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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, June 25, 2025

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Amending the 2025 spending and financing budgets in the Department of Public

Works Traffic Signals and Street Lighting Maintenance Accounting Units to fund

the purchase of two new wire trailers.

AO 25-36

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

AO 25-36 Traffic Signals and Lighting wire trucks.xlsx

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.

Directing the City Clerk to notify the County Auditor to place a referendum of

Ordinance Ord 25-2 on the November 4, 2025, ballot and approving the title and

language for that ballot question.

RES 25-681

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Certificate of Sufficiency April 15, 2025

City Council Insufficient Petition Letter April 2025

Bill Hosko public comment

Establishing the rate of pay for Data Practices Specialist, in EG 02, AFSCME

Technical, Grade 039. (To be laid over one week for final adoption)

RES 25-780

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Data Practices Specialist Financial Worksheet

Establishing the rate of pay for Data Practices Supervisor, EG 09., SPSO,

Grade 018 (to be laid over one week for final adoption)

RES 25-781

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Data Practices Supervisor Financial Analysis Worksheet

Approving the City’s cost of providing Rubbish and Garbage Clean Up services

during April 15 to May 14, 2025, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for July

22, 2025 and City Council public hearing for September 3, 2025 to consider and

levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2524R,

Assessment No. 258563)

RES 25-901

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2524R.258563

Assessment Roll J2524R.258563

Approving the City’s cost of providing Miscellaneous Abatement services during

February to May 2025, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for July 22, 2025

and City Council public hearing for September 3, 2025 to consider and levy the

assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2502A, Assessment No.

258564)

RES 25-902

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2502A.258564

Assessment Roll J2502A.258564

Approving a Liquor On Sale- 100 Seats Or Less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, and

Entertainment (B) New Location license to STARCADE LLC d/b/a Starcade

(License ID 20240001843) for the premises located at 928 7th St W.

RES 25-924

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

License Application Notification

Class N License Application

Authorizing the Department of Public Works to apply for and enter into a grant

agreement with the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District for the

enhanced street sweeping stewardship grant to perform additional street

sweeping within the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District boundaries.

RES 25-938

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

RWMWD Enhanced Street Sweeping Grant Agreement.pdf

Establishing the rate of pay for SPRWS Asset Manager, Grade 024, Employee

Group 09. (To be laid over one week for adoption)

RES 25-943

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

SPRWS Asset Manager Financial Analysis Worksheet

Authorizing the Office of Neighborhood Safety (“ONS”) to apply for grant funding

from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs’

2026-2027 Community Crime Intervention and Prevention Grant.

RES 25-955

Sponsors:

Privratsky

Authorizing the Fire Department to apply for the 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire

and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant in the amount of $4,820,054.40 from

the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to hire 12 additional

firefighters.

RES 25-962

Sponsors:

Noecker

Authorizing the Fire Department to apply for the 2024 Fire Prevention and

Safety Grant in the amount of $100,000 from the Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA) to purchase supplies for the community risk

RES 25-995

reduction program Project Safe Haven.

Noecker

Sponsors:

Recognizing Immigrant Heritage Month, World Refugee Day, and Caribbean

American Heritage Month.

RES 25-975

Sponsors:

Noecker

FOR DISCUSSION

ORDINANCES

2025 Legislative Session Report

SR 25-119

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

Amending the Appendix to Chapter 409 of the Legislative Code pursuant to

Section 17.07.1 of the Charter, and Section 409.20 of the Legislative Code to

create an additional Commercial Development District at 1624/1626 White Bear

Avenue North.

Ord 25-36

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

1624-1626 White Bear Ave N CDD - Staff Report

Alberto Bertomeu public comment

John Purdy public comment

Chai Lee public comment

First Reading

Amending Chapters 33, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65 & 66 of the Legislative Code to

correct errors, and to update and clarify language.

Ord 25-34

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

PC Resolution Minor Text Amendments

Minor Amendments PC 2 Memo

PUBLIC HEARINGS

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

testify.

Authorizing Public Works to collect fees from RDUs for garbage services to

Ord 25-37

support the costs of operations and disposal and setting the 2025 late fee for

delinquent garbage bills.

Sponsors:

Noecker

Approving the application of St. Paul Saints Baseball Club for a sound level

variance in order to present amplified sound for the Rock the Fourth event on

July 4, 2025 at 360 Broadway St - CHS Field.

RES PH

25-122

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Approving the application of Rondo Avenue Inc. for a sound level variance in

order to present amplified sound on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 271 Mackubin St

- Martin Luther King Recreation Center.

RES PH

25-123

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

Approving the application of El Burrito Mercado for a sound level variance in

order to present amplified sound on Tuesdays, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5,

12, 19, and 26, 2025 at 175 Caesar Chavez St - El Burrito Mercado patio.

RES PH

25-126

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Approving the application of Marcela Vega for the Chicano Fest event sound

level variance in order to present amplified sound on July 12, 2025 at 235

Marshall Ave - Parking Lot.

RES PH

25-127

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

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.

Appeal of Carlos Block to a Summary Abatement Order at 2125 AMES

AVENUE.

RLH SAO

25-43

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

2125 Ames Ave.appeal.5-28-25.pdf

2125 Ames Ave.photo 5-21-25.pdf

2125 Ames Ave.Block Ltr.6-12-25

Appeal of Ronald Staeheli to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 358 ARBOR

STREET.

RLH FCO

25-35

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

358 Arbor St.appeal.5-16-25.pdf

358 Arbor St.Form 4 1.3.2025.pdf

358 Arbor St.Staeheli Ltr.6-6-25

358 Arbor St.Staeheli Ltr.6-12-25

Appeal of Connie Baehr to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice (which includes

condemnation) at 961 ARCADE STREET.

RLH VO 25-11

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

961 Arcade St.appeal.5-23-25.pdf

961 Arcade St.photos 3-12-25.pdf

961 Arcade St.Fire Extinguisher Receipt 3-14-25.pdf

961 Arcade St.Owner photos 5-27-25.pdf

961 Arcade St.Baehr Ltr 2.5-30-25

961 Arcade St.Baehr Ltr.5-30-25

961 Arcade.updated C of O orders.6-12-25

961 Arcade St.Baehr Ltr.6-12-25

Amending Council File RLH AR 25-34 to ratify the assessment for Collection of

Vacant Building Registration fees billed during March 11 to October 17, 2024 at

1003 ARCADE STREET. (File No. VB2508, Assessment No. 258807)

RLH TA

25-290

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

1003 Arcade St mins 6-10-25

1003 Arcade St. Zimny email.6-16-25

First Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 887

CHARLES AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 24-17.

RLH RR 25-17

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

887 Charles Ave First Making Finding Notice of PH Ltr 5-12-25.doc

887 Charles Ave.Runbeck R-R Ltr.6-12-25

Appeal of Rebecca J Monsoor-Cassidy Tr to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy

Correction Notice - Complaint Inspection at 944 CROMWELL AVENUE.

RLH FCO

25-33

Sponsors:

Privratsky

Attachments:

944 Cromwell Ave.appeal 5-8-25

944 Cromwell Ave.Monsoor Cassidy Ltr.5-23-25

944 Cromwell Ave.Monsoor Cassidy Ltr.6-12-25

Appeal of David Jacobowitch to a Vacant Building Registration Renewal Notice

at 839 EDMUND AVENUE.

RLH VBR

25-23

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

839 Edmund Ave.appeal.5-16-25.pdf

839 Edmund Ave.Condemnation 6-22-22.pdf

839 Edmund Ave.Photos #1 6-22-22.pdf

839 Edmund Ave.Photos #2 6-22-22.pdf

839 Edmund Ave.Jacobowitch Ltr.6-12-25

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