City Hall and Court House  
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Council Chambers - 3rd  
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City of Saint Paul  
651-266-8560  
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 15, 2023  
ROLL CALL  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers - 3rd Floor  
Meeting started at 3:31 PM  
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Present  
Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Chris Tolbert,  
Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Jane L. Prince,  
Councilmember Mitra Jalali and Councilmember Nelsie Yang  
1 - Councilmember Russel Balenger  
Absent  
COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE  
Letter from the Department of Safety and Inspections declaring 871 Stickney  
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Street a nuisance property. (For notification purposes only; public hearings will  
be scheduled at a later date if necessary.)  
Received and Filed  
Partial funding designated for the City Council Neighborhood Investment Fund  
is being added to the Neighborhood STAR Year-Round Program.  
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Received and Filed  
Amending CDBG Project Budgets: Funding for 166 Larpenteur (Fantasy  
Nails), a project selected by CDBG subgrantee ESNDC for their North End  
Façade Improvement Program (NEFIP).  
Received and Filed  
Amending CDBG Project Budgets: Funding for Fire Station 51 project  
rehabilitation costs.  
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Received and Filed  
Amending CDBG Project Budgets: funding for Rondo Community Land Trust  
CDBG subaward.  
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  
6 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and  
Councilmember Yang  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Balenger  
Absent:  
Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with the Saint  
Paul Public Housing Agency for the collaborative A Community Outreach  
Program (ACOP), that includes an indemnification clause.  
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Adopted  
Approving an extension amendment for the Saint Paul Farmers Market lease,  
located downtown and bounded by Fourth Street, Fifth Street, Broadway  
Street, and Wall Street (District 17, Ward 2).  
Adopted  
Approving the agreement with Lime (Neutron Holdings, Inc. dba Lime) to  
provide e-scooter sharing services for the 2023 scooter season.  
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Adopted  
Approving the agreement with Spin (Skinny Labs Inc. dba Spin) to provide  
e-scooter sharing services for the 2023 scooter season.  
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Adopted  
Appointing the firm Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A., under the direction of attorney  
Dyan J. Ebert, as outside counsel representing Fire Captain Jeremy Coy in  
the matter of Ahmed Ali v. Jeremy Coy; David Alfred; Ulicer Sanchez; Vang  
Touhu; City of St. Paul.  
Adopted  
Appointing the firm Waldeck & Woodrow, P.A., under the direction of attorney  
Theodore J. Waldeck, as outside counsel representing Firefighter Vang Touhu  
in the matter of Ahmed Ali v. Jeremy Coy; David Alfred; Ulicer Sanchez; Vang  
Touhu; City of St. Paul.  
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Adopted  
Appointing the firm Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A., under the direction of  
attorney Margaret Skelton, as outside counsel representing Fire Equipment  
Operator David Alfred in the matter of Ahmed Ali v. Jeremy Coy; David Alfred;  
Ulicer Sanchez; Vang Touhu; City of St. Paul.  
Adopted  
Appointing the firm Jardine, Logan & O’Brien, P.L.L.P., under the direction of  
attorney Joseph E. Flynn, as outside counsel representing Firefighter Ulicer  
Sanchez in the matter of Ahmed Ali v. Jeremy Coy; David Alfred; Ulicer  
Sanchez; Vang Touhu; City of St. Paul.  
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Adopted  
Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with Ramsey  
County to provide services with funding from a 2022 American Rescue Plan  
Act Innovation in Community Safety (ARPIC) Grant from the Minnesota  
Department of Public Safety.  
Adopted  
Approving the application with no conditions, per the Legislative Hearing  
Officer, for Bold Grit LLC (License ID# 20230000117), d/b/a Club Pilates  
Highland Park West, for a Health/Sport Club license located at 757 Cleveland  
Avenue South.  
Adopted  
Authorizing the Fire Department to apply for the 2022 Staffing for Adequate  
Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant in the amount of $4,579,629  
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to hire 14  
additional firefighters.  
Adopted  
Approving a Liquor Off Sale license to Randolph Liquors Inc. d/b/a Randolph  
Liquors (License ID #20220002141) for the premises located at 1325  
Randolph Avenue.  
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Adopted  
Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing  
Officer, for Slate Billiard Club LLC (License ID #20230000170), d/b/a same,  
for a Pool & Billiard Hall license located 755 Prior Avenue North, Suite #002A.  
Adopted  
Approval of financing of a $2,307,342 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)  
loan; authorization to enter into a subrecipient and loan agreement for the  
Ashland Apartments project at 532 Ashland; and authorization to transfer the  
funds from the 30% AMI Deeply Affordable Housing account to a specific  
account for the Ashland Apartments Housing Project (District 8, Ward 1).  
Adopted  
Approving the Mayor’s appointments of Maribel Davidson, Natalie King, Ana  
Perez, Crystal Robinson, and Aimee Vue to the Neighborhood STAR Board.  
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Adopted  
Authorizing the City Attorney's Office to apply for a 2024 Crime Victim  
Services 12- Month Grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety,  
Office of Justice Programs (OJP).  
Adopted  
Accepting the gift of the costs of travel, food, and lodging from the Black  
Economic Alliance (BEA), for Mayor Melvin Carter’s attendance at the Black  
Economic Alliance Solutions Summit in New York, NY, on March 21, 2023.  
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Adopted  
Approving the minutes of the Saint Paul City Council meetings of April 6, 13,  
20, and 27, 2022.  
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Adopted  
Approving the minutes of the Saint Paul City Council meetings of February 1,  
8, 15, and 22, 2023.  
Adopted  
FOR DISCUSSION  
Authorizing the City to grant a Temporary Revocable License on behalf of the  
Police Department (SPPD) for lease of 235 Maryland Avenue East, Saint  
Paul, MN with Shindler/West Finance Partners for canine training.  
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Laid over to March 22, 2023  
6 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and  
Councilmember Yang  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Balenger  
Absent:  
Recognizing Holly Huston’s career and dedicated service to the City of Saint  
Paul.  
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Adopted  
6 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and  
Councilmember Yang  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Balenger  
Absent:  
SUSPENSION ITEMS  
Approving the use of grant funds through the Ward 2 Neighborhood STAR  
Year-Round Program for projects located at FoxFace Studios.  
Adopted  
6 -  
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Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and  
Councilmember Yang  
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Balenger  
Absent:  
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.  
Final Adoption  
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.  
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Adopted  
5 -  
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Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember  
Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang  
Nay:  
2 - Councilmember Tolbert and Councilmember Balenger  
Absent:  
First Reading  
Granting the application of 1598 Carroll LLC to rezone the property at 1598  
Carroll Avenue from T2 traditional neighborhood to I1 light industrial and  
amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.  
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Laid over to March 22, 2023 for Second Reading  
Granting the application of Rosenblum Family Limited Partnership to rezone  
the property at 271 Snelling Avenue North from IT transitional industrial to I1  
light industrial and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to  
the zoning map.  
Laid over to March 22, 2023 for Second Reading  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
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to testify.  
Considering and adopting the Order on Cross Motions for Summary  
Disposition of the Administrative Law Judge and imposing the presumptive  
matrix penalty for a first violation, suspending the licenses held by Majid  
Nitaishoon d/b/a MJ Market, located at 922 Thomas Avenue, for 10 days in  
accordance with Legislative Code §324.10.  
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Adopted  
6 -  
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Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and  
Councilmember Yang  
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Balenger  
Absent:  
Approving the application of Visit Saint Paul for a sound level variance in order  
to present amplified sound for the Visit Saint Paul/NCHC Fan Fest 2023 on  
March 17 and 18, 2023 on the Patio of Apostle Supper Club at 253 Kellogg  
Boulevard West - on Seventh Street West between Kellogg Boulevard West  
and Fifth Street West.  
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Adopted  
6 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and  
Councilmember Yang  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Balenger  
Absent:  
Authorizing the Department of Planning and Economic Development to  
accept grant funds from Living Cities and to amend the financing and  
spending plan, in the amount of $400,000, to support homeownership  
strategies.  
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Adopted  
6 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and  
Councilmember Yang  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Balenger  
Absent:  
Authorizing the execution of business subsidy agreements for the  
Neighborhood STAR loans and grants for the Shanghai Wholesale LLC  
project located at 640 Prior Avenue North (District 11, Ward 4), Vina Highland  
Inc project at 756 Cleveland Avenue South (District 15, Ward 3), and  
Wabasha Partners LLC project located at 160 Wabasha Street South (District  
3, Ward 2).  
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Adopted  
6 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and  
Councilmember Yang  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Balenger  
Absent:  
LEGISLATIVE HEARING DISCUSSION ITEM  
Appeal of Greg Trentman and Rachel Goligoski to a Summary Abatement  
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Order at 1317 SELBY AVENUE.  
Adopted  
6 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and  
Councilmember Yang  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Balenger  
Absent:  
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  
6 -  
Yea:  
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember  
Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and  
Councilmember Yang  
0
Nay:  
1 - Councilmember Balenger  
Absent:  
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 522 AURORA  
AVENUE. (File No. J2302A, Assessment No. 238501) (Public hearing  
continued to March 15, 2023)  
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Adopted as amended (assessment reduced)  
Amending Council File RLH AR 22-19 to delete the assessment for Property  
Clean Up services during November 1 to 10, 2021 at 1615 CHARLES  
AVENUE. (File No. J2214A, Assessment No. 228513)  
Adopted  
Appeal of Mark Allerman, Christ's Household of Faith, to a Vacant Building  
Registration Renewal Notice at 27 EMPIRE DRIVE.  
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Adopted  
Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1947  
LINCOLN AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 23-16. (Legislative Hearing on  
March 14, 2023)  
Adopted as amended (nuisance abated)  
Second Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 575  
PARK STREET in Council File RLH RR 21-71.  
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Adopted as amended (forfeited $5,000 performance deposit {amended earlier,  
as nuisance not  
abated after 3rd deadline missed by 5 months in November} and found that  
nuisance  
condition is now abated)  
Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1384  
REANEY AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 23-2.  
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Adopted as amended (nuisance not abated and DSI action authorized)  
ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting ended at 4:59 PM  
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