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City of Saint Paul  
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Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Council President Mitra Jalali  
Vice President HwaJeong Kim  
Councilmember Anika Bowie  
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
Councilmember Saura Jost  
Councilmember Rebecca Noecker  
Councilmember Nelsie Yang  
Wednesday, December 18, 2024  
ROLL CALL  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers - 3rd Floor  
Meeting started at 3:32 PM  
5 -  
Present  
Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Mitra Jalali,  
Councilmember Nelsie Yang, Councilmember HwaJeong Kim and  
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
2 - Councilmember Anika Bowie and Councilmember Saura Jost  
Absent  
COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE  
Authorizing the Library to reallocate $1,328 within its varies accounting units in  
AO 24-85  
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the 2024 adopted budget to most accurately reflect the projected actual  
spending in each accounting unit and provide the appropriate levels of  
spending authority.  
Received and Filed  
Reallocating $200,000 from General Professional Services to EAMS capital  
project and transfer $450,000 from materials to services.  
AO 24-86  
AO 24-87  
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Received and Filed  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Human Rights and Equal  
Economic Opportunity Department to correctly align with department  
spending.  
Received and Filed  
Approving the 2024 general fund budget for the Fire Department to more  
accurately record expenditures.  
AO 24-88  
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Received and Filed  
ROLL CALL  
6 -  
Present  
Absent  
Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Mitra Jalali,  
Councilmember Nelsie Yang, Councilmember HwaJeong Kim,  
Councilmember Anika Bowie and Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
1 - Councilmember Saura Jost  
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.  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Councilmember Noecker moved approval.  
Consent Agenda adopted  
6 -  
0
Yea:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,  
Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie and Councilmember Johnson  
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Jost  
Absent:  
Approving the Legislative Hearing Officer's recommendation for the  
application submitted by Sweeney’s LLC (License ID# 20240001827), d/b/a  
Sweeney’s Saloon, for Liquor On Sale - 181-290 seats, Liquor On Sale -  
Sunday, Liquor On Sale - 2AM Closing, Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Patio),  
Entertainment (B), and Tobacco Shop licenses, located at 96 Dale Street  
North.  
RES 24-1788  
5
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Rubbish and Garbage Clean Up  
services during September 9 to 20, 2024, and setting date of Legislative  
Hearing for January 21, 2025 and City Council public hearing for March 5,  
2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File  
No. J2509R, Assessment No. 258514)  
RES 24-1801  
RES 24-1802  
RES 24-1803  
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Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Tall Grass and Weed Removal services  
during September 4 to 30, 2024, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for  
January 21, 2025 and City Council public hearing for March 5, 2025 to  
consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.  
J2508T, Assessment No. 258517)  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Rubbish and Garbage Clean Up  
services during September 23 to October 4, 2024, and setting date of  
Legislative Hearing for January 21, 2025 and City Council public hearing for  
March 5, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual  
properties. (File No. J2510R, Assessment No. 258516)  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Tall Grass and Weed Removal services  
during October 1 to 19, 2024, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for  
January 21, 2025 and City Council public hearing for March 5, 2025 to  
consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.  
J2509T, Assessment No. 258518)  
RES 24-1804  
RES 24-1805  
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Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Miscellaneous Abatement services  
during July to October 2024, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for  
January 21, 2025 and City Council public hearing for March 5, 2025 to  
consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.  
J2501A, Assessment No. 258521)  
10  
Adopted  
Approving an amendment to the agreement with HOURCAR for the operation  
of the Shared Electric Vehicle Fleet.  
RES 24-1837  
RES 24-1846  
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12  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills  
for service during July to September 2024, and setting date of legislative  
hearing for January 2, 2025 and City Council public hearing for February 12,  
2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File  
No. CG2501A1, Assessment No. 250111)  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills  
for service during July to September 2024, and setting date of legislative  
hearing for January 2, 2025 and City Council public hearing for February 12,  
2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File  
No. CG2501A2, Assessment No. 250112)  
RES 24-1848  
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Adopted  
Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for $500 in grant  
funds, with no match required of the City, from the St. Clements Faith Action  
Team.  
RES 24-1852  
RES 24-1853  
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Adopted  
Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Saint Paul Public  
Library Agency, and Human Resources to apply for funds, in an amount up to  
$500,000 with no match required of the City, from the Minnesota Office of  
Restorative Practices for the Restorative Practices Initiatives Grant Program  
to imbed restorative practices into internal and external policies and  
operations throughout Saint Paul.  
Adopted  
Authorizing the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory to accept funding for two  
representatives to attend the annual Empathy Summit for the Advancing  
Conservation through Empathy for Wildlife Network, to be held in Seattle,  
Washington on February 11 and 12 of 2025.  
RES 24-1860  
16  
Adopted  
Supporting the Port Authority’s acquisition of the former Kmart site, 245  
Maryland Avenue East.  
RES 24-1861  
RES 24-1875  
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Adopted  
Approving the use of grant funds through the Ward 1 and city-wide  
Neighborhood Star Year-Round program for Sssdude-Nutz dba The Donut  
Trap.  
Adopted  
Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2025 January Wage and  
Fringe Adjustment (January 1, 2025) for the Sprinkler Fitters Local Union No.  
417.  
RES 24-1891  
19  
Laid over to January 8, 2025  
Approving the use of grant funds through the Ward 2 Neighborhood STAR  
Year-Round Program for St. Paul Public Works.  
RES 24-1893  
RES 24-1768  
ROLL CALL  
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21  
Adopted  
Approving the revised Wage and Benefit Policy for Non-Represented  
Management and Legislative Personnel.  
Adopted  
7 -  
Present  
Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Mitra Jalali,  
Councilmember Nelsie Yang, Councilmember HwaJeong Kim,  
Councilmember Anika Bowie, Councilmember Saura Jost and  
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
FOR DISCUSSION  
Considering the appeal of Benegas Properties, LLC to a decision of the Board  
of Zoning Appeals denying two variance requests to construct a new multiple  
family dwelling on the property at 1963 Grand Avenue. (Public hearing closed  
and laid over from December 11, 2024)  
ABZA 24-4  
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Council President Jalali moved intent to grant the appeal and spoke in favor.  
Motion of intent is to grant the appeal  
6 -  
Yea:  
Nay:  
Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
SUSPENSION ITEMS  
Approving an amended subordination of a $400,000 Community Development  
Block Grant (CDBG) to the Dayton’s Bluff Construction Training Center  
(District 4, Ward 7).  
RES 24-1910  
Councilmember Johnson moved approval.  
Adopted  
7 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,  
Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and  
Councilmember Johnson  
0
Nay:  
Authorizing the Department of Safety and Inspections (“DSI”) to enter into a  
Settlement Agreement with Khaled Aloul on behalf of Maryland One Stop Food  
& Fuel Market, Inc., d/b/a Maryland Amoco/BP Market Place (“Licensee”).  
RES 24-1937  
Councilmember Yang moved approval.  
Adopted  
7 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,  
Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and  
Councilmember Johnson  
0
Nay:  
RECONSIDERATION  
Councilmember Bowie moved to reconsider RES PH 24-288.  
Rules suspended for reconsideration  
7 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,  
Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and  
Councilmember Johnson  
0
Nay:  
Amending the West Side Flats Comprehensive Plan at 10 River Park Plaza.  
RES PH 24-288  
Councilmember Noecker moved approval.  
Adopted  
5 -  
Yea:  
Nay:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson  
2 - Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Bowie  
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  
Establishing the classification titled Senior Legislative Aide in the unclassified  
service pursuant to Section 12.03.2(H) of the City Charter (must be approved  
Ord 24-18  
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by Civil Service Commission after adoption by City Council but prior to Mayor  
signature).  
Council President Jalali spoke in favor and moved approval.  
Adopted  
7 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,  
Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and  
Councilmember Johnson  
0
Nay:  
Establishing the classification titled Chief Policy Analyst in the unclassified  
service pursuant to Section 12.03.2(H) of the City Charter (must be approved  
by Civil Service Commission after adoption by City Council but prior to Mayor  
signature).  
Ord 24-30  
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Council President Jalali moved approval.  
Adopted  
7 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,  
Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and  
Councilmember Johnson  
0
Nay:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways  
to testify.  
Amending Section 220.05 of the Legislative Code to set rates for base level  
garbage service to be effective April 1, 2025.  
Ord 24-40  
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Councilmember Johnson moved to close the public hearing.  
Laid over to January 8, 2025 for Final Adoption  
7 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,  
Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and  
Councilmember Johnson  
0
Nay:  
Approving the final (combined) plat at 2254 and 2260 Edgcumbe Road.  
RES PH 24-286  
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Councilmember Jost moved approval.  
Adopted  
7 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,  
Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and  
Councilmember Johnson  
0
Nay:  
Moving $556,879 from 2024 Library General and Special funds to the Library  
Agency's Transforming Libraries construction and renovation project.  
RES PH 24-305  
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Councilmember Jost spoke in favor and moved approval.  
Adopted  
7 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,  
Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and  
Councilmember Johnson  
0
Nay:  
LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEM  
Appeal of Jerry Brashier to a Correction Notice at 511 MINNEHAHA AVENUE  
RLH CO 24-10  
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EAST. (Public hearing closed and laid over from December 11, 2024)  
Granted to February 1, 2025 for compliance.  
Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer: I recommend changing the resolution to  
grant until February 1, 2025.  
Councilmember Noecker: I move approval of that recommendation.  
Adopted as amended (granted to February 1, 2025)  
7 -  
0
Yea:  
Nay:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,  
Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and  
Councilmember Johnson  
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.  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Councilmember Kim moved approval.  
Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda adopted as amended  
7 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang,  
Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and  
Councilmember Johnson  
0
Nay:  
Appeal of Amber Duncan to a Notice of Condemnation as Unfit for Human  
Habitation and Order to Vacate at 973 FRONT AVENUE.  
RLH VO 24-37  
RLH RR 24-36  
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Amended and public hearing continued to January 8, 2025  
Fourth Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 939  
CHARLES AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 24-6. (Public hearing continued  
to December 18, 2024)  
Adopted as amended  
Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 706  
CONWAY STREET in Council File RLH RR 24-15.  
RLH RR 24-50  
RLH VO 24-35  
RLH SAO 24-82  
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Adopted  
Appeal of James Swartwood to a Correction Notice-Reinspection Complaint  
(which includes condemnation) at 735 COOK AVENUE EAST.  
Adopted  
Appeal of Joseph Richardson to a Summary Abatement Order and a Vehicle  
Abatement Order at 1875 NORTH PARK DRIVE. (December 17, 2024  
Legislative Hearing)  
Referred to January 7, 2025 Legislative Hearing  
Referring to City Council of a potential stay of enforcement of demolition for  
Tom Radio, representing Allstate BK Real Estate Holdings, Ltd, for property at  
455 ROBERT STREET SOUTH.  
RLH RR 24-55  
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Adopted  
ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting ended at 3:51 PM  
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