City of Saint Paul - Meeting of City Council on 2/4/2026 at 3:30 PM

Details

Meeting Name:

City Council

Agenda status:

Final-revised

Meeting date/time:

2/4/2026 3:30 PM

Minutes status:

Final

Meeting location:

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

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
RES 26-120	1	1	Resolution	Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for grant funds, in an amount of up to $800,000, from the Minnesota Department of Cannabis Management’s CanRenew Community Restoration grant for Right Track, the City’s Youth Employment Program for SFY 2027.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-122	1	2	Resolution	Accepting the gift of travel expenses from the Knight Foundation for Library Director Maureen Hartman to attend the Knight Foundation Library Leaders Convening and Knight Media Forum from February 10 - February 13, 2026 in Miami, Florida.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-149	1	3	Resolution	Approving the use or non-use of a Project Labor Agreement on Department of Parks and Recreation construction projects for the first half of 2026.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-168	1	4	Resolution	Supporting the study of new passenger rail service between Saint Paul and Fargo/Moorhead and Saint Paul and Kansas City, Missouri.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-192	1	5	Resolution	Approving the Proposed Issuance of Conduit Health Care Revenue Bonds by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority for the Episcopal Homes Obligated Group (The Willows Project), 80 Mackubin Street, under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.152 through 469.1655 (District 8 Ward 1).	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-231	1		Resolution	Approving the appointment of Kamaria Kassim as the Director of Human Resources effective February 9, 2026.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 26-253	1		Resolution	Calling on the State of Minnesota and Governor Walz to enact an energy and gas shutoff moratorium to keep Minnesota families safe and protect them from ICE.	Adopted As Amended	Pass	Action details	Not available
Ord 26-4	1	6	Ordinance	Granting the application of Baillon Company to rezone four (4) I1 light industrial parcels to B5 central business-service.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
Ord 26-5	2	7	Ordinance	Adding Chapter 268 to the Legislative Code to prohibit law enforcement staging operations on city-owned properties and limit access to non-public City spaces.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
Ord 26-8	1	8	Ordinance	Amending Section 86.01(a) of the Saint Paul Administrative Code to Authorize up to Three (3) Assistants to the Mayor to Execute Certain Contracts Made in the Name of the City of Saint Paul and Authorized by the City Council and Further Amending Section 86.01 (a) to Increase the Dollar Value Amount for Contracts that May be Executed by Designees.	Laid Over to Second Reading		Action details	Video
Ord 26-7	1		Ordinance	Adding Chapter 268B to the Legislative Code to require law enforcement officers to conduct law enforcement operations without a mask or facial covering unless certain exceptions apply.	Laid Over to Second Reading		Action details	Video
Ord 26-6	1	9	Ordinance	Adding Chapter 268A to the Legislative Code to require law enforcement officers performing law enforcement duties to visibly display identification on the outermost layer of their uniform.	Amended and Laid Over for Final Adoption	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-28	1	10	Resolution-Public Hearing	Authorizing the City to accept a $500,000 grant from the State to pay for Technology Rich Space improvements to the Rondo Community Library; authorizing the execution of a grant agreement related thereto (which includes indemnification language); authorizing the appropriate City officials to record a declaration related to the grant agreement on the Rondo Community Library property; and amending SPPL’s 2026 financing and spending plans.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-13	1	11	Resolution-Public Hearing	Ratifying the assessment for Repair of Sanitary Sewer Line on Private Properties. (File No. SWRP2503, Assessment No. 253002)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-14	1	12	Resolution-Public Hearing	Ratifying the assessment for Replacement of Lead Water Service Line on Private Properties. (File No. 2502LDSRP, Assessment No. 254001)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-16	1	13	Resolution-Public Hearing	Amending the financing and spending plan in the Department of Parks and Recreation Grant Fund, in the amount of $35,000, to reflect grant funds received from the Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) to support the St. Paul Get Down program (and authorization to enter into a grant agreement detailing the requirements of said grant, which include an indemnification clause).	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-18	1	14	Resolution-Public Hearing	Approving the 2026 - 2027 Capital Improvement Budget Committee Capital Maintenance Funding recommendations, and amending the 2026 Capital Improvement Budget to allocate funding for capital maintenance projects to the appropriate departments, as recommended by the committee.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-21	1	15	Resolution-Public Hearing	Authorizing the Extension of the Terms of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Grant under the Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF) Program for ForwardEdge ASIC LLC.	Denied	Fail	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-22	1	16	Resolution-Public Hearing	Authorizing the Police Department to amend the 2026 Grant Fund for the sub-grant received from Ramsey County for the Violent Crime Enforcement Team (VCET).	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-29	1	17	Resolution-Public Hearing	Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $20,000 for a grant from Ramsey County Public Health to purchase a LUCAS device.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-30	1	18	Resolution-Public Hearing	Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $115,393 for a contribution received from the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education (MBFTE) to pay for training for firefighters.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-31	1	19	Resolution-Public Hearing	Authorizing the Office of Financial Empowerment to apply for and accept a $165,000 grant from the McKnight Foundation to support operational costs for its shared ownership initiative and amending the 2026 budget for the Office of Financial Empowerment.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 26-37	1	20	Resolution-Public Hearing	Establishing the Festivals and Events Security Credit. (Laid over from February 4, 2026)	Laid Over		Action details	Video
PH 26-4	1	21	Public Hearing-Misc.	Public hearing on grievances about federal immigration operations.	Continue Public Hearing	Pass	Action details	Video
RLH VO 26-7	1		Resolution LH Vacate Order	Appeal of Minister Scarlet Rose to a Fire Inspection Report, which includes condemnation, at 787 HOWELL STREET NORTH.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RLH TA 25-294	3	22	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 427 AURORA AVENUE. (File No. J2522R4, Assessment No. 258582)	Adopted As Amended		Action details	Not available
RLH TA 25-413	3	23	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 862 CLEAR AVENUE. (File No. J2601TW1, Assessment No. 268703) (Amend to delete)	Adopted As Amended		Action details	Not available
RLH TA 25-119	2	24	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 263 CURTICE STREET WEST. (File No. J2507T1, Assessment No. 258537)	Adopted As Amended		Action details	Not available
RLH RR 25-28	5	25	Resolution LH Substantial Abatement Order	Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 430 DALE STREET NORTH within fifteen (15) days after the October 22, 2025, City Council Public Hearing. (Amend to remove within 15 days)	Adopted As Amended	Pass	Action details	Video
RLH TA 25-416	2	26	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 913 EARL STREET. (File No. J2601TW2, Assessment No. 268704) (Amend to delete)	Adopted As Amended		Action details	Not available
RLH SAO 26-5	2	27	Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order	Appeal of Danny Ballard to a Summary Abatement Order at 120 FLANDRAU PLACE.	Adopted		Action details	Not available
RLH TA 25-111	1	28	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Amending Council File RLH TA 24-472 to Continue the Public Hearing for the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1055 FOURTH STREET EAST adopted by Council on February 12, 2025. (File No. J2505R, Assessment No. 258508)	Adopted As Amended		Action details	Not available
RLH SAO 25-69	4	29	Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order	Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 2016 FREMONT AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 25-55.	Adopted As Amended		Action details	Not available
RLH SAO 26-6	2	30	Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order	Appeal of Mark Puchala to a Vehicle Abatement Order at 2016 FREMONT AVENUE.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RLH FCO 26-2	2	31	Resolution LH Fire C of O OR Correction Order	Appeal of Gomaa Elzamel to a Fire Inspection Report at 1090 LOEB STREET.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RLH TA 25-391	2	32	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 933 WOODBRIDGE STREET. (File No. J2601R4, Assessment No. 268605) (Amend to delete)	Adopted As Amended		Action details	Not available

Add New Comment

File #	Date	Name	Opinion	Comment	Action
RES PH 26-37	2/8/2026 4:28 PM	Ferdinand Peters	For	Madame President and council members. I am the executive in charge of the annual European Christmas Market "ECM" that has taken place for a month of weekends from Thanksgiving until the weekend before Christmas, at the Union Depot in Saint Paul for 13 years. Over 140,000 Visitors come to our peaceful, family-oriented, free festival each year. ECM has felt the pinch of large increases in the cost of security protection services by the Saint Paul Police Department. ECM requests that you create a program to ***ist all festivals, whether a one-day event or a longer event, by not forcing festivals to compete against each other for a security dollar grant. Please provide a percentage write-off of each SPPD invoice to each approved-festival. You know exactly how much is billed by the SPPD each year to festivals, and you know how many have no entrance fees and have existed for several years. Please provide at least a 40% discount from any such invoice from the SPPD. Thank you.	+1
RES PH 26-37	2/4/2026 10:22 PM	Anika Bowie	Against	ouncil member Anika, I will consult with our St Paul Delegation because we fought to support our community festivals and this isn't right. Stay strong everyone and thank you to those in community attending to give testimony. The people are the power. Our community cultural festivals are what uplift and celebrate our history while connecting us to our neighbors and brings in tourism where our communities generate revenue for the city. In these moments we need to hold strong these events that serve as our generational institutions of cultural , diversity and pride while providing economic opportunities, a network for youth and family safe resources and programming while establishing unity that last past the celebration event date. Our community is what provides safety and invites law enforcement at the same time to participate in community outreach, but why must they get the funds to do the outreach when there's already funding for those resources directed to SPPD. Stay strong
Ord 26-5	1/28/2026 9:29 PM	Mary Lanham	For	Any steps the City can take to limit spaces where ICE might stage are absolutely necessary to help maintain safe access to public resources, and to re***ure residents that the City stands with us against unlawful raids and abductions.
Ord 26-6	1/28/2026 9:16 PM	Mary Lanham	For	In the current environment we're facing in the Twin Cities, where so many federal law enforcement agents are acting unlawfully under cover of misinformation, misdirection, and anonymity, clearly differentiating and identifying officers is a vital basic step to rebuild public trust.