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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, May 22, 1996 - 3:30 PM
PUBLIC HEARINGS AT 5:00 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
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
Present - 6 - Councilmembers Blakey, Bostrom, Guerin, Megard, Rettman, Thune
Absent - 1 - Harris (excused)
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 May 13 Joint City Council /School Board meeting.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Brenda Gutierrez, Al LeMay, Janice M. Mueller, Marlin Schienbein, and Eric W. Valen &
Associates.
Referred to Risk/Employee Benefit Management Division
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3. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 436 Case Avenue, 891 Edmund Avenue, 854 Euclid
Street, and 466 Hopkins Street as "nuisance properties ". (For notification purposes only; public hearings
will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
4. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 40 Atwater Street, 970 James Avenue, 1116 Margaret
Street, 1056 Reaney Avenue, 674 Sims Avenue, and 654 Thomas Avenue as "nuisance properties" and
setting date of Legislative Hearings for June 4, 1996, and City Council Hearings for June 12, 1996.
5. Communication from Saint Paul Animal Control dated May 13, 1996, announcing a request from the
University of Minnesota Research Lab for unclaimed dogs and cats.
6. Administrative Orders:
. D00916 Addition of $34,698.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -I
Demolition, Excavation and Bridge Construction- Parking Ramp Excavation Alternate A.
. D00917 Authorizing the Saint Paul Police Department to incur expenditures, not to exceed
$500.00, for the Police Memorial Day ceremony on May 15, 1996.
. D00918 Authorizing payment, not to exceed $2,500.00, to Nelson Cheese Factory, 1562 Como
Avenue, for box lunches for eight two -day "Street Safe /Officer Survival for the 90s" training
courses for the Saint Paul Police Department.
. D00920 Addition of $3,174.60 to the contract for street lighting on Howell /Montreal CSSP.
. D00921 Addition of $7,200.00 to the contract for Newell Park Site Improvements and Lighting.
. D00922 Authorizing payment of $9,112.00 to Nokomis Montessori Magnet PTO, 985 Ruth Street
for the Playground Project.
. D00923 Authorizing payment of $3,000.00 to the Dayton's Bluff Center for Civic Life - District 4
Community Council, 281 Maria Avenue, for the Mounds Park All Nations School Playground
Project.
. D00924 Authorizing payment of $20,000.00 to the Hayden Heights PTA, 1863 East Clear
Avenue, for the Hayden Heights Elementary School Playground Project.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
7. Resolution - 96 -499 - Approving the appointment of Ghris Hansen and the reappointments of Joseph
Beissel, William Buth, Steven Pauling, and Beverly Wise, by Mayor Coleman, to the Skyway
Governance Committee. (Laid over from May 15 for adoption)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 96 -500 - Approving the January 1, 1994 - December 31, 1996 Collective Bargaining
Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Supervisors Organization. (Laid over from May 15
for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 96 -501 - Approving the January 1, 1994 - December 31, 1996 Collective Bargaining
Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Professional Employees
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Association. (Laid over from May 15 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 96 -521 - Authorizing submittal of a grant application to the Legislative Commission on
National Resources for the Battle Creek/Indian Mounds Regional Park Oak Savannah Restoration
proj ect.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 96 -522 - Authorizing submittal of a grant application to the Legislative Commission on
National Resources for the Phalen Regional Park Oak Savannah Restoration project.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 96 -523 - Requesting an extension of time to complete work being done on a building at
1747 Marshall Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 96 -524 - Accepting donations from outside funding agencies for a video documentary
of the Wabasha Street Bridge.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 96 -525 - Defending and holding harmless the St. Paul Port Authority for the City's use
of Port Authority property for soccer programs.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
15. Resolution Approving Assessment - 96 -526 - In the matter of condemning and taking railroad
property for the Grand /St. Albans Ponding Project, and setting date of public hearing for June 12, 1996.
(File 418711E2 & E3)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
16. Resolution - 96 -479 - Requesting the establishment of a Taxicab Rate Review Committee. (Laid
over from May 8)
Laid over to June 5 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 96 -527 - Approving the 1996 -1997 Housing Action Program.
Laid over to June 5 for public hearing
Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Guerin not present for vote)
ORDINANCES
18. Final Adoption - 96 -418 - An ordinance amending Chapter 411 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to entertainment; allowing the City Council to grant licenses outside of the current petition
requirement under certain circumstances. (Amended on May 8)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Guerin not present for vote)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
19. Third Reading - 96 -461 - Amending Sections 60.201, 60.218, 60.412, 60.542, 60.544, 60.612,
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61.104, 62.103, and 63.107 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to zoning.
Laid over to June 5 for final adoption
20. Third Reading - 96 -462 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving a petition of Plaza
Concepts, Inc. to create a commercial development district on property at 2431 West 7th Street. (Public
hearing held April 16, 1996)
Laid over to June 5 for final adoption
21. Third Reading - 96 -485 - An ordinance amending Chapter 376 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to taxicabs; increasing the number of licenses available, removing the reference to metal
license tags, changing selection criteria for newly issued licenses, and making other minor housekeeping
changes.
Laid over to June 5 for final adoption
22. Third Reading - 96 -486 - An ordinance amending Chapter 376 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to taxicabs; requiring licensed drivers to yield to breathalyser tests upon request while on
duty, and other minor housekeeping changes.
Laid over to June 5 for final adoption
23. Resolution - 96 -489 - Approving application for a Cabaret -Class A License by Thanh Ngoc Nguyen,
dba Cafe Karoake Do Thanh, 1275 University Avenue West. (File 414116) (Laid over from May 8)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 96 -528 - Approving application for a Class A Gambling Location License by MB Hotel
Properties, Inc., dba Holiday Inn St. Paul East, 2201 Burns Avenue. (ID 411769)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 96 -529 - Approving application for a State Class B Gambling Premise Permit by
William Rhody, Jr. on behalf of Harding Area Hockey Association at Holiday Inn St. Paul East, 2201
Burns Avenue. (ID 413- 01518)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 96 -530 - Approving application for a Gambling Manager's License by Laura M.
DeMike, dba Harding Area Hockey Association, at Holiday Inn St. Paul East, 2201 Burns Avenue. (ID
487336)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
27. Resolution - 96 -531 - Approving application for a Gambling Manager's License by Jon Burlingame,
dba Minnesota Recreation and Park Association, at Schally's (formerly Lentsch's), 1091 Rice Street. (ID
418316)
Withdrawn
28. Resolution - 96 -532 - Approving application for a State Class B Gambling Premise Permit by
Minnesota Recreation and Park Association at Schally's (formerly Lentsch's), 1091 Rice Street. (ID 413-
04575)
Withdrawn
29. Resolution - 96 -533 - Approving application for a Gambling Manager's License by Siri A. Forde,
dba Minnesota Youth Athletic Services, at Over - The - Rainbow, 249 West 7th Street. (ID 414629)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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30. Resolution - 96 -534 - Approving application for a State Class B Gambling Premise Permit by Daniel
Klinkhammer on behalf of Minnesota Youth Athletic Services at Over - the - Rainbow, 249 West 7th
Street. (ID 413- 04819)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
31. Resolution - 96 -535 - Approving refunding of Phase H of the Minneapolis /Saint Paul joint single
family program.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
32. Resolution - 96 -536 - Approving refunding of Phase IV of the Minneapolis /Saint Paul joint single
family program.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
33. Resolution - 96 -537 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for property located at 616 Montcalm Place.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
34. Resolution - 96 -427 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building at 1554 Almond Avenue
within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing
recommends approval) (Laid over from April 24)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
35. Resolution - 96 -538 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 275
Commercial Street within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer
recommends the owner be granted 180 days to bring the building into compliance provided a
$2,000 performance bond is posted by the May 22 City Council meeting)
Laid over to June 5 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Bostrom not present for vote)
36. Resolution - 96 -539 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 350 Goodrich
Avenue within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer
recommends the owner be granted until October 17, 1996, to repair the building since a code
compliance inspection has been completed and the $2,000 performance bond has been posted)
Adopted as amended per Legislative Hearing Officer's recommendation
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
37. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 96 -540 - In the matter of boarding up vacant buildings for
December 1995 for property located at 833 Selby Avenue. (Laid over from April 24) (File 4J96042BB)
(Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
38. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 96 -541 - In the matter of summary abatements (property cleanup,
snow removal, and /or sanding sidewalks) for January and February 1996. (File 4J9605A) (Legislative
Hearing Officer recommends approval with the following exceptions:
1238 Cleveland Avenue South - delete assessment
1762 Randolph Avenue - delete assessment
1464 Summit Avenue - delete assessment
854 Lawson Avenue - laid over to May 21 Legislative Hearing
1950 West 7th Street - laid over to June 4 Legislative Hearing
Adopted as amended per Legislative Hearing Officer's recommendation
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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39. Appeal of Larry Alexander to a summary abatement for property located at 224 North Avon Street.
(Legislative Hearing Officer recommends deleting the assessment)
Appeal granted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 Abstention - 1 (Blakey)
40. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 96 -494 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on both sides of
West Idaho Avenue from Fernwood Street to Huron Street. (File 4S9440)
(Laid over from May 8)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
41. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 96 -542 - In the matter of grading and paving the alley in
Sandberg's Rearrangement and in Block 15 College Place East Division (bounded by Holton, Albert,
Englewood and Hubbard). (File 418692)
Laid over to June 5 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Bostrom not present for vote)
42. Resolution Ratifying and Confirming Condemnation and Awards of Damages and Assessment - 96-
543 - In the matter of acquisition of a utility easement for the Goodrich /Western Sewer Outlet. (File
418677E2)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
43. Final Order - 96 -544 - In the matter of condemnation and taking of Lots 1 through 5, Block 3,
Brenner Addition No. 2 and vacated McAfee Street adjoining said lots for the Phalen Wetland
Restoration Project. (File 418816)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
44. Final Order - 96 -545 - In the matter of grading, paving and constructing sanitary sewer and
connections on Howard Street from the end of the existing paved roadway located approximately 400
feet southwest of Oakridge Street to approximately 457 feet southwest of Oakridge Street. (File 418819)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
45. Final Order - 96 -546 - In the matter of constructing long water service connections from the existing
water main in Howard Street in conjunction with improving Howard Street. (File 418819 -W)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
46. Final Order - 96 -547 - In the matter of constructing a sanitary sewer and a public water main in
Wiggins Road from Hillwood Court to approximately 145 feet north of Hillwood Court for the proposed
Willenbring Woods Addition. (File 418820, 18821)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
47. Public hearing to consider the application of W.A. Frost to rezone property from RM -2 (residential
multiple family) to B -2 (community business) to allow expansion of the off - street parking lot and
improvements to the existing outdoor dining facility at 374 Selby Avenue (portion of property at the
southeast corner of Selby and Western Avenues).
Motion of Intent adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
48. Public hearing to consider the application of Mike Kennedy for a preliminary and final plat to allow
property at 895 South McKnight Road to be subdivided into eight individual lots for single family
homes.
Motion of Intent adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Suspension Items
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First Reading - 96 -548 - An ordinance amending Chapter 140 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to the membership of the Skyway Governance Committee.
Laid over to May 29 for second reading
Resolution - 96 -549 - Requesting that property which is currently exempt from real property taxes
receive first consideration as sites for the development of the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center
and other facilities.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Resolution - 96 -550 - Expressing the Council's strong support to the Redistricting Committee of the
Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association for a redistricting plan which will retain the existing structure
of the Twin Cities District.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Resolution - 96 -551 - Recognizing Art Blakey for his bravery and heroism by preventing a robbery at
the VFW in Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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