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Meeting Minutes - Action Only

City Council

Council President Amy Brendmoen

Councilmember Russel Balenger

Councilmember Mitra Jalali

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker

Councilmember Jane L. Prince

Councilmember Chris Tolbert

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

Meeting started at 3:31 PM

7 -

Present

Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Chris Tolbert,

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Jane L. Prince,

Councilmember Mitra Jalali, Councilmember Nelsie Yang and

Councilmember Russel Balenger

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

Council President Brendmoen stated that Items 8 and 10 would be taken separately.

Councilmember Yang moved approval.

Consent Agenda adopted as amended

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer,

for Hour Glass Café LLC, d/b/a Hour Glass Bar & Café (License ID

#20230000657), for Liquor On Sale 100 seats or less and Liquor On Sale -

Sunday licenses, located 560 7th St W.

RES 23-1420

RES 23-1421

Adopted

Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer,

for Sohn Hee Eateries LLC, d/b/a Best of Best Quality Korean Fried Chicken

(License ID #20230001030), for Liquor On Sale 100 seats or less, Liquor On

Sale - Sunday, and Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) licenses, located

at 1328 Grand Ave.

Adopted

Approving a Liquor On Sale -100 Seats or less and a Liquor On Sale-Sunday,

Liquor On Sale -2AM Closing, Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) and

Gambling Location licenses to #1Gameday, LLC d/b/a #1 Gameday (License

ID 202220002125) for the premises located at 191- 7th Street East.

RES 23-1482

RES 23-1489

Adopted

Approving a Liquor On Sale -291 or more Seats, a Liquor On Sale-Sunday, a

Liquor On Sale - 2AM Closing, a Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Patio), an

Entertainment (A) and a Gambling Location license for ZBAM, LLC d/b/a

Zambonis On 7th (License ID 20230001411) for the premises located at

174-7th Street West.

Adopted

Approving the addition of an Entertainment (B) and Liquor -Outdoor Service

Area (Patio) license to the existing Liquor Micro Distillery Cocktail Room and

Liquor-Off Sale Micro Distillery licenses held by a 11 Wells Spirit Company,

LLC d/b/a 11 Wells (License ID 20150001939) for the premises located at 704

Minnehaha Avenue East.

RES 23-1494

Adopted

Authorizing the City to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement, on behalf of the

Police Department (SPPD), with the State of Minnesota, on behalf of the

Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), to participate in the Genetic

Genealogy Testing Program.

RES 23-1496

RES 23-1502

Adopted

Authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept a donation for food

from the Saint Paul Jaycees Charitable Foundation for the Snow Summit on

October 14, 2023.

Adopted

Authorizing the City to shift American Rescue Plan funds into the City Payroll

ARP project.

RES 23-1513

RES 23-1519

Adopted

Authorizing the Office of Neighborhood Safety to apply for grant funding from

the Minnesota Office of Justice Programs’ 2024-2025 Community Crime

Intervention and Prevention Program.

Adopted

Approving the use of grant funds through the Ward 7 Neighborhood Star

Year-Round Program for Saint Paul Urban Tennis in partnership with the

Department of Public Works.

RES 23-1521

RES 23-1522

Adopted

Approving the use of grant funds through the Ward 7 Neighborhood Star

Year-Round Program for the Parks & Recreation Department and Friends of

Pig's Eye.

Adopted

Approving the use of grant funds through the Ward 5 Neighborhood Star

Year-Round Program for Nancy Lor.

RES 23-1523

Adopted

FOR DISCUSSION

Urging the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and

Pacific Islanders to act and urge the U.S. Census Bureau to reclassify the

Hmong Ethnic Group in all U.S. Census Data products as Southeast Asian.

RES 23-1507

Councilmember Yang spoke in favor and read from the resolution.

ThaoMee Xiong, Executive Director of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders, spoke

to the resolution.

Yang moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Authorizing the City's ranked list of 2024 State G.O. bonding requests for

submittal to Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB).

RES 23-1515

Erik Peterson from the Mayor's Office gave a staff report and answered

councilmember questions.

Councilmember Prince moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Adopting the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendations of

the Administrative Law Judge as amended and imposing the presumptive

matrix penalty of a 10-day suspension of the Tobacco Shop License for the

premises located at 864 Rice Street. (Licensee’s attorney will speak on behalf

of the licensee)

RES 23-1381

Therese Skarda, Assistant City Attorney, gave a staff report.

Craig Beuning, Attorney, spoke on behalf of the applicant.

Councilmember Balenger moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

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

Amending Chapter 233 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Earned Sick and

Safe Time, to bring Saint Paul’s ordinance into alignment with the State of

Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time law.

Ord 23-48

Beth Commers, Interim Director of Human Rights and Labor Standards with the

Department of Human Rights and Equal Opportunity (HREEO), and PaChia Yang,

Labor Standards investigator with HREEO, gave a staff report and answered

councilmember questions.

Laid over to October 11, 2023 for Second Reading

Final Adoption

Amending Legislative Code Chapter 63 pertaining to off-street parking facility

standards and design.

Ord 23-31

Councilmember Tolbert moved Version 2 and spoke to the technical amendment.

Amended and laid over to October 11, 2023 for Final Adoption

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Nay:

PUBLIC HEARINGS

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

to testify.

Approving the application of University of St. Thomas, Erin Whipkey, Campus

Life for a sound level variance in order to present live amplified sound on

October 7, 2023 at 2115 Summit Avenue, University of Saint Thomas, Lower

Quad.

RES PH 23-297

Councilmember Jalali moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Nay:

Authorizing the use of fund balance in the 2023 Recycling and Solid Waste

fund for the Public Works Organized Trash Collection accounting unit to pay

State Solid Waste Management taxes and related interest costs.

RES PH 23-301

Councilmember Yang moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Nay:

Authorizing the City to accept, and amend the Police Department Special

Fund Budget for, two donations totaling $38,000 from the Saint Paul Police

Foundation to support a heart health screening program and the Cops and

Kids program.

RES PH 23-306

Councilmember Prince moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Nay:

Amending the Zoning Map and specific sections of the Legislative Code

pertaining to zoning regulations to promote the production of 1-6 unit

residential housing options as recommended in Phase 2 of the 1-4 Unit

Housing Study and amending additional Legislative Code sections that

regulate those aspects of property maintenance associated with 1-6 unit

housing.

Ord 23-43

Emma Brown and Tony Johnson from the Department of Planning and Economic

Development, gave a staff report.

18 people spoke during the public hearing.

Councilmember Jalali moved to close the public hearing. Approved 7-0.

Jalali spoke in support.

Councilmember Prince expressed concerns.

Councilmember Yang spoke in support.

Council President Brendmoen spoke in support.

Laid over to October 11 for Final Adoption

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember

Yang and Councilmember Balenger

Nay:

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

Councilmember Noecker moved approval.

Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda adopted as amended

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember

Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang and Councilmember

Balenger

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Prince

Absent:

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1549 DALE

STREET NORTH. (File No. J2310E2, Assessment No. 238329)

RLH TA 23-323

RLH TA 23-5

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 199 DUKE

STREET. (File No. J2308A, Assessment No. 238507)

Adopted as amended (assessment deleted)

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1348

RLH TA 23-275

MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2310E1, Assessment No. 238328)

Adopted as amended (assessment deleted)

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 746

MONTANA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2324A2, Assessment No. 238541)

RLH TA 23-307

RLH RR 23-43

Public hearing continued to June 5, 2024

Fourth Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 595

PARK STREET in Council File RLH RR 23-12. (Public hearing continued to

October 4, 2023)

Amended and public hearing continued to October 11, 2023

Appeal of Susan Dunlop to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 631

SNELLING AVENUE SOUTH.

RLH FCO 23-59

RLH RR 23-46

Amended and referred to January 16, 2024 Legislative Hearing

First Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 342

THOMAS AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 22-54. (Amend to grant 90 days)

Adopted as amended (granted 90 days to abate)

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting ended at 5:15 PM

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