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City of Saint Paul

Council Chambers - 3rd

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Meeting Agenda

City Council

651-266-8560

Council President Rebecca Noecker

Vice President HwaJeong Kim

Councilmember Anika Bowie

Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson

Councilmember Saura Jost

Councilmember Matt Privratsky

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Letter from the Department of Safety and Inspections declaring 499 Snelling

Avenue North a nuisance property. (For notification purposes only; public

hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)

CO 25-33

Sponsors:

Privratsky

Attachments:

499 Snelling Ave N.OTA 8-8-25

Amending CDBG Project Budgets: $50,000 of funding for Arcade Wine and

Spirits (1100 Arcade St) for CDBG subgrantee ESNDC for their Business

Investment Fund (BIF) program.

AO 25-43

Attachments:

AO 25-43 Financial Analysis CDBG (Arcade Wines)

Establishing eighteen (18) new projects through the STAR Economic

Development Program as adopted via City Council Resolution # 25-633.

AO 25-44

Attachments:

AO 25-44 Financial Analysis - 2025 STAR Economic Development Program_up

CONSENT AGENDA

Items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with no separate

discussion. If discussion on an item is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent

Agenda for separate consideration.

Accepting a Community Resilience grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control

Agency for the Jackson Street Project and authorizing the execution of the grant

agreement.

RES 25-1184

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

ST_PAUL_COMMUNITY_RESILIENCE Agreement MPCA.pdf

Authorizing the City to enter into a grant agreement with MnDOT for the Central

Safe Routes to School Project.

RES 25-1197

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

SAP 164-591-006 Central SRTS Agreement.pdf

Authorizing the City to enter into a grant agreement with MnDOT for the Como

Safe Routes to School Project.

RES 25-1198

Sponsors:

Kim

Attachments:

SAP 164-591-007 Como SRTS Agreement.pdf

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Vacant Building Registration

fees billed during April 17, 2024 to March 18, 2025, and setting date of

Legislative Hearing for September 16, 2025 and City Council public hearing for

October 8, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. VB2513, Assessment No. 258829)

RES 25-1212

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion VB2513.258829

Assessment Roll VB2513.258829

Approving the City’s cost of providing Securing and/or Emergency Boarding

services during April 2025, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for

September 16, 2025 and City Council public hearing for October 8, 2025 to

consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.

J2513B, Assessment No. 258113)

RES 25-1213

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2513B.258113

Assessment Roll J2513B.258113

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Marjorie McNeely

Conservatory to apply for a grant of up to $400 from the Mid-America Orchid

Congress for the purchase of orchid plants in the year 2025.

RES 25-1217

Sponsors:

Kim and Privratsky

Authorizing the City to apply for $63,075 from the Minnesota Department of

Commerce’s Solar on Public Buildings Grant Program for solar installation at

Hamline Midway Library.

RES 25-1231

Sponsors:

Noecker

Authorizing the City to enter into Agreement No.1057461 with the Minnesota

Department of Transportation for federal participation in a force account for the

Burns and Suburban Sidewalk Infill Project.

RES 25-1257

Sponsors:

Johnson

Attachments:

164-216-021FAAgree.pdf

Approving the application for change of ownership to the Auto Repair Garage

license now held by Romea Auto Repair LLC d/b/a Romea Auto Repair LLC

(License ID #20250001058) for the premises located at 511 Smith Avenue

South.

RES 25-1277

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Class N License Application

License Application Notification

Authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to apply for an annual

Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant from the Federal Emergency

RES 25-1281

Management Agency (FEMA) to support regional preparedness and capabilities

to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism.

Sponsors:

Noecker

Approving the proposed issuance of Conduit Revenue Bonds by the Housing

and Redevelopment Authority for Nova Classical Academy Project, 1455

Victoria Way, under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.152 through 469.1655

(District 9, Ward 3).

RES 25-1293

Sponsors:

Jost and Noecker

Approving the proposed issuance of Conduit Revenue Bonds by the Housing

and Redevelopment Authorityfor the Twin Cities Academy Project, 690

Birmingham Street, under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.152 through

469.1655 (District 1, Ward 7).

RES 25-1294

Sponsors:

Johnson

Canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special City General

Election held August 12, 2025.

RES 25-1299

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

August 2025 Abstract

Establishing the rate of pay for new classification of SPRWS Training

Coordinator, in Grade 038 of EG 10, Manual and Maintenance Supervisors

Association.

RES 25-1233

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

SPRWS Training Coordinator Financial Analysis Worksheet

Celebrating the one year anniversary of the Minnesota Toy Library in the City of

Saint Paul.

RES 25-1307

Sponsors:

Johnson

ORDINANCES

An ordinance is a city law enacted by the City Council. It is read at three separate council

meetings and becomes effective after passage by the Council and 30 days after publication in

the Saint Paul Pioneer Press. Public hearings on ordinances are generally held at the second

reading.

Final Adoption

Approving the application of Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority

(RCRRA), Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), and St.

John Evangelical Lutheran Church to rezone properties at 694 Minnehaha

Avenue E et al from from I2 general industrial to H2 residential, T3 traditional

neighborhood, RM2 medium-density multiple-family residential district and

amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the Zoning Map.

(Public hearing on July 23, 2025)

Ord 25-46

Sponsors:

Johnson

Attachments:

ZC Staff Report Packet - Hamms

LOS Zoning DBCC

Hamm's Redevelopment - PPPC Board recommendation to the City of St. Paul 4

Clapp Investments-DRH to Zoning Committee

5-22-25 Zoning Committee Minutes - signed

PC Action Minutes 5-30-25

Hamm's Brewery Rezoning PC Resolution Parcels 1 + 2

Hamm's Brewery Rezoning PC Resolution Parcels 3 + 4

Hamm's Brewery Rezoning PC Resolution Parcel 5

Michael Kaupa public comment o-b-o Clapp Investments

Public Testimony to CC as of 7.23

Hamms Exhibit A

Additional CC public comments

Approving an interim ordinance pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 462.355, Subd.4

pending the completion of a Zoning Study on Sober Houses and Supportive

Housing Facilities.

Ord 25-47

Sponsors:

Bowie and Kim

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways to

testify.

Changing one block of Margaret Street between Arcade Street and East 7th

Street from a one-way street westbound to a two-way street in accordance with

Chapter 147 of the Legislative Code.

Ord 25-45

Sponsors:

Johnson

Attachments:

Margaret Two-Way Map.pdf

Margaret Council Presentation

Amending the financing and spending plan in the Department of Parks and

Recreation in the amount of $105,242.36 to utilize Parkland Dedication funds for

the Linwood Park Improvements project.

RES PH

25-163

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Linwood Parkland FS $105242

Accepting grant funds, authorizing execution of a grant agreement (with

indemnity obligations and other documents related thereto), and amending the

operating budget with respect to the City's sponsorship of a Metropolitan

Council Livable Communities Act Pre-Development Grant Program for the

benefit of Hamm’s Brewery Redevelopment at 680-694 Minnehaha Avenue E.

(District 4, Ward 7).

RES PH

25-171

Sponsors:

Johnson and Noecker

Attachments:

Financial Analysis for Hamm's Brewery Geo Thermal RES PH 25-171 Anne 07.3

Approving the three applications of University of St Thomas (UST) for a UST

Welcome Days Pep Rally on 08/27; a UST Football Game on 08/28 and a UST

Welcome Days Tommie Get Together Event on 08/29/2025 for three sound

level variances in order to present live amplified sound at the University of St

RES PH

25-172

Thomas Stadium, 2115 Summit Avenue.

Privratsky

Sponsors:

Attachments:

Application - 8.27.2025 Event

Application - 8.28.2025 Event

Application - 8.29.2025 Event

LEGISLATIVE HEARING CONSENT AGENDA

Items listed under the Consent Agenda will receive a combined public hearing and be enacted

by one motion with no separate discussion. Items may be removed from the Consent Agenda

for a separate public hearing and discussion if desired.

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 367 ARBOR

STREET. (File No. J2523R, Assessment No. 258557)

RLH TA

25-298

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

367 Arbor St.SA Ltr & Photo 04-03-25.pdf

367 Arbor St.Photos 4-3-25.pdf

367 Arbor St.Recheck photos 4-10-25.pdf

367 Arbor St.email chain 6-25-25.pdf

367 Arbor St.Vang email 7-7-25.pdf

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 992 ARCADE

STREET. (File No. J2511B, Assessment No. 258111)

RLH TA

25-306

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

992 Arcade St.Emergency Boading Ltr 2-27-25.pdf

992 Arcade St.Respro Invoice 2-21-25.pdf

992 Arcade St.Police Report 2-21-25.pdf

992 Arcade St Photos 02-21-2025.pdf

992 Arcade St Investigation 2-21-25.pdf

992 Arcade St- Incident 02-21-2025.pdf

992 Arcade St.Moua-Lee Ltr 7-16-25.doc

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 926 CENTRAL

AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2523R, Assessment No. 258557)

RLH TA

25-295

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

676 Third St E.SA Letter 6-6-24.pdf

676 Third St E.Photos 6-6-24.pdf

676 Third St E.SA Letter 6-14-24.pdf

676 Third St E.EC Letter & Bill 6-14-24.pdf

676 Third St E.Photos 6-14-24.pdf

Appeal of Gomaa Elzamel to a Vacant Building Registration Requirement at 838

THIRD STREET EAST.

RLH VBR

25-30

Sponsors:

Johnson

Attachments:

838 3rd St.appeal 7-17-25

838 Third St E.Team inspection 10-9-23.pdf

838 Third St E.Condemnation Ltr 7-16-21.pdf

838 Third St E.Photos 7-16-21.pdf

838 3rd St E.Elzamel Ltr.8-8-25

Appeal of Jennifer Adrian to a Notice to Cut Tall Grass and/or Weeds at 2198

TILSEN AVENUE.

RLH SAO

25-49

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

2198 Tilsen Ave E.appeal 7-24-25.pdf

2198 Tilson Ave.Adrian Ltr.8-11-25

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 815

UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2523R, Assessment No. 258557)

RLH TA

25-296

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

815 University Ave W.SA Ltr & Photo 04-14-25.pdf

815 University Ave W.SA Photos 4-14-25.pdf

815 University Ave W.Contractor Photos 4-21-25.pdf

815 University Ave W.Owner Ltr 6-23-25.doc

815 University Ave W.email chain.6-24-25

815 University Ave W.Ryan Ltr.7-17-25

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 694 WESTERN

AVENUE NORTH. (File No. J2523R, Assessment No. 258557)

RLH TA

25-311

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

694 Western Ave N.SA Ltr&Photo 4-7-25.pdf

694 Western Ave N.Photos from SA Order 4-7-25.pdf

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 704 WESTERN

AVENUE NORTH. (File No. J2523R, Assessment No. 258557)

RLH TA

25-312

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

704 Western Ave N.SA Ltr & Photo 4-7-25.pdf

704 Western Ave N.Photo from SA order 4-7-25.pdf

Ratifying the assessment for Rubbish and Garbage Clean Up services during

April 9 to 28, 2025. (File No. J2523R, Assessment No. 258557)

RLH AR 25-63

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Notice Assessment Roll J2523R.258557

Ratifying the assessment for Collection of Fire Certificate of Occupancy fees

billed during March 5 to 31, 2025. (File No. CRT2510, Assessment No. 258209)

RLH AR 25-64

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Notice Assessment Roll CRT2510.258209

Ratifying the assessment for Excessive Use of Inspection or Abatement

services billed during December 23 to January 22, 2025. (File No. J2511E,

Assessment No. 258318)

RLH AR 25-65

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Notice Assessment Roll J2511E.258318

Ratifying the assessment for Graffiti Removal services during August 2, 2024 to

February 25, 2025. (File No. J2509P, Assessment No. 258408)

RLH AR 25-66

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Notice Assessment Roll J2509P.258408

Ratifying the assessment for Removal of Diseased and/or Dangerous Tree(s)

service during April 2025. (File No. 2505T, Assessment No. 259006)

RLH AR 25-67

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Notice Assessment Roll 2505T.259006

Ratifying the assessment for Collection of Vacant Building Registration fees

billed during September 16 to January 22, 2025. (File No. VB2511, Assessment

No. 258819)

RLH AR 25-68

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Notice Assessment Roll VB2511.258819

Ratifying the assessment for Securing and/or Emergency Boarding services

during February 2025. (File No. J2511B, Assessment No. 258111)

RLH AR 25-69

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Notice Assessment Roll J2511B.258111

Ratifying the assessment for Demolition services from December 2024 to

February 2025 (C.D.B.G. Funds). (File No. J2506C, Assessment No. 252006)

RLH AR 25-70

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Notice Assessment Roll J2506C.252006

Ratifying the assessment for Demolition services from March to April 2025.

(File No. J2507C, Assessment No. 252007)

RLH AR 25-71

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Notice Assessment Roll J2507C.252007

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651-266-6805. Live testimony by telephone is unavailable at this time.

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