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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITYCOUNCIL
Wednesday, December 9, 1998 - 3:30 - 5:OOP.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, Minnesota
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
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CONSENT AGENDA
NOTE: ALL ITEMS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ENACTED BY
ONEMOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS.
IFDISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENTAGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
FOR ACTION
1. Approval of minutes of October 28 and November 4, 1998.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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2. Claims of Jeannie Gatlin, Mark Genereux, Erik Kavanaugh, andMichelle Taylor.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Administrative Orders:
D001617 Authorizing the Department of Fire and Safety Services to pay for all costs
incurred to hold a Critical Stress Incident Debriefing on September 17, 1998.
D001618 Authorizing the Department of Fire and Safety Services to pay for all costs
incurred to complete a female firefighter entrance test norming study.
D001619 Amending the 1998 budget in the Department of Technology and Management
Services by moving $5,000 budgeted for an intern in 91269 to consulting object code.
D001620 Authorizing the Citizen Service Office /Marketing and Promotions to pay The Arts
Partnership $12,500.00 for two kiosks which will initially be located at the Mall of America
and Union Depot.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
4. Resolution - 98 -1066 - Finalizing City Council action takenOctober 14, 1998, denying the application
of Donald Frable and StevenWinover to rezone property from RM -2 (residential multiple - family) toB2-
C (Community Business Converted) to allow conversion of a singlefamily house to an insurance office
use at 1488 Grand Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
5. Resolution - 98 -1067 - Finalizing City Council action takenNovember 12, 1998, denying the appeal
of Melvin Spiegler PropertiesLP to a decision of the Planning Commission approving a parking
rampproposed by Park N Jet at 2751 Shepard Road.
Substitute introduced and adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
6. Resolution - 98 -1068 - Considering the request of Pooja, Inc., 149East University Avenue for a stay
of Council File 98 -1012 adoptedNovember 12, 1998, pending determination of their case by the Courtof
Appeals.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
7. Resolution - 98 -1069 - Approving the decision of the LegislativeHearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for propertylocated at 643 Virginia Street, 642 North Street, 243
LexingtonParkway South, 661 -663 Fifth Street East, 195 Exchange Street, 1104Rice Street, 216
Sherburne Avenue, and 836 Dayton Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 98 -1070 - Amending the 1998 Capital ImprovementBudget by adding $280,000 to the
1998 Groveland Play Area andSitework project.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 98 -1071 - Authorizing the proper City officials toenter into the necessary agreements to
accept and expend $5,000 ofgrant funding from Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission (MASC)
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"MightyKids" for football equipment and basketball team fees at ConwayRecreation Center.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 Abstention -1 (Lantry)
10. Resolution - 98 -1072 - Authorizing the proper City officials toenter into the necessary agreements to
accept and expend $2,500 ofgrant funding from Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission (MASC)
"MightyKids" for sports equipment, uniforms, scholarships, and materials toset up a concession stand at
Homecroft Recreation Center.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 98 -1073 - Establishing a spending plan for the LocalLaw Enforcement Block Grant III
received from the Bureau of JusticeAdministration.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 98 -1074 - Concurring with the Board of WaterCommissioners declaration of certain
real properties in Ramsey,Anoka, and Dakota Counties as surplus property and authorizingquitclaim of
the City's interest in the properties in favor of theBoard.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 98 -1075 - Authorizing the Director of Public Worksto request a variance to Minnesota
Rule 8820.9936 for the designspeed of a horizontal curve on Victoria Street at Nebraska
Avenueintersection.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 98 -1076 - Establishing the rate of compensation forthe class of City Building Official.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 98 -1077 - Establishing the rate of pay for the titleof "LISP Help Desk Coordinator."
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 98 -1078 - Authorizing the proper City officials toissue a refund of the Sewer
Availability Charge to HM Metro Buildersin the amount of $1,000.00.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 98 -1079 - Setting a public hearing date for December23, 1998, to consider increasing
the Sewer Service AvailabilityCharge (SAC) from $1,000.00 to $1,050.00 beginning January 1,1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution Approving Assessment - 98 -1080 - In the matter ofcondemning and taking a permanent
easement near the intersection ofKenny Road and Desoto Street, and setting date of public hearing
forJanuary 27, 1999. (File 418856E)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Resolution Approving Assessment - 98 -1081 - In the matter ofcondemning and taking easements
near the intersection of MarillacLane and Point Douglas Road, and setting date of public hearing
forJanuary 27, 1999. (File 418875E)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Preliminary Order - 98 -1082 - In the matter of improving VictoriaStreet from Larpenteur to
Arlington Avenues with bituminous roadway, concrete curb and gutter, concrete driveway aprons and
outwalks,boulevard sodding, tree planting, construction of a lantern stylelighting system, and all other
work necessary to completeimprovements for the Grotto /Hoyt Street Paving and Lighting Project,and
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setting date of public hearing for February 3, 1999. (File418884A)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
21. Resolution - 98 -1083 - Adopting the 1999 City of Saint Paul TaxLevy payable in 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 98 -1084 - Adopting the 1999 City of Saint PaulAnnual Budgets.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 98 -1085 - Approving the Saint Paul Port AuthorityProperty Tax Levy payable in 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 98 -1086 - Approving the Saint Paul Housing andRedevelopment Authority (HRA)
Property Tax Levy payable in 1999 andapproving the HRA 1999 Budget.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 98 -1087 - Authorizing release of the PhalenBoulevard Draft Environmental Impact
Statement ( EIS) for publiccomment, and setting date of public hearing for January 27, 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
26. Second Reading - 98 -1055 - An ordinance amending Section 33.05 ofthe Saint Paul Legislative
Code pertaining to the City's Certificateof Occupancy Program by exempting multi - family residential
buildingsthat are owner occupied and providing for new inspection guidelinesfor renewal of non-
residential Certificates of Occupancy to be basedon the hazard of the occupancy. (Substitute introduced
on December2)
Laid over to December 23 for third reading /public hearing
27. Second Reading - 98 -1056 - An ordinance finalizing CityCouncil action approving the petition of
Mark Fuhr to rezone propertyat 399 Ruth Street from P -1 (Parking) to B -3 (General Business) andRM -2
(Multiple - Family Residential) to allow construction andoperation of an Amoco Certicare Auto Repair
Station. (Public hearingheld October 14, 1998)
Laid over to December 16 for third reading
PUBLIC HEARINGS (public hearings will beginat 5:30 p.m.)
28. Resolution - 98 -1038 - Authorizing the proper City officialsand staff to enter into a lease agreement
with the Saint Paul YachtClub that will supersede an agreement between the same parties datedJune,
1992. (Laid over from November 25)
Laid over to December 23 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
(Bostrom left the meeting at this time)
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29. Resolution - 98 -1088 - Approving the issuance of nineavailable taxicab licenses.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 1 (Blakey)
30. Resolution - 98 -1089 - Approving the issuance of twenty threesix -month winter taxicab licenses.
Laid over to December 23 Yeas - 4 Nays - 2 (Benanav,Harris)
31. Resolution - 98 -1090 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair thebuilding at 224 Bates Avenue
within fifteen (15) days from adoptionof resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends laying
over tothe January 19 Legislative Hearing)
Laid over to December 16 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
32. Resolution - 98 -566 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair thebuilding at 674 Wells Street within
fifteen (15) days from adoptionof resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval)(Laid
over from October 28)
Laid over to December 16 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
33. Final Order - 98 -1091 - In the matter of improving streets withbituminous roadway, construct
concrete curb and gutter, concretedriveway aprons and outwalks, boulevard sodding, tree
planting, construction of a lantern style lighting system and other worknecessary for the Pascal- Jefferson
Street Paving and LightingProject. (File 418882)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
34. Final Order - 98 -1092 - In the matter of construction of water,sanitary sewer and storm sewer service
connections, if requested bythe property owner, in conjunction with the Pascal- Jefferson AreaStreet
Paving and Lighting Project. (File 418882C)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
35. Final Order - 98 -1093 - In the matter of the Hewitt /AldineResidential Street Paving and Lighting
Project. (File 418886)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
36. Final Order - 98 -1094 - In the matter of construction of stormsewer connections, sanitary sewer
connections and water connections,at the request of the property owner, in conjunction with
theHewitt /Aldine Street Paving and Lighting Project. (File 418886C)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
37. Public hearing to consider the application of Lake PhalenTownhomes, LLC for approval of the final
plat application which willallow the property bounded by vacated McAfee Street to the west,Maryland
Avenue to the south, and Clarence Street to the east to besubdivided into residential lots. (Public hearing
to be laid over toDecember 23)
Laid over to December 23 for public hearing Yeas - 7 Nays -0
38. Public hearing to consider the appeal of Michelle Hotzler to adecision of the Heritage Preservation
Commission denying approval ofa building permit to construct a garage at 472 Dayton Avenue.
Laid over to February 3, 1999 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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