City Hall and Court House  
15 West Kellogg  
Boulevard  
City of Saint Paul  
Council Chambers - 3rd  
Floor  
Meeting Agenda  
City Council  
651-266-8560  
Council President Rebecca Noecker  
Vice President HwaJeong Kim  
Councilmember Anika Bowie  
Councilmember Molly Coleman  
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
Councilmember Saura Jost  
Councilmember Nelsie Yang  
Wednesday, January 21, 2026  
ROLL CALL  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers - 3rd Floor  
COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE  
Designating Hnuchee Vang, Jodi Pfarr, and Nickolaus Stumo-Langer, Assistant  
Mayors, as authorized signers for contracts made in the name of the City of  
Saint Paul pursuant to Section 86.01 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code.  
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AO 26-7  
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.  
Authorizing the City to apply to the Minnesota Department of Employment and  
Economic Development Redevelopment program for a project at 642 Selby  
Avenue, "The Beasley", on behalf of the Rondo Community Land Trust.  
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RES 26-129  
Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Authorizing the use of a Project Labor Agreement for a 2028 federal funded  
Gold Line Pedestrian Improvements Public Works project.  
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RES 26-44  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Authorizing City officials to execute a grant agreement on behalf of the City for  
the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services 2026 Private Property Inflow &  
Infiltration Grant Program.  
RES 26-85  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
2026 PPII GA St Paul (1).pdf  
Approving the application for a license for Gambit Brew Co LLC d/b/a Gambit  
Brewing for the Liquor On Sale-100 seats or less, Liquor On Sale-Sunday, Malt  
Off Sale (Growler)-Brew Pub & Entertainment (A) license (License ID #  
DSIBLLIQ-000345-2025) for the premises located at 141 4th St E, Suite LL2.  
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RES 26-106  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Business Details Application  
License Application Notification  
License Condition Affidavit  
Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the January 2026 Wage and  
Fringe Adjustment (Dues Only) between the City of Saint Paul and the  
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 82. (To be laid  
over one week for adoption)  
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RES 26-119  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Painters January 2026 MOA Wage & Fringe Adjustment (Dues Only)  
FOR DISCUSSION  
Celebrating 140 Years of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.  
Noecker, Coleman and Bowie  
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RES 26-132  
Sponsors:  
Outlining the City's 2026 Legislative Agenda. (laid over from December 17,  
2025)  
RES 25-1914  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
(December 2025) 2026 Saint Paul City Council Legislative Priorities Presentatio  
(December 2025) 2026 City Council Legislative Priorities  
(January 2026) 2026 Legislative Priorities Summary  
(January 2026) 2026 City of Saint Paul Legislative Priorities Presentation_01.21  
Calling on Governor Walz to pass an eviction moratorium through Executive  
Order to support Saint Paul in keeping families in their homes, and further  
protect them from ICE.  
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RES 26-121  
Sponsors:  
Kim, Noecker, Yang, Coleman, Bowie, Jost and Johnson  
Res 26-121 public comments  
Attachments:  
SUSPENSION ITEMS  
Recognizing Friday, January 23, 2026, as a Day of Truth and Freedom.  
Kim, Yang and Bowie  
RES 26-166  
Sponsors:  
Adding Chapter 268 to the Legislative Code to prohibit law enforcement staging  
operations on city-owned properties and limit access to non-public City spaces.  
Ord 26-5  
Sponsors:  
Coleman, Kim, Yang, Jost, Johnson, Noecker and Bowie  
Staff Report Summary - Ord 26-5  
Attachments:  
Review of Emergency Management Services - Early Notification Systems  
(ENS).  
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SR 26-9  
Sponsors:  
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  
Modifying and establishing certain City Council staff positions in Chapter 16 of  
the Administrative Code.  
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Ord 26-1  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
First Reading  
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Granting the application of Baillon Company to rezone four (4) I1 light industrial  
parcels to B5 central business-service.  
Ord 26-4  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
500 Broadway Rezoning Planning Commission Resolution  
Planning Commission Minutes January 9, 2026  
500 Broadway St Rezoning Staff Report Packet  
Zoning Committee Summary December 18, 2025  
500 Broadway St 60-day Extension Letter  
Submittal Summary  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways to  
testify.  
Changing references in the Legislative and Administrative Codes from Animal  
Control to Animal Services and correcting typographical errors.  
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Ord 26-2  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Staff report  
Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to amend the financing  
and spending plan in the amount of $85,709 and to enter into an agreement with  
the Minnesota Department of Commerce to accept Solar on Public Buildings  
grant program funds for solar installation at Dayton’s Bluff Recreation Center.  
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RES PH  
25-293  
Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
Dayton's Bluff Solar FS $85709  
Dayton's Bluff Solar Grant Agree  
Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to amend the financing  
and spending plan, in the amount of $72,000, and to enter into an agreement  
with the Minnesota Department of Commerce to accept Solar on Public  
Buildings grant program funds for solar installation at Frogtown Community  
Center.  
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RES PH  
25-294  
Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
Frogtown Solar FS $72K  
Frogtown CC Solar Agree  
Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept grant funding in  
the amount of $203,680.00 from the State of Minnesota, Department of Natural  
Resources (authorization to enter into a grant agreement detailing the  
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RES PH  
25-295  
requirements of said grant, and to amend the Department of Parks and  
Recreation Grant Fund to reflect said funds) to support Saint Paul’s tree  
planting program.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Community Tree Planting Grant 2025 DNR (Forestry)  
Authorizing execution of a grant agreement and amending the city’s 2026  
operating budget to include a $100,000 donation from the Unity  
Church-Unitarian to support the work of the Saint Paul Recovery Act  
Community Reparations Commission.  
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RES PH 26-9  
Sponsors:  
Johnson and Bowie  
Attachments:  
RES 25-1983 - Accepting a $100,000 donation from Unity Church-Unitarian  
Financial Analysis  
Signed Grant Agreement  
Approving the petition of the Church of St. Bernard Inc., to vacate a portion of  
alley right-of-way in Block 1 of Barney, Norton and Kingsley's Second Addition  
to St. Paul, address 147 Geranium Avenue West.  
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RES PH 26-10  
Sponsors:  
Kim  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A for File RE 06-2025  
Aerial view. alley to vacate . RE 06-2025  
Approving the petition of the Friends of Nova Classical Academy, to vacate the  
air space over and across the intersection of Madison Street and Mercer Way.  
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RES PH 26-11  
Sponsors:  
Jost  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A for File RE 07-2025  
Aerial view.vacate area.RE 07-2025  
Public hearing on grievances about federal immigration operations.  
PH 26-2  
Sponsors:  
Kim  
Attachments:  
Public comments  
LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEM  
First Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1079  
WESTERN AVENUE NORTH in Council File RLH SAO 25-71.  
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RLH SAO  
26-3  
Sponsors:  
Kim  
Attachments:  
1079 Western Ave N.appeal.11-19-25.pdf  
1079 Western Ave N.photos 11-12-25.pdf  
1079 Western Ave N.email chain 11-19-25.pdf  
1079 Western Ave N.Neely Ltr.11-26-25  
1079 Western Ave N.photos 1-5-26.pdf  
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.  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1762  
ENGLEWOOD AVENUE. (File No. VB2510A, Assessment No. 258833)  
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RLH TA  
25-275  
Sponsors:  
Privratsky  
Attachments:  
1762 Englewood Ave.Reg Notice 11-27-24.pdf  
1762 Englewood Ave.Warning Ltr 12-27-24.pdf  
1762 Englewood Ave.Mortimer Ltr.6-12-25  
1762 Englewood WP 7-11-25  
1762 Englewood Ave.Zimny Eggen email chain.7-14-25  
1762 Englewood Ave.Vang email 1-21-26.pdf  
Appeal of Austen Fisher, SMRLS, on behalf of Tenant JLynne Reigns to a Fire  
Inspection Report, including a Condemnation Order to Vacate at 1891  
SEVENTH STREET EAST #301.  
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RLH VO 26-1  
Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
1891 7th St E #301.appeal.12-30-25.pdf  
1891 7th St E #301.Photos.12-23-25.pdf  
1891 7th St E #301.photo submit 1-6-26.pdf  
1891 7th St E #301-video of lights.mp4  
1891 7th St E.Fisher Ltr.1-9-26  
ADJOURNMENT  
City Council meetings are open for in person attendance, but the public may also comment on  
public hearing items in writing. Any comments and materials submitted by 12:00 pm of the day  
before the meeting will be attached to the public record and available for review by the City  
Council. Comments may be submitted as follows:  
Written public comment on public hearing items can be submitted to  
Contact-Council@ci.stpaul.mn.us or CouncilHearing@ci.stpaul.mn.us. Live testimony will be  
taken in person in the Council Chambers.  
Council Meeting Information  
The City Council is paperless which saves the environment and reduces expenses. The  
agendas and Council files are all available on the Web (see below). Council members use  
mobile devices to review the files during the meeting. Using a mobile device greatly reduces  
costs since most agendas, including the documents attached to files, are over 1000 pages  
when printed.  
Web  
Meetings are available on the Council's website. Email notification and web feeds (RSS) of  
newly released minutes, agendas, and meetings are available by subscription. Visit  
www.stpaul.gov/council for meeting videos and updated copies of the agendas, minutes, and  
supporting documents.  
Cable  
Meetings are live on St Paul Channel 18 and replayed at various times. Check your local  
listings.