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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, August 4, 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 - 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 I -15)
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 June 23 and July 7, 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Kathleen Boyd, Annie Bell Clay II, Samantha Busse, and Richard Fowler.
Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Office
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3. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on August 11, 1999, to consider the appeal of the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources to a decision of the Planning Commission approving a special condition use permit to
allow construction of a new building on the site of an existing building between two airplane hangers for
offices, crew support, and parts storage, and modification of river corridor standards to allow the new
building to be built at the same elevation as the existing building instead of having to be at or above the
regulatory flood protection elevation at 690 Bayfield Street (southeast corner of Bayfield and Wisconsin
Streets on Holman Field).
4. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 375 Hawthorne Avenue
East and 851 Magnolia Avenue East as "nuisance properties." (For notification purposes only; public
hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
5. Administrative Orders:
. D001726 Authorizing the Department of Public Works to reimburse property owners for the cost
of inspecting a private sewer connection when the inspection was requested by Public Works and
when the inspection shows the condition of the sewer connection to be in satisfactory condition.
. D001727 Approving travel expenses for out -of -town candidates interviewing for the position of
Building Code Official.
D001728 Amending the 1999 budget in the Department of Planning and Economic Development,
City Sales Tax Capital Projects Fund, to consolidate STAR and accounting records regarding the
Brewery Breakthrough Project to a single tracking and project code.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
6. Resolution - 99 -739 - Approving the appointments of Victor Wittgenstein as Director of Parks and
Recreation, Brian Sweeney as Director of Planning and Economic Development, and Thomas Eggum as
Director of Public Works.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 1 (Blakey)
7. Resolution - 99 -740 - Approving the appointment of Rosita Serrano, and the reappointments of
William (Billy) Collins, Charles Redmond, Miriam Rykken, Jim Kelley, Greg Simbeck, Jennifer
Bozicevich, Michael Lohman, Shirley Alexander, Maria DeLeon, and Brennan Brooks, by Mayor
Coleman, to the Youth Fund Board.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 99 -741 - Providing PEG access capital funding in the amount of $600,000 to Saint Paul
Neighborhood Network (SPNN).
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 99 -742 - Allowing adherence to the criteria for awarding subsidies to businesses subject
to the regulations and reporting requirements of the Minnesota Business Assistance Act.
Laid over to August 11 for Public Hearing Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 99 -743 - Approving payment of $10,000 to Gene Jones and his attorney Brad Ratgen in
full settlement of their claim against the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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11. Resolution - 99 -744 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with the City of
Minneapolis to provide law enforcement services targeting methamphetamine production and trafficking
from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999, and establishing a financing and spending plan for
the agreement.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 99 -745 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into a joint powers agreement with
the State of Minnesota for reimbursement for ordnance disposal services from July 1, 1999, through
June 30, 2001.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 99 -746 - Amending the 1999 budget in the Police Department for the Minnesota Cities
Grant awarded from July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 99 -747 - Accepting an invitation from the Como Zoological Society for elected officials
and City staff to participate in a golf tournament benefit on August 9, 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 99 -748 - Agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd.,
the architectural firm for the Central Library Renovation Project.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
16. Report from the Labor - Management Committee (or Administration and the St. Paul Works!
Alliance) on the progress of implementation of Compete St. Paul.
(Requested by Council on June 9; C.F. 99 -549)
Bruce Engelbrekt, Mayor's Office, gave a report. An update was requested on September 1.
17. Resolution - 99 -749 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for property located at 847 Hudson Road and 417 Sherburne Avenue. (Laid over
from July 28)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
(847 Hudson Road - Appeal Denied) The Housing Information Office was directed to work with
the occupant at 417 Sherburne Avenue to find adequate housing.
ORDINANCES
18. Final Adoption - 99 -612 - An ordinance amending Ordinance 97 -1568 (establishing a moratorium
prohibiting new advertising signs and modification of existing advertising signs pending city zoning
study) by approving the continuation of the interim regulations established therein and approved in
Resolution 98 -733 (creating special district sign plans) as authorized under Minn. Stat. Section 462.355,
Subd. 4 for a maximum additional time of eighteen (18) months.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Second Reading - 99 -726 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action granting the application to
rezone property at 1770 Old Hudson Road from B -2 Community Business District to B -3 General
Business District for the purpose of establishing a car wash. (Public hearing held July 14, 1999)
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Laid over to August 11 for third reading
20. Second Reading - 99 -727 - An ordinance amending Chapter 376 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
by establishing a one -year change in the fare structure to allow taxicab companies to set their own fares
within a maximum ceiling, and to impose a one -time surcharge on vehicle license fees to partially pay
for the cost of a comprehensive survey on taxicab service in Saint Paul.
Substitute introduced and laid over to August 11 for third reading /public hearing
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Reiter not present)
21. Second Reading - 99 -728 - An ordinance amending Section 376.05 of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code bringing the taxicab license cap to 150.
Laid over to August 11 for third reading /public hearing
22. Second Reading - 99 -729 - An ordinance to allow certain holders of 3.2 percent malt liquor licenses
to waive the dramshop insurance coverage requirements in accordance with state law.
Laid over to August 11 for third reading /public hearing
23. Second Reading - 99 -730 - An ordinance to allow certain holders of wine licenses to waive the
dramshop insurance coverage requirements in accordance with state law.
Laid over to August 11 for third reading /public hearing
24. First Reading - 99 -750 - An ordinance amending Chapters 33, 60, 62, 63, and 66 of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code pertaining to Zoning.
Laid over to August 11 for second reading
25. First Reading - 99 -751- An ordinance amending Chapters 33, 34, 43 and 45 of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code by removing obsolete references to the "department of public health" and "property
code enforcement board" to reflect the present division of "property code enforcement" and "Legislative
Hearing Officer."
Laid over to August 11 for second reading
26. First Reading - 99 -752 - An ordinance amending Chapter 189 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code by
changing references to "public health manager" to the current property code enforcement manager, and
to increase the fee for examination of Truth -In -Sale of Housing evaluators to $100.00 to cover actual
costs of the examination process.
Laid over to August 11 for second reading
(Benanav was excused at this time)
PUBLIC HEARINGS (public hearings will begin at 5:30 p.m.)
27. Resolution - 99 -753 - Approving the application for a Sound Level Variance by Big Daddy's Old
Kentucky Barbecue, 214 East Fourth Street, on August 6, 1999, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Harris not present)
28. Resolution - 99 -754 - Vacating public lands, formerly part of Johnson Parkway and Prosperity
Avenue, to convey title to said lands to Jerry's Enterprises, Inc., and directing the Department of Public
Works to reimburse the Division of Parks and Recreation for that part of said lands that were acquired
for the Parkway.
Laid over to August 25 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Harris not present)
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29. Final Order - 99 -755 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on both sides of Charles Avenue
from North Syndicate Street to North Griggs Street. (File 4S99097) (Laid over from July 28)
Laid over to August 11 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Harris not present)
30. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -756 - In the matter of boarding up a vacant building at 600
West 7th Street (J9904B) (Laid over from July 28)
Referred to Legislative Hearing Officer Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
31. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -757 - In the matter of installation of a decorative lantern type
lighting system on Selby Avenue from the east end of the bridge at Ayd Mill Road to Lexington
Parkway. (File 418822)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
32. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -758 - In the matter of installation of a decorative lantern type
lighting system on Cretin Avenue from Marshall Avenue to Summit Avenue. (File 418824)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
33. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -759 - In the matter of installation of a decorative lantern type
lighting system on Minnehaha Avenue from Prior Avenue to Snelling Avenue. (File 418825)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
34. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -760 - In the matter of installation of a lantern style street
lighting system on Burr Street from Tedesco Street to Minnehaha Avenue. (File 418850)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
35. Public hearing to consider the application of Bolton & Menk, Inc. to subdivide the Amherst H.
Wilder Rarig Campus to create separate lots for the nursing home buildings now owned by HealthEast
and for the independent senior housing buildings still owned by Wilder. (Area bounded by E. Congress,
Onega, George, Robert, and Concord Streets)
Motion of Intent - Application Granted (including additional condition by PED staff) Yeas - 6
Nays - 0
Suspension Item:
Resolution - 99 -761 - Authorization to submit Census Coordination Proposal to the Saint Paul
Foundation.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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