City Hall and Court House  
15 West Kellogg  
Boulevard  
City of Saint Paul  
Council Chambers - 3rd  
Floor  
Meeting Agenda  
City Council  
651-266-8560  
Council President Mitra Jalali  
Vice President HwaJeong Kim  
Councilmember Anika Bowie  
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
Councilmember Saura Jost  
Councilmember Rebecca Noecker  
Councilmember Nelsie Yang  
Wednesday, March 6, 2024  
ROLL CALL  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers - 3rd Floor  
COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE  
Allocating undesignated Neighborhood STAR YR balances to wards (1 through  
7 and mayor's office).  
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Attachments:  
Amending the Capital Improvement Budget to allocate funding for 2024 capital  
maintenance and Phase Two Deferred Maintenance projects to the appropriate  
departments, as recommended by the Capital Improvement Budget Committee  
and Mayor.  
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Attachments:  
Amending the 2024 spending budget by $1,000,000 in the Department of Public  
Works Sewers Utility Fund Programmed Inspections accounting unit for  
additional projects at Mounds-English, Como-Rose and other areas to keep up  
with upcoming City, County and State transportation projects in the 2024  
spending budget in the Department of Public Works Sewers Utility Fund Sewer  
Inflow and Infiltration accounting unit.  
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Attachments:  
Amending the 2024 spending budget in the Department of Public Works Street  
Lighting Maintenance accounting unit to account for wire theft replacement and  
prevention expenditures in the amount of $300,000.  
Attachments:  
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 City’s cost of providing Collection of Vacant Building Registration  
fees billed during April 5 to October 20, 2023, and setting date of Legislative  
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Hearing for April 2, 2024 and City Council public hearing for May 15, 2024 to  
consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.  
VB2407, Assessment No. 248806)  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Securing and/or Emergency Boarding  
services during November 2023, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for April  
2, 2024 and City Council public hearing for May 15, 2024 to consider and levy  
the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2407B, Assessment  
No. 248106)  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Demolition services during September  
2023, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for April 2, 2024 and City Council  
public hearing for May 15, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments against  
individual properties. (File No. J2402C, Assessment No. 242001)  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Fire Certificate of  
Occupancy fees billed during February 28 to December 19, 2023, and setting  
date of Legislative Hearing for April 2, 2024 and City Council public hearing for  
May 15, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments against individual  
properties. (File No. CRT2406, Assessment No. 248205)  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Excessive Use of Inspection or  
Abatement services billed during September 22 to October 19, 2023, and  
setting date of Legislative Hearing for April 2, 2024 and City Council public  
hearing for May 15, 2024 to consider and levy the assessments against  
individual properties. (File No. J2407E, Assessment No. 248306)  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Graffiti Removal services during March 21  
to November 13, 2023, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for April 2, 2024  
and City Council public hearing for May 15, 2024 to consider and levy the  
assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2405P, Assessment No.  
248404)  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Removal of Diseased and/or Dangerous  
Tree(s) services during December 2023, and setting date of Legislative Hearing  
for April 2, 2024 and City Council public hearing for May 16, 2024 to consider  
and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. 2405T,  
Assessment No. 249004)  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving adverse action against the Tobacco Shop license held by 1NE Stop  
Food Market INC d/b/a 1NE Stop Food Market INC (License ID #20220001938)  
for the premises located at 604 Western Avenue North.  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and International  
Association of Fire Fighters AFL-CIO Local 21 for the purpose of establishing  
differential pay for Basic Life Support (BLS) employees. (To be laid over one  
week for adoption)  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Office of Financial Empowerment to apply for $38,250 in grant  
funding from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation for guaranteed income  
payments.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Accepting the gift of the cost of registration, hotel, and airfare expenses from  
the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) for Brittney Baker,  
Christyn Lewis, and Ken Adams to attend the NASEMSO conference being held  
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 14-16, 2024.  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Authorizing the Fire Department to pay for all travel expenses of airfare, lodging,  
and meals for Ken Adams, a retired Saint Paul Fire Department employee to  
attend the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) conference  
from May 14-16, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Approving the application for change of ownership to the Gas Station, Tobacco  
Shop and Malt Off Sale license now held by Dale Inc. d/b/a Kitty’s Corner 3  
(License ID #20230001816) for the premises located at 626 Larpenteur Avenue  
West.  
Sponsors:  
Kim  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Fire Department to apply for the 2023 Assistance to Firefighters  
Grant (AFG) in the amount of $1,351,050 from the Federal Emergency  
Management Agency (FEMA) to provide paramedic training and peer group  
support and purchase fire hose, turnout gear, fire extinguisher trainer, and  
power loads for ambulances.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Approving the settlement agreement and release between Defendants City of  
Saint Paul, John Corcoran, Melissa Joly, Marshall Titus and John Doe, and  
Plaintiff Jill Mollner.  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the agreement between the Department of Safety and Inspections  
and the Association for Non-Smokers-Minnesota effective November 1, 2023  
through October 21, 2024 and accepting a grant of a minimum of $10,000 to  
enable DSI to limit youth/underage access to tobacco products.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Appointing and authorizing the execution of a Master Legal Services Agreement  
with Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
SUSPENSION ITEM  
Calling for an immediate and permanent mutual ceasefire in Israel and Gaza.  
Sponsors:  
Johnson, Kim, Jalali, Bowie and Yang  
Attachments:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways to  
testify.  
Amending the 2024 Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) adopted  
operating budget to reflect accurate fringe close-out in SPRWS's capital project  
accounting units in the amount of $171,582.  
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Sponsors:  
Yang  
Attachments:  
Approving the application of University of St. Thomas, Erin Whipkey, Campus  
Life for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on May 17,  
2024 at 2115 Summit Avenue, University of St. Thomas, Lower Quad.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Department of Parks and  
Recreation in the amount of $813,236 to reflect additional 2024 funding  
expected from Como Friends.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Police Department to amend the 2024 Budget to accurately  
reflect the award of the 2023 COPS Microgrants - Community Policing  
Development in the amount of $175,000.  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Amending the 2024 Operating Budget financing and spending plans in the  
Department of Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling 2024 special fund, to  
make planned investments in solid waste services collection vehicles.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
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.  
Appeal of Augustine Sylvester to a Summary Abatement Order at 1341 CASE  
AVENUE.  
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Sponsors:  
Yang  
Attachments:  
Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 195  
GOODRICH AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the January 17, 2024, City  
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Council Public Hearing.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1525  
MARGARET STREET in Council File RLH SAO 24-15. (March 5, 2024  
Legislative Hearing)  
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Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
Appeal of William Munson to a Vacant Building Registration Notice and  
Summary Abatement Order at 12 OAKLEY AVENUE.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1472  
SHERBURNE AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 24-8. (March 5, 2024  
Legislative Hearing)  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 871  
STICKNEY STREET in Council File RLH RR 23-21.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 829 THIRD  
STREET EAST in Council File RLH RR 23-16.  
Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
Appeal of Si Nguyen to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of Occupancy and Order  
to Vacate at 353 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST.  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
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