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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITYCOUNCIL
Wednesday, September 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
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
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
• Suspension Item
• Meeting as the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
CONSENT AGENDA (Items I - 24)
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. Claims of Robbie Bathke, Paul Buhl, Frank Dreisbach, Okolo ChuksEmmanuel, Nancy Erickson,
Colt Montagne Grotto, Tracy Henry, MargaretJacobson, Clifford Kelly, Sarah LaBelle, Aaron
Neumann, and NeilSimmons.
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Referred to Employee /Risk Management Division
2. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Patrick Moore vs. the Cityof Saint Paul, et al.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Inside Sports, Inc. vs. theCity of St. Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a publichearing before the City Council on
September 23, 1998 to consider thereport of the Administrative Law Judge concerning adverse
actionagainst licenses held by Bram Corporation, dba Arcade Bar, 932 ArcadeStreet.
5. Letter from the Department of Fire and Safety Services /PropertyCode Enforcement declaring 370
Atwater Street and 312 Erie Street as "nuisance properties ", and setting date of Legislative Hearings
forSeptember 15, 1998 and City Council Hearings for September 23,1998.
6. Letter from the Department of Fire and Safety Services /PropertyCode Enforcement declaring 993
Burr Street, and 582 State Street as "nuisance properties." (For notification purposes only; publichearings
will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
7. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and EnvironmentalProtection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council onSeptember 23, 1998 to consider the application of Sean O'Byrne
ofGreat Waters Brewing Company for a sound level variance from 4:30p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on October 1
& 2, 1998 and from 12 Noon to10:00 p.m. on October 3, 1998 to allow live music to be held in atent on
7th Place Plaza.
8. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Developmentannouncing a public hearing
before the City Council on September 23,1998 to consider the application of Lower Afton Seniors LLC
to rezoneproperty from B -2 (Community business) to RM -2 (Multiple Family) toallow construction of
56 units of senior housing on the currentlyvacant site on Lower Afton Road (201 feet west of McKnight
Road)
9. Letter from the Real Estate Division setting date of publichearing for October 7, 1998 to consider the
vacation of MackubinStreet from Idaho to Hoyt.
10. Administrative Order:
D001586 Allocating funds from the Neighborhood Investment Program in the Department
of Planning and Economic Development to East Side Neighborhood Development, Inc. for
the Case Streetscape Project.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
11. Resolution - 98 -823 - Directing the Department of Planning andEconomic Development to provide
an update at the September 23, 1998City Council meeting on the high technology computer training
programto meet the needs of Lawson Software's future employees.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 98 -824 - Adopting a maximum annual tax levy for theCity of Saint Paul for taxes
payable in 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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13. Resolution - 98 -825 - Accepting the amendment of the Weed andSeed Grant from the State of
Minnesota increasing the amount of thegrant by $50,000.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 98 -826 - Waiving the 60 percent consent requirementfor a block party /special event
permit for the 1998 Selby DayzFestival on September 12, 1998.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 98 -827 - Endorsing the concept and development ofthe Saint Paul Grand Round as
Saint Paul's showcase bikeway andgreenway.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 98 -828 - Accepting a grant for a VISTA volunteerfrom the Minnesota Literacy Council
to coordinate the AmericaReads Challenge at the Saint Paul Public Library.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 98 -829 - Approving the decision of the LegislativeHearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for propertylocated at 769 Seventh Street East, 1470 Sheldon Street,
475Minnehaha Avenue West, 747 Prior Avenue North, 1541 Sims Avenue, 124Lexington Parkway
North, 834 Armstrong Avenue, 815 Pedersen Street,596 Wells Street, and 1019 Edgerton Street.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 98 -830 - Finalizing City Council action taken August26, 1998 concerning adverse
action against licenses held by Jill D.Rasmuson, dba R & R Books, 674 University Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 98 -831 - Suspending a fine of $2,000.00 for anadditional ninety days on the license of
Park N Jet, LLC, dba Park NJet, 1460 Davern Street adopted under Council File 98 -557 on June
24,1998.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 98 -832 - Approving the use of assessment financingin accordance with City policy for
the installation of a fireprotection system for 656 Selby Avenue. (File 4FP9801)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 98 -833 - Authorizing a grant application andexecution of a contract between the City of
Saint Paul, Greening theGreat River Park, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation(MnDOT).
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 98 -834 - Authorizing the issuance of anapproximately $2,500,000 conduit bond issued
to Guinee Family LimitedPartnership (Miratec Systems, Inc.).
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Resolution Approving Assessment - 98 -835 - In the matter ofsummary abatements (property clean-
up) for August 1998; boarding -upof vacant buildings for June 1998; demolition of vacant buildings
forJuly 1998; towing of abandoned vehicles for August 1997 and March,April, May and June 1998; and
summary abatement (cutting grass byTDBC) for July 1998, and setting date of City Council Hearing
forOctober 14, 1998. (File 4J9806A, J980513, J9804C, J9806V,J98TDBC1)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Resolution Approving Assessment - 98 -836 - In the matter ofinstallation of storm sewer connection
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projects installed duringJanuary 1989 through December 1994, and setting date of publichearing for
October 14, 1998. (File 418764, 18569 -10, 18563- 3,18609 -8, 18569 -4, 18758, 18653 -4, 18769, 18728)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
25. Update by the Administration on the progress of the ElectronicComputerized License Inspection and
Permit System (ECLIPS).(Requested by Council on July 15)
Bob Kessler, Office of License, Inspections and EnvironmentalProtection presented an update. An
additional update will be providedon November 4, 1998.
26. Resolution - 98 -657 - Giving final approval of 1999 Residential Street Vitality Project Areas and
tentative approval of 2000- 2003Project Areas. (Laid over from August 26)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
27. Resolution - 98 -807 - Authorizing the City of Saint Paul toaccept $207,000.00 of federal funds from
the National Association ofPrivate Industry Councils (NAPIC) to assist welfare recipientsthrough
Welfare to Work Programming. (Laid over from September 2)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
28. Report from the Administration regarding the amended lease withthe Minnesota Wild. (Requested
by Council on August 26)
Pam Wheelock, Department of Planning and Economic Development,presented a report.
29. Report from the Administration on Minnesota Laws pertaining tothe Saint Paul Sales Tax
Revitalization Program and Board. (Requestedby Council on September 2)
Joe Reid, Budget Office, presented a report.
ORDINANCES
30. Final Adoption - 98 -763 - An ordinance finalizing City Councilaction approving the application of
Children's Health Care to rezoneproperty from B -3 (General Business) to B -5 (CentralBusiness- Service)
to allow the entire hospital campus to be in thesame zoning district at 233 Grand Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
PUBLIC HEARINGS (public hearings will beginat 5:30 p.m.)
31. Third Reading - 98 -766 - Establishing a moratorium on pawn shopspending a review and
recommendation by the Planning and EconomicDevelopment Department and the Planning
Commission. (Amended onSeptember 2)
Laid over to September 23 for final adoption
32. Third Reading - 98 -779 - Amending Chapter 84 of the Saint PaulAdministrative Code (Vendor
Outreach Program) to make St. Paul's certification standards and definitions match those of
otherjurisdictions
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Laid over to September 23 for final adoption
33. Resolution - 98 -837 - To consider the application of MaureenMariano and Jeff Mathews, Schwietz
Saloon, 956 Payne Avenue, for asound level variance from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on September 17,
18& 19, 1998.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
34. Public hearing regarding the proposed use of the Local LawEnforcement Block Grant in the amount
of $676,894 received from theU.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Administration.
Public hearing was held.
35. Resolution - 98 -838 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair thebuilding at 503 St. Albans Street
North within fifteen (15) days fromadoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer
recommendsallowing the owner six months to complete rehabilitation provided a$2,000 bond is posted,
a code compliance inspection is completed, andthe vacant building fee is paid by noon September 9,
1998)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
36. Resolution - 98 -839 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair thebuilding at 970 3rd Street East
within fifteen (15) days fromadoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommendsapproval)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
37. Appeal of Dr. Dorothy Irvin to a summary abatement order forproperty located at 1615 St. Anthony
Avenue. (Legislative HearingOfficer recommends denying the appeal)
Appeal Denied Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Coleman not present forvote)
38. Resolution - 98 -840 - Ratification of assessments for the TownSquare Operation and Maintenance
costs for July 1, 1998 to June 30,1999. (File 418113 -98)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Coleman not present for vote)
39. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 98 -841 - In the matter ofsidewalk reconstruction on East Fourth,
Howard, Lake, East Sixth,Bush, Forest, East Seventh, East Third, Algonquin, North Hazel,Howard
Court, Margaret, and Tower. (File 4597024 - 597030, 597072,597074 - 597079, 597096 - 597100)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Coleman not present for vote)
40. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 98 -842 - In the matter of theDoswell /Chelmsford Residential
Street Paving Project. (File 418853)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
41. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 98 -843 - In the matter of theBidwell /Congress Area Street Paving
and Lighting Project. (File 418854)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
42. Final Order - 98 -844 - In the matter of improving the followingstreets with construction of colored
concrete curb and gutter as partof the Margaret /Arcade Area Street Paving and Lighting Project:
BatesAvenue from North Street to Maury Street, Greenbrier Street (westside) from North Street to
Maury Street, and North Street (northside) from Bates Avenue to East Seventh Street. (File 418855 -CC)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
43. Public hearing to consider the application of the Saint Paul PortAuthority for a preliminary and final
plat for Williams HillIndustrial Park, Olive Street north of University Avenue, which willallow property
bounded by Mississippi Street to the west; MinnehahaAvenue to the north, John Street to the east, and
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University Avenueto the south to be subdivided into industrial lots.
Application granted with conditions as presented by the PublicWorks Director
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Suspension Item
Resolution - 98 -845 - Authorizing the donation of a 1995 FordRanger from Saxon Ford for the D.A.R.E.
program.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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