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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, October 29, 1997 - 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
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Policy Session
• Reconsidered Items
Present - 7 - Blakey, Bostrom, Collins, Harris, Megard, Morton, 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 27, 1997.
Laid over to November 5 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
2. Claims of FAK International, Joseph Gores, Duane Johnson, Pearl Kurhajetz, Lorie LaMotte, Bonnie
McMaster, Gail Ross, and Ann Spangler.
Referred to Employee /Risk Management Division
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3. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Bank of America Illinois (EQCC Home Equity Loan Trust
1995 -4) vs. the City of Saint Paul. (806 Agate Street)
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on November 5, 1997, to consider the application of Maui Pacific, Inc. (Ramsey
Hill Townhomes, 356 -376 Ramsey Street) for a preliminary and final plat to allow each new townhome
currently under construction to be subdivided and sold as separate units and recorded with Ramsey
County Records.
5. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
November 12, 1997 to consider the vacation of a portion of Hoyt Avenue East.
6. Letters from Saint Paul Fire Division of Code Enforcement declaring 1478 Edmund Avenue, 844
Galtier Street, and 734 Lafond Avenue (rear house) as "nuisance properties." (For notification purposes
only; public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
7. Communication from Saint Paul Animal Control dated October 20, 1997 announcing a request from
the University of Minnesota Research Lab for unclaimed dogs and cats.
8. Administrative Orders:
D001345 Amending the 1997 budget in the Department of Public Health by transferring spending
authority between object codes for computer rental.
D001346 Extending the contract completion date from June 15, 1997 to September 19, 1997 for
University I & I/Fourth Street Repairs.
D001347 Authorizing the Department of Public Works to donate $50.00 to the Church of St. Agnes for
use of their facility to host a neighborhood information meeting concerning the proposed
Thomas /Mackubin RSVP project scheduled for construction in 1998.
D001348 Deduction of $7,000 from the contract for Skyway System Painting (1996 -1997) in various
downtown locations.
D001349 Addition of $105,000.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -I Science
Museum Turnaround.
D001350 Addition of $182,948.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -4 Building
Construction.
D001351 Addition of $5,179.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Construction Multiscope -
Parking Ramp Alternate A.
D001352 Authorizing payment, not to exceed $6,900.00, for expenses associated with Police Academy
training at Camp Ripley on October 20 -24, 1997.
D001353 Establishing schedule for 1998 qualifying pay periods for employee insurance benefits.
D001354 Addition of $11,593.88 to the contract for Como Park Conservatory - Phase Two: Sitework
D001355 Addition of $4,301.04 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -I
Demolition, Excavation & Bridge Construction.
D001356 Addition of $354,744.56 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -4 Building
Construction.
D001357 Addition of $50,000.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -4 Building
Construction.
D001358 Addition of $28,970.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -4 Building
Construction.
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Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
9. Resolution - 97 -1302 - Finalizing City Council action taken August 27, 1997, denying the appeal of
William and Kathryn Babcock to a decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals granting a variance to allow
parking within a required side yard to continue at 459 Portland Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 97 -1303 - Finalizing City Council action taken September 3, 1997, denying 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 at 1701 Pierce Butler Route.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 97 -1304 - Releasing certain easements in parts of Sherburne and Charles Avenues and
certain alleys lying between Aldine Street as widened and Wheeler Street as requested by The Marsden
Company to allow expansion of its facility.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 97 -1305 - Accepting a petition alleging public nuisances at 556 -558 Blair Avenue and
setting date of City Council Public Hearing on such petitions for November 12, 1997.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 97 -1306 - Amending the 1997 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation by
adding $35,000 for Regional Park Maintenance.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 97 -1307 - Approving the overall property tax levy for the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey
County, and Independent School District 625.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 97 -1308 - Approving the issuance of an approximate $2,205,000 conduit tax exempt
refunding and conduit taxable bond issue to Roger H. Greenberg, Bro -Tex Company, Inc.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
16. Resolution - 97 -1177 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair property at 613 Minnehaha Avenue
East within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends
allowing the owner six months to repair the building provided a $2,000.00 bond is posted and the
necessary permits are pulled by noon, October 22) (Laid over from October 22)
Adopted as amended - (per recommendation of the Legislative Hearing Officer) Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Report from the Planning Commission on recommendations on revisions to the Zoning Code
necessary to better define parking and storage uses. (Requested on September 3, C.F. 97 -1099)
Laid over to January 28, 1998 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
18. Second Reading - 97 -1286 - An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 13537, adopted January 31
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1967, pertaining to truck routes.
Laid over to November 5 for third reading /public hearing
19. POLICY SESSION
A. Phalen Corridor Update
Gary Peltier, Department of Planning and Economic Development
Curt Milburn, Director, Phalen Corridor Initiative
Video Presentation
Highlights and tour of area
B. Fire Operations Performance Audit
Gerry Strathman, Council Research Director
Tim Marx, Deputy Mayor
Tim Fuller, Saint Paul Fire Chief
Council accepted the Fire Operations Performance Audit Report.
Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Bostrom and Thune were not present for vote)
Reconsidered Items
Resolution 97 -1281 - Concurring with action taken by the Board of Water Commissioners establishing
the water rates for 1998.
(Resolution amended and adopted on October 22)
Reconsidered, amendment of October 22 withdrawn and laid over to November 12 for public
hearing Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 97 -1291 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building at 800 Como Avenue within
fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends allowing the
owner six months to repair the building provided the vacant building fee is paid, a $2,000 bond is
posted, and a code compliance inspection is obtained by noon, October 22)
(Resolution adopted on October 22)
Reconsidered and laid over to November 12 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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