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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, December 1, 1999 - 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 - 651- 266 -8565
Office of the City Council
Present - 6 - Benanav, Bostrom, Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Blakey (arrived later in the meeting)
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
• Suspension Items
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 -14)
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 20, 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Judith Carmichael, Melissa Carmichael, Colleen Williams- Freier, Carol Lien Nelson, Dan
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K. Nelson, Meritex Enterprises, Inc., Donna Post, Michael R. Taufen,
Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Office
3. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Christine Orth Arango and Andres Arango v. the City of
Saint Paul, et al.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Judge Ronald E. Hachey v. the City of Saint Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
5. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on December 8, 1999, to consider the appeal of Samuel S. Anderson to a
decision of the Planning Commission to attach a condition to a Nonconforming Use Permit for a duplex
at 885 West California Avenue that the permit is valid only so long as the property is owned and
occupied by Samuel S. Anderson or his spouse.
6. Letter from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 762 Lafond Avenue and
648 Western Avenue North as "nuisance properties" and setting date of Legislative Hearings for
December 21, 1999, and City Council Hearings for January 5, 2000.
7. Administrative Orders:
D001781 Authorizing payment not to exceed $15,000.00 for the Bridgeview School Playground
Proj ect.
. D001782 Authorizing payment of $18,000 to temporary agencies that provided workers to
reassemble and re- inflate the Rice & Arlington Sports Dome.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
8. Resolution - 99 -1150- Approving application for Restaurant (B), Malt On Sale (3.2), and Wine On
Sale Licenses by Julie Trandafir, dba Pierre's Grill & Cafe, Inc., 1806 St. Clair Avenue. (Legislative
Hearing Officer recommends approval)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 99 -1151 - Approving application for a Dance Hall License by Jonah Ogiamien, 508
Snelling Avenue North. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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Adopted as amended on November 24 (559 McKnight Road laid over to December 8)
11. Resolution - 99 -1153 - Approving reduction in Gross Earnings Franchise Fee (GEFF) and Paramedic
Revenues to the General Fund and replace financing with Use of Fund Balance.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 99 -1154 - Providing local approval for Omnibus Tax Act, Ch 243 Art 10, §20 regarding
Williams Hill TIF district's duration.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 99 -1155 - Accepting a $275,000 grant for job creation, services, and business growth
through the State's Enterprise Zone Incentive Grant Program.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 99 -1156 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with
Metropolitan State University for training services for the 1999 -2 Recruit Academy to prepare for field
training and report writing.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
15. Report from the Mayor's Office on the effectiveness of the Multifaceted Pilot Prevention and
Enforcement Program to reduce youth access to alcohol. (Requested per C.F. 98 -862 adopted September
23, 1998)
Laid over to January 26 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
16. Second Reading - 99 -1142 - An ordinance memorializing City Council action granting the
application of Sherman Rutzick to rezone property northwest of Grace and Toronto Streets and southeast
of Osceola Street from RT -2 to RM -2 to allow development of a housing complex for seniors age 55
and over. (Public hearing held October 27, 1999)
Laid over to December 8 for third reading
17. First Reading - 99 -1157 - An ordinance amending Chapters 87, 89, 90, 92, and 94 of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code pertaining to the rules and regulations of the Saint Paul Regional Water Services as
recommended by the Board of Water Commissions of the City of Saint Paul.
Laid over to December 8 for second reading
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (public hearings will begin at 5:30 p.m.)
18. Public hearing concerning whether the requested transfer of control of the cable system from
MediaOne to AT &T may adversely affect subscribers. (Public hearing continued from November 10)
Laid over to January 12 for continuation of public hearing
Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Coleman & Harris not present for vote)
19. Resolution - 99 -1148 - Establishing "No Parking 7AM -4PM Monday through Friday, August 15
through June 15, Except by Permit" (Area 25) on both sides of Hartford Avenue from Syndicate Street
to Hamline Avenue. (Laid over from November 24)
Substitute introduced and laid over to December 8 for continuation of public hearing Yeas - 7
Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 99 -1158 - Approving vacation of the north half of Cottage Avenue to facilitate the
previously approved land exchanges (C.F. 99 -582) with the adjoining property owner. Adopted Yeas -
5 Nays - 0 (Coleman & Harris not present for vote)
21. Resolution - 99 -1159 - Approving the vacation of part of the alley in Block 3, Homer H. Hoyt
Company Addition.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Coleman & Harris not present for vote)
22. Final Order - 99 -1160 - In the matter of improving portions of James, Palace, Juliet, Jefferson,
Wellesley, Stanford, Prior, Howell, and Berkeley Avenues, and Kenneth Street with new bituminous
roadway, concrete curbs and gutters, concrete driveway aprons and outwalks, boulevard sodding, tree
planting, construction of a lantern style lighting system, bump outs, and all other work necessary to
complete the Prior /Jefferson Area Street Paving and Lighting Project. (File 418911)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Final Order - 99 -1161 - In the matter of construction of sidewalk repairs and /or the repair of sanitary
sewer, storm sewer and /or water service connections, if requested by the property owner, in conjunction
with the Prior /Jefferson Area Street Paving and Lighting Project. (File 418911 -misc)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -1162 - In the mater of the assessment of benefits, costs and
expenses for installation of a Fire Protection System at 340 Cedar Street (St. Paul Athletic Club - Floors
11 & 12). (File 4FP9903)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Public hearing 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.
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Laid over to December 8 for continuation of public hearing
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Harris not present for vote)
26. Public hearing 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.
Motion of Intent - Application Granted including adopting the findings and conclusions of the
Planning Commission as contained in its Resolution 99 -73, dated November 5, 1999. Yeas - 6 Nays
- 0 (Harris not present for vote)
Suspension Items
Resolution - 99 -1152 - Directing the preparation of a Council Research Problem Properties Study.
Adopted Yeas- 6 Nays - 0 (Blakey not present for vote)
Resolution - 99 -1166 - Accepting a gift from the Convention and Visitor's Bureau to cover some of the
costs associated with a trip by Mayor Coleman, City Clerk Fred Owusu, and Deputy City Clerk Shari
Moore to present a bid to the Board of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks in San Antonio,
Texas, to host the IIMS's 2004 conference in Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Blakey not present for vote)
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