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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, June 17, 1998 - 3:30 - 5:00 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
Present - 6 - Benanav, B ostrom, Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Blakey (Excused)
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CONSENT AGENDA (Itemst - 32)
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 May 6, 1998.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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2. Claims of Shawna Bradlich, LawrenceDarst, Richard Elsberry, Chris Emery, Jody Lisson, Becky
Meyer, MichaelPauling, Jimmie Peterson, Julie Ralston & Stan Sherwood, and Lynn Beady- Woodford.
Referred to Employee /Risk ManagementDivision
3. Summons and Complaint in the matterof Shawna Lea Bradlich vs. the City of Saint Paul, et al.
Referred to the City Attorney'sOffice
4. Letter from the Department of Planningand Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Councilon June 24, 1998 to consider the appeal of Anoka Metro Regional
TreatmentCenter to a decision of the Planning Commission denying a special conditionuse permit to
allow a licensed human service community residential facilityserving 16 residents with psychiatric
illnesses at 690 Como Avenue (southside between Dale and Grotto Streets).
5. Letter from the Office of License,Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing beforethe City Council on June 24, 1998 to consider the application of DwightDario, General
Manager of Compass, Inc., for a sound level variance toallow live music on two stages at Harriet Island
on July 9, 1998 from 2:00p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
6. Letter from the Office of License,Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing beforethe City Council on July 1, 1998 to consider the application of Tom Whaley,Director of
Operations, St. Paul Saints Baseball Club, for a sound levelvariance for a live music concert at Midway
Stadium on July 21, 1998 from5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
7. Letter from the Office of the CityAttorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 24,1998 to consider adverse action against the auto repair garage licenseheld by Asian Auto Tech,
Inc., 874 Maryland Avenue East. (Uncontested)
8. Letter from the Office of the CityAttorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
Rttte-24 July 8 , 1998 to consider adverse action against licensesheld by Jestpama, Inc., dba East Side
Liquor Store, 1361 Maryland AvenueEast. (Uncontested)
Public Hearingrescheduled to July 8 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
9. Letter from the Office of the CityAttorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June 24,1998 to consider adverse action against the cigarette license held by FourSeasons Automotive
Service, Inc., 373 Ruth Street. (Uncontested)
10. Letter from the Office of theCity Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June24, 1998 to consider adverse action against licenses held by East SideHospitality, Inc., dba Hillcrest
Entertainment Center, 1560 White BearAvenue. (Uncontested)
11. Letter from the Office of theCity Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June24, 1998 to consider adverse action against the cigarette license heldby John & Paul's Bar, Inc., dba
Mateyka's, 731 Randolph Avenue. (Uncontested)
12. Letter from the Office of theCity Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June24, 1998 to consider adverse action against the cigarette license heldby Sundance Lanes, Inc., 2245
Hudson Road. (Uncontested)
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13. Letter from the Office of theCity Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June24, 1998 to consider adverse action against licenses held by Park N Jet,LLC, 1460 Davern Street.
(Uncontested)
14. Letter from the Office of theCity Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
June24, 1998 to consider adverse action against the taxicab driver's licenseheld by James Coners.
(Uncontested)
15. Letter from Ramsey County PropertyRecords and Revenue, Valuation Division, requesting a
reclassificationof property at 306 Hoyt Avenue East to exempt classification.
(#AT97 -6414) (For referral to theReal Estate Division)
16. AdministrativeOrders:
D001550 Authorizing payment, notto exceed $5,000.00, to vendors for costs incurred in
conducting the 1998Manager's Conference sponsored by the Office of Human Resources on
June9, 1998.
D001551 Addition of $5,865.00to the contract for roof replacement and reglazing horizontal
window panelsat Baker Community Center.
D001552 Addition of $3,335.00to the contract for replacing built -up roof membrane at Front
RecreationCenter
D001553 Addition of $9,550.00to the contract for roof repairs at the South St. Anthony
Recreation Center.
D001554 Deduction of $1,629.00from the contract for McMurray Field Soccer Development.
D001555 Addition of $13,500to the contract for Backstage Area of Theater at the Hallie Q.
Brown /MartinLuther King Center.
D001556 Addition of $3,493.00to the contract for roof repair at the South St. Anthony Rec.
Center.
D001557 Addition of $134,224.00to the contract for demolition /site clearance of the Lawson
Block.
D001558 A446-oft of $15,449.00 to the contract for skyway system paintingat various
downtown locations. Noted as on file in the City Clerk'sOffice
D001559 Addition of $3,272.66to the contract for the Arlington -Ruth RSVP project.
Laid over to June 24 Yeas - 6Nays - 0
D001560 Combining STAR loanfunds allocated to Project 477143 and 477144 under one project
number forthe Randolph /Snelling Development -St. Patrick's Guild, Inc.
D001561 Addition of $300,000.00to the contract for RiverCentre Parking Ramp Structural Deck
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Restoration.
D001562 Extending the contractcompletion date from May 23, 1997 to July 15, 1997 for the Dale
Street- University to Minnehaha project.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk'sOffice
17. Resolution - 98 -504 - Amending C.F.98 -341, adopted April 29, 1998, and approving the
appointment of ThomasLeClair, by Mayor Coleman, to the Certificate of Competency Examining
Board.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 98 -505 - Approvingthe appointments of David Black, Dr. Jeffrey Boston, J.F. Rick
Brengman,Robert Cardinal, Andrew J. Gesell, Annette Robles Mace, and Stuart R. Simek,and the
reappointments of William Cosgriff, Bill Daly, Miriam P. Rykken,and Steve Zaccard, by Mayor
Coleman, to the Business Review Council.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 98 -506 - Approvingthe appointments of Dr. Laura France, Fetna -Ann Hoover, Patricia
Ohmans,Nora Stewart, and Sarah Wovcha, and the reappointment of Nancy White, byMayor Coleman,
to the Community Health Services Advisory Committee.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 98 -507 - Approvingthe reappointment of Richard Goebel to the Saint Paul Food and
NutritionCommission.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 98 -508 - Approvingthe Collective Bargaining Agreement and Memorandums of
Understanding betweenthe City of Saint Paul and the Tri- Council Local 120, Local 49 and Local 132.
(To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to June 24 for adoption
22. Resolution - 98 -509 - Requestingthe Mayor's Office, Budget Director and the Director of the
Departmentof Planning and Economic Development to jointly prepare and transmit aproposed schedule
of events that identifies the major actions needed toapprove a 1998 lease agreement with the Minnesota
Wild.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 98 -510 - Establishingthe rate of pay for the Communications Technician Trainee
position in theSalary Plan and Rates of Compensation.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 98 -511 - Establishingthe rate of pay for the new classification entitled "Library
InformationResources Coordinator."
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 98 -512 - RequestingCity Council's authorization for the Housing Information Office to
submita Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing counseling grant.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 98 -513 - TransferringCity Design Team Budget from an activity in General
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Government Accountsto an activity in Public Works General Fund.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
27. Resolution - 98 -514 - Requestingthat Capital Centre Plaza be renamed Ecolab Plaza upon
completion of theplaza reconstruction project.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
28. Resolution - 98 -515 - Requestingassistance from Ramsey County to help locate, acquire and
construct adequatesoccer facilities within the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
29. Resolution - 98 -516 - Authorizingthe City to apply for a Department of Natural Resources grant to
financethe acquisition of properties damaged in the July 1, 1997 rain storm.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
30. Preliminary Order - 98 -517 - Inthe matter of constructing Eagle Parkway from north of Shepard
Road toSeventh Street West, and setting date of public hearing for July 1, 1998.(File 418874)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
31. Resolution Ratifying Assessment- 98 -518 - In the matter of summary abatements (property clean -up)
forMarch and April, 1998; boarding -up of vacant buildings for March, 1998;demolition of vacant
buildings for April and May, 1998; administrativecharges for services performed prior to rehab at 796
Laurel Avenue; andtowing of abandoned vehicles for January, February and March, 1998, andsetting
date of Legislative Hearings for August 4, 1998 and City Councilhearings for August 12, 1998. (File
4J9803A, J980313, J9803C, J9803C1, J9803V)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
32. Resolution Approving Assessment- 98 -519 - In the matter of Seventh Place Mall Operation and
MaintenanceCosts for 1997, and setting date of public hearing for August 12 1998.(File 418428 -1997)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
33. Report from the Administration onthe steps taken to clean up storm damaged areas and on further
needs forappropriations or transfers of budgeted funds to enable complete damagerepair. (C.F. 98 -483
adopted June 3, 1998)
Reports were presented by BobPiram, Parks & Recreation Division and Joe Reid, Budget Office.
Additional report will be presentedon June 24.
34. Report from the Mayor's Administrationon legal options relative to the payroll system. (Requested
on May 6) (Laidover from June 10)
No report was presented - Itemwas discussed in Council Closed Meeting.
35. Administrative Order:
D001540 Amending the 1998 budgetin the Department of Technology and Management Services by
reducing thespending authority of $4.447 million for the Payroll -Human Resources - Benefitsproject by
$2.845 million and use the remaining $1.602 million to fundthe payroll conversion project. (Laid over
from June 10)
Noted as on file in the City Clerk'sOffice
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36. Resolution - 98 -486 - Approvingand authorizing the issuance of a loan to Wellington Management,
Inc. throughthe STAR Loan Program, District 12. (Laid over from June 10)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays -1 (Harris)
ORDINANCES
37. Final Adoption - 98 -374 - An ordinanceamending the Saint Paul Charter to provide for voting
requirements in caseof abstentions for conflict of interest. (Laid over from June 3)
Laid over to July 15 for finaladoption Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
38. Final Adoption - 98 -375 - An ordinanceto regulate conflicts of interest for City officials and
employees whoare offered, or leave the City for, private employment. (Laid overfrom June 10 for final
adoption)
Laid over to July 15 for finaladoption Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
39. Final Adoption - 98 -441 - An ordinanceto amend Sec. 189.05 and Sec. 189.14(a) of the Saint Paul
Legislative Codeadding status as a Heritage Preservation Site as a condition required tobe disclosed on
the truth -in- housing disclosure report for single- andtwo- family dwellings, town homes, condominiums
and co -ops. (Sub stituteintroduced and laid over from June 10 for final adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
40. POLICY SESSION
Bargaining Units in the City
Introduction
Speakers
A. Mary Kearney (Labor Relations)
1) Number, purpose and history ofbargaining unit within the City
Representative from the City Attorney'sOffice
Representatives from City Departments
Individuals representing severalbargaining units
1) Advantages or disadvantages ofbargaining unit consolidation
SusuensionItems
Resolution - 98 -520 - Directing staffto implement the amendments in accompanying Ordinance, Council
File 98- 521,clarifying the intent of the Council of the City of Saint Paul in CouncilFile 97 -1568;
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pending the passage, approval and publication of CouncilFile 98 -521, no permit or license for the
establishment of a new advertisingsign or the modification of an existing advertising sign shall be
issuedor approved by the City, its officers, employees, agents or commissionsuntil application for a
Special District Sign Plan has been adopted orrejected. .
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays -1 (Reiter)
First Reading - 98 -521 - An ordinanceclarifying the intent in Council File 97 -1568, an interim ordinance
preservingthe status quo with respect to advertising signs in the City of Saint Paulpending the
completion of action on applications for the adoption of specialdistrict sign plans under Saint Paul
Legislative 66.216.
Laid over to June 24 for secondreading
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
First Reading - 98 -522 - An ordinanceamending Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 293 providing for
the regulationof railroad locomotive whistles at grade crossings in the City.
Laid over to June 24 for secondreading
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Resolution - 98 -523 - Declaring apublic purpose in accepting the invitations to the Minnesota Wild
HockeyGround- breaking Ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction onthe new hockey arena..
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Resolution - 98 -524 - Declaring themonth of June, 1998 to be Capital City Pride Month and Saturday,
June 20,1998 to be Capital City Pride Day.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Meeting was recessed at 6:20 p.m.and reconvened on Thursday, June 18, 1998 at 9:35 a.m.
Present - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom,Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 0
Emergency Ordinance - 98 -525 - Anemergency ordinance providing for the regulation of railroad
locomotivewhistles at grade crossings in the City.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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