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15 West Kellogg Boulevard  
Council Chambers - 3rd  
Floor  
City of Saint Paul  
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Meeting Minutes - Action Only  
City Council  
Council President Rebecca Noecker  
Vice President Nelsie Yang  
Councilmember Anika Bowie  
Councilmember Molly Coleman  
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
Councilmember Saura Jost  
Councilmember HwaJeong Kim  
Wednesday, June 24, 2026  
ROLL CALL  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers - 3rd Floor  
Meeting started at 3:31 PM  
6 - Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Nelsie Yang,  
Councilmember HwaJeong Kim, Councilmember Saura Jost,  
Present  
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson and Councilmember Molly Coleman  
1 - Councilmember Anika Bowie  
Absent  
COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE  
Letter from the Department of Safety and Inspections declaring 1270  
Edgcumbe Road a nuisance property. (For notification purposes only; public  
hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)  
CO 26-27  
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2
3
Received and Filed  
Authorizing the Department of Public Works to move $2,758 from a material  
account code to a capital outlay account code to cover the license,  
registration and sales tax for a Felling Trailer purchased in 2025.  
AO 26-34  
Received and Filed  
Amending CDBG Project Budgets: To allocate $70,000 in funding for 202  
Cesar Chavez St (La Oficina).  
AO 26-37  
Received and Filed  
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  
Consent Agenda adopted as amended  
6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember  
Coleman  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Bowie  
Absent:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Emergency Sewer Repair on Private  
Property during the month of April 2026, and setting date of Legislative  
Hearing for July 21, 2026 and City Council public hearing for September 2,  
2026 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties.  
(File No. J2602A, Assessment No. 268503)  
RES 26-724  
4
Adopted  
Amending the 2026 spending budget in the Department of Public Works  
Recycling Operations, Organized Trash Operations, and Fleet Services  
accounting units for a Fleet technician to assist with the Solid Waste Fleet  
expansion, in the amount of $120,677.  
RES 26-865  
RES 26-894  
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6
Adopted  
Authorizing the City to enter into a lease agreement with the Board of Water  
Commissioners for the Saint Paul Police Department's use of Highland  
Water Tower No. 3 for communications equipment.  
Adopted  
Declaring a hardship to satisfy a petition requirement for a proposed vacation  
of right-of-way adjacent to the property at 779 Lexington Parkway South.  
RES 26-966  
RES 26-969  
RES 26-973  
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8
9
Adopted  
Establishing the rate of pay for the classification of GIS Supervisor, EG 09,  
SPSO, Grade 019.  
Laid over to July 8, 2026  
Authorizing the acceptance of $50,000 from the Minnesota Pollution Control  
Agency’s Local Climate Action Implementation Grant Program, which will be  
matched with $25,000 in City funds, for energy efficiency upgrades at the  
Solid Waste & Recycling Facility; and authorizing the execution of a grant  
agreement (which includes an indemnification clause).  
Adopted  
Approving the addition of the Liquor On Sale - Extension of Food Only (No  
Alcohol) Service of Hours license to the existing Liquor On Sale, Liquor On  
Sale - Sunday, Entertainment (B), and Gambling Location licenses for Dilla  
Sport Bar and Restaurant Inc d/b/a Dilla Sport Bar and Restaurant (License  
ID #20240000267) for the premises located at 1625 University Ave W.  
RES 26-991  
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12  
Adopted  
Resolution Approving the Use of Grant Funds Through the Ward 6  
RES 26-1027  
Neighborhood Star Year-Round Program for PRP Works Inc. for Signage  
Renewal Project.  
Adopted  
FOR DISCUSSION  
Supporting the Recommendations to the Governor for Ranking of Eligible  
Census Tracts for Designation as Opportunity Zones.  
RES 26-1011  
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Adopted as amended  
6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember  
Coleman  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Bowie  
Absent:  
Recognizing the life of Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Kou Bliaxa Vang for his  
contributions to Saint Paul and Proclaiming July 11-13, 2026, as  
Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Kou Bliaxa Vang Memorial Days in the City of  
Saint Paul.  
RES 26-1028  
13  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember  
Coleman  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Bowie  
Absent:  
Celebrating the 91st Birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and  
Recognizing the Contributions of Saint Paul’s Tibetan Community.  
RES 26-1010  
14  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember  
Coleman  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Bowie  
Absent:  
Celebrating the 2026 LGBTQIA2S+ Pride month  
RES 26-1022  
15  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember  
Coleman  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Bowie  
Absent:  
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.  
First Reading  
Amending Title IV of the Saint Paul Administrative Code to add Chapter 92,  
titled Tree Preservation for City Sponsored Construction Projects.  
Ord 25-4  
16  
Laid over to July 8, 2026 for Second Reading  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways  
to testify.  
Approving the application of District Energy St. Paul for a sound level  
variance in order to present amplified sound for a District Energy Boiler  
Testing event on June 29 through July 3 and July 6 through July 10, with the  
potential addition of July 11 through July 17, 2026, at 125 Shepard Road.  
RES PH 26-141  
17  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember  
Coleman  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Bowie  
Absent:  
Authorizing the Police Department to amend the financing and spending  
plans in the Police Department grant fund.  
RES PH 26-142  
18  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember  
Coleman  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Bowie  
Absent:  
Approving the application of Rondo Ave., Inc. for a sound level variance in  
order to present amplified sound for Rondo Days Festival event on Saturday,  
July 18, 2026, at 271 North Mackubin Street - outside Martin Luther King  
Recreation Center.  
RES PH 26-143  
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Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember  
Coleman  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Bowie  
Absent:  
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.  
Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 799  
UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST within fifteen (15) days after the February 18,  
2026 City Council Public Hearing. (Refer back to September 15, 2026  
Legislative Hearing)  
RLH RR 26-2  
20  
Referred to September 15, 2026 Legislative Hearing  
6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Jost, Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember  
Coleman  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Bowie  
Absent:  
ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting ended at 4:36 PM  
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.  
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