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ACTION MINUTES
OF THE SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 3:30 p.m.
POLICY SESSION ON CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
(Approximately 3:45 p.m.)
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
Present - 5 - Benanav, Bostrom, Harris, Lantry, Montgomery,
Absent - 2 - Helgen (excused), Thune (arrived shortly after roll call)
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 COUNCIL,MEMBER, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
1. Claims of Fern Hoffman, Darlene Mohrland, Debra Carothers, Debra Carter, Mohamed Hamed, Terry
Hudgens, Bobby Jones, Mike Madden, and Elena Makhonina
Referred to the Risk Management Division
2. Summons and Verified Complaint in the matter of Gresser Companies vs. the City of Saint Paul, et al.
Referred to the City Attorney's Office
3. Letter from the Working Group on Equal Access regarding participation in Undoing Racism
Training -- Providing Leadership to Create a New Vision of Inclusiveness for the City of Saint Paul.
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4. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on April 28, 2004, 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).
5. Letter from the Department of Planning and Economic Development announcing a public hearing
before the City Council on April 28, 2004, to consider the application of Headwaters Real Estate to
rezone property from RM -2 (multi - family residential) to OS -1 (Office Service) or TN1 (Traditional
Neighborhood - if available) for a consulting firm office at 585 Grand Avenue, between Oakland
Avenue and Dale Street.
6. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
April 28, 2004, concerning adverse action against all licenses held by JK Corporation of Saint Paul d /b /a
Depot Bar, 241 Kellogg Boulevard East.
7. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
April 28, 2004, concerning adverse action against all licenses held by Diamond Dewey's, Inc., d /b /a Pub
East, 1180 Seventh Street East.
8. Letter from the Office of the City Attorney announcing a public hearing before the City Council on
April 28, 2004, concerning adverse action against all licenses held by JKR, Inc., d /b /a Joe & Stan's, 949
West Seventh Street.
9. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the
City Council on May 5, 2004 to consider the petition of the City of St. Paul, on behalf of the Department
of Public Works, to vacate a parcel of vacant land at the corner of Scheffer and Pleasant Avenues which
was acquired for construction of Ayd Mill Road, to declare it surplus to City needs, and authorizing and
directing the proper City officials to dispose of said land as provided in the Administrative Code. (File
No. 25 -2003)
10. Letter from the Real Estate Division announcing a public hearing before the City Council on May 5,
2004, to consider the petition of the Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul to vacate the City's interest
in part of Westminster, Whitall, Clark, Desoto, Burr, Bradley and Jessie Streets in order to develop the
area.
11. Administrative Orders:
D002392 Amending the 2003 General Fund budget within the Mayor's Office to cover year -end
variances.
D002393 Amending the 2003 General Fund budget within Financial Services to cover year -end
variances.
D002394 Amending the 2003 General Fund budget within the General Government accounts to cover
year -end variances.
D002395 Authorizing payment, not to exceed $525.00, to Campion Rose Burns Catering, 920 Randolph
Avenue, for food service for participants in the Police Department "Objective Pre - Employment
Interview: Techniques and Procedure for Overcoming Applicant Misrepresentation" on April 14 -16,
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2004 at the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association.
D002396 Authorizing the Police Department to pay for food, snacks, refreshments, and incentives, not
to exceed $500.00, for the Econ Crime Prevention Program, Our Children Program, Youth Achievers
Program, and Youth Health and Academic Enrichment Program.
D002397 Authorizing the Police Department to remit an amount not to exceed $250.00 to the University
of St. Thomas for catering service at the Police Academy 2004 -1 graduation on April 14, 2004.
D002398 Amending the 2003 General Fund budget within the City Council to cover year -end variances.
D002399 Authorizing the Police Department to expend an amount, not to exceed $1,500.00, to sponsor
the annual Police Memorial Day Ceremony and Reception on May 12, 2004, at Mears Park.
D002400 Amending the 2003 General Fund budget within Neighborhood Housing and Property
Improvement (NHPI) to cover year -end variances.
D002401 Amending the 2003 General Fund budget within Human Rights to cover year -end variances.
Noted as on file in the City Clerk's Office
FOR ACTION
12. Resolution - 04 -417 - Memorializing City Council action taken December 17, 2003, denying the
appeal of Andrea Hauser to a decision of the Planning Commission approving a site plan for a mixed -
use development at 1060 Grand Avenue.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
13. Resolution - 04 -418 - Amending Council File 03 -996, adopted November 5, 2003, pertaining to
vacation of a portion of Rice Street.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
14. Resolution - 04 -419 - Amending the spending and financing plans of the 2003 Sewer Rehabilitation
program, the Point Douglas Sanitary Sewer project, and the 2002 Major Sewer Repair Program.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
15. Resolution - 04 -420 - Amending the spending and financing plans of the Phalen Wetland
Restoration project and adding new spending and financing plans for the Castillo Park Land Exchange
proj ect.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
16. Resolution - 04 -421 - Accepting a Juvenile Accountability Block Grant from the Minnesota
Department of Public Safety, authorizing the City to enter into, and Chief William Finney to implement
an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
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Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
17. Resolution - 04 -422 - Approving a waiver of petition for a party permit for the Grand Old Day
celebration on Sunday, June 6, 2004.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
18. Resolution - 04 -423 - Authorizing a joint powers agreement with Ramsey County Geographic
Information Systems Users Group (GIS) for an alliance of public agencies interested in using GIS' data
created and maintained by Ramsey County. Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
19. Resolution - 04 -424 - Authorizing a joint powers agreement with the Minnesota Department of
Administration InterTechnologies Group providing for the hosting of open source products Live Help
and PHP and the responsibility for maintenance and upgrades to the system hardware and software and
for server availability.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
20. 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 to April 28 Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
21. Resolution - 04 -426 - Establishing a financing and spending plan for proceeds from the sale of
Norpac Road and county funds, and amending down the budget for the lease payment that went
unrealized as a result of the sale of Norpac Road.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
22. Resolution - 04 -427 - Authorizing the Saint Paul Saints baseball team to use the City's 3.2 Malt
License at Midway Stadium.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
23. Resolution - 04 -428 - Amending the 2004 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation to include
a donation of $5,000 from a private citizen to be used toward the Cherokee Heights Bluff Restoration.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
24. Resolution - 04 -429 - Amending the 2004 budget in the Division of Parks and Recreation to include
a donation of $7,000 from the Capitol Region Watershed District to fund a 2004 natural resources
internship position to focus on Como Shoreland areas and other natural resource management programs
and projects.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
25. Resolution - 04 -430 - Holding Hamline University harmless for its use of Bush Student Center Pool
for the Star of the North State Games Diving event to be held on June 19, 2004.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
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26. Resolution - 04 -431 - Authorizing the proper City officials to execute a maintenance agreement with
the Public Housing Agency of the City of Saint Paul in order to maintain service access to the Paul and
Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building and the Dunedin Hi -Rise.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
27. Resolution - 04 -432 - Approving the Parking Ramp License, per the Legislative Hearing Officer, by
Katie Childs, Property Manager, d /b /a 2145 LLP, 2145 Ford Parkway.
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
28. Resolution - 04 -433 - Modifying Council File 04 -369 and approving with conditions, per the
recommendation of the Legislative Hearing Officer, the application for Restaurant (B) more than 12
seats, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Liquor On Sale - 2 AM Closing, Liquor On Sale - over 200 Seats (A),
Entertainment (A), and Cigarette /Tobacco licenses by Dine A Mite Restaurant Group, LLC, doing
business as Bonfire Woodfire Cooking, 850 Grand Avenue.
Laid over to May 5 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
29. Resolution Approving Assessment - 04 -434 - In the matter of construction of a sanitary sewer and
connections in Wyoming Street from approximately 300 feet east of the center line of Stickney Street to
Concord Street and in Concord Street from Wyoming Street to East Annapolis Street, and setting date of
public hearing for June 23, 2004. (File No. 18968)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
The following Council Files were referred to various City Council Committees in 1993 and were
never acted upon by the Committees. They are being submitted for withdrawal.
30. Resolution - 93 -1030 - Establishing the rate of pay for License Manager in the Salary Plan and Rates
of Compensation Resolution (to be Withdrawn).
Withdrawn Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
31. Resolution - 93 -1035 - Establishing the rate of pay for the Business License Supervisor in the Salary
Plan and Rates of Compensation Resolution (to be Withdrawn).
Withdrawn Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
32. Resolution - 93 -1273 - In the matter of improving the North -South alley in Block 15 and in the
Block indicated as Iron Works on the recorded Plat, Rice Street Villas, by grading and paving with a
bituminous material (bounded by Arlington, Nebraska, Marion and Albemarle) (to be Withdrawn).
Withdrawn Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
33. Resolution - 93 -1274 - In the matter of condemning and taking an easement in the land necessary for
the slopes, cuts and fills, including right of lateral removal from subject land or remainder thereof,
occasioned by excavations thereof or construction of slopes in the grading and paving of the alley in the
Block 15 and in the Block indicated as Iron Works on the recorded Plat, Rice Street Villas, (bounded by
Arlington, Nebraska, Marion and Albemarle) (to be Withdrawn).
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Withdrawn Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
34. Resolution - 93 -1679 - Allowing City signatures on a contract accepting a two -year grant from the
State of Minnesota, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, for Lead Paint Abatement (to be Withdrawn).
Withdrawn Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
35. Ordinance - 93 -111 - Amending Chapter 13 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to
Emergency Management, adding provisions for the use of sirens to warn of snow emergencies declared
pursuant to Chapter 161 of the Legislative Code (to be Withdrawn).
Withdrawn Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
36. Ordinance - 93 -1208 - Regarding Chapter 33 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code entitled
"Reimbursement for Car Expense" to provide reimbursement to officers and employees for the use of
their motorcycles while on official City business (to be Withdrawn).
Withdrawn Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
FOR DISCUSSION
37. Resolution - 04 -378 - Approving organizations to the 10% Club List of eligible recipients for 2004.
(Laid over from April 7)
Adopted Yeas - 5 Nays - 0
38. 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. (Laid over from April 7)
Laid over to May 5 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
39. Consideration of 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. (Public hearing held
and laid over from April 7)
Laid over to May 5 Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
ORDINANCES
None
Suspension Items
Resolution - 04 -XXX - Declaring Wednesday, April 21, 2004 as Dick Zehring Day in the City of Saint
Paul.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
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Resolution - 04 -XXX - Providing support for State legislation to provide State bonding of $300,000 to
design the Como Park Zoo Renovation.
Adopted Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
40. POLICY SESSION
Saint Paul City Council Policy Session on Citizen Participation
Approximately 3:45 p.m.
Agenda
1. Introduction— Kenneth L. Smith and Bob Kessler, Council Research (5 minutes)
2. Importance of Citizen Participation and Creation of the Saint Paul District Council System — Sherman
Eagles (6 to 8 minutes)
3.Successes and Accomplishments of the Saint Paul "System " — Former Mayor George Latimer (6 to 8
minutes)
4. Current Issues and Concerns (15 minutes)
A. The Three Criteria: Broadly Representative, Accountability, and Accessibility —Joe Spencer, West
Side Citizen's Organization
B. Inequitable and Inadequate Funding - -Chuck Repke, District 2 Community Council & Leslie
McMurray, Payne Phalen District 5 Community Council
C. Support for the District Planning Process — Department of Planning and Economic Development
5. Alternatives For Strengthening Citizen Participation— Travis Snider, Snelling Hamline Community
Council and Kristen Kidder, Thomas -Dale /District 7 Planning Council
(10 minutes)
A. Addressing the Funding Needs and Issues Around Funding
B. Need for a Citizen Participation Advocate for the City
C. Need for Reliable and Efficient Computer Infrastructure
D. Need For Outside Funding to Support New Initiatives on Inclusiveness
6. Points for Future Consideration and Follow up (10 minutes)
A. New Funding Formula Options
B. Citizen Participation Advocate
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C. Computer Systems
The City Council requested that Council Research report back with an outline of a process
including options to strengthen the District Council system.
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