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ACTION MINUTES OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, September 13, 2000iL /Z- 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Y� /zip' /2CITY 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 - 5 - Benanav, Bostrom, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absentia' /z - 2 - Blakey, Coleman (arrived after roll call)
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• For Action
• Administrative Orders
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Suspension Items
• To all interested citizens in Saint Paul ...
CONSENT AGENDA (Items I - 31)
NOTE: ALL ITEMS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. i '/
THERE WILL BEi '/ NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. a* '/ IF DISCUSSION IS
DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED
SEPARATELY.
FOR ACTION
1.Approval of minutes of August 23, 2000.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
2.i�' /20aims of Ernest Bruckner, Mildred Butz, Robert Distad, Dave & Maureen Farle, Grant Utilities,
Inc., Dennis Moriarty, and James Tracy.
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Referred to the Employee/Risk Management Division
3.Summons, Complaint, etc. in the matter of Norman Darnell Toney (aka Malcolm Carr) vs. the City of
Saint Paul, et al.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
1L /z4.Letters from the Citizen Service Office/Property Code Enforcement declaring 414 Edmund Avenue,
682 Western Avenue North, and 1497 York Avenue as nuisance properties, and setting date of
Legislative Hearings for September 19, 2000, and City Council hearings for September 27, 2000.
5.Letters from the Citizen Service Office/Property Code Enforcement declaring 654 Armstrong Avenue
and 1093 Seventh Street West/520 Bay Street as nuisance properties.Y� /z (For notification purposes only;
public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
6. Y � 1 /2Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
October 4, 2000
permitting MnDOT temporary
construction and flowage easements for the I -35E Bridge Project (Lexington and I -35E at the Crosby
Farm Regional Park).
7.Administrative Orders:
• D001911Authorizing payment in the amount of $1,429.00 to Dr. Ralph Farnsworth, Como Zoo
Veterinarian, to attend the 2000 Annual Conference of the American Association of Zoo
Veterinarians in New Orleans on September 16 -21, 2000.
• D001912Amending the 2000 budget of the Department of Planning and Economic Development
Operations Fund which was prepared and adopted based on an organizational structure no longer in
existence.
• D001913Authorizing the Police Department Critical Incident Response Team to utilize the United
States Army's advanced training facility at Camp Ripley on September 24 -27, 2000.
• D001914Authorizing payment, not to exceed $40,000, to performers at the grand re- opening of
Harriet Island on September 9, 2000.
• D001915Authorizing payment, not to exceed $40,000, to Melrose Pyrotechnics North for a
fireworks show at the grand re- opening of Harriet Island on September 9, 2000.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
8.Resolution - 00 -816 - Declaring September 17, 2000, as Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church
Day in the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Y� /z 9.Resolution - 00 -817 - Approving the May 1, 2000, to April 30, 2003, Collective Bargaining
Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local
110.i�' /z (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to September 20 for adoption
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10.Resolution - 00 -818 - Approving the Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Classified
Confidential Employees Association - CCEA (Union) for the purpose of enabling the City and the Union
to extend probationary periods as the City deems appropriate.Y� /z (To be laid over one week for adoption)
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Laid over to September 20 for adoption
I l Resolution - 00 -819 - Ratifying City Council Resolution 00 -319 with the findings previously made by
the Port Authority and which are necessary to the establishment of the Tax Increment District.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12.Resolution - 00 -820 - Authorizing the Police Department to disburse funds for reimbursement to
Parking Enforcement Officers and Community Liaison Officers for educational expenses.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13.Resolution - 00 -821 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with Ray Joseph
Leasing and Sales to lease unmarked vehicles for investigative purposes.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14.Resolution - 00 -822 - Endorsing the creation of debt obligations for the purpose of reducing the
energy use at certain City facilities by use of 0% guaranteed loans offered by Northern States Power
Company to the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15.Resolution - 00 -823 - Amending the 2000 Budget in the Department of Planning and Economic
Development by separating the salary and fringe benefit costs of Workforce Development employees
from the PED Operations Fund into another account.Y� /z
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16.Resolution - 00 -824 - Converting the 1999 year -end $150,000 allocation for the GIS strategic plan
from a General Fund advance to a General Fund transfer in the Office of Financial Services.
Adopted Yeas - TiZ% !Z /2!Z /2Nays - 0
17.Resolution - 00 -825 - Finalizing City Council action taken August 9, 2000, granting the application of
Dennis Guptil for a revised final plat for Newbridge along Fifth Street between Clarence Street and east
of Etna Street.Y� /z
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18.Resolution - 00 -826 - Approving the cost allocation system for the RiverCentre complex.Y� /z
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19.Resolution - 00 -827 - Authorizing payment of $20,000.00 to Catherine Rude and her attorney, Gregg
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Corwin, in full settlement of their claim against the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20.Resolution - 00 -828 - Authorizing the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement with the
Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Commissioner of Transportation for installation and
maintenance of railroad crossing signals at the intersection of Plato Boulevard with the tracks of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company (on Plato Boulevard 400 feet east of Wabasha Street).
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21.Resolution - 00 -829 - Approving disbursement of Youth Program Funds to American Legion Post
4418; Dunning Boosters; Edgcumbe Community Center Hockey Booster Club; Harding Area Girls'
Fastpitch Softball; History Day Support Group; Lexington/Hamline Community Council; Maplewood
Moose Lodge, Venture Crew 4613, BSA; Margaret Booster Club; St. Paul Midway Little League; St.
Paul Science Fair Support Group; St. Paul Urban Tennis Program; SuperClown; Twin Star Baseball
Club; and Youth Express.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22.Resolution - 00 -830 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for property located at 2176 Dayton Avenue, 1573 Hartford Avenue, 1529 Adrian
Street, 1402 Portland Avenue, 850 Sims Avenue, 63 Robert Street South, 2159 Juliet Avenue, 634
Iglehart Avenue, 790 Frank Street, and 1695 Stillwater Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23.Preliminary Order - 00 -831 - In the matter of construction of new bituminous surfaced streets,
concrete curb and gutter, concrete driveway aprons and outwalks, boulevard sodding, tree planting,
lantern style lighting system, and all other work necessary to complete improvements for the
Case/Hazelwood Street Paving and Lighting Project, and setting date of public hearing for November 15,
2000.Y� (File 418929) iZ' /2YZ /zip' /z
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24.Preliminary Order - 00 -832 - In the matter of construction of water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer
service connections and sidewalk reconstruction, if requested by the property owner, in conjunction with
the Case/Hazelwood Area Street Paving and Lighting Project, and setting date of public hearing for
November 15, 2000.i�'/z (File 418929C)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25.Preliminary Order - 00 -833 - In the matter of installing a lantern street lighting system on Minnehaha
Avenue between Snelling Avenue and Lexington Parkway, and setting date of public hearing for October
4, 2000.i�'/z (File 418933)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
26.Preliminary Order - 00 -834 - In the matter of installing a lantern street lighting system on Territorial
Road between T.H. 280 and Carleton Street, and setting date of public hearing for October 4, 2000.i�'/z
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(File 418934)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
27.Resolution Approving Assessment - 00 -835 - In the matter of the Prior /Jefferson Area Paving and
Lighting Project, and setting date of public hearing for October 4, 2000.Y� (File 418911)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
28.Resolution Approving Assessment - 00 -836 - In the matter of lighting improvements on the Hamline
University Campus and Aldine Street - Englewood to Hubbard, and setting date of public hearing for
October 4, 2000.Y� (File 418886A)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
29.Resolution Approving Assessment - 00 -837 - In the matter of installation of storm sewer and sanitary
sewer connections as part of the Hewitt/Aldine RSVP Project, and setting date of public hearing for
October 4, 2000.Y� (File 418886C)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
30.Resolution Approving Assessment - 00 -838 - In the matter of installation of a water connection as part
of the Hewitt/Aldine RSVP Project, and setting date of public hearing for October 4, 2000.Y� (File
418886W)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
31.Resolution Approving Assessment - 00 -839 - In the matter of installation of storm service connections
along Dale Street North - St. Anthony to Minnehaha Avenues, and setting date of public hearing for
October 4, 2000.Y� (File 418803C)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
32.Consideration of the appeal of Larry Starns to a decision of the Planning Commission allowing a
determination of similar use for a private association of Christian faithful housing up to seven (7)
unrelated adults at 1977 Grand Avenue.Y� /z (Laid over from September 6)
Motion of Intent - Appeal Granted.!Z% The application will be returned to the Planning
Commission with a direction to prepare a new report to consider this use as a "religious retreat"
which is permitted subject to the provisions of Legislative Code iL' /z 64.300(d). Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
33. Update from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection (LIEF) regarding noise
and odor issues at the Minnesota Brewing Company /Gopher State Ethanol Plant.Y� /z (Monthly updates
were requested by the Council on August 9, 2000)
Dan Smith, Department of Planning and Economic Development and Bill Gunther, Office of
License, Inspections and Environmental Protection, presented an update.!Z /z An additional update
will be provided on October 18, 2000.
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(See Resolution 00 -841 brought in under suspension)
34.Resolution - 00 -840 - Adopting a maximum annual tax levy and an adjusted tax rate for 2001.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
35. Final Adoption - 00 -737 - An ordinance memorializing the decision of the City Council granting the
application of Jaunae and David Brooks to rezone property at 1528 Grand Avenue, from RM -2 to OS -1
to allow an office use.Y� /z (Public hearing held July 12, 2000)
Adopted!Z% Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
36. Final Adoption - 00 -749 - An ordinance amending Saint Paul Legislative Code Section 33.04 by
inserting the 50% reduction of all housing related permits as part of an extension of a pilot program to
increase housing in Saint Paul.
Amended and laid over to September 20 for final adoption
Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
37.Second Reading - 00 -806 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving a petition of
Episcopal Church Home to rezone property located on the corner of Fairview and University Avenues
from B -3 and P -1 to RM -2 to allow for the expansion of a retirement community.Y� /z (Public hearing held
August 9, 2000)
Laid over to September 20 for third reading
Suspension Item
Resolution 00 -841 - Requesting the Mayor's Administration begin discussions immediately with the
appropriate State agencies and State elected officials to hasten the resolution of the distinct odor from the
Gopher State Ethanol Plant and report back at the September 27, 2000, City Council meeting.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
To All Interested Citizens of the City of Saint Paul:
Want to become more involved within the Saint Paul Community?
The City of Saint Paul is currently seeking applicants for the following citizen committees:
• District Energy
• Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Committee, residency required
The committees serve a wide range of needs and interests. For more information and /or an application,
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please see the City's web site at http: / /www.ci.stpaul.mn.us /mayor /committeeinfo/ or contact Tom Marver
by email or by phone at 651- 266 -6610 for more information on how you can become involved.
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