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Council Chambers - 3rd

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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 Molly Coleman

Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson

Councilmember Saura Jost

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

Meeting started at 3:32 PM

6 - Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Nelsie Yang,

Councilmember HwaJeong Kim, Councilmember Anika Bowie,

Councilmember Saura Jost and Councilmember Molly Coleman

Present

1 - Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson

Absent

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Authorizing OFS to shift funds in Promote St. Paul AU between expenditure

AO 26-10

codes to reflect actual spending.

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 Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

Authorizing the proper City officials to enter into an Amended and Restated

Joint Powers Agreement with Ramsey County for the administration of

Emergency Solutions Grant funds.

RES 26-84

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department's expenditures relating to Community

Engagement meetings and events in 2026.

RES 26-90

RES 26-91

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase light refreshments for

witnesses, victims, and suspects during Critical incident investigations and

assistance programs.

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department expenditures for the Standardized Field

Sobriety testing training program conducted in 2026.

RES 26-93

RES 26-94

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department's expenditures relating to the Canine

Unit's community engagement meetings, community engagement events,

and training sessions in 2026.

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase food and beverages for law

enforcement trainings conducted in 2026.

RES 26-95

Adopted

Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the

10-day license suspension adverse action against Dilla Sports Bar &

Restaurant Inc d/b/a Dilla Sports Bar & Restaurant (License ID #

20240000267) for the premises located at 1625 University Avenue West.

RES 26-108

Adopted

Approving the release of slope easement rights along Rose Avenue West

and Geranium Ave West, between Woodbridge Street and Rice Street.

RES 26-110

RES 26-142

Adopted

Acknowledging, Authorizing, and Supporting a Proposed Public Mural Art

Project on a MnDOT Wall Located at the Northeast Quadrant of U.S. Hwy 61

(Mounds Blvd.) and 3rd Street East (District 4, Ward 7).

Adopted

Amending RES 25-192, as amended by RES 25-658, to further extend the

timeline for the establishment of the Administrative Citation Legislative

Advisory Committee.

RES 26-170

RES 26-119

Adopted

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.

Adopted

Establishing process for suspending City Council Rules of Procedure

related to introducing immigration-related ordinances and resolutions.

RES 26-159

Adopted

FOR DISCUSSION

Amending Appendix A-2 of the Administrative Code relating to City Council

Committees.

RES 26-58

Laid over to February 11, 2026

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

Approving the Mayor's appointments of Intergovernmental Relations Director

- Assistant to the Mayor VI, Director of the Office of Neighborhood Safety -

Assistant to the Mayor VI, Director of the Office of Financial Empowerment -

Assistant to the Mayor VI, and Interim Co-Directors of the Department of

Human Resources.

RES 26-179

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

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.

Final Adoption

Changing references in the Legislative and Administrative Codes from

Animal Control to Animal Services and correcting typographical errors.

Ord 26-2

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

First Reading

SUSPENSION ITEM

Adding Chapter 268A to the Legislative Code to require law enforcement

officers performing law enforcement duties to visibly display identification on

the outermost layer of their uniform.

Ord 26-6

Laid over to February 4, 2026 for Second Reading

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

PUBLIC HEARINGS

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

to testify.

Granting the application of Baillon Company to rezone four (4) I1 light

industrial parcels to B5 central business-service.

Ord 26-4

Laid over to February 4, 2026 for Final Adoption

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

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

Amended and laid over to February 4, 2026 for Final Adoption

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

Final Order approving the 2026 Saint Anthony/Rondo Arterial Mill and

Overlay Project.

RES PH 26-6

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

Final Order approving 2026 Wheelock/Grotto Phase II Area Paving and

Lighting; and Mill and Overlay Project (Project 19277 and MO2604, Asmt

265200 and 265203).

RES PH 26-5

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

Final Order approving the 2026 Earl Street: Maryland to Minnehaha Street

Paving and Lighting Project (Project 19276, Asmt 265201).

RES PH 26-4

RES PH 26-3

RES PH 26-15

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

Final Order approving the 2026 Pelham: Franklin to Mississippi River Blvd.

Street Paving and Lighting Project (Project 19275, Asmt 265202).

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

Amending the financing and spending plan in the Department of Safety (DSI)

and Inspections in the amount of $75,000 for the 2026 Building Official

Training (BOT) from the Minnesota Department of Labor.

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

Authorizing the Police Department to accept the 2025 Community Policing

Development Microgrant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services; authorizing the execution of the grant

agreement and amending the 2026 grant budget and add activity budget.

RES PH 26-19

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

Accepting funds and amending the Department of Safety & Inspections

operating budget for the administration of Legislative Code Chapter 193.

RES PH 26-27

Adopted

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

Public hearing on grievances about federal immigration operations.

PH 26-4

Public hearing continued to February 4, 2026

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEM

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 586

RLH TA 25-392

BURGESS STREET. (File No. VB2513C, Assessment No. 258839

Adopted as amended (assessment ratified)

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

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.

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda adopted as amended

6 - Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,

Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember

Coleman

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Johnson

Absent:

Appeal of Kevin Debezelle, KJD Rental Properties LLC, to a Correction

Notice at 2043 ASHLAND AVENUE.

Adopted

Appeal of Frida Alvarez to a Summary Abatement Order at 1021 COOK

AVENUE EAST.

Adopted

Appeal of Gomaa Elzamel to a Fire Inspection Report at 1090 LOEB

STREET.

Public hearing continued to February 4, 2026

Second Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for

674 MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST in Council File RLH RR 25-20.

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1171

MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2601B, Assessment No. 268100)

(Continue to January 28, 2026 Public Hearing)

Adopted as amended (assessment ratified)

Amending Council File RLH AR 25-103 to correct the assessment for

Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during April to June 2025.

(File No. CG25Q2B5, Assessment No. 250122) to Collection of Delinquent

Yard Waste Bills for services during April to June 2025 at 848 ORANGE

AVENUE EAST. (File No. YW25Q2B1, Assessment No. 250500)

RLH TA 26-19

Adopted

Appeal of Nachman Goldberg to a Correction Order at 1809 YORKSHIRE

AVENUE.

RLH CO 25-8

Adopted

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting ended at 5:27

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