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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SAINT PAUL
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 3:30 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
• For Ordimances
• Suspension Items
Present - 5 - Benanav, Blakey, Bostrom, Lantry, Reiter
Absent - 2 - Coleman, Harris (both arrived after the consent agenda)
CONSENT AGENDA (Items I - 28)
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 Kaus Juskit Chang, Michelle Mack, Leslie Olesen and Jennifer Tiedge.
Referred to the Risk Management Division
2. Notice of Filing of Order (Amended Order) in the matter of the Saint Paul Housing and
Redevelopment Authority vs. the City of Saint Paul, Steven and Pamela Lang, dba Prospect Auto Parts,
2565 Franklin Avenue.
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Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on June 25, 2003, to consider the application of David Goldsmith to rezone
property from OS -1 (Office Service) to RT -1 (Two Family Residential) to allow for conversion of a
building from commerical - office to residential at 124 East Page Street.
4. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on June 25, 2003, to consider the application of Erin Mathern, Mendota Homes,
for a preliminary and final plat creating ten lots for single family (R -3) development known as Montana
Woods at 1537 Fisk Street (southwest corner of Fisk Street and Hoyt Avenue).
5. Letter from the Citizens Service Office /Division of Property Code Enforcement declaring 512
Beaumont Street as nuisance property. (For notification purposes only; public hearing will be scheduled
at a later date if necessary.)
6. Letter from the Office of Citizen Service /Division of Property Code Enforcement declaring 794
Dayton Avenue as nuisance property and setting date of Legislative Hearing for June 23, 2003, and City
Council Hearing for July 2, 2003.
7. Letter from the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection announcing a public
hearing on June 25, 2003, to consider the application of Ron Maddox, General Manager of Taste of
Minnesota, for a sound level variance from July 1 through July 6, 2003, for outdoor amplified live band
music on stages on Harriet Island and the Wabasha Street Bridge from 12:00 noon to 11:00 p.m. daily.
FOR ACTION
8. Approval of minutes of May 14, 2003.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 03 -561 - Approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Saint Paul
and the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL -CIO, Local 21. (To be laid over one week for
adoption)
Laid over to June 18 for adoption
10 .Resolution - 03 -562 - Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and
the United Association Pipefitters Local Union No. 455 for the 2003 wage and fringe adjustment. (To be
laid over one week for adoption)
Laid over to June 18 for adoption
11. Resolution - 03 -563 - Authorizing payment of $8,500.00 to Gislason & Hunter, LLP and Scott Allen
Turnbull in full settlement of their claim against the City of Saint Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
12. Resolution - 03 -564 - Approving the decisions of the Legislative Hearing Officer on Appeals for
Letters of Deficiency, Correction Notices and Correction Orders for 1337 Edmund Avenue, 1199 Seventh
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Street East and 319 Ramsey Street.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 03 -565 - Appointing outside counsel of Briggs and Morgan to represent the City in the
matter of acquisition and possible condemnation and taking of certain property at 1650, 1668 and 1680
White Bear Avenue (Hillcrest Shopping Center) needed for right -of -way improvements along White Bear
Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 03 -566 - Adopting the City of Saint Paul's June 2003 Storm Water Permit Annual
Report and Management Program as prepared by the Department of Public Works Sewer Utility for
submittal to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Adopted Yeas -5 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 03 -567 - Accepting a donation to the Saint Paul Police Department of traffic
enforcement equipment (Preliminary Breath Testers) valued at $1,500.00 from the Minnesota Department
of Public Safety.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 03 -568 - Authorizing the Saint Paul Police Department to enter into an agreement with
Independent School District 4625 to participate in the School Police Patrol Program.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 03 -569 - Authorizing the Saint Paul Police Department to enter into a multi - agency law
enforcement agreement with the City of Mankato for participation in St. Paul Police Department's
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAO).
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 03 -570 - Authorizing the Saint Paul Police Department to enter into a multi - agency law
enforcement agreement with the City of Hutchinson Police Department for participation in St. Paul Police
Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAO).
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 03 -571 - Accepting the donation of field lights and ongoing operating and maintenance
costs for the lights from the Dunning Boosters at the Midway Little League Field and thanking them for
their generous contribution.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
20. Resolution - 03 -572 - Authorizing the proper City officals to accept and set up a financing and
spending plan for a grant of $65,000 from the Minnesota Twins Community Program Fund to support
youth baseball and softball in Saint Paul and to budget the unspent balance from the 2002 Minnesota
Twins allocation.
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Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 03 -573 - Authorizing negotiation of $900,000 loan to Eureka Recycling from Solid
Waste and Recycling 232 Fund Balance for construction of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to
process Saint Paul's recyclables.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 03 -574 - Rescinding action taken previously under Council File 403 -428 adopted by the
Council on May 7, 2003, and approving the license application of Robert Coppock for a Saint Paul
Taxicab Driver's License.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 03 -575 - Giving final approval to the execution of documents necessary to refinance the
Radisson City Center Hotel and approving issuance of tax- exempt revenue bonds by the Saint Paul Port
Authority.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 03 -576 - Approving the sale of the Jackson Apartment Tower and Sibley Apartment
Tower Projects in Galtier Plaza by the Saint Paul Port Authority.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 03 -577 - Appointing the Cesar Chavez Street Renaming Legislative Advisory
Committee.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 03 -578 - Recognizing the first two Peace Poles planted in St. Paul's Midway area of
Frogtown and Summit - University communities at the intersection of Dale Street and University Avenue
and proclaiming this intersection to be the first official "Peace Gate" to serve as the foundation of the
Peace Bridge between Frogtown and Summit - University on June 13, 2003.
Adopted Yeas -5 Nays - 0
27. Preliminary Order - 03 -579 - In the matter of sidewalk reconstruction and/or new construction from
the South Side of East Fourth Street from Wacouta Street to Wall Street at 270 East Fourth Street only
and setting date of public hearing for July 2, 2003. (File No. S03003)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
28. Resolution Approving Assessment - 03 -580 - In the matter of excessive police and nuisance
enforcement services for 768 West Central Avenue for the month of May, 2003, and setting date of
public hearing for August 6, 2003. (File No. SPPD03A)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
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29. Resolution - 03 -505 - Considering a petition of the United States Postal Services to vacate an 80.5
foot wide aerial easement to facilitate the construction of a skyway over Sibley Street between Second
Street and Kellogg Boulevard. (Vacation File No. 26 -2002) (Substitute introduced and laid over from
May 28)
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Harris not present for vote)
30. Resolution - 03 -581 - Ratifying Ordinance 493 -1423 by granting authority to the Saint Paul Port
Authority to issue and sell bonds to refund the Port Authority's $16,000,000 General Obligation Bonds,
Series 1994 and accepting winning proposal and awarding bid.
Adopted (Exhibit A amended)
Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 (Harris not present for vote)
31. Consider the appeal of Snelling- Hamline Community Council to consider a decision by the Planning
Commission denying their previous appeal of the Office of License, Inspections and Environmental
Protection's issuance of a billboard repair permit to Clear Channel Outdoor for the replacement of sign
face panels on an illuminated freeway billboard at 1459 Roblyn Avenue (rooftop billboard at the
southeast corner of I -94 and Pascal Avenue). (Public hearing held and laid over from June 4)
Appeal withdrawn Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
32. Consider the application of Mendota Homes, Inc. to rezone property from B -2 to RM -2 to be
consistent with the 11 -unit resident structure being built at 1071 South Cleveland Avenue. (Public
hearing held and laid over from June 4)
Laid over to June 18 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
33. Resolution - 03 -556 - Approving the polling location changes for the 2003 primary and general
elections. (Laid over from June 4)
Adopted as 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.
34. Final Adoption - 03 -441 - An ordinance amending Chapter 106 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
allowing skateboarding in Saint Paul unless indicated otherwise.
(Laid over from June 4)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
35. Final Adoption - 03 -484 - An ordinance amending the Saint Paul Legislative Code, Appendix F,
District Heating Franchise - District Heating Development Company, and Appendix K, District Energy
Services Franchise, to grant the franchise holder legal authority to use the public right -of -way to install a
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fiber optic network for use by the City of Saint Paul, the State of Minnesota, and the County of Ramsey.
(Substitute introduced on May 21)
Laid over to June 18 for final adoption Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
36. Third Reading - 03 -503 - An ordinance approving rezoning of the east side of Payne Avenue, north of
Hopkins Street and south to Kenny Road to allow construction of three 8 -unit rowhouses. (Public hearing
held May 7, 2003)
Laid over to June 18 for final adoption
37. Second Reading - 03 -468 - An ordinance finalizing City Council action approving the application of
Benjamin Commons Associates to rezone property from B -3 to RT -2 to allow the Selby Grotto
Development project to proceed and new garages to be built for the Benjamin Commons Condo
Association at 761 Selby Avenue. (Public hearing held on March 26) (Laid over from May 14 for second
reading)
(Applicant has requested this item be laid over to July 2, 2003, for second reading)
Laid over to July 2 for second reading Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
38. Second Reading - 03 -554 - An ordinance amending Chapter 409 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to
permit the sale of alcohol until 2:00 a.m. by those establishments which have obtained a permit from the
State of Minnesota.
Laid over to June 25 for third reading /public hearing Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
39. Second Reading - 03 -555 - An ordinance amending Chapter 14 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code
to clarify that the Library Director serves at the pleasure of the Mayor, and to modify the budgetary
powers previously given to the Library Agency.
Laid over to June 25 for third reading /public hearing Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
Suspension Items
None
Council Meeting Information
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The City Council and Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Meetings are cablecasted live on
Channel 18 and repeated on Thursdays at 7:00 p. in., Saturdays at 12:30 p.m., and Sundays at 1:00 p.m.
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(Subject to change). Also, the City Council and HRA Agendas are cablecasted on Saturdays at 8:00 a.m.
and 7: 30 p. m., Sundays at S: 30 p. m., Mondays at 8:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m., and S: 30 p. m.; Tuesdays at 8:00
a.m., and 5:30 p.m.; and Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
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