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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, December 15, 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, Bostrom, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Coleman (arrived later in the meeting)
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Additional Item
• Suspension Item
• Policy Session
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 18)
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. Claims of Lois Bjorkman, Jason Carr, June Harper, and Frederick Herring.
Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Division
2. Communication from Briggs and Morgan regarding Independent School District 4625 Acquisition of
754 Sims Avenue, St. Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Letter from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 358 Aurora Avenue as
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"nuisance property." (For notification purposes only; a public hearing will be scheduled at a later date if
necessary.)
4. Administrative Orders:
D001787 Extending the contract completion date from April 30, 1999 to June 30, 1999, for the Ohio -
Plato Relining project.
D001788 Authorizing payment not to exceed $7,500.00 to Public Art Saint Paul for additional expenses
for the Harriet Island Park Levee Gateway artist selection process.
D001789 Amending the 1999 budget in the Real Estate Division by transferring money to cover salary
shortages.
D001790 Reallocating unused budget from Hazel Park Congregational Church Elevator Project to the
STAR Year -Round fund in the Department of Planning and Economic Development.
D001791 Authorizing payment not to exceed $300.00 for facilities and refreshments for the graduation
ceremony for the Police Department's Academy Class of 1999 -2000 on December 15, 1999.
D001792 Authorizing payment not to exceed $750.00 for food expenses for outside agencies
participating in the Police Department's Bike Patrol course on December 6 -10, 1999.
D001793 Authorizing payment not to exceed $1,000 for expenses incurred for a leadership retreat held
for the Office of LISP on October 13, 1999.
D001794 Amending the 1999 budget in the Office of LISP for Fund 320 reclassifications.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
5. Resolution - 99 -1180 - Approving the appointment of Mary Brunkow, by Mayor Coleman, to the
Saint Paul Workforce Development Council.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
6. Resolution - 99 -1181 - Amending the 1999 budget in the Office of the City Attorney to reflect
additional funding received from the State Legislature to continue the Community Courts calendar in
Ramsey County through September 30, 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
7. Resolution - 99 -1182 - Amending the 1999 budget in the Office of the City Attorney to provide
additional funding in 1999 for the design and implementation of a new criminal case management
system and decrease spending authority in 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 99 -1183 - Amending the spending and financing plans for Highwood Sanitary Sewer
(Marillac) by adding Water Utility funding.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 99 -1184 - Accepting a Criminal Gang Strike Force grant for the period January 1, 2000,
through June 30, 2001, and authorizing Police Chief William Finney to enter into an agreement with the
Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Drug Policy and Violence Prevention.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 99 -1185 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with the
Ramsey County Health Department for services related to the use of on -call social workers for
placement of children during FORCE Unit search warrants from January 1, 2000, through December 31,
2000.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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11. Resolution - 99 -1186 - Amending the 1999 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation by
adding $8,876 from STAR program and $8,876 from matching donations from outside parties to be used
for improvements at the ball field at Hayden Heights.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 99 -1187 - Adopting the East Bank Mississippi River Regional Trail Corridor Master
Plan between Hidden Falls /Crosby Farm Regional Park and Battle Creek Regional Park.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 99 -1188 - Agreeing to hold Highland Catholic School harmless for the City's use of
their gymnasium for youth basketball and karate programs.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 99 -1189 - Setting a public hearing for December 22, 1999, to consider increasing Sewer
Service Availability Charge (SAC) from $1,050.00 to $1,100.00 beginning January 1, 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 99 -1190 - Amending and /or closing the spending and financing plans of various capital
project accounts in the Department of Public Works.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 99 -1191 - Executing a dedication of perpetual and temporary easements across City
owned lands for construction of the BN Regional Trail between Johnson Parkway in Saint Paul and
Frost Avenue in Maplewood.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 99 -1192 - Approving a budget amendment enabling the City to receive and expend
Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Grant Funds ( "Main Street on Payne" project)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 99 -1193 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for property at 1232 Seventh Street East; 1842, 1848, 1854 St. Clair Avenue; 735
Woodlawn Avenue; 331 Sherwood Avenue; 893 Fry Street; and 2159 Juliet Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
19. Resolution - 99 -1194 - Adopting the City Plan for the use of residual PERA assets.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 99 -1195 - Adopting the 1999 Year -end budget resolution.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 99 -1196 - Adopting the 2000 City of Saint Paul Tax Levy Payable in 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 99 -1197 - Adopting the 2000 City of Saint Paul Annual Budgets.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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23. Resolution - 99 -1198 - Approving the Saint Paul Port Authority Property Tax Levy Payable in 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 99 -1199 - Approving the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA)
Property Tax Levy payable in 2000 and approving the HRA 2000 Budget.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 99 -1200 - Approving the 2000 Saint Paul Regional Water Services Budget.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 99 -1201 - Approving the 2000 RiverCentre Authority Budget.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
27. Recommendation from the Planning Commission concerning the Snelling- Hamline Special Sign
District Plan. (Requested per C.F. 99 -940 adopted October 6, 1999) (Laid over from December 8)
Larry Soderholm, Department of Planning and Economic Development, addressed this issue. No
action required.
28. Recommendation from the Planning Commission concerning the West Side Citizen's Organization
(WSCO) Special Sign District Plan. (Requested per C.F. 99 -941 adopted October 6, 1999) (Laid over
from December 8)
Larry Soderholm, Department of Planning and Economic Development, addressed this issue. No
action required.
ORDINANCES
29. Third Reading - 99 -1165 - An ordinance adding a new subdivision to Saint Paul Legislative Code
Chapter 60, Division 5, entitled "Special Districts," establishing commercial and residential
redevelopment overlay districts in the Shepard- Davern area. (Public hearing held December 8)
Amended and laid over to December 22 for final adoption
30. Second Reading - 99 -1179 - An ordinance enacted pursuant to Section 17.07.1 of the Charter of the
City of Saint Paul and Section 409.20 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code creating a Commercial
Development District on property with the address of 2082 Ford
Parkway.
Laid over to December 22 for third reading /public hearing
31. First Reading - 99 -1202 - An ordinance amending Section 157.04 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
to delete an obsolete reference to the Department of Community Services and to allow the Director of
Parks and Recreation, rather than the Director of Community Services or a designee, the ability to post
signs indicating that tree trimming work is in progress and banning parking within one hundred feet of
such work.
Laid over to December 22 for second reading
32. First Reading - 99 -1203 - An ordinance amending Council File 97 -1568 pertaining to advertising
signs to allow limited processing of advertising sign permits for DeLite Outdoor Advertising, Inc.
Laid over to December 22 for second reading
Additional Item
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Recognition of Ann Copeland, retiring City of Saint Paul employee.
Suspension Item
Resolution 99 -1204 - Approving 2000 funding recommendations and allocations for the Civic
Organizations Partnership Program.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
(Amendments were made to the funding recommendations)
POLICY SESSION
33. Year 2000 City of Saint Paul Legislative Policy Initiatives
L Introduction
- Jennifer Dunn, Council Research.
11. Overview of Legislative Agenda
- Mike Campbell, Intergovernmental Relations Director
- Bill Huepenbecker, Assistant Chief of Staff, Mayor's Office
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