City Council

SOUTH ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 1) Mayor James Francis called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. on September 20, 2021. 2) ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor Francis Councilmembers Bakken, Dewey., Hansen, Kaliszewski, Podgorski, Seaberg Absent: None Staff Present: City Administrator, Joel Hanson Attorney, Peter Mikhail City Clerk, Christy Wilcox City Planner, Michael Healy EDA Manager, Ryan Garcia 3) Christy Wilcox read the invocation. 4) Pledge of Allegiance 5) Presentations  Dave Unmacht from the League of Minnesota Cities presented South Metro Fire Department with the Cities of Excellence Award Presentation for the PAR 360 program  Nicole Scheiber presented the “Let’s Talk About It! Event to be held on Thursday, October 7th at the South St. Paul Secondary School  Terry Pieper of the VFW Post #295 discussed the two events currently available which include the Voice of Democracy Program and Patriot’s Pen  Steve Mankowski presented information on the “On The Road Again Celebration” and highlighted the events that will be taking place on Saturday, October 2nd  Joel Hansen, City Administrator addressed some of the concerns with the recent mailing of utility bills. 6) Citizens’ Comments There were no citizens comments City Council Minutes of September 20, 2021 1 7) Agenda Moved by Seaberg/Dewey MOVED: To approve the agenda. Motion carried 7 ayes /0 nays 8) Consent Agenda Moved by Kaliszewski/Bakken Resolved, that the South St. Paul City Council does hereby approve the following: A. City Council meeting minutes of September 7, 2021 B. Resolution No. 2021-141, approving accounts payable C. Change Order No. 5 and Final Payment to George Kountoupes Painting Co. for the Alice Court Water Tower Rehabilitation Project D. Short-Term Interfund Loan to the 380 Airport Road Capital Projects Fund E. Business Licenses F. Resolution No. 2021-142, relating to airport; approving landlord lien waiver with Dauntless Air G. Resolution No. 2021-143, approving amendment to the fee schedule for Doug Woog Arena H. Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a purchase agreement with Wipaire, Inc. for the City-owned building located at 380 Airport Road, subject to minor modification by the City Attorney Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays 8C) 2022 State Capital Bonding Requests Moved by Seaberg/Hansen MOVED: To adopt the following resolutions: 1. Resolution No. 2021-107(revised) requesting $5.94 million in state assistance to aid in funding the costs or rehabilitation/reconstruction to the City’s utilities to improve system integrity, performance, and to ensure safe drinking water for the community 2. Resolution No. 2021-141, requesting $11.0 million in state assistance to aid in the construction of a new Public Works Facility Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays City Council Minutes of September 20, 2021 2 10A) Conditional Use Permit for Exterior Storage at Twin City Bagel Moved by Kaliszewski/Podgorski MOVED: To continue consideration of a Conditional Use Permit request for exterior storage at Twin City Bagel to October 18, 2021. Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays 10B) 2022 Property Tax Levies & Budget Considerations Moved by Seaberg/Podgorski MOVED: To adopt Resolution No. 2021-136, certifying the preliminary 2022 property tax levy to Dakota County and setting a date for a public hearing on the 2022 tax supported budgets and property tax levy. Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays Moved by Kaliszewski/Hansen MOVED: To adopt Resolution No. 2021-137, approving a 2022 budget and certifying the preliminary 2022 property tax levy adopted by the South St. Paul Economic Development Authority (EDA). Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays Moved by Seaberg/Dewey MOVED: To adopt Resolution No. 2021-138, consenting to the preliminary 2022 HRA special property tax levy adopted by the South St. Paul Economic Development Authority (EDA). Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays 10C) Ordinance Amending Backyard Chicken Licenses to Include Ducks Councilmember Seaberg introduced the following proposed ordinance for its first reading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SOUTH ST. PAUL CITY CODE CHAPTER 15 REGARDING ANIMALS City Council Minutes of September 20, 2021 3 11) Mayor and Council Communication 12) Adjournment Moved by Seaberg/Podgorski MOVED: To close the meeting at 9:17 p.m. pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §13D.05, Subd 3(b) for a confidential attorney-client discussion regarding active litigation in the matter Sanimax USA, LLC v. City of South St. Paul. Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays Moved by Bakken/Seaberg MOVED: To reconvene the meeting of the City Council at 9:51 p.m. Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays Moved by Kaliszewski/Seaberg MOVED: That the meeting adjourn at 9:52 p.m. Motion carried 7 ayes/0 nays Approved: October 4, 2021 ___________________________ City Clerk City Council Minutes of September 20, 2021 4