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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, May 19, 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 - 266 -8565
Office of the City Council
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Policy Session
• Suspension Items
Present - 5 - Benanav, Blakey,Bostrom, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 2 - Coleman, Harris(arrived later in the meeting)
CONSENT AGENDA(Items 1 -19)
NOTE: ALL ITEMS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDAWILL 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 ANDCONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
FOR ACTION
1. Approval of minutes of April? and April 14, 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Ian Black, JeffDiaz, Maren Nowicki, Sakira Robinson, and Rosemary Zeno.
Referred to the Employee /RiskManagement Office
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3. Summons and Complaint in thematter of Mid Century Auto Insurance Company vs. the City of Saint
Paul,et al.
Referred to the City Attorney'sOffice
4. Summons and Complaint in thematter of David M. Perry vs. the City of Saint Paul, et al.
Referred to the City Attorney'sOffice
5. Notice of Removal of Judgein the matter of Leonard Nels Anderson vs. the City of Saint Paul, et al.
Referred to the City Attorney'sOffice
6. Summons in Application forRegistration in the matter of the application of Carolyn J. Sorensen toreal
estate situated in Ramsey County described as the west 50 feet ofLot 3, except the westerly 40 feet
thereof, Joseph M. and Martin E. Thornton'sAddition.
Referred to the City Attorney'sOffice
7. Letter from the Office ofthe City Attorney announcing a hearing before an Administrative Law
Judgeon May 24, 1999, at 9:30 a.m., Room 40 -A, City Hall- Courthouse, to considerthe Currency
Exchange License Application of Curt R. Potts and James C.Erickson, dba Endeavor Financial, Inc., 577
University Avenue.
8. Letter from the Office ofthe City Attorney announcing a hearing before an Administrative Law
Judgeon June 9, 1999, at 9:30 a.m., Room 40 -13, City Hall- Courthouse, to considerthe Currency
Exchange License Application of Pawn America Minnesota, L.L.C.,1546 White Bear Avenue.
9. Letter from the Office ofthe City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council
onMay 26, 1999, concerning adverse action against licenses held by CamdiCompany, dba Willow Gate
Restaurant, 767 Cleveland Avenue South. (Uncontested)
10. Letter from the Office ofthe City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council
onMay 26, 1999, concerning the application for a Second Hand Dealer- MotorVehicle Parts license by
Timothy S. Wilson, dba Payne Avenue Radiator &Tire Service, 933 Payne Avenue. (Uncontested)
11. Letter from the Office ofthe City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council
onMay 26, 1999, to consider the report of the Administrative Law Judge concerningadverse action
against licenses held by Michael Bartelmy, dba Mike's Towing,847 Hudson Road.
12. Letter from the Citizen ServiceOffice /Property Code Enforcement declaring 1047 Arcade Street as
nuisanceproperty, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for June 1, 1999, andCity Council Hearing for
June 9, 1999.
13. AdministrativeOrders:
. D001702 Authorizing expenses,not to exceed $6,000, for the Saint Paul Public Library volunteer
recognitionon May 19, 1999, and youth volunteer recognition in August 1999.
. D001703 Authorizing the Officeof Human Resources to reimburse various vendors, an amount
not to exceed$4,000, for costs incurred for the annual Manager's Conference on June8, 1999
Noted as on file in the CityClerk's Office
14. Resolution - 99 -427 - FinalizingCity Council action taken May 5, 1999, approving the application of
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MichaelLander for a final plat review to allow existing residential property at275 -285 Irvine Avenue to
be platted into four lots.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 99 -428 - Approvingthe 1999 Fifth Cycle Neighborhood STAR Small Grant Proposals.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 99 -429 - Creatingthe classification specification and rate of compensation for the
positionof Library Training and Organizational Development (OD) Coordinator.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 99 -430 - Authorizingtransfer of seven houses acquired as part of Phase I of the Hoyt -
MontanaFlood Remediation Project to the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
18. Preliminary Order - 99 -431- In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on both sides of Plum
Streetfrom Bates Avenue to Maple Street; the east side of North Ruth Street fromConway Street to East
Third Street; both sides of James Avenue from FultonStreet to View Street; and both sides of View
Street from Randolph Avenueto James Avenue, and setting date of public hearing for June 23, 1999.
(File 4S99013- S99016)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
19. Resolution Approving Assessment- 99 -432 - In the matter of summary abatements (property
cleanup) duringthe month of April 1999, and boarding up of vacant buildings during themonth of March
1999, and setting date of Legislative hearing for July 6, 1999, and City
Councilhearing for July 14, 1999.
(File 4J9903A, J990313)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
20. Resolution - 99 -433 - Approvingthe decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
EnforcementAppeals for property located at 910 Forest Street. (Laid over from May 12)
Adopted as amended Yeas -5 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 99 -434 - Supportinga petition calling for the creation of a task force on global warming
inMinnesota, or alternatively, the development of a generic environmentalimpact statement on
greenhouse gas emissions and climatic change in Minnesotawhich has been submitted to the Minnesota
Environmental Quality Board byMinnesotans for an energy- efficient economy.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Report from the Administrationon the progress of implementation of the Metropass Program.
(Requestedby Council on May 5, 1999; C.F. 99 -394)
A report was presented byJoe Reid, Office of Financial Services.
ORDINANCES
23. Final Adoption - 99 -273 - Anordinance amending Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 310 to
increasethe Automated Pawn System Billable Transaction Fee to reflect enforcementcosts. (Laid over
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from May 12 for final adoption)
Laid over to June 2 for finaladoption Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. ThirdReading - 99 -396 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action approvinga petition for Friends
School of Minnesota to rezone property at 1365 EnglewoodAvenue from RM -3 to OS -1 to allow
expansion of the existing school. (Publichearing held October 28, 1998)
Laid over to May 26 for finaladoption
25. Second Reading - 99 -416- An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving the applicationof
Michael Nadeau to rezone property at 377 West Maryland Avenue from B -3to R -4 to reflect current use
of the property. (Public hearing held January27, 1999)
Laid over to May 26 forthird reading
26. Second Reading - 99 -417- An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving the applicationof
Cayuga Street, LLC to rezone property at 199/201 Cayuga Street fromRT -1 to I -1 to allow development
of surface parking. (Public hearing heldJanuary 27, 1999)
Laid over to May 26 forthird reading
POLICY SESSION
27. COMPETE SAINT PAUL
L Overview of Privatization and Competition
A. Dr. Beth Honadle, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
11. The Compete Saint Paul Program - Compete St. Paul Executive Board
A. Background
B. Goals
C. Process
D. Future
III. Competition From a Private Sector Perspective
A. Tim Marx, Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce
IV. Competition From a Labor Perspective
A. Dr. Chuck Davis, Director of Private Sector Programming for LaborEducation Services,
Industrial Relations Center, Carlson School of Management,University of Minnesota
B. Shar Knutson, Saint Paul Trades and Labor Assembly, AFL -CIO
V. Public Comment
VI. Council Questions
SusnensionItem
Resolution - 99 -435 - Acceptingthe gifts of transportation, food and beverages for the Taste of
Minnesotapromotional visits to honored cities on May 20 -21, 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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