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City of Saint Paul  
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Meeting Minutes - Action Only  
City Council  
Council President Mitra Jalali  
Vice President HwaJeong Kim  
Councilmember Anika Bowie  
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
Councilmember Saura Jost  
Councilmember Rebecca Noecker  
Councilmember Nelsie Yang  
Wednesday, August 21, 2024  
ROLL CALL  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers - 3rd Floor  
Meeting started at 3:31 PM  
5 - Councilmember Mitra Jalali, Councilmember Nelsie Yang, Councilmember  
HwaJeong Kim, Councilmember Saura Jost and Councilmember  
Cheniqua Johnson  
Present  
2 - Councilmember Rebecca Noecker and Councilmember Anika Bowie  
Absent  
COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE  
Amending the 2024 Saint Paul Public Library Agency budget to reallocate  
AO 24-57  
1
budgeted amounts within spending accounts to better align with actual  
spending needs, in the amount of $367,772.  
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  
Council President Jalali state that Items 30 and 31 would be taken separately.  
Councilmember Kim moved approval.  
Consent Agenda adopted as amended  
5 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Bowie  
Absent:  
Approving assessment costs and setting date of City Council Public Hearing  
to ratify the assessment for benefits, costs, and expenses for the  
RES 24-856  
2
Grand/Snelling parking lot operation and maintenance for 2025. File No.  
18746-24, Assessment No. 247202.  
Adopted  
Authorizing the City to enter into a detour agreement with the State of  
Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Transportation, for the East  
7th Street and Arcade Street Project.  
RES 24-1093  
RES 24-1105  
3
4
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Replacement of Lead Water Service  
Line on private properties, and setting date of City Council public hearing for  
September 18, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments against individual  
properties. (File No. 2402LDSRP, Assessment No. 244001)  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Repair of Sanitary Sewer Service Line  
on private properties, and setting date of City Council public hearing for  
September 18, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments against individual  
properties. (File No. SWRP2402, Assessment No. 243001)  
RES 24-1106  
RES 24-1107  
RES 24-1108  
RES 24-1109  
RES 24-1110  
RES 24-1111  
5
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Repair of Sanitary Sewer Service Line  
on private properties, and setting date of City Council public hearing for  
September 18, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments against individual  
properties. (File No. SWRP2403, Assessment No. 243005)  
6
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Repair of Sanitary Sewer Service Line  
on private property at 1668 Westminster St, and setting date of City Council  
public hearing for September 18, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments  
against individual properties. (File No. SWRP2404, Assessment No. 243006)  
7
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Repair of Sanitary Sewer Service Line  
on private properties, and setting date of City Council public hearing for  
September 18, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments against individual  
properties. (File No. SWRP2405, Assessment No. 243007)  
8
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Repair of Sanitary Sewer Service Line  
on private property at 1144 Cook Ave E, and setting date of City Council  
public hearing for September 18, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments  
against individual properties. (File No. SWRP2406, Assessment No. 243008)  
9
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Rubbish and Garbage Clean Up  
services during April 29 to May 10, 2024, and setting date of Legislative  
Hearing for September 17, 2024 and City Council public hearing for January  
15, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties.  
(File No. J2501R, Assessment No. 258500)  
10  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Tall Grass and Weed Removal  
services during May 29 to June 12, 2024, and setting date of Legislative  
Hearing for September 17, 2024 and City Council public hearing for January  
15, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties.  
(File No. J2501T, Assessment No. 258503)  
RES 24-1112  
RES 24-1113  
RES 24-1114  
11  
12  
13  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Rubbish and Garbage Clean Up  
services during May 10 to 20, 2024, and setting date of Legislative Hearing  
for September 17, 2024 and City Council public hearing for January 15, 2025  
to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.  
J2502R, Assessment No. 258501)  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Tall Grass and Weed Removal  
services during June 7 to 26, 2024, and setting date of Legislative Hearing  
for September 17, 2024 and City Council public hearing for January 15, 2025  
to consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.  
J2502T, Assessment No. 258505)  
Adopted  
Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept a donation in  
the amount of $8,821.85 from the North Dale Booster Club.  
RES 24-1130  
RES 24-1172  
RES 24-1175  
14  
15  
16  
Adopted  
Authorizing issuance of and awarding the sale of a taxable grant anticipation  
note for lead pipe replacement in the City.  
Adopted  
Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer,  
for the application submitted by Fernando & Sons Auto Repair Inc, d/b/a  
same (License ID#20240001116), for an Auto Repair Garage license located  
at 670 Snelling Avenue N.  
Adopted  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Office of Neighborhood  
Safety and Fire Department grant funds to reallocate spending authority  
between two existing accounting units.  
RES 24-1194  
RES 24-1198  
17  
18  
Adopted  
Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer,  
for the application submitted by Bikkurim-Baldingers 1888 LLC, d/b/a Razava  
Bread Company License (ID#20240001073), for Liquor On Sale - 100 seats  
or less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, and Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Patio)  
licenses, located at 685 Grand Avenue.  
Adopted  
Authorizing the City to accept a donation in the amount of $4000.00 from the  
Saint Paul Police Foundation (SPPF) on behalf of the Police Department  
(SPPD) for the Safe Summer Nights program.  
RES 24-1199  
RES 24-1205  
19  
20  
Adopted  
Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Bryan Kuzel and reappointment of  
Tom Aasheim, Jonathan Banks, Hanna Getachew-Kreusser, Katie Kapaun,  
Donna Rapacz, Mary Rick, and Trish Stevens to the Workforce Innovation  
Board of Ramsey County.  
Adopted  
Authorizing the City, on behalf of the Department of Parks and Recreation, to  
accept a baseball/softball outdoor scoreboard donation, valued in the amount  
of $5,000, from the Minnesota Twins and Daktronics to support the youth  
baseball and softball programming at the Dunning Sports Complex.  
RES 24-1215  
21  
Adopted  
Approving the Mayor’s reappointment of Michael Lukes to a two-year term on  
the Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization.  
RES 24-1236  
RES 24-1237  
22  
23  
Adopted  
Authorizing the City to support an application from the Rondo Community  
Land Trust to the Environmental Protection Agency Community Change  
Grant program.  
Adopted  
Approving the Mayor’s reappointment of Liz Xiong and appointment of Kristin  
Beckmann to the Public Housing Agency (PHA).  
RES 24-1238  
RES 24-1239  
24  
25  
Adopted  
Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Sarah Gartner, Ahnaf Prio, and  
reappointment of Terri Banaszewski, Erin Heelan, and Chris Leifeld to a  
three-year term on the Neighborhood STAR Board.  
Adopted  
Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Jillian Hansen, Gabriele Menomin,  
Mauricio Leon Mendez, and Isaac Evans to the Saint Paul Climate Justice  
Advisory Board.  
RES 24-1241  
26  
Adopted  
Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Hol Flor to the Mayor’s Advisory  
Committee on People with Disabilities.  
RES 24-1242  
RES 24-1243  
27  
28  
Adopted  
Approving the Mayor’s appointments of Alexander Hungs to a two-year term  
on the Advisory Committee on Aging.  
Adopted  
Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Angela Casselton to the Business  
Review Council.  
RES 24-1253  
29  
Adopted  
ROLL CALL  
6 - Councilmember Mitra Jalali, Councilmember Nelsie Yang, Councilmember  
HwaJeong Kim, Councilmember Anika Bowie, Councilmember Saura Jost  
and Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
Present  
Absent  
1 - Councilmember Rebecca Noecker  
FOR DISCUSSION  
Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Councilmember Nelsie Yang to the  
Board of Water Commissioners for a term beginning on August 1, 2024.  
RES 24-1264  
30  
Councilmember Yang gave remarks and moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Councilmember Nelsie Yang to the  
Saint Paul Port Authority Board of Commissioners for a term beginning on  
August 1, 2024.  
RES 24-1265  
31  
Councilmember Yang gave remarks and moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways  
to testify.  
Amending the City's Capital Improvement Budget and Operating Budget to  
reflect the final sale details resulting from the issuance of the G.O. Capital  
Improvement Bonds, Series 2024A and the G.O. Street Reconstruction  
Bonds, Series 2024B, amending the budget for 2021E Street Assessment  
bonds for prepayment and pay off the 2021B G.O. Tax Increment Finance  
bonds.  
RES PH 24-178  
32  
Councilmember Jost moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Department of Public  
Works Capital and Operating Budgets for the 2024 Bicycle Facility  
Improvements Program.  
RES PH 24-194  
33  
Councilmember Bowie moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Department of Public  
Works Capital Budget for the 2024 Downtown Paver Replacement Project.  
RES PH 24-195  
34  
Councilmember Kim moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Department of Public  
Works Capital Budget for the Fourth and St. Peter Pedestrian Improvement,  
Kellogg/Third Bridge, Shepard Road Bridge near Otto and the West Side  
Pedestrian Improvement Projects.  
RES PH 24-196  
35  
Councilmember Jost moved Version 2. Approved 6-0.  
Councilmember Yang moved approval.  
Adopted as amended  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department's 2024  
capital project budget for Fire Station 7.  
RES PH 24-203  
36  
Councilmember Johnson moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Yea:  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the  
amount of $7,086.40 for the Minnesota Task Force One (MNTF1)  
reimbursement from the City of Edina.  
RES PH 24-209  
RES PH 24-214  
RES PH 24-210  
37  
38  
39  
Councilmember Yang moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the  
amount of $1,731.01 for the donation from the Saint Paul Fire Foundation for  
equipment for Twin Cities Female Firefighter Fitness (TCF3) group.  
Councilmember Kim moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
Accepting grant funds, authorizing execution of a grant agreement (with  
indemnity obligations and other documents related thereto) and amending  
the operating budget for the City's sponsorship of a Metropolitan Council  
Livable Communities Act Pre-Development Grant Program for the Rondo  
Community Land Trust (Rondo CLT) at 1036 Marshall Avenue (District 8,  
Ward 1).  
Councilmember Bowie moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
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 Tax Base Revitalization Account (TBRA) Contamination Cleanup/Site  
Investigation Seeding Equitable Environmental Development (SEED) Grant  
Program for the benefit of JB Vang Partners, Inc. at 680 & 694 Minnehaha  
Avenue East (District 4, Ward 7).  
RES PH 24-212  
40  
Councilmember Johnson moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
Approving the application of PackMaterial, LLC/Shay (Glorius) L. Martin for a  
sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on August 24, 2024  
at 1063 Iglehart Avenue - The JK Movement/Jimmy Lee Recreation Center  
Football Field.  
RES PH 24-206  
41  
Councilmember Bowie moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
Approving the application of University of St. Thomas, for a sound level  
variance in order to present live amplified sound on September 7, September  
14, October 5, October 26, November 9, and November 23, 2024 at 2115  
Summit Avenue - O’Shaughnessy Stadium.  
RES PH 24-207  
42  
Councilmember Jost moved approval.  
Adopted  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
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  
Councilmember Johnson moved approval.  
Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda adopted as amended  
6 - Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim,  
Councilmember Bowie, Councilmember Jost and Councilmember  
Johnson  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Noecker  
Absent:  
Appeal of LaVonne Pine to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 1478  
BLAIR AVENUE.  
RLH VBR 24-40  
RLH VO 24-23  
43  
44  
Public hearing continued to August 28, 2024  
Appeal of James Cran to a Correction Notice-Complaint Inspection (which  
includes vacate order) at 293 BURLINGTON ROAD. (Refer to August 27,  
2024 Legislative Hearing)  
Referred to August 27, 2024 Legislative Hearing  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1133 EUCLID  
STREET. (File No. CG2402A2, Assessment No. 240114)  
RLH TA 24-311  
45  
Adopted  
Appeal of Taylor James Swartwood to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of  
Occupancy and Order to Vacate at 604 OAKDALE AVENUE.  
RLH VO 24-27  
RLH SAO 24-49  
RLH RSA 24-6  
RLH VO 24-28  
46  
47  
48  
49  
Adopted  
Appeal of Kevin Wilkerson to a Notice to Cut Tall Grass and/or Weeds at  
1156 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE.  
Adopted  
Appeal of Colin Gulling to a Rent Stabilization Determination at 1184  
SEMINARY AVENUE.  
Adopted  
Appeal of Cynthia Johnstone to a "Partial Revocation of Fire Certificate of  
Occupancy and Order to Vacate of Unit 1 Only" at 1352 SEVENTH STREET  
WEST.  
Adopted  
ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting ended at 3:44 PM  
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