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ACTION MINUTES OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, March 15, 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
Present - 6 - Benanav, Blakey, Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Bostrom (Excused)
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Policy Session
• Suspension Item
CONSENT AGENDA (Items I - 17)
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 February 16, and 23, 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
2. Claims of Carol Crosby, Thomas Hinz, Perry Jensen, Gary McCormick, and Ronnie Porter.
Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Office
3. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on April 5,
2000, to consider the petition of Dennis Guptil to vacate a portion of East Fifth Street, Etna Street, and
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the alley in Hamer's Subdivision in order to allow construction of new housing units.
4. Letters from the Citizens Service Office, Property Code Enforcement, declaring 923 Agate Street and
668 5th Street East as nuisance properties and setting date of Legislative Hearings for March 21, 2000,
and City Council Hearings for April 5, 2000.
5. Letters from the Citizens Service Office, Property Code Enforcement, declaring 408 Blair Avenue
and 818 Charles Avenue as nuisance properties. (For notification purposes only; public hearings will be
scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
6. Administrative Orders:
D001844 Amending the financing and spending plan of the Chestnut Street Powerline Burial project by
transferring $25,000 CIB funding from the 2000 Shepard Road project.
D001845 Revising the 1999 General Fund Budget in the Division of Libraries.
D001846 Reallocating budget from the STAR -PED Program for Neighborhood Projects to REDA's
West Side Mainstreet and ESNDC's Payne Avenue Commercial Improvement Project.
D001847 Approving budget revision in the Office of Cable Communications to cover 1999 year -end
variances.
D001848 Revising the 1996/98 Capital Improvement Budgets to move funding from the Central Library
Tuckpointing to the Saint Anthony Park Branch Library to cover a shortfall.
D001849 Transferring budgeted amounts between activities to balance the budgetary control levels of
the Police Department's 1999 Special Revenue Fund 436.
D001850 Transferring budget money to provide sufficient funding at the budgetary control levels of the
Police Department's 1999 General Fund Budget.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
7. Resolution - 00 -220 - Approving the January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2001, Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Fire Supervisory Association.
(Laid over from March 8 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 00 -240 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer for Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for property located at: 2450 Stewart Avenue, 2441 Youngman Avenue, and 2459
Youngman Avenue; 622 Grand Avenue; 1532 Grand Avenue and 590 Snelling Avenue South; 332
Lexington Parkway North; 1084 Sims Avenue 41; and 130 Seventh Street East.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 00 -241 - Accepting gifts from the Metropolitan Council, Norwest Bank, Reliastar,
Capitol City Partnership, 3M Company, and the four Saint Paul Complete Count Committees for the
cost associated with producing and distributing Census 2000 information brochures and bus signage.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 00 -242 - Accepting a donation of $4,000.00 from Clifford Timm for improvements at
Pickeral Lake.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 00 -243 - Supporting State Legislation dedicating sales tax revenues to Regional Parks
Systems Operations and Maintenance.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays -1 (Benanav)
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12. Resolution - 00 -244 - Approving Disbursement of Youth Programs Funds to the following
organizations: American Legion Post 4418; Como Park Zoo & Conservatory Education; Dunning
Boosters; Eastview Booster Club; Edgcumbe Community Center Hockey Booster Club; Hayden Heights
Youth Alliance; History Day Support Club; Lexington /Hamline Community Council; St. Paul Midway
Little League; St. Paul Police Explorer Post 4454; St. Paul Science Fair Support Group; St. Paul Urban
Tennis Program; Snelling /Hamline Community Council; SuperClown; and Twin Star Baseball Club.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 00 -245 - Approving the following organizations to the 10% Club for 2000: Boosters
East, Inc.; East Side Midget Hockey; Friends of KidsPark; Highland Park Little League Association;
History Day Support Club; Palace Booster Club; Rice /Lawson Recreation Center Booster Club; Rice
Street Athletic Club; Saint Paul Science Fair Support Group; Sounds of Hope; South St. Anthony Park
Booster Club; Sports For Life; and Upper East Side Football Association.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 00 -246 - Establishing a 2000 spending and financing plan in the Police Department for
the second year of underage liquor compliance checks for the University of Minnesota Multifaceted
Pilot Prevention Program to Reduce Youth Access to Alcohol.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 00 -247 - Establishing a 2000 Spending and financing plan in the Police Department for
the Minnesota Join Together grant.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 00 -248 - Accepting a liquor compliance grant from the Minnesota Department of Public
Safety and establishing a 2000 spending and financing plan for the grant.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 00 -249 - Suspending licenses held by Food -N -Fuel, 675 7th Street West, until the fine
imposed by the City Council on January 12, 2000, is paid (C.F. 00 -31).
Withdrawn Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
18. Resolution - 00 -194 - Endorsing the Sustainable Energy for Economic Development Coalition's
"Principles for Minnesota's Energy Future." (Laid over from March 8)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 00 -223 - Approving the appointments of Susan Foote, Wayne Mikos, Shari Wilsey, Lee
Meyer, and Richard Wolfgramm, by Mayor Coleman, to the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation
Commission. (Laid over from March 8)
Laid over to March 22 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
20. Report from the Administration on the proposed reductions in spending under the City's 2000
budget. (Requested by Council on March 8)
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A report was presented by Joe Reid, Director of Financial Services.
21. Resolution - 00 -225 - Establishing the upgrade in Park and Recreation Manager to Grade 26 of the
Supervisory Range of Compensation in the Salary Plan and Rates of Compensation. (Laid over from
March 8)
Adopted Yeas 5 Nays -1 (Benanav)
22. Report from the Office of Labor Relations on their work plan schedule in response to the Council
Research Performance Audit. (Report requested by Council on December 8, 1999)
A report was presented by Katherine Megarry, Director of the Office of Labor Relations. A six -
month update will be provided on September 27, 2000.
23. Resolution - 00 -250 - Referring the Seven Corners Gateway Plan to the Planning Commission for
their review and comment.
A presentation on this item was made by Richard McLaughlin, Town Planning Collaborative.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
24. Final Adoption - 99 -967 - An ordinance amending Chapter 324 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to
prohibit tobacco vending machines in facilities where minors are present and to establish an
administrative penalty to be imposed against the clerk at a licensed premise who sells tobacco or tobacco
products to a minor.
(Laid over from February 16)
Failed Yeas - 2 Nays - 4 (Blakey, Harris, Lantry, Reiter)
25. Second Reading - 00 -237 - An ordinance amending Section 310.19 of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code; modifying the investigation services required from a security agency to be selected and contracted
with the City of Saint Paul to provide alcohol awareness training to liquor - licensed establishments in
order to receive a 7% discount on the liquor license fee.
Laid over to March 22 for third reading /public hearing
POLICY SESSION
No topic this month
Suspension Item
Resolution - 00 -251 - Accepting and thanking Nasser Kazeminy for his generous donation for payment
of all travel, lodging and other incidental expenses for a City of Saint Paul representative to attend a
two -day meeting in the Country of Jordan to share their visions and solutions for the development of the
IT sector in Jordan.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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