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ACTION MINUTES OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, June 14, 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
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Miscellaneous
• Suspension Item
Present - 4 - Bostrom, Coleman, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 3- Benanav (arrived after roll call); Blakey, Harris (both excused)
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 -14)
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 Closed Door Session of May 17, 2000.
Minutes were approved previously on May 24
2. Claims of Dana Baumgartner, Rachel Christine Dauner, and Diane Glawe.
Referred to the Employee /Risk Management Office
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3. Letter from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement declaring 681 Edmund Avenue as
"nuisance property," and amending the date of the City Council hearing to June 28, 2000.
4. Administrative Order:
D001890 Authorizing the Department of Fire and Safety Services to pay $4,000.00 for costs incurred to
hold a "Domestic Preparedness" Chemical Incident Tabletop Exercise on June 9, 2000, designed for
federal, state and local response agencies.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
5. Resolution - 00 -560 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for property located at 1445 Ashland Avenue, 1411 Raymond Avenue, 1115 York
Avenue, 850 Sims Avenue, 783 Sixth Street East, 1213 Pigs Eye Lake Road, and 653 York Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
6. Resolution - 00 -561 - Allowing the Police Department to accept a Juvenile Auto Theft Grant from the
Minnesota Auto Theft Prevention Board and authorizing the Police Department to enter into an
agreement with the Minnesota Auto Theft Prevention Board.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
7. Resolution - 00 -562 - Increasing the Mayor's Office 2000 budget by $25,000 to account for expenses
and receipts for the Census 2000 project.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 00 -563 - Amending the project budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation to include
additional Federal ISTEA grant funding for Como Park Streetcar Station Renovation.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 00 -564 - Placing a deed restriction on Dayton's Bluff Recreation Center for the Division
of Parks and Recreation in order to comply with a grant applied for from the Department of Children,
Families and Learning for improvements.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 00 -565 - Allowing the proper City Officials to sign an agreement between MnDOT and
the City of Saint Paul concerning the Kellogg Boulevard Streetscape Project.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 00 -566 - Concurring with the Board of Water Commissioners' surplus declaration of fee
title to a 6 -foot wide strip of land within the Vadnais Conduit right -of -way south of Little Canada Road
in the City of Little Canada.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 00 -567 - Approving a lease agreement between the City of Saint Paul, the Board of
Water Commissioners and Metricom, Inc. allowing the installation and operation of a wireless internet
system at the Cottage Avenue Standpipe site in Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 00 -568 - Memorializing City Council action taken April 5, 2000, granting the appeal of
David Wildmo (Glockenspiel Restaurant) to a decision of the Heritage Preservation Commission
concerning placement of internally illuminated signage on the C.S.P.S. building at 605 West Seventh
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Street.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 00 -569 - Approving Laws 2000, chapter 461, article 7, sections 1 and 5 relating to
public pension coverage exclusion for certain trades personnel.
Laid over to June 28 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
15. Resolution - 00 -271 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building at 783 Como Avenue
within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends
granting the owner six months to complete rehabilitation of the property provided a $2,000.00
bond is posted by noon on June 14, 2000. (Laid over from March 22)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0 (Remove or repair within 15 days)
16. Resolution - 00 -393 - Revoking the provisional operator license for a taxicab driver issued to
Awalchew Cherto for failure to enroll in the taxicab driver training course. (Laid over from April 26)
Withdrawn Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
17. Report from the Mayor and his administration on implementing a program to provide technology
training for Saint Paul residents to establish a base of "Human Capital" for business. (Report requested
by Council May 3, 2000; C.F. 00 -429)
Laid over to June 21 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 00 -547- Approving a Management Agreement for RiverCentre with Saint Paul Arena
Company, LLC. (Laid over from June 7)
Laid over to June 21 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 00 -570 - Accepting the Council Research report entitled "A Study of Police Employee
Survey Issues, Phase H• Departmental Issues. "
Adopted Yeas - 4 Nays - 0 (Coleman not present)
(The Council requested that the Police Department respond to the report and recommendations at
the July 12 City Council meeting)
ORDINANCES
20. Second Reading - 00 -548 - An ordinance amending Chapter 19 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to
allow inspectors of the Board of Water Commissioners to issue summonses.
Laid over to June 28 for third reading /public hearing
21. Second Reading - 00 -549 - An ordinance amending Chapter 90 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to the use of fire hydrants by public agencies.
Laid over to June 28 for third reading /public hearing
22. Second Reading - 00 -550 - An ordinance to regulate newsracks that are located within public rights -
of -way. (Substitute introduced June 7)
Laid over to July 5 for third reading /public hearing
Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
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23. First Reading - 00 -571 - An ordinance amending Chapter 166 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code by
revising the residential street permit parking district in the University of Minnesota Farm Campus
Neighborhood and which provides for the orderly administration of the district.
Laid over to June 21 for second reading
24. First Reading - 00 -572 - An ordinance amending Chapter 166.10 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
by changing the residential street permit parking district in the Irvine Park Neighborhood from Two
Hour Parking, 8AM -8PM Monday- Friday, Except by Permit, Area 13 to No Parking Except by Permit,
Except Holidays, Area 13.
Laid over to June 21 for second reading
25. First Reading - 00 -573 - An ordinance to clarify the imposition of penalties for violation of the Saint
Paul Legislative Code.
Laid over to June 21 for second reading
26. First Reading - 00 -574 - An ordinance to clarify and supplement taxi driver's license requirements.
Laid over to June 21 for second reading
PUBLIC HEARINGS (public hearings will begin at 5:30 p.m.)
27. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 00 -575 - In the matter of summary abatements(snow and /or ice
removal) for January and /or February, 2000 (JOOOIA1); demolition of vacant buildings during January,
2000 (JOOOIC); summary abatements (property clean -up) during March, 2000 (J0002A); and boarding -
up vacant buildings during February, 2000 (J000213). (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends
approval with the following exceptions:
1120 Sixth Street East (J0002A) - Reduce the assessment to $500.00 plus the $45.00 service fee for
a total assessment of $545.00;
437 View Street (J0002A) - Delete the assessment;
609 Magnolia Avenue East (J0002A) - Appeal withdrawn;
1108 Sixth Street East - Laid over to the June 20 Legislative Hearing and the June 28 City Council
Meeting;
1185 Burns Avenue (JOOOlAl) - Laid over to the June 20 Legislative Hearing and the June 28 City
Council Meeting.)
654 Magnolia Avenue was referred to a Legislative Hearing.
Adopted as amended (per recommendation of the Legislative Hearing Officer) Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
28. Appeal of Jo An M. Mullins to a summary abatement order for property located at 15 Annapolis
Street West. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends denying the appeal)
Appeal Denied Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
29. Appeal of Donald D. Drouin, Jr. to a summary abatement order for property located at 1183
Arkwright Street. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends denying the appeal)
Appeal Denied Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
30. Appeal of Donald D. Drouin, Jr. to vehicle abatement orders for property at 1183 Arkwright Street.
(Legislative Hearing Officer recommends denying the appeal)
Appeal Denied Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
31. Appeal of Donald D. Drouin, Jr. to a vacant building registration notice for property at 1183
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Arkwright Street. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends denying the appeal)
Appeal Denied Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
MISCELLANEOUS
32. Presentation by Hilleary Langenberger of the American Cancer Society on the "Relay For Life"
event to be held on August 4, 2000, at the University of St. Thomas.
Hilleary Langenberger gave a presentation on "Relay For Life."
Suspension Items
Resolution - 00 -576 - Authorizing the Department of Fire and Safety Services to enter into a hazardous
materials emergency response contract with the State of Minnesota - Department of Public Safety.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
Resolution - 00 -577 - Approving a grant agreement between the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
and the City of Saint Paul to begin clean up action at the old Pigs Eye Dump.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
Resolution - 00 -578 - Waiving the 60% requirement for the Sonnabend Family Trust Fundraiser on June
24, 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
Resolution - 00 -579 - Amending C.F. 00 -501, adopted May 24, 2000, regarding repairs to 62 Winifred
Street West.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
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