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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, November 17, 1999 - 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 - 651- 266 -8565
Office of the City Council
Present - 6 - Benanav, Blakey, Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Bostrom (excused)
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• Miscellaneous Items
• Suspension Items
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 24)
NOTE: ALL ITEMS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE
MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. IF DISCUSSION IS
DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
FOR ACTION
1. Approval of minutes of October 6, 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Cynthia Klein, Janet Millard, Robert Morrison, Courtney Shannen, and Robert Thavis and
Jullian Geis.
Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Office
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3. Notice of Filing of Orders, Order Granting Petition and Appointing Commissioners, and Order
Authorizing Payment or Deposit and Transferring Title in the matter of the Housing and Redevelopment
authority of the City of Saint Paul vs. the City of Saint Paul, et al.
4. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
November 24, 1999, concerning adverse action against all licenses held by Beaver Lounge, Inc., 756
Jackson Street. (Uncontested)
5. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council on December 1, 1999, to consider the appeals of the Hamline Midway
Coalition and JLT Group to a decision of the Planning Commission to approve a site plan with
conditions for two office /warehouse buildings at 1900 Minnehaha Avenue West.
6. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on December 1, 1999 to consider the application of Esperanza Duarte to rezone
property at 550 Concord Street from RM -2 to OS -1 to allow mixed use residential and office services.
7. Letter from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 411 Sherburne Avenue
as "nuisance property." (For notification purposes only; a public hearing will be scheduled at a later date
if necessary.)
8. Administrative Orders:
. D001777 Amending the 1999 budget in the Department of Public Works, Municipal Equipment
Fund Budget to reflect the actual repayment of the General Fund Advance related to the purchase
of equipment for the consolidation of garages.
. D001778 Amending the 1999 Capital Improvement Budget in the Division of Parks and
Recreation for Wilder Recreation Center security cameras and lighting project.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
9. Resolution - 99 -1087 - Approving the May 1, 1999 through April 30, 2002 Maintenance Labor
Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 10.
(Laid over from November 10 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 99 -1088 - Approving the Memorandums of Understandings between the City of Saint
Paul and AFSCME Technical Local 41842, AFSCME Clerical Local 42508, AFSCME Legal 43757,
Operating Engineers Local 470, Saint Paul Police Federation, Classified Confidential Employees
Association, Saint Paul Supervisors Organization, and Professional Employees Association to
participate in the Metropolitan Council's "Metro Pass" program. (Laid over from November 10 for
adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 99 -1113 - Approving the appointment of Joseph Rascher, by Mayor Coleman, to the
Certificate of Competency Plumbing Board of Examiners.
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Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 99 -1114 - Approving the reappointments, of Judith Benton, Richard Murphy, Sr., and
Dudley Younkin, by Mayor Coleman, to the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 99 -1115 - Approving the reappointments of James DiZio and Barbara Young, by Mayor
Coleman, to the Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corp Center Neighborhood Advisory Committee.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 99 -1116 - Memorializing City Council action taken October 27, 1999, denying the
appeal of Pawn America Minnesota to a decision of the Planning Commission which denied a request
for a special condition use permit to allow establishment of a pawn shop at 1546 White Bear Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 99 -1117 - Approving release of ingress /egress easements in Lots 7 & 9, Block 32, St.
Anthony Park, as the property is no longer needed and has been formally released by the Department of
Public Works.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 99 -1118 - Approving payment of $8,713.07 to Waseca Mutual Insurance as subrogee
for Ralph Hart in full settlement of their claim against the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 99 -1119 - Establishing a financing and spending plan in the Department of Fire and
Safety Services for $5,000 donated by St. Paul Fire Fighters Local 421 for uniforms for the St. Paul Fire
and Safety Services Honor Guard.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 99 -1120 - Authorizing the proper City officials to enter into a lease agreement with
U.S. West Wireless, L.L.C. to attach a cell phone antenna on an existing field light pole at Jimmy Lee
Recreation Center.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 99 -1121 - Requiring the City to comply with liability claims data standards when
making changes to the City's claim management system or contracting with a vendor for such services.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 99 -1122 - Revising the 1999 budget in the Solid Waste and Recycling Fund in the
Department of Public Works to continue the current recycling service in the City.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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21. Resolution - 99 -1123 - Establishing and designating the turnback segment of State Trunk Highway
49 (Rice Street in St. Paul) from Interstate 694 to University Avenue as a County State Aid Highway in
Ramsey County.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 99 -1124 - Establishing and designating the turnback segment of State Trunk Highway
952A (Robert Street, then University Avenue) from Interstate 94 to Highway 49 (Rice Street) as a
County state Aid Highway in Ramsey County.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 99 -1125 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with the
Minnesota Department of Public Safety for a Safe and Sober grant and establishing a 1999 spending and
financing plan.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 99 -1126 - Amending the 1999 budgets for the Police Department's impound lot and
CIB card access and alarm monitoring project.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
MISCELLANEOUS
25. Recognition of Ken Ford, retiring City Employee.
Ken Ford, Department of Planning and Economic Development, was recognized for 28 years of
service to the City.
Additional Items
Final Order - 99 -1076 - In the matter of improving streets with bituminous roadway, concrete curb and
gutter, concrete driveway aprons and outwalks, boulevard sodding, tree planting, construction of a
lantern style lighting system, and all other work necessary to complete improvements for the
Western /Lawson Street Paving and Lighting Project.
(File 418904) (Laid over from November 3)
Laid over to November 24 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Final Order - 99 -1077 - In the matter of construction of water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer service
connections and sidewalk reconstruction, if requested by the property owner, in conjunction with the
Western- Lawson Area Street Paving and Lighting Project. (File 418904C) (Laid over from November 3)
Laid over to November 24 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Suspension Item
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Resolution - 99 -1127 - Settling the October 25, 1999, arbitration award for no fault benefits to Officer
Ron Lehner against the City of Saint Paul in the amount of $8,002.27.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Reconsidered Item
Council File 99 -1063 - An ordinance enacted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §462.355, Subd. 4.
preserving the status quo with respect to the use of property within the City of Saint Paul pending the
completion of studies of possible amendments to city zoning regulations relating to trucking facilities.
Reconsidered and laid over to November 24 for final adoption. Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
(No amendments were made)
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