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City of Saint Paul  
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Meeting Minutes - Action Only  
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, March 8, 2023  
ROLL CALL  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers - 3rd Floor  
Meeting started at 3:32 PM  
7 - Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Chris Tolbert,  
Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Jane L. Prince,  
Councilmember Mitra Jalali, Councilmember Nelsie Yang and  
Councilmember Russel Balenger  
Present  
COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE  
Amending CDBG Project Budgets: Funding for North End Community Center  
project.  
AO 23-23  
AO 23-24  
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Received and Filed  
Amending the 2023 spending budget for the Office of Financial  
Empowerment to reallocate budgeted amounts from services budget to  
personnel.  
Received and Filed  
Amending CDBG Project Budgets: Amending CDBG Project Budgets:  
Funding for Nanny's Jamaican Kitchen, a project selected by CDBG  
subgrantee ESNDC for their North End Façade Improvement Program  
(NEFIP).  
AO 23-28  
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Received and Filed  
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.  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Consent Agenda adopted as amended  
7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember  
Yang and Councilmember Balenger  
Yea:  
Nay:  
0
Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer,  
for P & S Enterprises Inc (License ID# 20220000638), d/b/a Haas Collision &  
Glass, for an Auto Body Repair/Painting Shop license located at 1400 St  
Clair Avenue.  
RES 22-1618  
RES 23-283  
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Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Vacant Building  
Registration fees billed during August 11 to November 16, 2022, and setting  
date of Legislative Hearing for April 4, 2023 and City Council public hearing  
for May 17, 2023 to consider and levy the assessments against individual  
properties. (File No. VB2307, Assessment No. 238806)  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Securing and/or Emergency Boarding  
services during December 2022, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for  
April 4, 2023 and City Council public hearing for May 17, 2023 to consider  
and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2307B,  
Assessment No. 238106)  
RES 23-284  
RES 23-285  
RES 23-286  
RES 23-287  
RES 23-288  
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Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Demolition services from November  
2022, and setting date of Legislative Hearing for April 4, 2023 and City  
Council public hearing for May 17, 2023 to consider and levy the  
assessments against individual properties. (File No. J2303C, Assessment  
No. 232002)  
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Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Fire Certificate Of  
Occupancy fees billed during October 25 to November 27, 2022, and setting  
date of Legislative Hearing for April 4, 2023 and City Council public hearing  
for May 17, 2023 to consider and levy the assessments against individual  
properties. (File No. CRT2306, Assessment No. 238205)  
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Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Excessive Use of Inspection or  
Abatement services billed during October 24 to November 21, 2022, and  
setting date of Legislative Hearing for April 4, 2023 and City Council public  
hearing for May 17, 2023 to consider and levy the assessments against  
individual properties. (File No. J2307E, Assessment No. 238306)  
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Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Removal of Diseased and/or  
Dangerous Tree(s) during January 2023, and setting date of Legislative  
Hearing for April 4, 2023 and City Council public hearing for May 17, 2023 to  
consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.  
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2306T, Assessment No. 239005)  
Adopted  
Preliminary Order setting the date of Public Hearing for April 12, 2023 to  
consider approval of the 2023 Saint Paul Streets Program (2023 SPS).  
RES 23-299  
RES 23-301  
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13  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills  
for service during October to December 2022, and setting date of legislative  
hearing for April 6, 2023 and City Council public hearing for May 24, 2023 to  
consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.  
CG2301A1, Assessment No. 230105)  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills  
for service during October to December 2022, and setting date of legislative  
hearing for April 6, 2023 and City Council public hearing for May 24, 2023 to  
consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.  
CG2301A2, Assessment No. 230106)  
RES 23-302  
RES 23-305  
RES 23-324  
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15  
16  
Adopted  
Approving the City’s cost of providing Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills  
for service during October to December 2022, and setting date of legislative  
hearing for April 6, 2023 and City Council public hearing for May 24, 2023 to  
consider and levy the assessments against individual properties. (File No.  
CG2301A3, Assessment No. 230107)  
Adopted  
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Office of Financial  
Empowerment in the amount of $400,000 to correct grant carry forward in  
the 2023 adopted budget.  
Adopted  
Authorizing the Police Department to submit an application for funds under  
the 2023 State of Minnesota Homeland Security Program - Bomb Grant.  
RES 23-311  
RES 23-315  
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18  
Adopted  
Authorizing specific expenditures for employees involved in the winter  
snow event beginning February 21 going through February 25, 2023 in the  
2023 spending budget of the Department of Public Works Winter Street  
Maintenance accounting unit.  
Adopted  
Approving Ordinance Permit 20220010208 for Roadway Sidewalk  
Infrastructure installed by Project Paul, LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of  
Ryan Companies US, Inc.) (“Ryan”) on the Ford (Highland Bridge) Site, for  
sidewalk and boulevard work at the following locations: on the east side of  
Mount Curve Boulevard from Bohland Avenue to the north right-of-way line of  
Village Way, District 15, Ward 3.  
RES 23-318  
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Adopted  
Memorializing denial of an appeal by Tom Dimond from to a decision of the  
Board of Zoning Appeals which denied an administrative appeal alleging  
Zoning Administrator error in denying a “stop work order” request regarding  
the island building work in Pigs Eye Lake.  
RES 23-333  
RES 23-334  
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21  
Adopted  
Authorizing the City to enter into and execute a Cooperative Funding  
Agreement for Rice Street and Larpenteur Avenue Gateway Alliance  
Consulting Services with the City of Roseville and the City of Maplewood in  
accordance with the Rice-Larpenteur Vision Plan.  
Adopted  
Approving the application with no conditions, per the Legislative Hearing  
Officer, for The Lift Garage (License ID# 20220002172), d/b/a The Lift, for an  
Auto Repair Garage license located at 1669 University Avenue West.  
RES 23-335  
RES 23-343  
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23  
Adopted  
Memorializing the City Council’s decision to deny an appeal from a decision  
of the Board of Zoning Appeals to deny a 10-foot lot-width variance for the  
purpose of splitting property commonly known as 1841 Lincoln Avenue into  
two lots.  
Adopted  
Approving the minutes of the Saint Paul City Council meetings of March 2, 9,  
16, and 23, 2022.  
Min 23-13  
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Adopted  
Establishing the rate of pay for Solid Waste Services Worker in Grade 012 of  
EG 71, LIUNA City Employees Local #363.  
RES 23-255  
Adopted  
FOR DISCUSSION  
Authorizing the issuance and sale of Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2023A;  
awarding the sale thereof to the purchaser named herein; and fixing the form  
and specifications of the Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2023A and providing  
the requirement for future parity water revenue bonds.  
RES 23-289  
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Adopted as amended  
7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember  
Yang and Councilmember Balenger  
Yea:  
Nay:  
0
Honoring the life of Xe Xiong and proclaiming Saturday, March 11, 2023, as  
RES 23-348  
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Xe Xiong Day in the City of Saint Paul.  
Adopted  
7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Yea:  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember  
Yang and Councilmember Balenger  
0
Nay:  
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Ecolab.  
RES 23-351  
27  
Adopted  
7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember  
Yang and Councilmember Balenger  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
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.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Live testimony is limited to two minutes for each person. See below for optional ways  
to testify.  
Granting the application of William Janicke to rezone property at 869  
Arkwright St from RT1 two-family residential to RT2 townhouse residential  
and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning  
map.  
Ord 23-14  
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Laid over to March 15, 2023 for Final Adoption  
7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember  
Yang and Councilmember Balenger  
Yea:  
Nay:  
0
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 12, 2023 at 2115 Summit Avenue, University of Saint Thomas, Lower  
Quad.  
RES PH 23-40  
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Adopted  
7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember  
Yang and Councilmember Balenger  
Yea:  
Nay:  
0
Approving the applications of the Minnesota United FC for sound level  
variance applications in order to present amplified sound on April 15, 2023  
and on April 30, 2023 within the Street and the Beer Garden Area at Allianz  
Field - 400 Snelling Ave. N.  
RES PH 23-42  
30  
Adopted  
7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Yea:  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember  
Yang and Councilmember Balenger  
0
Nay:  
Authorizing the Department of Safety and Inspections to accept a grant in the  
amount of $65,000 from the Minnesota Department of Labor, to participate in  
the 2023 Building Official Training (BOT) grant program.  
RES PH 23-50  
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Adopted  
7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember  
Yang and Councilmember Balenger  
Yea:  
Nay:  
0
LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEMS  
Appeal of Curtis Persson to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy Correction Notice  
RLH FCO 23-10  
53  
at 1436 SNELLING AVENUE NORTH.  
Adopted  
7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember  
Yang and Councilmember Balenger  
Yea:  
Nay:  
0
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.  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda adopted as amended  
7 - Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali, Councilmember  
Yang and Councilmember Balenger  
Yea:  
0
Nay:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 435  
ARBOR STREET (File No. CG2204A1, Assessment No. 220113)  
RLH TA 23-68  
RLH TA 23-4  
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Adopted  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 938  
ARKWRIGHT STREET. (File No. VB2304, Assessment No. 238803)  
(Continue public hearing to March 8, 2023)  
Adopted as amended (assessment reduced)  
RLH TA 23-20  
RLH TA 23-39  
RLH SAO 23-15  
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 287  
ATWATER STREET. (File No. CG2204A2, Assessment No. 220114)  
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Adopted  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 327-329  
AURORA AVENUE. (File No. CG2204A3, Assessment No. 220115)  
Adopted  
Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 779  
CENTRAL AVENUE WEST in Council File RLH SAO 23-4. (Legislative  
Hearing on March 7, 2023)  
Adopted as amended (nuisance abated)  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1153  
CENTRAL AVENUE WEST. (File No. CG2204A3, Assessment No.  
220115)  
RLH TA 23-19  
37  
Adopted  
Appeal of Leah Frenning to a Vacant Building Registration Notice at 640  
CHARLES AVENUE.  
RLH VBR 23-8  
RLH TA 23-18  
38  
39  
Adopted  
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1302  
CLEVELAND AVENUE SOUTH. (File No. CG2204A1, Assessment No.  
220113)  
Adopted  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 308  
COMO AVENUE (File No. CG2204A3, Assessment No. 220115)  
RLH TA 23-70  
RLH TA 23-13  
RLH TA 23-17  
RLH TA 23-37  
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Adopted  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1771  
DAYTON AVENUE. (File No. CG2204A3, Assessment No. 220115)  
Adopted  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1231  
FARRINGTON STREET (File No. CG2204A1, Assessment No. 220113)  
Adopted  
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 130  
LEXINGTON PARKWAY NORTH. (File No. CG2204A3, Assessment No.  
220115)  
Adopted  
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2171  
MOHAWK AVENUE. (File No. CG2204A1, Assessment No. 220113)  
RLH TA 23-75  
44  
Adopted  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 802  
MOUND STREET (File No. CG2203A3-1, Assessment No. 220116)  
RLH TA 22-445  
RLH TA 23-16  
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46  
Adopted  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 884  
MOUND STREET. (File No. CG2204A1, Assessment No. 220113)  
Adopted  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1307  
OSCEOLA AVENUE. (File No. CG2204A1, Assessment No. 220113)  
RLH TA 23-85  
RLH TA 23-69  
RLH SAO 23-12  
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48  
49  
Adopted  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1111  
RANDOLPH AVENUE. (File No. CG2204A1, Assessment No. 220113)  
Adopted  
Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1384  
REANEY AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 23-2. (Legislative Hearing on  
March 7, 2023)  
Public hearing continued to March 15, 2023  
Appeal of Mark Thieroff, Siegel Brill PA, representing Sibley Plaza Limited  
Partners, LP, to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy Correction Notice at  
2463-2515 SEVENTH STREET WEST (Suite 2473).  
RLH FCO 23-15  
50  
Adopted  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1255  
SHERBURNE AVENUE. (File No. CG2204A3, Assessment No. 220115)  
RLH TA 23-40  
RLH TA 23-67  
RLH TA 23-14  
RLH RR 23-6  
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52  
54  
55  
Adopted  
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 235  
SHERBURNE AVENUE (File No. CG2204A1, Assessment No. 220113).  
Adopted  
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 995 THIRD  
STREET EAST. (File No. CG2204A3, Assessment No. 220115)  
Adopted  
Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 1941  
UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST in Council File RLH RR 21-60. (Amend to  
grant additional 180 days)  
Adopted as amended (granted 180 days)  
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 845  
WINSLOW AVENUE. (File No. CG2204A1, Assessment No. 220113)  
RLH TA 23-15  
RLH TA 23-38  
RLH AR 23-11  
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57  
58  
Adopted  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 676 YORK  
AVENUE. (File No. CG2204A1, Assessment No. 220113)  
Adopted  
Ratifying the assessment for the City’s cost of providing Collection of  
Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during July to September 2022. (File  
No. CG2204A3, Assessment No. 220115)  
Adopted  
Ratifying the assessment for the City’s cost of providing Collection of  
Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during July to September 2022. (File  
No. CG2204A2, Assessment No. 220114)  
RLH AR 23-12  
RLH AR 23-13  
ADJOURNMENT  
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60  
Adopted  
Ratifying the assessment for the City’s cost of providing Collection of  
Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during July to September 2022. (File  
No. CG2204A1, Assessment No. 220113)  
Adopted  
Meeting ended at 4:10 PM  
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