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ACTION MINUTES 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
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
Present - 7 - Councilmembers Blakey, Bostrom, Guerin 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
The following communication was read into the record by Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the
City Council.
Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a hearing
before the City Council on August 14, 1996, to consider the appeal of Mon -Ray, Inc. to a decision of the
Heritage Preservation Commission denying approval for clear anodized combination storm windows for
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property located at 1156 Summit Avenue.
l.Approval of minutes of July 24, 1996 Closed Door Session.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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.
Referred to Risk/Employee Benefit Management Division 3.Summons and Complaint in the matter
of Lenny Anderson vs. the City of Saint Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4.Summons and Complaint in the matter of Dennis D. Winge vs. the City of Saint Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
5.Accepting a petition to secure a public hearing on September +4 11,1996, concerning nuisance
property at 687 Edmund Avenue.
6.Accepting a petition to secure a public hearing on September +4 11, 1996, concerning nuisance
property at 775 Edmund Avenue.
7.Accepting a petition to secure a public hearing on September +4 11, 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.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
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)
Laid over to August 14 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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12.Resolution - 96 -871 - Finalizing City Council action taken July 24, 1996, concerning adverse action
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against the taxicab vehicle license held by Robert Brunette, Airport Taxi, 113 Main, New Auburn, WI.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16.Resolution - 96 -875 - Approving polling locations for the primary and general elections for
September and November of 1996.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20.Resolution - 96 -879 - Accepting a grant in the amount of $50,000 from the State of Minnesota for
police officer overtime.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21.Resolution - 96 -880 - Accepting a grant in the amount of $750,000 from the State of Minnesota for
hiring ten new police officers.
Laid over to August 21 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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
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services.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25.Resolution - 96 -884 - Requesting low interest loans through the Minnesota Public Facilities
Authority for the Inflow /Infiltration Program.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
27.Resolution - 96 -886 - Directing Council Research to design and analyze a survey on the nature of
improvements needed at Griggs Recreation Center.
Failed Yeas - 3 Nays - 4 (Bostrom, Guerin, Harris, Megard)
28.Resolution - 96 -887 - Correcting the assessment amount for 375 Erie Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)'
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Laid over to August 21, 10:00 a.m. Special City Council Policy Meeting
Yeas - 6 Nays - 1 (Blakey)
32.Resolution - 96 -890 - Adopting the Final Scoping Decision for the Phalen Boulevard Environmental
Impact Statement.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Guerin not present for vote)
(An amendment was made to the Environmental Impact Statement)
33.Resolution - 96 -891 - Approving STAR Board recommendations for Cycle 2, Neighborhood STAR
Program.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 4 Nays - 3 (Bostrom, Guerin, Rettman)
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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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
35.Final Adoption - 96 -779 - An ordinance establishing penalties for violations of general parking
restrictions found in Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 157.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
36.Final Adoption - 96 -780 - An ordinance increasing penalties for violations of parking meter
restrictions found in Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 160.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
37.Final Adoption - 96 -781 - An ordinance establishing penalties for violations of abandoned vehicle
restrictions found in Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 163.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Substitute of July 17 adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0 (Green Sheet amended)
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.
Laid over to August 14 for second reading
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)
Laid over to August 14 for second reading
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)
Laid over to August 14 for second reading
PUBLIC HEARINGS (Public hearings will begin at 4:30 p.m.)
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45.Third Reading - 96 -833 - An ordinance amending the Saint Paul Legislative Code, Chapter 166 by
amending the authorized restricted residential permit parking areas.
Laid over to August 14 for final adoption
46.Third Reading - 96 -834 - An ordinance removing parking meters on Second Street between Kellogg
Boulevard and Jackson Street.
Laid over to August 14 for final adoption
47.Resolution - 96 -895 - Approving application for a Firearms License by Saint Paul Firearms
Company, 634 Snelling Avenue North. (ID 440567)
Substitute introduced and laid over indefinitely; Referred to Administrative Law Judge for
hearing Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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).
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
56.Resolution - 96 -904 - Approving application for a Class B Gambling Location License by The Ale
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Room, Inc., dba The Buttery, 395 North Robert Street. (ID 490564)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
59.Resolution - 96 -907 - Granting the Saint Paul Saints Baseball Club a sound level variance with
conditions.
Laid over August 14 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
61.Final Order - 96 -909 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on both sides of Eleanor Avenue from
Kenneth Street to Wilder Street. (File 4596002)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Thune not present for vote)
62.Final Order - 96 -910 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on the west side of Moore Street from
Marshall venue to Iglehart Avenue. (File 4596003)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Thune not present for vote)
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)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Guerin not present for vote)
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)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Thune not present for vote)
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.
Motion of intent adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Thune not present for vote)
Reconsidered
Resolution - 96 -855 - Amending the 1994 -1996 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of
Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Supervisors' Organization regarding grievance rights and severance related
matters. (Reconsidered from action taken on July 31)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 2 (Harris, Rettman)
Suspension Items
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Resolution - 96 -913 - Approving application for a Patio Service License by The Vintage, Inc, 579 Selby
Avenue. (ID 430828)
Laid over to August 28 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 96 -914 - Accepting from the Como Zoological Society, on behalf of the City of Saint Paul,
the gift of free participation in the Como Zoo Golf Tournament for up to 10 City officials.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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