City of Saint Paul - Meeting of City Council on 10/22/2025 at 3:30 PM

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Meeting Name:

City Council

Agenda status:

Final-revised

Meeting date/time:

10/22/2025 3:30 PM

Minutes status:

Final

Meeting location:

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

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Meeting video:

Video

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File #	Ver.	Agenda #	Type	Title	Action	Result	Action Details	Video
AO 25-61	1	1	Administrative Order	Establishing three (3) new projects through the Neighborhood STAR Year-Round Program as adopted via City Council Resolutions 25-1525, 25-1524, and 25-1521.	Received and Filed		Action details	Not available
AO 25-64	1	2	Administrative Order	Amending the 2025 Public Works General Fund budget to reallocate budgeted amounts within spending accounts to better align with actual spending needs.	Received and Filed		Action details	Not available
RES 25-1577	1	3	Resolution	Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to revoke the Massage Practitioner license against Ruth Sharon Atherly d/b/a Ruth Sharon Atherly, (License ID #20240000111) for the premises located at 621 Cleveland Avenue South.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1599	1	4	Resolution	Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for service during April to June 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for November 13, 2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. CG25Q2B1, Assessment No. 250118)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1600	1	5	Resolution	Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for service during April to June 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for November 13, 2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. CG25Q2B2, Assessment No. 250119)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1601	1	6	Resolution	Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for service during April to June 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for November 13, 2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. CG25Q2B3, Assessment No. 250120)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1602	1	7	Resolution	Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for service during April to June 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for November 13, 2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. CG25Q2B4, Assessment No. 250121)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1603	1	8	Resolution	Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for service during April to June 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for November 13, 2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. CG25Q2B5, Assessment No. 250122)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1604	2	9	Resolution	Adopting the Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan as an Addendum to the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan.	Adopted		Action details	Not available
RES 25-1605	1	10	Resolution	Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Yard Waste Bills for service during 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for November 13, 2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. YW25Q2B1, Assessment No. 250500)	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1607	1	11	Resolution	Authorizing the Fire Department to accept the donation of lunch for firefighters valued at $5,000 from Operation BBQ Relief.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1608	1	12	Resolution	Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2025 Revised Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters.	Laid Over		Action details	Not available
RES 25-1611	1	13	Resolution	Authorizing payment in the amount of $31,302.88 in full and final settlement of the claim of Lindsey Dannen.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1619	1	14	Resolution	Approving the addition of the Gambling Location License to the existing Liquor On Sale-291 or more seats, Liquor On Sale-Sunday and Liquor On Sale - 2AM Closing licenses for Saint Paul Arena Company LLC d/b/a Saint Paul Arena Company (License ID# 200000003747) for the premises located at 199 Kellogg Boulevard West.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1648	1	15	Resolution	Approval of a Lease Agreement between the Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation and The JK Movement.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1643	1	16	Resolution	Supporting TaikoArts Midwest's State Funding Request.	Adopted As Amended	Pass	Action details	Video
RES 25-1634	1	17	Resolution	Declaring October Domestic Violence Awareness Month.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES 25-1620	1		Resolution	Approving Ordinance Permit 20240020101 for Roadway and Sidewalk infrastructure installed by the Saint Paul Port Authority on The Heights project site.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1621	1		Resolution	Approving Ordinance Permit 20240020102 for Roadway and Sidewalk infrastructure installed by the Saint Paul Port Authority on The Heights project site.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1622	1		Resolution	Approving Ordinance Permit 20250020301 for Roadway Traffic Lighting Infrastructure installed on The Heights project site (at the following locations: On Ivy Avenue from Orange Avenue to McKnight Road; on Winthrop Street from Ivy Avenue to Cottage Avenue; on Howard Street from Ivy Avenue to Arlington Avenue; on Arlington Avenue from Howard Street to McKnight Road; on Cottage Avenue from Howard Street to Winthrop Street).	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1623	1		Resolution	Approving Ordinance Permit 20250020302 for Roadway Traffic Lighting Infrastructure installed on The Heights project site (at the following locations: On Ivy Avenue from Orange Avenue to McKnight Road; on Winthrop Street from Ivy Avenue to Cottage Avenue; on Howard Street from Ivy Avenue to Arlington Avenue; on Arlington Avenue from Howard Street to McKnight Road; On Cottage Avenue from Howard Street to Winthrop Street).	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1624	1		Resolution	Approving Ordinance Permit 20250020303 for Roadway Traffic Signing and Striping Infrastructure installed on The Heights project site (at the following locations: On Ivy Avenue from Winthrop Street to McKnight Road; on Winthrop Street from Ivy Avenue to Arlington Avenue; on Howard Street from Ivy Avenue to Arlington Avenue; Cottage Avenue from Howard Street to Winthrop Street).	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
RES 25-1625	1		Resolution	Approving Ordinance Permit 20240020401 for Storm Sewer Infrastructure installed by the Saint Paul Port Authority on The Heights project site (at the following locations: on Winthrop Street from Ivy Avenue (MH5006) to Clear Street (MH5008), Cottage Avenue (MH5018) to Sherwood Avenue (MH5080), and at Arlington Avenue (MH5058 to MH5057); on Howard Street from Ivy Avenue (MH5109) to Arlington Avenue (MH5053); on Arlington Avenue from Howard Street (MH5053) to Winthrop Street (MH5057)).	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available
Ord 25-58	2	18	Ordinance	Considering the application of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to rezone property at 1059 Maryland Avenue (NW Corner of Earl Street) from B2 Community Business to T2 Traditional Neighborhood and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the Zoning Map.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
Ord 25-63	1	19	Ordinance	Amending Legislative Code Chapter 220 to allow for Garbage Cart Sharing at properties with two or more Dwelling Units beginning January 1, 2026.	Laid Over to Second Reading	Pass	Action details	Video
Ord 25-65	1	20	Ordinance	Creating Chapter 225A of the Legislative Code titled Firearms Regulations to establish regulations for Assault weapons, Binary triggers, Ghost guns and Signage.	Laid Over to Second Reading		Action details	Video
Ord 25-61	2	21	Ordinance	Amending Chapter 74 of the Legislative Code by enacting a new section designating the Theodore Hamm Brewing Company Heritage Preservation District as a Heritage Preservation Site.	Laid Over to Final Adoption	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 25-224	1	22	Resolution-Public Hearing	Amending the financing and spending plans in the 2022 Capital Maintenance Budget in the amount of $300,000 to reflect cancelled HRA Transfer.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 25-228	1	23	Resolution-Public Hearing	Amending the Capital Improvement Budget to the 2025 DSI Animal Services Building Project.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 25-234	1	24	Resolution-Public Hearing	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 a project at 576 Lexington Parkway North. (The Lexington Deluxe) (Dist. 7, Ward 1).	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 25-225	1	25	Resolution-Public Hearing	Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept Parks and Trails Legacy Funds, enter into grant agreements, which include an indemnification clause, and amend the financing and spending plan in the amount of $2,596,039.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 25-226	1	26	Resolution-Public Hearing	Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) Outdoor Recreation grant program funds and to amend the financing and spending plan in the amount of $350,000 for a new City park at The Heights.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 25-235	2	27	Resolution-Public Hearing	Authorizing the Department of Public Works Street Maintenance Division to spend funds from an awarded grant for a Workplace Wellness Micro Grant Physical Activity Station of $700 from the Saint Paul Area Chamber with the funding coming from the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) through Saint Paul - Ramsey County Public Health.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 25-238	1	28	Resolution-Public Hearing	Authorizing the Department of Public Works to spend funds from a grant awarded by the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District for the enhanced street sweeping stewardship grant to perform additional street sweeping within the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District boundaries.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 25-219	1	29	Resolution-Public Hearing	Final Order to consider the reconstruction of University Avenue between I-35E and Lafayette Road and acquisition of necessary property rights.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RES PH 25-229	1	30	Resolution-Public Hearing	Considering the application of Hunter Bradford, Degree of Honor, for an exception to the general hours of skyway operations for pedestrian skyway bridges which would close a door within the walkway of pedestrian skyway bridge #33, a bridge that is between the Degree of Honor Building and the Press House Apartments Building.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Video
RLH TA 25-115	3	31	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 686 EDMUND AVENUE. (File No. VB2507A, Assessment No. 258826) (Public hearing closed and laid over from April 9, 2025)	Laid Over	Pass	Action details	Video
RLH TA 25-294	3	32	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 427 AURORA AVENUE. (File No. J2522R4, Assessment No. 258582) (Public hearing continued to August 6, 2025)	Continue Public Hearing		Action details	Not available
RLH RR 25-17	3	33	Resolution LH Substantial Abatement Order	First Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 887 CHARLES AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 24-17. (Nuisance is abated)	Adopted As Amended		Action details	Not available
RLH TA 25-119	2	34	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 263 CURTICE STREET WEST. (File No. J2507T1, Assessment No. 258537) (Continued public hearing to August 27, 2025)	Continue Public Hearing		Action details	Not available
RLH RR 25-28	2	35	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)	Referred		Action details	Not available
RLH TA 25-111	1	36	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) (Public hearing continued to September 10, 2025)	Continue Public Hearing		Action details	Not available
RLH SAO 25-58	1	37	Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order	Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 2016 FREMONT AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 25-55. (Refer to November 18, 2025 Legislative Hearing)	Referred		Action details	Not available
RLH TA 25-160	3	38	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 562 GALTIER STREET. (File No. J2513R2, Assessment No. 258559) (Public hearing continued to October 22, 2025)	Continue Public Hearing		Action details	Not available
RLH RR 25-27	2	39	Resolution LH Substantial Abatement Order	Third Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 195 GOODRICH AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 25-15.	Adopted As Amended		Action details	Not available
RLH TA 25-260	4	40	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1654 JUNO AVENUE. (File No. J2518R2, Assessment No. 2585669) (Amend to delete)	Adopted As Amended		Action details	Not available
RLH TA 25-96	3	41	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1155 REANEY AVENUE. (File No. J2511R2, Assessment No. 258552) (Public hearing continued to October 22, 2025)	Continue Public Hearing		Action details	Not available
RLH RR 25-24	2	42	Resolution LH Substantial Abatement Order	Second Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 378 SIMS AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 25-5.	Continue Public Hearing		Action details	Not available
RLH TA 24-489	2	43	Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal	Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 676 THIRD STREET EAST. (File No. J2504E1, Assessment No. 258313) (Continue public hearing to August 6, 2025)	Continue Public Hearing		Action details	Not available
RLH RR 25-26	2	44	Resolution LH Substantial Abatement Order	Third Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 1213 WOODBRIDGE STREET in Council File RLH RR 25-23.	Adopted	Pass	Action details	Not available

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File #	Date	Name	Opinion	Comment	Action
Ord 25-63	11/12/2025 9:45 PM	Alisa Lein		Please ensure the dumpster collection fee from FCC is not greater than the private market collection fee. I have called and left 5+ messages with FCC over the last two months asking for dumpster pricing in St. Paul and they never once have returned my calls, even after "expediting my message to a supervisor". So while I am 100% in favor of allowing dumpsters for multifamily, if FCC isn't returning calls, I sure hope the City will allow the free market haulers to continue to pick up dumpsters w/o h***les when a multifamily property wants to use one instead of carts.	+4
Ord 25-63	11/12/2025 9:38 PM	Alisa Lein	For	Hallelujah, multifamily cart sharing and DUMPSTERS!!!! The environmental and ethical and common sense ordinance revision to finally p***. I've been beating this drum since 2017 and am really excited to have the number of carts we all look at reduced in many alleys and to also stop paying to collect air of so many unused garbage carts.	+3
Ord 25-63	11/7/2025 8:00 PM	Scott Jensen		One more item regarding the cart sharing in c.1.iii; the language specifies "adjacent 2-4 dwelling units with same property owner" for dumpster service. Does that also include any 5+ dwelling units voluntarily enrolled in the program?
Ord 25-63	11/7/2025 7:49 PM	Scott Jensen		I am frustrated and disappointed not to see any explicit provision for exempting HOAs like the one I represent from the city trash program. I do see some hope for relief in 220.05 c.1.iii regarding dumpster service, but there is no further information regarding dumpster size, the number of RDA's that can share a dumpster, &c. Would this be determined on a per-case basis? Also, does "property owner" apply to HOAs with common property, or only to rental property landlords?	+2
Ord 25-63	11/7/2025 4:49 AM	Eric Lein		PLEASE REVISE THIS TEXT: "Adjacent two to four (2-4) dwelling units that have the same property owner may request dumpster service from the city. If the city’s designated contractor city services are unable to provide dumpster service, the property owner may contract with a private hauler with city approval." /// WHY? Owners of adjacent buildings should NOT be required to use the city's designated contractor if that contractor's price is greater than the price to be charged by a private hauler.	+8 -1 1
Ord 25-65	11/4/2025 8:39 PM	Joseph G.	Against	Absolutely ridiculous. Unconstitutional, overreaching proposal that will not actually help anyone, but will instead seek to jail law abiding gun owners. This is part of the problem, not the solution to violence.	+4
Ord 25-65	11/4/2025 2:33 PM	Peter	Against	You cannot pretend that state law doesn’t exist. You are wasting time and money on something that you certainly know will not hold up in court. This is no different than trying to ban “*ault words.” What if someone had large-capacity mean words on pamphlets? Maybe if someone does want to distribute ault language pamphlets, we should serialize them, so that we know who has all the ault language. Then we could put up signage to encourage compliance of restricting *ault language.	+4
Ord 25-65	11/4/2025 1:38 AM	Brandon F.	Against	I am opposed to the proposed ordinance as a resident of Saint Paul. The ordinance will do nothing to deter the vast majority of the criminals who are the ones perpetrating the crimes who largely are already “prohibited persons” under current State and Federal law. The city, as well as the state, would be better suited spending it’s money actually finding, arresting, and actually prosecuting the criminals instead of limiting law abiding citizens in their rights. The criminals by and large are purchasing the firearms used in their crimes illegally in the first place so what specifically is this ordinance going to address again, other then limiting law abiding citizens who were already abiding the laws? How is this going to address the criminal who just committed another crime while awaiting trial for a previous crime and who already has a record going back to high school if not junior high? You cannot legislate the evil in man’s heart.	+4
Ord 25-65	11/3/2025 11:46 PM	Marc	Against	I am against ORD 25-65. As wasteful performative nonsense, it violates Minnesota Constitution's Preemption clause. It has already been targeted for legal challenge, wasting money. City leaders were specifically told this by letter. A councilwoman's flippant response shows clear contempt for peaceable gun owners as well as city residents and Minnesota taxpayers in general. The City of St. Paul already received $81,779,353 in Local Government Aid (LGA) from the State for 2025. Will you ask for more to cover lawsuits or cut city services, programs? This ordinance also sets up police if following an ordinance that doesn't match up with State law especially if arrests made as result of non-public safety traffic stops. Lastly, some courts treat violent and repeat offenders far too leniently. Far too often they continue after court appearances, harming neighborhoods. I didn't (don't) see or hear city leaders demanding action on this. Unfortunate.	+4
Ord 25-65	11/3/2025 8:03 PM	Katrina Lunden	Against	I don't live in St. Paul, but I am a permit to carry holder and I regularly come to St. Paul where do business, shop, eat, and generally spend money. To see you so willing to waste money paid in taxes by your residents is disgracefull. Your are required to be responsible with that money, not to waste it on ordinences that are illeagal, will be challenged by gunowners, (leading to expensive court costs on behalf of the city) and which are only designed to make you look like you are doing something, so you you can say, "Look, we tried." You're grandstanding, and spending tax payers money to do it. The only win you'll have is people that law abiding folk are confused about what they can and can't do. The criminals don't care because they don't follow your ordinances, just like they don't follow the law. Seriously, do your jobs better.	+7 4
Ord 25-65	10/27/2025 3:33 AM	Bill	Against	I own an AR-15 rifle, what you refer to as an "*ault weapon". They are one of the most commonly owned firearms in America. I also have had a personal policy of buying three more 30 round (standard capacity) magazines any time there is a proposed bill to unconstitutionally ban these defensive tools. Given how frequently this happens, I have about 20 magazines, so if you p*ed this law, every day I was in possession of them, I would be looking at five years in jail, and a $21,000 fine. No criminal record, tax payer all my life, help my elderly neighbors. What you are proposing is making a large number of gun owners into criminals, rather than holding the actual criminals accountable with your soft on (actual) crime policies. You should be ashamed.	+7
Ord 25-65	10/25/2025 6:53 PM	Tim	Against	I am strongly against this ordinance. Our city is currently under higher than normal financial constraints. Yet we are driving towards creating an ordinance that will be legally challenged, wasting time and resources we cannot afford. There are other forthcoming legal issues that better deserve our limited resources. During the council meeting, the question was raised; whether signs could still be placed if the ordinance is preempted by state law. I hope the intent here is is not how I see it. That; if the ordinance is unenforceable, we might still be able to place signs; maligning peaceable gun owners going about their day, and simultaneously spreading disinformation to all members of the public. I do not understand the origins of illiberal and regressive policies like this. While I appreciate efforts to identify ways to stop gun violence, this ordinance, presented as a means of 'doing something,' accomplishes nothing and is unconstitutional.	+8
Ord 25-65	10/25/2025 5:39 PM	Erik	Against	While I can understand that certain proponents of this ordinance do so from a place of grief or genuine well meaning, this legislation is unlawful, strips good Minnesotans of constitutionally protected civil rights, and will be ineffective at curbing both political violence and crimes of desperation. Wasting resources on this legislation weakens the DFL platform, alienates and vilifies voters, and jeopardizes good policy on housing, healthcare, economic opportunity, education and equality, all of which demonstrably more effective at curbing violence than gun regulation. Please reconsider.	+6
Ord 25-65	10/25/2025 3:16 PM	Bryan Strawser	Against	This ordinance is nothing but performative BS that is prohibited under the state's preemption law - and it's completely unconstitutional. Banning firearms? Give me a break. You should be ashamed of yourselves.	+9
Ord 25-65	10/25/2025 3:09 PM	James	Against	The ordinance faces immediate legal challenge. The ordinance also states it can't go into effect until state law changes. Why on earth is the city going to waste resources and taxpayer money fighting a legal battle to keep a dormant ordinance? Please don't sacrifice my tax dollars for political optics.	+11
Ord 25-65	10/23/2025 6:55 PM	Brandon	Against	This directly violates the state preemption law as well as the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution. You are wasting time and money on this. How about we just enforce the laws of the land. You should all be arrested and charged for even having this idea. You are not above the law. The safety of our children is extremely important but there are other ways to promote that.	+9
Ord 25-63	10/17/2025 1:53 AM	a resident		The haulers need to prove a lid is more than six inches using a ruler. Absent proof, the resident should be given the benefit of the doubt. An appeal process should be added, too. The haulers have a financial incentive to report overflowing carts.