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ACTION MINUTES OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, December 27, 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
• Communications and Administrative Orders
• For Action
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Suspension Items
Present - 6 - Benanav, Bostrom, Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Blakey (Excused)
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 24)
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.
COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
1. Claims of Norma Ames, Daniel Keefe, Mast Realty Company, dba Johnson Estate Properties, Charles
McIntosh, Anthony Mussehl, Richard Nicks, and Pat White.
Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Division
2. Communication from Gerry, Friend & Sapronov, LLP regarding the application of Global TeleLink
Services, Inc., for authority to provide telephone service in the State of Minnesota.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Order in the matter of Oak Grove Properties, Inc., vs. the City of Saint Paul.
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Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on January 3, 2001, to consider the application of Al and Linda Huey for
subdivision of property of Independent School District 625 to be tied to 718 Maryland Avenue West.
5. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on January
3, 2001, to amend the map and legal description attached to Final Order 400 -324 adopted April 5, 2000,
approving the acquisition of property rights in connection with the improvement of Maryland Avenue
East near Arcade Street.
6. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
January 24, 2001, to consider adverse action against the 3.2 Off Sale Malt License held by RCH Inc.,
dba Citgo Quik Mart, 1205 Homer Street.
7. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
January 24, 2001, to consider adverse action against the Taxicab Driver's License held by James Lee
White, White Bear Lake, MN.
8. Letters from the Office of Citizen Service /Property Code Enforcement declaring 1205 Edgerton
Street, 721 Payne Avenue, and 495 Sherburne Avenue as "nuisance properties" and setting date of
Legislative Hearings for January 2, 2001, and City Council Hearings for January 24, 2001.
9. Administrative Orders:
D001958 Approving funding, not to exceed $10,000, for the Division of Parks and Recreation's annual
conference for staff on March 13, 2001, at Bandana Square.
D001959 Authorizing reallocation of the CHIP budget in the Department of Planning and Economic
Development.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
FOR ACTION
10. Approval of minutes of November 1, 2000. (Laid over from December 20)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 00 -1199 - Approving 2000 year -end budget adjustments.
Adopted Yeas -6 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 00 -1200 - Amending the 2000 budget to provide for required disbursements of
Hotel /Motel tax collections to the Saint Paul Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 00 -1201 - Establishing the rate of pay for the new classification titled "Video
Production Supervisor."
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 00 -1202 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement appeals for property located at 1681 Dayton Avenue and 589 Cleveland Avenue South.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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15. Resolution - 00 -1203 - Approving a single family housing program to be financed by the issuance of
single family mortgage revenue bonds and mortgage credit certificates.
Laid over to January 3 for public hearing Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 00 -1204 - 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 - 6 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 00 -1205 - Accepting conveyance of Lot 2, Block 2 in Phalen Village (District 2) less
the westerly 19 feet from the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) for open space purposes.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 00 -1206 - Accepting registration fees and travel expenses for a City employee to attend
the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) Conference provided to the City in recognition of
Midway Stadium's selection as the "George Toma Golden Rake Award" winning facility.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 00 -1207 - Authorizing the Police Department to accept donations in the amount of $200
from the BMC Foundation for the DARE Program and $3,000 from Xcel Energy for the K -9 Unit.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 00 -1208 - Authorizing the Police Department to accept a grant from Minnesota Join
Together, authorizing Chief Finney to enter into an agreement with Minnesota Join Together, and
establishing a 2000 financing and spending plan for the grant.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 00 -1209 - Accepting a Safe and Sober grant and authorizing the City of Saint Paul and
the Police Department to enter into a grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety,
Office of Traffic Safety.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 00 -1210 - Granting Public Art Saint Paul permission to maintain the sculpture currently
located in the median of Marion Street between Ravoux Street and Fuller Avenue for a period not to
exceed three years without further review by the City Council.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 00 -1211 - Releasing utility easements in vacated Mackubin and Atwater Streets for
development of the area by the Port Authority for industrial use.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 00 -1212 - Authorizing execution of Lease Agreement PR/24 extending the term for an
additional five years of the lease of 9,790 square feet of vacant land to the Humane Society of Ramsey
County to be used as a parking lot for customers and staff.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
25. Consideration of the report of the Administrative Law Judge concerning all licenses held by Beaver
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Lounge, Inc., 756 Jackson Street. (Public hearing held and laid over from December 20)
Laid over to January 3 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
26. Report from the Planning Commission on their recommendations, as required by ordinance and as
requested by a series of Council resolutions, regarding six proposed new special sign districts that would
prohibit new billboards and regulate repairs of existing ones.
Larry Soderholm, Department of Planning and Economic Development, presented the Planning
Commission's report.
ORDINANCES
NOTE: AN ORDINANCE IS A CITY LAW ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. IT IS READ AT
FOUR SEPARATE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND BECOMES EFFECTIVE AFTER PASSAGE BY
THE COUNCIL AND 30 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION IN THE SAINT PAUL LEGAL LEDGER.
27. Final Adoption - 00 -1015 - 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
Sunray - Battlecreek- Highwood, District One Community Council neighborhood to be known as the
Sunray - Battlecreek - Highwood, District One Community Council Special District Sign Plan. (Laid over
from November 22)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Reiter not present for vote)
28. Final Adoption - 00 -1018 - 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
Shepard Davern neighborhood to be known as the Shepard Davern Special District Sign Plan. (Laid
over from November 22)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Reiter not present for vote)
29. Final Adoption - 00 -1020 - 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
Macalester - Groveland neighborhood to be known as the Macalester - Groveland Special District Sign
Plan. (Laid over from November 22)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Reiter not present for vote)
30. Final Adoption - 00 -1024- 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
North End /South Como neighborhood to be known as the North End /South Como Special District Sign
Plan. (Laid over from November 22)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
31. Final Adoption - 00 -1117 - An ordinance preserving the status quo with respect to the use of
property for methadone outpatient treatment services pending completion of a study of these facilities by
the Planning Commission.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
32. Second Reading - 00 -1189 - Providing for the collection of refuse and the assessment and collection
of service charges for such services.
Laid over to January 3 for third reading /public hearing
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Suspension Item
Resolution - 00 -1213 - Approving 2000 year -end budget adjustment for the Police Department.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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