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December 4, 2024 ·3:30 PM Final

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

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Agenda — 67 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 4:25
  2. 2 COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE ▶ jump to 4:26
  3. 1 Authorizing the Police Department to reallocate its 2024 Office of National Drug Control Policy, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program (HIDTA) Grant budget to more accurately record expenditures meeting capital criteria. AO 24-84 Received and Filed
  4. 4 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.
  5. 2 Approving the Audit Committee’s recommendation to audit the Capital Improvement Budget process since the City last revised the process in the 2018-19 cycle for the 2020-2021 and future cycles. RES 24-956 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 4:28
  6. 5 Approval of the Consent Agenda Adopted Consent Agenda Pass
  7. 3 Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2025 Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City and the International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 9. RES 24-1689 Laid Over
  8. 4 Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the $500 matrix penalty and license suspension adverse action against The Neighborhood Café Inc. d/b/a The Neighborhood Cafe, (License ID #20120000960) for the premises located at 1570 Selby Ave. RES 24-1700 Adopted As Amended Pass ▶ jump to 6:08
  9. 5 Adopting the Public Library’s Collection Development Policy. RES 24-1713 Adopted Pass
  10. 6 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to partner with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to apply for up to $1,000,000 in National Science Byways grant funds for the River Balcony project. RES 24-1721 Adopted Pass
  11. 7 Establishing the rate of pay for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief, EG 40. RES 24-1732 Laid Over
  12. 8 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for up to $25,000 from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to support the Outdoor Adventures Saint Paul project. RES 24-1744 Adopted Pass
  13. 9 Authorizing the Police Department to enter an Amendment of the 2023 (SHSP) State Homeland Security Program (St Paul Bomb Disposal Unit) from the Department of Public Safety. RES 24-1746 Adopted Pass
  14. 10 Authorizing the Police Department to apply for the 2024 (SHSP) State Homeland Security Program (St Paul Bomb Disposal Unit) in the amount of $235,000 from the Department of Public Safety. RES 24-1747 Adopted Pass
  15. 11 Accepting the gift of travel and meals expenses from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for Councilmember Nelsie Yang to attend the Sustainable Materials and Solid Waste Exchange between Germany and Minnesota. RES 24-1752 Adopted Pass
  16. 12 Authorizing the City to approve the Management Agreement between the City and Frogtown Gardens for use and programming of Frogtown Park And Farm. RES 24-1764 Adopted Pass
  17. 13 Accepting the gift of airfare, lodging, and meal expenses from CARESTAR for Christyn Lewis and Savonarei Hodges attend the conference being held in Berkley, California, December 16-19, 2024. RES 24-1772 Adopted Pass
  18. 14 Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and Operating Engineers Local 49 for the purpose of providing training to City employees in the Tri-Council employee group. RES 24-1773 Laid Over
  19. 15 Accepting the gift of travel expenses from the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative for Mayor Melvin Carter to attend the Program for New Mayors: First 100 Days, in Cambridge, MA on December 5-6, 2024. RES 24-1775 Adopted Pass
  20. 16 Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the $500 matrix penalty and license suspension adverse action against KJ’S Hideaway LLC Inc. d/b/a KJ’S Hideaway, (License ID #20210001046) for the premises located at 408 St. Peter Street. RES 24-1780 Adopted As Amended Pass ▶ jump to 6:53
  21. 17 Approving the minutes of the Saint Paul City Council meetings of September 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2024. Min 24-42 Adopted Pass
  22. 20 FOR DISCUSSION
  23. 18 Approving the minutes of the Saint Paul City Council meetings of October 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2024. Min 24-46 Adopted Pass
  24. 22 BUDGET ITEMS
  25. 19 Setting the 2025 Sanitary Sewer and Storm Sewer rates. (Public hearing closed. Laid over from December 4, 2024) RES PH 24-270 Laid Over Pass ▶ jump to 7:29
  26. 20 Establishing the Water Charges for 2025. (Public hearing closed. Laid over from December 4, 2024) RES PH 24-259 Laid Over Pass ▶ jump to 8:23
  27. 21 Approving the Saint Paul Regional Water Services 2025 Budget. (Laid over from December 4, 2024) RES 24-1723 Laid Over Pass ▶ jump to 8:45
  28. 22 Approving the final 2025 Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) budget and certifying the final HRA property tax levy payable in 2025. (Laid over from December 4, 2024) RES 24-1770 Laid Over Pass ▶ jump to 9:03
  29. 23 Approving and adopting the Saint Paul Public Library Agency Budget. (Laid over from December 4, 2024) RES 24-1793 Laid Over Pass ▶ jump to 9:35
  30. 24 Approving the Saint Paul RiverCentre Convention and Visitors Authority 2025 Budget. (Laid over from December 4, 2024) RES 24-1791 Laid Over Pass ▶ jump to 9:47
  31. 25 Approving the 2025 City Tax Levy. (Laid over from December 4, 2024) RES 24-1750 Laid Over Pass ▶ jump to 10:22
  32. 26 Adopting the 2025 Budget. (City Council to consider the Mayor's line item vetoes.) RES 24-1763 Laid Over Pass ▶ jump to 10:23
  33. 31 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.
  34. 32 First Reading
  35. 27 Establishing the classification titled Senior Legislative Aide in the unclassified service pursuant to Section 12.03.2(H) of the City Charter (must be approved by Civil Service Commission after adoption by City Council but prior to Mayor signature). Ord 24-18 Laid Over to Second Reading ▶ jump to 10:41
  36. 28 Establishing the classification titled Chief Policy Analyst in the unclassified service pursuant to Section 12.03.2(H) of the City Charter (must be approved by Civil Service Commission after adoption by City Council but prior to Mayor signature). Ord 24-30 Laid Over to Second Reading ▶ jump to 17:18
  37. 35 PUBLIC HEARINGS Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways to testify.
  38. 29 Granting the application of Church of St. Pascal Baylon to rezone property at 470 White Bear Avenue North from H2 residential district to RM2 medium-density multiple family residential district and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the Zoning Map. Ord 24-33 Laid Over to Final Adoption Pass ▶ jump to 17:40
  39. 30 Amending Section 220.05 of the Legislative Code to set rates for base level garbage service to be effective January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025. Ord 24-36 Laid Over to Final Adoption Pass ▶ jump to 44:16
  40. 31 Accepting grant funds, authorizing execution of a grant agreement (with indemnity obligations and other documents related thereto) and amending the operating budget with respect to the City's sponsorship of a Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Act Pre-Development Grant Program for the benefit of JB Vang Partners, Inc. at 680 & 694 Minnehaha Avenue East (District 4, Ward 7). RES PH 24-284 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 45:03
  41. 32 Approving the application of Lunda Construction and the City for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on only one of the following periods of time: December 6-9, 2024 or December 13-16, 2024 or December 20-23, 2024 or December 27-30, 2024 or January 3-6, 2025 or January 10-13, 2025 or January 17-19, 2024 or January 24-27, 2025, at the intersection of Mounds Boulevard and Kellogg Boulevard East and on Kellogg Boulevard East over Interstate 94. RES PH 24-290 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 45:43
  42. 33 Consenting to the issuance by the City of Center City, Minnesota of Conduit Revenue Bonds on behalf of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (District 9, Ward 2). RES PH 24-292 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 52:06
  43. 34 Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $60,381.50 for the Minnesota Task Force One (MNTF1) reimbursement from the City of Edina. RES PH 24-294 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 52:07
  44. 35 Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $3,000 for the donation from Local 21 for IAFF Peer Support Training for firefighters. RES PH 24-295 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 52:35
  45. 36 Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $3,000 for the donation from the Saint Paul Fire Foundation for IAFF Peer Support Training for firefighters. RES PH 24-296 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 53:03
  46. 37 Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $17,519.41 for a contribution received from the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education (MBFTE) to pay for training for firefighters. RES PH 24-297 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 53:33
  47. 38 Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $75.00 for additional grant funds received from the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce for health and wellness equipment for the firefighters at Stations 22, 23, and 24. RES PH 24-299 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 54:09
  48. 46 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.
  49. 39 Appeal of Corey Johnson to a Vehicle Abatement Order at 231 ANNAPOLIS STREET EAST. RLH SAO 24-79 Adopted Pass
  50. 40 Fourth Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 939 CHARLES AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 24-6. RLH RR 24-36 Continue Public Hearing
  51. 41 Appeal of Barbara Ritt to a Correction Notice at 914 CHARLOTTE STREET. RLH CO 24-15 Adopted Pass
  52. 49 Approval of the Consent Agenda Adopted Consent Agenda Pass
  53. 42 Appeal of Gomaa Elzamel to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy with Deficiencies at 948 COOK AVENUE EAST. RLH FCO 24-106 Adopted
  54. 43 Fourth Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 733 FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH in Council File RLH RR 24-26. RLH RR 24-43 Adopted As Amended
  55. 44 Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 925 MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST within fifteen (15) days after the December 4, 2024, City Council Public Hearing. (amend to grant 180 days) RLH RR 24-44 Referred
  56. 45 Amending Council File RLH AR 24-64 to delete the assessment for Collection of Vacant Building Registration fees billed during May 2, 2023 to February 19, 2024 at 233 MARYLAND AVENUE WEST. (File No. VB2411, Assessment No. 248817) RLH TA 24-475 Adopted Pass
  57. 46 Appeal of Brenda Benson to a Correction Notice-Reinspection Complaint at 1250 MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST. RLH FCO 24-104 Adopted Pass
  58. 47 Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 802 MOUND STREET in Council File RLH RR 24-5. RLH RR 24-48 Adopted Pass
  59. 48 Amending Council File RLH AR 23-108 to delete the assessment for Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during July through September 2023 for 621 MOUNT CURVE BOULEVARD. (File No. CG2304A1, Assessment No. 230114) RLH TA 24-457 Adopted Pass
  60. 49 Amending Council File RLH AR 24-32 to delete the assessment for Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during October to December 2023 at 621 MOUNT CURVE BOULEVARD. (File No. CG2401A1, Assessment No. 240111) RLH TA 24-458 Adopted Pass
  61. 50 Amending Council File RLH AR 24-52 to delete the assessment for Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during January to March 2024 at 621 MOUNT CURVE BOULEVARD. (File No. CG2402A1, Assessment No. 240113) RLH TA 24-459 Adopted Pass
  62. 51 Amending Council File RLH AR 24-94 to delete the assessment for Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during April to June 2024 at 621 MOUNT CURVE BOULEVARD. (File No. CG2403A1, Assessment No. 240115) RLH TA 24-460 Adopted Pass
  63. 52 Appeal of Jaswant Teekasingh to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of Occupancy and Order to Vacate at 159 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE WEST. RLH VO 24-34 Adopted Pass
  64. 53 Second Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 1356 REANEY AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 24-13. RLH RR 24-47 Adopted Pass
  65. 54 Appeal of Carolyn Brown, Community Stabilization Project, to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 622 WELLS STREET. RLH VBR 24-71 Adopted Pass
  66. 63 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 56:18
  67. 64 City Council meetings are open for in person attendance, but the public may also comment on public hearing items in writing or via voicemail. Any comments and materials submitted by 12:00 pm of the day before the meeting will be attached to the public record and available for review by the City Council. Comments may be submitted as follows: The public may comment on public hearing items in writing or via voicemail. Any comments and materials submitted by 12:00 pm of the day before the meeting will be attached to the public record and available for review by the City Council. Comments may be submitted as follows: Written public comment on public hearing items can be submitted to Contact-Council@ci.stpaul.mn.us, CouncilHearing@ci.stpaul.mn.us, or by voicemail at 651-266-6805. Live testimony will be taken in person in the Council Chambers, and by telephone by registering to speak by noon on the day before the meeting. The registration link is located on the City Council website at www.stpaul.gov/council or https://forms.office.com/g/TD3xN7WHy5. Council Meeting Information The City Council is paperless which saves the environment and reduces expenses. The agendas and Council files are all available on the Web (see below). Council members use mobile devices to review the files during the meeting. Using a mobile device greatly reduces costs since most agendas, including the documents attached to files, are over 1000 pages when printed. Web Meetings are available on the Council's website. Email notification and web feeds (RSS) of newly released minutes, agendas, and meetings are available by subscription. Visit www.stpaul.gov/council for meeting videos and updated copies of the agendas, minutes, and supporting documents. Cable Meetings are live on St Paul Channel 18 and replayed at various times. Check your local listings. ▶ jump to 56:15