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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, October 9, 2024

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Accepting Minnesota Public Finance Authority funding to partially finance the

replacement of lead services for a value of $35,000,000.

AO 24-62

Attachments:

Financial Analysis

Amending the 2024 spending budget in the Department of Public Works Right

of Way Permits and Inspection accounting unit 23031307 to fund the purchase

of workstation arrays and office equipment needed to facilitate snow tagging

buildout.

AO 24-65

Attachments:

AO 24-65 ROW workstation arrays & office equipment.xlsx

106695 - Fleet Services Snow Ticketing Office Suite.pdf

Amending CDBG, ESG, and HOME Annual Budgets: Adjusting predicted annual

HUD grant budget amounts to align with actual FY2024 awards received

September 4, 2024.

AO 24-69

Attachments:

AO 24-69 Financial Analysis CDBG ESG and HOME (adj to actual)

Approving the 2024 Fund 200 - City Grants for the Police Department to more

accurately record expenditures for the Auto Theft Grant.

AO 24-70

Attachments:

Police Fund 200 - Auto Theft Grant 2024 Budget Reallocation

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 City to enter into a cooperative agreement with Ramsey County

for their Rice Street Project.

RES 24-1366

Sponsors:

Jalali

Attachments:

Rice Pennsylvania to Wheelock agreement 9.26.24.pdf

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Vacant Building Registration

fees billed during November 8, 2023 to May 20, 2024 and setting date of

Legislative Hearing for November 5, 2024 and City Council public hearing for

February 5, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. VB2503, Assessment No. 258802)

RES 24-1395

Sponsors:

Jalali

Attachments:

Report of Completion VB2503.258802

Assessment Roll VB2503.258802

Approving the City’s cost of providing Securing and/or Emergency Boarding

services during June 2024 and setting date of Legislative Hearing for November

5, 2024 and City Council public hearing for February 5, 2025 to consider and

levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2503B,

Assessment No. 258102)

RES 24-1396

Sponsors:

Jalali

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2503B.258102

Assessment Roll J2503B.258102

Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Fire Certificate of

Occupancy fees billed during May 27 to June 24, 2024 and setting date of

Legislative Hearing for November 5, 2024 and City Council public hearing for

February 5, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. CRT2503, Assessment No. 258202)

RES 24-1397

Sponsors:

Jalali

Attachments:

Report of Completion CRT2503.258202

Assessment Roll CRT2503.258202

Approving the City’s cost of providing Excessive Use of Inspection or

Abatement services billed during April 22 to May 21, 2024 and setting date of

Legislative Hearing for November 5, 2024 and City Council public hearing for

February 5, 2025 to consider and levy the assessments against individual

properties. (File No. J2503E, Assessment No. 258302)

RES 24-1398

Sponsors:

Jalali

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2503E.258302

Assessment Roll J2503E.258302

Approving the City’s cost of providing Graffiti Removal services during June 18

to 28, 2024 and setting date of Legislative Hearing for November 5, 2024 and

City Council public hearing for February 5, 2025 to consider and levy the

assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2503P, Assessment No.

258402)

RES 24-1399

Sponsors:

Jalali

Attachments:

Report of Completion J2503P.258402

Assessment Roll J2503P.258402

Accepting a gift from Clear Channel for supporting the Saint Paul City Council's

Business Awards program to recognize five outstanding 2024 Saint Paul

businesses.

RES 24-1452

Sponsors:

Bowie, Noecker, Jost, Jalali and Johnson

Attachments:

Clear Channel Contract $0 PSA (Saint Paul Business Awards) - signed

Authorizing use of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the rehabilitation and

expansion of the Kimball Court building located at 545 Snelling Avenue North.

(District 11, Ward 4).

RES 24-1454

Sponsors:

Jalali

Authorizing the City to transfer $3,350,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds

from the 30% AMI Deeply Affordable Housing account to a specific account, to

approve a loan in the amount of $3,350,000 of American Rescue Plan Act

funds, for the Kimball Court housing project at 545 Snelling Avenue North.

(District 11, Ward 4).

RES 24-1455

Sponsors:

Jalali

Attachments:

Financial Analysis

Authorizing the City to approve an extension of an existing HOME loan for the

RES 24-1456

Kimball Court housing project at 545 Snelling Avenue North. (District 11, Ward

4).

Sponsors:

Jalali

FOR DISCUSSION

Considering the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation

submitted by Administrative Law Judge Todnem concerning the

RES 24-1403

cigarette/tobacco license held by Zakariya Abukhudeer, d/b/a The One Stop

Market, LLC at 1541 Maryland Avenue East. (Laid over from October 2.)

Sponsors:

Yang

Attachments:

Exhibit 1 - OAH 23-6020-39016 ITM The One Stop Market LLC License Official

Exhibit 2 - eFile City SD Exhibit 10- ch10_2021_01_18 13_25_15

Exhibit 3 - eFile City SD Exhibit 10- ch10_2021_01_18 12_38_34

Exhibit 4 -eFile City Exhibit 18-2 Video Clip

Exhibit 5 - eFile City Exhibit 18-1 Video Clip

Exhibit 6 -eFile City Exhibit 17 Video Clip

Exhibit 7- oah_23-6020-39016_20231013_125918__all-chs

Exhibit 8 - oah_23-6020-39016_20240308_085 (2)

Exhibit 9 - Amended Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendatio

Licensee brief submitted 10.7.2024

SUSPENSION ITEM

Approving the application for a license approval for MOOV Enterprise LLC d/b/a

MOOV Rideshare for the Transportation Network Company (License ID

#20240001462) for the premises located at 445 Minnesota Street.

RES 24-1494

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Class N License Application

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 second

reading.

Final Adoption

Granting the application of Tegg Holdings LLC to rezone the property at 629

Bush Ave from H2 residential, I1 light industrial, and T2 traditional neighborhood

districts to IT transitional industrial district and amending Chapter 60 of the

Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.

Ord 24-24

Sponsors:

Noecker and Yang

Attachments:

PC Resolution 24-25

Exhibit A- legal description of 629 Bush

629 Bush staff report packet to ZC w application

ZC minutes- draft- 629 Bush rezoning

629 Bush photos

60-day extension- 629 Bush

PUBLIC HEARINGS

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

testify.

Ratifying the assessment for Annapolis Street from Humboldt to Robert (Phase

I, Part B) paving and lighting project constructed as part of the 2023 St. Paul

Street Paving Program (SPS). (File No. 19249B, Assessment No. 245201)

RES PH

24-202

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Assessment Roll

97 Annapolis St E - Abdalla Abdalla public comment

Ratifying the assessment for Annapolis Street from Robert Street to Kansas

Avenue (Phase II) paving and lighting project constructed as part of the 2024 St.

Paul Street Paving Program (SPS). (File No. 19250, Assessment No. 245202)

RES PH

24-204

Sponsors:

Noecker

Attachments:

Assessment Roll

245 Annapolis St E - Tammy Gilbert Mancha public comment

139 Annapolis St E - Mike and Teresa Lau public comment

237 Annapolis St E - Angelica Granero public comment

277 Annapolis St E - Erin Petschel public comment

191 Annapolis St E - Lidia Diaz public comment

Approving the application of Lunda Construction and the City for a sound level

variance in order to present amplified sound on October 25-28, 2024 at the

intersection of Mounds Boulevard and Kellogg Boulevard East and on Kellogg

Boulevard East over Interstate 94.

RES PH

24-254

Sponsors:

Johnson

Attachments:

Authorizing the Office of Financial Services to accept a $50,000 grant from the

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Local Climate Action Grant Program and

authorizing a corresponding budget amendment.

RES PH

24-256

Sponsors:

Jalali

Attachments:

Draft_unsigned_MPCA_LCA_Grant_Agreement

Draft_MPCA_LCA_Grant_Agreement_Attachment_A

Financial analysis for 2024 MPCA Local Climate Action Grant

Authorizing the City on behalf of the Police Department (“SPPD”) to accept and

amend the 2024 Grant Fund Budget for the 2025 Enforcement grant, issued by

the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety

(DPS).

RES PH

24-258

Sponsors:

Jalali

Attachments:

RES PH 24-258 2025 TZD Grant Financial Analysis 10.2.24

TZD Enforcement 2024-25-grant.agreement.St.Paul 9.9.24

LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEM

Appeal of Lesley Anizor to a Correction Notice at 692 WILSON AVENUE.

(Public hearing closed and laid over from September 11, 2024)

RLH CO 24-5

Sponsors:

Johnson

Attachments:

692 Wilson Ave.appeal.7-3-24.pdf

692 Wilson Ave.photo 6-27-24.pdf

692 Wilson Ave.Anizor Ltr.7-12-24

692 Wilson Ave.Anizor Ltr.7-19-24

692 Wilson Ave.photo.8-16-24

692 Wilson Aerial

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.

Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 188 ACKER

STREET EAST in Council File RLH RR 23-62. (Public hearing continued to

September 25, 2024)

RLH RR 24-32

Sponsors:

Bowie

Attachments:

68 Douglas St.contested email 5-3-24.pdf

68 Douglas St.SA Letter-Photo.12-8-23.pdf

68 Douglas St.Photo 12-8-23.pdf

72 Douglas St.Before&After Photos 1-23-24.pdf

68 Douglas St.Zimny email.5-23-24

Making finding on the appealed of Edward Albrecht to a nuisance abatement

ordered for 1529 GRANTHAM STREET in Council File RLH SAO 24-52.

RLH SAO

24-69

Sponsors:

Jalali

Attachments:

1529 Grantham St.Albrecht Ltr.9-6-24.doc

Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 1117

JENKS AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the April 19, 2023, City Council

Public Hearing. (Amend to grant 180 days)

RLH RR 23-10

Sponsors:

Yang

1117 Jenks Ave.GMHC_12-2023-33_Grant_Contract - Rehabs

1117 Jenks Ave.Purchase Agreement

1117 Jenks Ave.email chain 9-23-24.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

https://forms.office.com/g/TD3xN7WHy5.

Council Meeting Information

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agendas and Council files are all available on the Web (see below). Council members use

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costs since most agendas, including the documents attached to files, are over 1000 pages

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