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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, April 14, 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 theCouncil
Mary Erickson, Clerical Support - 266 -8565
Office of the City Council
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
• Suspension Item
Present - 6 - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Coleman (arrived after roll call)
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 -14)
NOTE: ALL ITEMS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ENACTED BY
ONEMOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS.
117DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENTAGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
FOR ACTION
1. Claims of Sheila Brown, and Shannon McNeely.
Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Division
2. Notice of Appeal of Commissioners' Award in the matter of the PortAuthority of the City of Saint
Paul vs. D.S.P.O.T., L.L.C.; S.M.K.Enterprises, Inc., et al., Block Four Redevelopment Project.
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Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Communication from Mayor Coleman announcing his veto of CouncilResolution 99 -90, Approving
the Saint Paul Housing Plan withamendments, adopted March 24, 1999.
4. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Developmentannouncing a public hearing
before the City Council on April 28,1999, to consider the application of Cemstone Products Company
for afinal plat review approval to allow the existing industrial propertyto be platted into a single lot at
2058 Energy Park Drive.
5. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcementdeclaring 726 Geranium Avenue
East, and 918 Park Street as nuisanceproperties and setting date of Legislative Hearings for April
20,1999, and City Council Hearings for April 28, 1999.
6. Administrative Orders:
D001689 Amending the 1998 budget in the Office of Financial Services, Special Projects
General Government Fund.
D001690 Approving payment of $15,000.00 from the City's 1998 Children's Play Area
Equipment Program to the Riverview Magnet Elementary School Playground Project.
D001691 Approving payment of $15,000.00 from the City's 1998 Children's Play Area
Equipment Program to the Linwood A +Elementary School Playground Project.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
7. Resolution - 99 -286 - Approving the 1999 -2000 Labor Agreementbetween the City of Saint Paul and
the International Union ofOperating Engineers Local 70. (Laid over from April 7 foradoption)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 99 -320 - Memorializing the decision of the CityCouncil taken February 24, 1999,
denying the appeal of BrianBate /Scenic Minnesota to a decision of the Planning Commissionallowing
reinstallation of a storm - damaged sign of Super- America at287 E. Sixth Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 99 -321 - Approving application for Auto Repair Garageand Second Hand Dealer -Motor
Vehicle Licenses by Nasseh Ghaffari, dbaHeartland Auto Sales, 1236 Arcade Street. (Legislative
HearingOfficer recommends approval with conditions)
Laid over to April 21 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 99 -322 - Approving the decision of the LegislativeHearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for propertylocated at 1956 Feronia Avenue, 1102 Breen Street, 2082
MarshallAvenue, 312 Summit Avenue, 1748 Case Avenue, 1760 Case Avenue, 605Blair Avenue, and
624 Summit Avenue. (620 Burlington Road and 444 St.Peter Street were laid over to the April 20, 1999,
Property CodeEnforcement meeting, and April 28 City Council Meeting)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 99 -323 - Approval of a preliminary and final platfor Saint Thomas the Apostle Church
Addition.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 99 -324 - Releasing a portion of a drainage easementat 2144 Suburban Avenue.
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Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 99 -325 - Accepting a lighting easement needed inorder to maintain lighting for the
Bidwell /Congress Lighting andPaving Project.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution Approving Assessment - 99 -326 - In the matter ofinstallation of water services for the
Irvine Avenue Area Project,and setting date of public hearing for June 23, 1999. (File418758W)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
15. Resolution - 99 -284 - Approving a housing program for new,permanently affordable rental and
owner - occupied housing forfull -time workers and their families. (Laid over from April 7)
Substitute introduced and adopted Yeas - 4 Nays - 3 (Bostrom,Harris, Reiter)
16. Resolution - 99 -201 - Directing the Police Department and CityAttorney to explore the feasibility
and advisability of filing suitagainst gun manufacturers and report their recommendation to the
CityCouncil on March 24, 1999. (Laid over from March 17)
Withdrawn Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 99 -256 - Requesting that the Office of the CityAttorney (CAO) prepare a Request for
Proposal (RFP) that would seekproposals from private law firms to commence suit against
gunmanufacturers and dealers and after the proposals have beenevaluated, the report and
recommendations of the CAO shall besubmitted to the Mayor and Council, if possible no later than June
1, 1999. (Laid over from March 17)
Laid over to July 14 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 99 -271 - Amending the 1999 budget in the Division oflnformation Services to provide
full financing for the Two- YearPayroll Conversion Project. (Laid over March 24)
Laid over to April 28 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 99 -291 - Authorizing the City to submit Saint Paul's 1999 Consolidated Plan - One Year
Update to the U.S. Department of lousing & Urban Development which includes Community
DevelopmentBlock Grant, HOME Investment Partnership Program, and the Emergency Shelter Grant
Program. (Laid over from April 7)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 99 -327 - Review and approval of changes to thel999 Neighborhood Sales Tax
Revitalization Program.
Laid over to April 28 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 99 -328 - Implementation Chapter of the new CitywideComprehensive Plan: Mayor
Recommendation; City Council Adoption.
Laid over to April 28 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Discussion regarding issues surrounding the proposed merger ofthe Saint Paul Workforce
Development Program and the Ramsey CountyJob Training Program. (Requested by Council on March
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24)
Laid over to April 28 followed with monthly updates Yeas - 7 Nays- 0
ORDINANCES
23. Final Adoption - 99 -227 - An ordinance amending Saint PaulLegislative Code Chapter 33 to remain
consistent with the 1997Uniform Building Code.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Final Adoption - 99 -229 - An ordinance amending Saint PaulLegislative Code Chapter 200;
including animal facilities to act asdeputy license vendors for dog licensing in response to a
proposedchange in the title of Chapter 347.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Final Adoption - 99 -230 - An ordinance amending Saint PaulLegislative Code Chapter 347 by
adding "Animal Facility" to thechapter title.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
26 Final Adoption - 99 -231 - An ordinance amending Sections 376.16and 376.17 of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code; establishing taxicabdriver training as a prerequisite for licensure.
Laid over to May 5 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
27. Final Adoption - 99 -232 - An ordinance amending Saint PaulLegislative Code Chapter 381 to
conform the process for review ofcurrency exchange license applications with other Class IIIlicenses.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
28. Final Adoption - 99 -233 - An ordinance amending Saint PaulLegislative Code Chapter 417
regarding parking lots and parkinggarages; citing the license fees to Chapter 310, and defining
privateand government parking garages. (Amended on April 7)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
29. Final Adoption - 99 -257 - An ordinance amending Saint PaulLegislative Code Chapter 402
pertaining to lawful gambling;maintaining the local gambling tax at two and one -half (2- 1 /2)percent in
1999 and citing the fees for charitable gambling licensesto Chapter 310.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
30. Second Reading - 99 -319 - An ordinance finalizing City Councilaction approving the petition of
Zigmunt Kanstul to rezone propertyat 976 Hazelwood Street from R -4 to RT -1. (Public hearing held
April7)
Laid over to April 21 for third reading
31. First Reading - 99 -329 - An ordinance amending Chapter 45 of theSaint Paul Legislative Code
relating to summary abatementappeals.
Laid over to April 21 for second reading
PUBLIC HEARINGS (public hearings will beginat 5:30 p.m.)
32. Third Reading - 99 -272 - An ordinance requiring the inspectionand registration of certain rental units
in one and two familydwellings.
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Laid over to April 28 for final adoption
33. Third Reading - 99 -273 - An ordinance amending Saint PaulLegislative Code Chapter 310 to
increase the Automated Pawn SystemBillable Transaction Fee to reflect enforcement costs.
Laid over to April 28 for final adoption
34. Resolution - 99 -310 - Approving a settlement agreement betweenthe Office of LISP and Eller Media
to suspend adverse action anddetermination of whether a sign should be removed because it was
notconstructed in accordance with the original permit. (Laid over fromApril 7)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nays -1 (Reiter)
(Benanav was excused at this time)
35. Final Order - 99 -314 - In the matter of condemning and takinga permanent roadway easement to
improve the intersection of WhiteBear Avenue and Minnehaha Avenue. (File 418895E) (Laid over
fromApril 7)
Laid over to May 12 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
36. Resolution - 99 -330 - Approving the 1999 Minneapolis /St. PaulSingle Family Housing Program.
Adopted (Staff was requested to present an update on May 12) Yeas- 6 Nays - 0
37. Resolution - 99 -331 - Vacating the City's interest in that partof Hoyt Avenue west of Arkwright
Street and southeast of theMinnesota State Bike Trail and releasing utility easementstherein.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
38. Resolution - 99 -332 - Vacating a portion of Western Avenue lyingnorth of vacated Palace Street and
releasing easements therein.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
39. Resolution - 99 -333 - Vacating a portion of the alley in Block 59Arlington Hills Addition to Saint
Paul in order for Miller &Holmes Inc. to expand their existing gas station.
Withdrawn Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
40. Resolution - 99 -334 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair thebuilding at 711 Sherburne Avenue
within fifteen (15) days fromadoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer
recommends allowing the owner six months to complete rehabilitation)
Adopted as amended (per recommendation of the Legislative HearingOfficer)
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
41. Resolution - 99 -335 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair thebuilding at 659 Van Buren Avenue
within fifteen (15) days fromadoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer
recommends approval)
Laid over to May 26 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
42. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -336 - In the matter ofsummary abatements (grass cutting) for
July through October 1998 forproperty located at 297 Morton Street and 328 Lexington Parkway North
(J98TDBC3); and summary abatements (property cleanup) for Augustthrough December 1998 for
property located at 328 Lexington ParkwayNorth, 1533 Wynne Avenue (parking lot), 0 Charles Avenue,
and 474Webster Avenue (J9812AA). (Laid over from March 24) (LegislativeHearing Officer
recommends approval of the assessments with thefollowing exception: 297 Morton Street East -
delete theassessment)
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Adopted as amended (per recommendation of the Legislative HearingOfficer)
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
43. Final Order - 99 -337 - In the matter of sidewalkreconstruction on both sides of S. Albert Street from
Stanford Avenueto Berkeley Avenue; and the north side of Palace Avenue from S.Saratoga Street to S.
Pascal Street. (File 4S99001, S99002)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
44. Final Order - 99 -338 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstructionon the east side of Duluth Street from
E. Hawthorne Avenue to E.Orange Avenue; both sides of Frank Street from E. Hyacinth Avenue toE.
Ivy Avenue; both sides of E. Hawthorne Avenue from Frank Street toDuluth Street; and the north side
of E. Orange Avenue from FrankStreet to E. Hyacinth Avenue. (File 4S99003- S99006)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
45. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -339 - In the matter of theinstallation of sanitary sewer and
service connections in West DoraCourt and in Dora Lane from Upper Afton Road to East Dora Court,
andremoval of existing oiled street surface and replacement with fourinches of Class V Base and two
inches of bituminous material. (File 418826)
Laid over to April 28 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
46. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -340 - In the matter ofinstallation of sanitary sewer and service
connections in KennardStreet from 230 feet north of Case to Lacrosse Avenue and in LacrosseAvenue
from Kennard Street to 230 feet east of Kennard Street. (File #18827)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Suspension Item
First Reading - 99 -341 - An ordinance amending Chapter 66 -216 ofthe Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to special district signplans by creating a new special district sign plan for Saint AnthonyPark
to be known as the Saint Anthony Park Special District SignPlan.
Laid over to April 21 for second reading
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