City Hall and Court House  
15 West Kellogg  
Boulevard  
City of Saint Paul  
Council Chambers - 3rd  
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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, June 12, 2024  
ROLL CALL  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers - 3rd Floor  
COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE  
Letter from the Department of Safety and Inspections declaring 929 York  
Avenue a nuisance property. (For notification purposes only; public hearings will  
be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)  
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Sponsors:  
Yang  
Attachments:  
Establishing one (1) new project through the Neighborhood STAR Year-Round  
Program as adopted via City Council Resolutions # RES 24-685.  
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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.  
Memorializing the denial of the application of Mortho LLC to rezone property at  
1984 Marshall Avenue from RM1 multiple-family residential to RM2  
multiple-family residential.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for  
service during January to March 2024, and setting date of legislative hearing for  
July 11, 2024 and City Council public hearing for August 14, 2024 to consider  
and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. CG2402A1,  
Assessment No. 240113)  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for  
service during January to March 2024, and setting date of legislative hearing for  
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July 11, 2024 and City Council public hearing for August 14, 2024 to consider  
and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. CG2402A2,  
Assessment No. 240114)  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Sewer Utility to enter into a Cooperative Maintenance Agreement  
with the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) for the maintenance of  
various City-owned rain gardens.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer, for  
Dilla Sport Bar And Restaurant Inc, d/b/a same (License ID# 20240000267),  
which has applied for Liquor On Sale - 101-180 seats, Liquor On Sale - Sunday,  
Entertainment (B), and Gambling Location licenses, located at 1625 University  
Avenue West.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept a donation of  
$5,000 from the Prioleau family toward the purchase of a new scoreboard to  
enhance the gym and offer opportunities to participants at the Martin Luther  
King Recreation Center.  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Approving the application for change of ownership to the Gas Station and  
Tobacco Shop (License ID #20240000349) for the premises located at 296 7th  
Street East.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving a Wine on Sale, Malt on Sale (Strong) and Liquor Outdoor Service  
Area (Patio) - New Location license to TKP LLC d/b/a Ruam Mit (License ID  
20240000666) for the premises located at 367 Wabasha Street North.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving a Parking Ramp - New Location license to Cedar Street Parking  
Partners d/b/a Cedar Street Parking Partners (License ID 20240000750) for the  
premises located at 379 Cedar Street.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the City to apply for $72,000 from the Minnesota Department of  
Commerce's Solar on Public Buildings Grant Program for rooftop solar  
installation at Fire Station 51.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Approving an Animal Boarding (Commercial) - New Location license to  
Mississippi Mutts LLC d/b/a Dogtopia of Saint Paul (License ID 20240000909)  
for the premises located 2418 University Avenue West.  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Adopting the 2023 Stormwater Permit Annual Report.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the proper City officials to execute and record an easement  
agreement for drainage purposes at the Southern Highland Bridge development  
site to benefit City parkland and the University of St. Thomas ballfield project.  
Sponsors:  
Jost  
Attachments:  
Approving a Liquor on Sale - 291 or more seats, Liquor on Sale - Sunday,  
Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Patio) and Liquor Outdoor Service Area  
(Sidewalk) - New Location license to Taher Inc d/b/a Forepaugh’s Restaurant  
(License ID 20240000751) for the premises located at 276 Exchange Street  
South.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2024 Wage and Fringe  
Adjustment between the City and the International Union of Painters and Allied  
Trades District Council 82.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and the Saint Paul  
Manual and Maintenance Supervisors Association for the purpose of providing a  
shoe allowance for Senior Zookeepers at Como Park Zoo & Conservatory.  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Supporting The Heights Community Energy’s application for recognition as a  
501(c)(3) organization and its project to provide an environmentally sustainable,  
cost-efficient energy system at The Heights.  
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Sponsors:  
Yang  
Approving adverse action against the Liquor Off Sale & Tobacco Shop license  
held by Mounds Liquor Corp d/b/a Mounds Liquor (License ID #20160003381)  
for the premises located at 1047 Hudson Road.  
Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and the  
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 70, for the purpose of  
correcting pay upon promotion regarding the addition of new steps in the salary  
schedule of the 2023-2025 Labor Agreement. (To be laid over one week for  
adoption)  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the minutes of the Saint Paul City Council meetings of May 1, 8, 15,  
and 22, 2024.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Recognizing Flag Day in Saint Paul and encouraging the dignified disposal of  
American Flags.  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker and Jalali  
Commemorating the 28th Annual Community Peace Celebration and declaring  
a day of Peace and Unity.  
Sponsors:  
Bowie  
FOR DISCUSSION  
Honoring and recognizing the national holiday of Juneteenth in the City of Saint  
Paul.  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie, Johnson, Jalali, Kim, Noecker and Yang  
Approving the appointment of Jon Berry as the Legislative Aide in Ward 1.  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Approving the appointment of Ploua Yang as the Legislative Aide in Ward 6.  
Sponsors:  
Yang  
Authorizing the Office of Neighborhood Safety to use fund balance,  
accumulated and unspent in 2023, to increase the financing and spending  
budgets in the Office of Neighborhood Safety Special Fund by $3,598,936.  
(Public hearing closed, laid over from June 5, 2024)  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways to  
testify.  
Considering the appeal of Daniel L. M. Kennedy on behalf of Advocates for  
Responsible Development to a decision of the Planning Commission denying  
the appeal of a zoning administrator decision to approve a site plan for a new  
multipurpose arena on the University of St Thomas campus at 2260 Summit  
Avenue.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Final Order approving the reconstruction of streets in the 2024 Saint Paul  
Streets Program (2024 SPS).  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the petition of Wedum Lexington LLC to vacate the unimproved  
portion of old Lexington Parkway South between West 7th Street and the  
improved portion of old Lexington Parkway South.  
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Sponsors:  
Jost  
Attachments:  
Approving the petition of Ivystone Properties Limited Liability Company to vacate  
the unimproved portion of alley right-of-way behind 875 Prior Avenue North.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Approving the application of Wabasha Brewing Co for a sound level variance in  
order to present amplified sound on Saturdays, June 15, July 6, July 20, and  
August 17, 2024 at 429 Wabasha St South.  
Sponsors:  
Noecker  
Attachments:  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the  
amount of $1,700 for a grant received from the Saint Paul Area Chamber of  
Commerce for health and wellness equipment for the firefighters at Fire Station  
23.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the  
amount of $6,936.60 for the donation from the Saint Paul Fire Foundation for  
Peloton bikes for the fire stations.  
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Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Office of Neighborhood Safety to formally accept a graduate  
Fellowship from Harvard University wherein the City would provisionally hire the  
Fellow, Manasa Acharya, as a Research Analyst in the Office of Neighborhood  
Safety.  
Sponsors:  
Jalali  
Attachments:  
Giving host approval to the issuance by the City of Mounds View of conduit  
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds for a project, approving a Joint Powers  
Agreement and Bond Compliance and Fee Agreement and authorizing the  
execution of documents relating thereto, all for the Sibley Park/Sibley Court  
Project, at 211 7th Street East and 484 Temperance Street (District 17, Ward  
2).  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
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 Lucius A. Anderson to a Notice to Cut Tall Grass and Weeds at 400  
AURORA AVENUE.  
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Sponsors:  
Bowie  
Attachments:  
Appeal of Dan Lissick to a Summary Abatement Order and Correction Notice at  
2135 CASE AVENUE.  
Sponsors:  
Yang  
Attachments:  
Appeal of Lakeisha Lee to a Vacant Building Registration Requirement at 273  
COTTAGE AVENUE WEST.  
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Sponsors:  
Kim  
Attachments:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 850 FIFTH  
STREET EAST. (File No. J2410A, Assessment No. 248509) (Public hearing  
continued to June 12, 2024)  
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Sponsors:  
Johnson  
Attachments:  
Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 1156  
LINCOLN AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the June 12, 2024, City Council  
Public Hearing. (June 11, 2024 Legislative Hearing)  
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Sponsors:  
Noecker  
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