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ACTION MINUTES OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, September 12th, 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
• Suspension Items
Present - 6 - Benanav, Bostrom, Coleman, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Blakey (arrived following roll call)
CONSENT AGENDA (Items I - 23)
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
COUNCILMEMBER, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
1. Claims of Dudley and Smith Law Firm (for George Burns), Dudley and Smith Law Firm (for John
Emanuel Jensen, Jr.), Marden Law Office (for John and Sarah Derks) and Andrew Wakooli.
Referred to the Risk Management Division
2. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Dennis Klein vs. the City of Saint Paul, et al.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
September 19, 2001, to consider the report of the Administrative Law Judge concerning the Auto Repair
Garage License held by Felipe Samaniego, dba High Tech Auto Services, 943 Maryland Avenue East.
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4. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
September 19, 2001, to consider the License Application by D & M Tuscany, Inc., dba Tuscany Grill &
Pizzaria, 1051 Hudson Road.
5. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement Division declaring 397 Aldine
Street, 473 Hatch Avenue, 715 Preble Street and 850 Sims Avenue as nuisance properties, and setting
date of Legislative Hearings for September 25, 2001, and City Council Hearings for October 3, 2001.
6. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Property Code Enforcement Division declaring 292 Burgess
Street and 294 Burgess Street as nuisance property. (For notification purposes only; public hearing will
be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
7. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on October
3, 2001, to consider the petition of the City of Saint Paul to vacate the City's interest in surplus property
purchased for the Science Museum site and be conveyed to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
for relocation of the Quinlan House. (Lots 9, 10 and except the Northwesterly 101.23 feet, Lot 1, Block
35, Rice & Irvine's Addition, Blocks 26 through 41 and 46 through 53.)
8. Administrative Orders:
D002061 Authorizing up to six Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force participants (non -City
employees) to attend the National ICAC Training Conference held in New Orleans, LA from December
6-9,2001.
D002062 Authorizing and directing to pay Public Art Saint Paul for its additional costs and expenses of
restoration and reinstallation of the Rice Park fountain sculpture in an amount not to exceed $1,508.00.
D002063 Authorizing payment to Dr. Ralph Farnsworth, Como Zoo Veterinarian in the amount of
$1,436. to attend the 2001 Annual Conference of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians in
Orlando, Florida, September 19 -23, 2001.
D002064 Authorizing and directing the Department of Public Works to renew Lease Agreement PW /41
with the Eller Media Company by granting the continued use of 3,750 square feet of vacant land near
Cayuga Street and Interstate -35E for the purpose of operating and maintaining an outdoor advertising
sign.
D002065 Authorizing travel expenses in the Police Department, not to exceed $1,000.00, for one non-
City employee from the Grand Island Police Department, Nebraska, to present training on the subject of
safe police motorcycle operation on September 16 to 22, 2001.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
FOR ACTION
9. Approval of minutes of August 8 and August 15, 2001.
August 8, 2001, Minutes adopted and August 15, 2001, Minutes laid over to September 19 Yeas - 7
Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 01 -950 - Approving payment in the amount of $6,000.00 to Larry Liggons and his
attorney Paul Gatto in full settlement of their claim against the City of Saint Paul.
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Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 01 -951 - Approving a pilot project, in accordance with Civil Service Rule 8.A.6, entitled,
"The Saint Paul Public Works Competency Modeling Project" and the Letters of Agreement with Saint
Paul Supervisors Organization and AFSCME Technical 41842.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 01 -952 - Accepting funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, U.S. Library
Program, to enhance the computing environment within Saint Paul Public Libraries and create a computer
laboratory at the Rice Street Branch Library.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 01 -953 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into multi - agency law enforcement
agreements with the City of Minneapolis, Ramsey County Sheriff's Department and the Orono Police
Department for participation in the Saint Paul Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children
Task Force (ICAO).
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 01 -954 - Amending the Police Department's 2001 financing and spending plan for the
Cops More 1996 Grant.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 01 -955 - Amending the Police Department's 2001 financing and spending plan for the
East Metro Coordinated Narcotics Task Force Interagency Agreement.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 01 -956 - Amending the Police Department's 2001 financing and spending plan for the
2000 Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 01 -957 - Accepting a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, authorizing the Police
Department to enter into an agreement with Ramsey County and setting a date for a public hearing on
October 3, 2001, on the proposed use of the 2001 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 01 -958 - Adopting a maximum annual tax levy and an adjusted tax rate for 2002.
Substitute introduced and adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 2 (Coleman, Reiter)
19. Resolution - 01 -959 - Setting a public hearing date of November 7, 2001, for the proposed Sanitary
and Storm Sewer Service Charges for the year 2002.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 01 -960 - Approving the September 4, 2001, decisions of the Legislative Hearing Officer
on Property Code Enforcement Appeals for the following addresses: 803 Maryland Avenue East, 627
Mendota Street, 614 Western Avenue North and 1094 Loeb Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 01 -961 - Approving the application for a Pawn Shop License by DJO, Inc., dba
American Pawn Shop, 486 Robert Street North. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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22. Resolution - 01 -962 - Reinstating the provisional operator license for Byron Turner for ninety days to
complete the requirements of taxicab driver training.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 01 -963 - Concerning adverse action against the Liquor On -Sale and Sunday On -Sale
Liquor Licenses held by James McMurray dba Jimmy Mac's, 756 Jackson Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
24. Update by the Police Department on data compiled (absent individual officer identification), as well
as efforts developed, implemented strategies and practices used to prevent racial profiling. (Requested by
the City Council per Council File 01 -520 adopted on July 11, 2001)
Laid over to September 19 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Report from the Council Research Center and City Attorney's Office regarding their review of the
negotiated agreement between the Police Department and the local chapter of the NAACP and
discussions between interested parties and community groups to determine City policy. (Requested by the
City Council per Council File 01 -520 adopted on July 11, 200 1)
Laid over to September 19 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 01 -768 - Authorizing the City to enter into the Downtown Riverfront Compact with
Capital City Partnership, Saint Paul Port Authority, Saint Paul RiverCentre Authority, and the Saint Paul
Riverfront Corporation for the purpose of working together with other community partners to begin the
process of outlining a future riverfront development agenda. (Laid over from August 8)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 4 Nays - 3 (Coleman, Harris, Reiter)
27. Resolution - 01 -837 - Seeking to maintain two -way traffic and parking on both sides of Scudder
Street between Blake Avenue and Gordon Avenue as part of the Knapp- Hillside RSVP Project. (Laid
over from September 5)
Laid over to September 26 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
28. Resolution - 01 -847 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with
Collaborative Movement for Improvement/New Beginnings Center for project coordination of Police
Department issues at the Summit University Weed and Seed Site. (Laid over from September 5)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
29. Resolution - 01 -918 - Amending the spending and financing plan of the Fifth/Kennard RSVP Project
by transferring funding from the 7th/Reaney Bumpout and the 1998 Major Sewer Repair Projects and
adding PED /HUD financing for the River Heights Project. (Laid over from September 5)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
30. Final Order in Condemnation Proceedings - 01 -906 - In the matter of condemning and taking of
property rights as required for construction of Phalen Boulevard between Mississippi Street and Payne
Avenue. (File 418947 -A) (Adopted by the City Council on August 22, 2001, reconsidered and laid over
from September 5)
Laid over to September 26 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
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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
31. Third Reading - 01 -865 - An ordinance memorializing City Council action granting the application of
the City of Saint Paul to rezone property from P -1 (parking district) to RT -2 (fourplex /townhouse
residential) to allow the historic Armstrong House to be moved to 235 Chestnut Street and restored as
housing. (Public hearing held July 11, 200 1)
Laid over to September 19 for final adoption
32. Second Reading - 01 -936 - An ordinance amending Chapter 376 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
altering the hearing requirements for revocation of a provisional taxicab driver's license.
Laid over to September 19 for third reading /public hearing
33. First Reading - 01 -964 - An ordinance memorializing City Council action on August 15, 2001,
granting 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 to September 19 for second reading
Suspension Items
Resolution - 01 -965 - Approving the canvassed returns and votes and declaring the official results of the
City Primary Election held on September 11, 2001.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Reiter not present for vote)
Resolution - 01 -966 - Requesting the Minnesota Department of Health to expedite and complete the
health risk assessment as to the health effects upon the citizens of Saint Paul arising out of the operations
of MBC Holding Company, Gopher State Ethanol LLC and MG -C)2 St. Paul LLC, 882 West Seventh
Street.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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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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