Please note: this meeting's minutes have not been finalized yet. Actions taken on legislation and their results are not available. Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final-revised Meeting date/time: 8/1/2018 3:30 PM Minutes status: Draft   Meeting location: Council Chambers - 3rd Floor Budget Amendment Public Hearings and Legislative Hearing Items at 3:30 p.m. Public Hearings at 5:30 p.m. Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (146) Public Comments (54) 146 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video AO 18-40 1 1 Administrative Order Amending the CDBG activities budget.     Not available Not available Min 18-18 1 2 Approval of Minutes Approving the minutes of the August, September, and October 2017 City Council meetings.     Not available Not available RES 18-1273 1 4 Resolution Authorizing the City of Saint Paul to accept an in-kind donation valued at $564 for use of Metro State University’s facilities for a minimum wage public input and discussion session.     Not available Not available RES 18-1265 1 5 Resolution Authorizing execution of an Easement Agreement with the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority for a City Flood Prevention Project.     Not available Not available RES 18-1174 1 6 Resolution Approving the City’s cost of providing Boarding and/or Securing services during May 2018, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September 4, 2018 and City Council public hearing for October 17, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J1812B, Assessment No. 188114)     Not available Not available RES 18-1175 1 7 Resolution Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Vacant Building Registration Fees billed during February 15 to May 23, 2018, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September 4, 2018 and City Council public hearing for October 17, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. VB1815, Assessment No. 188824)     Not available Not available RES 18-1180 1 8 Resolution Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Vacant Building Registration Fees billed during August 29 to November 21, 2017, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September 4, 2018 and City Council public hearing for October 17, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. VB1816, Assessment No. 188825)     Not available Not available RES 18-1181 1 9 Resolution Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Fire Certificate of Occupancy Fees billed during March 30 to April 9, 2018, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September 4, 2018 and City Council public hearing for October 17, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. CRT1813, Assessment No. 188218)     Not available Not available RES 18-1182 1 10 Resolution Approving the City’s cost of providing Excessive Use of Inspection or Abatement services billed during March 22 to April 20, 2018, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September 4, 2018 and City Council public hearing for October 17, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J1812E, Assessment No. 188324)     Not available Not available RES 18-1183 1 11 Resolution Approving the City’s cost of providing Trash Hauling services during May 2 to 29, 2018, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September 4, 2018 and City Council public hearing for October 17, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J1812G, Assessment No. 188713)     Not available Not available RES 18-1185 1 12 Resolution Approving the City’s cost of providing Graffiti Removal services billed during May 23 to June 20, 2018, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September 4, 2018 and City Council public hearing for October 17, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J1810P, Assessment No. 188410)     Not available Not available RES 18-1188 1 13 Resolution Approving the City’s cost of providing Tree Removal services from May 2018, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September 4, 2018 and City Council public hearing for October 17, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. 1802T, Assessment No. 189004)     Not available Not available RES 18-1189 1 14 Resolution Approving the City’s cost of providing Towing of Abandoned Vehicle services billed during January to March 2018, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for September 4, 2018 and City Council public hearing for October 17, 2018 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J1807V, Assessment No. 188011)     Not available Not available RES 18-1210 1 15 Resolution Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2018 Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Local Union 1 Minnesota/North Dakota.     Not available Not available RES 18-1213 1 16 Resolution Changing the rate of pay for two classifications, Park Security Officer and Park Security Officer Lead, in EG 12, Operating Engineers Salary Schedule.     Not available Not available RES 18-1267 1 17 Resolution Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Gaye Adams Massey to a two-year term on the Workforce Innovation Board.     Not available Not available RES 18-1268 1 18 Resolution Approving the Mayor’s reappointments of Larry Gilbertson, Kristin Guild, Butch Howard, Paul Nikstad, Sheila Olson, and Jennifer Roettger to two-year terms on the Workforce Innovation Board.     Not available Not available RES 18-1287 1 19 Resolution Accepting the gift of tuition, accommodation, meals, and airfare from Bloomberg Philanthropies for Deputy Mayor Jaime Tincher and City Council President Amy Brendmoen to attend the 2018 Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative in New York City, on August 19-23, 2018.     Not available Not available RES 18-1282 1 20 Resolution Authorizing the creation of an electric-assist scooter pilot program to be conducted from August 2018 until no later than the first measurable snowfall of 2018.     Not available Not available RES 18-1292 1 21 Resolution Directing the Planning Commission to undertake a zoning study for Traditional Neighborhood districts related to floor area ratios, drive throughs, and design standards.     Not available Not available RES 18-1100 1 23 Resolution Approving and authorizing execution of a Master License Agreement between the City of Saint Paul (“City” and “LICENSOR”), and Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC d/b/a Verizon Wireless ("LICENSEE") with its principal offices at One Verizon Way, Mail Stop 4AW100, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920 allowing the installation and operation of wireless communication equipment on various light poles, certain traffic poles with lights attached, and public right-of-way.     Not available Not available RES 18-1248 1 24 Resolution Approving of a waiver of the 45-day notification requirement and three-hundred (300) foot separation distance requirement from a protected use in order to issue a Liquor Off Sale and a Cigarette/Tobacco license to The Applebaum Companies, Inc., d/b/a Big Top Liquors (License ID #20180002156) at 1544 University Avenue West.     Not available Not available RES 18-1246 1 25 Resolution Approving the addition of Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) and Entertainment (B) licenses to the existing Liquor On Sale -100 Seats or less and Liquor On Sale-Sunday licenses for Premier Management, LLC, d/b/a La Costa Mexican Sports Bar & Grill (License ID #20160000962) at 194 Cesar Chavez Street.     Not available Not available RES 18-1235 1 26 Resolution Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing Officer, for Alfonso's Inc. ((License ID #20060002197), d/b/a Carbone's Pizza #4, to add a Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) license to the existing Wine On Sale and Malt On Sale (Strong) licenses, at 1698 Randolph Avenue.     Not available Not available RES 18-1255 1 27 Resolution Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing Officer, for Pawn America Minnesota LLC (License ID #20180001677), d/b/a Pawn America, for a Pawn Shop license at 1636 University Avenue West.     Not available Not available RES 18-1293 1 3 Resolution Approving public comments on the 2020 Census.     Not available Video RES 18-1214 1 22 Resolution Authorizing the Police Department to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Regions Hospital that includes an indemnification clause.     Not available Video RES 18-1190 1 28 Resolution Recognizing National Night Out 2018.     Not available Video RES 18-1325 1   Resolution Honoring Kimberly R. O’Brien for her years of service to the City of Saint Paul and the Ward 5 Council Office.     Not available Not available Ord 18-33 1 29 Ordinance Amending Chapter 74 of the Legislative Code by enacting a new section designating Fire Station No. 10 as a Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Site.     Not available Video Ord 18-28 1 30 Ordinance Amending Chapters 65 and 66 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units.     Not available Video Ord 18-44 1 31 Ordinance Granting the application of the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority to rezone property at 119 Lyton Place from RT1 Two-Family to T2 Traditional Neighborhood, and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.     Not available Video RES PH 18-195 1 32 Resolution-Public Hearing Amending the City's Capital Project Budget to account for the General Obligation Capital Notes, Series 2012D interest earnings and bond premium.     Not available Video RES PH 18-214 1 33 Resolution-Public Hearing Accepting a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to support the Saint Paul VISTA Program.     Not available Video RES PH 18-215 1 34 Resolution-Public Hearing Authorizing the appropriate City officials to enter into Memorandums of Understanding with participating VISTA Sites.     Not available Video RES PH 18-211 1 35 Resolution-Public Hearing Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $300 to accept the donation received from the Saint Paul Fire Supervisory Association for the Safety Camp.     Not available Video RES PH 18-210 1 36 Resolution-Public Hearing Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department for the Minnesota Task Force One team reimbursement from the City of Edina in the amount of $346.41.     Not available Video RES PH 18-212 1 37 Resolution-Public Hearing Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $125,000 for a contribution received from the State of Minnesota to pay for training and equipment for the Fire Department Hazardous Materials team.     Not available Video RES PH 18-213 1 38 Resolution-Public Hearing Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $37,830 for the 2017 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant.     Not available Video RES PH 18-198 1 39 Resolution-Public Hearing Authorizing an increase in the Parks and Recreation Grant Fund Budget in the amount of $12,000 to reflect grant funding awarded in 2018 from the Capital Region Watershed District.     Not available Video RES PH 18-97 1 40 Resolution-Public Hearing Amending the financing and spending budgets in the Public Works Capital Funds for the 2018 Sidewalk Reconstruction Program.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-356 2 55 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 185 COMO AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Video RLH VBR 18-36 2 41 Resolution LH Vacant Building Registration Appeal of Taylor Swartwood to a Vacant Building Registration Renewal Notice at 1094 ALBEMARLE STREET.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-320 2 42 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1038 ARGYLE STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH RR 18-34 2 43 Resolution LH Substantial Abatement Order Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 675 AURORA AVENUE in Council File Nos. RLH RR 17-18 & RLH RR 18-34.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-322 2 44 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 645 BIDWELL STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-375 2 45 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1654 BIRMINGHAM STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH FCO 18-98 2 46 Resolution LH Fire C of O OR Correction Order Appeal of Jason Frey to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy Approval With Corrections at 1228 BRADLEY STREET.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-359 2 47 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 301 BURGESS STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No.188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-334 2 48 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1000 BUSH AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-348 2 49 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1028 CARROLL AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-383 2 50 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 559 CHARLES AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH SAO 18-48 2 51 Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order Appeal of Chris Zepeda to a Summary Abatement Order and Correction Notice at 1846 CHELTON AVENUE.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-370 2 52 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 780 CHEROKEE AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525; amend to File No. J1811A1, Assessment No. 188558) (Public hearing continued from August 1)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-344 2 53 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 690 CLEVELAND AVENUE SOUTH. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH VO 18-31 2 54 Resolution LH Vacate Order Appeal of Laura Orr, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, on behalf of Sandra Gustafson, to a Correction Notice-Complaint Inspection (which includes condemnation) at 899 CLEVELAND AVENUE SOUTH, UNIT 512.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-315 2 56 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 378 COMO AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-367 2 57 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 62 CONGRESS STREET WEST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-335 2 58 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 738 COOK AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-347 2 59 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 118 DOUGLAS STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-386 2 60 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 960 DUCHESS STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-357 2 61 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1255 EDGERTON STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-434 2 62 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1431 ENGLEWOOD AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525; amend to File No. J1811A1, Assessment No. 188558) (Public hearing continued from August 1)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-338 2 63 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 970 EUCLID STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-350 2 64 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1604 EUCLID STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525; Amended to File No. J1811A2, Assessment No. 188559)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-360 2 65 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 26 EXCHANGE STREET EAST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH SAO 18-40 2 66 Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order Appeal of Carolyn J. Brandt to a Summary Abatement Order and Correction Notice at 1940 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-368 2 67 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 494/496 FARRINGTON STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-345 2 68 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1005 FRONT AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-323 2 69 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1200 GALTIER STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-355 2 70 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 146 GEORGE STREET EAST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525; amend File No. J1811A1, Assessment No. 188558) (Public hearing continued from August 1)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-382 2 71 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 168 GEORGE STREET EAST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-333 2 72 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1414 GRAND AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-364 2 73 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 491 HALL AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-387 2 74 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 761 HALL AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-384 2 75 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 819 HARDENBERGH PLACE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-313 2 76 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 864 HOWELL STREET NORTH. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525; amend to File No. J1811A1, Assessment No. 188558) (Public hearing continued from August 1)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-343 2 77 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1658 IDAHO AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-324 2 78 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 36 ISABEL STREET WEST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525; amend to File No. J1811A1, Assessment No. 188558) (Public hearing continued from August 1)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-352 2 79 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1822 JEFFERSON AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-433 2 80 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 671 JESSAMINE AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-342 2 81 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 884 LAWSON AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-395 2 82 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1148 LAWSON AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-339 2 83 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 458 LEXINGTON PARKWAY NORTH (1098 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST). (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525; amend to File No. J1811A1, Assessment No. 188558) (Public hearing continued from August 1)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-351 2 84 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 507 LEXINGTON PARKWAY NORTH. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-346 2 85 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 642 LEXINGTON PKWY SOUTH. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-331 2 86 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 541 MANOMIN AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-328 2 87 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1534 MARGARET STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525; amend to File No. J1811A1, Assessment No. 188558) (Public hearing continued from August 1)     Not available Not available RLH SAO 18-50 2 88 Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order Appeal of Marilu LaVoie to an Emergency Summary Abatement Order at 1541 MARGARET STREET.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-286 2 89 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1102 MARION STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-388 2 90 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 811 MARYLAND AVENUE EAST (AKA 1209 ARCADE STREET). (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH CO 18-19 3 91 Resolution LH Correction Order (Code Enforcement Only) Appeal of Donald and Barbara Orr to a Correction Notice at 1765 MARYLAND AVENUE EAST.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-319 2 92 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 275 MCKNIGHT ROAD SOUTH. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-354 2 93 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1522 MINNEHAHA AVENUE WEST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-362 2 94 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1698 MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-349 2 95 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1700 MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH VBR 18-7 2 96 Resolution LH Vacant Building Registration Appeal of Pat Wolf, o/b/o H.F.S. Properties, to a Vacant Building Registration Fee Warning Letter at 428 MINNESOTA STREET.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-218 2 97 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 428 MINNESOTA STREET/81 SEVENTH PLACE EAST. (File No. VB1809, Assessment No. 188812)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-321 2 98 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2021 NORTONIA AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No.188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-365 2 99 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 811 OTTAWA AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-369 2 100 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1080 PARK STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-431 2 101 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 206 PRESCOTT STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525; amend to File No. J1811A1, Assessment No. 188558) (Public hearing continued from August 1)     Not available Not available RLH SAO 18-44 2 102 Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order Appeal of Rynn Burke to a Summary Abatement Order at 1729 RANDOLPH AVENUE.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-340 2 103 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 970 REANEY AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-327 2 104 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1176 REANEY AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-341 2 105 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1276 REANEY AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH SAO 18-41 2 106 Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order Appeal of Juliana Winner and Sei Ko to a Summary Abatement Order at 386 ROSE AVENUE EAST.     Not available Not available RLH VO 18-29 2 107 Resolution LH Vacate Order Appeal of Lilian A. Hernandez to a Notice of Condemnation as Unfit for Human Habitation & Order to Vacate at 1728 ROSS AVENUE.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-314 2 108 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1330 SELBY AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-385 2 109 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1821 SELBY AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-332 2 110 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 362 SHERBURNE AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-379 2 111 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 391 SHERBURNE AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-374 2 112 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1556 SHERBURNE AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH RR 18-33 1 113 Resolution LH Substantial Abatement Order Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 1757 SHERIDAN AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the September 5, 2018, City Council public hearing.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-380 2 114 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 40 STEVENS STREET EAST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH SAO 18-45 2 115 Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order Appeal of Harlan Dorman to a Summary Abatement Order and Correction Notice at 547 STINSON STREET.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-329 2 116 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 707 THOMAS AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-330 2 117 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 811 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-318 2 118 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1716 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-366 2 119 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1964 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-363 2 120 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 505 WABASHA STREET NORTH. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH VO 18-19 3 121 Resolution LH Vacate Order Appeal of Lavonne Louismet Deyo to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of Occupancy and Order to Vacate at 132 WESTERN AVENUE SOUTH.     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-326 2 122 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1459 WHITE BEAR AVENUE NORTH. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-325 2 123 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1481 WILSON AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No.188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-336 2 124 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 579 WELLS STREET. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525; amend to File No. J1811A1, Assessment No. 188558) (Public hearing continued from August 1)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-337 2 125 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 850-852 WHITE BEAR AVENUE NORTH. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH TA 18-358 2 126 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 363 WOODLAWN AVENUE. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RLH AR 18-47 2 127 Resolution LH Assessment Roll Ratifying the assessments for Property Clean Up services during March 1 to 30, 2018. (File No. J1811A, Assessment No. 188525)     Not available Not available RES PH 18-188 1 128 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving the application of the Asian Economic Development Association for a sound level variance for amplified music and performances located in the parking lot at 262 University Avenue West on Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5, 2018 for the August Night Market.     Not available Video RES PH 18-197 1 129 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving the application of Public Works Bridge Division for a sound level variance in order to perform overnight work for the construction/demolition project of westbound Kellogg Boulevard Bridge 62574 from Wednesday, August 1 through Sunday, September 30, 2018.     Not available Video RES PH 18-201 1 130 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving the application of India Association of Minnesota for a sound level variance in order to provide amplified sound for India Fest on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at the State Capitol.     Not available Video RES PH 18-202 1 131 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving the petition of HDR, Incorporated, on behalf of the BNSF Railway Company, to vacate right-of-way in the area of Brunson Street, Kenny Road, Desoto Street, and Woodward Avenue.     Not available Video Ord 18-29 2 132 Ordinance Granting the application of Chong Vang to rezone the property at 494 Farrington Street and 308-310 Sherburne, from RT1 Two-Family Residential to T2 Traditional Neighborhood, and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.     Not available Video Ord 18-32 1 133 Ordinance Granting the application of Daniel O'Gara et al to rezone property at 164 Snelling Avenue and 1551-1559 Hague Avenue from RT1 two-family and T2 traditional neighborhood to T3 traditional neighborhood, and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.     Not available Video Ord 18-42 1 134 Ordinance Creating Chapter 48 of the Legislative Code requiring property owners to provide voter registration information to tenants.     Not available Video Ord 18-41 1 135 Ordinance Amending Chapter 19 of the Legislative Code to clarify authority to issue citations.     Not available Video Ord 18-30 1 136 Ordinance Amending Chapter 64 of the Legislative Code pertaining to signs.     Not available Video Ord 18-37 1 137 Ordinance Amending Chapter 34 of the Legislative Code to reflect changes necessary for coordinated trash collection.     Not available Video Ord 18-38 2 138 Ordinance Amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code to include collection of delinquent coordinated trash collection accounts.     Not available Video Ord 18-39 2 139 Ordinance Creating Chapter 220 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code regulating coordinated collection of certain residential trash.     Not available Video Ord 18-40 1 140 Ordinance Amending Chapter 357 of the Legislative Code to regulate coordinated collection.     Not available Video RES PH 18-207 1 141 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving adverse action against the Cigarette/Tobacco and Gas Station licenses held by Pakken Investments, Inc., d/b/a Super Day at 2525-7th Street West.     Not available Video RES PH 18-204 1 142 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving adverse action against the Auto Repair Garage and Second-Hand Dealer-Motor Vehicle licenses held by Bee Lee & Tou Yang, d/b/a MC Auto Repair & Tire Services at 1202 Dale Street North. (Public hearing held August 1; laid over from September 5)     Not available Video RES PH 18-205 1 143 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving adverse action against the Cigarette/Tobacco license held by Max Mart 1, LLC, d/b/a Max Grocery & Tobacco at 962 Burr Street.     Not available Video RES PH 18-203 1 144 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving adverse action against the Cigarette/Tobacco and Liquor Off-Sale licenses held by 7 White Bears Liquor at 1795 - 7th Street East.     Not available Video RES PH 18-206 1 145 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving adverse action against the Auto Repair Garage, Gas Station, and Cigarette/Tobacco licenses held by Sunray Gas, LLC, d/b/a Sunray BP at 344 Ruth Street North.     Not available Video  Add New Comment 54 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by File # Group by Name Group by District Group by Opinion Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word File # Date  Name District Opinion Comment Action Ord 18-40 10/17/2018 4:46 PM Ward Nichols   Against My bill is now higher - shouldn't it be lower with coordinated collection? I'm being charged for two carts when my wife and I only need/want one. Calls to my city council member, the mayor's office, public works and my new hauler have not resolved my issues. +6 -2 2 Ord 18-39 10/17/2018 7:38 AM Eric Lein (yet again)   Against Petitions (with 6,458+ signatures) for a referendum on ORD 18-39 were delivered on October 16th. For months the City's response has been: "The contract with haulers is valid; the garbage program will roll with or without citizens' support." I hope the City's prevailing message changes ----- Minnesota's Senator Amy Klobuchar was not talking, on September 28, 2018, about the organized collection of our household trash. Her underlying message can, however, be applied to local policy-makers. Senator Klobuchar's closing words to the Senate Judiciary Committee ring all too true in Washington, DC, and in St. Paul, MN: "Right now, the way this process is run, we're not running it like We the people. It's being run like We the ruling party." [ www.c-span.org/video/?c4752389/sen-klobuchar-statement ] +5 -3 3 Ord 18-40 10/16/2018 11:54 PM Bruce Becker   Against I am vehemently opposed to this for several reasons. +6 -1 1 Ord 18-40 10/16/2018 5:46 AM Jeanne Ross   Against I wish to register my opposition to the Saint Paul City Council’s imposition of their will on the citizens and constituents of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota. I am not in favor of government management of trash collection businesses. In addition, I am strongly opposed to a city single payer approach. +5 -2 2 Ord 18-40 9/30/2018 10:30 AM Eric Lein (yet again)   Against Petitions (with 5,800+ signatures) for a referendum on ORD 18-40 were delivered on September 27th. The City's response? "The contract with haulers is valid; the garbage program will roll with or without citizens' support." ----- Minnesota's Senator Amy Klobuchar was not talking, on September 28, 2018, about the organized collection of our household trash. Her underlying message can, however, be applied to local policy-makers. Senator Klobuchar's closing words to the Senate Judiciary Committee ring all too true in Washington, DC, and in St. Paul, MN: "Right now, the way this process is run, we're not running it like We the people. It's being run like We the ruling party." [ www.c-span.org/video/?c4752389/sen-klobuchar-statement ] +5 -2 2 Ord 18-40 9/29/2018 6:45 PM Shawn d   Against My garbage bill has doubled for the same service!! You lied to the people and are forcing us to pay a private company. It's disgusting. +8 -2 1 Ord 18-39 9/29/2018 6:43 PM Shawn d   Against My garbage bill has doubled for the same service!! You lied to the people and are forcing us to pay a private company. It's disgusting. +7 -3 2 Ord 18-38 9/29/2018 6:41 PM Shawn d   Against My garbage bill has doubled for the same service!! You lied to the people and are forcing us to pay a private company. It's disgusting. +1 -1 2 Ord 18-37 9/29/2018 6:40 PM Shawn D   Against My garbage bill has doubled for the same service!! You lied to the people and are forcing us to pay a private company. It's disgusting. +2 -2 1 Ord 18-39 9/28/2018 9:22 PM Molly Schuneman   Against I am against the way the garbage collection service is beginning. Today, 9-28 I received a bill for my new service which starts the billing as of 9-20-18 although my service will not start until Oct 4th. I am curious as to how they can bill for service not provided. I contacted the hauler, no answer, no return call, I called the AG office and was told to call the city council. I contacted the city and was told that all billing starts 9-21 even though service will not have begun yet. When questioned I was told to call hauler. Its a game with my money. +5 -2 3 Ord 18-40 9/28/2018 6:56 PM Andrew Usher   Against I do not appreciate a municipal government who maintains an ordinance of this nature that is supported by my tax money (of which has gone up by 38% in 2 years) without my ability to consent to such an application. I believe in a capitalist system that allows me to choose the following: level of services, preferred service provider, ability to shop the market for competitive rates, ability to shop for a provider based on service/quality. We really liked our previous provider and the customer service they provided. What is the incentive for this conglomerate to provide the same quality of service with a monopoly? The city of Saint Paul as a government and council have no right to speak for the "betterment" of the city with so many residents uniquely opposed to the ordinance. It is my belief, as is that of 5,000+ others that this should be a vote dedicated to those who will be most impacted, the people. If the council fails to listen to its constituents, we will surely vote them out too. +7 -1 1 Ord 18-39 9/28/2018 6:51 PM Andrew Usher   Against I do not appreciate a municipal government who maintains an ordinance of this nature that is supported by my tax money (of which has gone up by 38% in 2 years) without my ability to consent to such an application. I believe in a capitalist system that allows me to choose the following: level of services, preferred service provider, ability to shop the market for competitive rates, ability to shop for a provider based on service/quality. We really liked our previous provider and the customer service they provided. What is the incentive for this conglomerate to provide the same quality of service with a monopoly? The city of Saint Paul as a government and council have no right to speak for the "betterment" of the city with so many residents uniquely opposed to the ordinance. It is my belief, as is that of 5,000+ others that this should be a vote dedicated to those who will be most impacted, the people. If the council fails to listen to its constituents, we will surely vote them out too. +7 -3 3 Ord 18-40 9/27/2018 7:33 PM Scott Jensen   Against I am the president of the St. Anthony Greens Townhomes homeowner ***ociation, a 40-unit townhome development at the corner of Territorial Road and Seal Street in South St. Anthony Park. Our development was built in 1983 and consists of four 6-unit blocks and four 4-unit blocks, and was designed for common dumpster use. We have always had dumpster service, paid for in our monthly ***essments. Under this ordinance, the city is compelling our 16 units in 4-unit blocks into its trash hauling scheme, while excluding the remaining 24 units in 6-unit blocks. This severely undermines our ***ociation's ability and responsibility to provide equitable, efficient, and economical service to all our homeowners. Under this ordinance, the aggregate expense for just those 16 units nearly doubles what we currently pay for the whole ***ociation, and we will still need to arrange trash removal for the remainder of our homeowners. If this plan was intended to be efficient and equitable, it fails miserably. +6 -1 2 Ord 18-38 9/5/2018 6:12 AM Eric Lein (again)   Against The overall cost of city-wide organized collection should be cheaper, NOT more expensive. But, the total price to be paid by consumers is up, not down. After looking at data collected and distributed by St. Paul’s Department of Public Works, one local analyst (John Genereux) calculates that approximately 73,000 affected St. Paul households will be forced to pay an excess cost of about $11.6 million per year (or more), for a total of $58 million (or more) during the city’s five-year garbage contract. Instead of benefiting from touted savings (via energy and efficiency of geography), consumers city-wide will pay MILLIONS of DOLLARS more each year. To more than a few voters, this is way beyond "frustrating." +2 -2 1 Ord 18-37 9/5/2018 6:11 AM Eric Lein (again)   Against The overall cost of city-wide organized collection should be cheaper, NOT more expensive. But, the total price to be paid by consumers is up, not down. After looking at data collected and distributed by St. Paul’s Department of Public Works, one local analyst (John Genereux) calculates that approximately 73,000 affected St. Paul households will be forced to pay an excess cost of about $11.6 million per year (or more), for a total of $58 million (or more) during the city’s five-year garbage contract. Instead of benefiting from touted savings (via energy and efficiency of geography), consumers city-wide will pay MILLIONS of DOLLARS more each year. To more than a few voters, this is way beyond "frustrating." +2 -2 1 Ord 18-37 9/5/2018 6:11 AM Eric Lein (again)   Against +1 -1 2 Ord 18-40 9/5/2018 6:09 AM Eric Lein (again)   Against The overall cost of city-wide organized collection should be cheaper, NOT more expensive. But, the total price to be paid by consumers is up, not down. After looking at data collected and distributed by St. Paul’s Department of Public Works, one local analyst (John Genereux) calculates that approximately 73,000 affected St. Paul households will be forced to pay an excess cost of about $11.6 million per year (or more), for a total of $58 million (or more) during the city’s five-year garbage contract. Instead of benefiting from touted savings (via energy and efficiency of geography), consumers city-wide will pay MILLIONS of DOLLARS more each year. To more than a few voters, this is way beyond "frustrating." +6 -2 2 Ord 18-39 9/5/2018 6:04 AM Eric Lein (again)   Against The overall cost of city-wide organized collection should be cheaper, NOT more expensive. But, the total price to be paid by consumers is up, not down. After looking at data collected and distributed by St. Paul’s Department of Public Works, one local analyst (John Genereux) calculates that approximately 73,000 affected St. Paul households will be forced to pay an excess cost of about $11.6 million per year (or more), for a total of $58 million (or more) during the city’s five-year garbage contract. Instead of benefiting from touted savings (via energy and efficiency of geography), consumers city-wide will pay MILLIONS of DOLLARS more each year. To more than a few voters, this is way beyond "frustrating." +6 -3 2 Ord 18-38 9/5/2018 3:40 AM Mary Bollman   Against I am against this plan because there is no Opt-Out. My husband and I have a small bungalow in St. Paul that we use as our "Urban cabin" when we visit our adult children. Any garbage generated there is taken HOME with us to our home in Southern Minnesota. Just create an option for people who spend a limited time in the city! So easy!! +1 -1 1 Ord 18-39 8/29/2018 2:42 AM Gerald   Against "the leanest service option costs $9.36 per collection, or 27 cents per gallon, while the 95-gallon cart costs $7.88 per collection, or 8 cents per gallon." I'd quit recycling to get my money's worth of my 35 gallon every other week service but then you will increase the property tax ***essment for recycling due to lower volume. Please don't force us to subsidize the "wasters" by adopting this unfair pricing structure. +4 -2 3 Ord 18-39 8/13/2018 8:25 PM Jon Gibney   Against I've been against this whole plan ever since I heard it was being considered. I don't find any of the purported benefits of a centralized system to be at all compelling, and I am very happy with my current trash pickup service. W-3 P-12 +5 -3 2 Ord 18-39 8/13/2018 4:33 PM Michael Marcotte   Against I am not happy with the new trash collection plan. As a conscientious recycler and minimal trash generator I want the option to opt out and/or share containers. +4 -3 3 Ord 18-39 8/13/2018 12:42 AM Debbie   Against I support the idea of coordinated trash collection, but this specific plan as written should be s****ped. We generate only 1-2 gallons of trash per week for a 3 person household. Even with 35 gallon service every other week, we'll be paying for service we don't need and subsidizing big trash producers, as the pricing provides a perverse incentive. Why are we giving volume discounts to generate more waste? There is an easy fix that would make people conscious of the trash they produce and encourage them to produce less: charge by straight volume from the first gallon, no bulk discounts.  Our household does not use Christmas tree disposal, and will be subsidizing those who do. We also do not discard 3 bulky items per year. Again, there is an easy and equitable fix: consider the tree a large item, and let households choose to purchase large item disposal, either per item or per year. +6 -3 3 Ord 18-40 8/6/2018 6:18 PM Nora Fitzpatrick   Against I am concerned and frustrated over the new requirement that each household within a 2-4 family building have a separate garbage can. We are a duplex and our family lives in both units, no tenants. Due to efforts to compost and recycle, we never fill our bin. We DO NOT NEED two bins. I was truly excited by the prospect of centralized garbage pickup and supported it . I never heard about this specific requirement and object to the lack of transparency on this very important point. Our costs of garbage pickup will increase significantly. The trucks will double their work and with two recycling bins and two garbage bins, there is the very real potential of alley obstructions because of the increased clutter. Please consider the negative impact this will have on the neighborhood and vote NO. +5 -1 2 Ord 18-39 8/6/2018 6:16 PM Nora Fitzpatrick   Against I am concerned and frustrated over the new requirement that each household within a 2-4 family building have a separate garbage can. We are a duplex and our family lives in both units, no tenants. Due to efforts to compost and recycle, we never fill our bin. We DO NOT NEED two bins. I was truly excited by the prospect of centralized garbage pickup and supported it . I never heard about this specific requirement and object to the lack of transparency on this very important point. Our costs of garbage pickup will increase significantly. The trucks will double their work and with two recycling bins and two garbage bins, there is the very real potential of alley obstructions because of the increased clutter. Please consider the negative impact this will have on the neighborhood and vote NO. +6 -3 2 Ord 18-39 8/6/2018 3:56 PM Drew   Against The City Wide Trash Collection effort is garbage -- pun intended. If this is to be so much more efficient by having less trucks, less overlapping routes, etc -- then how come my bill is doubling? I can tell you why -- the requirement to have each dwelling unit have their own bin is absurd. It encourages more waste, both physical garbage and money being ransacked from residents. Get rid of the bin per dwelling requirement at minimum. Better yet, get rid of the whole organized collection and go back to private collection. +4 -3 3 Ord 18-40 8/6/2018 3:55 PM Drew Pederson   Against The City Wide Trash Collection effort is garbage -- pun intended. If this is to be so much more efficient by having less trucks, less overlapping routes, etc -- then how come my bill is doubling? I can tell you why -- the requirement to have each dwelling unit have their own bin is absurd. It encourages more waste, both physical garbage and money being ransacked from residents. Get rid of the bin per dwelling requirement at minimum. Ideally, get rid of the whole organized collection and go back to private collection. +7 -1 2 Ord 18-39 8/3/2018 7:14 PM Jonathan Shuster   Against As a Saint Paul Homeowner for 20 years, and owner of a two-unit home, I request a NO vote to Organized Collection as planned. Especially since two-unit homes are being made to pay for 2 services ( more then doubling my monthly trash bill) when 1 receptacle already meets the needs of the residents. No options for the public to reduce costs. A terrible plan as is. excessive costs, and, as I understand the pricing, this violates some city ordinances related to Trash. Include a every other week, or a discount for less waste. Either all residential housing -including 4+ units buildings being exempted under this plan - or free choice for all property owner. +5 -3 3 Ord 18-40 8/2/2018 10:33 PM Linda Barnett   Against I am against the citywide trash program that will not let homeowners share trash collection. My neighbors and I recycle and organics recycle and we have very little trash each week, sometimes nothing in a week. No one should be forced to have trash collection, the cost is also outrageous and you need to change this plan. +5 -1 1 Ord 18-39 8/2/2018 10:25 PM Linda Barnett   Against I am against not being able to share trash collection with my neighbors. Four neighbors share trash now and we never fill our container. We all recycle and do organic recycling so we have very little trash. No one should be forced to have trash collection if we don't want it. Also the cost you are charging us is outrageous. +7 -2 2 Ord 18-39 8/1/2018 10:14 PM Tim Harwig ward 4   Against While favoring centralized pick up, I oppose the structure of the agreement requiring separate bins - and extra charges - for each household in small multi family units. It’s not reasonable to place the burden of extra maintenance and a tripling of existing rates. The City’s stayed position that this was necessities placate the desires of trash haulers is both preposterous and out of touch with the needs of its constituents. I’d rather maintain our current structure, however ridiculous, +4 -3 3 Ord 18-39 8/1/2018 7:38 PM Kate Leisses   Against I am concerned and frustrated over the new requirement that each household within a 2-4 family building have a separate garbage can. We are a triplex and have been served by a single 95 gallon can for the past 20 years. I was truly excited by the prospect of centralized garbage pickup and supported it publicly in the neighborhood. At no time did I hear about this specific requirement and worry about the lack of transparency on this very important decision. Our costs of garbage pickup with nearly triple – from $30 per month to $75 per month. Unfortunately, we can’t absorb this monthly increase and will have to p*** it on to our tenants. That’s a $25 per month / $300 per year increase for each tenant. The trucks will triple their work and the duration at the garbage station and there is the very real potential of alley obstructions because of the increased clutter. Please reconsider the negative financial impact this will have on the neighborhood residents. +5 -3 3 Ord 18-40 8/1/2018 7:37 PM Kate Leisses   Against I am concerned and frustrated over the new requirement that each household within a 2-4 family building have a separate garbage can. We are a triplex and have been served by a single 95 gallon can for the past 20 years. I was truly excited by the prospect of centralized garbage pickup and supported it publicly in the neighborhood. At no time did I hear about this specific requirement and worry about the lack of transparency on this very important decision. Our costs of garbage pickup with nearly triple – from $30 per month to $75 per month. Unfortunately, we can’t absorb this monthly increase and will have to p*** it on to our tenants. That’s a $25 per month / $300 per year increase for each tenant. The trucks will triple their work and the duration at the garbage station and there is the very real potential of alley obstructions because of the increased clutter. Please reconsider the negative financial impact this will have on the neighborhood residents. +5 -1 2 Ord 18-39 8/1/2018 2:42 PM Jennie Ross   Against I support the concept of organized pick-up, however I think the no-opt out and no sharing is contrary to the intent of waste reduction. I currently share with my neighbors in trash removal services, since my average trash generation is less than one grocery-size bag of trash every 2 months because I reduce, reuse, recycle, donate and compost. Your current plan will substantially increase my costs for trash disposal and, more importantly, will discourage me and others from reducing our trash volume. I ask that you consider the ‘message’ that you are sending to the public about trash generation/disposal by not providing for container sharing and/or opt-out for those who are moving towards zero-waste. Please do not adopt the ordinance as it is now, but amend it to provide accommodations for container sharing and/or opt-out. +6 -2 3 Ord 18-39 8/1/2018 1:54 PM Joe Downes   Against Although I support the concept of organized pick-up, I think the no-opt out, no sharing and multiple bins for duplexes doesn't make sense and is contrary to the intent of waste reduction +7 -3 3 Ord 18-40 7/30/2018 8:12 PM Mary Erjavec   Against Dear City Councilperson, I am opposed to the contract that you have made with the trash haulers for the new city trash hauling plan. I am close to being zero-waste, currently average one grocery-size bag of trash monthly( 8 gallons)—usually under 10 lbs/month. I reduce, reuse, recycle, donate and compost. All of the things we’ve been encouraged to do. Your plan, for every-other week will have a net cost of $22.33. : 70 gallons @ $.32/ gallon. ( my cost about $2.78 per gallon for what I discard in trash) I currently take my trash to the transfer station every several months and pay $4.00. Additionally, the costs are appallingly regressive. EOW 35 gallon $ .32/ gallon/mo (NB, truck needs 2 fewer stops each month) Weekly 35 gallon $ .18/ gallon/mo Weekly 65 gallon $ .13/ gallon/mo Weekly 95 gallons $ .095/ gallon/mo I have heard the argument about much of the cost being for the stop. Obviously that argument is based on false reasoning—the greatest costs to the hauler are +9 -2 2 Ord 18-39 7/30/2018 8:06 PM Mary Erjavec   Against I am opposed to the contract that you have made with the trash haulers for the new city trash hauling plan. I am close to being zero-waste, currently average one grocery-size bag of trash monthly( 8 gallons)—usually under 10 lbs/month. I reduce, reuse, recycle, donate and compost. All of the things we’ve been encouraged to do. Your plan, for every-other week will have a net cost of $22.33. : 70 gallons @ $.32/ gallon. ( my cost about $2.78 per gallon for what I discard in trash) I currently take my trash to the transfer station every several months and pay $4.00. Additionally, the costs are appallingly regressive. EOW 35 gallon $ .32/ gallon/mo (NB, truck needs 2 fewer stops each month) Weekly 35 gallon $ .18/ gallon/mo Weekly 65 gallon $ .13/ gallon/mo Weekly 95 gallons $ .095/ gallon/mo I have heard the argument about much of the cost being for the stop. Obviously that argument is based on false reasoning—the greatest costs to the hauler are +3 -2 2 Ord 18-39 7/30/2018 8:05 PM Mary Erjavec   Against I am opposed to the contract that you have made with the trash haulers for the new city trash hauling plan. I am close to being zero-waste, currently average one grocery-size bag of trash monthly( 8 gallons)—usually under 10 lbs/month. I reduce, reuse, recycle, donate and compost. All of the things we’ve been encouraged to do. Your plan, for every-other week will have a net cost of $22.33. : 70 gallons @ $.32/ gallon. ( my cost about $2.78 per gallon for what I discard in trash) I currently take my trash to the transfer station every several months and pay $4.00. Additionally, the costs are appallingly regressive. EOW 35 gallon $ .32/ gallon/mo (NB, truck needs 2 fewer stops each month) Weekly 35 gallon $ .18/ gallon/mo Weekly 65 gallon $ .13/ gallon/mo Weekly 95 gallons $ .095/ gallon/mo I have heard the argument about much of the cost being for the stop. Obviously that argument is based on false reasoning—the greatest costs to the hauler are +3 -3 3 Ord 18-39 7/30/2018 8:05 PM Mary Erjavec   Against I am opposed to the contract that you have made with the trash haulers for the new city trash hauling plan. I am close to being zero-waste, currently average one grocery-size bag of trash monthly( 8 gallons)—usually under 10 lbs/month. I reduce, reuse, recycle, donate and compost. All of the things we’ve been encouraged to do. Your plan, for every-other week will have a net cost of $22.33. : 70 gallons @ $.32/ gallon. ( my cost about $2.78 per gallon for what I discard in trash) I currently take my trash to the transfer station every several months and pay $4.00. Additionally, the costs are appallingly regressive. EOW 35 gallon $ .32/ gallon/mo (NB, truck needs 2 fewer stops each month) Weekly 35 gallon $ .18/ gallon/mo Weekly 65 gallon $ .13/ gallon/mo Weekly 95 gallons $ .095/ gallon/mo I have heard the argument about much of the cost being for the stop. Obviously that argument is based on false reasoning—the greatest costs to the hauler are +5 -3 2 Ord 18-39 7/30/2018 6:30 PM Jennifer Stewart   Against As one who has consciously worked to reduce their "consumption" and "waste", I oppose the trash collection plan as it is currently. Over many years of increasing both my recycling and backyard composting (after participating in the Mac-Groveland neighborhood Zero Waste workshop programs and home compost collection trial), I have no need for regular trash collection service at my home. By my own efforts, I have been able to minimize my trash collection cost over many years; in fact, I've been an 'as needed pick-up customer' (by calling hauler at beginning of week) with my hauler of 21+ years. As St. Paul was exploring the possibility of organized collection across the city, I attended several neighborhood meetings and also one in a different neighborhood, just to see how the folks in another area felt about this. I liked the idea of organized collection, and I spoke up for myself and others who have worked to minimize their trash output and who need very few annual trash pick-ups. +4 -3 3 Ord 18-32 7/30/2018 3:15 PM Eric Anondson   For I no longer live in St. Paul. But I once owned and lived in 1557 Hague about 18 years ago. I bought the house because it was a vibrate commercial district, near desirable neighborhoods, and the house was very low priced. We improved the house by finishing the third floor into livable space, repaired the squirrel damaged roof, and installed the driveway so we wouldn’t have to park on the street anymore. (I wish more homeowners would park on their property instead on whine about others parking on the public streets). I will be sad to see the the first house I ever owned torn down but I support a city growing up, changing, and making even more homes for more people to live in St. Paul. Existing residents shouldn’t get to create moats and walls with the zoning code to keep new residents out unless they meet an income test to acquire from an artificial shortage. I’m glad my first house can be part of creating homes for even more people. This will make Snelling and Selby even greater. +3 -2 1 Ord 18-37 7/27/2018 11:02 PM Alisa Lein   Against Please vote NO on this ordinance. Allow multifamily properties to SHARE a trash cart for the property and not be required to have one cart per dwelling unit. Allow "zerowasters" to opt out of trash service. +3 -1 2 Ord 18-40 7/27/2018 10:54 PM Alisa Lein   Against Please vote NO on this ordinance. Not allowing multifamily units to share a cart(s) is unreasonable. No allowing residents who actively work to lower waste pay more per gallon to dispose of their waste is unreasonable. No allowing zero waste residents to opt out of a monthly trash bill is unreasonable. Many fine details were missed in the 5 year contract between the City and the Haulers. Please vote no on this ordinance and re-negotiate a better contract for all stakeholders. Have the organized trash program be a successful and positive rollout for St. Paul, not a "let's roll it out and fix all of the problems later". The huge increases to many landlords for the same level of trash service today WILL result in rent raises to tenants and the goal of the city to provide more affordable housing gets ****her and ****her away from being able to happen. Do not punish tenants with this unnecessary rent raise. Allow multifamily to SHARE trash carts! +11 -2 2 Ord 18-39 7/27/2018 10:48 PM Alisa Lein   Against Please vote NO on this ordinance. Not allowing multifamily units to share a cart(s) is unreasonable. No allowing residents who actively work to lower waste pay more per gallon to dispose of their waste is unreasonable. No allowing zero waste residents to opt out of a monthly trash bill is unreasonable. Many fine details were missed in the 5 year contract between the City and the Haulers. Please vote no on this ordinance and re-negotiate a better contract for all stakeholders. Have the organized trash program be a successful and positive rollout for St. Paul, not a "let's roll it out and fix all of the problems later". +5 -3 3 Ord 18-42 7/27/2018 2:42 PM Alisa Lein   Against Please DO NOT p*** this ordinance. As a property manager of over 180 tenants in St. Paul, tenants should be treated equally and not ***umed to be less engaged in politics than a homeowner. I am 100% for the City and the channels which exist already today to encourage everyone to vote and have their voice heard in each and every election. As a property manager, when asked, I am very happy to provide voter registration information to my tenants. I am NOT OK with being told by the City I am REQUIRED provide voter registration information to all of my tenants. Please do not put this duty on landlords. I am not mom to my tenants, they are adults, and should be treated as such. Please vote no. +4 -1 1 Ord 18-40 7/27/2018 1:44 PM Daniel Brown   Against This City of Saint Paul Ordinance will dramatically increase garbage collection costs for multi-family dwellings (rentals and condominiums). I have lived in my duplex for 25 years and have managed very well with one large garbage can that I share with my tenants, an arrangement that has worked very well. This ordinance will now require me to have two cans, effectively doubling the cost of garbage collection. This ordinance will also litter our alleyways with unneeded garbage cans, drive up rental rates across the city and force thousands of St. Paul residents to pay for garbage cans they do not need or want. This new cost, plus the per-can property tax ***essment, come on top of several years of significant property tax increases. This ordinance is a big mistake. +7 -1 2 Ord 18-39 7/27/2018 1:31 PM Daniel Brown   Against This City of Saint Paul Ordinance will double, triple, or even quadruple garbage collection costs for multi-family dwellings (rentals and condominiums). I have lived in my duplex for 25 years and have managed very well with one large garbage can that I share with my tenants. This arrangement has always been efficient and effective. This ordinance will now require me to have two cans, effectively doubling the cost of garbage collection. This ordinance will also litter our alleyways with unneeded garbage cans, drive up rental rates across the city and force thousands of St. Paul residents to pay for garbage cans they do not need or want. +5 -2 2 Ord 18-39 7/14/2018 5:46 PM Peter Butler   Against The new trash program is giving haulers a $2-$3 million-dollar yearly windfall by requiring residents who currently share to have their own service and for landlord to provide each rental unit its own cart. The Council is putting the haulers' interest first, supposedly in the name of helping small family businesses. Only one of the city's 11 licensed haulers is a family business LOCATED in St. Paul. The other small haulers are located in Hugo, West St. Paul, Mendota Hts, Inver Grove Heights, Newport and Forest Lake. Residents first! +7 -3 3 Ord 18-42 7/12/2018 10:22 PM Eric Lein   Against This amounts to one more "unfunded mandate" that ***umes tenants (but not homeowners) are incompetent and unable to figure out how to register to vote. Good grief! If the City/County/State cannot get voter registration information into the hands of potential voters, it should not fall only on Landlords to save the m***es. To carry this proposed ordinance's thinking to a logical conclusion, EVERYBODY should be forced to distribute voter registration information --- realtors (at time of closing), employers (at time of hiring), attorneys (upon meeting a new client), city council members (at neighborhood meet-and-greets, and at all public hearings in council chambers), trash haulers (once a year to leave a hang-tag on every trash cart), restaurant owners (when customers pay for meals), etc., etc., etc. THERE IS FAR TOO MUCH "MICROMANAGEMENT" IN TODAY'S CITY GOVERNMENT. +6 -2 2 Ord 18-40 7/12/2018 10:09 PM Eric Lein   Against REGARDING "Skyrocketing Rents" --- Please note that St. Paul's new "NO SHARING" trash contract (negotiated with almost zero public transparency and little or no opportunity for public input) will raise rents by $15 to $20 PER MONTH per apartment for more than a few tenants in 2-, 3-, and 4-unit buildings. This time, it is NOT the landlords' fault. Local politicians, bureaucrats and little-guy trash haulers are 100-percent responsible for mandating this unreasonable increase. PLEASE DO NOT ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. PLEASE ALLOW "SHARING" OF CARTS AND GIVE SIGNIFICANT CREDIT FOR "ZERO WASTERS" WHO GENERATE LITTLE OR NO TRASH. +10 -1 1 Ord 18-39 7/12/2018 10:08 PM Eric Lein   Against REGARDING "Skyrocketing Rents" --- Please note that St. Paul's new "NO SHARING" trash contract (negotiated with almost zero public transparency and little or no opportunity for public input) will raise rents by $15 to $20 PER MONTH per apartment for more than a few tenants in 2-, 3-, and 4-unit buildings. This time, it is NOT the landlords' fault. Local politicians, bureaucrats and little-guy trash haulers are 100-percent responsible for mandating this unreasonable increase. PLEASE DO NOT ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. PLEASE ALLOW "SHARING" OF CARTS AND GIVE SIGNIFICANT CREDIT FOR "ZERO WASTERS" WHO GENERATE LITTLE OR NO TRASH. +7 -2 2 Ord 18-38 7/12/2018 10:07 PM Eric Lein   Against REGARDING "Skyrocketing Rents" --- Please note that St. Paul's new "NO SHARING" trash contract (negotiated with almost zero public transparency and little or no opportunity for public input) will raise rents by $15 to $20 PER MONTH per apartment for more than a few tenants in 2-, 3-, and 4-unit buildings. This time, it is NOT the landlords' fault. Local politicians, bureaucrats and little-guy trash haulers are 100-percent responsible for mandating this unreasonable increase. PLEASE DO NOT ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. PLEASE ALLOW "SHARING" OF CARTS AND GIVE SIGNIFICANT CREDIT FOR "ZERO WASTERS" WHO GENERATE LITTLE OR NO TRASH. +2 -1 1 Ord 18-37 7/12/2018 10:06 PM Eric Lein   Against REGARDING "Skyrocketing Rents" --- Please note that St. Paul's new "NO SHARING" trash contract (negotiated with almost zero public transparency and little or no opportunity for public input) will raise rents by $15 to $20 PER MONTH per apartment for more than a few tenants in 2-, 3-, and 4-unit buildings. This time, it is NOT the landlords' fault. Local politicians, bureaucrats and little-guy trash haulers are 100-percent responsible for mandating this unreasonable increase. PLEASE DO NOT ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. PLEASE ALLOW "SHARING" OF CARTS AND GIVE SIGNIFICANT CREDIT FOR "ZERO WASTERS" WHO GENERATE LITTLE OR NO TRASH. +3 -1 1 Ord 18-37 7/12/2018 10:04 PM Eric Lein   Against REGARDING "Skyrocketing Rents" --- Please note that St. Paul's new "NO SHARING" trash contract (negotiated with almost zero public transparency and little or no opportunity for public input) will raise rents by $15 to $20 PER MONTH per apartment for more than a few tenants in 2-, 3-, and 4-unit buildings. This time, it is NOT the landlords' fault. Local politicians, bureaucrats and little-guy trash haulers are 100-percent responsible for mandating this unreasonable increase. PLEASE DO NOT P*** THIS ORDINANCE AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. PLEASE ALLOW "SHARING" OF CARTS AND GIVE SIGNIFICANT CREDIT FOR "ZERO WASTERS" WHO GENERATE LITTLE OR NO TRASH. +3 -1 1