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City of Saint Paul

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Meeting Agenda

City Council

Council President Amy Brendmoen

Councilmember Russel Balenger

Councilmember Mitra Jalali

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker

Councilmember Jane L. Prince

Councilmember Chris Tolbert

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

ROLL CALL

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Approving the 2022 general fund budget for the Fire Department to more

accurately record expenditures.

AO 22-78

Attachments:

Fire Department General Fund 2022 Budget Reallocation.pdf

Amending the 2022 spending budget in the Department of Public Works

Sewers Utility Fund Sewer Capital Maintenance accounting unit.

AO 22-79

Attachments:

AO22-79 Financial Analysis - Sewers - Sewer Maintenence - Capital Purchase

Designating Jack Serier, Assistant Chief of Police as an authorized signer

for the City of Saint Paul Police Department pursuant to Sec. 86.01 of the

Administrative Code.

AO 22-81

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.

Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing

Officer, for Masooda Enterprises Inc (License ID# 20220001568), d/b/a Bar

Cart Lounge & Restaurant, for Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or less, Liquor On

Sale - Sunday, and Entertainment (A) licenses, located at 1571 Grand Avenue.

RES

22-1762

Sponsors: Tolbert

Attachments:

Signed Conditions Affidavit

Stamp Activity Report

License Hearing Sign-In Sheet

Approving the City’s cost of providing Property Clean Up services during

October 1 to 12, 2022, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for January 17,

2023 and City Council public hearing for March 1, 2023 to consider and levy

the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2309A, Assessment

No. 238508)

RES

22-1794

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2309A.238508

Assessment Roll J2309A.238508

Approving the City’s cost of providing Property Clean Up services during

October 14 to 26, 2022, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for January 17,

2023 and City Council public hearing for March 1, 2023 to consider and levy

the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2310A, Assessment

No. 238509)

RES

22-1795

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2310A.238509

Assessment Roll J2310A.238509

Approving the City’s cost of providing Equipment and Labor for Property Clean

Up services during July 2022 at 138 Cesar Chavez St, and setting date of

Legislative Hearing for January 17, 2023 and City Council public hearing for

March 1, 2023 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. J2311A, Assessment No. 238510)

RES

22-1796

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2311A.238510

Assessment Roll J2311A.238510

Approving the City’s cost of providing Equipment and Labor for Property Clean

Up services during September 2022, and setting date of Legislative Hearing

for January 17, 2023 and City Council public hearing for March 1, 2023 to

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

J2312A, Assessment No. 238511)

RES

22-1797

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2312A.238511

Assessment Roll J2312A.238511

Approving the City’s cost of providing Replacement of Lead Water Service

Lines on Private Property during July to September 2022, and setting date of

City Council public hearing for January 18, 2023 to consider and levy the

assessments against individual properties. (File No. 2301LDSRP, Assessment

No. 234000)

RES

22-1829

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

Report od Completion SWRP2301.233000

Assessment Roll 2301LDSRP.234000

Approving the City’s cost of providing Repair of Sanitary Sewer line on Private

Property during July to September 2022, and setting date of City Council public

hearing for January 18, 2023 to consider and levy the assessments against

individual properties. (File No. SWRP2301, Assessment No. 233000)

RES

22-1830

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

Report of Completion SWRP2301.233000

Assessment Roll SWRP2301.233000

Authorizing Public Works to submit a variance application to the Minnesota

Department of Transportation for the Lafayette Trail Extension project.

RES

22-1835

Sponsors: Noecker

Attachments:

Lafayette Trail Extension Location Map

Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing

Officer, for Black Hart of Saint Paul LLC (License ID# 20180001270), d/b/a

The Black Hart Of Saint Paul, to add a Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Patio)

license to existing Liquor On Sale - 101-180 Seats, Liquor On Sale - Sunday,

Liquor On Sale - 2 AM Closing, Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk),

Entertainment (B), and Gambling Location licenses located at 1415 University

Avenue West.

RES

22-1857

Sponsors: Jalali

Attachments:

Signed Conditions Affidavit

Minutes

Applicant Request/Good Faith Letter

City Council Approval RES 22-1644

Updated Draft Site Plan

Conceptual Site Plan

Street Photos

Stamp Activity Report

Incident Report

Objection #1

Objection #2

District Council Support

Aerial Photo

Zoning Map

Plat Map

100' Property Ownership

AMANDA Print Screen

Class N Notification

Notification of License Hearing (45-day waiver)

License Hearing Sign-In Sheet

Authorizing the withholding of tax-forfeit parcels from public sale for six

months.

RES

22-1913

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

Exhibit A - RC Tax Forfeit Letter 2022

Exhibit B - Tax Forfeit Properties-St. Paul 2022

Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing

Officer, for David A Heu (License ID# 20220001800), d/b/a Fun Auto, for an

Auto Repair Garage license located at 931 Atlantic St Unit I.

RES

22-1915

Sponsors: Yang

Attachments:

Signed Conditions Affidavit

License Hearing Minutes

Class N Application

Site Plan

Street Photo

STAMP Activity Report

100' Property Ownership

AMANDA Print Screen

Class N Notification

Notification of License Hearing

License Hearing Sign-In Sheet

Accepting a sidewalk easement from Charter School Property II, Inc. in

conjunction with the development of a charter school at 215 University Avenue

West.

RES

22-1920

Sponsors: Balenger

Attachments:

Exhibit A to Resolution - CSPII Sidewalk Easement

Authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with the City of Hastings,

Minnesota for maintenance of traffic and lighting infrastructure.

RES

22-1954

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

Lighting Infrastructure Maintenance Agreement with St. Paul - Hastings

Approving the application with no new additional conditions added, per the

Deputy Legislative Hearing Officer, for Real Big Huge Brewing Company

(License ID# 20210001648), d/b/a Wabasha Brewing Company, to add a Malt

Off Sale (Small Brewery- 128 oz) license to the existing Malt Off Sale

(Brewery), Malt On Sale (Brewery Taproom), Liquor On-Sale - Sunday, Liquor

Outdoor Service Area (Patio) and Entertainment (A) licenses located at 429

Wabasha St S.

RES

22-1955

Sponsors: Noecker

Attachments:

Signed Conditions Affidavit

STAMP Activity Report

Approving the use of grant funds through the Ward 5 neighborhood star

year-round program for Taiko Arts Midwest.

RES

22-1962

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Approving the Mayor's appointment of Anne Leland Clark to the Financial

Empowerment Community Council.

RES

22-1970

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Authorizing the City to make budget neutral technical amendments to

American Rescue Plan funds in specific projects and accounts that will

increase ease of reporting.

RES

22-1976

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

RES 22-1976 Technical Amendment

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Hanna Getachew-Kreusser to the

Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County for a term ending July 31,

2024 .

RES

22-1977

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Outlining the City's 2023 Legislative Agenda.

RES

22-1991

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

2023 Legislative Agenda

Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement (January 1, 2023 -

December 31, 2025) between the City and the International Union of

Elevator Constructors, Local 9.

RES

22-1882

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

2023 - 2025 Elevator Constructors Local 9 Collective Bargaining Agreement

2023 -2025 Elevator Constructors Local 9 Summary Agreement

FOR DISCUSSION

Approving the appointment of Andrea Ledger as the Interim Director of the

Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity effective

December 17, 2022.

RES

22-1992

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Approving the appointment of Jennifer Lor as the Legislative Aide in Ward 6.

RES

22-1995

Sponsors: Yang

Recognizing Life Care Animal Hospital for their service and commitment to

veterinary excellence and proclaiming Wednesday, December 21, 2022 as

Life Care Animal Hospital Day.

RES

22-1989

Sponsors: Yang and Prince

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 first

reading.

SUSPENSION ITEM

Honoring Mai Chong Xiong for her years of service to the City of Saint Paul

and Ward 1 and proclaiming Friday, December 23, 2022 as Mai Chong Xiong

Day in the City of Saint Paul.

RES

22-2019

Sponsors: Brendmoen and Balenger

Final Adoption

Amending Section 409.02 of the Legislative Code to allow restaurants to stay

open and serve food and beverages until 1:00 a.m. on January 1st.

Ord 22-55

Sponsors: Noecker

Attachments:

RES 22-1842 Master File

PUBLIC HEARINGS

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

testify.

Creating Chapter 112 of the Administrative Code to establish the Saint Paul

Recovery Act Community Reparations Commission.

Ord 22-52

Sponsors: Prince, Balenger, Brendmoen, Jalali, Noecker, Yang and Tolbert

Attachments:

Recommendations from the LAC

Dec 16, 2022 Public Comments

Dec 19, 2022 Public Comments

Dec 20, 2022 Public Comments

Dec 21, 2022 Public Comments

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

amount of $1,010,999 for the Fire Station 51 upgrade project.

RES PH

22-362

Sponsors: Noecker

Attachments:

Station 51 Project Financial Analysis $1,010,999.pdf

Approving the petition of Sam Jagodzinski, on behalf of PHS Norfolk Avenue,

LLC, to vacate the west ten feet of Sue Street between Graham Avenue and

Norfolk Avenue.

RES PH

22-364

Sponsors: Tolbert

Attachments:

Exhibit A- Description and Depiction

Aerial view RE 09-2022

Amending 2022 Regional Water Services budget resulting in an increase of

spending and financing in the amount of $10,000 for a pass through grant.

RES PH

22-371

Sponsors: Yang

Attachments:

BWC Resolution 22-1889

Financial Analysis

Authorizing the Mayor’s Office to accept sponsorship and donations from Xcel

Energy for the EVIE Carshare program to fund program operations and

amending the 2022 budget for the department of Public Works.

RES PH

22-384

Sponsors: Brendmoen

Attachments:

Financial Analysis RES PH 22-384 Xcel Sponsorship

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.

Amending Council File RLH AR 22-424 to ratify the assessment for Collection

of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during January to March 2022 at 287

ATWATER STREET. (File No. CG2202A2, Assessment No. 220106)

RLH TA

22-433

Sponsors: Balenger

Attachments:

287 Atwater St.Resolution TA 22-424.pdf

287 Atwater St.email chain 12-13-22.pdf

Amending Council File RLH AR 22-95 to delete the assessment for Collection

of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during April to June 2022 at 287

ATWATER STREET. (File No. CG2203A2, Assessment No. 220110)

RLH TA

22-434

Sponsors: Balenger

Attachments:

287 Atwater St.email chain 12-13-22.pdf

ADJOURNMENT

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

12:00 pm of the day before the meeting will be attached to the public record and available for

review by the City Council. Comments may be submitted as follows:

The public may comment on public hearing items in writing or via voicemail. Any comments

and materials submitted by 12:00 pm of the day before the meeting will be attached to the

public record and available for review by the City Council. Comments may be submitted as

follows:

Written public comment on public hearing items can be submitted to

Contact-Council@ci.stpaul.mn.us, CouncilHearing@ci.stpaul.mn.us, or by voicemail at

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

telephone by registering to speak by noon on the day before the meeting. The registration link

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

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