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SUMMARY MINUTES OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 3:30 p.m.
POLICY SESSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
City Hall and Court House
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• Communications and Administrative Orders
• For Action
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Suspension Items
The City Council meeting was resumed at 3:35 p.m. by Council President Bostrom following the special
meeting at 1:30
Present - 6 - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom, Harris, Helgen, Lantry
Absent - 1 - Coleman (arrived after the consent agenda)
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 -18)
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 COUNCIL,MEMBER, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
Councilmember Lantry moved approval of the consent agenda.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
1. Claims of Frank Aguirre, Crabtree Law Firm (for Andrea Defiel), Binh Le, Elaine Nelson, and James
Richardson.
Referred to the Risk Management Division
2. Summons and Complaint in the matter of Phillips, Getschow Co. and Associated Bank, N.A. vs. the
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Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, et al.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
November 19, 2003 to consider the petition of John Radabaugh, Joe's Bait Shop, to vacate part of
Blocks 1 and 4, Butterfield Syndicate No. 2, part of an adjacent alley and part of vacated Stinson Street,
for parking space.
4. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council on November 19, 2003, to consider the appeal of Saint Paul
Development Corporation to a decision of the Planning Commission upholding the Zoning
Administrator's denial of a site plan to reorganize the layout of an existing parking lot and create an
access from the parking lot to an adjacent alley at 452 Selby Avenue.
5. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council on November 19, 2003, to consider the application of Shannon Pierce,
representing the Saint Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation, 75 West Fifth Street, 429 Landmark
Center, for a sound level variance from December 1, 2003 to January 20, 2004, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00
p.m., to allow ice harvesting on Lake Phalen, 1400 Phalen Park Drive.
6. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing before the City Council on November 19, 2003, to consider the application of Shannon Pierce,
representing the Saint Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation, 75 West Fifth Street, 429 Landmark
Center, for a sound level variance for music for the Ice Palace in conjunction with the Winter Carnival
from January 22, 2004, to February 8, 2004, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., at Cleveland Circle, 155
Seventh Street West.
7. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Division of Property Code Enforcement declaring 1069
Greenbrier Street and 501 Kent Street as nuisance properties. (For notification purposes only; public
hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)
8. Administrative Orders:
D002339 Amending the 2003 General Fund budget to implement changes under the PC Replacement
Program as directed by C.F. 96 -828.
D002340 Extending the contract completion date from July 30, 2001 to August 27, 2002 for Shepard
Road Landscaping; Randolph Avenue to Chestnut Street.
FOR ACTION
9. Approval of minutes of October 1 and October 8, 2003.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 03 -966 - Approving the Memorandums of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul
and the Saint Paul Supervisors Organization and the Professional Employees Association extending the
previously approved pilot project within the Department of Public Works for the Civil Engineer
position. (Laid over from November 5 for adoption)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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11. Resolution - 03 -1004 - Directing the Department of Public Works to proceed with landscaping on
Irvine Avenue with financing through the Residential Street Vitality Program.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 03 -1005 - Accepting a National Park Service Conservation Grant and related matching
funds for work on the Crosby Bluffs and making necessary 2003 budget amendments.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 03 -1006 - Approving the use of assessment financing in accordance with City policy for
the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system for 180 East Fifth Street (First Trust Center).
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 03 -1007 - Authorizing a Cultural STAR Grant in the amount of $52,372 to the College
of Visual Arts for the College's Emergency Campus Renovation Project.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 03 -1008 - Authorizing application to the Minnesota Department of Employment and
Economic Development for a contamination investigation grant for the Jefferson - Smurfit property.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 03 -1009 - Authorizing application to the Minnesota Department of Employment and
Economic Development and to the Metropolitan Council for a contamination cleanup grant for the
"Building 17" site.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 03 -1010 - Authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Works to enter into an
agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation for federal aid participation for right -of-
way acquisition on Phase 2 and 3 of the Phalen Boulevard Project.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 03 -1011 - Authorizing payment of $1,000 to Alliance of Local Organizations Against
Preemption to support efforts to represent local governments before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the FCC's Declaratory Judgment on
cable modem services.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
Suspension Items:
Councilmember Lantry moved suspension of the rules to introduce the following resolution:
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Coleman not present)
Resolution - 03 -1014 - Recognizing Bernie Bullert, General Manager, Regional Water Services, on his
retirement after 35 years of service to the City of Saint Paul.
Councilmember Harris read the resolution recognizing Mr. Bullert for his years of service to the City
and Councilmembers extended their best wishes. Mr. Bullert responded with words of appreciation and
talked about his plans for retirement.
Councilmember Harris moved approval.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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Councilmember Blakey moved suspension of the rules and approval of the following resolution:
Resolution - 03 -1015 - Authorizing Mai Village Restaurant, 394 University Avenue, to apply to the
Metropolitan Council for clean -up funds on behalf of the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Councilmember Coleman introduced the members of the Cesar Chavez Street Naming Legislative
Advisory Committee and thanked them for their diligent work on the committee.
Sam Verdeja, Committee Chair, talked about the process the committee went through and said the
committee was recommending that Concord Street, from Anita to Wabasha Streets be renamed Cesar
Chavez Street. Individually the committee members sought input from the community as well as
community meetings in two neighborhoods - one on the East Side of St. Paul and the other on the West
Side. All the meetings indicated that the West Side seemed to be the natural choice for a street to be
named after Cesar Chavez. People were asked if they would support a street being named after Cesar
Chavez and where they thought it should be. Over 700 petition signatures were received and the
majority indicated their choice as the West Side and that Concord Street would be a choice.
Mr. Verdeja said the committee, the Mexican - Latino community, the West Side and all the citizens of
St. Paul invite the Council to honor Mr. Chavez and re -name part of Concord Street after him. Members
of the committee will be working with the State of Minnesota to try to also name the remainder of the
street.
Mr. Verdeja noted that Cesar Chavez fought for civil rights and he had a major impact on farm workers
as well as the civil rights movement from the 1950s to the 1970s. He also was a war veteran. He was
honored by many people outside of the Mexican - Latino community such as Senator Robert F. Kennedy,
Martin Luther King, and President Clinton. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom which is a high
honor for a civilian. The country of Mexico presented him with the Mexican eagle which is the highest
honor any Mexican can receive that makes a major contribution outside of the country. The U.S. Postal
Service, in his honor, produced a stamp. Mr. Verdeja asked the Council to join the committee in holding
true to the principles that make St. Paul a great City and a city that takes pride in educating and
celebrating the diversity of its residents and to vote in favor of naming Concord Street from Wabasha to
Anita Streets after Cesar Chavez, one of America's greatest heroes.
Ramona de Rosales, Executive Director of Cesar Chavez Charter School, said she named the school
after someone who personally mentored her at one time. Working with Mr. Chavez and being mentored
by him leaves a mark in a person that lasts for a life time, she said. Ms. de Rosales noted that all across
the country cities have named streets after Cesar Chavez not only to honor a great leader but most
importantly to support the ideas that he stood for.
Juan Cervantes, St. Paul Business owner and co -chair of the advisory committee, appeared and said it
was a privilege to serve on the committee to insure that the City Council has the necessary information
in order to make a decision and move forward on the street re- naming. As the son of a migrant worker,
Mr. Cervantes said he saw this as an opportunity to legitimize the efforts of migrant workers who have
suffered to provide food.
Milissa Diaz, member of the family that has owned El Burrito Mercado for 25 years, said they have seen
the Latino community and the businesses grow. They have over 90 employees at their business and
seventy -five percent of them are in favor of changing the name of Concord Street.
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Councilmember Coleman acknowledged Ann Briseno, the Mayor's representative on the committee and
Ken Smith from City Council Research, as well as all members of the committee. Acknowledgments
recognizing the committee were distributed to each member.
Mr. Verdeja thanked city staff Ann Briseno, Ken Smith, and Ella Thayer for their hard work and
commitment provided to the committee.
FOR DISCUSSION
19. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 03 -1012 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for summary abatements (property clean -up) during the month of July, 2003 at 1577 Ivy
Avenue East (J0306A1); and towing abandoned vehicles from private property during November and
December, 2002 at 853 Marion Street (J0302V3) (Laid over from November 5)
1577 Ivy Avenue East - Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval of the assessment;
853 Marion Street - Legislative Hearing Officer recommends reducing the assessment to $235 plus the
$45 service fees for a total assessment of $280)
Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer, appeared. She said with respect to 1577 Ivy Avenue,
testimony was received the previous week from the owner /occupant that the items removed from
underneath the stairs were not items that should have been removed and included in the summary
abatement, not garbage or refuse related items. Ms. Moermond said it was her opinion that Code
Enforcement staff were correct in identifying these items as needing to be removed and the Parks
Department was correct in removing them from the property. She recommended that this assessment
appeal be denied and the assessment paid in full.
Councilmember Lantry moved to deny the appeal.
Appeal Denied Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
With respect to 853 Marion, Ms. Moermond said it involves a vehicle abatement assessment and during
the Legislative Hearing she recommended that the assessment be reduced by one -half as she felt the
owner of the property had made good efforts to secure title to the vehicle so it would not be removed for
lack of tabs. The owner said if an assessment were to go on to his property, it would affect his mortgage
which is held by Delisle.
Councilmember Helgen moved approval of 853 Marion as amended. Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Resolution adopted as amended (per the recommendation of the Legislative Hearing Officer) Yeas - 7
Nays - 0
(Harris left)
19a. Resolution - 03 -1013 - Requesting the Office of Human Resources to bring forward a plan,
developed in consultation with Council Research, for the process of selecting a new Police Chief.
Council President Bostrom distributed a substitute resolution. Councilmember Lantry questioned if there
might be some benefit to include the police chief's office to make sure nothing is missing - to consult
them on some things that might be helpful to the process.
Councilmember Blakey said he would like to also address the issue of the process of how the examining
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committee will be chosen as he feels certain constituencies need to be represented. Council President
Bostrom pointed out that the resolution does ask the Office of Human Resources and Council Research
to bring back to the Council a process indicating how they are going to do that.
Language was added to the resolution as Item D.
Councilmember Lantry moved approval as amended.
Substitute introduced, amended, and adopted
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Harris not present for vote)
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 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION IN THE SAINT PAUL LEGAL LEDGER.
20. Final Adoption - 03 -890 - An ordinance amending Chapter 34 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to
allow for reinspection and excessive initial inspection fees to be collected by special assessment.
(Substitute introduced and laid over from November 5)
Councilmember Lantry moved approval.
Councilmember Blakey said he would not support the ordinance as he is concerned about some of the
language and vagueness. The reinspection and excessive initial inspection fees causes him concern.
Also, if someone, for example, doesn't get a window fixed on their building in a timely manner, the
landlord is criminalized which Blakey disagreed with and said he is concerned about the vagueness with
which it's applied.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 1- Blakey (Harris not present for vote)
(Councilmember Lantry requested quarterly reports be provided by Andy Dawkins, Office of
Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvements)
(Harris returned)
21. Final Adoption - 03 -891 - An ordinance amending Chapter 51 (Rental Registration) of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code to allow for interior inspections of one and two unit rental dwellings and clarify
grounds for rental registration revocation. (Substitute introduced and laid over from November 5)
Councilmember Lantry moved approval.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 1 - Blakey
22. Final Adoption - 03 -937 - An ordinance adopting Zoning Ordinance Amendments related to the
Arcade Street Commercial 40 Acre Study. (Substitute introduced November 5)
Councilmember Lantry moved approval.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
23. Second Reading - 03 -992 - An ordinance amending Chapter 86 of the Saint Paul Administrative
Code pertaining to the rules and regulations of the Board of Water Commissioners.
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Laid over to November 19 for third reading /public hearing
24. Second Reading - 03 -993 - An ordinance amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
pertaining to zoning for the City of Saint Paul with changes for the Trout Brook/Lower Phalen Creek
Greenway zoning maps.
Laid over to November 19 for third reading /public hearing
25. Second Reading - 03 -994 - An ordinance amending Chapter 402 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
to comply with changes to the state law regarding charitable gambling.
Laid over to November 19 for third reading /public hearing
26. Second Reading - 03 -995 - An ordinance amending Chapter 409.21 of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code to comply with changes to the state law regarding charitable gambling.
Laid over to November 19 for third reading /public hearing
27. Second Reading - 03 -1002 - An ordinance amending Chapters 33 and 34 of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code to establish requirements for student dwellings including Certificate of Occupancy
inspections and the installation of hard wired smoke detectors.
Laid over to November 19 for third reading /public hearing
28. POLICY SESSION (Laid over from October 8)
To Review the City's Efforts to Promote Equal Access to City Contracts
1. Introduction —Scope of the policy session and why the City Council is concerned about this topic
(Marcia Moermond, Lead Policy Staff, City Council Research).
Maria Moermond stated that the Council is publically committed to this area of policy and taking
leadership in conducting a community discussion. She stated that the purpose of policy discussions is to
explore an idea that is public policy in front of the City Council fully - to look at all the different
aspects, to debate, if necessary, to hear from the public and to do all of this at a time when the Council
does not have legislation before them. Ms. Moermond said the policy session was given the title it was
because they wanted to make sure they weren't talking about specific programs exclusively but at a
higher level as well about all of the policies in the city that have an effect on these programs and speak
more broadly. Ms. Moermond said their goal in putting together this policy session was to create a
shared base of information. Part of that is providing the information that the Administration has on the
programs that are available and the progress of those programs. The second part of creating a shared
base of information is to conduct a public hearing and to hear from a variety of community perspectives.
2.13ackground Information and History of City's programs to promote equal access (Bob Kessler,
Council Research Staff)
From Set Aside to Targeted Vendor to the Vendor Outreach Program in 1997
• Croson Case Ramifications
• What Other Local Governments are doing to promote equal access
Bob Kessler, Council Research Policy Analyst, said the program being talked about at this meeting grew
out of a long history of programs that the city has operated since 1976 starting with the Set Aside
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Program, then the Targeted Vendor Program, and now the Vendor Outreach Program. He said it was
important to understand this program in context of the Croson decision which was a Supreme Court
decision in 1989 between the City of Richmond and the Croson Construction Company which basically
said that there are very specific parameters that must be followed in order for cities and counties to have
programs that provide equal access opportunities for contracting. 1) There must be a program that
pursues a compelling government purpose; 2) must show that the use of race is narrowly tailored,
neither over or under inclusive; and 3) that there are no other race neutral remedies that could achieve
the same end. In St. Paul there is a combination of both race and gender neutral programs or efforts and
race and gender specific programs or efforts. Minneapolis and Hennepin County are dealing with race
and gender neutral programs. Milwaukee, Wisconsin uses both race and gender neutral as well as race
and gender specific programs.
One of the things that has to be done when operating a program of this nature is to compare the results -
what the program has accomplished - with what's available in the community in terms of the number of
women -owned businesses and minority -owned enterprises. The last time the city had good statistics on
that was in 1997. In the last six to seven years there has been a large increase not only in the population
but also in the growth of small businesses, small minority businesses, and women -owned businesses.
3. Responsibilities and Accomplishments in Promoting Equal Access (various staff, see below)
• Legislative Code Chapter 183:
• Human Rights Department (Tyrone Terrill, Human Rights Director
Tyrone Terrill, Human Rights Director, talked about the role of the Human Rights Department in this
process and particularly as it relates to participation in or related to their development projects. Mr.
Terrill said there has been a lot of conversation that Human Rights had jurisdiction over those, however,
they only have jurisdiction from the employment side. The Human Rights Department does not monitor
development projects for minority, women or small business participation. Their involvement is solely
the employment piece. They have had problems the past year in terms of getting the employment piece
involved in the development projects but over the past three to four months they have been working
closely with the Director of PED and they have improved the process and put enough stops in it where
Mr. Terrill feels there won't be any project in the future where there won't be employment participation
based on the construction goals for skilled, unskilled and female participation projects.
• Administrative Code Chapter 84:
• Division of Contract and Analysis Services (Linda Camp, Manager of Contract and Analysis Services)
Linda Camp highlighted the duties and responsibilities that Chapter 84 assigns to the Office of Contract
and Analysis Services. Her office has been overseeing the vendor outreach program in its many forms
over the years with the exception of a two -year period. Some of the things that the ordinance asks staff
and the city to do include making information available in the community to let people know what
contracting opportunities are available which is the whole outreach function. The ordinance has a set of
standards for certifying vendors as women - owned, minority -owned or small business. That function is
under the jurisdiction of the Office of Contract and Analysis Services. Some of the things that vendors
have to do to get certified is submit certain documents that show that they meet those criteria. There is
also an on -site inspection role with each of the certifications so someone could physically go to a
location and verify that what is being represented in the paperwork is true.
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Since about 1997, the City of St. Paul has been collaborating with the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Ramsey County and, up until recently, the St. Paul Public Schools and the certifications are
done jointly so that vendors do not have to submit paperwork in each jurisdiction individually. Starting
in 1998, the city contracted with an outside entity to do the certification on behalf of all of the
jurisdictions and they are the ones receiving and processing the paperwork and providing to the city a
list of the vendors that are certified by commodity area. They also keep track of how many are certified
as small, female- owned, and minority- owned.
The Office of Contract and Analysis Services is also charged with looking at the construction projects
that come into the city through its office. These would be things that are being built with city funds
directly in a departmental budget. They look at those and determine how they might be able to use
subcontractors. There is a goal- setting process on each construction project where they think there are
some opportunities. Those goals are set forth as part of the specification that's issued.
Ms. Camp said they also look at professional services and commodity purchases and try to actively
solicit certified vendors who may be able to submit bids or quotes or those items. They try to work with
the departments on setting goals for using professional services as well.
The Department of Planning and Economic Development funds are also covered by the ordinance. The
way the goal setting on development projects has worked through the years is the lead staff for the
vendor outreach program in Contract and Analysis has partnered with the project manager to look at
what is encompassed in those projects and where the opportunities might be.
They also do record keeping and reporting keeping track of the goals that were set on the construction or
development projects and when the bids come in, they look to see that the goals were met and they have
identified vendors who are certified in the program to meet those goals. They have been doing an annual
report to consolidate all the information in the city which would be the goal setting in the Department of
PED, the goal setting in Camp's office, the outreach activity and the certification activity. They have
also been doing quarterly reports in Contract and Analysis Services to be sure they have an ongoing
record of what's happening in their office.
• Department of Planing and Economic Development (Martha Fuller, Director of PED)
Martha Fuller talked about changes the Department of Planning and Economic Development has made
in their internal procedures as well as their coordination with Contracts and Analysis and the
Department of Human Rights in order to improve their compliance with Chapters 84 and 183 with
respect to city development projects. A handout was distributed which contained a flow chart laying out
the development process and highlights a number of things that are new or that they are doing
differently to improve their compliance. Ms. Fuller said their procedure focus on bringing interested
businesses to the table as early as possible and to increase participation by women - owned, minority -
owned, and small businesses at all points in the development process. A lot of attention is focused on the
construction aspect but they have broadened their efforts to include services at the beginning of the
process and at the end of the development process.
As part of PED's overall effort, they have increased their outreach and communication with women and
minority -owned businesses and organizations that represent them to better promote opportunities for
participation in development projects. Their outreach
efforts are complemented by increased technical and financial resources available to the targeted
businesses through PED's partnerships with various community organizations
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that were funded with the $250,000 that was set aside in the 2003 budget to support the minority
business development and retention initiative.
Ms. Fuller noted the HRA's newly adopted real estate disposition policy. The effect of that policy is to
make the development process more transparent and promote competition. In the selection of
developers, PED's policy establishes the developer's ability to maximize inclusiveness as one of the
developer selection criteria. Final selection of developers is the prerogative of the HRA Board.
Another change PED has made in their internal procedures is that they will be assisted by staff from
Human Rights and Contracts and Analysis. Services in reviewing developers' proposals with respect to
the inclusiveness leveraging merits their familiarity with developers and contractors previous track
record so they make sure that they are evaluating the proposal as objectively as possible.
PED has also added a preliminary meeting with developers and PED staff along with staff from Human
Rights and Contract Analysis Services very early in the development process so they can insure the
developers fully understand the requirements of Chapters 84 and 183. The community organizations
involved will also help educate the developers about the resources that are available to them to help
them make better connections with women, minority, and small businesses.
Including in Ms. Fuller's material was a resolution that reflects a proposal to add Human Rights as a
signatory to the HRA contracts representing HRA funding of $50,000 or more.
The development agreements will continue to specifically acknowledge that the city's developers are
obligated to comply with Chapters 84 and 183. The project managers will regularly collect information
from the developers regarding their performance against the Chapter 84 goals, Human Rights staff will
continue to collect Affirmative Action data, and the progress against the various goals will be published
on a quarterly basis.
4.Minority Business Development and Retention Initiative (Martha Fuller, Director of PED)
The purpose of this initiative, Ms. Fuller said, is to retain woman and minority businesses in St. Paul. It
is not exclusively dedicated to increasing participation in PED development projects although that is one
important focus. PED is always looking for ways to increase their capacity to achieve the goals of the
minority business development and retention initiative.
In reference to the $250,000 in funding for the Minority Business Development and Retention Initiative
in 2003, Ms. Fuller said they have proposed the same level of resources to fund it in 2004. However,
they do expect to work more closely with the
Human Rights Department in terms of identifying who their community partners will be so they do as
good a job in working with the woman and minority owned entrepreneurs as well as increasing the
participation at the workforce level. This year they focused primarily on the entrepreneurship piece and
next year she feels they need to focus both on entrepreneurship as well as workforce representation by
communities of color.
5. Community Perspectives (invited guests)
The following individuals appeared and addressed this issue:
John Alexander, Carol Rydel, and Jackie Lynarczyk, Kaposia
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Alfred Babington- Johnson, National Association of Minority Contractors
Mara O'Neill, Wind and Neighborhood Development Center
Randy Parker, St. Paul Urban League
Mary Dahlquist, Women Venture
Mara O'Neill, board member, Selby Area CDC
Stuart Goldbarg, Jewish Community Action
Regina Ramos, on behalf of Nene Matey -KeKe,
6. Public Hearing
The following individuals appeared and addressed this issue:
James Trice, Children's Home Society and Family Service.
Caty Royce, Community Stabilization Project
Tim Kennedy, Metropolitan Economic Development Association
Mary Lou White Olson, representing a woman -owned manufacturing company in St. Paul
M. Khaliq, NAACP
Stuart Goldbarg, Jewish Community Action
Regina Ramos, on behalf of Nene Matey -KeKe, RNR Home Improvement
Richard Copeland, Thor Construction
7. Conclusions and Recommendations
Councilmember Coleman said his and Councilmember Blakey's intent is to focus in on these
discussions and start talking about site control - whether there are obstacles, crafting RFP proposals that
make sure that the numbers are better than what they have been. Coleman said he hoped that it didn't
take this forum to understand that there is a problem but that it confirmed and moved the City forward
quicker. He questioned if there is a comparative between Minneapolis and St. Paul. If Minneapolis has
30% on a HUD project and St. Paul has 1% on everything, it's not because Minneapolis is better but
either they are taking a more aggressive stance or they've got more requirements, Coleman said, and
he'd like to get a better handle on what that is. Marcia Moermond replied that Coleman's question was
covered in Bob Kessler's background memorandum.
Council President Bostrom asked that Council Research staff review the recommendations and
comments made at this forum and provide a report to the Council with their recommendations.
Councilmember Coleman said he would like to understand the audit better - what it would look like,
what it would accomplish, and what it would cost.
Councilmember Blakey requested additional information on the money that was available for a cultural
audit noting that a grant was received from the St. Paul Foundation but the City did not sign the papers.
Councilmember Lantry said there were two different audits that were asked for: 1) the audit to make
sure that there is compliance on who is certified, how it would be done, and how much it would cost;
and 2) an historical audit for the last five years. Ms. Lantry said the second one seems more expensive
and tells them what they already know. She said she would not want to spend a lot of valuable resources
looking backward when they could be spending that time to fix it.
Ms. Lantry said they should also figure out how to get a group of the people who were present at this
meeting and the unions together to talk.
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Councilmember Helgen said a variety of categories were brought up and trying to sort out what the
Council should spend its time on would be helpful; i.e., what are the things that Council could take
action on versus those things that would require broader community engagement.
Council President asked that a report be presented to the Council on December 17. Ms Moermond said
at this time she would like for she and her staff to summarize all of the ideas that have come up during
this policy session and make some recommendations to the Council on things that they can begin to
work on immediately. In terms of staff resources, money, etc. that will have to be considered further
depending on the scope of the audit. Council Research will bring something back to the Council and will
be looking for direction on it's priorities.
Councilmember Coleman said prior to December 17 he would like to see a status check. It was agreed
that a preliminary draft of the issues would be presented to the Council on December 3.
With regard to the issue brought up about Housing 5000 and that there aren't any goals pertaining to
women and minorities, Councilmember Blakey requested that also be looked at.
Councilmember Blakey moved to adjourn the meeting.
ADJOURNED AT 7:15 P.M.
Daniel Bostrom, Council President
ATTEST:
Minutes approved by Council
Mary Erickson December 17, 2003
Assistant Council Secretary
Submitted by: Mary Erickson
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