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ACTION MINUTES OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, March 14th, 2001
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
• Communications and Administrative Orders
• For Action
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
. Suspension Items
Present - 5 - Benanav, Bostrom, Coleman, Harris, Lantry
Absent - 2 - Blakey (arrived after roll call), Reiter (arrived after the consent agenda)
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 25)
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 Jonathan Blais, Molly Fairchild, Kathleen Gago, Miguel Galarza - Marchan, Brock Heldt,
Adam Linz, Kathleen and Michael Mencke, Marjorie and Sharon Soderberg, Althea Toliver, Geng Vang,
and Teresa Vu.
Referred to the Employee/Risk Management Division
2. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Thomas Marvin Rykel vs. the City of Saint Paul.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
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3. Communication from SCC dated February 23, 2001 in the matter of the application of SCC
Communications Corporation for the authority to provide telephone service in the State of Minnesota.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
4. Communication from Brooks, Pansing Brooks, PC, LLO dated February 6, 2001, to the Minnesota
Public Utilities Commission, in the matter of a notice of petition by Houlton Enterprises, Inc., dba
Guaranteed Phone Service for issuance of a certificate of authority to provide resold local exchange
telecommunications service in the State of Minnesota (currently served by Qwest Communication
International, Inc.).
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
5. Various communications from Briggs and Morgan dated February 26, February 28 and March 2, 2001,
including the Notice of Filing of Order; Amended Order Authorizing Payment or Deposit and
Transferring of Title; Amended Order Granting Petition and Appointing Commissioners; Order Denying
Motion for Reconsideration, Receipt of Deposit by District Court Administrator, Affidavit of Marc
Manderscheid Regarding Deposit and Objection to Commissioner regarding the Saint Paul Port Authority
vs. Baillon Company, et al.in the matter of the condemnation of certain property located in Saint Paul for
the RiverCentre pedestrian link.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
6. Administrative Orders:
D001985 Authorizing the Office of Human Resources to reimburse various vendors for costs incurred in
conducting employee relations activities and recognition programs in 2001.
D001986 Amending the 2001 budget of the City Sales Tax Capital Projects Fund to reflect the
Neighborhood Investment Initiative Grants.
D001987 Authorizing payment, not to exceed $200.00, to Events By Design, to cover food service for the
outside agencies participating in the Saint Paul Police Department Professional Development Institute's
seminar on Health Realization for Law Enforcement.
D001988 Amending the 2001 budget of the Department of Public Works - Engineering fund for the
purpose of adding temporary employees during the summer construction season for the Phalen Boulevard
Paving Project.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
FOR ACTION
7. Resolution - 01 -192 - Approving the July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001, Employment Agreement
between Independent School District No. 625 and International Union of Operating Engineers Local No.
70, Exclusive Representative for Custodians. (Laid over from March 7 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 01 -193 - Approving the 2000 - 2003 Employment Agreement between Independent
School District No. 625 and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No. 110 to establish
terms and conditions of employment. (Laid over from March 7 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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9. Resolution - 01 -194 - Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between Independent School District
No. 625 and the Minnesota Cement Masons, Plasterers, and Shophands Local No. 633 to establish terms
and conditions of employment for 2000 -2001. (Laid over from March 7 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 01 -232 - Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul, the
Professional Employees Association, Inc. (PEA) and the Saint Paul Supervisors Organization (SPSO) to
amend the collective bargaining agreements regarding the placement of the classification of Landscape
Architect IV from PEA to SPSO. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to March 21 for adoption
11. Resolution - 01 -233 - Approving the 2000 -2003 Employment Agreement between Independent
School District No. 625 and the Twin City Glaziers, Architectural Metals and Glass Workers Local 1324
to establish terms and conditions of employment. (To be laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to March 21 for adoption
12. Resolution - 01 -234 - Approving the appointment of Raymond Meyer and the reappointments of
Shari Taylor Wilsey and Paul Larson, by Mayor Coleman, to the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation
Commission.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 01 -235 - Approving the appointments of Peter Eigenfeld, David Glass, Jim Lonetti, Mike
Skillrud and the reappointments of Isaac Contreras and John Barry Margot, by Mayor Coleman, to the
Saint Paul Long -Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee (CIB).
Laid over to March 21 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 01 -236 - Approving the appointments of Julie Shortridge, Matt Mejia, Dan Galles and
the reappointments of Dennis Gervais, Stephen Gordon, George Edwin Johnson, Soliving Kong, Timothy
Mardell and Gladys Morton, by Mayor Coleman, to the Saint Paul Planning Commission.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 01 -237 - Approving the decision of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Property Code
Enforcement Appeals for property at 882 7th Street West, 180 Lexington Parkway, South, aka 1095
Osceola Street, 193 East Robie Street and 204 Western Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 01 -238 - Accepting a donation of $2,800 from the District 6 Planning Council for use
toward the purchase of a laser radar gun by the Police Department.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 01 -239 - Updating shift differential language for the non - represented "Special
Employment" group titles of Life Guard, Senior Pool Attendant, Water Safety Instructor and Swimming
Pool Supervisor.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 01 -240 - Directing the proper City officials to renew the lease agreement with the West
7th Community Center, Inc. for the management of the Center.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 01 -241 - Approving a Release of Easement which releases certain easement rights held
by the Board of Water Commissioners and the City of Saint Paul to divert, take and draw water from
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Lake Baldwin in Anoka County.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 01 -242 - Approving a redevelopment agreement with Centex Multi - Families
Communities LP regarding the Upper Landing site and the approval of a $6,000,000. loan from the City
to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 01 -243 - Scheduling a public hearing before the City Council on April 25, 2001,
regarding the amendments of the Tax Increment Financing Plans for the New Housing and Blighted
Lands Development Project (Tax Increment Financing District No. 12); the Saint Paul Neighborhood
Project (Tax Increment Districts No. IA (scattered site), No. 83 (Spruce Tree) and Numbers 9D and 9E
(Snelling and University); and the Energy Park Development and Tax Increment District.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 01 -244 - Approving a STAR Year Round loan in the amount of up to $200,000 to be
used to complete the capital improvements to Lancer Service, Inc., 227 East Eighth Street, for relocation
of their existing business from the North Quadrant.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 01 -245 - Memoralizing City Council action taken on December 13, 2000, denying the
appeal of Maurice Weaver of a Board of Zoning Appeals decision denying two variances in order to
construct an addition to the existing apartment building at 1604 Cohansey Street.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
24. Preliminary Order - 01 -246 - In the matter of condemning and taking of property rights as required
for construction of the Arcade Street Access Road which will connect Phalen Boulevard to Arcade Street
(KFC -855 Arcade Street), and setting date of public hearing for March 28, 2001. (File 418940)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
25. Preliminary Order - 01 -247 - In the matter of Above Standard Street Lighting Systems for 2001 for
the Minnesota Mutual Life Tower Area and Selby /Snelling Area, and setting date of public hearing for
May 2, 2001. (File 418925 & 189030P)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
26. Resolution - 01 -191 - Adopting the Mississippi River Corridor Plan as a chapter of the Saint Paul
Comprehensive Plan. (Public hearing held and laid over from February 28)
Adopted (Mississippi River Corridor Plan amended) Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
NOTE: AN ORDINANCE IS A CITY LA W ENACTED BY THE CITY CO UNCIL. IT IS READ AT FO UR
SEPARATE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND BECOMES EFFECTIVE AFTER PASSAGE BY THE
COUNCIL AND 30 DAYSAFTER PUBLICATION IN THE SAINT PAUL LEGAL LEDGER
27. Second Reading - 01 -215 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action granting the application of
O'Hara Enterprises, Inc. to rezone property at 225 North Wilder Street from B -2 Community Business
District to RT -1 Two Family Residential District to allow conversion to a duplex. (Public hearing held
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February 7, 2001)
Laid over to March 21 for third reading
28. Second Reading - 01 -216 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action granting the application of
John Schumacher to rezone property at 330 Prior Avenue North from RT -1 to OS -1 to allow a
purification center. (Public hearing held February 7, 2001)
Laid over to March 21 for third reading
29. Second Reading - 01 -217 - An ordinance providing for an additional citizen board member to
represent suburban customers on the Board of Water Commissioners.
Laid over to March 28 for third reading /public hearing
30. First Reading - 01 -248 - An ordinance amending Chapter 33, Section 33.04 by providing for time
limits for completion of construction, alterations or improvements on building permits issued by the
Building Official.
Laid over to March 21 for second reading
31. First Reading - 01 -249 - An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 13537 approved January 31, 1967,
by deleting the roadway of Maria Avenue - Seventh Street to Hudson Road from the truck route
ordinance.
Laid over to March 21 for second reading
Suspension Items
Resolution - 01 -250 - Memorializing City Council action taken on March 7, 2001, denying the appeal of
Eller Media Company from a decision of the Planning Commission upholding the Zoning
Administrator's decision to deny the building permits for repair of storm damaged advertising signs.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution - 01 -251 - Waiving the forty -five day notice requirement to issue an On -Sale Malt and Wine
licenses for Chicago Beef Company, dba Giggles Chicago Style Eatery, 2112 Ford Parkway.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Council Meeting Information
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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. in., S: 30 p. in.; Tuesdays at 8:00 a.m., S: 30 p. in.; and Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m., 1:30
p.m. (Housing and Redevelopment Authority), 3: 00 p.m.
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