avenue.
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays — 0
12. Resolution — 06-47 — Authorizing the Department of Fire and Safety Services to accept
the donation of 514 Beanie Babies, valued at $4,365.00, from Patricia Kuhlman,
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays — 0
13. Resolution — 06-48 — Authorizing the Department of Fire and Safety Services to enter
into a grant contract amendment for a timeline extension with the State of Minnesota for
the 2003 Federal Homeland Security Equipment/Exercise Grant.
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays — 0
14. Resolution — 06-49 — Memorializing City Council action taken December 7, 2005
granting the application of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint
Paul for a Subdivision Registered Land Survey (RLS) dividing RLS 570 into north and
south tracts at xxx 5th Street, between Broadway and Olive Streets. (Zoning File 05-183-
851)
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays — 0
15. (Discussed after Consent Agenda)
16. Resolution — 06-51 — Memorializing City Council action taken December 21, 2005
granting the application of Josh Krsnak (River Park Lofts) for a Registered Land Survey
to create three tracts of land at 245 East 6d' Street, northwest corner at Wall Street.
(Zoning File 05-200-870)
Adopted Yeas --- 7 Nays — 0
17. Resolution—06-52 —Authorizing the proper City officials to enter into an agreement to
accept a contribution in the amount of $1,772,000 from ISD 625 for use towards the
Jimmy Lee/Oxford Pool improvement project, and establishing the appropriate spending
and financing plan.
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays — 0
18. Resolution — 06-53 — Holding Ramsey County and the City of Roseville harmless,
including an indemnification, clause for St. Paul's use of McCarron's Lake in conjunction
with the 2006 Winter Carnival Softball on Ice Tournament.
Adopted Yeas -- 7 Nays — 0
19. (Discussed after Consent Agenda)
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20. Resolution — 06-55 — Amending the financing and spending plans of the 2005 Residential
Street Vitality Program by transferring funds from the Midway Parkway Improvement,
Hamline Avenue Improvement, and 2005 Major Sewer Repair Projects, and adding Water
Utility, Falcon Heights, West Saint Paul, and Capital Region Watershed District funding.
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays — 0
21. Preliminary Order — 06-56 — In the matter of constructing an above standard twin lantern
street lighting system on White Bear Avenue from approximately 140 feet south of Beech
Street to approximately 140 feet north of Reaney Avenue, and setting date of public
hearing for February 15, 2006. (File No. 19021)
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays — 0
22. Resolution Approving Assessment — 06-57 — In the matter of the assessment of benefits,
cost and expenses for boarding up vacant buildings during October 2005 (J0506B);
providing weekly garbage hauling service for the third quarter of 2005 (J05T3Q); and
summary abatements (property cleanup) during August, September, and October 2005
(J0505A), and setting date of public hearing for February 15,
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays — 0
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15. Resolution — 06-50 — Memorializing City Council action taken December 21, 2005
granting the application of Oxford Hill Development Group, LLC for a Registered Land
Survey to create 19 mixed use tracts at 1046-1060 Grand Avenue. (Zoning File 05-205-
764)
Councilmember Helgen expressed concern that CVS has no problem creating a mixed -
use, multi -story building on Grand Avenue but when the Snelling and University site was
up for review, they told the Council they couldn't do a multi -story building.
Councilmember Thune moved approval
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays — 0
19. Resolution — 06-54 — Holding Dean's Tavern harmless, including an indemnification
clause, for St. Paul's use of Dean's Tavern as the host site and tournament headquarters
for the 2006 Winter Carnival Softball on Ice Tournament.
Councilmember Helgen moved approval
Adopted Yeas — 7 Nays — 0
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Final Adoption - 05-1074 - An ordinance prohibiting smoking in bars and restaurants;
creating responsibilities for proprietors; prohibiting retaliation; and providing penalties
for violation, (Laid over December 14, 2005)
Councilmember Thune presented a letter from the City of Minneapolis applauding the
smoking ban in St. Paul and telling St. Paul that Minneapolis will stand firm with a
complete smoking ban. With the passage of this smoking ban, the State of Minnesota
will have the largest geographic, non-smoking area including Golden Valley and
Bloomington, Councilmember Thune stressed the goal is to influence the State to create
a level playing field by implementing a state-wide ban and for clean air for all employees.
Thune thanked everyone who worked on this and had faith in this for so long. He
pledged he will work with bar owners to deal with issues they may have in continuing
their own success because he doesn't want anyone to suffer from a business standpoint,
The overriding concern in passage of this ban is clean air especially for employees in this
City.
Councilmember Thune moved approval.
Adopted Yeas — 4 Nays — 3 (Bostrom, Harris, Montgomery)
The meeting was adjourned.
ADJOURNED AT 3:38 P.M.
Kathy Lantry, Co=4 President
ATTEST:
JanuM 25, 2006
Minutes approved by Council
Mary k'Er'Won
Assistant Council Secretary
Submitted by:
Carol Broermann