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Recognizing Peter Warner’s career with the City of Saint Paul and congratulating him on his retirement.
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WHEREAS, Peter Warner grew up in Fargo, North Dakota and was raised in Glendive, Montana and White Bear Lake, Minnesota. He is a proud graduate of Mariner High School, the University of Minnesota, and William Mitchell College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline); and
WHEREAS, Peter started his legal career as a Bailiff and Law Clerk in Ramsey County District Court, later becoming a law clerk for the Honorable Edward D. Mulally, transitioning to work for the City of Saint Paul in 1987, as an Assistant City Attorney originally assigned to the Criminal Division of the City Attorney’s Office; and
WHEREAS, upon joining the Civil Division, Peter often reflects that he had to learn via ‘’on-the-job training’’, with Jerry Segal handing him his legal texts on a Friday before having to position himself in the seat of counsel for zoning and planning matters on the following Monday; and
WHEREAS, Peter focused his career on all matters related to zoning, land use, comprehensive planning, variances, historic districts and heritage preservation, real estate, and environmental review, all while supporting staff in the Departments of Planning and Economic Development and the Department of Safety and Inspections, providing legal wisdom to many a city planner, zoning inspector, preservationist, zoning and planning administrator, department director, and fellow city attorney; and
WHEREAS, Peter has also served the City in supporting the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Peter always brought a steady and careful approach in counseling planners seeking to successfully shepherd through a legally-sound zoning application, zoning study, or permit approval; and
WHEREAS, Peter often provided guardrails to City boards and commissi...
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