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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, April 19, 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 Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Policy Session
• Suspension Items
Present - 7 - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom, Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 0
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 22)
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 April 5, 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
2.Claims of William Francel, Mark Pfaff, Nicholas Trojan, and Gregg Tiemann.
Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Division
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3.Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
May 3, 2000, concerning the application for a Taxicab Driver's License by Mr. Sadou Bah.
4.Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection (LISP) announcing a
public hearing before the City Council on May 10, 2000, to consider the appeal of Neighbors Opposed
to Victoria Plaza, Summit Hill Association, and East Associates to a decision of the Planning
Commission approving the site plan for a commercial development and parking ramp at 864 Grand
Avenue.
5.Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 1031 Bradley Street and
818 Charles Avenue as nuisance properties, and setting date of Legislative Hearings for May 2, 2000,
and City Council Hearings for May 10, 2000.
6.Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 1081 Burgess Street,
104 Litchfield Street, and 499 Minnehaha Avenue East as nuisance properties. (For notification
purposes only; public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
7.Administrative Orders:
• D001879 Authorizing payment, not to exceed $12,000.00, to Buckingham Bee Tea Room for
expenses arising from special revenue generating events at Como Park Conservatory during 2000.
• D001880 Authorizing payment, not to exceed $50.00, for coffee and cookies for Arbor Day Poster
judging by volunteers on April 5, 2000, at Como Golf Clubhouse
• D001881 Approving continuation of the space -use agreement between the West Seventh
Community Center, Inc. and the Libraries through December 31, 2000.
• D001882 Authorizing payment by Marketing & Promotions for activities related to
implementation of the year 2000 marketing plan.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
Laid over to April 26 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Benanav and Blakey were not present)
8.Resolution - 00 -359 - Authorizing payment of $13,313.83 to Warning Lites of Minnesota, Inc. in full
settlement of their claim against the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
9.Resolution - 00 -360 - Authorizing the proper City officials to execute the Settlement Agreement and
Release and to pay the Minnesota State High School League in full settlement of its claim against the
City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
10.Resolution - 00 -361- Authorizing the Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into an agreement
with Dayton's Energy Park to use part of their parking lot area for parking for Saint Paul Saints Baseball
home games and stadium events, and to defend, indemnity and hold harmless Dayton's for the use of
their lot.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
I l Resolution - 00 -362 - Requesting Ramsey County to pass through funds the County currently spends
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to support the Ramsey County Recycling Center to cities in the County's SCORE contracts.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12.Resolution - 00 -363 - Releasing easements in part of vacated Bradford Street and in part of the alley
in Block 83, St. Anthony Park.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13.Resolution - 00 -364- Authorizing Application for the Tax Base Revitalization Account.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14.Resolution - 00 -365 - Authorizing the City's support of Centex to apply for Department of Trade and
Economic Development contamination clean up programs and Metropolitan Council's hazards on the
Upper Landing site.
Substitute introduced and adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15.Resolution - 00 -366 - Authorizing the City to receive and expend Metropolitan Council grant funds
for two Saint Paul projects: the North Quadrant Urban Village ($960,000) and the Urban Village Zoning
study ($50,000).
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16.Resolution - 00 -367 - Authorizing purchase of the property at 400 North Dale Street and Addendum
IV to lease Agreement FMS /25 with Ramsey Action Programs to add the property to the leased
premises with the lessee providing the down payment and making mortgage payments and reimbursing
half of the demolition costs.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17.Resolution - 00 -368 - Finalizing City Council action taken February 23, 2000, approving the
application of Dennis Guptil for a preliminary and final plat for Fifth Street Commons along Fifth Street
between Clarence Street and just east of vacated Etna Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18.Resolution - 00 -369 - Finalizing City Council action taken February 23, 2000, approving the
application of Ms. Lynn Hass for a subdivision review to create five residential lots and two outlots on a
combined plat on the southwest corner of A Street and White Bear Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19.Resolution - 00 -370 - Authorizing the Police Department to accept an $800.00 Operation Nightcap
Grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for traffic enforcement on March 17, 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20.Resolution - 00 -371 - Authorizing the Police Department to establish a spending and financing plan
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for police services provided for the Payne /Arcade Business District Overtime Beat Project from May 1,
2000, through August 31, 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21.Resolution - 00 -372 - Authorizing the Police Department to establish a spending and financing plan
for police services provided at the East Consolidated Weed and Seed program site from March 1, 2000,
through October 31, 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22.Resolution - 00 -373 - Establishing a 2000 budget for remaining grant funds from the Juvenile
Accountability Incentive Block Grant awarded to the Police Department from January 1, 1999 through
September 30, 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
23.Twelve months update by Vince Gillespie, Division of Parks and Recreation, on a Completed Work
Plan addressing the recommendations in the Performance Audit. (Requested by the Council on October
6, 1999) (Laid over from April 5)
Vince Gillespie and Rich Lallier presented a twelve -month update; an eighteen -month update will
be provided on October 25, 2000.
ORDINANCES
24.1 Adoption - 00 -268 - An ordinance amending Chapters 116 and 135 of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code to provide for regulation of the public right -of -way.
(Substitute introduced April 4.4 12 )
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25.1 Adoption - 00 -269 - An ordinance to repeal existing Chapter 431 of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code which provided for the granting of franchises to telecommunications companies.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Benanav was not present)
26.Second Reading - 00 -357 - An ordinance amending Sections 73.03 and 73.04 of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code relating to the membership of the Heritage Preservation Commission.
Laid over to April 26 for third reading /public hearing
27.First Reading - 00 -374 - An ordinance amending Chapter 170 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to
permit dogs to be unrestrained in posted off -leash dog areas of the Saint Paul park system.
Laid over to April 26 for second reading
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28.First Reading - 00 -375 - An ordinance amending Chapter 200 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to
permit dogs to be in posted off -leash dog areas without restraints.
Laid over to April 26 for second reading
29.1 Order - 00 -283 - In the matter of improving the alley in Block 1, Lane's Manor and Block 1,
Sunnyside Plat 2 (bounded by Juliet, Albert, Jefferson and Hamline) by grading and paving with
bituminous material and all other work necessary to complete the project. (File 418919) (Laid over from
March 22) (Note: Since there are no public hearings held on the third Wednesday of each month, this
item will be laid over to April 26 for a public hearing)
Laid over to April 26 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
30.1 Order - 00 -284 - In the matter of condemning and taking permanent easements in the land
necessary for slopes, cuts and fills, for the improvement of the alley in Block 1, Lanes Manor, and Block
1, Sunnyside Plat 2 (bounded by Juliet, Albert, Jefferson and Hamline) by grading and paving with
bituminous material. (File 418919S) (Laid over from March 22)
(Note: Since there are no public hearings held on the third Wednesday of each month, this item will be
laid over to April 26 for a public hearing)
Laid over to April 26 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
31TOLICY SESSION
Newspaper Boxes
L Introduction - Jennifer Dunn, Council Research
11. Minneapolis' Experience with News boxes - Lisa Goodman, Minneapolis City Council
III. News boxes from a community perspective
A. Shawn Bartsh, President, Highland District Council
B. Gayle Summers, Community Organizer, Highland District Council
C. Dick Cortright, Treasurer, Grand Avenue Business Association; Chair, Zoning and Land
Use Committee
D. Paul Arntzen, Operations Manager, U.S. Bank Trust Center
E. Matt Karl, Operations Manager, Lawson Commons
IV. News boxes from an industry perspective
A. Mark Anfinson, Attorney for the Minnesota Newspaper Association
B. Barry O'Rourke, Metro Manager of Single Copy and Educational Sales, Pioneer Press
C. Orton Preikschat, Circulation Manager, USA Today
D. Jo Nelson, Publisher, Twin Cities Employment Weekly
E. Representative from Metro Distribution Services
V. Current regulation of news boxes in Saint Paul and options available to reduce problems
associated with news boxes
A. Tom Kuhfeld, Right -of -Way Manager, Public Works Department
B. Peter Bruce, Consultant and Owner, Community Enhancement and Pedestrian Studies
C. Matt Pfohl, Assistant City Attorney
VI. Public Comment
VII. Discussion by Councilmembers
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Suspension Items
Resolution - 00 -376 - Requesting that the appropriate administration officials not apply the amendment
requiring the denial of permits "...to any person who has outstanding debt owed to the City ", such as
District Energy, and requesting officials to prepare and submit within 30 days of the date of adoption of
this resolution, corrective or housekeeping amendments to Council File No. 00 -268 for Council
consideration and action.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 00 -377 - Approving the law firm of Halleland, Lewis, Nilan, Sipkins & Johnson, as special
counsel representing the City of Saint Paul in the matter of Foley, et al. vs. City Fire Department, et al.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 2 (Benanav and Blakey were not present)
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