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AGENDA OF THE SAINT PAUL CITY
COUNCIL
Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 3:30 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - 5:30 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
City Hall and Court House
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
Mary Erickson - 651- 266 -8565
Chris Rider - 651- 266 -8633
Office of the City Council
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• Communications and Administrative Orders
• For Action
• Public Library Board Agenda
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
• Housing and Redevelopment Authority
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 36)
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 Brian Doherty, Mary Konsela, Brian Steele & Associates (for Angela Seiferd), Michael
Thrasher, Joseph Willy, and Xcel Energy.
2. Communication from Mayor Kelly dated March 11, 2004, announcing his veto of Council File 04 -266,
Providing support for additional Saint Paul Legislative Agenda items, Federal priorities and relevant
portions of the 2004 Ramsey County Legislative Agenda, adopted by the Council on March 3, 2004.
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3. Communication from Mayor Kelly dated March 11, 2004, announcing his veto of Council File 04 -272,
Supporting 2004 Legislative Session capital bonding requests, adopted by the Council on March 3, 2004.
4. Communication from Mayor Kelly dated March 11, 2004, announcing his veto of Council File 04 -273,
Removing the Holman Field Floodwall Project from the legislative priorities and support items for the
2004 Legislative Session, adopted by the Council on March 3, 2004.
5. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on April 7, 2004, to consider the appeal of University United to a decision of the
Planning Commission approving the site plan for a new CVS Pharmacy store at 1581 University Avenue.
6. Administrative Orders:
D002379 Amending the 2004 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation to reallocate spending
authority within three of recreation's general fund activities.
D002380 Amending the 2003 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation Special Revenue Fund,
Como campus.
FOR ACTION
7. Approval of minutes of February 25, 2004.
8. Resolution - 04 -318 - Approving the appointments of Kurian Benjamin and Barbara Reindl Pjevach,
by Mayor Kelly, to the Workforce Investment Board.
9. Resolution - 04 -319 - Approving the appointments of Margaret (Peggy) Laub, Tegan McDonough,
Ronald Moccia, Maddie Orenstein, Jessica Wright, and Kurt Zilley and the reappointments of William
(Billy) Collins, Jim Kelley, and Miriam Rykken, by Mayor Kelly, to the Youth Fund Board.
10. Resolution - 04 -320 - Requesting the formation of a cross - departmental workgroup to develop a
proposal for updating the Early Notification System
(ENS) and sharing contact list and media information.
11. Resolution - 04 -321 - Recognizing the fund raising efforts of the Como Park
Zoo and Conservatory Society.
12. Resolution - 04 -322 - Authorizing the Department of License, Inspections and Environmental
Protection to enter into an agreement with the Association for Nonsmokers — Minnesota for payment of up
to $10,000 to conduct tobacco compliance checks for 2004 and 2005.
13. Resolution - 04 -323 - Approval of the 2004 Residential Street Vitality Project Areas and tentative
approval of 2005 - 2008 project areas.
14. Resolution - 04 -324 - Authorizing the property city officials to execute Joint Power Agreement
between the City of Saint Paul and Mn/DOT pertaining to the upgrade of the city's computerized traffic
signal system.
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15. Resolution - 04 -325 - Declaring the Trout Book (aka "Trillium ") site as city parkland and authorizing
acceptance of a grant from Ramsey County for the site.
16. Resolution - 04 -326 - Authorizing the City of Saint Paul to enter into a Joint Powers Agreements with
the City of Maplewood, the City of Mounds View, the City of New Brighton and the City of Roseville to
share the Saint Paul Police Department's Record Management System.
17. Resolution - 04 -327 - Recognizing the 150th Anniversary Commemorative Badge as the official
badge of the Saint Paul Police Department for the year 2004.
18. Resolution - 04 -328 - Deleting the assessment for property clean up at 827 Van Buren Avenue. (File
No. J0207A5YR)
19. Resolution - 04 -329 - Supporting State Bonding for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.
20. Resolution - 04 -330 - Supporting the State Bonding for the Minnesota Institute for Regenerative
Medicine.
21. Resolution - 04 -331 - Supporting the efforts to obtain State and Federal assistance for the Red Rock
and Rush Line Corridors.
22. Resolution - 04 -332 - Supporting acquisition of the Henry Park Bluff Site.
23. Resolution - 04 -333 - Supporting Ramsey County's bonding request for I -94 (McKnight to Century)
Interchange improvements.
24. Resolution - 04 -334 - Supporting State Bonding for Meeker Island Lock Historic Site /Access and
Ecological Protection.
25. Resolution - 04 -335 - Supporting State and Federal appropriations for the Central Corridor.
26. Resolution - 04 -336 - Supporting Policy Changes to WIC and reauthorization of the Minnesota
Emergency Health Powers Act.
27. Resolution - 04 -337 - Supporting State Bonding for the Health Care Learning Center.
28. Resolution - 04 -338 - Supporting Federal assistance for a bus "park and ride" for Como Park.
29. Resolution - 04 -339 - Supporting a Federal request for First Responder Grants.
30. Resolution - 04 -340 - Supporting further development of the Bruce Vento Regional Trail and Bruce
Vento Nature Sanctuary.
31. Resolution - 04 -341 - Supporting Federal assistance for equipment at the new Saint Paul Police and
Ramsey County Headquarters.
32. Resolution - 04 -342 - Supporting State bonding and a Federal appropriation for the Phalen Corridor.
33. Resolution - 04 -343 - Supporting funding for Ames Lake Neighborhood Redevelopment.
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34. Resolution - 04 -344 - Supporting State Bonding for a Bioscience Corridor.
35. Resolution - 04 -345 - Supporting Federal funding for Upper Landing Park
"Mississippi Place."
36. Preliminary Order - 04 -346 - In the matter of the operation costs of the above standard street lighting
system (single globes) for the year 2004 for the south side of West 5th Street from West 7th Street to
approximately 400 feet east of West 7th to become part of the new Wabasha /St. Peter Area, and setting
date of public hearing for April 28, 2004. (File No. 19002)
AGENDA OF THE
SAINT PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
ROLL CALL
37. Resolution - 04 - L.B. 04 -002 - Accepting proposal on sale of $12,280,000 General Obligation
Library Bonds, Series 2004, and providing for their issuance.
FOR DISCUSSION
38. Resolution - 04 -347 - Relating to $12,280,000 General Obligation Library Bonds, Series 2004, to be
issued by the Saint Paul Public Library Agency.
39. Resolution - 04 -348 - Supplementing general resolution relating to Sewer Revenue Bonds and
providing for the issuance of $6,300,000 Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2004C.
40. Resolution - 04 -283 - Resolving that the City of Saint Paul will not relocate any city offices which
currently reside in the downtown business district to any office space outside the downtown district.
(Laid over from March 10)
41. Discussion of RiverCentre /CVB merger.
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.
42. Final Adoption - 03 -1028 - An ordinance amending Chapters 60 through 69
of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to zoning code reformatting and streamlining, adding
Traditional Neighborhood zoning districts, and related amendments. (Substitute introduced and laid over
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from February 18; laid over from March 17)
43. Second Reading - 04 -316 - Establishing procedures for city employees relative to the immigration
status of persons seeking city employment or services.
44. First Reading - 04 -349 - Amending Chapter 33 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code entitled `Building
Code and Inspection" pertaining to the fees charged for the inspection and renewal of Certificates of
Occupancy by the Fire Marshal.
PUBLIC HEARINGS (public hearings will begin at 5:30 p.m.)
45. Third Reading - 04 -267 - An ordinance regulating storm water runoff from construction activities.
46. Third Reading - 04 -268 - An ordinance placing the position titled Director of City Council Operations
in the unclassified service pursuant to Section 12.03.2(H) of the City of Saint Paul Charter.
47. Third Reading - 04 -289- An ordinance amending Chapter 33 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
concerning Building Code and Inspection to prohibit the installation or use of barbed wire fencing
abutting residentially zoned property
or property that is used for residential purposes
8. Resolution - 04 -350 - Approving the petition of Velmeir Companies to vacate part of the alley in Block
4, Brightwood Park in order to develop the area for retail purposes.
49. Resolution - 04 -351 - approving the petition of Velmeir Companies to vacate the alley abutting Oak
Ville Park (southwest of Maryland Avenue and Arcade Street)
50. Resolution - 04 -352 - Approving the petition of the City of Saint Paul to vacate City interest in 806
and 810 Maryland Avenue East for development purposes.
51. Resolution - 04 -353 - Approving the tax increment financing plan for Westminster Junction Business
Center Redevelopment Tax Increment District.
52. Final Order - 04 -354 - In the matter of Acquiring the necessary right -of -way and temporary
construction easements for construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of McKnight Road and
Lower Afton Road. (File No. AE2004 -01)
53. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 04 -355 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for summary abatement (property clean -up) during September 2003 for property at 1254
Reaney Avenue and 701 Jessamine Avenue East (J0308A1); and boarding -up vacant building at 701
Jessamine Avenue East during September 2003 (J0306BI) (Laid over from February 25) (Legislative
Hearing Officer recommends approval of both assessments)
54. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 04 -356 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for weekly garbage hauling service for the fourth quarter of 2003 (J03TRASH4Q); summary
abatements (property clean -ups) for November and December 2003 (J0309A); boarding -up of vacant
buildings during December 2003 (J0307B); and boarding -up of vacant buildings during November 2003
(J0308B) (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends:
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847 Jenks Avenue (J0308B) - approval of the assessment
1021 Jenks Avenue (J0307B) - spreading the payments of the assessment over a five -year period
1650 Old Hudson Road (J0308B) - approval of the assessment
889 Westminster Street (J0308B) - approval of the assessment
1147 Seventh Street East (J0307B) - deleting the assessment and reissuing it to
1114 Seventh Street East
559 Asbury Street (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
424 Banfil Street (J0309A) - reducing the assessment from $337 to $167 plus the $70 administrative fees
for a total assessment of 237
1212 Beech Street (J03TRASH4Q) - approval of the assessment
769 Burr Street (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
1046 Burr Street (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
914 Charles Avenue (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
1307 Dale Street North (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
915 Edmund Avenue (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
930 Euclid Avenue (J0309A) - reducing the assessment from $411 to $191 plus the $70 administrative
fees for a total assessment of $261 and spreading the payments over a five -year period due to financial
hardship
951 Euclid Street (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
159 Granite Street (J0309A) - reducing the assessment from $323 to $153 plus the $70 administrative
fees for a total assessment of $223 and she would like the payments to be divided over a five year period
1598 Hazel Street North (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
166 Ivy Avenue West (J0309A) - deleting the assessment
690 Jenks Avenue (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
1084 Pacific Street (J0309A) - reducing the assessment from $267 to $200 plus the $70 administrative
fees for a total assessment of $270.
268 Robie Street West (J0309A) - deleting the assessment
1095 St. Paul Avenue (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
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694 Sims Avenue (J0309A) - deleting the assessment
1082 Sims Avenue (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
1335 Summit Avenue (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
507 Van Buren Avenue (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
995 Wilson Avenue (J0309A) - approval of the assessment
1817 Dayton Avenue (J0309A) - reducing the assessment from $281 from $140.50 plus $70 for a total
assessment of $210.50
1147 Geranium Avenue East (J0309A) - reducing the assessment from $521.80 to $225.90 plus the $70
administrative fees for a total assessment of $295.90
1304 Galtier Street (J03TRASH4Q) - laying over to the April 13 Legislative Hearing and the April 28
City Council Hearing
1139 Beech Street (J03TRASH4Q) - laying over to the March 23 Legislative
Hearing and the April 7 City Council Hearing
712 Hawthorne Avenue East (J03TRASH4Q) - deleting the assessment)
55. Appeal of Yia Xiong to a summary abatement order for property at 681 Farrington Street.
(Legislative Hearing Officer recommends granting the appeal and referring the matter to the Public
Works Department.)
56. Appeal of Herbert Zimmermann to a summary abatement order for property at 1664 East Minnehaha
Avenue. (Appeal withdrawn)
57. Public hearing to consider the application of Thomas Amrhien to rezone property at 319 Maryland
Avenue West from R -4 (single - family residential) to OS -1 (office service).
Reminder: There will not be a City Council meeting on March 31 since
it is the fifth Wednesday of the month.
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, Third Floor
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Saint Paul City Hall
Jan Magnuson
(651) 266 -6604
AGENDA
ROLL CALL
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approval of March 10, 2004 meeting minutes.
2. Resolutions Authorizing the Issuance of Multifamily Revenue Bonds and Tax Increment Revenue
Bonds for the Lyon's Court Senior Housing Project, District 17.
3. Approval for Extending Tentative Developer Status for the HRA -owned Land at 207 North Dale
Street, Summit - University, District 8.
4. Resolution Giving Preliminary Approval to the Sale of Parking Revenue Refunding Bonds to Refund
the Outstanding Parking Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1995A, District 17.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
5. Public Hearing and Preliminary Approval for Project and Issuance of Conduit Lease Revenue
Refunding and New Money Bonds for Higher Ground Building Company (Higher Ground Academy
Charter School) District 13.
6. Resolution Giving Host Approval to the Issuance of a Revenue Note to Refinance and Improve Rental
Housing Facilities Owned by Urban Homeworks, Inc. and Located in the City of Saint Paul, Under
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462C and Ratifying Preparation and Publication of a Notice of the Hearing
and Approval of a Joint Powers Agreement, District 7.
DISCUSSION
7. Resolution to Approve the Addition of Human Rights Department as Signatory on HRA Contracts,
Citywide.
8. Resolution Approving and Authorizing Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with
Wellington Management, Inc. (Lexington and University Redevelopment Project), District 13.
ADJOURNMENT
Council Meeting Information
Website:
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Cable:
The City Council and Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Meetings are cablecasted live on
Channel 18 and repeated on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., Saturdays at 12: 30 p. m., and Sundays at 1: 00 p. m.
(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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