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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, September 18, 1996 - 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
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• 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
1. Approval of minutes of August 7, 1996.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Robert H. Brereton, David John Deeb, Verne DuPont, Patricia Leseman, Twin Cities and
Western Railroad & Soo Line Railroad Company.
Referred to Risk/Employee Benefit Management Division
3. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Eric D. Johnson vs. the City of Saint Paul.
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Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Letter from Ramsey County Property Records and Revenue recommending reduction in assessed
valuation for Abatement Application AB /96 -5098, 895 Albemarle Street.
5. Letter from Ramsey County Property Records and Revenue recommending reduction in assessed
valuation for Abatement Application AC /96 -5294, 2751 Shepard Road.
6. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council on September 25, 1996, to consider the appeal of Ian T. Ball to a
decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals granting a parking variance in order to obtain a liquor license
for La Cucaracha Restaurant, 36 Dale Street South.
7. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before an Administrative
Law Judge on October 4, 1996, 9:30 a.m., Room 41, Saint Paul City Hall, concerning adverse action
against licenses held by Tarek Yassin, dba Bailey's Market, 1055 4th Street East.
8. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before an Administrative
Law Judge on October 22, 1996, 9:30 a.m., Room 42, Saint Paul City Hall, concerning adverse action
against licenses held by Rustelle Kujawa, dba Polynesian Paradise Tanning, 1171 Jackson Street.
9. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before an Administrative
Law Judge on October 24, 1996, 9:30 a.m., Room 220, Conference Room B, Saint Paul City Hall,
concerning adverse action against licenses held by Mary P. Fasching, dba M.F. Automotive, 1728 Selby
Avenue.
10. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 460 Beaumont Street, 232 Cottage Avenue West,
598 Hatch Avenue, 1024 Milton Street North, 874 -878 Selby Avenue and 712 Wells Street as "nuisance
properties ", and setting date of Legislative Hearings for October 1, 1996, and City Council Hearings for
October 9, 1996.
11. Letter from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 351 Winifred Street East as "nuisance property." (For
notification purposes only; public hearing will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
12. Communication from Saint Paul Animal Control dated September 9, 1996, announcing a request
from the University of Minnesota Research Lab for unclaimed dogs and cats.
13. Resolution - 96 -1141 - Approving and ratifying the January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1996
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Classified
Confidential Employees Association. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to September 25 for adoption
14. Resolution - 96 -1142 - Approving and ratifying the May 1, 1996 through April 30, 1999
Maintenance Labor Agreement between the Independent School District No. 625 and the United
Association Pipefitters Local Union No. 455. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to September 25 for adoption
15. Resolution - 96 -1143 - Approving and ratifying the May 1, 1996 through April 30, 1999
Maintenance Labor Agreement between the Independent School District No. 625 and the United
Association Plumbers Local Union No. 34. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
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Laid over to September 25 for adoption
16. Resolution - 96 -1144 - Approving and ratifying the May 1, 1996 through June 30, 1998 Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the Independent School District No. 625 and the Tri- Council, Local 49,
Local 120, and Local 132. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to September 25 for adoption
17. Resolution - 96 -1145 - Accepting three petitions alleging public nuisances at 687 Edmund Avenue,
755 Edmund Avenue, and 677 Kent Street; and setting date of City Council public hearing on such
petitions for September 25, 1996 at 4:30 p.m.,City Council Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 96 -1146 - Amending the 1996 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation to allow
for the purchase of a wood chipper.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 96 -1147 - Amending the 1996 budget in the Division of Libraries to allow replacement
of the carpet and update the computer cabling at the Sun Ray Branch Library.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 96 -1148 - Amending the 1996 budget in the Saint Paul Police Department to allow for
the hiring of personnel and purchasing equipment for the Automated Pawn System.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 96 -1149 - Amending the 1995 Capital Improvement Program by transferring the
spending and financing to the 1995 Combined Sewer Separation Program for the Brick Street Paving
Project.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 96 -1150 - Allowing the City to amend its 1996 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Program by adding the Williams Hill Redevelopment Project.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 96 -1151 - Finalizing City Council action taken August 28, 1996, concerning adverse
action against the licenses held by Debra R. Johnson, dba Sportsbreak, 1199 Rice Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 96 -1152 - Authorizing in -kind donation of City staff time, up to $5,000, to perform
technical site surveys of Saint Paul schools as part of NetDay Minnesota.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 96 -1153 - Electing to continue participation in the Local Housing Incentives Account
Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during the calendar year 1997.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 96 -1154 - Authorizing City officials to prepare and submit grant applications to the
Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission, initiate planning efforts and negotiate agreements with Ramsey
County related to the construction of an additional sheet of ice at the Highland Arena.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
27. Resolution - 96 -1155 - Authorizing the Saint Paul Police Department to submit a grant application
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for Innovative Partnerships in the amount of $89,250 to initiate a program for organizing the New
American business owners along the University Corridor.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
28. Resolution - 96 -1156 - Authorizing the Saint Paul Police Department to submit a grant application
for Prevention and Intervention Programs in the amount of $81,709 for the SUISS System, an innovative
technology for the tracking of juvenile offenders.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
29. Resolution - 96 -1157 - Authorizing the Saint Paul Police Department to submit a grant application
for Prevention and Intervention Programs in the amount of $150,000 for a program on gang research.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
30. Resolution - 96 -1158 - Authorizing the Saint Paul Police Department to submit a grant application
for Prevention and Intervention Programs in the amount of $136,613 for a Police Youth Liaison
Program.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
31. Resolution - 96 -1159 - Authorizing the Minnesota Department of Transportation to determine the
maximum safe speed on West Seventh Street from Otto Avenue to Dealton Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
32. Resolution - 96 -1160 - Approving a registered land survey for the property at 537 State Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
33. Resolution - 96 -1161 - Approving a preliminary and final plat of Crosby Lake Business Park, 3rd
Addition by the Saint Paul Port Authority.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
34. Preliminary Order - 96 -1162 - In the matter of approving construction of street paving and new
lighting in connection with the Lafond /Grotto Area Street Paving and Lighting Project, and setting date
of public hearing for November 13, 1996. (File 418807)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
35. Preliminary Order - 96 -1163 - In the matter of approving construction of storm sewer, sanitary sewer
and water connections at the property owners' request in conjunction with the Lafond /Grotto Area
Residential Street Paving Program, and setting date of public hearing for November 13, 1996. (File
418808)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
36. Resolution - 96 -1164 - Establishing the rate of pay for the new classification entitled Labor
Relations Specialist in Grade 16 of the Non - Represented City Managers Standard Ranges.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 2 (Rettman, Thune)
37. Resolution - 96 -1165 - Establishing a moratorium on certain locations of cellular telephone antennas.
Substitute introduced and laid over to October 2
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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ORDINANCES
38. Final Adoption - 96 -892 - An ordinance to allow property owners to plant and maintain gardens in
the City right -of -way adjoining their property. (Amended on August 28) (Laid over from September 4)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 1 (Blakey)
39. Third Reading - 96 -1096 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving the petition of
James R. Fox to rezone property at 559 -561 Desoto Street from RT -1 to I -1. (Public hearing held August
7, 1996)
Laid over to September 25 for final adoption
40. First Reading - 96 -1166 - An ordinance amending the license fee schedule in Chapter 310 of the
Saint Paul Legislative Code, decreasing food license fees and eliminating certain license categories.
Laid over to October 9 for second reading
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
41. First Reading - 96 -1167 - An ordinance repealing Chapter 379 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code,
pertaining to lock opening service licenses.
Laid over to October 9 for second reading
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
POLICY DISCUSSION - 1997 CRIME CONTROL
ACTIVITIES
42. Resolution - 96 -1003 - Requesting the State of Minnesota to allow Minnesota cities to impose
restrictions on certain firearms and ammunition in excess of state restrictions. (Laid over from August
28)
Laid over to November 13 Yeas - 6 Nays - 1 (Rettman)
43. Third Reading - 96 -1070 - An ordinance amending Chapter 229 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
relating to the curfew applied to minors. (Third reading continued from September 11)
Laid over to September 25 for final adoption
Suspension Item
First Reading - 96 -1168 - An ordinance restricting the height of cellular telephone antennas in certain
zones within the City of Saint Paul pending the completion of studies of possible amendments to the
City's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Regulations.
Laid over to September 25 for second reading
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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