City Council

SOUTH ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 4, 2021 The organizational meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor James Francis at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, January 4, 2021 ROLL CALL: Present, Mayor James Francis Councilmembers Bakken, Dewey, Hansen, Kaliszewski, Podgorski, Seaberg Absent, None Also Present, City Administrator, Joel Hansen City Attorney, Peter Mikhail City Clerk, Christy Wilcox City Engineer, Sue Polka 1) Welcome and Call to Order by Mayor Francis 2) Invocation by Chaplain Tom Jestus 3) Pledge of Allegiance 4) There were no presentations 5) Citizen Comments: Richard Yaeger discussed shoveling of sidewalks on the corners. 6) Oath of Offices In the presence of Christy Wilcox, City Clerk and Juliette Francis, the Oath of Office was administered to the following elected City Officials, each of whom recited and subscribed the Oath of Office: 1. Mayor James Francis 2. Councilmember Pam Bakken 3. Councilmember Lori Hansen 4. Councilmember Todd Podgorski 7) Agenda Moved by Seaberg/Podgorski MOVED: To approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays City Council Minutes of January 4, 2021 1 8) Consent Agenda Moved by Hansen/Kaliszewski Resolved, that the South St. Paul City Council does hereby take the following actions: A. Removed from Consent Agenda B. Resolution No. 2021-3, approving accounts payable C. Designate St. Paul Pioneer Press as the official publication for the City of South St. Paul D. Resolution No. 2020-1, approving the application for fiscal year 2021 Dakota County Community Development Block Grant Funding E. Resolution No. 2021-2, designating City depositories and delegating electronic funds transfer authority for 2021 F. Removed from Consent Agenda G. City Council meeting minutes of December 21, 2020 H. Proposal from WSB in the amount of $15,000.00 to prepare a Traffic Impact Study for the proposed Dakota County Library site at 7th Avenue and Marie Avenue I. Resolution No. 2021-5, approving the property split at 1434 Stickney Avenue J. Business licenses Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays 8A) Minutes of December 7, 2020 Moved by Seaberg/Hansen MOVED: To approve the minutes of December 7, 2020, as corrected. Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays 8F) Setting the 2021 Meal and Mileage Reimbursement Rates Moved by Kaliszewski/Podgorski MOVED: To adopt Resolution No. 2021-004, as corrected, authorizing adjustment to City’s meal and mileage reimbursement rates. Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays City Council Minutes of January 4, 2021 2 10A) Appointment of Acting Mayor for 2021 and 2022 Moved by Hansen/Kaliszewski MOVED: That Councilmember Seaberg is appointed Acting Mayor in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 201.02 of the Municipal Code. Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays 10B) Appointment to South Metro Fire Department’s Board of Directors Moved by Bakken/Dewey MOVED: To appoint Councilmember Tom Seaberg to a two-year term to the South Metro Fire Board of Directors. Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays 11) Mayor and Council Communications 12) Adjournment Motion by Seaberg/Dewey MOVED: That the meeting of the City Council adjourn at 7:34 p.m. Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays Approved: ____________________________ City Clerk City Council Minutes of January 4, 2021 3