City Council

SOUTH ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JULY 1, 2019 Mayor James Francis called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 1, 2019. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor Francis Councilmembers Dewey, Flatley, Forester, Hansen, Kaliszewski and Seaberg Absent: None Also Present: City Administrator, Joel Hanson Attorney, Peter Mikhail City Clerk, Christy Wilcox City Engineer, Lee Elfering Economic Dev. Director, Ryan Garcia 5) Presentations There were no presentations. 6) Citizens’ Comments  Jim Miotke, 1320 8th Avenue South requested that stop signs be placed on 8th Avenue. Mr. Miotke is not in favor of the placement of yield signs. 7) Agenda Moved by Seaberg/Flatley MOVED: To approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 7 ayes / 0 nays 8) Consent Agenda Moved by Forester/Hansen Resolved, that the South St. Paul City Council does hereby approve the following: A. Minutes of the City Council meeting of June 10, 2019 B. Resolution No. 2019-101, approving accounts payable C. Minutes of the City Council meeting of June 17, 2019 D. Revised Fleet Driver Safety Policy City Council Minutes of July 1, 2019 1  E. Conditional job offer to Collin Turner as Airport Operation Specialist for the City of South St. Paul contingent on successful completion of background investigation and work physical F. Approve quote from Greenstone Polymer Systems, Inc. for the resurfacing of the mechanics bay floor at Public Works in the amount of $27,435.00 G. Accept letter of resignation from Mike Klimek, General Facility Maintenance Worker at the Doug Woog Ice Arena effective July 7, 2019 H. Resolution No. 2019-103, approving a temporary sublease of an airport land lease from Wipline Real Estate to Air Trek North, LLC I. Business licenses J. Purchase of outdoor weather warning siren for the Alice Court location at a cost of $18,636.12 K. Approve design services agreement with Signature Lighting for lighting design consulting engineering services for street lighting improvements on 5th Avenue South L. Resolution No. 2019-78, approving agreement with WSB & Associates Inc. for the preparation of plans, specifications, and bid administration for Kaposia Landing Phase 2 Motion carried 7 ayes / 0 nays 9A) Modification to Tax Increment Financing Plan for the 4th Ave. Village District Moved by Kaliszewski/Forester MOVED: To adopt Resolution No. 2019-102, modification to the redevelopment plan for the 4th Avenue Village Redevelopment Project and adopting a modification to the Tax Increment Financing Plan for the 4th Avenue Village Tax Increment Financing Districting there. Motion carried 7 ayes / 0 nays 10A) Special Event License Request by Croatian Hall Moved by Seaberg/Forester MOVED: To approve the Special Event Licenses to Croatian Hall at 445 2nd Avenue South to be held on Saturday, August 24th from 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 25th from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. Motion carried 7 ayes / 0 nays City Council Minutes of July 1, 2019 2 10B) First Reading – Ordinance Regarding Public Sidewalks Mayor Francis introduced the following proposed ordinance for its first reading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SOUTH ST. PAUL CITY CODE SECTION 54-4 REGARDING PUBLIC SIDEWALKS 10C) Polling Place Location Change for Precinct 5 – Kaposia Education Center Moved by Flatley/Forester MOVED: To approve the polling place location change for Precinct 5 from Kaposia Education Center to Concordia Lutheran Church located at 225 West Douglas Street. Motion carried 7 ayes / 0 nays 10D) Yield Sign Placement – 8th Avenue South Moved by Forester/Kaliszewski MOVED: To approve the placement of stop signs at 8th Avenue at Spruce Street West, Poplar Street West and Richmond Street West. Motion Failed 2 ayes (Forester & Kaliszewski) 5 nays (Dewey, Flatley, Hansen, Seaberg & Francis) Moved by Hansen/Seaberg MOVED: To continue consideration regarding placement of stop signs on 8th Avenue South to the September 3, 2019, City Council meeting. Motion carried 4 ayes (Hansen, Kaliszewski, Seaberg, Francis) 3 nays (Dewey, Flatley, Forester) 10E) Adopt 2019 Action Plans Moved by Hansen/Dewey MOVED: To approve the 2019 Action Plans for the top three goals as follows: 1. Creation of a Master Infrastructure Replacement/Funding Plan 2. Establishment of a Library Operations & Facility Plan 3. Development of a Master Housing Strategy Motion carried 7 ayes / 0 nays City Council Minutes of July 1, 2019 3 12) Adjournment Moved by Seaberg/Kaliszewski MOVED: That the meeting of the City Council adjourn at 8:11 p.m. Motion carried 7 ayes / 0 nays Approve: July 15, 2019 ___________________________ City Clerk City Council Minutes of July 1, 2019 4