Minutes 1-15-1997Page 1 of 4
ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, January 15, 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
• Public Hearing
• Suspension Items
Present - 7 - Blakey, Bostrom, Harris, Mauer, 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 December 11, 1996.
Laid over to January 29 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Pamela Anger, Eric Boehlke, Milford Brewer Family, Anna Doepner, Joseph Frankel,
Jennifer Gessell, David Hanners, Maureen Heisuk, Linda Kostroski, Lori Leirdahl, Eileen Mackey,
Rosalind Olson (for Eugene Johnson), David Plucinak, Charles Rosenbloom, Maria Schilling, Steven
Shimer, Tom Simerson- Waccfred, Matthew Solheid, and Ivar Sorensen.
fileJ /C:ADOCUME— l\LFSUPP— l\LOCALS —l\ Temp \ELF20101215_115852\Minutes 1 -... 12/15/2010
Page 2 of 4
Referred to Risk /Employee Benefit Management Division
3. Interrogatories to Third Party Defendant City of Saint Paul in the matter of Metzdorf vs. Twin Cities
and Western Railroad.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Defendants Soo Line Railroad Company's and Twin Cities & Western's memorandum in support of
their motion to amend answer to assert a counterclaim against plaintiff Cindy Smythe, add third party
defendants Gaughan Land, Inc. and City of Saint Paul, and amend the scheduling order.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
5. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a hearing
before the City Council on January 22, 1997, to consider the appeal of Jason Patalonis to a decision of
the Heritage Preservation Commission denying approval of the installation of sliding glass doors at the
rear of the building at 506 Portland Avenue.
6. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a rescheduled hearing before the City Council
on February 5, 1997, to consider the report of the Administrative Law Judge concerning licenses held by
Mary P. Fasching, dba M.F. Automotive, 1728 Selby Avenue.
7. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 784 Fourth Street East, 1042 Lawson Avenue East,
1747 Marshall Avenue, and 786 Randolph Avenue as "nuisance properties" and setting date of City
Council hearings for January 22, 1997. (Legislative hearings were held January 7, 1997)
8. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 438 Baker Street West, 787 Buffalo Street, 393
Sherburne Avenue, and 670 Sims Avenue as "nuisance properties" and setting date of Legislative
Hearings for January 21, 1997, and City Council Hearings for February 5, 1997.
9. Communication from Saint Paul Animal Control dated January 6, 1997, announcing a request from
the University of Minnesota Research Lab for unclaimed dogs and cats.
10. Administrative Orders:
. D001104 Implementing a budget transfer in the Mayor's Office to release a portion of the
authority from the Mayor's Contingency and provide the budget for the Children's Initiative.
. D001105 Extending the contract completion date from November 1, 1994 to December 1, 1996,
for the Hazelwood- McClean Sewer and Paving project.
. D001106 Addition of $14,457.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -4
Building Construction.
. D001107 Addition of $10,471.25 to the contract for Soil Remedial Investigations.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
11. Resolution - 96 -1538 - Ordering repair of a hazardous retaining wall on privately held property at
586 Wheelock Parkway West. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends adopting the resolution
authorizing a substantial abatement process) (Laid over from January 8)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
file:/ /C:ADOCUME— l\LFSUPP— l\LOCALS —l\ Temp \ELF20101215_115852\Minutes 1 -... 12/15/2010
Page 3 of 4
12. Resolution - 97 -22 - Accepting the Disparity Study Report and directing staff to prepare an analysis
for a future policy discussion by the City Council.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 97 -23 - Requesting an extension of time to complete work being done on a building at
800 Buffalo Street
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 97 -24 - Authorizing the proper City officials to accept a grant from the Metropolitan
Council and establishing a budget for Como Park improvements.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 97 -25 - Authorizing the City of Saint Paul to apply to the Department of Trade and
Economic Development for funding the Ecolab project.
Laid over to February 5 (Public Hearing)
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
16. Second Reading - 97 -11 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving the petition of John
Rodrigue to rezone property at 484 and 486 Larpenteur Avenue from OS -1 to R -3. (Public hearing held
November 27, 1996)
Laid over to January 22 for third reading
POLICY SESSION
17. Snow Plowing and Abandoned Vehicles.
1) Introduction
Mark Shields, Deputy Mayor
11) Snow Plowing
A) Policies and Procedures
Stacy Becker, Director of Public Works
B) Report on Complaints
Fred Owusu, Director of Citizen Service Office
C) Discussion of Options for Change and Public Works' Recommendations
Stacy Becker, Director of Public Works
1) Other Cities' Policies and Procedures
2) Discussion of Issues:
Lowering 4 inch threshold
Dispatching plows earlier to parts of the city
Contracting (with suburbs or drivers)
fileJ /C:ADOCUME— l\LFSUPP— l\LOCALS —l\ Temp \ELF20101215_115852\Minutes 1 -... 12/15/2010
Page 4 of 4
D) Notification - sirens
Stacy Becker, Director of Public Works
Tim Butler, Fire Department's Chief of Communications
E) Discussion of Towing and Impound Lot Issues (Capacity, Satellite Lots)
Stacy Becker, Director of Public Works
William Finney, Chief of Police
111) Public Comment
IV) Abandoned Vehicles
A) Policies and Procedures for Removing and Storing Vehicles
Chuck Votel, Director of Housing Code Enforcement, Public Health
B) Impound Lot Issues (45 Day State Law, Capacity)
William Finney, Chief of Police
C) Assessment Issues - Current Fees vs. Actual Cost
Chuck Votel, Director of Housing Code Enforcement, Public Health
William Finney, Chief of Police
Martha Larson, Director of Finance and Management Services
V) Public Comment
Suspension Item
Resolution - 97 -26 - Authorizing and directing Library Services to apply for a $150,000 Library
Accessibility Grant from the State of Minnesota, to improve accessibility to the Saint Anthony Park
Branch Library.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
fileJ /C:ADOCUME— l\LFSUPP— l\LOCALS —l\ Temp \ELF20101215_115852\Minutes 1 -... 12/15/2010