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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, October 18, 1995 - 3:30 PNI
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 - 266 -8565
Office of the City Council
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Committee Reports
• Public Hearings
• Suspension Items
Present - 7 - Councilmembers Blakey, Guerin, Grimm, Harris, Megard, Rettman, Thune
Absent - 0
CONSENT AGENDA
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, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
FOR ACTION
1. Approval of minutes of July 19, 1995.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Herbert L. Aasen, Dennis G. Croonquist, East 7th Auto, Inc., Mildred E. Jensen, Victoria
Lacy, Keith E. Masloski, Neighborhood Justice Center, Inc. (for Ricardo & Mayra Cuellar) Paige J.
Donnelly, Ltd. (for Delores Elliott), Page J. Donnelly, Ltd. (for Rose M. Richardson), Srinivas Somaya,
Elmira Thompson, and U.S. Postal Service.
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Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Letter from the Division of Real Estate announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
November 15, 1995, to consider the vacation of Russell Street south of a line extending easterly from
the north line of Lot 19, Block 2, Auditor's Sub. No. 7 .
4. Letter from the Division of Public Health declaring 394 Dayton Avenue, 907 -909 Jessie Street, and
1747 Marshall Avenue as "nuisance properties ". (For notification purposes only; public hearings will be
scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
5. Communication from St. Paul Animal Control dated October 9, 1995, announcing a request from the
University of Minnesota Research Lab for unclaimed dogs and cats.
6. Administrative Orders:
. D00671 Amending the 1995 budget in the Department of Public Works by transferring funding
from the PIA Longside project and adding St. Paul School District and additional assessment
financing to the 1995 Alley Contract project.
. D00672 Amending the 1995 budget in the Police Department by establishing spending authority
in the Park Rangers activity for full -time salaries.
D00673 Establishing the schedule for 1996 qualifying pay periods for employee insurance
benefits.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
. D00674 Amending the 1995 budget in the Division of Real Estate by transferring money to allow
for purchase of computer equipment.
Laid over to October 25
. D00675 Amending the 1994 & 1995 budgets of the Capital Improvement Program fund in the
Division of Parks and Recreation for the Hillcrest Community Recreation Center Project.
. D00676 Amending the 1995 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation to reflect proper
accounting for consulting fees, mileage reimbursement, and travel expenses.
. D00677 Addition of $7,650 to the contract for Frost Lake play area and sitework.
. D00678 Addition of $1,750 to the contract for Padelford relocation structural work at Harriet
Island Park.
. D00679 Amending the 1995 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation /Municipal Athletics
to reflect proper accounting for additional cost for ice rental for the hockey season.
. D00680 Amending the 1995 Capital Improvement Budget in the Police Department by increasing
the budget for the Police Annex garage repair.
. D00681 Amending the 1995 budget in the Department of Public Works by transferring spending
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authority within the Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts Fund for the Selby- Western
Lighting Maintenance Assessment District.
. D00682 Amending the 1995 budget of the Purchasing Division by shifting money for temporary
clerical to the appropriate payment code and to allow for the purchase of computers.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
7. Resolution - 95 -1248 - Approving the 1995 -1997 Agreement between Independent School District
No. 625 and the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 61. (To be laid over one
week for adoption)
Laid over to October 25 for adoption
8. Resolution - 95 -1249 - Approving the 1995 -1997 Agreement between Independent School District
No. 625 and the Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Local Union No. 1 of Minnesota. (To be laid over one
week for adoption)
Laid over to October 25 for adoption
9. Resolution - 95 -1250 - Approving the Memorandum of Agreement amending the 1993 -1994
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of St. Paul and the St. Paul Manual and Maintenance
Supervisors Association. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to October 25 for adoption
10. Resolution - 95 -1251 - Approving the revised minimum qualifications for the Chief Fire Investigator
class as required by Civil Service Rule 32. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to October 25 for adoption
11. Resolution - 95 -1252 - Supporting the Twin Cities' Saint Paul Area Association of Realtors in their
efforts to persuade the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to protect the "Home
Mortgage Interest Deduction ".
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 95 -1253 - Authorizing the donation of a 1995 Ford Ranger from Saxon Ford for the
DARE Program.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 95 -1254 - Approving relocation of the Area Development Rates (ADR) Zone from
Westgate to Crosby Lake Business Park.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 95 -1255 - Authorizing the Department of Fire and Safety Services to enter into an
agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for the purpose of receiving hazardous
materials emergency response equipment.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 95 -1256 - Authorizing payment of $6,064.78 to Michael H. Johnson and Travelers
Insurance Group in full settlement of their claim against the City of St. Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 95 -1257 - Accepting the offer of the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) to
purchase a $600,000 General Obligation Sewer Revenue Note of 1995.
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Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 95 -1258 - Requesting an extension of time to complete the work on a building being
repaired at 654 Holly Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 95 -1259 - Agreeing to indemnity and hold harmless Gus Macker Enterprises Inc. in
connection with the Gus Macker basketball tournaments.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 95 -1260 - Affirming the Houses to Homes Objectives.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 95 -1261 - Authorizing release of utility easements within vacated Clifford Street from
Franklin Avenue to 250 feet south of Franklin Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Preliminary Order - 95 -1262 - In the matter of street improvements for the Cretin/ Bayard Area
Residential Street Paving Program, and setting date of public hearing for December 13, 1995. (File
418802)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Preliminary Order - 95 -1263 - In the matter of construction of storm sewer connections, sanitary
sewer connections and water connections, at the request of the property owner, in conjunction with the
Cretin/Bayard Area Residential Street Paving Progra m, and setting date of public hearing for December
13, 1995. (File 418802 -Conn)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Preliminary Order - 95 -1264 - In the matter of improving the alley in Block 15 and in the block
indicated as Iron Works on the recorded plat, Rice Street Villas, (bounded by Marion, Nebraska,
Albemarle and Arlington), and setting date of public hearin g for December 13, 1995. (File 418809)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Preliminary Order - 95 -1265 - In the matter of condemning and taking an easement in the land
necessary for the slopes, cuts and fills in grading and paving the alley in Block 15 and Iron Works
Block, Rice Street Villas (bounded by Marion, Nebraska, Al bemarle and Arlington), and setting date of
public hearing for December 13, 1995. (File 418809 -S)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
25. Letter from Mayor Coleman dated September 22, 1995, vetoing Council File 95 -1093 adopted
September 13, 1995, in the matter of improving the following brick streets: Kenwood Parkway around
the circle and from the circle to St. Albans Street; Maiden Lan e from Selby Avenue to Nina Street,
including the dog leg; and Virginia Street from Summit Avenue to Selby Avenue. (Laid over from
October 4)
26. Resolution - 95 -1266 - Authorizing the Department of Fire and Safety Services to enter into a fire
protection contract with Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and the City of Maplewood.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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ORDINANCES
27. Final Adoption - 95 -1139 - Amending Chapter 18, of the Legislative Code relating to Legislative
Hearing Officer, by allowing tenants the right to appeal enforcement orders.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
28. Final Adoption - 95 -1140 - Amending Sections 60.201, 60.207, 60,208, 60.412, 62.102, 63.103,
65.211 through 65.214, 65.221 through 65.225, 65.231 through 65.234 and 65.241 through 65.244 of the
Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to Zoning.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
29. Final Adoption - 95 -1141 - Finalizing City Council action taken on September 13, 1995, approving
the petition of Greg Ekbom to rezone property located at 479 West 7th Street from RT -2 to B -2 to allow
expansion of an existing restaurant.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
30. Second Reading - 95 -1213 - An ordinance designating the alley bounded by Cleveland Avenue to
the east, Ford Parkway to the south, Finn Street to the west and Pinehurst Avenue to the north as a one -
way alley (westbound).
Laid over to October 25 for third reading /public hearing
31. First Reading - 95 -1267 - An ordinance amending Section 92.06 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to plumbing permit fees of the Saint Paul Water Utility as approved by the Board of Water
Commissioners.
Laid over to October 25 for second reading
32. First Reading - 95 -1268 - An ordinance amending Chapter 318 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to Mechanical Amusement Devices; referring license fees to the license fee schedule. (City
Operations Committee recommends approval)
Laid over to October 25 for second reading
33. First Reading - 95 -1269 - An ordinance amending Chapter 323 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to Christmas Tree Sales; referring license fees to the license fee schedule. (City Operations
Committee recommends approval)
Laid over to October 25 for second reading
34. First Reading - 95 -1270 - An ordinance amending Chapter 378 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to Bed and Breakfast Residences; referring license fees to the license fee schedule. (City
Operations Committee recommends approval)
Laid over to October 25 for second reading
35. First Reading - 95 -1271 - An ordinance amending Chapter 324 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to Cigarettes; modifying the duration of cigarette licenses. (City Operations Committee
recommends approval)
Laid over to October 25 for second reading
36. First Reading - 95 -1272 - An ordinance amending Chapter 167 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to commercial vehicle special parking permits, replacing plates and stickers with placards and
changing the duration of the permit. (City Operations Committee recommends approval)
Laid over to October 25 for second reading
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
37. Resolution - 95 -1088 - Amending the 1995 Cable Communications Budget to use money conserved
from the merger of two video offices to benefit the corporate e -mail and network redesign project.
(Referred to Finance & Budget Committee September 13, 1995; to be withdrawn)
Withdrawn
38. Resolution - 95 -1273 - Recommending merger of the Saint Paul Civic Center Authority and the
Convention and Visitors Bureau, and directing the creation of a task force to prepare a plan for the
merger. (Ad Hoc Committee on the Civic Center Authority a nd Convention and Visitors Bureau
Relationship recommends approval)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
PUBLIC HEARINGS
39. Third Reading - 95 -1190 - An ordinance amending the Saint Paul Legislative Code Section 45.08 to
provide for the assessment and collection of reasonable attorney's fees and other such fees as may be
incurred in the "substantial abatement" of public nuisances.
Laid over to October 25 for final adoption
40. Resolution - 95 -1274 - Approving application for an Auto Repair Garage License by
A -2 -Z All Auto Repair, Inc. (Mohammed Hayat), 814 University Avenue West.
Laid over to October 25 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
41. Resolution - 95 -1275 - Approving the vacation of the remaining 6 foot strip of public walkway
located between Lot 1, Block Slayton's Addition, and Lot 1, Block 1 Ridgewood Park addition and
between Lot 13, Block 1 Slayton's Addition and Lot 26, Block 1 Ridgewood Park Addition bounded on
the north by St. Clair Avenue and on the south by Lombard Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
42. Resolution - 95 -1105 - Finalizing City Council action taken on September 6, 1995, granting the
appeal of University United from the decision of the Planning Commission which had granted variances
for a sign for Big Wheel Rossi at 1469 University Avenu e. (Laid over from September 20) (A
compromise has been reached regarding Big Wheel Rossi Sign Variance)
Substitute introduced and Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
43. Public hearing to consider the application of Manhattan on Grand (Alan Chazin Homes) for a
combined preliminary and final plat to allow the individual sale of 12 new town homes at 2005 -2027
Grand Avenue (north side between Cleveland Avenue and Prior A venue).
Motion of Intent Adopted Yeas 7 Nays - 0
Suspension Items
Resolution - 95 -1276 - Recognizing Ramsey County Commissioner Warren Schaber for his service to
the City of Saint Paul and its citizens.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 95 -1277 - Approving application for a State Class B Gambling Premise Permit by Gavin L.
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Burnham at Jeraldine's, 605 Front Avenue. (ID 413- 00444)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 95 -1278 - Approving application for a Gambling Manager's License by Shirley B. Munz,
dba Minnesota Brass, Inc., at Jeraldine's, 605 Front Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 95 -1279 - In the matter of improvement to portions of the following brick streets: Kenwood
Parkway, Maiden Lane, and Virginia Street.
Laid over to October 25 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
First Reading - 95 -1280 - An ordinance amending Chapter 183 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
relating to Human Rights by inserting clarifying language related to sexual harassment.
Laid over to October 25 for second reading
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