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ACTION MINUTES
OF THE SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
3:30 P.M. - POLICY SESSION
PREDATORY LENDING
5:00 P.M. - POLICY SESSION
CITY'S 2002 HOUSING ACTION PLAN
AND
MAYOR'S PROPOSAL TO BUILD 5,000
HOUSING UNITS IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
6:00 P.M. - PUBLIC HEARING
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
• Policy Session Predatory Lending
• Policy Session City's 2002 Housing Action Plan and St. Paul's Housing Production Plan 2002-
2205
• Suspension Items
Present - 6 - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom, Harris, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 1 - Coleman (arrived after roll call)
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 20)
NOTE: ALL ITEMS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
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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 Douglas Mentes, and Christopher Risher.
Referred to the Risk Management Division
2. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge
on June 18, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. Room 42, Saint Paul City Hall, to consider the application for a Taxicab
Driver's License Renewal by Louis J. Short, Jr.
3. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council on May 22, 2002, to consider the application of Reverend Robert Battle,
representing Central Park Ministries, for a sound level variance to allow amplified music on the church
parking lot at 639 Jackson Street from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on June 21 and 22, 2002.
4. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council on May 22, 2002, to consider the application of John A. McDonough,
owner of Wild Firewater LLC, dba Wild Tymes, for a sound level variance to allow amplified acoustic
guitar music outside of Wild Tymes at 33 West 7th Place from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight on June 1, 7,
8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, & 29; July 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, & 27; and August 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, & 23, 2002.
5. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Division of Property Code Enforcement declaring 174 Charles
Avenue and 1030 Mackubin Street as nuisance properties. (For notification purposes only; public
hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
6. Administrative Orders:
D002154 Approving 2001 budget revisions in the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental
Protection.
D002155 Approving 2001 year -end variances in Fund 320 in the Office of License, Inspections and
Environmental Protection.
D002156 Approving Special Fund 167 reclassifications in the Office of License, Inspections and
Environmental Protection.
D002157 Approving payment for hotel accommodations, food and beverages for the assessors for the
Fire District Chief examination.
D002158 Transferring budgeted line items in the Police Department's 2001 financing budget for Special
Revenue Fund 420.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
FOR ACTION
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7. Approval of minutes of April 3, 2002.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
8. Resolution - 02 -412 - Honoring Progressive Missionary Baptist Church on celebrating its 10th
anniversary the week of May 13 -19, 2002.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 02 -413 - Authorizing Vic Wittgenstein, former Director of Parks and Recreation, to work
for the St. Paul Riverfront Corporation in the area of Special Events.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 02 -414 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with the White
Bear Lake Police Department for the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAO) Task Force.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 02 -415 - Adopting the City of Saint Paul's June 2002 Storm Water Permit Annual
Report.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 02 -416 - Changing the rate of pay for the class titled "Health Information
Administrator" in the Salary Plan and Rates of Compensation.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 02 -417 - Accepting an agreement between the City of Saint Paul and Kath Fuel Oil
Service Company to acquire a permanent street easement for the widening and reconstruction of
Lafayette Road from Grove Street to University Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 02 -418 - Accepting and expending Livable Communities Funds from the Metropolitan
Council for University Avenue Transit Oriented Development Study.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 02 -419 - Memorializing City Council action taken December 19, 2001, granting the
appeal of the Department of Public Works - Traffic Division to a decision of the Heritage Preservation
Commission denying a permit application to construct a traffic island at the intersection of Western and
Summit Avenues (Historic Hill District).
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 02 -420 - Memorializing City Council action taken April 24, 2002, approving the
application of Mendota Homes for a combined plat to create 23 residential and 2 outlots for Scheffer
Lane Townhomes bounded by Bayard Avenue, Canadian Pacific Railway and Scheffer Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 02 -421 - Memorializing City Council action taken April 24, 2002, approving the
application of the Saint Paul Port Authority for combined plat approval for subdivision of property
bounded by Topping Street, Como Avenue, Burlington Northern Railroad Tracks, and Dale Street to
provide for construction of new industrial buildings. (Great Northern Business Center)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 02 -422 - Setting Tuesday, June 25, 2002, as the date for a special election on the issue
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of voter approval for a financing agreement between the City of Saint Paul, the Minnesota Twins, and
the State of Minnesota.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
19. Preliminary Order - 02 -423 - In the matter of improving East Sixth Street from Mounds Boulevard
to Maria Avenue with bituminous roadway, concrete curb and gutter, concrete driveway aprons and
outwalks, boulevard sodding, tree planting, lantern style lighting system, and all other work necessary to
complete the project, and setting date of public hearing for June 26, 2002. (File 418970)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
20. Resolution - 02 -303 - Requesting the Department of Planning and Economic Development to
include a zoning district for civic and open space in proposed restructuring of the Saint Paul Zoning
Code.
6ify of Saint Patti. (Laid over from April 24)
Substitute introduced and laid over to May 22 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 02 -411 - Authorizing the proper City officials to enter into negotiations with Ramsey
County to lease the Benz Building at the new Ramsey County Law Enforcement site for City police
operations. (Laid over from May 8)
Laid over to June 12 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
CO UNCIL AND 30 DAYS AFTER P UBLICATION IN THE SAINT PA UL LEGAL LEDGER
22. First Reading - 02 -424 - An ordinance memorializing City Council action approving the application
of Joseph Sandhofer to rezone property from RM -2 (Multi - Family Residential) to B -3 (General
Business) to allow the expansion of BP Amoco at 390 Lexington Parkway North. (Public hearing held
April 24, 2002)
Laid over to May 22 for second reading
23. POLICY SESSION (3:30 p.m.)
Predatory Lending
A) Introduction - Kenneth Smith, Council Research Policy Analyst
B) Definition of Predatory Lending
1. Paul Satriano, Co -chair of ACORN Banking and Housing Committee
2. Shada Buyobe- Hammond, ACORN Board Chair
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C) Predatory Lending Stories
1. Testimony from residents who have experienced Predatory Lending
a. Bernard Foster
b. Necia Holerud
D) Predatory Lending Practices - An in -depth look at how and why predatory lending
occurs
1. Jordan Ash, Regional Director for ACORN Housing
2. Jim Bernstein, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce
3. Keith Weigel, Representative, American Association of Retired Persons
(AARP)
E) Solutions and Proposed Legislation
1. Paul Satriano and Kevin Whelan, Regional Director for ACORN
2. State Senator Sandy Pappas
F) Banking and Lending Practices
1. Views from lender representatives about predatory lending and proposed
anti - predatory lending legislation
G) The City's Role
1. Barbara Maynard, Financial Services - the City's current banking
relationships
2. Joe Collins, Interim Section Leader of Housing Information Center -
Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program
3. Tyrone Terrill, Human Rights Director - Reporting of Predatory Lending
4. Manuel Cervantes, Saint Paul City Attorney - Discussing the Oakland Anti -
Predatory Lending Ordinance and jurisdiction of future laws.
The City Council requested a follow -up report by the City Attorney regarding this issue on June
12.
24. POLICY SESSION (5:00 p.m.)
City's 2002 Housing Action Plan and St. Paul's Housing Production Plan 2002 -2205
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A. Presentation of The Plan and Proposal
1. Tony Schertler, Planning and Economic Development Director
B. Perspectives on The Plan and Proposal
1. Paul Williams, Co -Chair of the Housing Action Plan Task Force and Senior
Program Director for Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
2. Tom Kingston, President, Amherst Wilder Foundation
Stephen Seidel, Executive Director, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
4. Mike Anderson, Executive Director, East Side Neighborhood Development
Company (ESNDC)
C. Public Hearing (6:00 p.m.)
25. Resolution - 02 -425 - Approving the Housing Action Plan 2002. (To be laid over to May 22 for
discussion)
Laid over to May 22 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 02 -426 - Endorsing Saint Paul Housing Production Plan 2002 -2005, establishing the
Mixed - Income Housing Fund, and authorizing the use of 60% of STAR funds for housing. (To be laid
over to May 22 for discussion)
Laid over to May 22 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Susbension Items
First Reading - 02 -427 - An ordinance establishing an Examining Committee for the position of Director
of Human Resources pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.12.1 of the City Charter.
Introduced and laid over to May 22 for second reading
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Coleman not present for vote)
Resolution - 02 -428 - Approving the minimum qualifications for the position of Human Resources
Director for the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Coleman not present for vote)
Resolution - 02 -429 - Commending the Mayor and his administration for their re- commitment to an
aggressive housing production agenda and requesting, prior to final consideration on May 22, 2002,
clairification on issues raised through the community review process.
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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