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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, January 4th, 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
• Public Hearings
Present - 6 - Councilmembers Blakey, Grimm, Guerin, Harris, Megard, Thune
Absent - 1 - Rettman (Excused - arrived after the votes on the consent agenda)
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 the October 12, October 19, and October 26, 1994, meetings.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
2. Claims of October Earl, Martin Fleming, Aimee Beth Hagen, Miyuki Kawai and Jay Klaphake,
Jeanette M. Koppe, Karl E. Wallin, and Kennedy Wazwaz.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
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3. Letter from the St. Paul Division of Public Health declaring 440 Victoria Street South as "nuisance
property ". (For notification purposes only; public hearing will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
4. Administrative Orders:
. D00397 Amending the 1994 budget in the Division of Public Health by transferring spending
authority between various special projects activities.
. D00398 Amending the 1994 budget of the Civic Center Operating Fund by transferring funds for
auditorium roof repair.
. D00399 Correction of Account Code on C.F. 94- 1767, Department of PED.
. D00400 Amending the 1994 budget in the Department of Public Works /Street Repair and
Cleaning Fund.
. D00401 Amending the 1994 budget in the Division of Risk Management for purchase of
computer equipment.
. D00402 Amending the 1994 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation /Special Services
Fund to reflect proper accounting for the costs of a 3 -day electrical hazard awareness program.
. D00403 Amending the 1994 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation /General Fund to
reflect proper accounting for continuation of normal operations for the remainder of the year.
. D00404 Amending the 1994 budget in the Budget Office by transferring funds within activity.
. D00405 Addition of $46,267.49 to the contract for Structural Renovation of the Science Museum
Municipal Ramp.
. D00406 Addition of $67,070.27 to the contract for Reconstruction of Pig's Eye Lake Road.
. D00407 Addition of $21,096.52 to the contract for the East Side Community Center.
. D00408 Authorizing an honorarium of $500 to Dr. Gisela Konopka for her services to the Safe
City Initiative.
. D00409 Amending the 1994 budget in the Office of Human Resources to balance activity
budgets.
. D00410 Amending the 1994 budget in the Department of Public Works /Street Repair and
Cleaning Fund.
. D00411 Amending the 1994 budget in the Department of Public Works by reducing the spending
and financing plans of the 1994 County Aid Contingency.
. D00412 Amending the 1989 Capital Projects Fund in the Department of Public Works by
increasing the spending and financing plans of the Rice /Wheelock Signal Project.
. D00413 Amending the 1994 Capital Projects Fund in the Department of Public Works by
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increasing the spending and financing plans of the Hampden/University Lighting Project.
. D00414 Amending the 1994 Capital Projects Fund in the Department of Public Works by
increasing the spending and financing plans of the Hampden/University CSSP Project.
• D00415 Amending the 1987 Capital Projects Fund in the Department of Public Works by
reducing the spending and financing plan of the Smith Avenue Lighting Project.
• D00416 Amending the 1992 Capital Projects Fund in the Department of Public Work by
transferring spending and financing from the Hoyt Avenue Sewer Project to the 1992 Major
Sewer Repair Project.
• D00417 Amending the 1994 budget of the Civic Center Operating Fund to pay for high school
hockey tournament expenses.
• D00418 Amending the 1994 budget in the Treasury Office to update computer hardware.
. D00419 Amending the 1994 budget in the Office of Human Resources to reimburse various
vendors for costs incurred in Employee Relations and recognition programs in 1994.
. D00420 Authorizing payment of $500 to the Saint Paul Pioneer Press for newspapers provided to
summer recreation students.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
5. Resolution - 94 -1847 - Approving renewal of an On Sale Liquor Club -B, Gambling Location- C,
Restaurant -B, and Sunday On Sale Liquor License by Rice Street VFW Post 43877, 1134 Rice Street.
(ID 412368) (Laid over from December 28 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
6. Resolution - 95 -1 - Approving renewal of a Parking Lot /Ramp License by G M T Corporation, dba L
B C Parking Ramp, 255 6th Street East. (ID 432040) (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to January 11 for adoption
7. Resolution - 95 -2 - Approving renewal of an Auto Body Repair Garage License by Larry's Auto
Body, dba Larry's Auto Body, 933 Atlantic Street. (ID 426998) (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to January 11 for adoption
8. Resolution - 95 -3 - Approving renewal of various Class III and Supporting Licenses by: Whebbe's
Auto Service, 71 Annapolis Street West; Prospect Towing and Tire Company, 2565 Franklin Avenue;
Precision Auto Body, 1322 Rice Street; and North End American Legion 4474, 72 Ivy Avenue West.
(ID 414791- 98156) (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to January 11 for adoption
9. Resolution - 94 -1848 - Approving the appointments, by Mayor Coleman, of the following individuals
to the Neighborhood Sales Tax Board: Larry Laughlin, Russ Miller, Jaye Rykunyk, David Skilbred,
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Michelle Vojacek, Lola Franco, Stacey Millett, Shem Shakir, Mary Pickard, Paul Mattessich, Steve
Wellington, Frank Gurney, Triesta Brown, John Loban, and Kou Vang. (Laid over from December 28
for adoption)
Laid over to January 11 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 94 -1849 - Approving the appointments, by Mayor Coleman, of the following
individuals to the Saint Paul Cultural Capital Investment Board: Lois West, Sarah Lutman, Samuel
Verdeja, Ron Pauline, and Ruth Appelhof. (Laid over from December 28 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 95 -4 - Approving the reappointments of Harold Hebl, Kathryn Barron and Nancy
Adair, and the appointments of Sheila White Eagle, Mary Claire Olson, Dean Lemke, and Mary
Weisensee, by Mayor Coleman, to the Advisory Committee on Aging. (To be laid over one week for
adoption)
Laid over to January 11 for adoption
12. Resolution - 95 -5 - Approving the appointment, by Mayor Coleman, of Erich Mische as Assistant to
the Mayor IV, effective August 22, 1994.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 95 -6 - Approving Memorandum of Agreement between the City of St. Paul and Local
1842, District Council 14, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
(To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to January 11 for adoption
14. Resolution - 95 -7 - Approving the 1994- 1995 Agreement between Independent School District No.
625 and the City of St. Paul Professional Employees Association, Inc., and the 1994 -1996 Agreements
between Independent School District No. 625 and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
Local 110 and the United Association of Plumbers, Local 34. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to January 11 for adoption
15. Resolution - 95 -8 - Approving a pilot trainee project in accordance with Civil Service Rules 8.A.6
and approval of an accompanying memorandum of agreement with AFSCME Local 2508.
Laid over to January 11 for adoption Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 95 -9 - Approving an agreement between Mn /DOT and the City of St. Paul covering the
ownership, maintenance, location and relocation responsibilities for a fiber optic and twisted pair
communications cable link for traffic management purposes.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 95 -10 - Authorizing City signatures on a contract between Ramsey County and the City
of Saint Paul whereby Saint Paul Public Health will provide epidemiological services to Ramsey County
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Public Health from January 1, 1995, through December 31, 1995.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 95 -11 - Authorizing the purchase of land for the Phalen Creek Trail Access.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 95 -12 - Authorizing the Department of Public Works to make available to the general
public, through the non - commercial "Internet" system, versions of the Charter and the Legislative and
Administrative Codes of the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 95 -13 - Providing a partial release of a flooding and drainage easement resulting from
relocated Vadnais Boulevard in Vadnais Heights.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 95 -14 - Authorizing the proper City officials to execute a contract for retail water
service between the Saint Paul Board of Water Commissioners, the City of Mendota, and the City of
Mendota Heights.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 95 -15 - Approving action of the Property Code Enforcement Board of Appeals at the
December 8, 1994, meeting granting five extensions of time to property owners.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 95 -16 - Approving action of the Property Code Enforcement Board of Appeals at the
December 8, 1994, meeting granting 13 variances to property owners.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
23a. Resolution - 95 -23 - Authorizing the Department of Finance and Management Services authority to
initiate all necessary action leading to the issuance of City General Obligation Bonds on February 22,
1995, with the City Council awarding bids that afternoon.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
DISCUSSION
24. Resolution - 95 -17 - Approving license moratorium for all new pawn shops until December 31,
1995.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 95 -18 - Initiating a planning and zoning study of pawn shops, and enacting a
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moratorium on new pawn shops until the study is completed.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
26. Second Reading - 94 -1863 - An ordinance amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code,
Zoning Code, so as to add provisions regulating the location of currency exchange businesses. (City
Operations Committee recommends approval)
Laid over to January 11 for third reading /public hearing
27. First Reading - 95 -19 - An ordinance preserving the status quo with respect to the establishment of
pawn shops within the City of Saint Paul pending the completion of studies of possible amendments to
the City's Comprehensive Plan and regulatory ordinances concerning pawn shops.
Laid over to January 11 for second reading
28. First Reading - 95 -20 - An ordinance amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to Zoning; adding provisions regulating the location of firearms dealers.
(For referral to the City Operations Committee)
Referred to City Operations Committee
PUBLIC HEARINGS
29. Third Reading - 94 -1834 - An ordinance amending Chapter 86 of the Saint Paul Administrative
Code to provide for alternate signatures for the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance
and Management Services on City contracts.
Laid over to January 11 for final adoption
30. Third Reading - 94 -1835 - An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 13534 approved January 31,
1967, by adding that Quirnia Avenue, bounded by St. Paul Avenue and Edgcumbe Road become a one -
way street (eastbound).
Laid over to January 11 for final adoption
31. Resolution - 95 -21 - Approving application for an On Sale Malt (Strong) Beer License by The
Italian Oven, Inc. (James M. Morelli), 1786 East Minnehaha Avenue. (ID 475025)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
32. Resolution - 95 -22 - Approving increase for Sewer Service Availability Charge (SAC) from $800.00
to $850.00 beginning January 1, 1995.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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33. Public hearing to consider the request of Robert Schoonover (Burger King) to rezone property from
RT -2 (residential) to B -3 (general business) to allow additional lot area for development of a fast -food
restaurant at 16 Douglas Street.
Motion of Intent Denied Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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