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AGENDA OF THE SAINT PAUL CITY
COUNCIL
Wednesday, July 30, 1997 - 3:30 PM
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 Hearing
• Meeting of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
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 June 25, 1997.
2. Claims of Ronald Cackoski, John Larsen, Elsie Mayard, Michael McGrath, John McManus, Bonnie
Ness, Lana Peterson, Pink Lady Salon, Kenneth Timmerman, Ruth Valdez, and Heather Vasseei /Linda
Laubenthal.
3. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Kathleen M. Johnson vs. the City of Saint Paul, et al.
4. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Fleet Mortgage Corp. vs. the City of Saint Paul.
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5. Summons in Application for Registration in the matter of the application of the Port Authority of the
City of Saint Paul to register title to real estate in Empire Builder Industrial Park.
6. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council on August 6, 1997 to consider the appeal of Frank Wallner to a decision
of the Board of Zoning Appeals on the legal status of semi - trailers on Burlington Northern's intermodal
hub facility, 1701 Pierce Butler Route.
7. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a hearing before an administrative law judge
on August 25, 1997, 9:30 a.m., Room 42 St. Paul City Hall, concerning the cigarette license held by
Little Grocery, 1724 University Avenue West.
8. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 106 Congress Street West, 924 Forest Street, 772
Frank Street, and 328 Lexington Parkway North as "nuisance properties" and setting date of Legislative
Hearings for August 5, 1997 and City Council Hearings for August 13, 1997.
9. Letter from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 800 Como Avenue, 589 -591 Forest Street, 40 -42
Isabel Street West, 78 Magnolia Avenue West, and 613 Minnehaha Avenue East as "nuisance
properties." (For notification purposes only; public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if
necessary.)
10. Communication from Saint Paul Animal Control dated July 21, 1997 announcing a request from the
University of Minnesota Research Lab for unclaimed dogs and cats.
11. Administrative Orders:
. D001269 Budget revision in PED Grants Management which assigns new project codes to CDBG
funded projects and programs.
. D001270 Addition of $4,718.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -4
Building Construction.
. D001271 Addition of $28,345.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -4
Building Construction.
. D001272 Deduction of $9,016.00 from the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -4
Building Construction.
. D001273 Addition of $35,040.00 to the contract for Cochran Park Restoration.
. D001274 Addition of $821.53 to the contract for remodeling Como Zoo restrooms for handicap
accessibility.
12. Resolution - 97 -904 - Approving the appointments of Joanne Ciccerelli and Paul Kelnberger, and the
reappointments of Councilmember Jerry Blakey, Louis Greengard, Theron Barnes, Richard Hanson,
Rolf Middleton, and Jay Zack, by Mayor Coleman, to the Workforce Development Council. (Laid over
from July 23 for adoption)
13. Resolution - 97 -905 - Approving the appointments of Billy Collins, Diana Rodriguez, Miriam
Rykken, Jim Kelly, Greg Simbeck, John Kennefick, Leah Olson, Michael Lohman, Crystal McClintock,
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Mary Hicks, Mike Speer, Jennifer Bozicevich, and Brennan Brooks, by Mayor Coleman, to the Youth
Fund Board. (Laid over from July 23 for adoption)
14. Resolution - 97 -930 - Approving the appointments of Pao Choua Vang, Kenneth U. Udoibok, and
Linda James and the reappointments of James Anderson and Hoa Thi Thu Bury, by Mayor Coleman, to
the Saint Paul New Americans Advisory Committee. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
15. Resolution - 97 -931 - Approving the appointment of Richard Aguilar, and the reappointments of
Donald Del Fiacco, Robert Schwartzbauer, and Richard Zehring, by Mayor Coleman, to the Saint Paul
Civic Center Authority. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
16. Resolution - 97 -932 - Approving the May 1, 1996 through April 30, 1998 Maintenance Labor
Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International
Association, Local 4633. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
17. Resolution - 97 -933 - Authorizing the hiring of 15 police park rangers for August, September, and
October 1 -15, 1997 to enhance the presence of uniformed personnel and deter crime in the City's parks.
18. Resolution - 97 -934 - Establishing spending authority to reimburse employees for training costs and
receive reimbursement from the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training.
19. Resolution - 97 -935 - Amending the 1997 budget in the Police Department by adding $10,000 to
administer the Gun Stoppers program under the 1997 Civic Organization Partnership Program (COPP).
20. Resolution - 97 -936 - Agreeing to indemnify Norwest Bank in connection with their participation in
"Norwest River Rendezvous" to be held on August 2, 1997 on Harriet Island.
21. Resolution - 97 -937 - Agreeing to indemnify owners of private parking lots for the use of their lots
for the "Norwest River Rendezvous" on August 2, 1997 on Harriet Island.
22. Resolution - 97 -938 - Agreeing to indemnify owners of private parking lots for the use of their lots
during a concert on September 6, 1997 on Harriet Island.
23. Resolution - 97 -939 - Releasing spending authority from City Council Contingency to the
Department of Public Works, making a technical correction in the Winter Street Maintenance
Contribution activity of the General Fund, and increasing the spending authority of the Winter Street
Maintenance activity.
24. Resolution Approving Assessment - 97 -940 - In the matter of summary abatements (property clean-
up) from mid -April to mid -May 1997, and summary abatements (property clean -up) from mid May to
July 3, 1997, and setting date of public hearing for September 24, 1997. (File 4J970606, J9709A)
25. Resolution Approving Assessment - 97 -941 - In the matter of the Page /Cherokee Area Street Paving
and Lighting Project, and setting date of public hearing for September 24, 1997. (File 418801)
26. Resolution Approving Assessment - 97 -942 - In the matter of replacement of lead water service
connections for 1996/1997, and setting date of public hearing for September 24, 1997. (File
497LDSCRPL)
27. Preliminary Order - 97 -943 - In the matter of approving the estimated annual operating costs of
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Town Square Park from July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998, and setting date of public hearing for
September 10, 1997. (File 418113 -97)
28. Preliminary Order - 97 -944 - In the matter of improving the alley in Block 2, Riverside Addition
(bounded by Otto, Stewart, Bay and Butternut) by grading and paving with bituminous material, and
setting date of public hearing for September 24, 1997. (File 418857)
29. Preliminary Order - 97 -945 - In the matter of condemning and taking an easement in the land
necessary for the slopes, cuts and fills in the grading and paving of the alley in Block 2, Riverside
Addition (bounded by Otto Stewart, Bay and Butternut), and setting date of public hearing for
September 24, 1997. (File 418857 -S)
30. Preliminary Order - 97 -946 - In the matter of Landmark Center streetscape improvements including
installation of globe style lighting fixtures and planting trees around the Landmark Center building
(bounded by 5th, 6th, Washington and Market), and setting date of public hearing for September 24,
1997. (File 418858)
31. Preliminary Order - 97 -947 - In the matter of operation of the above standard street lighting system
for the Landmark Center area from November 1, 1997 to December 31, 1998, and setting date of public
hearing for September 24, 1997. (File 418859)
32. Preliminary Order - 97 -948 - In the matter of installation of a twin lantern style lighting system on
Como Avenue from Arona Street to approximately 300 feet west of Snelling Avenue, and setting date of
public hearing for September 24, 1997. (File 418860)
33. Preliminary Order - 97 -949 - In the matter of operating costs for the above standard street lighting
system on Como Avenue from Arona Street to approximately 300 feet west of Snelling Avenue for the
months of November 1, 1997 to December 31, 1998, and setting date of public hearing for September
24, 1997. (File 418861)
34. Preliminary Order - 97 -950 - In the matter of condemning and taking a temporary construction
easement for the improvement of Swede Hollow Park, and setting date of public hearing for August 27,
1997. (File 418862)
FOR DISCUSSION
35. Resolution - 97 -780 - Authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Tax Increment Bonds to
provide funds to acquire Block 39 and prepare for Lawson Center development; and approving the
execution of a pledge agreement with respect to the Lawson Center development financing. (Laid over
from July 30)
ORDINANCES
36. Second Reading - 97 -912 - An ordinance amending Chapter 310 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
by reducing the fee for Animal Institutional Use from $400 to $200 to reflect actual cost.
37. Second Reading - 97 -913 - An ordinance amending the Saint Paul Legislative Code Section 140.10
(2) extending the hours and days that the required temperatures must be maintained in the skyways.
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38. Second Reading - 97 -914 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving the petition of
Metropolitan State University to rezone property located at 4XX Maria Avenue from P -1 to B -2. (Public
hearing held July 2, 1997)
PUBLIC HEARING
39. Resolution - 97 -951 - approving application for a Patio Service License by Madone Inc., dba
Caravan Serai, 2175 Ford Parkway. (ID 440747)
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
CONTINUATION MEETING FROM JULY 23, 1997
TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1997
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - THIRD FLOOR
AGENDA
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION
1. Approving the Financing Plan for the Redevelopment of Block 39 (Lawson Software) for a 950 Space
Parking Facility and a 370,000 Square Foot Office Building, District 17
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