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City of Saint Paul

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Meeting Minutes - Action Only

City Council

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

Meeting started at 3:30 PM

4 -

Present

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Nelsie Yang,

Councilmember Anika Bowie and Councilmember Saura Jost

2 - Councilmember HwaJeong Kim and Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson

Absent

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

Received and Filed

Amending CDBG Project Budgets: Funding for 2025 District Council

Community Engagement program and clearance of blighted properties.

AO 25-14

Received and Filed

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

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

AO 25-15

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

4 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Bowie and

Councilmember Jost

2 - Councilmember Kim and Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

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.

Adopted

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).

Adopted

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.

Adopted

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.

Adopted

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

Patrick's Association.

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase food and beverages for law

enforcement recruiting conducted in 2025.

Adopted

Appointing and authorizing the execution of a Master Legal Services

Agreement with Kutak Rock LLP.

Adopted

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.

Adopted

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

15, and 22, 2025.

Min 25-12

Adopted

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

Adopted

ROLL CALL

6 -

Present

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Nelsie Yang,

Councilmember HwaJeong Kim, Councilmember Anika Bowie,

Councilmember Saura Jost and Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson

FOR DISCUSSION

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

the City Council Public Safety & Community Wellness Committee.

RES 25-434

Laid over to March 26, 2025

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

Advocating for a Green New Deal.

RES 25-424

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

Laid over to April 16, 2025

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

SUSPENSION ITEM

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

SR 25-41

Received and Filed

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 the zoning map.

Ord 25-5

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

Amending Chapter 85 of the Legislative Code regarding Water Rates.

Ord 25-6

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

Amending Chapter 87 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Water Service

Connections.

Ord 25-7

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

Amending Chapter 88 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Water Meters.

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

Amending Chapter 89 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Fire Supplies.

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

Amending Chapter 90 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Fire Hydrants.

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

Amending Chapter 91 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Water Code

miscellaneous provisions.

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

Amending Chapter 92 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Plumbing.

Ord 25-12

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

Amending Chapter 93 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Water Service

Connections.

Ord 25-13

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

Ord 25-14

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

Conditioning Equipment to City Water.

Ord 25-15

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

Ord 25-16

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

Ord 25-23

ITM transitional industrial with master plan and amending Chapter 60 of the

Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.

Laid over to March 19, 2025 for Second Reading

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

Laid over to March 19, 2025 for Second Reading

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

Repealing Chapter 440 of the Legislative Code related to Energy

Benchmarking.

Ord 25-25

Laid over to March 19, 2025 for Second Reading

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

Laid over to March 19, 2025 for Second Reading

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

PUBLIC HEARINGS

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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

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

RES PH 25-39

226 Spring St - Upper Landing Park.

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

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

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting ended at 4:43 PM

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