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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 Molly Coleman

Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson

Councilmember Saura Jost

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Establishing three (3) new projects through the Neighborhood STAR

Year-Round Program as adopted via City Council Resolutions 25-1525,

25-1524, and 25-1521.

AO 25-61

Attachments:

2025 NSTAR YR Financial Analysis 10.7.25 AO 25-61 (W4 W7).pdf

Amending the 2025 Public Works General Fund budget to reallocate budgeted

amounts within spending accounts to better align with actual spending needs.

AO 25-64

Attachments:

AO 25-64 Financial Analysis

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 Department of Safety and Inspections to revoke the Massage

Practitioner license against Ruth Sharon Atherly d/b/a Ruth Sharon Atherly,

(License ID #20240000111) for the premises located at 621 Cleveland Avenue

South.

RES 25-1577

Sponsors:

Jost

Attachments:

Exhibit #1

Exhibit #2

Exhibit #3

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for

service during April to June 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for

November 13, 2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to

consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.

CG25Q2B1, Assessment No. 250118)

RES 25-1599

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion CG25Q2B1.250118

Notice Assessment Roll CG25Q2B1.250118

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for

service during April to June 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for

November 13, 2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to

consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.

CG25Q2B2, Assessment No. 250119)

RES 25-1600

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion CG25Q2B2.250119

Notice Assessment Roll CG25Q2B2.250119

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for

service during April to June 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for

November 13, 2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to

consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.

CG25Q2B3, Assessment No. 250120)

RES 25-1601

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion CG25Q2B3.250120

Notice Assessment Roll CG25Q2B3.250120

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for

service during April to June 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for

November 13, 2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to

consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.

CG25Q2B4, Assessment No. 250121)

RES 25-1602

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion CG25Q2B4.250121

Notice Assessment Roll CG25Q2B4.250121

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for

service during April to June 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for

November 13, 2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to

consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.

CG25Q2B5, Assessment No. 250122)

RES 25-1603

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion CG25Q2B5.250122

Notice Assessment Roll CG25Q2B5.250122

Adopting the Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan as an Addendum to the

Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan.

RES 25-1604

Sponsors:

Coleman

Attachments:

Staff Report - August 22, 2025

Planning Commission Resolution - August 22, 2025

Planning Commission Meeting Minutes - August 22, 2025

Hamline-Midway Neighborhood Plan

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Yard Waste Bills

for service during 2025, and setting date of legislative hearing for November 13,

RES 25-1605

2025 and City Council public hearing for December 17, 2025 to consider and

levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. YW25Q2B1,

Assessment No. 250500)

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Report of Completion YW25Q2B1.250500

Notice Assessment Roll YW25Q2B1.250500

Authorizing the Fire Department to accept the donation of lunch for firefighters

valued at $5,000 from Operation BBQ Relief.

RES 25-1607

Sponsors:

Noecker

Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2025 Revised Wage and

Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and the North Central States

Regional Council of Carpenters. (To be laid over one week for adoption)

RES 25-1608

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

2025 Carpenter MOA REVISED Wage & Fringe Rates

Authorizing payment in the amount of $31,302.88 in full and final settlement of

the claim of Lindsey Dannen.

RES 25-1611

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

C240205 - AFIC

Approving the addition of the Gambling Location License to the existing Liquor

On Sale-291 or more seats, Liquor On Sale-Sunday and Liquor On Sale - 2AM

Closing licenses for Saint Paul Arena Company LLC d/b/a Saint Paul Arena

Company (License ID# 200000003747) for the premises located at 199 Kellogg

Blvd W.

RES 25-1619

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Gambling Location License Application

License Application Notification

Approval of a Lease Agreement between the Saint Paul Department of Parks

and Recreation and The JK Movement.

RES 25-1648

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

Jimmy Lee-JK Movement Lease Agree Parks Comm Res 25-10

Supporting TaikoArts Midwest's General Obligation Bond Project Request.

Kim

RES 25-1643

Sponsors:

FOR DISCUSSION

Declaring October Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Noecker, Jost, Kim, Bowie and Coleman

RES 25-1634

Sponsors:

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

Considering the application of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA)

to rezone property at 1059 Maryland Avenue (NW Corner of Earl St) from B2

Community Business to T2 Traditional Neighborhood and amending Chapter 60

of the Legislative Code pertaining to the Zoning Map.

Ord 25-58

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

1059 Maryland Rezoning Planning Commission Resolution

Planning Commission Minutes September 19 2025.php

1059 Maryland Rezoning Packet

Zoning Committee Summary August 28 2025

1059 Maryland 60-day Extension Letter

1059 East Maryland Avenue Rezoning Payne-Phalen Letter

1059 Maryland Ave Rezoning CC Presentation

First Reading

Amending Legislative Code Chapter 220 to allow for Garbage Cart Sharing at

properties with two or more Dwelling Units beginning January 1, 2026.

Ord 25-63

Sponsors:

Noecker

Creating Chapter 225A of the Legislative Code titled Firearms Regulations to

establish regulations for Assault weapons, Binary triggers, Ghost guns and

Signage.

Ord 25-65

Sponsors:

Noecker

PUBLIC HEARINGS

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

testify.

Amending Chapter 74 of the Legislative Code by enacting a new section

designating the Theodore Hamm Brewing Company Heritage Preservation

District as a Heritage Preservation Site.

Ord 25-61

Sponsors:

Johnson

Attachments:

Hamm's Historic District Packet

PC RES 25-41

PC Action Minutes 9-19-25

Payne-Phalen Community Council public comment

Montana Scheff public comment

Hamms SHPO ltr 10-13-25

Hamms CC local designation map 10-14-25

36 CFR Part 67

Economic Technical Feasibility Applying Standards

Hamms Local Designation CC Presentation

Amending the financing and spending plans in the 2022 Capital Maintenance

Budget in the amount of $300,000 to reflect cancelled HRA Transfer.

RES PH

25-224

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

RES PH 25-223 FA

Amending the Capital Improvement Budget to the 2025 DSI Animal Services

Building Project.

RES PH

25-228

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

DSI Animal Services Building Financial Analysis (Additional Funding Request) 1

Accepting grant funds, authorizing execution of a grant agreement (with

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

operating budget with respect to the City's sponsorship of a Metropolitan

Council Livable Communities Act Pre-Development Grant Program for the

benefit of a project at 576 Lexington Parkway N. (The Lexington Deluxe) (Dist.

7, Ward 1).

RES PH

25-234

Sponsors:

Bowie and Noecker

Attachments:

REV Attachment A Lexington Deluxe LCDA Pre-Dev RES PH 25-234 BG 10.08

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept Parks and Trails

Legacy Funds, enter into grant agreements, which include an indemnification

clause, and amend the financing and spending plan in the amount of

$2,596,039.

RES PH

25-225

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Legacy Fund FS PH 25-225

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept Minnesota

Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) Outdoor Recreation grant

program funds and to amend the financing and spending plan in the amount of

$350,000 for a new City park at The Heights.

RES PH

25-226

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

Heights DNR Outdoor Rec Grant FS PH 25-226

Authorizing the Department of Public Works Street Maintenance Division to

spend funds from an awarded grant for a Workplace Wellness Micro Grant

Physical Activity Station of $700 from the Saint Paul Area Chamber with the

funding coming from the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP)

through Saint Paul - Ramsey County Public Health.

RES PH

25-235

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

RES PH 25-235 Financial Analysis Workplace Wellness Micro Grant Physical Ac

City of Saint Paul Street Maintenance Division MOU 4-2-25 RES PH 25-235

Authorizing the Department of Public Works to spend funds from a grant

awarded by 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 PH

25-238

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

RES PH 25-238 Financial Analysis Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed Distr

RWMWD Enhanced Street Sweeping Grant Agreement - signed

RWMWDmMap that covers parts of Saint Paul

Final Order to consider the reconstruction of University Avenue between I-35E

and Lafayette Road and acquisition of necessary property rights.

RES PH

25-219

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Exhibit A to PO and FO

Considering the application of Hunter Bradford, Degree of Honor, for an

exception to the general hours of skyway operations for pedestrian skyway

bridges which would close a door within the walkway of pedestrian skyway

bridge #33, a bridge that is between the Degree of Honor Building and the Press

House Apartments Building.

RES PH

25-229

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEM

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 686 EDMUND

AVENUE. (File No. VB2507, Assessment No. 258806) (Public hearing closed

and laid over from April 9, 2025)

RLH TA

25-115

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

686 Edmund Ave.Reg Notice 9-5-24.pdf

686 Edmund Ave.Warning Ltr 10-7-24.pdf

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.

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 427 AURORA

AVENUE. (File No. J2522R4, Assessment No. 258582) (Public hearing

continued to August 6, 2025)

RLH TA

25-294

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

427 Aurora Ave.SAO.3-19-25

427 Aurora Ave.recheck photo.3-26-25

427 Aurora Ave.contractor photos.4-7-25

427 Aurora Ave.Zimny email chain.6-18-25

427 Aurora Ave.STAMP inquiry 7-21-25.pdf

427 Aurora Ave.Vendor Invoice Abatements.pdf

427 Aurora Ave.Zimny email.7-30-25

First Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 887

CHARLES AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 24-17. (Nuisance is abated)

RLH RR 25-17

Sponsors:

Bowie

Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 2016

FREMONT AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 25-55. (October 21, 2025

Legislative Hearing)

RLH SAO

25-58

Sponsors:

Johnson

Attachments:

2016 Fremont Ave.Puchala Ltr.10-3-25.doc

2016 Fremont Ave.email chain 10-8-25.pdf

Native Landscapes MN 412.925

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 562 GALTIER

STREET. (File No. J2513R, Assessment No. 258524) (Public hearing

continued to October 22, 2025)

RLH TA

25-160

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

562 Galtier St.SA Ltr+photo 10-23-24.pdf

562 Galtier St.photos 10-23-24.pdf

562 Galtier St.Photo 10-30-24.pdf

562 Galtier St.contractor photos 11-11-24.pdf

11-11-2024 Kamish Garbage Invoice (1).pdf

562 Galtier St.Zimny email.3-24-25

Third Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 195

GOODRICH AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 25-15.

RLH RR 25-27

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

195 Goodrich Ave.Notice of Hearing 8-28-25.doc

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1654 JUNO

AVENUE. (File No. J2518R2, Assessment No. 2585669) (Amend to delete)

RLH TA

25-260

Sponsors:

Jost

Attachments:

1654 Juno Ave.SAO Ltr 01-13-25.pdf

1654 Juno Ave.Photo from SAO 01-13-25.pdf

1654 Juno Ave.Recheck Photo 01-23-25.pdf

1654 Juno Ave.Contractor Photos 01-27-25 (loaded 01-28-25).pdf

Kamish invoice 01-30-25.pdf

1654 Juno Ave.email chain 8-4-25.pdf

1654 Juno Ave.Zimny email.8-13-25

1654 Juno Ave.email chain 8-27-25.pdf

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1155 REANEY

AVENUE. (File No. J2511R, Assessment No. 258519) (Public hearing continued

to October 22, 2025)

RLH TA 25-96

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

1155 Reaney Ave.SA Ltr+photo 10-8-24.pdf

1155 Reaney Ave.photos 10-7-24.pdf

Kamish Invoice 10-23-2024 Cleanups.pdf

1155 Reaney Ave.Zimny email.2-21-25

Second Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 378

SIMS AVENUE in Council File RLH RR 25-5.

RLH RR 25-24

Sponsors:

Kim

Attachments:

378 Sims Ave.MF Letter 8-8-25.doc

378 Sims Ave.Hart Yang R-R Ltr.8-28-25

378 Sims Letter.Received 9-10-25.pdf

378 Sims Ave.email chain 9-10-25.pdf

378 Sims Ave.contractor letter.9-10-25

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 676 THIRD

STREET EAST. (File No. J2504E, Assessment No. 258303) (Continue public

hearing to August 6, 2025)

RLH TA

24-489

Sponsors:

Johnson

Attachments:

676 Third St E.SA Letter 6-6-24.pdf

676 Third St E.Photos 6-6-24.pdf

676 Third St E.SA Letter 6-14-24.pdf

676 Third St E.EC Letter & Bill 6-14-24.pdf

676 Third St E.Photos 6-14-24.pdf

Third Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 1213

WOODBRIDGE STREET in Council File RLH RR 25-23.

RLH RR 25-26

Sponsors:

Kim

Attachments:

1213 Woodbridge St.Notice of Hearing 8-26-25.pdf

1213 Woodbridge.Zane CCC email.10-1-25

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