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AGENDA OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, August 15, 2001 - 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
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 32)
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 BY A COUNCILMEMBER, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
1. Claims of Ecolab University Center (Frauenshuh Companies), Robert Harrison, JoAnn Piram, Lisa and
Scott Reynolds, Karlie Diuk Schaaf, Christopher Valentas, and Betty Wheeler.
2. Notice of Filing of Award of Commissioners in the matter of the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority v. Soo Line Railroad Company, City of Saint Paul, et al.
3. Scheduling Order in the matter of Anthony Brown, Sr., individually and as natural guardian of
Anthony Brown Jr. and Arianan Lynn Brown v. 1993 Jeep.
4. Communication from Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP, regarding the application of KMC DATA LLC,
Inc. for Authority to Provide Competitive Resold and Facilities -Based Local Exchange
Telecommunications Service and Resold Interexchange Service in the State of Minnesota.
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5. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge
on September 11, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 220, Conference Room B, Saint Paul City Hall, concerning
all licenses held by Dinner Club 2000, Inc., dba Dinner Club 2000, 1177 Clarence Street.
6. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge
on September 13, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 41, Saint Paul City Hall, concerning the sale of cigarettes
to a minor by Valorie Jean Johnson at Savoy Inn, 421 7th Street East.
7. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney rescheduling a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge
on September 6, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 220, Conference Room B, Saint Paul City Hall, regarding
Jerome Wold, Certificate of Competency Card - Master Plasterer.
8. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Division of Property Code Enforcement declaring 473 Hatch
Avenue, 715 Preble Street and 1104 Rice Street as nuisance property. (For notification purposes only;
public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
9. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Division of Property Code Enforcement declaring 63 Atwater
Street and 60 Rose Avenue East as "nuisance properties" and setting date of Legislative Hearings for
August 21, 2001, and City Council Hearings for September 5, 2001.
10. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on August 22, 2001, to consider the application of Richard Hamden to rezone
property from B -2 (Community Business) to B -3 (General Business) to allow indoor auto sales at 459
Toronto Street (southwest corner at James Avenue).
11. Administrative Orders:
D002051 Amending the spending and financing plans of the Bus Stop Whitetopping and 1998 MSA
Contingency Projects in the Department of Public Works.
D002052 Authorizing the Police Department to transfer funds in the 2001 budget to provide funding for
an authorized personnel increase in the Fire Dispatcher title from 17 FTE's to 18 FTE's.
D002053 Amending the 2001 budget by transferring funds in the City Attorney's Office to cover the cost
of salary and benefits of the Deputy City Attorney through December 31, 2001.
FOR ACTION
12. Approval of minutes of August 1, 2001.
13. Resolution - 01 -801 - Approving the May 1, 2001 through April 30, 2004, Maintenance Labor
Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Local Union
Number 1 of Minnesota. (Laid over from August 8 for adoption)
14. Resolution - 01 -802 - Approving the May, 2001, through April, 2004, Labor Agreement between the
City of Saint Paul and the Lakes and Plains Regional Council of Carpenters and Joiners. (Laid over from
August 8 for adoption)
15. Resolution - 01 -803 - Approving the July 1, 2001, through December 31, 2003, Labor Agreement
between the City of Saint Paul and the District Lodge No. 77, International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers AFL -CIO. (Laid over from August 8 for adoption)
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16. Resolution - 01 -818 - Concerning adverse action against the Cigarette /Tobacco License held by Blues
Saloon, Inc., dba Blues Saloon, 601 Western Avenue North.
17. Resolution - 01 -819 - Concerning adverse action against the Cigarette /Tobacco License held by
Gehad A. Elfarra, dba Kormann's Supermarket, 719 Burr Street.
18. Resolution - 01 -820 - Concerning adverse action against the Cigarette /Tobacco License held by
Cobes and Duff LLC, dba Lowertown Bar and Grill, 175 - 5th Street East. (To be withdrawn)
19. Resolution - 01 -821 - Concerning adverse action against the Cigarette /Tobacco License held by Twin
Cities Stores, Inc. - 4571, dba Oasis Market, 2067 Grand Avenue.
20. Resolution - 01 -822 - Concerning adverse action against the Cigarette /Tobacco License held by Twin
Cities Stores, Inc. - 4572, dba Oasis Market, 2111 Ford Parkway.
21. Resolution - 01 -823 - Memorializing City Council action taken on June 27, 2001, granting the appeal
of Shannon O'Keefe and modifying the Planning Commission's decision to allow Buffalo Sober House to
operate at 97 North Oxford Street.
22. Resolution - 01 -824 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for property located at 733 Charles Avenue.
23. Resolution - 01 -825 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for property located at 351 Bates Avenue, 574 Summit Avenue, 1346 Arcade
Street, 1074 Arkwright Street - 43 and 234 North Mississippi River Boulevard.
24. Resolution - 01 -826 - Establishing the rate of pay for the new class titled Impound Lot Night
Supervisor set forth in Grade 008, Section IC4 of the Professional Employees Supervisory Standard
Ranges in the Salary Plan and Rates of Compensation.
25. Resolution - 01 -827 - Establishing the rate of pay for the new class titled Deputy Director of Public
Works for Administration set forth in Grade 28, Section ID4 of the Professional Employees Supervisory
Standard Ranges in the Salary Plan and Rates of Compensation.
26. Resolution - 01 -828 - Transferring funds to the Risk Management Division budget to provide a
training period for a new benefit employee to assure proper and continuous administration of health
benefits for retirees.
27. Resolution Approving Assessment - 01 -829 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for: grass cutting (by private contractor) (J0102G), summary abatements (property clean -up)
(JO I05A), boarding -up of vacant building (JO 104B), demolition of vacant building (JO I04C), and
abandoned vehicles towed from private property (J0105V) during June and part of July, 2001, and setting
date of public hearing for September 19, 2001.
28. Resolution Approving Assessment - 01 -830 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for removal of dangerous and/or diseased tree(s) from private property for the year 2000
(OOO1T), and setting date of public hearing for September 5, 2001.
29. Resolution Approving Assessment - 01 -831 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for sidewalk reconstruction in Wards 1 and 7 (work already done), and setting date of public
hearing for September 19, 2001. (OOWALKS 1)
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30. Resolution Approving Assessment - 01 -832 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for sidewalk reconstruction in Wards 5 and 7 (work already done), and setting date of public
hearing for September 19, 2001. (OOWALKS3)
31. Resolution Approving Assessment - 01 -833 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for sidewalk reconstruction in Wards 2 and 4; and setting date of public hearing for September
19, 2001. ((OOWALKS2)
32. Resolution Approving Assessment - 01 -834 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for sidewalk reconstruction in Wards 1, 3 and 6 (work already done), and setting date of public
hearing for September 19, 2001. (OOWALKS4)
FOR DISCUSSION
33. Report from Council Research Center and Council's Fiscal Policy Director on their review of the
April 23, 2001, "Report to the City Council on Racial Profiling from the Police Department." (Requested
by the City Council on May 23, 2001 - C.F. 01 -521.)
34. Resolution - 01 -760 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building at 790 Selby Avenue
within 15 days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends granting the
owner six months to complete rehabilitation of the property provided the owner applies for a code
compliance inspection by noon on July 25, 2001.) (Laid over from August 1)
35. Considering the application of ALCORN, Inc., to rezone property from B -2 to B -3 to allow for the
construction of an auto repair station at 1581 Ford Parkway between Snelling and Macalester Avenues.
(Laid over from August 1)
36. Report from the Saint Paul Youth Skate Park Task Force.
ORDINANCES
NOTE: AN ORDINANCE IS A CITY LA W ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. IT IS READ AT FOUR
SEPARATE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND BECOMES EFFECTIVE AFTER PASSAGE BY THE
COUNCIL AND 30 DAYSAFTER PUBLICATION IN THE SAINT PAUL LEGAL LEDGER
37. Final Adoption - 01 -757 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action granting the application of
New York Bingo Palace, LLC to rezone property from P -1 to B -3 to expand the existing building on the
lot and to rezone from RT -2 to P -1 to provide parking for a new restaurant and bingo facility at 626 and
608 York Street. (Public hearing held June 27)
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