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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, February 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
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearing
• Suspension Items
Present - 6 - Blakey, Bostrom, Harris, Megard, Rettman, Thune
Absent - 1 - Mauer
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 January 8, 15, and 22, 1997.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Sheila Alpert, Mary Anderson, Sharon Anderson, Joel Baer, LaWanda Ballard, Pam Gahr,
Kurt Glaser & Associates (for Rome Hanson and Joshua Hanson), Rolf Hage, Rana Jewell (two claims),
James Kahnert, Hatti Koth, Kubes Dental Care employees, Tina Landon, Mary Jane Maser, Valerie
McLeod, Holly Meador, Meshbesher Law Firm (for Michael Andersen), Cu Nguyen, Thomas Scanlan,
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Navzat Mohammed Sharif, Rebecca Smith, Stella Torkelson, Hanh Vo, Julie Weiss, and Leng Xiong.
Referred to Risk /Employee Benefit Management Division
3. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on March 5,
1997, to consider the vacation of part of Gilbert Avenue.
4. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 637 Oakdale Avenue and 498 Virginia Street as
"nuisance properties" and setting date of Legislative Hearings for March 4, 1997, and City Council
Hearings for March 12, 1997.
5. Amended letter from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 777 -779 Aurora Avenue as "nuisance
property." (For notification purposes only; public hearing will be scheduled at a later date if necessary
6. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 1383 Arcade Street and 587 Stryker Avenue 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 February 10, 1997, announcing a request from
the University of Minnesota Research Lab for unclaimed dogs and cats.
8. Administrative Orders:
. D001137 Extending the contract completion date from August 1, 1996 to June 15, 1997 for
University I &I/Fourth Street Repairs.
. D001138 Authorizing payment, not to exceed $4,400.00, to Dan Gleeson for an artist's illustration
of ideas for the future Riverfront, Downtown and Wabasha Street.
. D001139 Addition of $4,749.55 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, Parking
Ramp Dewatering Well.
. D001140 Addition of $93,330.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -4
Building Construction Mechanical - Parking Ramp.
. D001141 Approving an increase in funding for the Citywide Soccer fields Project.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
9. Resolution - 97 -159 - Approving the appointment of Jeanne Katz, by Mayor Coleman, to serve on the
Saint Paul Overnight Shelter Board. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to February 26 for adoption
10. Resolution - 97 -160 - Supporting the nomination of Officer Gary Rivet, by American Legion Post
572, as American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for the State of Minnesota.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 97 -161 - Approving submission of sales tax report to the State of Minnesota.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 97 -162 - Prohibiting City Departments from stapling objects to boulevard trees.
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Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 97 -163 - Finalizing City Council action taken December 4, 1996, concerning adverse
action against licenses held by Mary P. Fasching, dba M.F. Automotive, 1728 Selby Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 97 -164 - Requesting the Charter Commission's recommendation regarding City Council
elections in the case of all vacancies in the position of Councilmember.
Laid over to March 5 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 97 -165 - Authorizing the Saint Paul Police Department to apply for Minnesota DARE
training funds in the amount of $1,500.00.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 97 -166 - Approving payment of $4,670.44 to Robert Montgomery, Jr. in full settlement
of his claim against the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 97 -167 - Declaring certain Board of Water Commissioners' property in Blocks 2 and 3
of the Rice Street Motor Addition in the City of Little Canada to be surplus and authorizing the
preparation and execution of a quitclaim deed which shall quit the City's interest in the property in favor
of the Board.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 97 -168 - Declaring certain Board of Water Commissioners' property in Block 8, Lots 1,
2 & 29, Block 9, Lots 1, 2 & 27, Block 12, Lots 1, 2 & 25, and Block 13, Lots 1, 2 & 23 of the Rice
Street Motor Addition in the City of Little Canada to be surplus and authorizing the preparation and
execution of a quitclaim deed which shall quit the City's interest in the property in favor of the Board.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 97 -169 - Declaring certain Board of Water Commissioners' property in Lots 1 through
23, Lots 35 through 46, Block 5, and Lots 26 through 31, Block 6, Eisenmenger & Zaspel's Lake Park,
together with vacated streets and alleys accruing thereto, in the City of Little Canada to be surplus and
authorizing the preparation and execution of a quitclaim deed which shall quit the City's interest in the
property in favor of the Board.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 97 -170 - Establishing "No Parking 8AM -8PM Monday through Friday, Except by
Permit" zone on the south side of Laurel Avenue between Prior Avenue and Moore Street.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 97 -171 - Amending Permit Parking Area 2 (U of M St. Paul Campus) by establishing
"One Hour Parking 8AM -5PM Weekdays, Except by Permit" on the west side of Raymond Avenue
from Scudder Street to Cleveland Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 97 -172 - Establishing "No Parking 6PM -2AM Monday through Saturday, Except by
Permit" zone on the south side of Selby Avenue between 300 and 380 feet east of Snelling Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 97 -173 - Amending C.F. 97 -16, approved January 8, 1997, to correct the legal
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description of properties vacated thereby.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 97 -174 - Amending C.F. 96 -840 to correct an error in the legal description.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 97 -175 - Executing deeds to convey the City's ownership in Battle Creek Regional Park
to Ramsey County in exchange for the County's ownership of Lilydale Regional Park and approving
acceptance of the County's property in Lilydale Regional Park.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 97 -176 - Approving the issuance of $2,295,000 Variable Rate Demand Industrial
Development Revenue Bonds to finance the costs to be incurred by Northern Iron Corporation. (To be
laid over to February 26)
Laid over to February 26 for adoption
ORDINANCES
27. Second Reading - 97 -144 - An ordinance establishing the position of Library Director in the
unclassified service pursuant to Section 12.03.2(H) of the City of Saint Paul Charter.
Laid over to February 26 for third reading /public hearing
28. Second Reading - 97 -145 - An ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Administrative Code, entitled
Officer's Qualifications, by establishing minimum qualifications for the unclassified position of Library
Director.
Laid over to February 26 for third reading /public hearing
29. Second Reading - 97 -146 - An ordinance amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to zoning for the City of Saint Paul and the zoning maps thereof. (Public Hearing held on
January 22, 1997)
Laid over to February 26 for third reading
30. First Reading - 97 -177 - An ordinance amending Section 2.05 of the Saint Paul Charter in
accordance with Minn. Stat. § 410.12.
Laid over to February 26 for second reading
POLICY SESSION
31. Presentation by Ramsey County on Welfare Redesign (Laid over from February 12)
Sue Haigh, Ramsey County Commissioner
Jan Wiessner, Ramsey County Commissioner
Tom Faschingbauer, Director of Ramsey County Human Services
Mary Mahoney, Assistant Director of Ramsey County Human Services
Presentation to be rescheduled for a later date
32. Discussion of Achievement Plus
Tom Kingston, President, Wilder Foundation
33. Houses to Homes Program
A. "Results of the Fiscal Impacts of the Saint Paul Houses to Homes Program." Research funded by
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Saint Paul Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) sponsored by the Coalition for Community
Development.
Ed Goetz, University of Minnesota Housing Programs
B. Planning and Economic Development Perspective on the Research.
Pam Wheelock, Director, Department of Planning and Economic Development
Laid over to March 5 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Rettman not present for vote)
34. Discussion of responses to snow plowing issues raised at the January 15, 1997 Policy Session
Stacy Becker, Director, Department of Public Works
Chief William Finney, Saint Paul Police Department
Discussion continued to March 19
35. Discussion of Pedestrian Connection (Resolution to follow)
Michael Jordan, Winsor Faricy Architects
Eileen McMahon, Executive Director, Saint Paul Convention and Visistors Bureau
Ken Johnson, President, Saint Paul Port Authority.
Suspension Items
Resolution - 97 -178 - Endorsing the climate controlled pedestrian connection to the Civic Center.
Laid over to March 5 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Blakey not present for vote)
Resolution - 97 -179 - Supporting the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority's efforts to designate
the riverview corridor connecting downtown Saint Paul to the Minneapolis /Saint Paul Airport as its
highest priority for a major transit improvement.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 4 Nays - 0 (Blakey and Rettman not present for vote)
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