City of Saint Paul - Meeting of City Council on 3/25/2026 at 3:30 PM

Details

Meeting Name:

City Council

Agenda status:

Final

Meeting date/time:

3/25/2026 3:30 PM

Minutes status:

Final

Meeting location:

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor
Councilmember Kim may be participating remotely.

Published agenda:	Agenda Accessible Agenda	Published minutes:	Minutes Accessible Minutes
Agenda packet:	Not available

Meeting video:

Video

Attachments:

File #	Ver.	Agenda #	Type	Title	Action	Result	Action Details	Video
CO 26-16	1	1	Communications & Receive/File	Letter from the Department of Safety and Inspections declaring 594-596 Reaney Avenue a nuisance property. (For notification purposes only; public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)	Received and Filed		Action details	Not available
AO 26-19	1	2	Administrative Order	Authorizing the Police Department to reallocated budget for the 2023 BYRNE (JAG) grant for the approved budget modification received from the U.S. Department of Justice.	Received and Filed		Action details	Not available
AO 26-20	2	3	Administrative Order	Amending the 2026 Public Works Engineering Fund Survey Section budget to reallocate budgeted amounts within spending accounts for the maintenance and upgrade of the public website in order to better align with actual spending needs, in the amount of $20,000.	Received and Filed		Action details	Not available
AO 26-21	1	4	Administrative Order	Amending CDBG Project Budgets: $62,000 of funding for Nancy's Beauty Salon (1324 Rice Street) for CDBG subgrantee NENO's Business Investment program.	Received and Filed		Action details	Not available
RES 26-173	1	5	Resolution	Approving the City’s cost for Equipment and Labor for Clean Up services during September to November 2025, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for April 21, 2026 and City Council public hearing for June 3, 2026 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2601A, Assessment No. 268501)	Adopted		Action details	Not available
RES 26-324	1	6	Resolution	Approving the City’s cost of providing Snow and Ice Removal from the public Sidewalk during the month of January 2026, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for April 21, 2026 and City Council public hearing for June 3, 2026 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2601S, Assessment No. 268502)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-404	1	7	Resolution	Authorizing the Police Department to submit an application for funds under a Request for Proposals for the Auto Theft Prevention Grants, issued by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-447	1	8	Resolution	Approving the application for change of ownership to the Liquor On Sale - 291 or more seats, Liquor On Sale - Sunday & Entertainment (A) license now held by Lucky Golden Dragon LLC d/b/a White Dragon Hall (License ID #20240001032) for the premises located at 1600 White Bear Avenue North.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-459	1	9	Resolution	Authorizing the Police Department (SPPD) to submit an application for funds under a Request for Proposals for 2026-28 Crisis Response Grants, issued by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-479	1	10	Resolution	Authorizing approval of settlement and payment in full and final settlement of the lawsuit, Margarita Davison, individually and as parent and natural guardian of J.T., a minor v. Exavir Dwayne Binford, Jr., the City of St. Paul, Trenton Henspeter, Thao Vue and Eric Thompson.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-486	1	11	Resolution	Accepting the gift of travel expenses from the Global Philanthropy Partnership, McKnight Foundation, TransitCenter Foundation as well as other funders for City Engineer Nick Peterson to attend the Proximity, Affordability, & Livability Study Tour from April 27-May 2 in the Netherlands.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-507	1	12	Resolution	Authorizing the Police Department to accept the grant contract amendment for the Community Crime Intervention and Prevention 2024 (Pathways to Policing) grant from the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety; authorizing the execution of the grant contract agreement amendment and amending the 2026 grant and grant activity budget.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-421	1	13	Resolution	Changing the rate of pay for the classification of Assessment Supervisor (formerly Real Estate and Assessment Supervisor), EG 09.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-522	1		Resolution	Appointing Nicole Tillander as City Clerk.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-502	1	14	Resolution	Recognizing the contribution of Xia Xoua Vang.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES 26-503	1	15	Resolution	Recognizing District 5 Payne-Phalen Community Council’s Executive Director Jack Byers for his service in the East Side of Saint Paul and declaring Sunday, March 29, 2026 as Jack Byers Day in the City of Saint Paul.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES 26-412	1	16	Resolution	Adopting the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation submitted by the Administrative Law Judge, with exceptions, concerning the Tobacco Products Shop license (License ID #140001994) held by White Bear Tobacco Market Place Inc d/b/a White Bear Tobacco for the premises located at 1662 White Bear Avenue North and imposing the recommended presumptive matrix penalty and the costs of the contested case hearing before the Administrative Law Judge. (Licensee will speak to Council on their own behalf.)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
Ord 26-17	1	17	Ordinance	Administrative Ordinance establishing the minimum qualifications for the vacancy for the position of Fire Chief pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.12.1 of the City Charter.	Amended and Laid Over for Second Reading	Pass	Action details	Video
Ord 26-18	2	18	Ordinance	Amending Section 193.04 of the Legislative Code (Title XIX) to temporarily extend the pre-eviction notice period in Section 193.04 from 30-days to 60-days.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
Ord 26-19	1		Ordinance	Adding Ch. 44A to the Administrative Code to institute training, reporting, and programming related to the City’s relationship with civil immigration laws and enforcement practices under Administrative Code Chapter 44.	Laid Over to Second Reading	Pass	Action details	Not available
Ord 26-20	1	19	Ordinance	Deleting Chapter 54 of the Legislative Code (Title VI) pertaining to Rental Application Fees.	Laid Over to Second Reading	Pass	Action details	Video
Ord 26-21	1	20	Ordinance	Updating Chapter 13 of the Administrative Code (Title I) pertaining to Department of Safety and Inspections.	Laid Over to Second Reading	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-68	1	21	Resolution-Public Hearing	Amending capital fund budgets to provide additional funding for the Hayden Heights Library renovation project.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-70	1	22	Resolution-Public Hearing	Approving the applications of White Squirrel Bar for two sound level variances in order to present amplified sound for a Saturday Patio Music Series and a Sunday Patio Music Series, every Saturday and Sunday, May 30 - September 27, 2026, at 974 7th Street West - the White Squirrel Bar patio.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-72	1	23	Resolution-Public Hearing	To amend the Parks and Recreation 2026 Grant and Aid Fund for a $500,000 donation from Como Friends, a non-profit to promote, support, preserve and enhance the Como Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-73	1	24	Resolution-Public Hearing	Authorizing the Office of Financial Empowerment to accept a grant in the amount of $490,000 from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and to amend the 2026 Office of Financial Empowerment budget, in the amount of $390,000.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RLH TA 26-22	2	25	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 935 CASE AVENUE. (File No. J2601R5, Assessment No. 268606)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RLH VO 26-15	3	26	Resolution LH Vacate Order	Appeal of Elizabeth Sibet, Sibet Renovations, LLC, to a Notice of Condemnation and Order to Vacate at 227 FULLER AVENUE.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RLH RR 26-6	2	27	Resolution LH Substantial Abatement Order	Second Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 925 MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST in Council File RLH RR 25-25.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RLH SAO 26-19	3	28	Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order	Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1377 MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST in Council File RLH SAO 26-9.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RLH TA 25-434	2	29	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 932 PAYNE AVENUE (643 SIMS AVENUE). (File No. J2513B1, Assessment No. 258119)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RLH VO 26-14	2	30	Resolution LH Vacate Order	Appeal of Bernetta Miller to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice, which includes condemnation, at 998 SEVENTH STREET EAST.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RLH SAO 26-22	2	31	Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order	Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1496 UPPER AFTON ROAD in Council File RLH SAO 26-14.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available

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File #	Date	Name	Opinion	Comment
Ord 26-18	3/25/2026 3:50 AM	Amy Manning	For	I'm a parent of a SPPS student and I have been volunteering and fundraising to bring mutual aid in the form of food aid and rent *istance to SPPS families. Fundraising efforts alone cannot meet the needs of our community at this time, this ordinance would go a long way towards keeping our community members housed by giving them more time to access the help that they need. Please p* this ordinance.
Ord 26-18	3/21/2026 3:25 AM	Jack-Lorraine Polum	For	Multiple families in my neighborhood are at risk of losing their housing due to fear of leaving their homes and being unable to make rent. No one should have to fear being turned out just because they're trying to keep themselves safe.
Ord 26-18	3/21/2026 2:10 AM	Phillip Aitken	For	This extension MUST p*. In my neighborhood, North End, we've started a community fund for rent *istance and other necessities, but we keep getting requests for help. Renter debt is skyrocketing because many of our immigrant neighbors were afraid to even go to work. There could be an extensive houselessness crisis if evictions start removing families who were already under severe stress and terror during the cruel and ongoing occupation of our State. They remain afraid. The City cannot allow them to have even more stress and worry at this time. To not extend the notice period would be complicity in evicting these frightened, terrorized families.
Ord 26-18	3/11/2026 4:59 AM	Ian Rosenthal (Jewish Community Action)	For	I am writing to lend Jewish Community Action’s voice to the chorus of advocates asking St Paul to extend the pre-eviction notice period to 60 days. Those sheltering in place are terrified that even if they avoid violence at the hands of ICE, they may still be faced with the brutality of eviction. Over the last 13 weeks of this crisis, I’ve had the honor to witness and contribute to countless efforts to keep people housed. We are doing everything we can to stem the tide of displacement. But we are already seeing the limits of our local resources and we desperately need more time to fundraise. In the best of times, 30 days is hardly enough for folks to navigate and receive emergency rental *istance. Between limited language access, alienating application processes, and the simple fact that there isn’t enough money to begin with, renters face huge obstacles to receiving aid. For this reason, we are calling on city council to unanimously p* the pre-eviction extension.