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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, September 8, 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 - 6 - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Coleman (arrived after the Consent Agenda)
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
• Suspension Items
• Public Health
CONSENT AGENDA (Items I - 20)
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 August 11, 1999. (Laid over from September 1).
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Dan Bickham, Debra Broner, Eddie Carr, Julie Gaarder, Colette Marotto, McDonald's-
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Prosperity Foods, Pauline Sam, and Emma Torfin.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Notice of Motion and Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order in the matter of Hiawatha
Acquisitions, L.L.C. dba JLT Group, Inc., vs. the City of Saint Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council , to consider the appeal of Douglas King to a
decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals approving two variances in order to construct a carport and
denying a variance to establish a surface parking space two feet from the side property line at 750 Blair
Avenue.
The appellant requested the public hearing be rescheduled.
5. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on September 22, 1999, to consider the application of Alan and Linda Huey for
a subdivision review to allow approval for the subdivision of 1,959 square feet of property from the St.
Paul School Board at Como Park High to be added to their existing lot at 718 W. Maryland Avenue to
build a retaining wall and a garage.
6. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council on September 22, 1999 to consider the appeal of Tricia Leonard, Greg
and Carol Clark, and Laurel Frost to a decision of the Heritage Preservation Commission to grant
approval for a building permit to construct a structure with one dwelling unit and four garage stalls at
420 Portland Avenue (proposed by Ronald Severson).
7. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
September 22, 1999, to consider the vacation if the alley and air rights in Auditors Subdivision No. 52,
271 Summit Avenue.
8. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
September 22, 1999, to consider the vacation of the alley in Block 6, Auditors Subdivision No. 47 to
allow Hamline University to construct an apartment building for student housing in the block bounded
by Minnehaha Ave., Simpson St., Englewood Ave., and Pascal St.
9. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
September 22, 1999, to consider the vacation of a part of Montana Avenue and certain alleys in blocks 1
and 4, Morton's Addition.
10. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
September 22, 1999, to consider vacation of the City's interest and to authorize disposition of Cliff Road
right -of -way in Ziegler & Mainzer's Subdivision of Winslow's Addition and Fischer & Lienau's
Subdivision.
11. Letter from the Citizen's Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 297 Morton Street
East as "nuisance property." (For notification purposes only; a public hearing will be scheduled at a later
date if necessary.)
12. Administrative Orders:
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. D001750 Amending the budgets of the capital ledger and Fund 100 in the Department of Planning
and Economic Development to reduce project costs for projects that are being changed.
. D001751 Authorizing the Police Department to remit an amount not to exceed $1,000.00 to
Century College to cover expenses for the Columbine High School Tragedy Review Seminar on
September 13, 1999.
. D001751 Budget revision in the Department of Technology and Management
Services /Information Services to provide funding to repair the IS Computer Center air -
conditioners installed on the roof at 100 East 10th Street.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
13. Resolution - 99 -852 - Approving the January 1, 1999, through December 31, 2000, Agreement
between the City of Saint Paul and the Classified Confidential Employees Association. (To be laid over
one week for adoption)
Laid over to September 15 for adoption
14. Resolution - 99 -853 - Approving the 1999 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of
Saint Paul and AFSCME Local 3757 - Legal. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to September 15 for adoption
15. Resolution - 99 -854 - Approving application for a Second Hand Dealer -Motor Vehicle Parts and
Auto Repair Garage License by Timothy S. Wilson, dba Wilson Auto Parts, 933 Payne Avenue.
(Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval with conditions)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 99 -855 - Authorizing issuance of an approximate $2,000,000 conduit bond for JKD
Partners, LLC (Carlson Refrigeration Company).
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
17 Resolution - 99 -856 - Amending the spending and financing plan of the Selby Avenue Streetscape
project by transferring funding from MSA Contingency and increasing assessment funding.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
18 Resolution - 99 -857 - Authorizing the Police Department to accept a grant in the amount of $48,090
from the Minnesota Auto Theft Prevention Program and establishing a 1999 spending and financing
plan for the grant.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 99 -858 - Approving financial support to MACTA (Minnesota Association of
Community Television Administrators) to assist them in advocating cities' interests in retaining cable
franchise fees and cable franchising authority which Minnesota S.F. 2133 proposes to eliminate.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 99 -859 - Confirming that MediaOne has satisfied Element 41 Acceptance Testing of
Section C, Attachment 2 -F of the Corrective Plan for the upgrade of the Institutional Network.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
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21. Resolution - 99 -860 - Accepting the report entitled Performance Audit of the City of Saint Paul's
Labor Relations Activities.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
(Council requested that Terry Haltiner, Labor Relations Office, report back to the Council on
October 13, 1999, with a 6, 12, and 18 month workplan for addressing the recommendations
outlined in the Performance Audit)
ORDINANCES
22. Final Adoption - 99 -694 - An ordinance establishing a "Managed Competition" chapter of the Saint
Paul Administrative Code to provide a framework by which the City of Saint Paul can enter into
contracts with vendors, including existing City employees and outside entities, to provide City services
currently performed by City employees. (Substitute introduced and laid over from September 1 for final
adoption)
Laid over to September 15 for final adoption Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
(Council requested that the Administration and representatives from Labor provide an update on
September 15 on the progress of their meetings)
23. Final Adoption - 99 -786 - An ordinance requiring disclosure of campaign contributions relating to
City managed competition contracts and collective bargaining agreements. (Laid over from September 1
for final adoption)
Laid over to September 15 for final adoption Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Final Adoption - 99 -811 - An ordinance amending Chapter 51.02 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
to define the word "family" with regard to the rental registration ordinance.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Final Adoption - 99 -812 - An ordinance amending Chapter 310 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code;
including the permit fees for the keeping of more than three cats and the keeping of more than three
dogs; also consolidating day care food (A) and (B), adjusting the catering (B) -full license and creating
the food processor (up to 2,000 sq. ft. license to coincide with the food processor (more than 2,000 sq.
ft.) license.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
PUBLIC HEARINGS (public hearings will begin at 5:30 p.m.)
26. Resolution - 99 -861 - Denying the Renewal Application for a Taxicab Driver's License by Sergio
Perez, 1715 Morgan Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
27. Resolution - 99 -862 - Granting a sound level variance by Rheinfest, Inc., 386 N. Wabasha Street, for
live music on 7th Place Plaza on Friday, September 17, 1999, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Saturday,
September 18, 1999, from Noon to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 19, 1999, from Noon to 6:00
p.m.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
28. Resolution - 99 -863 - Granting a sound level variance by Selwin Ortega, Las Americas (St. Paul),
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and Angel Sanchez, El Amanecer Restaurant, to allow amplified, live music and stage emcees on
Saturday, September 18, 1999, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, September 19, 1999, from
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the parking lot at 190 Concord Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
29. 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. (Two
substitutes introduced and laid over from August 25 for continuation of public hearing)
Substitute introduced and adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nay -1 (Reiter)
(Council requested an update on November 3 from the Department of Planning and Economic
Development regarding the loans and grants that have been processed)
30. Resolution - 99 -864 - Adopting the Area Plan Summary of the Shepard Davern Gateway Small Area
Plan as an addendum to the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan and amending Plan language per
recommendation of the Planning Commission.
Laid over to September 22 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
(Coleman and Lantry were excused)
31. Resolution - 99 -865- To consider the vacation of part of Iglehart Avenue west of Snelling Avenue
and East of the railroad right -of -way.
Laid over to September 22 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
32. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -866 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction on both sides of
Selby Avenue from North Milton Street to North Victoria Street (598067). (File 98WALKS5) (Laid
over from August 25)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
33. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -867 - In the matter of installation of new bituminous surfaced
streets with concrete curb and gutter, concrete driveway aprons and outwalks, boulevard landscaped
with sod and trees, a new lantern style lighting system, lead water service replacements, and sanitary
sewer repairs, in the area called Pascal /Jefferson RSVP generally bounded by Snelling, St. Clair,
Hamline, and Randolph Avenues. (File 418882)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
34. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 99 -868 - In the matter of the Hewitt /Aldine Residential Street
Paving and lighting Project. (File 418886)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
35. Final Order - 99 -869 - In the matter of improving Sibley Street from Warner Road to 5th Street with
concrete curb, new concrete block surfaced roadway, concrete block sidewalks, concrete driveway
aprons, tree planting, an irrigation system, sewer service connections, and reconnections and
reconstruction of globe lighting system. (File 418905)
Laid over to November 3 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
36. Final Order - 99 -870 - In the matter of construction of water connections, at the property owner's
request, in conjunction with the improvement of Sibley Street from Warner Road to 5th Street. (File
418905W)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
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37. Final Order - 99 -871 - In the matter of improving Kellogg Boulevard from Cedar Avenue to Seventh
Street with concrete curb, new concrete block surfaced roadway, concrete block sidewalks, concrete
driveway aprons, tree planting, an irrigation system, sewer service connections, and reconnections and
reconstruction of globe lighting system. (File 418906)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
38. Final Order - 99 -872 - In the matter of construction of water connections, at the property owner's
request, in conjunction with the improvement of Kellogg Boulevard from Cedar Avenue to 7th Street.
(File 418906W)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
39. Public hearing to consider the application of Saint Paul Brass and Aluminum Foundry to rezone
property from RM -2 (multi - family) to I -1 (industrial) to provide for employee parking and truck access
to the rear of the existing foundry building directly south of 954 and 976 Minnehaha Avenue between
Chatsworth Street and the Wilder Foundation campus.
Motion of Intent - Application Granted (including approval of the findings and conclusions of the
Planning Commission as contained in its Resolution 99 -54 adopted August 27, 1999) Yeas - 5 Nays
-0
40. Public hearing to consider the application of the Port Authority of Saint Paul to rezone property from
I -3 (Industrial) to I -2 (Industrial) to create continuity with an adjoining zoning district and facilitate
orderly development of the new River Bend Industrial Park on the north side of Shepard Road northeast
of vacated Palace and vacated Western Avenues.
Motion of Intent - Application Granted (including approval of the findings and conclusions of the
planning Commission as contained in its Resolution 99 -56 adopted August 27, 1999) Yeas - 4 Nays
- 0 (Benanav not present)
Suspension Item
Resolution - 99 -873 - Budget amendment in the City Attorney's Office to release some of the money set
aside in contingency in the 1999 budget for the criminal case tracking system.
Adopted Yeas - 4 Nays - 0 (Benanav not present)
ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
BOARD OF HEALTH
Wednesday, September 8, 1999
3:30 - 5:00. p.m.
(Immediately following Ordinance Section of the City Council agenda)
1. Resolution - 99 -873 - Supporting the 2000 -2001 Saint Paul Maternal and Child health grant
application to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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