09-81Council File # 09-81
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, ORDINANCE
�lTY O�, SAtNT PAUL, MtNNESOTA 3D
Presented by
1 An ordinance amending various chapters of the Saint Pau1 Legislative
2 Code to eliminate obsolete references to the Department of Community
3 Services and to conform references to the Department of Parks and
4 Recreation rather than the Division of Parks and Recreation
6 THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAIIL DOES ORDAIN:
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I 1 Section19.02 of tke Saint Paul Legislarive Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ��� � 2 1D�
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13 Sea 19.02. Power of park security officers to issue summonses.
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15 AI1 duly appointed, qualified and acting park security offiaers shall have the power to issue smnmonses in
16 the same manner and with the same force and effect as summonses issued by police officers, but such
� 7 authority shall be limited to violations of the Saint Faul Legislative Code which the officers observe
18 occurring on property under the jurisdiction ar control of the �-i-�isiet� dP�artment o£ parks and recreation of
]9 the city. Said summons shall be in such form as approved by the county district court.
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23 Section 105.03 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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2s Sec. 105.03. Shrubbery removal.
26 It shall be unlawful far any person to deface, destroy, cut down or remove any of the trees or bushes
27 growing or being maintained in or upon any boulevard or stseet lawn witYiin the corporate limits of the City
28 of Saint Paul without having first obtained the permission and authariry from the department of �it�
29 se}viees pazks and recreation so to do; provided, howzever, that this section shall not apply to any act done
30 or work perforrned under the direction and authority of the directar of public works.
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34 Chapter 140 of the Saint Paul Legislarive Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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36 Sec. 140.01. Definitions.
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3s The definitions of this section shall apply in the interpretation and enfarcement of this chapter:
39 Easement area sha11 mean an area ar areas af the pedestrian skyway system or of a pedestrian mall which is
40 subject to an easement granted by a private property owner to the city for the benefit of the public for
41 pedestrian ingress, passage and egress.
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a2 Open to the public shall mean a building, business, establishment or area that individuals can gain entrance
43 to without use of a key, access cazd, access code, escort or other security clearance.
44 Pedestrian mall shall mean any indoar enclosed pubiic matt, arcade, courtyard, galleria, gallery, piazza,
45 square or other type of indoor public pedestrian way or open space.
46 Pedestrian skyway system means any system of providing for pedestrian traffic circulation, mechanical or
47 othenvise elevated above ground, within and without the publac rights-of-way, and through or above
as private property and buildings, and includes overpasses, bridges, passageways, walkways, concourses,
a9 hallways, corridors, arcades, courts, plazas, malls, elevators, escalatars, heated canopies and access and all
50 fixtures, furniture, signs, equipment, facilities, services and appurtenances. The term shall include systems
51 or portions of systems which are built in the future. For purQoses of this chapter, a pedestrian skyway
52 system shall include stairways and escalators and tunnels leading from ar into the skyway system from
5s private buildings and areas under stairs and escalatars leading to and connecting concourse corridors, in
5a addition to stairs and escalators connecting the concourse corridors to public streets or other public
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70 Section 145.01 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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72 Sec. 145.01. Jurisdiction of ��3s�3 department of parks and recreation and the department of public
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74 All those portions of those streets and avenues referred to in this chapter are set apart and declared to be
75 public park�vays and boulevards in the City of Saint Paul, and the department of public works is granted
76 full and complete jurisdiction over said avenues and streets between the designated points for all matters
77 within the scope of authority of Chapters 116 and 135 of the Legislative Code. As to all matters retating to
7s their status as parkways, the dtvisiea debartment of pazks and recreation shall have the authority to
�9 improve, regulate, and control the same as public parkways and boulevards of the City of Saint Paul.
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83 Section 154.02 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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s5 Sec. 154.02. Snowmobiles; where operated.
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86 It is unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile or for an owner to permit his snowmobile to be
87 operated in the City of Saint Paul, except as follows:
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s9 (1) On public streets in an emergency during the periods of time when and at locations where snow upon
90 the roadway renders travel by automobiie unpossible. Such emergency is to be declared by resolution of
91 the city council or by the chief of police ac6ng as their aaent. Any such operation may only be on the right-
92 hand side of such street ar highway and in the same direction as the highway traffic.
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94 (2) On public streets when operated in a parade or other civic function authorized by the city council or
95 chief of police.
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97 (3) On a public street or highway which has been closed by lawful order to vehicular traffic for the purpose
98 of snowmobile operation.
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100 (4) On private properiy with the written consent of the owner. Unless the consenting owner of the private
t01 property is present when a snowmabile is being operated upon his property, a snowmobile operator must
102 have in his possession the written consent of the owner and such written consent must be exhibited upon
to3 request of a police officer.
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105 (5) On property under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation of the
106 City of Saint Paul in accordance with the regulations o£such department.
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110 Section 157.04 of the Saint Paul Legislarive Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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ll2 Sec. 157.04. Miscellaneous parking r�strictions and vehicle defmitions.
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115 No vehicle shall be parked in violation of any of the following provisions:
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117 (11) No person shall park any vehicle or allow any vehicle to renlain parked or sto�ped upon any street or
] 18 alley in the City of Saint Paul witlun one hundred (100) feet of any place where tree trimming is being
119 performed by the d�u3sier� of parks and recreation or a designee; and the director of *"°a���:=��a��-�parks
12o and recreation is hereby authorized to procure signs of sucb size as to be easily legible indicating that tree
121 trimming work is in progress and that parking is banned within one hundred (100) feeT of The location of
122 such work; and the director or his/her designee is further authorized to place or cause to be placed a
123 sufficient number of such signs in each and every location where free trimming is being or is al�ouC to be
124 carried out so as to inform the public of the parking restriction in the area.
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t28 Section 175.03 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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3o Sec. 175.03. Plant pest control program.
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t 31 It is the intenrion of the council af the City of Saint Pau1 to conduct a program of plant pest control
t32 pursuant to the authority granted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 18G16. This program is directed
133 specifically at the control and elimination of shade tree disease and is undertaken at the recommendation
13a and under the direction of the comsnissioner of agriculture. The ciry forester shall act as coordinator
1�5 between the commissioner of agriculture and the council Sn the conduct of this program. The city forester,
136 under the direction of the director of the department of parks and recreation, is
13� authorized to perform the duties and exercise the powers as set out in this Sec. 175.05. Abatement,
138 procedures.
U9 (a) Notificafion to owner, etc. Whenever the city forester has reason to believe that a nuisance as defined in
14o section 175.02 exists on any private property in the city, he shall mail a written order to the last known
141 address of the owner of the real property involved. For the purpose of this chapter, "owners" and their
142 addresses shall be those shown to be such on the records of the Ramsey County Department of Property
143 Taxarion, but other appropriate records may be used. The written order shall notify the owner of the
14a existence of the nuisance and direct that it be removed within twenty (20) days a£ter receipt of such notice.
] 45 The notice shall also state that if such nuisance has not been abated within the time provided, the city, by
146 and through its department of parks and recreation, may abate the nuisance at the
147 expense of the owner and that, if the costs of the abatement have not been prepaid by the owner at the time
14s the abatement takes place, the charge for such work and any administrative costs incurred by the real estate
t49 division of the department of public works for processing the collection thereof sha11 be made a special
� so assessment against the properry concerned.
151 (b) Failure to act; city may abate. If the owner ar person in control of any private premises fails to have
1>2 such nuisance so removed and properly disposed of within twenty (20) days after receipt of notification by
153 mail, or when the owner ar person in control cannot be located, the department of
154 parks and recreation may proceed to have the nuisance removed and disposed of, and any expense incurred
155 by the city in so doing may be a charge and lien upon the property and shall be collected as a speclal
156 assessment against the property concerned. Included as part of the assessment shall be those administrative
157 costs incurred by the real estate division of the department of public works in processing the collection of
158 the abatement.
t 59 (c) Costs to be assessed. The city forester shail keep a record of the cost of abatements done under this
16o section and, on or before September 1 of each year, shall report to the real estate division of the department
161 of public works all work done for which assessments are to be made, stating and certifying the description
162 of the lots and parcels involved and the amount chargeable to each lot and parceL The total costs of this
153 abatement including the administrativa costs Sncurred by the real estate division of the deparhnent af public
164 warks in processing the abatement shall then be assessed against the affected real property in the manner
165 provided for in Chapter 14 of the City Charter and shall be collected in accordance with those applicable
166 provisions contained in Chapter b4 of the St. Paul Administrative Code; provided, however, that these
167 assessments shall be payable in not to exceed ten (10) annual installments.
168 (d) Subsidies. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the cSty may pxovide
169 total or partial subsidies to owners of private residential property for the cost of removing diseased trees;
i�o provided, however, that the private residential property is used exclusively for residential purposes only;
t71 and provided further, that the property has located thereon a dwelling or dwellings which are exclusively
! 12 designed for and used as single or multidwelling buildings with families living independent of each other.
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177 It shall be unlawful for any person to transport within the city any bazk-bearing elm wood without having
t 78 obtained a written permit from the department of . The deparhnent shall grant such
179 permits only when the purpose of this chapter shall be served thereby.
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182 Chapter 177 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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184 Sec. 177.01. Dangerous trees, order.
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186 If the whole or any part of any tree shall, in the opinion of the director of the department of parks and
187 recreation , be found, after proper investigation, to be dangerous or unsafe, the director
t 88 shall issue an arder in writing to the owner or owners, agent ar occupant of the property upon which such
169 dangerous or unsafe tree is located, to forthwith cause such dangerous or unsafe tree, or portion thereof if
t 90 the removal of a portion will remove the danger, to be taken down and removed; and he shall cause such
19] order to be mailed to the last known address of such ownex, agent ar occupant.
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194 Sea 177.03. Assessment of expense.
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195 If, after the notice hereinbefore provided far has been given, the owner, agent ar occupant has failed to
t96 remove such dangerous or unsafe tree or portion thereof, and it becomes necessary for the City of Saint
197 Paui to remove same, said director shall mail a statement of the expense of such removal to the owner,
198 agent or occupant of the property from which such tree or portion thereof has heen removed, and if withln
194 thirty (30) days therefrom the owner, agent or occupant has not remitted to the city for the expense
20o incurred by the city in said removal, the director of the department of parks and recreation c���
201 s���= shall forthwith file a lien with the county recorder of Ramsey County in fauor of the City of Saint
202 Paul and against the property from which such dangerous or unsafe tree or portion thereof has been
203 removed. The amount of such expense may be recovered by the City of Saint Paul againsf the owner or
zo4 owners of said property and the lien enforced, in any civil court of competent jurisdiction, in the manner
zos provided by law.
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209 Section 178.01 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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2t 1 Sea 178.01. Private planting; permit required.
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Any person desiring to plant trees bordering any public street or highway shall make application to the
director of the department of barks and recreation for permission so to do, on blanks
prepared by the city forester under the direction of said director, and if said forester finds and so reports
that the location and trees selected by said applicant are suitable, said director shall issue a permit therefor
specifying the number and kind of trees and the places where the same shall be planted.
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223 Section 225.01 ofthe Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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225 Sec. 225.01. Definitions.
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22� The following terms shall have the following meanings:
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231 Park zone means an area designated as a public pazk by the city council or by the �v�sie�t of parks and
232 recreation. Park zone includes the area within three hundred (300) feet ar one (1) city block, whichever
233 distance is greater, of the park boundary.
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237 Chapter 230 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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2s9 Sec.230.01. Closinghours farplaygrounds.
24o All public playgrounds in the City of Saint Paul shall be closed by the department of e���t3� _�-n°--��=
241 parks and recreation at the hour of 10:00 p.m. each evening.
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2a3 Sec. 230.02. Use prohibited after closing without permission.
244 It is unlawful for any person or group of persons to occupy such playgrounds after the hour of 10:00 p.tn.
245 without written permission of the director of the department of e�i�� s�ise� parks and recreation
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25o Chapter 246 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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25z Sec. 24b.�1. Drinking on streets and in parks.
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zs4 No person sha11 upon the public streets, lanes or alleys of the city, or in any pazk, playground or recreation
255 center owned by or under the jurisdiction or control of the City of Saint Paul or in any parking lot or area
256 within or adjacent to such park, playground or recreation center, or being a trespasser upon the private
257 premises of another, drink or have in his/her possession in an opened container any intoxicating liquor,
258 intoxicating malt Iiquor, noaintoxicating malt liquor ar alcoholic beverage of any kind whatever. No
259 person shall in any park, playground or recreation center owned by or under the jurisdiction or control of
Z6� the City of Saint Paul or in any parking lot or parking area within or adjacent to such park, playground or
?61 recreation center, or being a trespasser upon the private premises of another, have in his possession anq
:6z intoxicating liquor, intoxicaring malt liquor, nonintoxicating malt liquor or alcoholic beverage of any kind
63 whatever. No person shall have iti his possession any intoxicating liquor, intoxicating malt liquor,
64 nonintoxicating malt liquor or alcoholic beverage of any kind whatever upon any public street, lane or
55 alley located within the boundaries of such a park, playground or recreation center; provided, however, that
i6 it shall be an affirmative defense that possession was for the purpose of transportation of such liquor ar
�7 beverage through the park, playground or recreation center or to a designated shelter, facility or area as
�8 provided herein, and where such liquor or beverage is in an unopened container. Notwithstanding the
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269 foregoing, any person may, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:06 p.m., within picnic shelters, facilities or areas within
270 any park, playground or recreation center, which are designated £or that purpose by the director of the
27 ]�sisa of parks and recreation or his delegate, drink or have in possession nonintoxicating malt liquor.
272 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the director of the �-of pazks and recreation or
273 his delegate may issue permits for the consumption of intoxicating liquor in Town Square Park and Phalen
2'74 Park Clubhouse during hours in which the sale of liquar by the drink is permitted by state 1aw. All permiYs
275 shall be subject to regulations which have been proposed by the director of the ddav�siea of parks and
276 recreation and approved by the ciry council. Copies of the regulations shall be on file in the offices of the
377 city clerk, director of the �v�siea-of pazks and recreation, and the superintendent of pazks and recreation.
278 $uch regulations may be amended by the council by resolution.
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281 Sec. 246.03. Not applicable on licensed premises.
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283 (a) This chapter shall not apply to or prohibit the sale, possession ar consumption of such liquors or
28a beverages on the premises of any establishment properly licensed under Chapter 409 or Chapter 410 of the
285 Saint Paul Legislative Code.
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287 (b) Notwithstanding the prohibitions of section 246.01, the sale and service of alcoholic beverages witlun a
2ss sidewalk cafe by a food establishtnent, which is licensed as a restaurant under Chapter 331 A of the
289 Legislative Code and which is in compliance with the provisions of section 106.01 of the Legislative Code,
290 is permitted.
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242 (c) The protiibitions of section 246.01 shall not apply to or prohibit the possession or consucnption of
293 nonintoxicating malt Iiquor, strong beer or wine purchased and consumed during a block party, festival or
294 community event which has been duly licensed under Chapter 36b af the Legislative Cade, when such
295 possession or consumption occurs on a street which has been blocked off for the block party, festival or
296 community event in the downtown business district and the nonintoxicating malt liquor, strong beer or
29� wine is purchased from a duly licensed vendor.
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299 (d) Notwithstanding the prohibitions of section 246.01, the director of the �isier� of parks and rectearion
300 may authorize the saie or service of alcoholic beverages on property under its jurisdiction by either a
301 person who is the holder of a state catering permit and who has complied with the provlsions of Saint Paul
302 Legislative Code § 409.01 or by the holder of a temporary �2ne and liquor license issued pursuant to §
303 409.25 or temporary 3.2 beer license issued pursuant to § 410.10, except that in no event can the
304 prohibitions contained in section 246.05 be waived. Such sale or service must be in connection with an
305 event of limited duration which has been approved by the director of parks and recreation and is subject to
306 all other requirements and restrictions contained in Minn. Stat. Chapter 340A and Saint Paul Legislative
30� Code Chapters 404 and 410.
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310 Sec. 246.0�. Designation of permitted shelters, facilities and areas.
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312 T`he director of the a�cf parks and recreation shall protnulgate, by filing with the city clerk, a list or
313 description of the picnic shelters, park facilities or park areas within which the possession and consumption
>14 of nonintoxicating malt liquor is parmiried by this chapter between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 pm.,
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315 together with such maps or illustrations as may assist the public to comply with this chapter. The director
316 shall also direct that appropriate signs be erected at locations in which the consumption and possession of
317 nonintoxicating malt liquor is permitted. It shall not be a defense to a chazge of violation of this chapter
� I8 that such informational signs, maps or illustrations are defaced or removed from the shelters or facilities
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322 Sec. 246.05. No consumption at any time in certain parks.
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324 The director of the department of shall not have the power to designate any shelter,
325 facility or place within Hidden Falls Pazk or Crosby Lake Park for permitted possession or consumption oY
326 nonintoxicating malt liquor. No person sha11 at any time consume or possess any intoxicating liquor,
327 into�icating or nonintoxicating malt liquoz, or alcoholic beverage of any kind in Hidden Falls Park or
328 Crosby Lake Park.
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Section 13
334 Chapter366 of the 5aint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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336 Sec. 366.01. Permits, exceptions and special options.
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(c) Special option for city parks. A person or organization authorized by the �ui$ie�} denartment of parks
and recreation to use city pazk property need not apply for a permit, as described herein, so long as the
block party or community festivals will occur wholly on park property (excluding parkways adjacent to
public streets), and the number of people expected to attend is five thousand (5,000) or less. Nothing herein
is intended to prohibit such a person or organization for applying for a permit under this chapter even
though eligible for the foregoing special option.
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34s Sec. 366.04. Requirements for a permit.
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350 (e) Review and recommendation. Each application for a permit shall be referred to a committee consisting
351 of representatives from the departmeuts of fire, police and recreation, safet�and ins ecp Uons and
352 public work5 ^ a'" �'' ^`�'^ �`° '''"^''°''`'' " "> '^'' ° "''s � �`�.�";��- for its review
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353 and recommendation as to whether the requested use will unnecessarily interfere with public travel on the
354 street ar alley proposed to be used and if there are other health and safety issues which need to be
355 addressed. Such committee may also recommend terms and conditions necessary in its judgment to protect
s56 the pubiic peace, health and safety, including limiting the portion of the street or alley that may be used for
357 the event, the hours thereof, and the type and number of blockades or warning devices that are to be
35s provided for the safety of motorists and the protection of those persons participating in the block party or
t59 community festival.
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Section 14
36s Chapter 409 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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367 Sec. 409.18. T^,•m c�,.°-° n°"''; phalen Park Club House; Como Park Clubhouse; Como Lakeside
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The :,��nn ���R���� director of parks and recreation may authorize any holder of an on-sale liquor license
issued by the city to dispense intoxicating liquor at any event of definite duration on the public premises
known as� ���e��Como Park Clubhouse, Como Lakeside Pavilion and Phalen Park Club
House. The event may not be pxofit making except as a fund raising event for a nonprofit organization or a
political committee as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 210A.01, Subdivision 8. The licensee must
be engaged to dispense intoxicating liquor at the event held by a person or organization permitted to use
the premises and may dispense intoxicating liquor only to persons attending the event. A licensee's
authority shall expire upon termination of the contracted event. The authority to dispense intoxicating
liquor shall be granted in accordance with the statutes applicable to the issuance of on-sale licenses in cities
of the first class consistent with Laws of Minnesota for 1981, Chapter 335, Laws 1983, Chapter 259, and
Laws of Minnesota for 1993, Chapter 350. The dispensing of intoxicating liquor shall be subject to all laws
and ordinances governing the dispensing of intoxicaring liquor as are not inconsistent with Laws 1981,
Chapter 335, Laws 1983, Chapter 259, and Laws of Minnesota for 1993, Chapter 350. A11 dispensing of
intoxicating liquor shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed by the s� ���
diTector of parks and recrearion and those terms and conditions may limit the dispensing of intoxicating
fiquor to designated areas of the facility. The s�pet�rt� directox of parks and recreation may fix and
assess a fee to be paid to''� °' `" :� "'° " �`�`'�..�' e ^ „ ""° °'"'"„'' `° such special fund as may
be designated by said � a�+� FDl...lo D..«l. r'1..1. L7.. �„ ,. n,,.Lri, ww,. .,a
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dispense intoxicating liquor
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�93 Sec. 409.23. Fund established; administration.
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395 (a) Youth Program Fund. There is hereby established a special fund for the administration and distribution
396 of the proceeds contributed by charitable gambling in on-sale liquor establishments as specified in this
397 chapter. This fund shall be known as the "Youth Prograni Pund." The purpose of this fund shall be to assist
398 in providing fee waivers for youth programs arganized and run by the � Department of Parks and
399 Recreation.
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405 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days following its passage, approval and
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Adopted by Council: Date a�/f�G
Adoption Certified by Council'' cretary
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' �epartmenYOfficelCouncil: � Date loitiated: �
'� PR_ParksandRecreation � 24�EC-08 '� Green Sheet NO: 3065441
;' Conqct Person & Phone:
Tom RusseO
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Must Be on Council Agenda by (Date):
07-JAN-09
Doa Type: �RDINANCE
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Document Contack: Tom Russell
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Total # of Signature Pages _(Clip All Locations for Signature)
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1 Parks and Recreation DeDartment DireMOr '
2 Gtity AttorneY
3 Mavor•s Office Mavor/Assistant �
4 ,Couucil
5 � Clerk Ciri Clerk
An ordinance amending various chapters of the Saint Paul legislafive code to eliminate obsolete references to the Department o£
Community Services and to conform references to the Department of Pazks and Reczeation rather than the Division of Parks and
Recreation
i Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R)�
�� Planning Commission
Gf8 Committee
Civil Service Commission
Persooal Service Gontracts Must Answer the Following Questions:
1. Has this person(firm ever worked under a conVact for this department?
Yes No
2. Has this person(firm ever been a ciry employee?
Yes No
3. Does this personlfirm possess a skill not oormally possessed by any
curreM ciTy employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separete sheet and attach to green sheet.
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
Parks and Recreazion has been treated as an executive 1eve1 department of Saint Paul city govemment since the Department of
Community Services was abolished. This ordinance, along with others, will complete the process of officially making the Aivlsion of
Parks and Recreation the Depaztment of Pazks and Recreation -
AdvaoWges if Approved:
The Saint Paul Legislative Code witl accurately ceflect the trua status of Parks and Rearea6on in Saint Paul ciry govemment
DisadvanWges If Approved:
None
� OisadvanWges If Not Approved:
� Parks will continue to have iaaccurnte status in Saint Paul ciry govemment
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Total Amount of
Trensaction:
Funding Source:
Financ7al Information:
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CosURevenue Budgeted:
Activity Number.
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