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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, November 19, 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
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearing
• Policy Session
• Suspension Item
• Meeting as the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
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. Claims of Ellen Knourek- Bakke, Tamolyn Benke, Richard Danov, Mark Hagen, Geoffrey Schrag, St.
Anthony of Padua's Friends, and Jeff Swinehart.
Referred to Employee /Risk Management Division
2. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Michael J. Conlin vs.the City of Saint Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
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3. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council on December 10, 1997 to consider the appeal of Tricia Leonard, and
Greg and Carol Clark, Jr. to a decision of the Heritage Preservation Commission granting approval of a
building permit to construct a two -story carriage house with one dwelling unit and four garage stalls,
proposed by Ronald Severson, at 420 Portland Avenue.
4. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
December 22, 1997 to consider the vacation of part of the alley in Block 18, Oak Ville Park, near
Geranium and Arcade Streets.
5. Letter from Saint Paul Fire /Division of Code Enforcement declaring 882 Greenbrier Street as
"nuisance property." (For notification purposes only; public hearing will be scheduled at a later date if
necessary.)
6. Resolution - 97 -1344 - Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and
AFSCME 3757 - Legal. (Laid over from November 12 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
7. Resolution - 97 -1388 - Approving the May 1, 1997 - April 30, 1999 Maintenance Labor Agreement
between the City of Saint Paul and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 110. (To
be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to November 26
8. Resolution - 97 -1389 - Approving payment of $13,500.00 to Tayyibah Amatullah and her attorneys,
Kevin Koepke and Carleton Crutchfield, in full settlement of their claim against the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 97 -1390 - Approving payment of $3,618.84 to Colonial Penn Insurance Company, as
subrogee for Thomas May, in full settlement of their claim against the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 97 -1391 - Accepting a donation of airfare, hotel and meal expenses from the
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) for Councilmember Jerry Blakey to
attend the Cities for Climate Protection World Summit in Nagoya, Japan.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 97 -1392 - Requesting the Planning Commission to review the Fire and Emergency
Services Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 97 -1393 - Amending the 1997 budget in the Department of Technology and
Management Services /Risk Management Division by adding funds in the amount of $71,218.42 from
Minnesota Mutual and DCA, Inc. to correspond with the Division's spending plan.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 97 -1394 - Accepting a $200,000.00 two -year grant from the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources for the Saint Paul - Minneapolis Regional Park Urban Interpretation Program.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 97 -1395 - Establishing spending authority for partial use of the Local Law Enforcement
Block Grant to purchase equipment for the Police Crime Lab.
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Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 97 -1396 - Finalizing City Council action taken October 22, 1997 approving the
preliminary and final plat for the Highlands Townhomes Addition allowing each new townhome
currently under construction to be subdivided and sold as separate units.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 97 -1397 - Finalizing City Council action taken October 22, 1997 approving the
preliminary and final plat for Hundley Addition allowing the property at 1624 Old Hudson Road to be
subdivided into three lots.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 97 -1398 - Approving a Registered Land Survey for a portion of the property at 294
Summit Avenue and 297 Irvine Avenue allowing recording of a previously approved lot split.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 97 -1399 - Authorizing the proper City officials to enter into a Cooperative Construction
Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation or reconstruction of Trunk Highway 5
(West Seventh Street) at the Trunk Highway 5 /Wheeler /Munster intersection.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 97 -1400 - Approving right -of -way management permit fee structure.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 97 -1401 - Increasing the 1997 Inflow /Infiltration project budget to account for
agreements with Ramsey County and the City of Maplewood.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 97 -1402 - Authorizing the Department of Fire and Safety Services to solicit carbon
monoxide detectors from the Kidde Safety Company for the citizen's loaner program.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 97 -1403 - Accepting Quit Claim Deeds: City to Metropolitan Council Environmental
Services.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Preliminary Order - 97 -1404 - In the matter of improving the alley in Block 19, Merriam Park
Addition (bounded by Iglehart, Wilder, Carroll and Moore) by grading and paving with bituminous
material, and setting date of public hearing for January 14, 1998. (File 418865)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Preliminary Order - 97 -1405 - In the matter of improving the alley in Block 19, Merriam Park
Addition (bounded by Iglehart, Wilder, Carroll and Moore) by grading and paving with bituminous
material. Also, condemning and taking an easement in the land necessary for the slopes, cuts and fills in
the grading and paving of said alley, and setting date of public hearing for January 14, 1998. (File
418865 -5)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
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25. Resolution - 97 -1111 - Approving the hiring of personnel to plan, coordinate and evaluate gun
violence programs in the City of Saint Paul. (Laid over from October 15)
Laid over to December 10 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 97 -1283 - Accepting and thanking Minnesota Mutual for its contribution of designing
and printing Theft from Auto literature. (Laid over from October 22)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
27. Resolution - 97 -1246 - Establishing policy guidelines for a certificate of occupancy requirement for
non -owner occupied one- and two -unit rental dwellings. (Laid over from November 12)
Substitute introduced and adopted Yeas - 4
Nays - 2 (Blakey, Harris)
Abstention - 1 (Collins)
28. Resolution - 97 -1354 - Allowing the City to sell Cafesjian's Carousel to Our Fair Carousel Inc. (Laid
over from November 12)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
29. Final Adoption - 97 -1247 - An ordinance amending the Saint Paul Legislative Code Sections 33.02
and 33.05 to update the building code and to require a certificate of occupancy for one -and two - family
rental dwellings which are not occupied by the owner. (Amended and laid over from November 12)
Adopted Yeas - 4 Nays - 2 (Blakey, Harris) Abstention - 1 (Collins)
30. First Reading - 97 -1406 - An ordinance amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to metal shredder plan and zoning code amendments.
Laid over to November 26 for second reading
31. First Reading - 97 -1407 - An ordinance amending the Saint Paul Legislative Code Section 33.03
which changes the effective date from the time a compliance inspection is performed to the date the
deposit is received for work done on nuisance, dangerous and vacant buildings.
Laid over to November 26 for second reading
PUBLIC HEARING
32. Resolution - 97 -1174 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair property at 807 -809 Buffalo Street
within fifteen (4�) forty -five (45) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer
recommends approval) (Laid over from September 24)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Thune not present for vote)
POLICY SESSION
33. Resolution - 97 -868 - Adopting the Saint Paul Transportation Policy Plan as a Chapter of The Saint
Paul Comprehensive Plan. (Laid over from August 20)
Laid over to December 17 Policy Session
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Nancy Frick, Department of Planning and Economic Development
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Mike Klassen, Department of Public Works
Mike Morehead, Police Department
Suspension Item
Resolution Approving Assessment - 97 -1408 - In the matter of condemnation and taking of temporary
easements necessary for the Edgerton Street Bridge Construction Project (near Edgerton and Whitall
Streets) and setting date of public hearing for December 22, 1997. (File 418832 -A)
Adjournment
Upon adjournment, the Council reconvened as the Housing and Redevelopment Authority-
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