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Action Minutes of
the Saint Paul City Council
Wednesday, February 18, 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
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
• Policy
Present - 6 - Benanav, Bostrom, Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent -1 - Blakey (arrived after the consent agenda)
CONSENTAGENDA (Items 1 -15)
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 November 12, 1997 and February 4, 1998Closed Door
Session.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Marie Elm, Touni El Bazi, Ann Gorden, Jerome Kolbinger,Theresa
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Linder, James McCarville, Len Mrachek, Troy Oberg, and JamesSmith.
Referred to Employee /Risk Management Division
3. Letters from Fire and Safe Services /Code Enforcement declaring 780Charles
Avenue and 53 Maryland Avenue East as "nuisance properties. "(For notification
purposes only; public hearings will be scheduled ata later date if necessary.)
4. AdministrativeOrders:
D001442 Authorizing expenditures, not to exceed $2,000.00,for costs associated with
implementing the Business Exchange during1998 including but not limited to room
rental cost, food costs forspeakers and staff, printing, and promotion series.
D001443 Authorizing transfer of spending authority within the StreetRepair and
Cleaning Fund in the Department of Public Works to adjustspending budgets for the
year 1997 for compliance with fundsufficiency policies and to reflect where spending
has or isprojected to occur through the year end process.
D001444 Extending the contract completion time to June 1, 1998 forlabor and
materials for Red Rock Pump Station.
D001445 Extending the contract completion time to September 25, 1995for Smith
Avenue Reconstruction /Traffic Control System - Grand toKellogg.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
5. Resolution - 98 -96 - Approving the January 1, 1997 - December3l, 1998 Agreement
between the City of Saint Paul and the Saint PaulSupervisors Organization. (Laid over
from February 11 foradoption)
Adopted Yeas -6 Nays - 0
6. Resolution - 98 -97 - Approving the Memorandum of Agreementbetween the City of
Saint Paul and Local Union #1842, DistrictCouncil No. 14 of the American Federation
of State, County andMunicipal Employees AFL -CIO allocating Water Meter
Repairers to Grade30 of AFSCME Technical and changing the classification title to
WaterMeter Technician. (Laid over from February 11 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
7. Resolution - 98 -118 - Approving the appointment of Pamela Wheelockand the
reappointment of Rafael Ortega, by Mayor Coleman, to theSaint Paul Riverfront
Corporation.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 98 -119 - Authorizing the proper City officials toenter into a Cooperative
Construction Agreement with the City ofFalcon Heights for construction of Hoyt
Avenue between ClevelandAvenue and Fulham Street.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 98 -120 - Finalizing City Council action taken January28, 1998
concerning adverse action against licenses held by Billy'son Grand, 857 Grand Avenue.
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Laid over to March 4 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 98 -121 - Accepting a Weed and Seed grant from theState of Minnesota
for the Summit University neighborhood, andauthorizing Chief William Finney to
enter into the grantagreement.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 98 -122 - Authorizing the Office of FinancialServices to initiate all
necessary action leading to the issuance ofCity General Obligation Bonds and Annual
Appropriation Leases onApril 1, 1998.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 98 -123 - Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of theSaint Paul -
Lawaaikamp Sister Community Relationship.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution Approving Assessment - 98 -124 - In the matter ofconstruction of storm
sewer connections, as requested by the propertyowner, in conjunction with the
Seventh /Cedar Area Storm SewerSeparation Project, and setting date of public
hearing for April 15,1998. (File #18766)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution Approving Assessment - 98 -125 - In the matter ofimproving the
following brick streets: Kenwood Parkway, around thecircle and from the circle to St.
Albans Street; Maiden Lane, fromSelby Avenue to Nina Street; and Virginia Street,
from Summit Avenueto Selby Avenue, and setting date of public hearing for April
22,1998. (File #18795)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
15. Resolution Approving Assessment - 98 -126 - In the matter ofsummary abatements,
boardings -up, and demolitions for October throughDecember 1997; boardings -up for
August through December 1997; summaryabatements (grass cutting) from mid -July
through November 1997; demolitions for August through December 1997 and January
1998;summary abatements (property clean -up) for August through December1997;
and abandoned vehicles for July through December 1997 andJanuary 1998, and setting
date of public hearing for April 15, 1998.(File #Re- Escrow, J97BOARDUP,
J971ITDBC, J9711C, J9711A,J97ABDVDIS)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
16. D001441 Addition of $24,023.00 to the contract for Rice &Arlington Sports Dome
Support Building. (Laid over from Februaryl1)
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
Yeas - 7 Nays -0
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17. Resolution - 98 -104 - Amending the Capital Improvement Budget forCapital
Center Plaza Reconstruction. (Laid over from February 11)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 98 -33 - Approving application for Off -Sale Malt,Cigarette & Grocery
(C) Licenses by Ahmad Alkousa, dba KingsMarket, 920 Selby Avenue. (ID #36792)
(Substitute introduced and laidover from February 11)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
19. Final Adoption - 97 -1568 - An interim ordinance preserving thestatus quo with
respect to advertising signs in the City of SaintPaul pending the completion of studies
of possible amendments to theCity's comprehensive plan and zoning regulations
relating toadvertising signs. (Substitute introduced and laid over from FebruarylI)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Second Reading - 98 -59 - Amending Section 4.04 of the Charter ofthe City of Saint
Paul that the City Council will not hold a meetingon the fifth Wednesday of any
calendar month. (Laid over from January2l for second reading)
Laid over to February 25 for third reading /public hearing
21. Second Reading - 98 -60 - Antending Seetion 4.04 of the6harter of the City of Saint
Paul and referring the ordittattee to theSaint Paul Charter 6 . . for its
reeommendation. (Enid Over fi - ontfannary 24 for seeond reading) Amending Section
15.03 ofthe Saint Paul Administrative Code by deleting the requirement for afifth City
Council meetinL in anv month.
Laid over to February 25 for third reading /public hearing
PUBLIC HEARING
22. Resolution - 98 -106 - Approving application for a Malt OffSale License by Elsie
Mayard, dba Frogtown Market, 631 UniversityAvenue West. (ID #0024690) (Laid over
from February 11)
Laid over to February 25 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
POLICY SESSION
23. Sales Tax Revitalization (STAR) Program
A. Presentation of the 1997 Annual Report of the SalesTax Revitalization
Program
Kathleen Sundberg, Neighborhood STAR Board Vice Chair
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Amy Filice, Housing Information Office Director and former Planningand
Economic
Development (PED) Staff for the STAR Program
B. Amendments to the 1998 Neighborhood STAR Program Guidelines.
John Loban, Neighborhood STAR Board Chair
Bob Hammer, PED Staff
C. Public Comment on the STAR Program and Proposed ProgramGuideline
Amendments
D. Council Discussion
Resolution - 98 -127 - Accepting the 1997 Annual Report of theSales Tax Revitalization
Program.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 98 -128 - Approving Amendments to the STAR ProgramGuidelines for
1998.
Laid over to March 4 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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