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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Thursday, November 12, 1998 - 3:30 - 5:00 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARINGS 5:30 - 6:30 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
City Hall and Court House
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN
Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council
Mary Erickson, Clerical Support - 266 -8565
Office of the City Council
Present - 7 - Benanav,Blakey, Bostrom, Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 0
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Order
• For Discussion
• Public Hearings
CONSENT AGENDA (Itemsl - 16)
NOTE: ALL ITEMS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDAWILL BE ENACTED BY ONE
MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OFTHESE ITEMS. IF DISCUSSION IS
DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THECONSENT AGENDA AND
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
FOR ACTION
1. Letter from the Office of CitizenService /Property Code Enforcement declaring 907 Margaret Street
(rear house)as nuisance property and setting date of Legislative Hearing for Novemberl7, 1998 and City
Council Hearing for November 25, 1998.
2. Letter from the Office ofthe City Attorney setting date of hearing before an Administrative LawJudge
for November 24, 1998 at 1:30 p.m., Room 42 City Hall /Courthouse,to consider adverse action against
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the cigarette license held by Grand? Saloon, Inc., 315 7 Street West.
3. AdministrativeOrder:
. D001611 Amending the 1998budget of the City Attorney's Office to provide funds for a file
server,microfiche equipment, and temporary employees needed for clerical vacancies.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
4. Resolution - 98 -997 - Approvingthe 1998 -2001 Maintenance Labor Agreement between the City of
Saint Pauland the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local No. 1 of Minnesota. (Laidover from
November 4 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
5. Resolution - 98 -1009 - Approvingthe appointments of Shirley Alexander, Maria DeLeon, Brennan
Elliott Brooks,William (Billy) Collins, Diana Rodriguez, Miriam Rykken, Jim Kelley, GregSimbeck,
Charles Redmond, Jennifer Bozicevich, Leah Olson, and MichaelLohman, by Mayor Coleman, to the
Youth Fund Board.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
6. Resolution - 98 -1010 - Approvingthe appointment of Edward Tacheny, by Mayor Coleman, to the
Certificateof Competency Fuel Burner Examining Board.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
7. Resolution - 98 -1011 - Approvingthe appointments of Isaac Contreras, Rick Dagenais, Kim Hunter,
and JohnSiekmeir, and the reappointments of Paul Gilliland, Wayne Lundeen, FerdinandPeters, Randall
Reetz, Paul Savage, Gary Unger, and Bob Voeller, by MayorColeman, to the Saint Paul Long -Range
Capital Improvement Budget Committee(CIB).
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 98 -1012 - FinalizingCity Council action taken October 28, 1998, denying the license
applicationof Pooja, Inc., dba Travel Inn, 149 East University Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 98 -1013 - ApprovingAmendment No. 4 to Lease Agreement PDA9 with the State of
Minnesota for120 parking spaces in "Parking Lot Y."
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 98 -1014 - Reducingthe assessment for the Bates McLean storm sewer connection
project forproperty at 296 Bates Street which was assessed incorrectly.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 98 -1015 - Amendingthe 1998 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation to allow
for thespending of revenues received from Seasonal Swimming Program Lessons in 1998 that exceed the
budgeted amount.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 98 -1016 - Directingthe Division of Parks and Recreation to renew a lease agreement
with RamseyCounty Corrections for office space at North End Multi- Service Center.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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13. Resolution - 98 -1017 - Authorizingthe proper City officials to request SCORE state recycling grant
fundsfrom Ramsey County in the amount of $542.216 for support of the citywidecurb side and multi-
family recycling collection program in 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 98 -1018 - AmendingCouncil File 98 -148 requiring rehabilitation or demolition of the
propertylocated at 774 Ashland Avenue within six months.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 98 -1019 - Approvingthe decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
EnforcementAppeals for property located at: 960 Juno Avenue, 1171 Minnehaha AvenueEast, 769
Seventh Street East, 55 Front Street, 76 Stevens Street West,53 Dale Street North, 149 Morton Street
West, and 642 Thomas Avenue.
Substitute introduced andadopted as amended
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
(1564 Upper Afton Road laidover to May 5, 1999)
16. Resolution - 98 -1020 - Acceptingdonations from the City's Marketing Office for the University
AvenueCorridor Initiative and establishing an activity code for the expenditures.
Withdrawn Yeas - 7 Nays -0
FOR DISCUSSION
17. Resolution - 98 -713 - Orderingthe owner to remove or repair the building at 766 Jackson Street
withinfifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Laid over from August 12)(Legislative Hearing
Officer recommends approval)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Report from the Administrationregarding any City funds to be spent on Titanic, The Exhibition.
(Requestedby the Council on October 28, C.F. 98 -995; laid over from November 4)
Joe Zappa, Citizen ServiceOffice, provided a report.
19. Resolution - 98 -1021 - AuthorizingCity officials to enter into an agreement with Media One to
extend thecompletion deadline for the Institutional Network.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
PUBLIC HEARINGS
20. Resolution - 98 -1000 - Concurringwith action taken by the Board of Water Commissioners
establishing thewater rates for 1999. (Laid over from November 4 for public hearing)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
(Blakey & Harris not presentfor vote)
21. Resolution - 98 -1022 - Approvingthe 1999 Sanitary Sewer Rates and the 1999 Storm Sewer System
Charges.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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22. Resolution - 98 -1023 - AuthorizingStreet Maintenance Assessment Rates for 1999 at basically the
same levelas 1998.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 98 -1024 - Toconsider the vacation of a portion of the alley in Block 1,
WestminsterAddition for better access to the abutting property.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Appeal of Richard Fowlerto a summary abatement order for property at 1084 Edgerton Street.
(Laidover from October 14) (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends denying theappeal)
Appeal denied Yeas - 7 Nays- 0
25. Public hearing to considerthe appeal of Melvin Spiegler Properties LP to a decision of the
PlanningCommission approving a parking ramp proposed by Park N Jet at 2751 ShepardRoad.
Motion of Intent - AppealDenied
Yeas - 5 Nays - 2 (Coleman,Lantry)
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