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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, January 12, 2000 - 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 - 651- 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
• Public Hearings
CONSENT AGENDA (Items I -16)
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 November 3, 1999.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Talaya Johanna Martin, and Mai Yang.
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Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Office
3. Communication from Mayor Coleman announcing his veto of Council Ordinance 99 -1063, adopted
December 22, 1999, preserving the status quo with respect to the use of property within the City of Saint
Paul pending completion of studies of possible amendments to City zoning regulations relating to
trucking facilities. (Ordinance 99 -1063 was reconsidered and the veto overridden on January 5, 2000)
4. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 927 Charles Avenue
and 297 Morton Street East as nuisance property, and setting date of Legislative Hearings for January
18, 2000, and City Council Hearings for January 26, 2000.
5. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 294 Charles Avenue,
546 Como Avenue, and 62 Winifred Street West as nuisance properties. (For notification purposes only;
public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
6. Notice of Cross Appeal of Petitioner Independent School District 4625 pertaining to the acquisition of
733 and 703 Wells Street.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
7. Stipulation of Settlement as to Parcel 1 and 2, etc. in the matter of the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority of the City of Saint Paul v. Ronald H. Lindquist and Susan J. Lindquist, et al. pertaining to
condemnation of certain real property for the North Quadrant Redevelopment Project.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
8. Administrative Orders:
• D001804 Amending the 1999 budget in the Division of Real Estate /Property Management -City
Hall Annex by transferring money from Data Processing- Hardware to Operating Transfer to
General Fund for PC replacement bill.
• D001805 Approving funding not to exceed $500.00 for Division of Parks and Recreation
Expanded Staff meetings held monthly in 2000.
• D001806 Approving funding not to exceed $12,500.00 for the Division of Parks and Recreation's
annual conference on March 21, 2000, at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
• D001807 Approving redistribution of dollars within the Financial Services activity in order to
eliminate and /or prevent deficits due to unanticipated expenditures.
• D001808 Moving spending budgets to the Operating Transfer to General Fund object code for PC
replacement acquisitions for 1999 in the Public Works Engineering Fund.
• D001809 Moving spending budgets to the Operating Transfer to General Fund object code for PC
replacement acquisitions for 1999 in the Public Works Right of Way Fund.
• D001810 Moving spending budgets to the Operating Transfer to General Fund object code for PC
replacement acquisitions for 1999 in the Public Works Administration Fund.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
9. Resolution - 00 -21- Amending Council File 99 -607 to change the term of Joan Thompson to serve
one year on the Workforce Development Council.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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10. Resolution - 00 -22 - Approving a Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and
the Saint Paul Police Federation establishing the implementation procedures for moving current
incumbents holding certified appointments to the Lieutenant classification into the Commander
classification as a result the consolidation of the Lieutenant and Commander classes; and amending
Article 18 (Premium Pay /Special Allowances) of the current collective bargaining agreement by
establishing a 5% premium pay for "Senior Commander" duty assignment. (To be laid over one week
for adoption)
Laid over to January 19 for adoption
11. Resolution - 00 -23 - Accepting a $98,000.00 Police Overtime Grant from the Minnesota Department
of Public Safety and authorizing the Police Chief to enter into a grant agreement with the Minnesota
Department of Public Safety.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 00 -24 - Concerning adverse action against the Off -Sale Liquor License held by The
American Dream Builders, Inc., dba Christine Liquors, 111 Concord Street. (Uncontested)
Withdrawn Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 00 -25 - Memorializing the decision of the City Council on November 3, 1999, denying
the appeal of Christopher Prior to a decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals denying a variance in order
to convert a single family home into a duplex at 848 Third Street East.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 00 -26 - Approving a program of refunding Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds to
provide for the recycling of program monies to make additional loans for low or moderate persons and
families.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 00 -27 - Changing the rate of pay for Parks Concession Supervisor in the Salary Plan
and Rates of Compensation Resolution.
Laid over to January 19 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 00 -28 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for property at 1844 Grand Avenue, 1086 Iglehart Avenue 44, 111 Empire Drive,
73 Leech Street, 924 -926 Rice Street, 1861 -1871 Randolph Avenue, 1045 Cromwell Avenue, 1337
Arkwright Street, and 1084 Sims Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
17. Resolution - 99 -1218 - Changing some of the roadways designated as Municipal State Aid (MSA)
and County State Aid Highways (CSAH). (Laid over from December 22)
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Laid over indefinitely Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 00 -10 - Changing the rate of compensation for the existing classification of Assistant
Director of Human Rights (unclassified). (Laid over from January 5)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Report from the City Attorney on the preliminary implementation of its policy to select and manage
outside counsel.
Clayton Robinson, City Attorney, presented a report.
20. Resolution - 00 -29 - Approving the change of control of the Saint Paul Cable Franchise from
MediaOne to Meteor and AT &T.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
(Holly Hansen, City Cable Officer, was requested to provide a report to the Council on February 9 as to
whether or not MediaOne violated federal standards as to how much they may charge for cable wiring
installation in nursing homes.)
ORDINANCES
21. Final Adoption - 99 -1202 - An ordinance amending Section 157.04 of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code to delete an obsolete reference to the Department of Community Services and to allow the Director
of Parks and Recreation, rather than the Director of Community Services or a designee, the ability to
post signs indicating that tree trimming work is in progress and banning parking within one hundred feet
of such work.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Second Reading - 00 -12 - An ordinance amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to
rezone property at 550 Concord Street from RM -2 to OS -1. (Public hearing held December 1)
Laid over to January 19 for third reading
PUBLIC HEARINGS (public hearings will begin at 5:30 p.m.)
23. Public hearing concerning whether the requested transfer of control of the cable system from
MediaOne to AT &T may adversely affect subscribers. (Public hearing continued from December 1)
Gerry Strathman, Council Research Director, presented an update and public testimony was received.
(See Item 20)
24. Third Reading - 99 -1227 - An ordinance amending Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 423 to
establish a separate license for auto body repair shops and auto body painting shops.
Laid over to January 26 for final adoption
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25. Third Reading - 99 -1228 - An ordinance to limit the number of one -day entertainment licenses
available at any one location.
Laid over to January 26 for final adoption
26. Third Reading - 99 -1229 - An ordinance amending Chapter 66.216 of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code pertaining to special sign district sign plans by creating a new special sign district sign plan for the
Snelling - Hamline Neighborhood to be known as the Snelling - Hamline Special District Sign Plan.
(Amended on January 5)
Laid over to January 26 for final adoption
27. Third Reading - 99 -1241- An ordinance amending Chapter 66.216 of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code pertaining to special sign district sign plans by creating a new special sign district plan for the
West Side Neighborhood to be known as the West Side Special District Sign Plan.
Substitute page 1 was introduced and laid over to January 26 for final adoption
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
28. Resolution - 00 -30 - Concerning adverse action against all licenses held by Blues Saloon, Inc., 601
Western Avenue North.
Substitute introduced and adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Coleman not present)
29. Resolution - 00 -31 - Concerning adverse action against all licenses held by Food -N -Fuel, Inc., 675
7th Street West. (Uncontested)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Coleman not present)
30. Resolution - 00 -32 - Concerning adverse action against all licenses held by Hardee's Food Systems,
Inc., dba Hardee's of Midway, 369 Hamline Avenue North.
Substitute introduced, amended and adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
(The Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection was requested to provide a report to
the Council on July 11, 2001, regarding their inspections of sanitary and health conditions at this
establishment)
31. Resolution - 00 -33 - Concerning adverse action against the Malt Off -Sale Liquor License held by
Paul Kamp, dba Kamp's, 1059 Western Avenue North. (Uncontested)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
32. Resolution - 00 -34 - Concerning adverse action against the Auto Body Repair Garage License held
by Steve's Auto Body, 1196 7th Street East. (Uncontested)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
33. Resolution - 00 -35 - Endorsing the West Side Flats Development Strategy as the overall vision for
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the area between Robert Street, Wabasha Street, Plato Boulevard, and the Mississippi River.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
34. Resolution - 99 -999 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building at 559 Lawson Avenue
East within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends the
owner be given six months to rehabilitate the building provided a $2,000 bond is posted by noon
February 16, 2000) (Laid over from October 13, 1999)
Adopted as amended (per recommendation of the Legislative Hearing Officer)
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
35. Resolution - 00 -14 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building at 762 Lafond Avenue
within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends allowing
the owner six months to complete rehabilitation provided a $2,000.00 bond is posted, a code compliance
inspection is completed, and the vacant building fee is paid by noon on January 5, 2000) (Laid over
from January 5)
Adopted (remove or repair within 15 days) Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
36. Appeal of Richard Brown to a Summary Abatement Order for property at 1763 Thomas Avenue.
(No action required; the abatement order was withdrawn as the property is in compliance.)
No action required
37. Final Order - 99 -1232 - In the matter of improving the alley in Block 2, Sylvan Park bounded by
Stanford, Saratoga, St. Clair and Warwick by grading and paving with a bituminous material. (File
418916) (Laid over from December 22)
Substitute introduced and laid over to March 22 for public hearing
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
38. Final Order - 99 -1233 - In the matter of condemning and taking an easement in the land necessary
for the slopes, cuts, and fills, including the right of removal of lateral support from subject land or
reminder thereof, occasioned by excavations thereof or construction of slopes in the grading and paving
of the alley in Block 2, Sylvan Park bounded by Stanford, Saratoga, St. Clair and Warwick. (File
418916S) (Laid over from December 22)
Laid over to March 22 for public hearing Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
39. Public hearing to consider the appeals of the Hamline Midway Coalition and JLT Group to a
decision of the Planning Commission to approve a site plan with conditions for two office /warehouse
buildings at 1900 Minnehaha Avenue West. (Laid over from December 8 for continuation of public
hearing)
Laid over to January 19 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
(public hearing was held)
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