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City Hall and Court House City of Saint Paul 15 West Kellogg Boulevard Phone: 651-266-8560 Minutes - Final City Council Council President Kathy Lantry Councilmember Dan Bostrom Councilmember Amy Brendmoen Councilmember Nathaniel Khaliq Councilmember Russ Stark Councilmember Dave Thune Councilmember Chris Tolbert Wednesday, August 28, 2013 3:30 PM Council Chambers - 3rd Floor ROLL CALL Council President Lantry called the meeting to order at 3:29 p.m. Present 7 - Councilmember Dan Bostrom, Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Nathaniel Khaliq, City Council President Kathy Lantry, Councilmember Russ Stark, Councilmember Dave Thune and Councilmember Chris Tolbert COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE 1 CO 13-24 Letter from the Department of Safety and Inspections declaring 521 Edmund Avenue a nuisance property. (For notification purposes only; public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.) Received and Filed CONSENT AGENDA Note: 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 (Items 2 - 11) Councilmember Bostrom moved approval of the Consent Agenda . Consent Agenda adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Khaliq, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thune and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 City of Saint Paul Page 1 City Council Minutes - Final August 28, 2013 2 RES 13-1113 Approving the Labor Agreement (January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015) and Memorandum of Agreement regarding Volunteerism and/or Outside Employment (January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015) between the City of Saint Paul and the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO, Local 21. Laid over to September 4 for adoption 3 RES 13-1226 Authorizing the renewal of a Five-Year Lease (PW/3) to Health Partners Inc. for a parking lot at the Como Avenue Clinic. Adopted 4 RES 13-1289 Changing the rate of pay for the classification of Communication Equipment Installer, occ code 475B (formerly Communication Technician Helper) from Grade 13U to Grade 16U, in the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, EG 05 Salary Schedule. Adopted 5 RES 13-1249 Approving the acceptance of a grant to the City of Saint Paul from the Corporation for National and Community Service providing up to 22 AmeriCorps VISTA members to the Saint Paul VISTA Program. Adopted 6 RES 13-1251 Authorizing the City of Saint Paul to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the following organizations to act as participating sites for the period of the 2013-2014 VISTA program year. Adopted 7 RES 13-1252 Approving the purchase by Saint Paul VISTA Program staff of food and beverages for meetings which occur over mealtimes, in an amount not to exceed $1,000. Adopted 8 RES 13-1266 Approving the Mayor's appointments of Harold Purtell, Kevin Lindsey and Georgie Kadir Kabeto to serve on the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. Adopted 9 RES 13-1271 Authorizing the appropriate personnel to apply for Mn/DOT Landscape Partnership Program funding for the I-94/St. Anthony Avenue Noise-Wall Community Roadside Partnership Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 2 City Council Minutes - Final August 28, 2013 10 RES 13-1282 Directing city staff to maintain financial structural balance with respect to the prepayment of the District Energy note to the City of Saint Paul. Adopted 11 RES 13-1286 Approving the appointments, made by the Mayor, of Marcia Soto, Kari Canfield, Danielle Taylor, and Mike Zipko to serve on the City-County Workforce Investment Board. Adopted ORDINANCES An ordinance is a city law enacted by the City Council. It is read at four 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 third reading. Final Adoption 12 Ord 13-43 Amending Appendix F, District Heating Franchise-District Energy St. Paul, Inc., to extend the term of the franchise to September 1, 2033. Council President Lantry said there had been a request to lay the next two items over until the District Energy bond sales had taken place. She said they would be laid over one week at a time since the timing of the sale wasn't definite. Councilmember Thune moved to lay the matter over to September 4. Laid over to September 4 Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Khaliq, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thune and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 13 Ord 13-45 Amending Appendix K, District Cooling Franchise-District Cooling St. Paul, Inc., to extend the term of the franchise to September 1, 2033. Councilmember Thune moved to lay the matter over to September 4. Laid over to September 4 Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Khaliq, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thune and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 City of Saint Paul Page 3 City Council Minutes - Final August 28, 2013 14 Ord 13-44 Amending Legislative Code Chapter 65 pertaining to Auto Body Shops. Councilmember Khaliq moved approval. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Khaliq, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thune and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 Second Reading 15 Ord 13-46 Amending Charter Section 2.05 relating to the filling of Council vacancies, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 410.12, subd. 7 (2012). Councilmember Thune asked what was changing. Council President Lantry said it was discovered when Councilmember Carter left that the Charter did not require candidates for a Council vacancy to be residents of the ward represented by the seat being filled, and this amendment corrected that. Laid over to September 4 for third reading/public hearing 16 Ord 13-47 Amending Charter Sections 2.07 and 2.07.1 relating to compensation, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 410.12, subd. 7 (2012). Laid over to September 4 for third reading/public hearing 17 Ord 13-48 Amending Charter Section 6.08 relating to the adoption of ordinances and resolutions, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 410.12, subd. 7 (2012). Laid over to September 4 for third reading/public hearing ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Bostrom moved adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 p.m. City of Saint Paul Page 4 City Council Minutes - Final August 28, 2013 Council Meeting Information The City Council is paperless which saves the environment and reduces expenses. The agendas and Council files are all available on the Web (see below). Councilmembers use iPads to review the files during the meeting. Using the iPad greatly reduces costs since most agendas, including the documents attached to files, are over 1000 pages when printed. Web Meetings are available on the Council's website. Email notification and web feeds (RSS) of newly released Minutes, Agendas and Meetings are available by subscription. 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