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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, June 2, 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
Present - 7 - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom, Coleman, Harris, Lantry,Reiter
Absent - 0
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
• Suspension Items
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 -24)
NOTE: ALL ITEMS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ENACTED BY
ONEMOTION. THERE
WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. IF DISCUSSION ISDESIRED, THAT
ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ANDCONSIDERED
SEPARATELY.
FOR ACTION
1. Approval of minutes of April 28, 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
2. Claims of James Bailey, Otis Bailey, Ruben Argvimedes, andJovelyn Richards- Williamson.
Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Office
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3. Summons in Application for Registration in the matter of theapplication of Allina Health System, dba
United Hospital, to registertitle to real estate situated in Ramsey County.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Notice of Motion and Motion, Affidavit of Patrick F. Quinn,Memorandum of Law in Support of
Quick Take Regarding Subject Parcels,Order Granting Eminent Domain Petition and Appointing
Commissioners,and Notice of Lis Pendens in the matter of the Board of Education oflndependent
School District 4625 vs. the City of Saint Paul, et al.regarding acquisition of 733 Wells Street and 754
Sims Avenue.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
5. Letter from Gerry Strathman, Secretary to the City Council, toMayor Coleman requesting two reports
from the Administration to bepresented at the City Council meeting on ft=9 June 23 , 1999, regarding
consolidation ofthe Police and Fire Emergency Communications Centers, and a report onCity activities
directed toward the possible construction of a majorleague baseball stadium in St. Paul.
6. Letter from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcementdeclaring 503 Belvidere Street East
as nuisance property and settingdate of Legislative Hearing for June 15, 1999, and City CouncilHearing
for June 23, 1999.
7. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a publichearing before the City Council on
June 9, 1999, to consider thereport of the Administrative Law Judge concerning the CurrencyExchange
License Application of Curt R. Potts and James C. Erickson,dba Endeavor Financial, Inc. for the
premises located at 577University Avenue.
8. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and EnvironmentalProtection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council one June 23 , 1999, to consider theapplication for a sound level
variance by the Saint Paul SaintsBaseball Club for a live music concert to be held on July 3, 1999,from
4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
9. Administrative Orders:
D001706 Authorizing Joseph Reid to sign tentative collective bargaining agreements and
memoranda of understanding on behalf of the Administration until a new Director of Labor
Relations is appointed.
D001707 Authorizing payment, not to exceed $350.00, to Events by Design for food
service for outside agencies participating in the Street Safe Officer Survival course
sponsored by the Police Department on May 12 -13, 1999.
D001708 Authorizing a one -year lease agreement with Suzanne Stenson for approximately
7,300 square feet of vacant land on the north side of Cliff Road between Ann and Margaret
Streets to be used as a garden plot.
D001709 Authorizing a Police Department staff member (non -City employee) to attend the
"Psychology of Mind" Annual Conference in San Jose, Ca. from June 24 -28, 1999.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Offie
10. Resolution - 99 -438 - Approving the January 1, 1999 throughDecember 31, 2000 Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the City ofSaint Paul and Local Union 1842, District Council 14 of the
AmericanFederation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL CIO. (Laidover from May 26 for
adoption)
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Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 99 -439 - Approving the January 1, 1999 throughDecember 31, 2000 Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the City ofSaint Paul and Local 2508, District Council 14 of the
AmericanFederation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL CIO. (Laidover from May 26 for
adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 99 -440 - Approving the January 1, 1999 throughDecember 31, 2000 Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the City ofSaint Paul and the City of Saint Paul Professional
EmployeesAssociation. (Laid over from May 26 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 99 -462 - Approving the reappointments of LouisHenry, Malcolm McDonald, Richard
Grigos, Kristine Jacobs, DonovanS chwichtenb erg, and Gail Stremel, by Mayor Coleman, to the Saint
PaulWorkforce Development Council.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 99 -463 - Approving the appointment of F1oydJaehnert, by Mayor Coleman, to the Saint
Paul Long -Range CapitalImprovement Budget Committee (CIB).
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 99 -464 - Encouraging City employees to schedule allwork- related travel on flights to
and from Minneapolis -Saint Paul(MSP) International Airport that arrive or depart between 7:00 a.m.and
10:00 p.m., and urging the Saint Paul Legislative Delegation towork with the Metropolitan Airports
Commission and the FederalAviation Administration to reduce the number of night time flights atMSP
International Airport.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 99 -465 - Approving a budget amendment to the City'scontribution to the Science
Museum of Minnesota project.
Laid over to June 9 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 99 -466 - Establishing the rate of pay for theAssistant Recreation Center Director in the
Salary Plan and Rates ofCompensation.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 99 -467 - Approving the 1999 Fifth Cycle CulturalSTAR Projects.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nays -1 (Coleman)
19. Resolution - 99 -468 - Establishing a financing and spending planin the Fire Responsive Services
Fund for use of a $ 1 00,000contribution from Ramsey County to supplement Capital
Improvementfunding for building improvements at the Fire Training Center.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 99 -469 - Authorizing the Saint Paul PoliceDepartment to transfer Citywide Capital
Maintenance Project andCapital Improvement Project balances available to the PoliceEmergency
Communications Center Renovations Capital ImprovementProject.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 99 -470 - Transferring $117,500 from 1998 CIBcontingency to the Police Emergency
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Communications Renovation CapitalImprovement Project.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 99 -471 - Rescinding Council File 98 -671 whichvacated the City's right -of- way interest
in part of Forbes Avenuelying northwesterly of West Seventh Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Preliminary Order - 99 -472 - In the matter of improving the alleyin Block 1, Phalen Heights
Addition (bounded by Frank, Ivy, Orange,and Hyacinth) by grading and paving with a bituminous
material, andsetting date of public hearing for July 14, 1999. (File 418899)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Preliminary Order - 99 -473 - In the matter of condemning andtaking an easement in the land
necessary for the slopes, cuts, andfills, including the right of removal of lateral support from subjectland
in grading and paving the alley in Block 1, Phalen HeightsAddition (bounded by Frank, Ivy, Orange,
and Hyacinth), and settingdate of public hearing for July 14, 1999. (File 418899 -S)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
25. Resolution - 99 -321 - Approving application for Auto RepairGarage and Second Hand Dealer -Motor
Vehicle Licenses by NassehGhaffari, dba Heartland Auto Sales, 1236 Arcade Street. (Legislative
Hearing Officer recommends approval withconditions) (Laid over from May 26)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 99 -425 - Making certain determinations and findingsnecessary for acquisition of a
parcel at the northeast corner ofPelham Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue. (Amended and laid over from
May26)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
27. Report from the Division of Parks and Recreation on the InitialLease Term and any Extended Lease
Terms regarding the Saint PaulYacht Club's performance on the specific provisions contained inLease
Agreement paragraphs 7.1.4, 7.1.5, 7.2.3, 7.2.20, and 7.2.21.(Requested by the Council on April 7,
1999, C.F. 99 -306)
Laid over to June 9 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
28. Report from the Director of the Department of Planning andEconomic Development on
recommendations for developing an annualcompetitive process for awarding the City's allocation of
Federal LowIncome Housing Tax Credits and the STAR Board Review Process. (Requested by the
Council on April 21, 1999, C.F. 99 -360)
Laid over to June 9 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
29. Final Adoption - 99 -273 - An ordinance amending Saint PaulLegislative Code Chapter 310 to
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increase the Automated Pawn SystemBillable Transaction Fee to reflect enforcement costs. (Laid
overfrom May 19 for final adoption)
Withdrawn Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
30. Final Adoption - 99 -383 - An ordinance designating the ConeyIsland Buildings as a Heritage
Preservation Site. (Sub stituteintroduced on May 26)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
31. Final Adoption - 99 -384 - An ordinance designating the SeventhPlace Buildings as a Heritage
Preservation Site. (Sub stituteintroduced on May 26)
Failed Yeas - 2 Nays - 5 (Blakey, Bostrom, Harris, Lantry,Reiter)
32. Final Adoption - 99 -395 - An ordinance to establish a distancelimitation between establishments
licensed to sell 3.2 percent maltliquor at off -sale. (Substitute introduced on May 26)
Laid over to June 9 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
33. Final Adoption - 99 -416 - An ordinance finalizing City Councilaction approving the application of
Michael Nadeau to rezone propertyat 377 West Maryland Avenue from B -3 to R -4 to reflect current use
ofthe property. (Public hearing held January 27, 1999)
Laid over to June 9 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
34. Final Adoption - 99 -417 - An ordinance finalizing City Councilaction approving the application of
Cayuga Street, LLC to rezoneproperty at 199/201 Cayuga Street from RT -1 to I -1 to allowdevelopment
of surface parking. (Public hearing held January 27,1999)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
35. First Reading - 99 -474 - An ordinance amending Chapter 34 of theLegislative Code to remove
obsolete references to the "UniformBuilding Code" and changing these references to the "State
BuildingCode."
Laid over to June 9 for second reading
PUBLIC HEARINGS (public hearings will beginat 5:30 p.m.)
36. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -475 - In the matter ofinstallation of storm sewer connections,
as requested by the propertyowners, in conjunction with improving Lexington Parkway. (File#18674-
SSC)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Coleman and Harris not present forvote)
37. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -476 - In the matter ofsidewalk reconstruction on Webster,
Fairmount, Osceola, Hartford,East Hawthorne, Euclid, Blair, Arbor, Edgcumbe, James, Sumner,
NorthHamline, West Nebraska, and Laurel. (File 4S97003, S97043, S97045,S97048, S97063, S97073,
S97080-S97082, S97084-S97087, S97101)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Coleman not present for vote)
38. Final Order - 99 -477 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstructionin Wards 1 and 2.
(File 4S99029- S99037)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
(S99031 - Both sides of North Griggs St. from Selby Ave. to DaytonAve. - Laid over to June 9;
S99032 - North side of Portland Ave. from North Oxford St. to NorthChatsworth St. - Laid over to
June 23;
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S99036 - South side of Portland Ave. from North Oxford St. to NorthChatsworth St. - laid over to
June 23)
39. Final Order - 99 -478 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstructionin Wards 3 and 4.
(File 4S99038- S99049)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
40. Final Order - 99 -479 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstructionin Wards 5 and 7.
(File 4S99050- S99054)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
(S99050 - Both sides of East Geranium Avenue from Abell Street toJackson Street - Laid over to
June 9)
Suspension Items
Resolution - 99 -480 - Recognizing Tina Baribeau for 15 years ofservice to the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 99 -481 - Recognizing Mike Eggum, upon his resignationfrom the Department of Public
Works, for his many years of dedicationand service to the City of Saint Paul and declaring May 28,
1999, asMike Eggum Day.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 99 -482 - Recognizing Dennis Larson upon his retirementas a U.S. Postal Worker for 38
years and his many years of dedicatedservice delivering mail in the Como Park neighborhood.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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