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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, August 20, 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
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
• Policy Session
o Adopting the Saint Paul Transportation Policy Plan as a chapter of The Saint Paul
Comprehensive Plan
• Suspension Item
• Reconsidered Item
Present - 6 - Blakey, Bostrom, Collins, Harris, Megard, Morton
Absent - 1 - Thune (arrived after the Consent Agenda)
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 July 9 and July 16, 1997.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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2. Claims of Sasha Aslanian, Jill Attwood, Alisha Ellwood, Jay Febbo, and Mark Sauer.
Referred to Employee /Risk Management Division
3. Notice of Claim in the matter of Jealene Frederick vs. the City of Saint Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the matter of Fleet Mortgage Corp. vs. the City of Saint Paul. (659
Edmund Avenue)
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
5. Letter from Minnesota Department of Human Rights concerning the matter of Evette Scarver vs. the
City of Saint Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
6. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 747 Central Avenue West, 737 Cypress Street, 952
Jenks Avenue, 954 Jenks Avenue, and 617 York Avenue as "nuisance properties ", and setting date of
Legislative Hearings for August 19, 1997 and City Council Hearings for August 27, 1997.
7. Letters from Saint Paul Public Health declaring 237 Page Street East and 1274 Sherburne Avenue as
"nuisance properties." (For notification purposes only; public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if
necessary.)
8. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
September 10, 1997 to consider the vacation of land to facilitate control of traffic on the 3 -M Campus.
(File 412 -1997)
9. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
September 10, 1997 to consider the vacation of 860 Como Avenue to accommodate a building
encroachment. (File 42 -1997)
10. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
September +9 24, 1997 to consider the vacation of part of Palace Avenue west of I -35E to allow the
petitioner to use the area for open space in conjunction with a planned cluster
development.
11. Resolution - 97 -1028 - Authorization to retain outside counsel to represent city attorneys before the
Lawyers' Professional Responsibility Board under unusual circumstances.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 97 -1029 - Substituting a letter of credit for the reserve account securing the
Recreational Facilities Gross Revenue Bonds, Series 1996 (Rice and Arlington Sports Dome).
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 97 -1030 - Authorizing the Police Department to accept a grant in the amount of
$125,000 to continue a Weed and Seed Program in the Railroad Island neighborhood of the lower East
Side of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 97 -1031 - Correcting sewer work financing on the Morgan /Edgcumbe RSP project.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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15. Preliminary Order - 97 -1032 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on both sides of Laurel
Avenue from North Victoria Street to North Milton Street, and at 420 Cherokee Avenue, 863 Ottawa
Avenue, 235 West Seventh Street, 2005 Thure Avenue, and 1585 Conway Street, and setting date of
public hearing for October 8, 1997. (File 4S97101- S97102)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
16. Resolution Approving Assessment - 97 -1033 - In the matter of the operation and maintenance costs
for the Immaculate Heart of Mary parking lot from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998, and setting
date of public hearing for October 8, 1997. (File 418746)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
17. Resolution Approving Assessment - 97 -1034 - In the matter of construction of a storm sewer
connection, as requested by the property owner, in conjunction with improving the brick street on
Maiden Lane, and setting date of public hearing for October 8, 1997. (File 418795 -cone)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
18. Resolution Approving Assessment - 97 -1035 - In the matter of the Lafond /Grotto Area Street Paving
and Lighting Project, and setting date of public hearing for October 8, 1997. (File 418807)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
19. Resolution Approving Assessment - 97 -1036 - In the matter of the level of operation and
maintenance for the Town Square "Public Spaces" located within Cedar, Seventh, Minnesota and Sixth
Streets for the period July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998, and setting date of public hearing for October 8,
1997. (File 418113 -97)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
20. 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. (Substitute introduced August 6; laid over August 13)
Substitute introduced and adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 97 -987 - Approving the 1997 Civic Organizations Partnership Program (COPP)
allocation of funding for Project Fresh Start, Inc. Outreach for Youth Program. (Laid over from August
13)
Laid over to August 27 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. 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, 1701 Pierce Butler Route. (Laid over from
August 13)
Laid over to September 3 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
23. Final Adoption- 97 -912 - An ordinance amending Chapter 310 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code by
reducing the fee for Animal Institutional Use from $400 to $200 to reflect actual cost. (Laid over from
August 13)
Adopted Yeas - 4 Nays - 3 (Blakey, Collins, Harris)
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
24. Appeal of Mary Dabney to a summary abatement order for property at 790 Laurel Avenue.
(Legislative Hearing Officer recommends denial) (Laid over from July 9)
Laid over to October 1 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Third Reading - 97 -840 - An ordinance to enact the Vendor Outreach Program as new Chapter 84 of
the Saint Paul Administrative Code. (Laid over from August 6 for continuation of third reading /public
hearing)
Substitute introduced and laid over to August 27 for final adoption
26. Resolution - 97 -970 - Approving application for a Second Hand Dealer -Motor Vehicle License by
Walker Quality Sales Inc, dba Snelling Motor Company, 201 Snelling Avenue North. (ID 434995) (Laid
over from August 13 )
Substitute introduced, amended and adopted Yeas - 7 Yeas - 0
POLICY SESSION
27. Municipal State Aid (MSA) Policy and Strategy Discussion (Laid over from July 16)
Presenter: Ed Warn, Department of Public Works
28. Resolution - 97 -868 - Adopting the Saint Paul Transportation Policy Plan as a chapter of The Saint
Paul Comprehensive Plan. (Laid over from July 9)
I. Introduction
Allen Lovejoy, Saint Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development
Mike Klassen, Saint Paul Department of Public Works
A. Transit Issues
B. Downtown Commuter Issues
C. Traffic Management and Neighborhood Quality Issues
IL Public Comment
A. Mark Filipi, Metropolitan Council
B. Art Leahy, Metropolitan Council Transit Operations (Metro Transit)
C. Trisha Moga, Metropolitan Council Metro Commuter Services
D. Paul Kirkwold, Ramsey County Public Works
E. Kathy DeSpiegelaere, Regional Railroad Authority
F. Pat Loonan, Capital City Partnership
G. Dan Krivit, Saint Paul Bicycle Advisory Board
H. Lt. Michael Morehead, Saint Paul Police Department
L Michael O'Neal, Augsburg College
J. Other Public Comment
III. Council Discussion
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Suspension Item
Resolution - 97 -1037 - Directing the Department of Planning and Economic Development Director and
the Housing and Redevelopment Authority to review all of the economic development programs
administered by the Department to determine the most effective manner in which the goals of the
Vendor Outreach Program can be applied and report back to the City Council by March 1, 1998, with
specific recommendations and criteria.
Laid over to August 27 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Reconsidered Item
Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 97 -1018 - 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. (File 4J9708B, J9709C, J9706V) (Adopted as
amended on August 13)
Reconsidered, amended and adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
344 Duke Street - delete assessment
1367 Forest Street - delete assessment
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