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ACTION MINUTES OF THE
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 3:30 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
Present - 7 - Benanav, Bostrom, Harris, Helgen, Lantry, Mongomery, Thune
Absent - 0
CONSENT AGENDA (Items I -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 COUNCILMEMBER, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
1. Claims of Arcade Auto Sales, Inc., Paige J. Donnelly, Ltd. (attorneys for Dee Thao Yang), Evran Ener,
Kristal Gorman, and Michael Yurczyk.
Referred to the Risk Management Division
2. Summons and Complaint in the matter of St. Paul Police Federation et al. vs. the City of Saint Paul, et
al.
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Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on January
28, 2004, to consider the petition of The Lander Group and Sherman Associates to vacate the alley in
Horace Thompson's Subdivision of Block 4, Hoyt's Addition to develop the surrounding area for
apartments, condominiums and parking. (Bounded by Wacouta Street to the northeast, 9th Street to the
southeast, Sibley Street to the southwest and 10th Street to the northwest)
4. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on January 28, 2004 to consider the application of Alam & Associate, Inc. to
rezone property at XX Wells Street (north side between Mendota and Forest) from P -1 (Parking) to R -4
(One - Family Residential) or RT -1 (Two - Family Residential) to create two lots for single - family homes.
5. Letters from the Citizen Service Office /Division of Neighborhood Housing & Property Improvement
declaring 690 Burr Street, 930 Duchess Street, and 598 Western Avenue North as nuisance properties and
setting date of Legislative Hearings for January 27, 2004 and City Council Hearings for February 4,
2004.
6. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney canceling the hearing scheduled before an Administrative
Law Judge on January 23, 2004 concerning all licenses held by Minnehaha Tavern, 735 White Bear
Avenue North, as a settlement as been reached.
7. Administrative Order:
D002355 Authorizing payment in the amount of $800.00 for the Police Department to send one Internet
Crimes Against Children Task Force participant (non -city employee) to the basic "Protecting Children
Online" training course in Mesa, AZ on March 21 -25, 2004.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
FOR ACTION
8. Approval of minutes of November 26, 2003
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
9. Resolution - 04 -16 - Approving Bill of Rights Defense Resolution.
Laid over to January 21 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
10. Resolution - 04 -17 - Directing Council Research to review and analyze the City's energy policies,
plans and activities toward the development of a Comprehensive Municipal Energy Policy.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
11. Resolution - 04 -18 - Approving the application, with conditions per the Legislative Hearing Officer,
for a Tattoo Parlor License by Xoel Gonzalez Jimenez, dba Grand Tattoos, 961 Grand Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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12. Resolution - 04 -19 - Memorializing City Council action taken November 19, 2003, denying the
application of Craig and Tracy Mulholland to rezone property at 615 St. Anthony Avenue from B -2
(community business) to B -3 (general business) to conduct outdoor sales of produce, sporting equipment,
designer clothes, fireworks and food concessions.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 04 -20 - Accepting an Auto Theft Prevention Grant from the State of Minnesota for the
period of January 1, 2004 through June 30, 22005, authorizing the City to enter into, and Chief William
Finney to implement the agreement with the State of Minnesota.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 04 -21 - Accepting a Gang Related Vehicle Theft/Recovery Grant from the State of
Minnesota for the period of January 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, authorizing the City to enter into, and
Chief William Finney to implement the agreement with the State of Minnesota.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 04 -22 - Accepting an Operation Nightcap grant from the Minnesota Department of
Public Safety for traffic enforcement for the period of November 29, 2003 through January 1, 2004,
authorizing the City to enter into, and Chief William Finney to implement the agreement with the
Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 04 -23 - Authorizing the Police Department to accept the donation of a bait car from
Amex Assurance Company.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 04 -24 - Authorizing the Division of Parks and Recreation to purchase a Bombardier
high -speed tracked sidewalk snow removal vehicle with fund balance.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
18. Resolution Approving Assessment - 04 -25 - In the matter of excessive consumption of police services
for the property at 970 University Avenue West from June 15, 2003 to November 23, 2003, and setting
date of public hearing for February 25, 2004. (File No. SPPD03B)
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
19. Resolution - 03 -1124 - Approving the appointment of Lisa Agrimonti and the reappointment of Cathy
Pavlak, by Mayor Kelly, to the Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Commission. (Laid over from
December 23)
Adopted as amended Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
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(Appointment of Lisa Agrimonti was laid over to January 21)
20. Resolution - 03 -1142 - Requesting additional work related to TN Zoning and Zoning Code
Reformatting. (Laid over from December 23)
Laid over to February 11 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 03 -883 - Finding Comcast of St. Paul, Inc. in violation of its franchise. (Laid over from
January 7; staff recommends withdrawal of the resolution)
Withdrawn Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 03 -1071 - Approving a settlement agreement with Comcast regarding cable modem and
other franchise issues. (Laid over from January 7)
Adopted Yeas- 7 Nays - 0
(Amendments were made to the Agreement)
23. Consideration of the application of Vincent Reiter for a combined plat to create two I -2 industrial
parcels at 240 Sycamore Street between Rice and BNSF Railroad. (Public hearing held and laid over
from January 7)
Motion of Intent - Application Granted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 04 -26 - Outlining the City of Saint Paul's role in building a new Sports Stadium.
Substitute introduced and adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 04 -27 - Supporting the delivery of a proposal to the Governor's Stadium Screening
Committee to build a Twins Ballpark in the City of Saint Paul.
Withdrawn Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
26. Resolution - 04 -28 - Authorizing the Office of Human Resources to post and advertise the Police
Chief position. (To be considered following the fourth reading of CF 403 -1110)
Adopted 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.
27. Final Adoption - 03 -1095 - An ordinance amending Chapter 189 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to
require Truth in Sale of Housing evaluators to report registered vacant buildings, open permits, legal
duplexes, to add an exclusion for buildings slated for demolition, and clarify and elaborate upon certain
evaluator responsibilities.
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Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
28. Final Adoption - 03 -1108 - An ordinance memorializing City Council action granting the application
of St. Paul Public Housing Agency to rezone property at 280 Ravoux Street from RM -3 (Multiple
Family) to RM -2 (Multiple Family) to allow single family houses.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
29. Final Adoption - 03 -1109 - An ordinance amending interim ordinance Council File No. 02 -1115
adopted December 26, 2002 to allow new development within the Sunray Shopping Center for Dots, Inc.,
2139 Hudson Road.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
30. Final Adoption - 03 -1110 - An administrative ordinance establishing the minimum qualifications for
the vacancy for the position of Police Chief pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.01 (a) of the
Administrative Code and Section 12.12.1 of the Saint Paul City Charter.
Adopted Yeas - 7 Nays - 0
31. 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. (Amended December 10; laid over
from December 17)
Laid over to February 11 Yeas - 7 Nays - 0.
Council Meeting Information
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