Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/5/2021 3:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - 3rd Floor Please see the meeting guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (58) Public Comments (50) 58 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 CO 21-40 1 1 Communications & Receive/File Mayor's Emergency Executive Order 21-19. Received and Filed   Action details Not available AO 21-17 1 2 Administrative Order Ninth amendment to the 2019 Capital Improvement Budget to allocate funding for the Green Energy Loan Program to the appropriate department projects. Received and Filed   Action details Not available Min 21-15 1 3 Approval of Minutes Approving the minutes of the January 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2021 City Council meetings. Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-609 1 4 Resolution Approving an amended and restated lease agreement and related cooperative agreement between the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County for the Police Department's ongoing use of County property for the outdoor shooting range. Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-621 1 5 Resolution Changing the rate of pay for the Operations and Laborer Trainee classification in EG 71, Tri-Council Laborers/Groundsworkers (laid over from April 28) Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-634 1 6 Resolution Approving a petition from Nou Vang and Toua Xiong for specially assessing the costs of a fire protection system at 1079 Rice Street. (Project No. FP2021-04, Assessment No. 217103). Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-644 1 7 Resolution Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2021 Wage and Fringe Adjustment for the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Local Union 1 Minnesota/North Dakota. (laid over from April 28). Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-652 1 8 Resolution Authorizing various Comprehensive Plan addenda to be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review. Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-657 1 9 Resolution Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing Officer, for Cheers Pub (License ID #20210000067), d/b/a Cheers Pub, for Liquor on Sale - 100 seats or less, Liquor on Sale - Sunday, Entertainment (B), and Gambling Location licenses at 1067 Hudson Road. Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-658 1 10 Resolution Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept the donation of a set of 9 vs 9 soccer goals (7 ft x 21 ft), valued at $4,600, from the Blackhawks Soccer Club, for Sylvan Park. Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-661 1 11 Resolution Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the May 1, 2021 Wage and Fringe Adjustment for the United Association of Pipefitters, Local No. 455. (laid over from April 28) Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-674 1 12 Resolution Approving a Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and Independent School District No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schools for CERT Collaborative services. Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-686 1 13 Resolution Amending open space lot specific standards for the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan. Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-687 1 14 Resolution Changing the rate of pay for Grants Specialist, EG 06, PEA (laid over from May 5). Laid Over Pass Action details Not available RES 21-689 1 15 Resolution Approving the contract for Election Services with Ramsey County. Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-692 1 16 Resolution Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing Officer, for White Squirrel LLC (License #20200001333), d/b/a The White Squirrel, to add a Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Patio) license to the existing Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Liquor On sale - 2 AM Closing, Entertainment (A), and Cigarette/Tobacco licenses at 974 7th Street West. Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-693 1 17 Resolution Authorizing the Fire Department to accept the donation of 25 headsets valued at $12,500 from the Saint Paul Fire Foundation. Adopted Pass Action details Not available RES 21-695 1 18 Resolution Amending the 2021 State Legislative Agenda to include support for a nonprofit State G.O. bonding request. Adopted   Action details Not available RES 21-704 1 19 Resolution Requesting the State of Minnesota Peace Officers Standards and Training Board, in response to community concerns, to evaluate Ramsey County Sheriff Fletcher’s livestream video production to determine if it violates Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office Policy and the MN police code of conduct. Adopted Pass Action details Video SR 21-23 1 20 Staff Report Update on Covid-19 vaccinations. Received and Filed   Action details Video Ord 21-13 1 21 Ordinance Granting the application of Verus Praedium Holding LLC to rezone the property at 1001 Reaney Avenue from RT1 two-family residential to RM1 low-density multi-family residential and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map. Adopted Pass Action details Video Ord 21-14 1 22 Ordinance Granting the application of L & N Black Properties LLC to rezone property at 554 Broadway St from I1 light industrial to B5 central business-service district and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map. Adopted Pass Action details Video RES PH 21-58 1 23 Resolution-Public Hearing Ratifying the assessment for the 2019 Street Maintenance Service Program-Sealcoating Street and/or Alley. (File No. 195600, Assessment No. 195600) Laid Over Pass Action details Video RES PH 21-59 1 24 Resolution-Public Hearing Ratifying the assessment for the 2020 Street Maintenance Service Program-Sealcoating Street and/or Alley. (File No. 205600, Assessment No. 205600) Adopted Pass Action details Video RES PH 21-66 1 25 Resolution-Public Hearing Transferring Housing & Redevelopment Authority funds to the Department of Safety and Inspections for energy benchmarking work. Adopted Pass Action details Video RES PH 21-100 1 26 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving the application of Trilingua Cinema for a sound level variance in order to present live amplified sound on May 15, 2021 at 1001 Johnson Pkwy.-Hmong Village. Adopted Pass Action details Video RES PH 21-105 1 27 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving the application of MSP Film Society for a sound level variance in order to present outdoor amplified sound on Thursday, May 13, Friday May 14 and Saturday May 15, 2021 at 1360 Lexington Pkwy. N.-Dock and Paddle at Como Lakeside Pavilion. Adopted Pass Action details Video RES PH 21-106 1 28 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving the application of Ballet Minnesota Inc. for a sound level variance in order to present live amplified sound on May 16, 2021 at 200 Dr. Justus Ohage Blvd.-Harriet Island (Target Stage). Adopted Pass Action details Video RES PH 21-110 1 29 Resolution-Public Hearing Approving the application of Summit Avenue Neighbors for a sound level variance in order to present live amplified sound on May 8, 2021 on Summit Ave. between Chatsworth and Oxford. Adopted Pass Action details Video RES PH 21-111 1 30 Resolution-Public Hearing Authorizing the acceptance of funds for the Emergency Solutions Grant Program for HUD FY2019 and amending the 2019 ESG program budget. Adopted Pass Action details Video RES PH 21-112 1 31 Resolution-Public Hearing Authorizing the acceptance of funds for the Emergency Solutions Grant Program for HUD FY2020 and amending the 2020 ESG program budget. Adopted Pass Action details Video RES PH 20-60 1 32 Resolution-Public Hearing Ratifying the assessment for the 2019 Street Maintenance Service Program-Sealcoating Street and/or Alley. (File No. 195600, Assessment No. 195600) (To be withdrawn, as this is a duplicate of item #23 RES PH 21-58.) Withdrawn   Action details Video RES PH 20-88 1 33 Resolution-Public Hearing Ratifying the assessment for the 2019 Street Maintenance Service Program-Mill and Overlay: Downtown Streets (Phase I). (Project No. 195500, Assessment No. 195500) (Public hearing to be continued to May 19.) Continue Public Hearing Pass Action details Video RES PH 20-89 1 34 Resolution-Public Hearing Ratifying the assessment for the 2019 Street Maintenance Service Program-Mill and Overlay: Saint Clair Avenue from Fairview to Snelling (2019). (Project No. MO1905, Assessment No. 195505) (Public hearing to be continued to May 19) Continue Public Hearing Pass Action details Video RES PH 20-90 1 35 Resolution-Public Hearing Ratifying the assessment for the 2019 Street Maintenance Service Program-Mill and Overlay: Cleveland Avenue from Yorkshire to Mississippi River Blvd. (2019). (Project No. MO1901, Assessment No. 195502) (Public hearing to be continued to May 19.) Continue Public Hearing Pass Action details Video RES PH 20-91 1 36 Resolution-Public Hearing Ratifying the assessment for the 2019 Street Maintenance Service Program-Mill and Overlay: Pascal Street from University to Saint Anthony (2019). (Project No. MO1903, Assessment No. 195503) (Public hearing to be continued to May 19) Continue Public Hearing Pass Action details Video RES PH 20-92 1 37 Resolution-Public Hearing Ratifying the assessment for the 2019 Street Maintenance Service Program-Mill and Overlay: Prior Avenue from Summit to I-94 (2019). (Project No. MO1904, Assessment No. 195504) (Public hearing to be continued to May 19) Continue Public Hearing Pass Action details Video RLH OA 21-9 2 38 Resolution LH Other Appeal Type Appeal of Robert Wahlberg to a denial of a Request for Fence Variance at 465 BURLINGTON ROAD. Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH FCO 21-48 2 39 Resolution LH Fire C of O OR Correction Order Appeal of Carlos Block to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 924 CLARK STREET. Adopted Pass Action details Not available RLH VBR 21-22 2 41 Resolution LH Vacant Building Registration Appeal of Anthony Oxborough (agent for owner) to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 1074 GRAND AVENUE. Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH SAO 21-31 2 42 Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order Appeal of David Meyer to a Vehicle Abatement Order at 359 MICHIGAN STREET. Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH SAO 21-27 2 44 Resolution LH Summary Abatement Order Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 2359 PEARL STREET in Council File RLH SAO 21-13. Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH TA 20-389 2 45 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 496-498 PRIOR AVENUE NORTH. (File No. J2007P, Assessment No. 208406) Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH VBR 21-21 2 46 Resolution LH Vacant Building Registration Appeal of Angela Pierach to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 779 RAYMOND AVENUE. Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH TA 21-218 2 48 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 452 SELBY AVENUE. (File No. J2007P, Assessment No. 208406) Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH TA 20-366 2 49 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 517-521 SELBY AVENUE. (File No. J2007P, Assessment No. 208406) Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH TA 20-371 2 50 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 313 TOPPING STREET. (File No. J2011B, Assessment No. 208110) Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH TA 20-456 2 51 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 575-577 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2011B, Assessment No. 208110) Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH TA 20-369 2 52 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 690 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2011B, Assessment No. 208110) Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH TA 20-362 2 54 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2124 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2007P, Assessment No. 208406) Adopted Pass Action details Not available RLH TA 20-363 2 56 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 413 WACOUTA STREET. (File No. J2011B, Assessment No. 208110) Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH AR 20-102 2 57 Resolution LH Assessment Roll Ratifying the assessments for Securing and/or Emergency Boarding services during March 2020 . (File No. J2011B, Assessment No. 208110) Adopted Pass Action details Video RLH VO 21-12 3 40 Resolution LH Vacate Order Appeal of Christine Ramirez to a Notice of Condemnation as Unfit for Human Habitation and Order to Vacate at 854 EUCLID STREET. (Public Hearing continued to May 5, 2021) Adopted As Amended Pass Action details Not available RLH RR 21-9 4 43 Resolution LH Substantial Abatement Order Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 1816 MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST within fifteen (15) days after the March 10, 2021, City Council Public Hearing. (Amend to grant 30 days for removal with no option for repair) Adopted As Amended Pass Action details Video RLH TA 21-44 3 47 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1802 ROSS AVENUE. (File No. VB2104, Assessment No. 218803) (Public hearing continued to May 5, 2021) Adopted As Amended Pass Action details Video RLH TA 21-196 3 53 Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1800 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2106B, Assessment No. 218105) (Amend to File No. J2106B1, Assessment No. 218112) Adopted As Amended Pass Action details Video RLH FCO 21-24 2 55 Resolution LH Fire C of O OR Correction Order Appeal of Alan Kaufman, Interstate Parking Company, to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy Approval With Corrections at 349 WABASHA STREET NORTH. Adopted As Amended Pass Action details Video RLH AR 20-103 2 58 Resolution LH Assessment Roll Ratifying the assessments for Graffiti Removal services during March 4 to April 20, 2020 . (File No. J2007P, Assessment No. 208406) Adopted As Amended Pass Action details Not available  Add New Comment 50 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 RES 21-704 5/9/2021 11:38 PM Jeffery Thole   Against I support the current Ramsey County Sheriff"s Office. It may not be perfect, but it is the best it has ever been. I have never before seen the Saint Paul PD and the Sheriff"s Office work as well together as they do today. And I have never seen the community support the sheriff"s office as much as they do today. Sheriff Fketcher has made the Sheriff's Dept more transparent than it ever has been. +2 -2 2 RES 21-704 5/5/2021 9:48 PM Laura   Against I am also in support Sheriff Fletcher 100%. Live On Patrol is one of the only sources were we, the citizens, can get information about crime incidents in the city. What is happening on a daily basis...and what the news does not show us. Sheriff Fletcher in my opinion is looking for ways to prevent and control serious crime by interacting with the community. Being available to people. Being transparent. I think the city council members want to hide and conceal what is really happening in the city. We need a capacity to intercept crimes and to be in the right place at the right time so that the crime can possibly be prevented. I feel that is what Sheriff Fletcher is doing. I think Live on Patrol is a huge ***et to the city, as is Sheriff Fletcher. I fully support Live On Patrol. I think it is a service to the community, and a great way that we can all do our part and help try to be proactive, instead of reactive. Thank you Sheriff Fletcher and Live On Patrol! +5 -2 2 RES 21-704 5/5/2021 7:59 PM Teri Keller   Against Why is the time stamp wrong on these comments? It is 2:59 PM on 5/5/2021. It seems to me that the Live on Patrol offering from Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher is doing what you and the Mayor should be doing. Why go through the trouble of doing a resolution on something like this when you could of called him up and had a conversation or a meeting with him. Unlike the City Council and the Mayor in St. Paul, the Ramsey County Sheriff is very transparent in everything he does. It's on video. Check it out for yourself. Quit wasting our time and money. +4 -2 2 RES 21-704 5/5/2021 7:53 PM Vicki Denissen   Against Please don't start an investigation into Bob Fletcher. We elected him. It should be our right to ***ess his behavior. I find it very informative. The Council is overstepping their authority with this resolution. If you would just do your job, to keep the residents safe, his broadcast would not be a problem for you. Just because you have let the crime get out of control with your non-inforcement and non-confinement of violators policies, does not give you the right to suppress the person is calling attention to the problem +7 -2 1 RES PH 21-58 5/5/2021 7:32 PM     Against +5 -5 5 RES PH 21-58 5/5/2021 7:30 PM 4   Against fd +5 -5 5 RES 21-704 5/5/2021 7:25 PM Carol   Against I am in favor of Live on Patrol, in my opinion Sheriff Fletcher should be training other Patrol to be able to help him with this community Service. Every community with Problems like we have had in the Twin City area, should have a Bob and Pat. It allows us an our children to see that Police are there to help not hurt people, like everything you hear on TV these days show. People only see what they would see, if they went out driving the streets of St. Paul or following Police sirens. Which when I was younger used to be a common thing, for the neighbors around to come out and watch. They are doing extreme community Service. Please do not call an end to this!! Anyone worried about the benefit of it, should also concsider how closed minded it will seem, if they put limitations on it. Bob and Pat are freindly to all and do not prejude people by the color of their skin. +4 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/5/2021 5:01 PM Chad K.   Against Live on Patrol is transparency that citizens and politicians have been asking for. It is not the City Council's place to interfere with law enforcement doing its job or to overstep residents' right to elect and oversee the Sheriff. This resolution is just one more attempt to delegitimize and defund law enforcement for doing the jobs they are hired and paid to do. We St. Paul residents are sick of the increases in crime and the attacks on law enforcement. We oppose this resolution. +10 -2 2 5/5/2021 4:25 PM Anonymous     Bob fletcher does it completely legal and is covered under the constitution and does his job as a sheriff with community outreach threw the live on patrol page stop criticizing them for using Facebook steams to reach out to the community if u used officer safety as a reason that is invalid because they rnt ones that has a target on there heads they support and help the community maybe u should watch the stream where they helped a homeless person get off the streets and the community is greatful for it l +3 -2 2 RES 21-704 5/4/2021 9:15 PM     Against You can't get more transparent than a Facebook livestream. Keep Live on Patrol with Sheriff Fletcher! The St. Paul community needs it now more than ever. +15 -2 2 RES 21-704 5/4/2021 5:55 PM Heather B   Against ...audience in and outside the community. The community wants the transparency that you keep promising them. The public enjoys learning about the experience and life on the other side of the badge from a someone they fell like they relate to on a personal level. +12 -2 2 RES 21-704 5/4/2021 5:53 PM Heather B   Against Live On Patrol has been one of your most valuable resources in providing the community with raw live transparency. Something you claim to want, but are willing to squander. This stream is popular because it shows real life. The positive connections that police build with the public and the unvarnished look at the ugly side of life and crime. Maybe the city didn't like it so much when Bob was streaming during the recent riots and we all got to see the chaos in the community as it truly happened. Also Bob reaching out to provide safety to the community. We got to see it all before you could craft your public press releases as you saw fit on what and what not to say. Or maybe you don't like seeing Bob stop to talk people in the community and call them by name, wish them Happy Birthday, or ask how thier kids are doing, because that makes it harder to gain the public's sympathy for the Defund The Police agenda. There is a reason Live on Patrol is so popular and has continued to grow its... +14 -2 2 RES 21-704 5/3/2021 10:31 PM Judy   Against We need Mr. Fletcher and his partner Pay 54on patrol because they’re building community.WeNeed to work together as a community to build relationships with other people. Quit picking on Fletcher! +10 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/3/2021 10:27 PM Judy   Against We need Mr. Fletcher and his partner pad on patrol because they’re building community.WeNeed to work together as a community to build relationships with other people. +8 -2 2 RES 21-704 5/3/2021 10:19 PM Terri Fontaine   Against I am very much not in favor of any restriction of the Live On Patrol livestream. This stream is an example of openness and transparency in policing that is what we all need to see these days. Understanding what is going on and how it is being address really adds to my feeling safe living in St Paul and gives me hope for improvement. +10 -2 1 RES 21-704 5/3/2021 10:12 PM Terri Fontaine   Against +4 -2 5 RES 21-704 5/3/2021 10:11 PM Cindy   Against I see no reason that St Paul City Council is looking into RES21-704. Please clarify and be specific as to the community concerns. Mr. Fletcher is an employee of Ramsey County and providing a transparent service for all of the County. I think at this time, the St. Paul City Council has more important things (150 gun casings found in the city with 7 shot in one night) to take care of, I would like to see a resolution and action looking into this with speed, maybe looking at how other successful cities are handling shots fired and car abductions. How many people make up those who are concerned? +9 -1 1 5/3/2021 5:58 PM Jack P     Bob Fletchers live streams are just self-agrandizing ***********s to promote his own re-election. If he's doing something illegal or violating his departmental policy I hope you do something but if he's not you are just galvanizing gullible people in support of him with this big public mess. +2 -2 2 RES 21-704 5/3/2021 5:06 PM Lisa W   Against I’m writing to ask that you stop the attack on Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher’s Live on Patrol broadcasts as proposed by Amy Brendmoen, Mitra Jalali, and Rebecca Noecker. Politicians at every level of government nationwide, including you, have demanded more transparency in policing—a demand I support. Yet now that Bob Fletcher is providing transparency in ways that Ramsey County/St. Paul residents applaud, you are attempting to shut it down without making an announcement or offering a reasonable opportunity for public input. Live on Patrol does exactly what you claim to want: educate, build trust, and increase accountability, so hearing that you’re working behind the scenes to end the broadcasts makes me question your motives. The Council’s Live on Patrol proposal seems like an attempt to grab power that doesn’t and shouldn’t belong to it. The Sheriff is an elected official, and we voters, not politicians, hold him accountable by casting our ballots. When we have concerns about +12 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/3/2021 1:52 PM Tracy Newman   Against Live on Patrol is good for all of Ramsey County. Sheriff Bob Fletcher, Pat, and Joe do a service to the people of the surrounding communities, and those that are wanting to shut down this service are the ones that are the same folks that want to defund the police. Please know he is as real and as transparent as he can be. The fact that so many followers are out there shows how much he puts into this and how much people actually value what he is doing for the communities he serves. Yes, he must choose what calls to go on; he cannot be on every single call at all ends of the cities he patrols, Ramsey County is extensive, and he does what he can. This should not even be a topic of discussion. For those of you wanting to shut this down, shame on you! When you need to call 911 for an emergency in the future I would think twice about who might be helping you, as it is you who are ruining it for those of us that respect and honor the badge they wear! Thank you to Bob, Pat and Joe!!! +9 -1 1 5/3/2021 5:50 AM Ward 5   Against I wish this broadcast was unnecessary. You as Council People have it in you power to deal with the crime problem that Sheriff Fletcher is exposing. Instead of trying to silence him why don’t you do your job to make Saint Paul safe, which would make his broadcast irrelevant. By the way does it make any sense to spend all this money on making the city pretty, when everyone gets too afraid of being ***aulted or shot to leave their house and enjoy it. Leave Sheriff Fletcher alone! +4 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/3/2021 5:08 AM James Nicklas   Against This is an absolutely abhorrent attempt to silence Sheriff Fletcher because he tells it how it is. It has become more about playing politics than it has been about actually improving the community. I think the council should be ashamed of themselves for even considering such a resolution. +11 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/3/2021 4:16 AM BA   Against Live On Patrol w/ Fletcher/Scott offers thousands in/outside the community an opportunity to see/learn about police work and what’s going on around St. Paul on a weekly basis + an outlet to interact/communicate w/ one another during live streams. LOP is actively building a positive relationship btwn police&comm, offering a direct channel for questions/education. Open communication/relations btwn police/community is what politicians like to talk about wanting while standing at podiums when something bad happens, but behind closed doors it seems some don’t genuinely want a positive relationship btwn the police/community due to it disrupting narratives/agendas. With the uptick in violent crime (shootings, armed carjackings/robberies) and the often seemingly lack of hard consequences for the perpetrators, a frequent live broadcast from two veterans in charge of protecting the community acts as some comfort to many citizens who maybe haven’t the option or desire to flee the city just yet. +7 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/2/2021 5:25 PM Pat V   Against "Live on Patrol" is a good thing happening in the community. We know more of what's happening in our area that the news doesn't always provide. Sheriff Fletcher has reached out to the community and he's accepted with open arms. +10 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/2/2021 5:06 PM Sue G   Against Sherifff Fletcher has brought hope back to the community. I thank him for his time and effort creating this live stream. I love his interaction with people and his caring words. The country could use more of this! It's the most POSITIVE thing happening! +10 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/2/2021 5:05 PM Darlene Blossom   Against Bob Fletcher is doing a great job. Live on Patrol performs a public service, letting us know how things are "out in the streets". Don't mess with what works. +9 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/2/2021 3:56 PM     Against LOP is doing their job as law enforcement. Maybe you need to focus what your job should be. Police have body and dash cameras so what is the difference if Bob has a dash camera as well? Citizens are looking for safety in their neighborhoods. The city of St. Paul is being turned into a warzone. You selfish council members don't give two hoots about taxpayers or how others have to fear for their safety. As long as the criminals are not in you neighborhood you turn the cheek. Find some resolutions the problems and let LOP make people feel safe if only for a short amount of time. +12 -1 1 5/2/2021 4:54 AM Vince   Against Watching Bob Fletcher and Pat has helped us civilians more than you know. They mean well, and it’s absolutely appalling that you people are against this THIS HELPS THE COMMUNITY. Why would you want to stop a good thing? Because you guys are anti police , playing into your defund the police agenda ... which you guys did by 2M. Please for our safety, and mental health/drug crisis, KEEP LIVE ON PATROL. Sincerely, V. +2 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/2/2021 2:34 AM Kayla   For I was a supporter of Live on Patrol until a few months ago when I began to suspect that there is more focus being given to the celebrity vs being a public servant. The fact that they were out on patrol when a vehicle suddenly stopped in front of them to aid a pedestrian in the road and they simply kept driving is concerning. They didn’t bother to investigate the situation. I also question the privacy for victims and their families. Broadcasting real life trauma without permission is pervasive. What if someone’s death is broadcasted live? +4 -29 6 RES 21-704 5/2/2021 2:33 AM Kayla   Against I was a supporter of Live on Patrol until a few months ago when I began to suspect that there is more focus being given to the celebrity vs being a public servant. The fact that they were out on patrol when a vehicle suddenly stopped in front of them to aid a pedestrian in the road and they simply kept driving is concerning. They didn’t bother to investigate the situation. I also question the privacy for victims and their families. Broadcasting real life trauma without permission is pervasive. What if someone’s death is broadcasted live? +2 -10 2 RES 21-704 5/2/2021 2:31 AM Glenn Walsh   Against As I read the news article about the 3 City Council members that are pushing for this, I stand amazed. I asked myself why would this be a problem for them, as it only show good positive policing. Help they neighbor right. bridge the gap. Officer friendly and the only thing I come up with is the transparency aspect of what Sheriff Fletcher is doing. They, along with Mayor Carter have been pushing so hard to NOT allow any more budget for any policing, but to infact reduce it. What sheriff Fletcher is showing with his Live on Patrol is the true fact that our city needs more, not less when it comes to protecting our city. Sheriff Fletcher is showing that we are short on officers, it shows that calls get stacked because there is no available officer to go to this call or that. There are shootings every nigh, there are multiple calls for shots fired, stabbings, armed robberies, car jackings, fights and more. Crime is up and we see it Live. So why are they reducing budgets. Why +15 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/2/2021 12:57 AM Dee Walsh     I do not understand why some of the City Council have an issue with Sheriff Fletcher. What he is doing is showing transparency, He is showing what it is like to be an officer on the streets, He is showing respect for people in crisis, He is showing a kinder side that officers have. He is showing a real live stream of everyday policing. It shows at times how calls get stacked up because officers are busy. It shows he tries to pick up when those officers are busy and can not be pulled away. It show the human side of policeing and that is beidging a big gap between residence and police. So in all, everything Sheriff Fletche is doing is such a positve for our city and I would think that the council would rally around him, not try and tear hin or his actions down. Thank you +15 -1 1 5/1/2021 3:19 PM Sara H   Against Shame on you. This is not about Bob Fletcher and Live on Patrol, this is about ego. Bob and Patrick Scott are the epitome of caring for a city and county, something that this lazy city council board knows nothing about. We have an invisible Mayor who only shows up for photo opportunities, and a council that is hellbent into running this city into a bike lane riding,crime infested over taxed city. And they are off to a good start. The emotional maturity of the council astounds me. NEVER have I seen such immaturity in elected officials that "supposedly" have our best interests in mind. I laugh at that. Leave Bob Fletcher alone. He is a cop, a Sheriff and has been a Mayor. He knows what we need. +3 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/1/2021 12:29 PM Ken H   Against Sheriff Fletcher is doing an outstand job of community relations. Who has a concern? Why are some people against the transparency this feed provides. Law enforcement across the Twin Cities is under attack, this being another example. I highly recommend you watch the broadcast before you attack. We need more of this, not less. +11 -1 1 5/1/2021 10:00 AM C Lea   For The livestream of the Ramsey Country Sheriff and friend is an embarr***ment and abomination. We don’t need our taxes to pay for a reality show. Stop the “entertainment” and go back to doing your job. +2 -7 1 RES 21-704 5/1/2021 6:47 AM Alison Dowdal   Against Live on Patrol broadcasts have done more for community relations and making the whole county a safer place than anything that has been done before. I question what the council members are trying to hide by attempting to end these livestreams. They're trying to change things for the better and obviously you don't seem to want the same thing. +11 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/1/2021 6:23 AM Evelyn   Against I just want to say that I back what are Ramsey County Sheriff is doing it's showing transparency in the department and in these times we need someone that truly wants to help the community to get back that trust that is needed so please reconsider +9 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/1/2021 4:14 AM TJ   Against If the sheriff is doing wrong by taking care of his county duties and ***isting with other neighboring cities police calls, the three council members plus those complaining have no clue how law and order works. +17 -3 5 RES 21-704 5/1/2021 3:52 AM Everyone   Against Am I missing something? I don't see those community concerns you mention as the reason for all this. You've got one guy who agrees with you and with the way you 3 women have been getting things "done", I'm sure you offered special favors to get it! Your lying and cheating will be coming to an end, just can't happen soon enough! +7 -1 1 RES 21-704 5/1/2021 3:05 AM Micaela Smith   Against Sheriff Fletcher is educating people all over the world on how much good peace officer's can make. He shows the truth about crime that is occurring by showing all sides of the issues. Videos peak louder than words and his Videos are showing my children that they can trust officer's! Please do not take away this amazing resource! +9 -1 1 RES 21-704 4/30/2021 11:54 PM Peggy   Against I support Sheriff Fletcher 100%. He is out there engaging with the community and building respect for law enforcement and you are against that? Unbelievable! What are you council members doing about the shootings, car jackings , thefts. I have lived on the east side of St Paul for over 50 years and I plan on staying here as long as we have people like Bob and Pat helping take care of our city which is more than I can say about the council members. +10 -1 1 RES 21-704 4/30/2021 10:11 PM     Against We back Sheriff Bob. Maybe if the council cared as much as Sheriff Bob does the city’s crime rate wouldn’t be through the roof. The council is a joke! After all these months of Live on Patrol you now think it’s bad. Hmm.. do your job and see the good in this and the community building Sheriff Bob is doing. This is not earning your paycheck, it’s setting St Paul up for failure. Worry more about the citizens and their wellbeing. Maybe ... come up with a plan to stop all the violence and carjacking. +13 -1 1 4/30/2021 9:49 PM Everyone     I’m writing because I’m very disappointed in the St. Paul City Council members for wanting a formal review of the sheriff’s “Live on Patrol’ show. The council members are quoted saying “live police shows are in bad taste considering the nationwide protests against alleged police brutality” for the St Paul Council to say this is just wrong. The council needs to see the good and the community building Live on Patrol is doing. Not all cops are bad and the St Paul council needs to BACK THE BLUE. St Paul is a mess with a growing crime rate and terrified citizens who don’t know if they will be robbers, car jacked or caught in the middle of a gun battle. We back Sheriff Bob and the men and women in BLUE. The St Paul city council supports the agenda of the Left and bows down to the groups who want to Defund the Police. Don’t forget that We the People voted you in and We the People will vote you out! +6 RES 21-704 4/30/2021 1:43 PM Everyone   Against Show me proof. Show me proof of peoples concerns about Live on Patrol. Without even seeing any proof, I know that more people have reached out to you about their concerns of safety and you haven't done a **** thing about that. Sheriff Fletcher's honesty and transparency is showing the city, the state and the world how much you all are failing at your jobs. You are lying pieces of **** and should be ashamed. +16 RES 21-704 4/30/2021 11:43 AM Shelly   Against The Ramsey County Sheriff is building connections with the entire Ramsey county community. This is what community policing is about. This is an important outreach and should be encouraged!!!! I am so ashamed that city council has brought this review forward. Crime, ***aults, gun violence is through the roof! It is scary to live here. City council what are you doing about our safety? Why aren’t you speaking out about crime., where are the rally’s, where is the take back our city crime? The North End South Como Area is a war zone. Instead you are concerned about a positive look at policing and reaching out to the areas and the people that need it most. Your constituents are watching....... +16 1 RES 21-704 4/30/2021 10:51 AM Dylan   Against I believe the city council is more worried about what is essentially a harmless act of transparency that would happen with or without the cameras. Than the crime rate inside of Saint Paul rising at an unprecedented pace. Maybe focus on the real issues Amy, Mitra and Rebecca. +51 RES 21-704 4/30/2021 10:48 AM     Against +9 RES 21-704 4/30/2021 2:00 AM Cassandra   Against I am all for Bob Fletcher and his livestreams. This has built trust in our communities with local law enforcement...to take this away would be counter productive, and would no doubt tell the community that our local city council is ANTI safety and ANTI police...which I would consider asinine and completely delusional if that's the case. Keep the live stream! +21 RES PH 20-60 4/14/2020 6:20 PM Sharon4USA   Against Forensic Files proof of SealCoat paymets, Failure to Credit http://sharons-whistleblowerblog.blogspot.com Mon13Apr2020 for Agenda 15Apr2020 SealCoatingpaid$248. Affiant Christian,White,Widow,Whistleblower herein after Sharon4USA is sick of the Horrors of City St. Paul,MN DOUBLE BILLINGS HEINOUS Use of Consent Agenda's to Deceitfully, create False Revenue,Billings to Steal Propertys. City of Saint Paul - Meeting of City Council on 4/15/2020 at 3:30 PM FOR DECADES, DFL DIRTY DEALS MUST SEIZE AND DESIST, WILFUL FAILURE TO ANSWER,ABATE, ANDERSONS CLAIMS IS PARAMOUNT. FURTHER CORRECT YOUR VIDEO WEB CONFERENCE TO ENLARGE ,Get rid of Black Background. If in Fact any Contracts to do business with Executive Branch Agencies Recommend the FCC Revoke and Terminate China Telecom’s Authorizations to Provide International T +1 RES PH 20-60 4/10/2020 10:28 PM Sharon4USA   Against Your Double billing is intolerable 697 Surrey paid pg 1112 $248.xx go to http://taxthemax.blogspot.com Owner or Taxpayer Property Description Item Description Unit Rate Quantity Charge Amts Property ID FURTHER Consent Agenda p***ed without decending to particulars Belly up Sharon Lee Anderson 697 Surrey Av St Paul MN 55106-5521 *697 SURREY AVE *Ward: 7 *Pending as of : 12/30/2019 LYMAN DAYTON ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ST. PAUL LOT 5 BLK 46 Sealcoating - Surrey (2) 6.22 40.00 $248.80 32-29-22-41-0053 $248.80 *** Owner and Taxpayer *** Total ***essment: This Payment: Current Year Principal: Current Year Interest: Payoff Amount: $248.80 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $248.80 +1