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AGENDA OF THE SAINT PAUL CITY
COUNCIL
Wednesday, April 28, 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
Office of the City Council
Web Index
• Consent Agenda
• Communications and Administrative Orders
• For Action
• For Discussion
• Ordinances
• Public Hearings
• Housing and Redevelopment Authority
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 24)
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 Steven Dorn, Angela Kloos & Son - Joseph Garcia - Kloos, Steven Maull, Marshall
Mullenbach, Cynthia Nicholson, Dylan Semler, and Kathryn Stang.
2. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on May 5, 2004, to consider the application of Marlin Broberg to rezone property
at 337 Atwater Street, between Farrington and Western, from RM -2 (Multi - family Residential) to I -1
(Industrial) to provide off - street parking and storage of equipment and supplies.
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2a. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on May 5, 2004, to consider the application of Alfred & Hoyoko Yahanda to
rezone property from RM -1 (Multiple - Family Residential) to B -2 Community Business at 1435
Cleveland Avenue North, southwest corner at Buford.
2b. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on May 5, 2004, to consider the application of R & N Corporation (Saxon Ford)
to rezone property at 250 & 262 Sherburne Avenue, between Farrington and Galtier, from RT -1 (Two -
Family Residential) to B -3 (General Business) to expand the existing business and add parking.
3. Letter from the Department of Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvement, Nuisance Building
Code Enforcement, indicating the City's intent to revoke the registration certificate for 289 Moore Street
unless an appeal is filed within ten (10) days from the date of notice.
4. Letter from the Department of Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvement, Nuisance Building
Code Enforcement, indicating the City's intent to revoke the registration certificate for 473 Smith Avenue
North unless an appeal is filed within ten (10) days from the date of notice.
5. Letters from the Office of the City Attorney announcing Notice of Intent to Revoke Provisional
Operator Status (provisional taxicab driver's license) of the following individuals for failure to enroll in
and /or successfully complete the taxicab driver training course pursuant to the Saint Paul Legislative
Code: Ahmed Mohamed Admed, Abdihamid Ali, Willliam Baier, Sr., Patrick Dzieweczynski, Harold
Frederick, Lorenzo Hudson, Charles Ihekoronye, Chester Landers, Curt Lindberg, Tommy McDonald,
Abdi Osman, Matthew Taylor, and Scott Tonsberg, Raymond Valley, Steven Wothe Sr., Mohaned
Youssouf.
6. Letter from Patrick Hill submitting a petition to amend the St. Paul City Charter with regard to
financing professional sports facilities.
7. Administrative Orders:
D002402 Adjusting the 2003 year -end Department of Fire and Safety and Services' General Fund
Activities.
D002403 Approving funding, not to exceed $4,000, for the Division of Parks and Recreation's
Recreation Services 2003 Volunteer Recognition Events to be held in Spring 2004.
D002404 Transferring budget authority to provide sufficient funding at the budgetary control level of the
Parks and Recreation's 2003 General Fund.
FOR ACTION
8. Approval of minutes of March 24, April 7 & 14, 2004.
9. Resolution - 04 -437 - Approving the license application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing
Officer, for Gas Station, Retail Food (B)- Grocery, and Cigarette /Tobacco License by W & S Amoco of
Shoreview, dba Maryland BP, 1200 White Bear Avenue North.
10. Resolution - 04 -438 - Establishing the rate of pay for the new class titled Parks and Recreation Design
Manager in Grade 26 of the Saint Paul Supervisory Organization Bargaining Unit 09, Salary Schedule.
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11. Resolution - 04 -439 - Approving a revised final plat for Upper Landing Village.
12. Resolution - 04 -440 - Revoking the rental registration certificate for property at 270 Charles Avenue
registered to Selwin Ortega.
13. Resolution - 04 -441 - Authorizing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to execute Phase I and
Phase II Environmental Site Assessments at Pickerel Lake in Lilydale Regional Park.
14. Resolution - 04 -442 - Granting permission for the City Employee Services Committee to solicit and
accept donations on behalf of the City to help finance
the 2004 City Picnic on August 12, 2004, at Como Regional Park and declaring
it a public purpose.
15. Resolution - 04 -443 - Authorizing the proper City officials, upon receipt of the $3,000 bid price, to
convey by quit -claim deed title to vacant land in Blocks 1
and 4, Butterfield Syndicate No. 2, and vacated street and alley accruing thereto vacated by C.F. 03 -1033,
to Uniforms Unlimited at Dale and Front Street.
16. Resolution - 04 -444 - Amending the appropriate CDBG budget and Capital Project activities in order
to implement the City Council's decision (C.F. 03 -1087) allocating $604,000 of prior years' Community
Development Block Grant funds
to the Wellstone Center for Community Building project.
17. Resolution - 04 -445 - Allocating $100,000 in CIB funding for improvements to Ramsey County's
Gustafson- Phalen Ice Arena.
18. Resolution - 04 -446 - Amending the budget for 1996 Capital Improvement Bonds.
19. Resolution - 04 -447 - Rescinding Council File 01 -1102 and removing the pending assessment for
1669 Arcade Street as the property owner has decided not to use City financing for a fire protection
system.
20. Resolution - 04 -448 - Authorizing acceptance of a temporary construction easement for property
acquired by the City on behalf of Ramsey County to provide for the County's construction of a traffic
signal and left -turn lanes at the intersection of McKnight Road and Lower Afton Road.
21. Resolution - 04 -449 - Authorizing acceptance of permanent and temporary easements for property
acquired by the City on behalf of Ramsey County to provide for the County's construction of a traffic
signal and left -turn lanes at the intersection of McKnight Road and Lower Afton Road.
22. Resolution - 04 -450- Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with the Federal
Bureau of Investigations to continue participation in the Joint Terrorism Task Force from October 1,
2003 through September 30, 2004.
23. Resolution - 04 -451 - Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with the Federal
Bureau of Investigations to continue participation in the Minnesota Violent Crimes /Fugitive Task Force
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from October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004.
24. Resolution - 04 -452 - Authorizing the Police Department to accept a Pen -Link Analysis Software
donation from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center.
FOR DISCUSSION
25. Resolution - 04 -329 - Supporting State Bonding for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. (Laid
over from March 24)
26. Resolution - 04 -405 - Approving the appointments of Bill Fritts, Nancy Hendrickson, David
MacKenzie, and Allan Zolin, by Mayor Kelly, to the Workforce Investment Board. (Amended and laid
over April 14)
27. Resolution - 04 -425 - Authorizing the reallocation of spending authority from the 2004 Swede
Hollow Acquisition project to the 2003 Jimmy Lee Recreation Center Acquisition project. (Laid over
from April 21)
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.
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS (public hearings will begin at 5:30 p.m.)
28. Third Reading - 04 -316 - Establishing procedures for city employees relative to the immigration
status of persons seeking city employment or services.
(Laid over April 7 for continuation of public hearing)
29. Third 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.
30. Third Reading - 04 -396 - An ordinance preserving the status quo with respect to the use of property in
the West 7th - Randolph - A.D.M. area. (Amended and laid over from April 14)
31. Resolution - 04 -453 - Approving District Cooling's request to amend the Fiscal Year 2004 cooling
customer billing rates.
32. Resolution - 04 -454 - Authorizing the modification of the Tax Increment Financing Plan for the
Block 4 Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing District.
33. Resolution - 04 -455 - Approving the petition of Ken Lang to vacate the alley between Block 11 and
Block 13 between the properties at 2050 and 2070 Oakridge Street for the purpose of greenspace. (File
No. 18 -2003)
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34. Resolution - 04 -456 - Approving the petition of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority to vacate
the east half of the alley in the block bounded by University, Dale, Aurora and St. Albans in order to
develop a new library and new housing. (File No. 04 -2004)
35. Resolution - 04 -457 - Approving the petition of Western State Bank, 663 University Avenue to vacate
part of the alley to facilitate improvements to the banking facilities. (File No. 07 -2004)
36. Resolution - 04 -458 - Approving the petition of Richard Adams to vacate Jessamine Avenue East
from Hazel Street to the west, to the west property line
of the Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad for the purpose of greenspace. (File No. 22-
2003)
37. Resolution - 04 -328 - Deleting the assessment for property clean up at 827 Van Buren Avenue. (File
No. J0207A5YR) (Laid over from March 24) (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends deleting the
assessment)
38. Resolution - 04 -399 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building(s) at 785 Butternut Avenue
within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Laid over from April 7) (Legislative Hearing
Officer recommends laying over to the April 27 Legislative Hearings and the May 5 City Council
Hearings)
39. Resolution - 04 -459 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building(s) at 1956 Feronia Avenue
within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends laying
over to the April 27 Legislative Hearings and the May 5 City Council Hearings)
40. Resolution - 04 -460 - Ordering the owner to remove or repair the building(s) at 635 Western Avenue
North within fifteen (15) days from adoption of resolution. (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends
laying over to the June 8 Legislative Hearings and the June 23 City Council Hearings)
41. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 04 -461 - In the mater of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for weekly garbage hauling services for the fourth quarter of 2003 at 1304 Galtier Street
(J03T4QB); and summary abatements (property clean -up) during December 2003 at 1335 Summit
Avenue and 914 Concordia Avenue (J0309A1). (Laid over from March 24) (Legislative Hearing Officer
recommends the following:
1304 Galtier Street - spreading payment of the assessment over a five -year period;
1335 Summit Avenue - laying over to the April 27 Legislative Hearings and the April 28 City Council
Hearings;
914 Concordia Avenue - recommendation is forthcoming)
42. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 04 -462 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for towing abandoned vehicles from private property during May, June, and July, 2003. (File
4J0304V) (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends the following:
1131 Margaret Street - deleting the assessment;
1595 Van Buren Avenue - approval of the assessment;
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935 Arcade Street - the previous owner pay the assessment in full;
1659 East Seventh Street - approval of the assessment;
473 Van Buren Avenue - approval of the assessment;
1039 Wakefield Avenue - approval of the assessment)
367 Geranium Avenue East - laying over to the April 27 Legislative Hearings and the April 28 City
Council Hearings;
518 Ohio Street - laying over to the April 27 Legislative Hearings and the April 28 City Council
Hearings.
1843 Stillwater Avenue - laying over to the April 27 Legislative Hearings and the April 28 City Council
Hearings;
1160 Minnehaha Avenue East - laying over to the April 27 Legislative Hearing and the April 28 City
Council Hearings)
43. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 04 -463 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for tenant remedy action rehabilitation for property at 123 Acker Street East. (File 4TR0401)
44. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 04 -464 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for improving Selby Avenue from Kent Street to Avon Street, and improving Dale Street from
Selby Avenue to approximately 110 feet north of Selby Avenue and approximately 110 feet south of
Selby Avenue. (File No. 1898 1)
45. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 04 -465 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for the construction of a twin lantern street lighting system (above standard) on the northwest
side of East Seventh Street from approximately 104 feet northeast of Beech Street to Minnehaha Avenue,
and
the southeast side of East Seventh Street from Beech Street to Mendota Street/Minnehaha Avenue and on
East Seventh Street from Payne Avenue to approximately 260 feet northeast of Payne Avenue. (File No.
18987)
46. Resolution Ratifying Assessment - 04 -466 - In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and
expenses for the replacement of a lead water service connection as requested by the property owner at
497 Ohio Street. (File No. 03LDSCRPLA)
47. Final Order - 04 -467 - 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. (File No.
19002)
48. Resolution 04 -468 - Concerning adverse action against all licenses held by JK Corporation of Saint
Paul d/b /a Depot Bar, 241 Kellogg Boulevard East.
49. Resolution - 04 -469 - Concerning adverse action against all licenses held by JKR, Inc., d/b /a Joe &
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Stan's, 949 West Seventh Street.
50. Resolution - 04 -470 - Concerning adverse action against all licenses held by Diamond Dewey's, Inc.,
d/b /a Pub East, 1180 Seventh Street East.
51. Public hearing to consider the appeal of the District 6 Planning Council to a decision of the Planning
Commission approving a Conditional Use Permit for a six -unit (3 twin homes) cluster development at
1070 Burgess Street (between Lexington and Oxford).
52. Public hearing to consider the application of Headwaters Real Estate to rezone property from RM -2
(multi - family residential) to OS -1 (Office Service) or TN (Traditional Neighborhood - if available) for a
consulting firm office at 585 Grand Avenue, between Oakland Avenue and Dale Street.
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, Third Floor
Saint Paul City Hall
Jan Magnuson
(651) 266 -6604
AGENDA
ROLL CALL
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approval of April 14, 2004 meeting minutes.
2. Technical Budget Amendment to the Riverfront Renaissance TIF Plan, US Bank Project, Fund 148,
District 3.
3. Resolution (a) Authorizing the Issuance of Revenue Bonds to Finance the Acquisition, Construction
and Equipping of the Student Housing Residence to be Owned by Selby -GEAC, LLC and Located on the
Campus of the University of St. Thomas; (b) and Authorizing the Execution of Various Documents in
Connection Therewith, District 13.
PUBLIC HEARING
4. Authorization to Execute the Sale of 800 Concordia Avenue to the Rondo Community Land Trust,
District 8.
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DISCUSSION
5. Resolution of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota,
Providing for the Refinancing of the $15,000,000 Tax Increment Revenue Note, Series 1997, The
Issuance of Additional Tax Increment Debt; the Execution of a First Amendment to Development
Agreement with Minnesota Life Insurance Company Relating to Block 4; and the Amendment to the
Block 4 Tax Increment Plan, District 17.
6. Authorization of a Memorandum of Understanding with Real Estate Development Group Regarding
Tax Increment Financing for the Tenth and Jackson Lofts Project, District 17.
ADJOURNMENT
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