City Council - January 10, 2024   1/10/2024

ROLL CALL

ROLL CALL

ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS

1. Electing the officers of the City Council.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

CONSENT AGENDA Items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with no separate discussion. If discussion on an item is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.

Approval of the Consent Agenda

2. Designating the City's official newspaper for 2024.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

3. Waiving the signature requirement for the creation of four individual Commercial Development Districts within the Creative Enterprise Zone.

• CEZ CDD Split (002) (002)

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

4. Approving adverse action against the Auto Body Repair/Painting Shop and Second Hand Dealer-Motor Vehicle license applications submitted by PET Enterprise LLC d/b/a Sandstone Auto Sales LLC (License ID# 20220000214) for the premises located at 786 Robert Street South.

• notice of Recommendatin for Denial of License (Packet complete)

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

5. Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2024 January Wage and Fringe Adjustment (January 1, 2024) for the Sprinkler Fitters Local Union No. 417.

• Sprinkler Fitters 2024 MOA Wage & Fringe Adjustment

6. Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer, for Pristine Motors LLC, d/b/a Pristine Motors (License ID #20230002076), for a Second Hand Dealer - Motor Vehicle license, located at 378 Como Avenue.

• Signed Conditions Affidavit
• Minutes
• Public Works Encroachment Permit #21-1027
• Class N Application
• Site Plan
• Street Photos
• STAMP Activity Report
• Letter of Objection
• District Council Correspondence
• Aerial Photo
• Zoning Map
• Plat Map
• 100' Property Ownership
• AMANDA Print Screen
• Class N Notification
• Notice of License Hearing
• License Hearing Sign-In Sheet

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

7. Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer, for Habanero Tacos Mexican Grill & Bar Corp, d/b/a Habanero Tacos (License ID #20220001905), to add an Entertainment (A) license to the existing Liquor On Sale - 101-180 seats, and Liquor On Sale - Sunday licenses, located at 80 Snelling Avenue N.

• Signed Conditions Affidavit
• Minutes
• Class N License Application
• Floor Plan
• Street Photos
• STAMP Activity Report
• Incident Report
• Letter of Objection
• Letter of Support
• Aerial Photo
• Zoning Map
• Plat Map
• 100' Property Ownership
• AMANDA Print Screen
• Class N Notification
• Notice of License Hearing
• License Hearing Sign-In Sheet

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

8. Authorizing the appropriate personnel to enter into MnDOT Detour Agreement No. 1055747 for the Trunk Highway 51 (Snelling Ave) project.

• MnDOT Detour Agreement 1055147 Snelling Ave..pdf

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

9. Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and Operating Engineers, Local 70 to provide On-call pay in the Saint Paul Regional Water Services Distribution division.

• Operating Engineers Local 70 MOA SPRWS Distribution Div On Call Pay

10. Authorizing the Police Department to submit an application for funds under a Request for Proposals for the 2024-25 Pathway to Policing (P2P) Grant Program, issued by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

11. Authorizing the Police Department to submit an application for funds under a Request for Proposals for the 2024 Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer Education and Training (ICPOET) Grant Program, issued by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

12. Authorizing the Police Department to submit an application for funds under a Request for Proposals for the 2024 - 2025 Firearms Storage Grants, issued by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

13. Authorizing the application and execution of a trail easement for the Fish Hatchery Trail project.

• Fish Hatchery Trail DNR Easement App Dec '23

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

14. Approving adverse action and imposition of a $500 Matrix Penalty against the Auto Repair Garage and Second Hand Dealer Motor licenses held by M F K Enterprise Inc. d/b/a M F K Enterprise for the premises located at 830 Robert Street South (License ID #200057957).

• M F K Enterprises Attachments

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

15. Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for up to $200,000 in Equity Grant funds for the Hmong Cultural Plaza at Phalen Regional Park, the Saint Paul Swims Safely program, and the Rec Check Outdoors program.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

16. Approving the Memorandums of Agreement between the City and AFSCME Clerical, Local 2508 and AFSCME Technical, Local 1842, for the purpose of providing preferred license premium pay for AFSCME employees in the Saint Paul Regional Water Services.

• AFSCME Clerical MOA SPRWS Preferred Lic Premium Pay
• AFSCME Technical MOA SPRWS Preferred Lic Premium Pay

17. Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Cheniqua Johnson to the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

18. Approving the Mayor's reappointment of Rebecca Noecker to serve on the Saint Paul Children's Collaborative for a term ending December 31, 2027.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

19. Approving the Mayor's appointment Anika Bowie, Mitra Jalali, and reappointment of Rebecca Noecker to serve on the Visit Saint Paul Board of Directors for a term ending December 31, 2027.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

20. Approving the Mayor's appointment of Cheniqua Johnson to serve on the Red Rock Corridor Commission a term ending December 31, 2027.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

21. Approving the Mayor's reappointment of Nelsie Yang to serve on the Ramsey County League of Local Governments for a term expiring on December 31, 2027.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

22. Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Chris Tolbert to the Saint Paul Board of Water Commissioners for a term ending July 8, 2024.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

23. Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Anika Bowie, Saura Jost, and Nelsie Yang to the Board of Water Commissioners.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

24. Appointing Anika Bowie to serve on the Ramsey County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

25. Approving the Mayor's appointments of Anika Bowie and Nelsie Yang to serve on The Family Housing Fund.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

26. Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Nelsie Yang and Cheniqua Johnson to the Saint Paul Port Authority.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

27. Approving the Mayor's appointment of Rebecca Noecker to serve on the Great River Rail Commission.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

28. Approving the Mayor's appointment of Anika Bowie, Mitra Jalali, and HwaJeong Kim to serve on the Ramsey County Dispatch Policy Committee.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

29. Approving the Mayor's appointment of Mitra Jalali, Cheniqua Johnson, and HwaJeong Kim to the Joint Property Tax Advisory Committee.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

30. Approving the Mayor's appointments of HwaJeong Kim and Saura Jost (as alternate) to serve on the Metropolitan Transportation Advisory Board.

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

31. Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and the Classified Confidential Employees Association for the purpose of establishing a performance pay process.

• 2025 CCEA MOA Performance Pay Process

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

32. Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and Operating Engineers, Local 49 for the purpose of establishing a training fund.

• MOA TriCouncil Oper Eng Local 49 Trng Fund

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

ORDINANCES An ordinance is a city law enacted by the City Council. It is read at three separate council meetings and becomes effective after passage by the Council and 30 days after publication in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press. Public hearings on ordinances are generally held at the second reading.

First Reading

33. Granting the application of Hovda Properties LLC to rezone property at 0 Saint Clair Avenue Rezone from B1 local business to T3 traditional neighborhood and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.

• 0 St Clair Zoning Committee Packet
• District Council Letter 0 St Clair
• 0 St Clair PC Resolution
• PC Approved Minutes 12-8-23
• 0 St Clair 60 Day Extension
• Lindsey Schwab public comment (updated 1-17-24)
• Rob Zelada public comment
• Mark Kleinschmidt public comment
• Julia Curry public comment

34. Amending Chapters 106, 113, 170, and Appendix I Section 20 of the Legislative Code pertaining to snow removal and placement.

35. Amending Chapters 19 and 160 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the power of right of way inspectors to issue citations. (To be withdrawn)

PUBLIC HEARINGS Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways to testify.

36. Amending Chapter 310.01 of the Legislative Code to add a table and definition for fees associated with business activities that are referenced but not stipulated within specific ordinance sections and animal fees.

• Other Non-License Fee Table for 310
• Final (002)
• SignatureCopy11-Dec-2023-09-27-29

• Passed 7-0-0 Laid Over to Final Adoption

37. Approving the petition of Joseph Commers and Robert Stolpestad, on behalf of Midway 280 Business Commons LLC and Exeter Territorial LLC, to vacate an alley between 2505 University Avenue West and 2424 Territorial Road. (Public hearing continued from December 20, 2023.)

• description and depiction
• Aerial for RE 13-2023
• Pat Thompson photos

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

38. Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept Hazardous Tree Removal and Replacement funds, enter into a grant agreement, and amend the financing and spending plan in the amount of $66,321.51.

• Hazardous Tree Removal FS PH 23-379

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

39. Approving the application of St. Paul Festival & Heritage Foundation for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for the St. Paul Winter Carnival in Rice Park starting January 25, 2024 through February 3, 2024 at Rice Park - 109 W 4th St.

• Application
• ENS
• Map
• Notice to Owners
• Owner's list
• Letter to Applicant

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

40. Approving the establishment of The Heights Sherman Associates Phase I Housing Tax Increment Financing District in the Project Area and a Tax Increment Financing Plan therefor (District 2, Ward 6).

• TIF Plan Jan 2024
• signed
• Seanne Thomas public comment
• District Council public comment
• SPAC public comment

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEM

41. Fourth Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 318 EDMUND AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 21-11. (Public hearing closed, laid over from August 16, 2023)

• 318 Edmund Ave.MF Notice of PH 3-22-23.pdf
• 318 Edmund Ave.Tea R-R Ltr.4-14-23
• 318 Edmund Ave.Bank Statement and Affidavit 4-26-23.pdf
• 318 Edmund Ave.Photos 4-26-23.pdf
• 318 Edmund Ave.Work Plan.pdf
• 318 Edmund Ave.Tea R-R Ltr.4-28-23
• 318 Edmund Ave.Tea R-R Ltr5-10-23
• 318 Edmund Ave.Tea R-R Ltr5-11-23
• 318 Edmund Ave.Tea R-R Ltr5-26-23
• 318 Edmund Ave.Tea R-R Ltr.6-16-23
• 318 Edmund Ave.Duct Cleaning Service Receipt 6-20-23.pdf
• 318 Edmund Ave.Ubl Email.7-12-23
• 318 Edmund Ave.Tea R-R Ltr.8-17-23.pdf
• 318 Edmund Ave.Zane progress email.9-27-23
• 318 Edmund Ave.Certificate of Code Compliance 11-17-23.pdf

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted As Amended

LEGISLATIVE HEARING CONSENT AGENDA Items listed under the Consent Agenda will receive a combined public hearing and be enacted by one motion with no separate discussion. Items may be removed from the Consent Agenda for a separate public hearing and discussion if desired.

Approval of the Consent Agenda

42. Appeal of Ronald Staeheli to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of Occupancy and Order to Vacate at 358 ARBOR STREET.

• 358 Arbor St.appeal.11-13-23.pdf
• 358 Arbor St.Def List 10-13-23.pdf
• 358 Arbor St.Corr Notice 5-25-23.pdf
• 358 Arbor St.appeal.Photos 11-2-23.pdf
• 358 Arbor St.appeal.Photos 10-30-23.pdf
• 358 Arbor St.appeal.Photos 10-13-23.pdf
• 358 Arbor.Tvedten email.11-28-23
• 358 Arbor St.Staeheli email post hearing.11-28-23
• 358 Arbor St.email chain 12-14-23.pdf
• 358 Arbor Staeheli documents submitted during 11.28.2023 hearing.pdf
• 358 Arbor St.Staeheli Ltr.2-8-24

43. Appeal of Peter Lee to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 770 FOURTH STREET EAST.

• 770 Fourth St E.appeal.12-11-23.pdf
• 770 Fourth St E.vacate order 11-21-23.pdf
• 770 Fourth St E.photos 11-21-23.pdf
• 770 Fourth St E.photos 11-30-23.pdf
• 770 4th St E.Lee Revised Ltr 12-20-23.pdf
• 770 4th St E.Vang-Lee email 1-2-24.pdf

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

44. Appeal of Udoka C Ofoedu to a Summary Abatement Order at 1386 FURNESS PARKWAY.

• 1386 Furness Pkwy.appeal.12-7-23.pdf
• 1386 Furness Pkwy.photo 12-1-23.pdf
• 1386 Furness Pkwy.Ofoedu Ltr 12-20-23.pdf

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

45. Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 792 ROSE AVENUE EAST in Council File RLH RR 23-32.

• 792 Rose Ave E.Email Chain 12-22-23.pdf
• 792 Rose Ave E.Signed CMA.pdf

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

46. Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1348 SIXTH STREET EAST. (File No. J2401E, Assessment No. 248300)

• 1348 6th St E.snow walk letter.3-20-23
• 1348 6th St E.photo.3-23-23
• 1348 6th St E.PA EC.3-29-23

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

47. Second Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 1457 THIRD STREET EAST in Council File RLH RR 23-19. (Nuisance is abated)

• 1457 Third St E.Making Finding Notice of PH Ltr 10-23-23.pdf
• 1457 Third St E.Zane percent email.10-30-23
• 1457 Third St. E.Berger R-R Ltr.11-17-23
• 1457 Third St. E.Zimny follow up email.12-6-23
• 1457 Third St E.Vang follow up email 12-13-23.pdf
• 1457 Third St E.Chimney Sweeps Invoice 1-20-24.pdf
• 1457 Third St E.Chimney Photos 1-20-24.pdf
• 1457 Third St E.Chimney Sealed Photos .pdf
• 1457 Third St E.Chain email 1-23-24.pdf
• 1457 3rd St E.Certificate of Code Compliance 1-23-24.pdf

48. Appeal of Marie Eggers to a Summary Abatement Order at 763 WEIDE STREET.

• 763 Weide St.appeal.12-13-23.pdf
• 763 Weide St.Photos 10-23-23.pdf
• 763 Weide St.Photos 10-30-23.pdf
• 763 Weide St.Photos 12-13-23.pdf
• 763 Weide St.SA Letter 12-20-23.pdf
• 763 Weide St.Eggers Ltr 12-20-23.pdf
• 763 Weide St.Eggers Revised Ltr 12-20-23.pdf

• Passed 7-0-0 Adopted

ADJOURNMENT

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