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ACTION MINUTES OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, October 11, 2000
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 - 651- 266 -8565
Office of the City Council
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Order
• Resolutions
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Suspension Items
• Committee Openings
Present - 7 - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom, Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 0
CONSENT AGENDA (Items I - 23)
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. Claims of Adam Arroyo, Deborah Carlson (for Inga Carlson - Clark), Joan Fossell, Robert & Alice
Hausman, Suzanne Hurley, Mary Kelley (for Dawn Robinette), Stanzer Knox, Christina Miller,
Brandolin Parisi, and Wayne Ramsden.
Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Division
2. Summons and Report of Examiner in the matter of the application of Guptil Contracting, Inc., vs. the
City of Saint Paul, et al.
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Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Jeffrey Andrew Matiatos vs. the City of Saint Paul, et al.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Summons in the matter of the application of Chue N. Vue and Plia Yang to register title to real estate
in Ramsey County, Chamber's Addition to the City of Saint Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
5. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge
on October 18, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., Conference Room C, Room 220 City Hall /Courthouse, to consider
the application for an auto repair garage license by Richard Anderson, dba S& G Auto Repair, 390
Western Avenue North.
6. Letters from the Office of the City Attorney announcing public hearings before the City Council on
October 25, 2000, to consider revocation of the Provisional Taxicab Driver's License held by Thomas
Anderson, Rick Crambilt, Hassan Mohamoud, Kirk Robledo, Darin Schauer, Hassan Sheikh- Hassan,
Raymond Valley, Donald Waltz Ronttld Woo4, and Juan Zayzay.
7. Letter from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 654 Armstrong Avenue
as nuisance property and setting date of Legislative Hearing for October 17, 2000, and City Council
Hearing for October 25, 2000.
8. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 869 860 Euclid Street
and 45 Winona Street West as nuisance properties. (For notification purposes only; public hearings will
be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
9. Administrative Order:
D001926 Establishing the schedule for 2001 qualifying pay periods for employee insurance benefits.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
10. Resolution - 00 -941 - Honoring volunteers who participated in the painting of "Cleveland Circle" at
the intersection of Fifth Street and West Seventh Street in preparation for the Minnesota Wild season
opener.
Substitute introduced and adopted
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Coleman not present for vote)
11. Resolution - 00 -942 - Approving the 2000 - 2002 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 October 18 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 00 -943 - Resolving outstanding issues pertaining to health insurance and benefits for
any long term unclassified employees who worked at the River- Centre prior to July 1, 2000, in the
event they were to return to City employment in a certified title prior to February 1, 2001.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 00 -944 - Establishing the Rate of Pay for the new class titled "Project Management
Technician (Bi- Lingual)."
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Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 00 -945 - Establishing the Rate of Pay for the new class titled "Housing Rehabilitation
Advisor I (Bi- Lingual)."
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 00 -946 - Directing the Division of Parks and Recreation to renew a lease agreement
with Ramsey County Human Services for office space at Rice Community Recreation Center.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 00 -947 - Memorializing the decision of the City Council on August 9, 2000, denying
the appeal of Motorscope /Dean C. Johnson to a decision of the Planning Commission attaching
conditions to a Special Condition Use Permit allowing reconstruction of an auto specialty store at 360
South Snelling Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 00 -948 - Memorializing the decision of the City Council on September 13, 2000,
granting the appeal of Larry Starns to a decision of the Planning Commission allowing a determination
of similar use for a private association of Christian faithful housing up to seven unrelated adults at 1977
Grand Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 00 -949 - Memorializing the decision of the City Council on September 27, 2000,
granting the application for an auto repair garage license by Felipe Samaniego, dba High Tech Auto
service, 943 Maryland Avenue East, subject to conditions.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 00 -950 - Memorializing the decision of the City Council on September 27, 2000,
revoking the Auto Body Repair Garage License held by Steve's Auto Body St. Paul, Inc., dba Steve's
Auto Body St. Paul, 1196 East 7th Street.
Substitute introduced and adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
(Coleman not present for vote)
20. Resolution - 00 -951 - Memorializing the decision of the City Council on September 27, 2000,
denying the application for a taxicab driver's license by Willie B. Jones, Jr.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 00 -952 - Approving a lease agreement between the City of Saint Paul, the Board of
Water Commissioners, and XM Satellite Radio, Inc. allowing the installation of digital satellite radio
equipment at the McKnight Road Standpipe site.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 00 -953 - Authorizing the purchase of land for the Jimmy Lee Recreation Center
Acquisition and Redevelopment Project.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Council requested the Administration report to the Council on November 1, 2000, regarding
housing replacement.
23. Resolution - 00 -954 - Releasing easements over properties on which the Saint Paul Companies, Inc.
has constructed buildings.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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FOR DISCUSSION
24. Resolution - 00 -317 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building at 668 5th Street East
within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends
approval) (Laid over from October 4)
Laid over to April 11, 2001 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
25. Final Adoption - 00 -859 - An ordinance approving amendments to Chapter 189
of the Saint Paul Legislative Code; assign the responsibility for setting fees to the Truth -in -Sale of
Housing Board and remove specific dollar amounts for fees from the ordinance, add Time of Sale
definition, and clarify Required Acts.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
26. Final Adoption - 00 -860 - An ordinance amending Chapter 82 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code
to bring it into conformance with amendments to the Uniform Municipal Contracting Act (Ch. 471.345).
Laid over to October 25 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
27. Final Adoption - 00 -861 - An ordinance amending Chapter 86 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code
to bring it into conformance with amendments to the Uniform Municipal Contracting Act (Ch 471.35).
Laid over to October 25 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Suspension Items
Resolution - 00 -955 - Requesting the Saint Paul Planning Commission to study, report, and submit a
recommendation on a proposed amendment to the Saint Paul Legislative Code entitled "Dayton's Bluff
Special District Sign Plan."
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
First Reading - 00 -956 - An ordinance amending Chapter 66.216 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to special sign district sign plans creating a new special sign district ordinance for the
Dayton's Bluff neighborhood to be known as the Dayton's Bluff Special District Sign Plan.
Laid over to October 18 for second reading Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
To All Interested Citizens of the City of Saint Paul:
Want to become more involved within the Saint Paul community?
The City of Saint Paul is currently seeking applicants for the following citizen committees:
• Capital Budget Committee
*Must reside in Senate Districts 64, 65, 66 or 67
• Human Rights Commission, residency required
• Zoning Board, residency required
• Youth Fund Board, residency required
• Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps Center, Neighborhood Advisory Crate.
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The committees serve a wide range of needs and interests. The deadline for applications is Wednesday,
November 1, 2000. For more information and /or an application, please contact Tom Marver at
651.266.6610 for more information on how you can become involved.
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