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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 Russ Stark Councilmember Dai Thao Councilmember Dave Thune Councilmember Chris Tolbert Wednesday, March 12, 2014 3:30 PM Council Chambers - 3rd Floor ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Council Vice President Tolbert . Present 4 - Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Russ Stark, Councilmember Dai Thao and Councilmember Chris Tolbert Absent 3 - Councilmember Dan Bostrom, City Council President Kathy Lantry and Councilmember Dave Thune COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE 1 AO 14-11 Authorizing the Saint Paul Public Library Agency to hold volunteer recognition events. 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 - 13) Item 11 was removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration . Councilmember Stark moved approval of the balance of the Consent Agenda . Consent Agenda adopted as amended Yea: 4- Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 Absent: 3- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Lantry and Councilmember Thune City of Saint Paul Page 1 City Council Minutes - Final March 12, 2014 2 RES 14-385 Approving the Settlement Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and Sartu Nagayo, trustee for the next of kin of decedent Haysem Sani, Lancine Fofana, trustee for the next of kin of decedent Mohamed Fofana and Danielle Meldahl, mother of minor Plaintiff Devin Meldahl and their attorneys John C. Goetz, Paul E. Godlewski and Jeffrey A. Hassan. Adopted 3 RES 14-437 Appointing Dai Thao to replace Amy Brendmoen on the Joint Property Tax Advisory Committee for the term ending January 1, 2016. Adopted 4 RES 14-433 Approving the appointment of Mai Chong Xiong as Legislative Aide in Ward 1. Adopted 5 RLH TA 14-139 Amending Council File RLH AR 13-72 to delete the assessment for Collection of Vacant Building Fees billed August 28, 2012 to March 21, 2013 at 461 ARLINGTON AVENUE WEST. (File No. VB1311, Assessment No. 138815) Adopted 6 RES 14-422 Approving a Special Law enacted by the Minnesota State Legislature during the 2013 regular session pertaining to certain local laws that affect the City, the property tax exemption for the regional ballpark, and the City's half cent sales tax. Adopted 7 RES 14-369 Preliminary Order setting the date of City Council Public Hearing for April 2, 2014 to consider approval of a sidewalk improvement along the west side of Davern Street from Saint Paul Avenue to Colvin Avenue. (File #S1402, Assessment #145302) Adopted 8 RES 14-382 Approving assessment costs and setting date of City Council Public Hearing to ratify the assessment for construction of new sidewalks in the west Midway area of Ward 4. (File No. S1204, Assessment No. 125305) Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 2 City Council Minutes - Final March 12, 2014 9 RES 14-399 Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and AFSCME-Technical, Local 1842 for the purpose of establishing the wage rates for the new job classification of Community Recreation Specialist. Laid over to March 19 for adoption 10 RES 14-420 Approving the Memorandum of Agreement regarding the method by which the City matches employee contributions into Investment Accounts, between the City of Saint Paul and AFSCME-Legal, Local 3757; Manual & Maintenance Supervisors Association; Operating Engineers, Local 70; Professional Employees Association; Tri-Council Laborers, Local 132; Tri-Council General Drivers, Local 120; and Tri-Council Operating Engineers, Local 49. Laid over to March 19 for adoption 12 RES 14-349 Approving adverse action against the Auto Repair Garage license held by Pet Enterprises Motortech, Inc., d/b/a Pet Auto Repair at 18 Acker Street East. Adopted 13 RES 14-383 Approving a Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Patio) license for 411 Minnesota Street, LLC, d/b/a Doubletree By Hilton Saint Paul (License ID #20130000646) at 411 Minnesota Street. Adopted FOR DISCUSSION 11 RES 14-395 Authorizing the Parks and Recreation Department to enter into an agreement with the Public Housing Agency of Saint Paul for the use and management of McDonough Recreation Center. Councilmember Brendmoen said the City and the PHA had entered into a new partnership a few years before to offer services at McDonough, and this agreement extended the partnership to 2027. She thanked Brad Meyer from Parks for his work on the City programming. She moved approval. Adopted Yea: 4- Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 Absent: 3- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Lantry and Councilmember Thune City of Saint Paul Page 3 City Council Minutes - Final March 12, 2014 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. Second Reading 14 Ord 14-14 Memorializing City Council action granting the application of Bradshaw Group Inc. to rezone property at 678 Snelling Avenue South from B3 General Business to T3 Traditional Neighborhood, and amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the Saint Paul zoning map. (Public hearing held February 5, 2014) Laid over to March 19 for third reading ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Stark moved adjournment. Meeting adjourned Yea: 4- Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 Absent: 3- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Lantry and Councilmember Thune 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. 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