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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, June 18, 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
• Policy Session
• Reeconsidered Item
• Suspension Items
Present - 7 - Blakey, Bostrom, Collins, Harris, Megard, Morton, Thune
Absent - 0
The following communication was read into the record by Gerry Strathman, Council Secretary: Letter
from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on June 25,
1997, concerning licenses held by Paul George Damico, dba Paul's Lounge, Inc., 1045 Hudson Road.
(Uncontested)
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 May 14 and May 21, 1997.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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2. Claims of Cab's Pub & Eatery, Priscilla Cobb, Phillip Dalen, David Ellis, Erickson PHC, Melanie
Kurkoski, Julie Vang, Jennifer Waterhouse, and Frank and Lori Wood.
Referred to Employee /Risk Management Division
3. Notice of Claim and Demand in the matter of Mark Larsen vs. the City of St. Paul, et. al.
Referred to Employee /Risk Management Division
4. Order to Show Cause in the matter of the petition of Judd Mulally in relation to certification of title
issued for land in the County of Ramsey and State of Minnesota described as Lot 6, Block 5, in
"Warrendale."
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
5. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 25, 1997 to consider the report of the Administrative Law Judge concerning licenses held by Olson
Brothers Liquor, Inc., 678 University Avenue West.
6. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 25, 1997 concerning failure to pay license fees by Arthur Heutmaker, dba Conoco & Automotive,
1208 Arcade Street. (Uncontested)
7. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 25, 1997 concerning failure to pay license fees by McCabe Hardware, Inc., dba Sibley Trustworthy
Hardware /St. Paul Lock & Safe /A- Arcade Lock & Safe, 848 White Bear Avenue North.
8. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 25, 1997 concerning cigarette license held by Cozy Bar of St. Paul Minn., Inc., dba Cozy Cantina,
202 Concord Street. (Uncontested)
9. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 25, 1997 concerning cigarette license held by Chul Kwak, dba Galtier Convenience Center, 175 5th
Street East, 417. (Uncontested)
10. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 25, 1997 concerning cigarette license held by Cobes and Duff, LLC, dba Lowertown Bar & Grill,
175 5th Street East. (Uncontested)
11. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 25, 1997 concerning cigarette license held by Town House Country, Inc., 1415 University Avenue
West. (Uncontested)
12. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 25, 1997 concerning licenses held by Simone M. Mishulovin, dba The Old City Cafe, 1571 Grand
Avenue. (Uncontested)
13. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 25, 1997 concerning licenses held by Tuan Anh Pham, dba Tuan Auto Repair, 1459 University
Avenue. (Uncontested)
14. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
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June 25, 1997 concerning application for a Taxicab Driver's License by William R. Harper, 833 Fremont
Street. (Uncontested)
15. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 25, 1997 concerning the Renewal Application for Taxicab Driver's License by Daniel W. Peterson,
19 East Magnolia Avenue.
16. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on June
25, 1997 to consider the vacation of part of North Albert Street between Pierce Butler Route and the
Great Northern Railroad right -of -way, allowing the petitioner to expand existing facilities.
17. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on June
25, 1997 to consider the vacation of part of Territorial Road between the west Saint Paul City limits and
the west line of Berry Street extended, allowing the petitioner to expand existing facilities.
18. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 806 Agate Street, 477 Curtice Street East, 659
Edmund Avenue, and 855 Woodbridge Street as "nuisance properties" and setting date of Legislative
Hearings for July 1, 1997 and City Council Hearings for July 9, 1997
19. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 106 Congress Street West and 772 Frank Street as
"nuisance properties." (For notification purposes only; public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if
necessary.)
20. Communication from Saint Paul Animal Control dated June 9, 1997, announcing a request from the
University of Minnesota Research Lab for unclaimed dogs and cats.
21. Administrative Orders:
D001242 Addition of $60,318.20 to the contract for Como Park Conservatory - Phase One: Utility
Work.
D001243 Addition of $60,470.98 to the contract for George Street - Smith to Concord.
D001244 Addition of $4,109.45 to the contract for Hoyt Avenue - Hamline to Victoria.
D001245 Addition of $8,446.98 to the contract for remodeling Como Zoo restrooms for handicap
accessibility.
D001246 Authorizing the Police Department to pay $600.00 for registration fees and banquet for three
police volunteer chaplains at the National Conference of Police Chaplains.
D001247 Addition of $19,605.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -4 Building
Construction.
D001248 Addition of $8,734.00 to the contract for Saint Paul Civic Center Expansion, CP -4 Building
Construction.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
22. Resolution - 97 -707 - Approving the appointments, by Mayor Coleman, of Anne Weber as a
member and Mike Kassan as an alternate to the Middle Mississippi River WMO and the Lower
Mississippi River WMO. (Laid over from June 11 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 97 -708 - Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and
the Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman Local No. 1 of Minnesota for the 1997 wage and fringe re- opener.
(Laid over from June 11 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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24. Resolution - 97 -709 - Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and
Painters Local Union No. 61 for the 1997 wage and fringe re- opener. (Laid over from June 11 for
adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 97 -736 - Approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the City, AFSCME
Council 14, Locals 2508 and 1842, PEA, SPSO, and IUOE, Local 70, regarding personnel issues related
to the Joint Powers Agreement covering Saint Paul and Ramsey County Public Health Departments. (To
be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to June 25 for adoption
26. Resolution - 97 -737 - Approving the appointments of Nicole Belgea and Charles W. Foster, by
Mayor Coleman, to the Food and Nutrition Commission. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to June 25 for adoption
27. Resolution - 97 -738 - Approving the appointments of George Edwin Johnson, Soliving K. Kong,
Arlend Wilson, and Jennifer Engh, by Mayor Coleman, to the Saint Paul Planning Commission. (To be
laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to June 25 for adoption
28. Resolution - 97 -739 - Approving the reappointments of Liz Anderson, Kenneth J.
Mauer, and John M. O'Halloran, by Mayor Coleman, to the Parks and Recreation Commission. (To be
laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to June 25 for adoption
29. Resolution - 97 -740 - Approving the appointment of Lisa Falk and Molly Fitzpatrick, and the
reappointments of Daniel Krivit, Richard Newmark, Ed Olson, and Allan Torstenson, by Mayor
Coleman, to the Bicycle Advisory Board. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to June 25 for adoption
30. Resolution - 97 -741 - Declaring Saturday, June 21, 1997 to be Capital City Pride Day.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
31. Resolution - 97 -742 - Authorizing certain departments to assist in moving a stone located on City
property and authorizing placement of a plaque on the site.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
32. Resolution - 97 -743 - Acknowledging that the Minnesota Legislature passed a special law preserving
and keeping in force section 2.02 of the City Charter establishing a two -year term of office for
Councilmembers.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
33. Resolution - 97 -744 - Finalizing City Council action taken August 14, 1996 granting the appeal of
Mon -Ray, Inc. to a decision of the Heritage Preservation Commission denying approval of a building
permit application for the installation of clear anodized aluminum combination storm windows at 1156
Summit Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
34. Resolution - 97 -745 - Finalizing City Council action taken January 8, 1997 granting the appeal of
Diane and Steven Anderson to a decision of the Heritage Preservation Commission denying approval of
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the installation of vinyl replacement windows, subject to three conditions, at 985 Summit Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
35. Resolution - 97 -746 - Finalizing City Council action taken February 26, 1997 approving the
preliminary and final plat for the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority and Dayton's Bluff
Neighborhood Housing Service allowing the property to be subdivided into five new lots for
development of single family homes.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
36. Resolution - 97 -747 - Approving City signatures on agreements to transfer various Minnesota
Department of Health grant contracts from the City to Ramsey County.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
37. Resolution - 97 -748 - Approving payment of $3,172.64 to Farmers Insurance Group, as subrogee for
Stephen Schuweiler, in full settlement of their claim against the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
38. Resolution - 97 -749 - Establishing an interim rate of pay for the Senior Animal Control Officer.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
39. Resolution - 97 -750 - Approving the inter - governmental transfer of William Snyder from the Saint
Paul Police Department to the Ramsey County Attorney's Office.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
40. Resolution - 97 -751 - Amending the 1997 budget in the Real Estate Division.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
41. Preliminary Order - 97 -752 - In the matter of improving the alley in Block 9, Summit Avenue
Addition, (bounded by Saratoga, Portland, Pascal and Summit) by grading and paving with bituminous
material, and setting date of public hearing for August 13, 1997. (File 418849)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
42. Preliminary Order - 97 -753 - In the matter of condemning and taking an easement in the land
necessary for the slopes, cuts and fills in grading and paving the alley in Block 9, Summit Avenue
Addition, and setting date of public hearing for August 13, 1997. (File 418849 -5)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
43. Preliminary Order - 97 -754 - In the matter of installation of a lantern style street lighting system on
Burr Street from Tedesco Street to Minnehaha Avenue, and installation of a traffic signal at the
intersection of Burr Street and Tedesco Street, and setting date of public hearing for August 13, 1997.
(File 418850)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
44. Preliminary Order - 97 -755 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on the east side of Edgcumbe
Road from Juliet Avenue to Palace Avenue, both sides of South Howell Street from Palace Avenue to
James Avenue, the north side of James Avenue from South Fairview Avenue to South Howell Avenue,
and both sides of Sumner Street from Bayard Avenue to Eleanor Avenue, and setting date of public
hearing for August 6, 1997. (File 4597082 - 597085)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
45. Preliminary Order - 97 -756 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on the east side of North
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Hamline Avenue from West Arlington Avenue to West Nebraska Avenue, and setting date of public
hearing for August 13, 1997. (File 4S97089)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
46. Preliminary Order - 97 -757 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on both sides of East
Arlington Avenue from North White Bear Avenue to North Hazel Street, both sides of Germain Street
from East Seventh Street to Stillwater Avenue, both sides of East Idaho Avenue from Atlantic Street to
Chamber Street, both sides of East Idaho Avenue from Hazelwood Street to Germain Street and the
south side of East Idaho Avenue from Germain Street to Kennard Street, both sides of East Montana
Avenue from North White Bear Avenue to North Hazel Street, and both sides of Stillwater Avenue from
Hazelwood Street to Germain Street, and setting date of public hearing for August 13, 1997. (File
4S97090- S97095)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
47. Preliminary Order - 97 -758 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on the west side of Algonquin
Avenue from Stillwater Avenue to Case Avenue, both sides of North Hazel Street from East Fifth Street
to Margaret Street & the east side of North Hazel Street from East Fourth Street to East Fifth Street, both
sides of North Howard Street from Wilson Avenue to Conway Street and both sides of Howard Court
from North Howard Street to the cul -de -sac, both sides of Margaret Street from North White Bear
Avenue to North Hazel Street, and both sides of Tower Street from Wilson Avenue to Conway Street,
and setting date of public hearing for August 13, 1997. (File 4S97096- S97100)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
48. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 97 -759 - In the matter of boardings -up of vacant buildings for
March 1997, demolitions for March and April 1997, and collecting expenses for towing abandoned
vehicles from properties from April to December 1996, and setting date of Legislative Hearings for
August 5 and City Council Hearings for August 13, 1997. (File 4J9708B, J9709C, J9706V)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
49. Resolution - 97 -686 - Directing the Department of Planning and Economic Development to work
with the Ramsey County Tax Department to resolve outstanding issues on transference of tax forfeit
property by July 1, 1997 and to work with HUD and other necessary agencies, private developers or
community organizations to develop a policy to assist community groups with acquisition and site
assembly by July 1, 1997 for the Capital City Development Program. (Laid over from June 4)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
50. Resolution - 97 -687 - Directing the Department of Planning and Economic Development to continue
to work to collapse funding programs and their reporting requirements so that funds can be pooled for
greater flexibility across the City, develop a plan to reduce the City and Federal reporting requirements
to a single reporting form, and to request the necessary federal waivers to accomplish this task by
August 1, 1997 for the Capital City Development Program. (Laid over from June 4)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
51. Resolution - 97 -688 - Increasing the subsidy level for housing redevelopment in the City. (Laid over
from June 4)
Laid over to August 6 Yeas - 4 Nays - 3 (Blakey, Collins, Thune)
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52. Resolution - 97 -689 - Rescinding the sprinkler mandate created by Council File 88 -1400. (Laid over
from June 4)
Laid over to August 6 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
53. First Reading - 97 -760 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving a petition of the
Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority to rezone property located at 688 Third Street East
from B -2 to RT -1. (Public hearing held May 28, 1997)
Laid over to June 25 for second reading
54. First Reading - 97 -761 - An ordinance amending the Saint Paul Legislative Code, Section 33.03, to
improve authority to the building official to grant vacant building repair extensions when appropriate.
Laid over to June 25 for second reading
55. Final Adoption - 97 -52 - An ordinance amending Chapter 366 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to
require permits for use of downtown parks for community festivals and special events. (Laid over from
May 21)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
PUBLIC HEARING
56. Resolution - 97 -721 - Granting the St. Paul Saints Baseball Club a sound variance level for music
concerts at Midway Stadium on June 28 and July 17, 1997 from 12 noon to 10:00 p.m. (Laid over from
June 11)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
57. POLICY SESSION
A. Report from the Administration on the progress of the Electronic Computerized License Inspection
and Permit System (ECLIPS) (Laid over from April 23)
Laid over to July 2 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
B. Presentation of "Saint Paul on the Mississippi Development Framework"
- Introduction - Mayor Coleman
- Presenter - Ken Greenberg
- Comments and Discussion
Reconsidered Item
Resolution - 97 -725 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building at 915 Sherburne Avenue
within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends
approval and amending the date for repair or removal to 180 days if the $200 vacant building fee
is paid and the $2,000 bond posted by noon on June 11, 1997)
(Adopted on June 11, 1997 - remove or repair within 15 days)
Reconsidered, amended and adopted (per Legislative Hearing Officer's recommendation) Yeas - 7
Nays - 0
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Suspension Items
Resolution - 97 -762 - Directing the appropriate City Departments to issue code compliance orders to
repair houses and two to three unit apartment buildings immediately after the house or apartment is
listed by HUD.
Laid over to July 2 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 97 -763 - Accepting floral arrangement gifts on behalf of the Mayor, City Council and City
staff, as public recognition of the National Hockey League franchise award to Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 97 -764 - Authorizing the Department of Fire & Safety Services to enter into a hazardous
materials emergency response contract with the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 97 -765 - Directing the Department of Public Works and Parks and Recreation to work with
the contractor of the Morgan /Edgcumbe Street Paving Project to move dirt piles left near Field Avenue.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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