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City of Saint Paul

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Meeting Minutes - Action Only

City Council

Council President Amy Brendmoen

Councilmember Mitra Jalali

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker

Councilmember Jane L. Prince

Councilmember Dai Thao

Councilmember Chris Tolbert

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

ROLL CALL

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

The meeting was called to order at 3:34 p.m.

7 -

Present

Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Dai Thao,

Councilmember Chris Tolbert, Councilmember Rebecca Noecker,

Councilmember Jane L. Prince, Councilmember Mitra Jalali and

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Mayor's Emergency Executive Orders 22-5 and 22-6.

CO 22-9

AO 22-4

Received and Filed

Amending CDBG Project Budgets: Funding for 2022 District Council

Community Engagement program.

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

Councilmember Jalali stated that Item 12 would be taken separately.

Councilmember Yang moved approval.

Consent Agenda adopted as amended

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

Approving a Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, and

Entertainment (A) license to EM Que Viet LLC d/b/a EM Que Viet Restaurant

and Bar (License ID #20210001847) for the premises located at 1332 Grand

Avenue.

Adopted

Approving Ordinance Permit 20210010106 for Roadway Base Infrastructure

installed by Project Paul, LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ryan Companies

US, Inc.) (“Ryan”) on the Ford (Highland Bridge) Site.

Adopted

Approving Ordinance Permit 20210010301 for Signal Infrastructure installed

by Project Paul, LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ryan Companies US,

Inc.) (“Ryan”) on the Ford (Highland Bridge) Site.

Adopted

Approving Ordinance Permit 20210010308 for Signal Infrastructure installed

by Project Paul, LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ryan Companies US,

Inc.) (“Ryan”) on the Ford (Highland Bridge) Site.

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase refreshments for employee

recognition ceremonies and events in 2022.

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department's expenditures relating to community

meetings and events in 2022.

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase food and beverages for law

enforcement trainings conducted in 2022.

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department expenditures for the Standardized Field

Sobriety Testing Training program conducted in 2022.

Adopted

Authorizing the Police Department to purchase water and refreshments for

witnesses, victims, and suspects during critical incident investigations and

assistance programs.

Adopted

Authorizing the City to apply for Minnesota Department of Employment and

Economic Development Redevelopment Grant funding for a project a 176

Robert Street South.

RES 22-112

RES 22-115

RES 22-118

Adopted

Authorizing the City of St. Paul to enter into an Agreement with the Minnesota

Department of Transportation relating to professional and technical services

for the Robert Street Corridor in Downtown St. Paul (SP 6217-51), which will

be reconstructed in 2025 and 2026.

Adopted

Appointing the firm of Madden Galanter Hansen, LLP under the direction of

Susan Hansen as special counsel representing the City of Saint Paul in the

matter of St. Paul Police Federation and City of Saint Paul, BMS Case No.

22PN0723, Contract Mediation.

Adopted

Waiving the 45-day notice requirement to issue a Malt On Sale (Brewery

Taproom), Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Malt Off Sale (Brewery) and

Entertainment (A) License to Metronome Brewery LLC d/b/a Metronome

Brewery (License ID # 20220000010) for the premises located at 289 5th

Street East Suite 104.

RES 22-130

Adopted

Consenting, pursuant to Administrative Code Section 24.03(A)(1)(iii), to Kristin

Guild performing work in furtherance of community development investments

within Saint Paul.

RES 22-131

RES 22-133

Adopted

Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing

Officer, for Kitty's Corner 2 Inc. (License ID# 20160000243), d/b/a Kitty’s

Corner 2, to add a Malt Off Sale license to the existing Gas Station and

Cigarette/Tobacco licenses, located at 1530 Sherwood Avenue.

Adopted

Establishing the rate of pay for Grants Compliance Supervisor in Grade 024 of

EG 09, Saint Paul Supervisors Organization (SPSO).

RES 22-94

RES 22-95

Adopted

Establishing the rate of pay for an existing classification of IS

Information/Technical Analyst VI to be placed in Grade 24T of EG 09, Saint

Paul Supervisors Organization (SPSO).

Adopted

FOR DISCUSSION

Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing

Officer, for the University of St. Thomas (ID# 20110002908), d/b/a same, for

an Expansion of Liquor On Sale - 291 or more Seats, located at 2115 Summit

Avenue.

RES 22-110

Councilmember Jalali thanked staff, spoke in support, and moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

SUSPENSION ITEM

Moved by Councilmember Tolbert, is Rules Suspended. The motion carried by

the following vote:

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

Recognizing Ricardo Cervantes’ career with the City of Saint Paul and

congratulating him on his retirement.

RES 22-180

Councilmember Tolbert thanked staff and read from the resolution.

Ricardo Cervantes provided remarks.

Councilmember Thao thanked Cervantes and spoke in support.

Councilmember Jalali thanked Cervantes and spoke in support.

Councilmember Prince thanked Cervantes and spoke in support.

Councilmember Yang thanked Cervantes and spoke in support.

Councilmember Noecker thanked Cervantes and spoke in support.

Councilmember Tolbert thanked Cervantes and spoke in support.

Council President Brendmoen Tolbert thanked Cervantes and spoke in support.

Cervantes provided closing remarks.

Noecker moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Authorizing the execution of a joint powers agreement with the City of

Minneapolis, Ramsey County, and Hennepin County and application to the

Economic Development Administration’s Good Jobs Challenge.

RES 22-109

Mary Rick, Director of Business Development for St. Paul Planning and Economic

Development, and Ling Becker, Director of Workforce Solutions for Ramsey County,

gave a staff report and answered councilmember questions.

Councilmember Tolbert moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Accepting the Customer and Constituent Services Study Report conducted by

Cultivate Strategy to study and make recommendations regarding the city’s

process to receive and respond to non-emergency resident complaints and

feedback.

RES 22-132

Councilmember Noecker spoke in support and moved approval.

Councilmember Prince spoke in favor.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Appointing the firm of Iverson Reuvers as Special Counsel representing Saint

Paul Police Officer Jeremy Doverspike in the matter of Cullars-Doty, et al. v.

City of Saint Paul, et al. (Laid over from January 19, 2022.)

RES 22-96

Portia Hampton-Flowers, Deputy City Attorney, gave a staff report and answered

councilmember questions on Items 23 and 24.

Council President Brendmoen moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Appointing the firm of Jardine, Logan, and O'Brien, PLLP, as Special Counsel

RES 22-97

representing Saint Paul Police Officer Daniel Peck in the matter of

Cullars-Doty, et al. v. City of Saint Paul, et al. (Laid over from January 19,

2022.)

Council President Brendmoen moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

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 Legal Ledger. Public hearings on ordinances are

held at the second reading.

Final Adoption

Amending Chapter 246 of the Legislative Code to allow possession and

consumption of nonintoxicating malt liquor and intoxicating liquor up to 5.5%

alcohol by weight within picnic shelters, facilities or areas within any park,

playground or recreation center designated for that purpose by the parks and

recreation director instead of only allowing possession and consumption of

3.2% alcohol by weight nonintoxicating malt liquor.

Ord 22-4

Councilmember Yang spoke in favor and moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

First Reading

Granting the application of Vu Investments LLC to rezone the property at 1128

Mackubin Street from R4 single-family residential to RT1 two-family residential

and amending Legislative Code Section 60.303 to reflect the change.

Ord 22-6

Laid over to February 2 for second reading

PUBLIC HEARINGS

See below for ways to testify.

Granting the application of Obsa Negassa to rezone property at 647 York Ave

Ord 22-5

from B3 general business to T2 traditional neighborhood and amending

Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.

Councilmember Yang moved to close the public hearing.

Public hearing closed; Laid over to February 2 for third reading/final adoption

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

Amending the financing and spending plans in the Department of Public

Works Capital Budget to assemble final funding for the demolition of the

City-owned 677 Pierce Butler property, as part of the Pierce Butler

Realignment Project.

RES PH 21-342

Councilmember Thao moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

Authorizing the Police Department to accept a grant from the State of

Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Department of Natural

Resources, for the 2022 No Child Left Inside Grant.

RES PH 22-13

Councilmember Jalali moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

Approving the application of the Minnesota United FC for a sound level

variance in order to present amplified sound on February 2, 2022 within the

Street and the Beer Garden Area at Allianz Field - 400 Snelling Ave. N.

RES PH 22-12

Councilmember Thao moved approval.

Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

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 (Items 31 to 43)

Councilmember Noecker moved approval.

Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda adopted as amended

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 0 AMES

AVENUE aka 1883 AMES AVENUE. (File No. J2204A, Assessment No.

228503)

RLH TA 21-450

RLH RR 21-68

Adopted

Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 939

CHARLES AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the December 22, 2021, City

Council Public Hearing. (Public hearing continued to January 26, 2022 with

Legislative Hearing on January 25, 2022)

Continue public hearing to February 9

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 845 COOK

AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2204A, Assessment No. 228503)

RLH TA 21-443

RLH TA 21-410

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 52 GERANIUM

AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2203A, Assessment No. 228502) (Public hearing

continued to September 28, 2022)

Public hearing continued to September 28

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 1013

JAMESON STREET in Council File RLH RR 21-49. (Amend to grant

additional time)

RLH RR 21-79

Adopted as amended (extension granted)

7 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

Making finding on the appealed substantial abatement ordered for 1023

JESSIE STREET in Council File RLH RR 21-25. (Amend to grant 180 days)

RLH RR 21-77

Adopted as amended (extension granted)

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali

and Councilmember Yang

Appeal of Maher Safi to a Vacant Building Registration Notice and Fire

Inspection Correction Notice at 1354 SHERBURNE AVENUE.

RLH VBR 22-3

RLH VO 22-2

RLH FCO 22-2

Adopted

Appeal of Noah Rector to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of Occupancy and

Order to Vacate at 390 SIMS AVENUE.

Adopted

Appeal of Paris Getty to a Correction Notice-Complaint Inspection at 855

THIRD STREET EAST.

Adopted

Appeal of Brian Galvin to a Vacant Building Registration Fee at 1503 VAN

BUREN AVENUE.

RLH VBR 22-1

RLH TA 21-430

RLH AR 21-101

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 109

WINNIPEG AVENUE. (File No. J2203A, Assessment No. 228502)

Adopted

Ratifying the assessments for Property Clean Up services during July 1 to 13,

2021. (File No. J2203A, Assessment No. 228502)

Adopted

Ratifying the assessments for Property Clean Up services during July 15 to

30, 2021. (File No. J2204A, Assessment No. 228503)

RLH AR 21-102

Adopted

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m.

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