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AGENDA OF THE SAINT PAUL CITY
COUNCIL
Wednesday, August 7, 1996 - 3:30 PM
PUBLIC HEARINGS AT 4:30 P.M.
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
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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 24, 1996 Closed Door Session.
2.Claims of David Cody (for Corey Dunkel), Jeffrey DeLisle, T. Dotty Contracting, Leo Feeney (for
Annette daSilva), Jeanine Hawkins, Donald John, Richard Koerner, Gina Leske, Midway Chevrolet,
Thomas Redmond, and David Wright.
3.Summons and Complaint in the matter of Lenny Anderson vs. the City of Saint Paul.
4.Summons and Complaint in the matter of Dennis D. Winge vs. the City of Saint Paul.
5.Accepting a petition to secure a public hearing on September 14, 1996, concerning nuisance property
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at 687 Edmund Avenue.
6.Accepting a petition to secure a public hearing on September 14, 1996, concerning nuisance property
at 775 Edmund Avenue.
7.Accepting a petition to secure a public hearing on September 14, 1996, concerning nuisance property
at 677 Kent Street.
8.Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 874 Beech Street, 232 Cottage Avenue West and 772
Desoto Street as "nuisance properties." (For notification purposes only; public hearings will be
scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
9.Administrative Orders:
. D00981 Amending the 1996 budget of the Police Department by transferring $5,808.00 from
salaries in the System Unit budget to the Services Section budget.
. D00982 Amending the 1996 budget of the City Attorney's Office by transferring existing
spending authority to cover expenditures for the Modified Duty Worker program for the first half
of 1996.
. D00983 Addition of $6,047.90 to the contract for street lighting on Maynard /Stewart CSSP.
I O.Resolution - 96 -870 - Approving the reappointment of Willetha (Toni) Carter, by Mayor Coleman, to
the Metropolitan Library Service Agency. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
1 l.Resolution - 96 -857 - Approving and ratifying the 1996 Wage reopener between the City of Saint
Paul and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 4110). (Laid over from July 31 for
adoption)
12.Resolution - 96 -871 - Finalizing City Council action taken July 24, 1996, concerning adverse action
against the taxicab vehicle license held by Robert Brunette, Airport Taxi, 113 Main, New Auburn, WI.
13.Resolution - 96 -872 - Finalizing City Council action taken July 24, 1996, concerning adverse action
against the taxicab vehicle license held by Wayne Joyce, Checker Cab, 500 36th Street East,
Minneapolis.
14.Resolution - 96 -873 - Finalizing City Council action taken July 24, 1996, concerning adverse action
against the taxicab vehicle license held by John Sweeney, St. Paul Metro Taxi, 1767 Fry Street, St. Paul.
15.Resolution - 96 -874 - Finalizing City Council action taken July 24, 1996, concerning adverse action
against the taxicab vehicle license held by Tessfay Tessema, Checker Cab, 500 36th Street East,
Minneapolis.
16.Resolution - 96 -875 - Approving polling locations for the primary and general elections for
September and November of 1996.
17.Resolution - 96 -876 - Directing the Water Utility and the Public Works Department to report back to
the City Council no later than thirty days from passage of resolution regarding water /sewer problems at
1505 Highland Parkway
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18.Resolution - 96 -877 - Approving submission of a grant application to the State of Minnesota in the
amount of $150,000 for a local Weed and Seed application.
19.Resolution - 96 -878 - Accepting a grant in the amount of $150,000 from the State of Minnesota to
establish a Weed and Seed Program in the Railroad Island Neighborhood of the lower East Side of Saint
Paul.
20.Resolution - 96 -879 - Accepting a grant in the amount of $50,000 from the State of Minnesota for
police officer overtime.
21.Resolution - 96 -880 - Accepting a grant in the amount of $750,000 from the State of Minnesota for
hiring ten new police officers.
22.Resolution - 96 -881 - Authorizing the Police Department to submit an application for $593,732 to the
Bureau of Justice Administration for the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program.
23.Resolution - 96 -882 - Approving a new contract with Cable Access - Saint Paul, dba Saint Paul
Neighborhood Network (SPNN) to provide public and educational access and community programming
services.
24.Resolution - 96 -883 - Amending the 1996 budget in the Department of Planning and Economic
Development by $140,000.00 for removal and reinstallation of light fixtures throughout three levels of
the Science Museum Municipal Parking Ramp.
25.Resolution - 96 -884 - Requesting low interest loans through the Minnesota Public Facilities
Authority for the Inflow /Infiltration Program.
26.Resolution - 96 -885 - Agreeing to hold harmless Agribank FCB, Inc. for use of their parking lot by
the Division of Parks and Recreation for the Gus Macker 3 -on -3 Basketball Tournament volunteer tent.
27.Resolution - 96 -886 - Directing Council Research to design and analyze a survey on the nature of
improvements needed at Griggs Recreation Center.
28.Resolution - 96 -887 - Correcting the assessment amount for 375 Erie Street.
29.Resolution Approving Assessment - 96 -888 - In the matter of improving Osceola Avenue from
Grotto Street to Pleasant Avenue, and setting date of public hearing for October 2, 1996. (File 418712 -
OS)'
30.Resolution Approving Assessment - 96 -889 - In the matter of a permanent easement for lighting
purposes on Maiden Lane between Nina Street and Selby Avenue, and setting date of public hearing for
September 11, 1996. (File 418829)
FOR DISCUSSION
31.Resolution - 96 -325 - Adopting the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Plan as a Chapter of The Saint
Paul Comprehensive Plan. (Substitute introduced and laid over from July 24)
32.Resolution - 96 -890 - Adopting the Final Scoping Decision for the Phalen Boulevard Environmental
Impact Statement.
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33.Resolution - 96 -891 - Approving STAR Board recommendations for Cycle 2, Neighborhood STAR
Program.
ORDINANCES
34.Final Adoption - 96 -569 - An ordinance amending Section 33.07 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to electric fences. (Laid over from July 17)
35.Final Adoption - 96 -779 - An ordinance establishing penalties for violations of general parking
restrictions found in Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 157.
36.Final Adoption - 96 -780 - An ordinance increasing penalties for violations of parking meter
restrictions found in Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 160.
37.Final Adoption - 96 -781 - An ordinance establishing penalties for violations of abandoned vehicle
restrictions found in Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 163.
38.Final Adoption - 96 -782 - An ordinance establishing penalties for violations of city -owned parking
lot restrictions found in Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 164.
39.Final Adoption - 96 -783 - An ordinance to require that cabaret licenses be issued only in conjunction
with restaurant or liquor licenses. (Substitute introduced on July 17)
40.Final Adoption - 96 -802 - An ordinance amending Chapter 200 of the Legislative Code pertaining
to animals; allowing that invisible fences be used as secondary canine restraints.
41.Final Adoption - 96 -624 - An interim ordinance preserving the status quo with respect to the use of
property within the City of Saint Paul pending the completion of studies of possible amendments to the
City's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Regulations relating to Recycling Processing Centers. (Laid over
from July 3)
42.First Reading - 96 -892 - An ordinance to allow property owners to plant and maintain gardens in the
City right -of -way adjoining their property.
43.First Reading - 96 -893 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving a petition of Pioneer
Power, Inc. To rezone property at 582 Hatch Avenue from RM -2 to I -1 (Public hearing held July 10,
1996)
44.First Reading - 96 -894 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving a petition of Twin
Cities Habitat for Humanity to rezone property at 671 -681 Jenks Avenue from B -2 to RT -1. (Public
hearing held July 10, 1996)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
(Public hearings will begin at 4:30 p.m.)
45.Third Reading - 96 -833 - An ordinance amending the Saint Paul Legislative Code, Chapter 166 by
amending the authorized restricted residential permit parking areas.
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46.Third Reading - 96 -834 - An ordinance removing parking meters on Second Street between Kellogg
Boulevard and Jackson Street.
47.Resolution - 96 -895 - Approving application for a Firearms License by Saint Paul Firearms
Company, 634 Snelling Avenue North. (ID 440567)
48.Resolution - 96 -896 - Approving application for a Restaurant -B, Entertainment -B, Sunday On Sale
Liquor, and Liquor On Sale -A License by Innovative Restaurant Concepts, Inc., dba Rio Bravo Cantina,
389 Hamline Avenue North. (ID 474625)
49.Resolution - 96 -897 - Approving application for a Restaurant -B and On Sale Malt (3.2) License by
Taste of Thailand Restaurant, Inc. 1671 Selby Avenue. (ID 471341)
50.Resolution - 96 -898 - Approving application for a Cigarette, Entertainment -A, Sunday On Sale
Liquor, Restaurant -B, and Liquor On Sale -B License by The Vintage, Inc., 579 Selby Avenue. (ID
430828)
51.Resolution - 96 -899 - Approving application for a State Class B Gambling Premise Permit by Father
Robert T. Monaghan, on behalf of Church of the Incarnation, at Reaney's Bar, 870 Payne Avenue. (ID
#B- 00639)
52.Resolution - 96 -900 - Approving application for a Gambling Manager's License by Steven Tibbetts,
dba Church of the Incarnation, at Reaney's Bar, 870 Payne Avenue. (ID 447225)
53.Resolution - 96 -901 - Approving application for a Gambling Manager's License by Scott Venne, dba
White Bear Avenue Business Association, at Hafner's, 1560 White Bear Avenue. (ID 424243)
54.Resolution - 96 -902 - Approving application for a Gambling Manager's License by Mary VanCura,
dba St. Bernard Church, at Tin Cups, 1220 Rice Street (ID 411805), at Schally's, 1091 Rice Street (ID
417448), and at Easy Street West, 616 Como Avenue (ID 445774).
55.Resolution - 96 -903 - Approving application for a Parking Lot/Ramp License by Imperial Parking
Inc., dba Imperial Parking Inc. /Kitty Lot, 261 7th Street East. (ID 438317)
56.Resolution - 96 -904 - Approving application for a Class B Gambling Location License by The Ale
Room, Inc., dba The Buttery, 395 North Robert Street. (ID 490564)
57.Resolution - 96 -905 - Approving application for a State Class B Gambling Premise Permit by Kevin
O'Connell, on behalf of Star Swim Club, Inc., at The Buttery, 395 North Robert Street. (ID 4 pending)
58.Resolution - 96 -906 - Approving application for a Gambling Manager's License by Gregory
Lendway, dba Star Swim Club, Inc., at the Buttery, 395 North Robert Street. (ID 499603)
59.Resolution - 96 -907 - Granting the Saint Paul Saints Baseball Club a sound level variance with
conditions.
60.Final Order - 96 -908 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on both sides of Kent Street from
Ashland Avenue to Holly Avenue. (File 4596001)
61.Final Order - 96 -909 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on both sides of Eleanor Avenue from
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Kenneth Street to Wilder Street. (File 4596002)
62.Final Order - 96 -910 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on the west side of Moore Street from
Marshall Avenue to Iglehart Avenue. (File 4596003)
63.Final Order - 96 -911 - In the matter of operating and maintaining the City -owned "Town Square"
public spaces located within Cedar Street, Seventh Street, Minnesota Street and Sixth Street. (File
418113 -96)
64.Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 96 -912 - In the matter of construction of a skyway bridge,
concourse and vertical access system connecting the Children's Museum and the World Trade Center
building. (File 418771)
65.Public hearing to consider the application of James R. Fox to rezone property from RT -1 (residential
multiple family) to I -1 (industrial) to allow outdoor storage of steel products at 559 561 DeSoto Street.
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