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ACTION MINUTES OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, October 10, 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
• Miscellaneous
• Suspension Items
Present - 7 - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom, Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 0
CONSENT AGENDA (Items I - 40)
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 COUNCILMEMER, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
1. Claims of Steven Chirpich, Jason Fritzel, and Jacki Scalise.
Referred to the Risk Management Division
2. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Buffalo Sober Group, L.L.C. vs. the City of St. Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Summons and Report of Examiner In the Matter of the Application of Northern States Power
Company, now known as Xcel Energy, Inc., to register title to real estate located in Ramsey County.
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Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Demand For Judicial Determination in the matter of Gordon Houek vs. 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
5. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Division of Property Code Enforcement declaring 299
Arlington Avenue East and 667 Magnolia Avenue East as nuisance properties and setting date of
Legislative Hearings for October 16, 2001, and City Council Hearings for November 7, 2001.
6. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Division of Property Code Enforcement declaring 1840 Ames
Avenue, 1561 Jackson Street, and 2281 Priscilla Street as nuisance properties. (For notification purposes
only; public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary)
7. Administrative Orders:
D002074 Amending the Parking and Transit Fund in the Department of Planning and Economic
Development for environmental cleanup and pedestrian and handicapped access at the Broadway and
Kellogg Lot in 2001 for increased cost of the construction contract.
D002075 Authorizing an in -house training session combined with the annual staff recognition event
funded by The Friends of the Library, Perrie Jones Library Fund.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
FOR ACTION
8. Approval of minutes of September 12, 2001, and Close Door Session of October 3, 2001.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 01 -1041 - Approving the Memorandum of Agreement and Understanding between the
City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Supervisors Organization regarding the exchange of certain
recognized holidays for association members employed by the St. Paul Library System and allowing
association members to sell back accrued and unused vacation. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to October 17 for adoption
10. Resolution - 01 -1042 - Approving an appropriation for redistricting the City based upon the 2000
census population figures.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 01 -1043 - Supporting the Neighborhood House Community Center/El Rio Vista
Recreation facility expansion project at 179 East Robie Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 01 -1044 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for 969 Ashland Avenue and 882 Seventh Street West.
Laid over to October 17 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 01 -1045 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for 733 Pierce Butler Route, 436 Shepard Road West, 1985 Grand Avenue, 2246
Seventh Street West, and 2254 Seventh Street West.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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14. Resolution - 01 -1046 - Approving funding of the 2001 and 2002 Residential Street Vitality Project
Areas and tentative approval of 2003 -2006 project areas.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 01 -1047 - Establishing the 2002 Residential Street Vitality Program assessment rates.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 01 -1048 - Closing out 1995 and 2000 Sewer Maintenance Building projects and bringing
budgets forward to the current year for construction and adding Sewer Service funding to 2001.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 01 -1049 - Amending the spending and financing plan of the Fifth/Kennard RSVP project
by adding Water Utility financing.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 01 -1050 - Authorizing the City to enter into a collaboration with Ramsey County and
other partners to apply for a Federal grant for youth offender reentry.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 01 -1051 - Requesting the Police Department to provide updates on a quarterly basis
analyzing the impact of business card use by determining changes in numbers of founded and unfounded
complaints and to make public their findings on the same quarterly basis as to the progress and
effectiveness of the agreement in ensuring the safety of all officers and the rights of all citizens.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 01 -1052 - Establishing the rates of pay for the class series titled IS Systems Consultant I
through IV in the Salary Plan and Rates of Compensation.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 01 -1053 - Establishing the rates of pay for the class series titled IS Systems Support
Specialist I through IV in the Salary Plan and Rates of Compensation.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 01 -1054 - Establishing the rates of pay for the class series titled IS
Information/Technical Analyst I through V in the Salary Plan and Rates of Compensation.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 01 -1055 - Authorizing payment in the amount of $28,000 to Melissa Ann Gabriel and
her attorneys in full settlement of their claim against the City of St. Paul
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 01 -1056 - Authorizing payment in the amount of $32,290 to Ruben Antonio Benegas in
full settlement of his claim against the City of St. Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 01 -1057 - Amending and closing out completed capital projects and transferring any
remaining balances to the CIB contingency.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 01 -1058 - Establishing a new project in the 2001 Capital Improvement Budget entitled
Swede Hollow - Fourth Street Trail Connection.
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Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
27. Resolution - 01 -1059 - Accepting a grant from the State of Minnesota to restore East Como Lake trail
and lakeshore in Como Park.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
28. Resolution - 01 -1060 - Establishing a new project in the 2001 Capital Improvement Budget entitled
Downtown Children's Play Area Site Acquisition.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
29. Resolution - 01 -1061 - Holding Saint Paul Academy and Summit School harmless for the City's use
of its fields for the Youth Football program from August 28 through October 25, 2001.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
30. Resolution - 01 -1062 - Establishing budget and financing for Internal Borrowing Fund to the Housing
and Redevelopment Authority for the Upper Landing project.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
31. Resolution - 01 -1063 - Waiving the 45 -day notice requirement for On -Sale Liquor and Sunday On-
Sale Liquor Licenses for Vone Moua and Mee Moua, dba The Bangkok, 691 North Dale Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
32. Resolution - 01 -1064 - Suspending the Master Plasterer's License held by Jerome Wold, dba JTW Co.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
33. Resolution - 01 -1065 - Concerning adverse action against the Warehouse/ Distributor and Food
Vehicle License held by El Burrito Market, Inc., dba El Burrito Wholesale, 282 Chester Street, for failure
to pay delinquent license fees.
Withdrawn Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
34. Resolution - 01 -1066 - Concerning adverse action against the Food Processor License held by Mai
Vang, dba Mai Pastry -N -Deli, 371 West University Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
35. Resolution - 01 -1067 - Concerning adverse action against the Cigarette /Tobacco license held by Citgo
Quik Mart, 1205 Homer Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
36. Resolution - 01 -1068 - Concerning adverse action against the Cigarette /Tobacco License held by G &
H 2, 381 Minnesota Street.
Withdrawn Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
37. Resolution - 01 -1069 - Concerning adverse action against the Cigarette /Tobacco license held by
Willman Distributing Company, dba Jubilee Foods, 121 Maryland Avenue East.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
38. Resolution - 01 -1070 - Concerning adverse action against the Cigarette /Tobacco license held by
Hussein Abdelhamid, dba Rice Street Grocery, 873 Rice Street.
Substitute introduced and adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
39. Resolution - 01 -1071 - Concerning adverse action against the Cigarette /Tobacco License held by UC
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General Store, 1919 University Avenue West.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
40. Resolution - 01 -1072 - Concerning adverse action against the Cigarette /Tobacco License held by The
Vintage, 579 Selby Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
41. Public hearing on the proposed use of the 2001 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. (Per C.F. 01-
957) (Public hearing was held October 3)
The City Council requested the Police Department provide them with written information
regarding the use of the Local Law Enforcement Block grant money.
42. Resolution - 01 -1073 - Moving funds out of contingency to execute a contract with Stellent, Inc. for
e- Government Initiative.
Laid over to October 24 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
43. Resolution - 01 -1074 - Recommending elimination of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad
Authority ( RCRRA) Alternative �4 5 and Planning Commission Option C from further consideration and
requesting further analysis and refinement of Planning Commission Option B; and reaffirming City
Council Resolution 99 -1164 adopted December 8, 1999, requesting that the RCRRA only include
consideration of University Avenue in their study of the central corridor.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 6 Nays - 1 (Benanav)
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
44. Final Adoption - 01 -982 - An ordinance placing the position titled Library Director in the unclassified
service pursuant to Section 12.02.2(H) of the City Charter.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
45. Final Adoption - 01 -983 - An ordinance memorializing City Council action granting 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. (Public hearing held August 22, 1001)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Benanav not present for vote)
46. First Reading - 01 -1075- An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving the application Lisa
Kamp to rezone property from R -4 (single - family residential) to B -1 (local business) to allow for
combining with an adjacent B -1 zoned parcel in order to construct an accessory garage for the residence
at 395 West Cook Avenue. (Public hearing held September 19)
Laid over to October 17 for second reading
MISCELLANEOUS
47. Recognition of retiring Water Utility employee James (Jim) Haugen.
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Laid over indefinitely
Suspension Items:
Clayton Robinson, City Attorney, provided an update on the October 8, 2001, hearing in the case of the
City of Saint Paul vs. Gopher State Ethanol, et. al. Councilmember Coleman moved that the City
Attorney's Office engage the City's participation in mediation and that the participants include a
representative from the Mayor's Office as well as Council President Bostrom or his designee.
Approved Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 01 -1076 - Amending the Police Department's 2001 budget to provide funding for 30 police
officer recruits in the winter academy.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
(Clarification of the budget figures in the resolution will be provided by the Departments of
Financial Services and Police at the City Council Meeting on October 17)
Resolution - 01 -1077 - Approving the reappointments of Shirley Kane and Soua Yang and the
appointment of Tom Reding, by Mayor Coleman, to the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency.
Laid over to October 24 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Website
For an updated copy of our City Council Meeting agendas or minutes, please visit our website at
www. ci. stpaul. mn. us /council.
Cable
The City Council Meetings are cablecasted live on Channel 18 and repeated on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.,
Saturdays at 12:30 p.m., and Sundays at 1:00 p.m. (Subject to change). Also, the City Council Agendas
are cablecasted during the following times: Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., Sundays at 6:30 p.m., Mondays at
8:00 a.m. 1: 30 p. m., S: 30 p. m.; Tuesdays at 8:00 a.m., S: 30 p. m.; and Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m., 1:30
p.m. (Housing and Redevelopment Authority), 3: 00 p.m.
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