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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 Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Saint Paul Regional Water Services 2025 Budget Amendment No. 2 in multiple

accounting units to reflect a restructure of the organization.

AO 25-12

Attachments:

Financial Analysis

Amending CDBG Project Budgets: Funding for 2025 District Council

Community Engagement program and clearance of blighted properties.

AO 25-14

Attachments:

AO 25-14 Financial Analysis CDBG (District Councils - updated)

Establishing one (1) new project through the Neighborhood STAR Year-Round

Program as adopted via City Council Resolution # RES 24-1893.

AO 25-15

Attachments:

2024 AO 25-15 N YR STAR Financial Analysis (W2 Res 24-1893)

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 renew a lease agreement with the Pointe of Saint Paul

Condominium Association for the Police Department's use of interior and

rooftop space for radio communication equipment.

RES 25-291

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Exhibit A - 2025-2029 Pointe Lease Renewal

Approving a petition from WRA 1276 LLC for specially assessing the costs of a

fire protection system at 1276 Wilson Avenue. (Project No. FP2025-02,

Assessment No. 257100).

RES 25-374

Sponsors:

Johnson

Attachments:

Petition for Fire Sprinkler System Assessment-1276 Wilson

Agreement and Waiver of Special Assessment Appeal

Assessment Roll

Authorizing the Fire Department to apply for the Gary Sinise Foundation First

Responder Grant Program up to the amount of $150,000 to purchase

extrication equipment and/or firefighting equipment.

RES 25-376

Sponsors:

Noecker

Authorizing the Fire Department to apply for the Jeremiah Lucey Grant

Program/Leary Firefighters Foundation grant up to the amount of $25,000 to

purchase extrication equipment and/or firefighting equipment.

RES 25-377

Sponsors:

Noecker

Authorizing the Fire Department to accept a donation of $1,000 from the Saint

Patrick's Association.

RES 25-379

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Saint Patrick's Assocation Donation Letter.pdf

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase food and beverages for law

enforcement recruiting conducted in 2025.

RES 25-412

Sponsors:

Noecker

Appointing and authorizing the execution of a Master Legal Services Agreement

with Kutak Rock LLP.

RES 25-425

Sponsors:

Johnson

Amending the budget for AU 21117700 - Opioid Settlement and creating

department-specific accounting units and projects for each of the identified

uses of Opioid Settlement funds in the 2024 and 2025 adopted budgets.

RES 25-428

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Opioid Settlement Budget Adjustment Financial Analysis

Approving the minutes of the Saint Paul City Council meetings of January 8, 15,

and 22, 2025.

Min 25-12

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Minutes 1.8.2025

Minutes 1.15.2025

Minutes 1.22.2025

Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and Fire

Supervisory Association, Local 21, to establish promotional rights from one

classification to another for employees in the following union represented

classifications: Fire District Chief, Emergency Medical Service Chief and Fire

Training Officer.

RES 25-337

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

MOA Fire Supervisory Associationi Prom Rights

Amending Appendix A-2 of the Administrative Code to establish the creation of

the City Council Public Safety & Community Wellness Committee.

RES 25-434

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

RES 24-1909

NENO support letter

Advocating for a Green New Deal.

RES 25-424

Sponsors:

Jost, Kim and Yang

FOR DISCUSSION

Considering the appeal by the University of Saint Thomas to a decision of the

Planning Commission to uphold a condition of their 2004 conditional use permit

regarding drive access from Goodrich Avenue. (Public hearing closed and laid

over from March 5, 2025)

APC 25-1

Sponsors:

Jost

Attachments:

ZC staff report packet UST review of CUP

PC Resolution 24-38 upholding condition of 2004 CUP

PC minutes 2024-12-13

ZC minutes- 2024-12-05 UST review of CUP

ZC minutes- 2024-11-24 UST review of CUP

ZC public hearing written testimony

ZC public hearing- additional written testimony

Moss letter

Brombach letter

UST supplemental letter

Feb 24 public comment

Feb 27 public comments

Feb 28 public comments

Mar 3 public comments

Executed Goodrich Access Appeal - J. Brummer Affidavit

Mar 4 public comments

Mar 5 public comments

City Council Presentation

SUSPENSION ITEM

Overview of the Office of Cannabis Management's CanRenew Grant.

SR 25-41

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

2025 OCM_CanRenew Community Restoration Grant Overview

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

Granting the application of East Mall Associates & Wengler Family Limited

Partnership to rezone the properties at 841 and 857 Grand Avenue from BC

community business (converted) and B2 community business to T3 traditional

neighborhood and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to

Ord 25-5

Attachments:

Proposed Ordinance

Proposed code changes in redline form

BWC Resolution 25-1813

Amending Chapter 91 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Water Code

miscellaneous provisions.

Ord 25-11

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

Proposed Ordinance

Proposed code changes in redline form

BWC Resolution 24-1814

Amending Chapter 92 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Plumbing.

Ord 25-12

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

Proposed Ordinance

Proposed code changes in redline form

BWC Resolution 24-1815

Amending Chapter 93 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Water Service

Connections.

Ord 25-13

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

Proposed Ordinance

Proposed code changes in redline form

BWC Resolution 24-1816

Amending Chapter 94 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Interior Work.

Ord 25-14

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

Proposed Ordinance

Proposed code changes in redline form

BWC Resolution 24-1817

Amending Chapter 96 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Connection of Air

Conditioning Equipment to City Water.

Ord 25-15

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

Proposed Ordinance

Proposed code changes in redline form

BWC Resolution 24-1818

Amending Chapter 97 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Well Drillers.

Ord 25-16

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

Proposed Ordinance

Proposed code changes in redline form

BWC Resolution 24-1819

First Reading

Granting the application of St Paul Property Group, LLC to rezone properties at

10 River Park Plaza from T3M traditional neighborhood with master plan to ITM

transitional industrial with master plan and amending Chapter 60 of the

Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.

Ord 25-23

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

10 River Park Plaza Packet

10 River Park Plaza ZC Minutes

PC Action Minutes 2-21-25

10 River Park Plaza PC Resolution

2.13.25 WSCO Zoning Ltr. (1)

FMRComments10RiverParkPlaza021325

10 River Park Plaza - 15.99 Waiver Letter

City Council Presentation

Amending Chapter 427 of the Legislative Code to reference and incorporate

Uniform License Procedures as outlined in Legislative Code Chapter 310,

clarify ambiguous language, update outdated gender language, add Infrared

heated sauna fitness studios to the definition license category, and change the

on-duty staffing exceptions.

Ord 25-24

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

Malik Davis public comment

Alexandra Schmid public comment

Alison Fox public comment

Emily Johnson public comment

Hamline Midway Coalition public comment

Kandace Logan public comment

Rebecca Penfold Murray public comment

Repealing Chapter 440 of the Legislative Code related to Energy

Benchmarking.

Ord 25-25

Sponsors:

Noecker

Amending Chapter 189.10 of the Legislative Code pertaining to duties of

frequency of the Truth-in-Sale of Housing Board evaluator examination.

Ord 25-28

Sponsors:

Noecker

PUBLIC HEARINGS

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

testify.

Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the

amount of $448.57 for the donation from the Saint Paul Fire Foundation to

support the Twin Cities Female Firefighter Fitness (TCF3) group.

RES PH 25-38

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Saint Paul Fire Foundation Donation $448.57.pdf

Approving the application of MN Run Series, Podium Sports Marketing for a

sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on May 31, 2025 at 226

Spring St - Upper Landing Park.

RES PH 25-39

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Amending the financing and spending plans in the Police Department in the

amount of $150,951 for the current Minnesota Crime Prevention grants.

RES PH 25-41

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

RES PH 25-41 Financial Analysis

Accepting grant funds, authorizing execution of two grant agreements (with

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

operating budget with respect to the City’s sponsorship of a Department of

Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Contamination Cleanup

Grant, and a Metropolitan Council Tax Base Revitalization Account (TBRA)

Contamination Cleanup Grant for Farwell on Water: District Connections and

Venue at 42 Water Street West (District 3, Ward 2).

RES PH 25-43

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Attachment A Farwell on Water 42 Water Street RES PH 25-43 Chia 2.20.25

Authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota to

accept up to $30,000 from the State Funded IIJA Technical Assistance

Program.

RES PH 25-50

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

164-589-001IIJAAgreeCOMPLETE

RES PH 25-50

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

Recreation, in the amount of $72,000, to reflect funds received for rooftop solar

installations at the North End Community Center (and to enter into a required

grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Commerce).

RES PH 25-51

Sponsors:

Kim

Attachments:

NECC Bud Amd and Agree State of MN Solar Grant

ADJOURNMENT

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public hearing items in writing or via voicemail. Any comments and materials submitted by

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651-266-6805. Live testimony will be taken in person in the Council Chambers, and by

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is located on the City Council website at www.stpaul.gov/council or

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