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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, November 4, 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
Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council
Mary Erickson, Clerical Support - 266 -8565
Office of the City Council
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Present - 6 - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom,Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Coleman (arrived afterroll call)
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
• Suspension Item
CONSENT AGENDA (Itemsl -14)
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. Approval of minutes of October7, 1998.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Roger Christianson, The Sell Group and Seng Yang.
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Referred to Employee /RiskManagement Division
3. Letter from the Real EstateDivision announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
Novemberl2, 1998 to consider the vacation of a portion of the alley in Block 1,Westminster Addition
for better access to the abutting property.
4. Letter from the Office ofLicense, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearingbefore the City Council on November 12, 1998 to consider the appeal ofMelvin Spiegler
Properties LP to a decision of the Planning Commissionto approve a parking ramp proposed by Park N
Jet at 2751 Shepard Road.
5. AdministrativeOrders:
D001608 Allocating fundsfrom the STAR Business Revolving Loan Program for $55,000 to the
Rice StreetMeat & Grocery project.
D001609 Allocating fundsfrom the Neighborhood Investment Program to the Grand Avenue
Business Associationfor the Grand Avenue Business Lighting Project.
D001610 Authorizing payment,not to exceed $4,000, to JR's Powerhouse Gym for a professional
wrestlingevent to be held at Rice & Arlington Sports Dome.
Noted as on file in the CityClerk's Office
6. 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. (Tobe laid over one
week for adoption)
Laid over to November 12for adoption Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
7. Resolution - 98 -998 - Contractingwith and authorizing expenditure for an independent survey
research organizationto conduct an employee survey of workplace conditions in the Saint PaulPolice
Department and survey results report to the City Council by February 17, 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 98 -999 - Approvinga budget revision transferring funds from Specified Contingency
Reserveto the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection forthe Historic Saint Paul
Foundation.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 98 -1000 - Concurringwith action taken by the Board of Water Commissioners
establishing thewater rates for 1999. (To be laid over to November 12 for public hearing)
Laid over to November 12for public hearing Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 98 -1001 - Requestingthat the City of Saint Paul release its interest of an abandoned
utilitysewer easement in order for North East Neighborhood Development Corporationto develop 30
town houses in the Clarence - Maryland area.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 98 -1002 - Authorizingthe purchase of four properties located on Hoyt and Montana
Avenues aspart of Phase I of the Hoyt- Montana Flood Remediation Project.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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12. Preliminary Order - 98 -1003- In the matter of the Hewitt /Aldine Residential Street Paving and
LightingProject, and setting date of public hearing for December 9, 1998. (File 418886)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Preliminary Order - 98 -1004- In the matter of construction of storm sewer connections, sanitary
sewerconnections and water connections, at the request of the property owner,in conjunction with the
Hewitt /Aldine Street Paving and Lighting Project,and setting date of public hearing for December 9,
1998. (File 418886C)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Preliminary Order - 98 -1005- In the matter of acquiring easements in connection with the
lightingimprovement of Hamline Avenue between Marshall and Concordia Avenues, andsetting date of
public hearing for November 25, 1998. (File 418889E)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
15. Update by the Administrationon the progress of the Electronic Computerized License Inspection and
PermitSystem (ECLIPS). (Update requested by the Council on September 9, 1998)
An update was provided byBob Kessler, Office of License, Inspections and Environmental
Protection.An additional update will be provided on January 6, 1999.
16. Report from the Administrationregarding any City funds to be spent on Titanic, The Exhibition.
(Requestedby the Council on October 28, 1998, C.F. 98 -995)
Laid over to November 12Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 98 -996 - Directingthe Office of License, Inspections and EnvironmentalProtection to
conducta dangerous dogs community notification pilot project and to conduct aresearch study examining
threat posed by dogs already declared dangerous.(Laid over from October 28)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
18. Final Adoption - 98 -866 - Anordinance amending Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 409.26;
reducingthe presumptive penalties for noncompliance of liquor licenses. (Sub stituteintroduced October
7)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Final Adoption - 98 -942 -An ordinance amending Chapter 200 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
entitled "Animals" to provide for particular penalties in various situations andestablishing various
conditions in the disposition of dangerous animals. (Substitute introduced on October 28)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Final Adoption - 98 -941 -An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving the application
ofLower Afton Seniors LLC to rezone property at Lower Afton Road (201 feetwest of McKnight Road)
from B -2 to RM -2 to allow construction of 56 unitsof senior housing on the currently vacant site.
(Substitute introducedon October 14)
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Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
PUBLIC HEARINGS(public hearings will begin at 5:30 p.m.)
21. Resolution - 98 -1006 - Toconsider the vacation of a portion of Stevens Street in Langevin's
4thAddition.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0(Blakey not present for vote)
22. Resolution - 98 -1007 - Toconsider the vacation of McAfee Street cul -de -sac 450' north of
MarylandAvenue.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0(Blakey not present for vote)
SuspensionItem
Resolution - 98 -1008 - Approvingexpenditure, not to exceed $500.00, from the City Council budget for
apublic purpose tour and meeting by The Frogtown Steering Committee.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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