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City of Saint Paul

Council Chambers - 3rd

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Meeting Agenda

City Council

651-266-8560

Council President Amy Brendmoen

Councilmember Russel Balenger

Councilmember Mitra Jalali

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker

Councilmember Jane L. Prince

Councilmember Chris Tolbert

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Amending CDBG Project Budgets: Funding for 2023 District Council

Community Engagement program.

AO 23-9

Attachments:

AO 23-9 Financial Analysis CDBG (District Councils)

Authorizing the Police Department to reallocate its 2023 Special Fund budget to

reflect expenditures more accurately.

AO 23-11

Attachments:

AO Auto Theft Financial Analysis moving $5,000

Amending CDBG Project Budgets: Funding for 1080 Payne Ave (Chances

Tavern), a project selected by CDBG subgrantee ESNDC for their Business

Investment Fund (BIF) program.

AO 23-18

Attachments:

AO 23-18 Financial Analysis CDBG

Order Finding that 242 West 7th Street is a Dangerous Structure Subject to

Emergency Demolition under Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code

and/or Minnesota Statute, Chapter 436.

AO 23-19

Attachments:

20230123_AO 23-19

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.

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into a cooperative

agreement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR), to

accept terms of receiving archery equipment valued at $3,600 to support Saint

Paul’s archery program, with a local match required and provided by existing

grant funds.

RES 23-117

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Attachments:

2023 DNR Archery in Schools Coop Agree Draft

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City, to

accept a donation of kitchen appliances from the Hallie Q. Brown Community

Center, to be used as part of planned kitchen upgrades at the Martin Luther

King Recreation Center.

RES 23-137

Sponsors:

Balenger

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation, Como Park Zoo and

Conservatory, to accept donations of refreshments and services in an amount

not to exceed $5,000 from Lancer Hospitality and Como Friends through

attending and participating in relationship building, appreciation, and recognition

events in 2023.

RES 23-138

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase water and refreshments for

witnesses, victims, and suspects during critical incident investigations and

assistance programs.

RES 23-153

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase refreshments for employee

recognition ceremonies and events in 2023.

RES 23-159

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase food and beverages for law

enforcement trainings conducted in 2023.

RES 23-160

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Authorizing the Police Department expenditures for the Standardized Field

Sobriety Testing Training program conducted in 2023.

RES 23-161

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Authorizing the Police Department's expenditures relating to the Canine Unit’s

community engagement meetings, community engagement events, and

training sessions in 2023.

RES 23-162

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Authorizing the Police Department's expenditures relating to community

meetings and events in 2023.

RES 23-163

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Authorizing the Department of Public Works to apply for and receive funding

from the 2023 Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure grant.

RES 23-155

Sponsors:

Jalali

Approving a 5-year lease between the City and Keystone Community Services

for the City's use of space in the West Seventh Community Center.

RES 23-167

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Exhibit A -. Keystone-Library 5 Year Lease-2023-2027

Authorizing the Fire Department to apply for the 2021 Hazardous Materials

Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grant in the amount of $31,500 from the

State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety for training for firefighters.

RES 23-169

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Authorizing the Fire Department to apply for the 2023 Workplace Wellness

Community Grant for up to $5,000 from the Saint Paul Area Chamber of

Commerce for health and wellness equipment for firefighters at Fire Stations 6,

RES 23-170

18, and 24.

Brendmoen

Sponsors:

Approving a Second Hand Dealer - Motor Vehicle license to Angie’s Auto Sale

LLC (License ID #20220002092) for the premises located at 545 University

Avenue West.

RES 23-179

Sponsors:

Balenger

Attachments:

Class N Application

License Application Notification

Signed License Conditions

Approving the Mayor’s appointments of Ianni Houmas, Brian Martinson, and Luis

Ortega to the Planning Commission for a term ending January 31, 2026.

RES 23-181

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Deepa de Alwis and reappointment of

Alice Wagner-Hemstad to the Saint Paul Climate Justice Advisory Board.

RES 23-182

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Jerome Benner to a three-year term on

the Board of Zoning Appeals.

RES 23-184

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Approving the Mayor’s reappointments of Daniel Miller, Luis E. Rangel Morales,

Robert Clarksen, Diane Trout-Oertel, and Marilyn Porter to the Board of Zoning

Appeals.

RES 23-185

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Approving the minutes of the Saint Paul City Council meetings of December 1,

8, 15 and 22, 2021.

Min 23-7

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Attachments:

SUSPENSION ITEM

Recognizing the First Place award of Team Thune at the World Snow Sculpting

Championship and proclaiming February 1, 2023 as "House of Thune Day" in

the City of Saint Paul.

RES 23-197

Sponsors:

Noecker

FOR DISCUSSION

Public hearing to consider the appeal of Chad Cutshall of a Planning

Commission decision approving a site plan for residential development at 0

Madison Street with 36 dwelling units and 7 structured parking spaces to be

accessed via a private street on the adjoining property at 2319 7th St W. (Public

hearing closed and laid over from January 25, 2023)

APC 23-1

Sponsors:

Tolbert

Recommendation of the Administrative Law Judge, and revoking the

Cigarette/Tobacco license held by Moundsview Retail Inc., d/b/a Mounds Park

Market, for the premises located at 241 Earl Street.

Sponsors:

Prince

Attachments:

City's Proposed Exhibits, Exhibits List, and Witness List - Mounds Park Market

Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation for Mounds Park M

OAH_71-6020-38502 Recording of hearing

The Offical Record of OAH 71-6020-38502 ITM Tobacco License Moundsview R

City's Closing Argument - Mounds Park Market

Jeanne Weigum public comment

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

amount of $2,405.80 for the donation from the Saint Paul Fire Foundation for

treadmill belts.

RES PH 23-21

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Attachments:

Saint Paul Fire Foundation Donation $2,405.80.pdf

Authorizing the Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) to accept a grant in

the amount of $278,565 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for the 2021 Building

Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program.

RES PH 23-25

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Attachments:

BRIC FEMA Financial Analysis.DSI

BRIC FEMA Application 1-27-22

BRIC FEMA Award Letter 8-24-22

Establishing the Water Street Special Sanitary Sewer Availability Connection

Charge District, determining the Water Street Special Sanitary Sewer

Availability Connection Charge, expressing intent of the City to reimburse itself

from proposed tax-exempt bond proceeds, and approving a budget

amendment (Ward 2, District 3).

RES PH 23-23

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Exhibit A - Water Street SSSACC District Boundary

RES PH 23-23 Water Street SSSACC - EXHIBIT B

Authorizing the Office of Financial Empowerment to accept grant funds from

Living Cities and to amend the financing and spending plan, in the amount of

$150,201, to support worker and community ownership strategies.

RES PH 23-24

Sponsors:

Brendmoen

Attachments:

OFE Living Cities Grant Acceptance Financial Analysis

Living Cities 23-6040 G-1128 Saint Paul Business Starts and Growth (for Signat

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.

Second Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 288

AVON STREET NORTH in Council File RLH RR 22-50.

RLH RR 23-3

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