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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, May 28, 2014 3:30 PM Council Chambers - 3rd Floor ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Council President Lantry at 3:30 p.m. Present 7 - Councilmember Dan Bostrom, Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, City Council President Kathy Lantry, Councilmember Russ Stark, Councilmember Dai Thao, Councilmember Dave Thune and Councilmember Chris Tolbert COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE 1 AO 14-26 Amending the 2014 budget of the CDBG & Emergency Shelter Federal Grants Fund. 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 - 19) Councilmember Bostrom moved approval of the Consent Agenda. Consent Agenda adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Thune and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 2 RES 14-964 Approving the Mayor's appointment of Michael Belaen to serve on the Workforce Investment Board. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 1 City Council Minutes - Final May 28, 2014 3 RES 14-965 Approving the Mayor's appointment of Amy Brendmoen to serve on the Minneapolis / Saint Paul Housing Finance Board. Adopted 4 RES 14-967 Appointing Kristin Beckmann to serve as the Deputy Mayor - Executive Assistant to the Mayor, effective May 19, 2014. Adopted 5 RES 14-915 Memorializing City Council action denying an appeal of the Board of Zoning Appeals decision to grant a variance to operate a dynamic business sign at 1200 Rice Street, and setting forth the Council's modifications for the conditions originally imposed by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Adopted 6 RES 14-956 Approving the settlement agreement and release between the City of Saint Paul and Clifton McWright and his attorney Joshua Williams. Adopted 7 RES 14-864 Authorizing the reallocation of the City of Saint Paul's allocation of Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds to the Metropolitan Airports Commission. Adopted 8 RES 14-838 Preliminary Order setting the date of Public Hearing for June 18, 2014 to consider approval of the reconstruction of the Kellogg Boulevard bridges at Market Street and St. Peter Street. Adopted 9 RES 14-916 Approving the May 1, 2014 Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and The Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Local Union 1 Minnesota/North Dakota. Laid over to June 4 for adoption 10 RES 14-857 Approving the suspension of Civil Service Rule 7 to allow extension of the Firefighter eligible list for a period of up to six months for an expiration date no later than December 31, 2014. Adopted 11 RES 14-893 Amending Civil Service Rule 14 providing promotional rights to Fire Medic Cadets into the Fire Fighting group. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 2 City Council Minutes - Final May 28, 2014 12 RES 14-902 Approving the May 1, 2014 Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 110. Adopted 13 RES 14-904 Approving the May 1, 2014 Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association, Local 633. Adopted 14 RES 14-591 Approving the name Depot Tot Lot for City owned parkland at 192 East Fourth Street (southwest corner of Sibley Street and Fourth Street) informally called the Downtown Children's Play Area. Adopted 15 RES 14-854 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation, Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, to donate produce grown from its Chipotle Edible Garden exhibit to local food shelves over the 2014 summer growing season. Adopted 16 RES 14-890 Approving the 2014 Cultural STAR Round 1 Projects. Adopted 17 RES 14-912 Accepting a $750 stipend for air transportation and lodging from the Gateway Corridor Commission for Mark Finken to attend an Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit Tour in Los Angeles, California, June 25 - 27, 2014. Adopted 18 RES 14-899 Authorizing the Police Department to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with the Independent School District #625 for operation of a student program to promote achievement, fitness, and healthy living. Adopted 19 RES 14-913 Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing Officer, for Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, and Liquor - Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) licenses for Double Black Diamond Inc. (I.D. #20140000394), d/b/a Red Cow at 393 Selby Avenue. (Note: this is for a change in ownership of an existing location.) Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 3 City Council Minutes - Final May 28, 2014 FOR DISCUSSION 20 RES 14-959 Designating May 28, 2014, as John Hershey Day in the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Councilmember Stark read the resolution honoring John Hershey, retiring University of St. Thomas Neighborhood Liaison. Mr. Hershey made brief comments. Councilmember Stark moved approval of the resolution. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Thune and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 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 21 Ord 14-19 Memorializing City Council action granting the application of Olin 5 LLC to rezone property at 1809 Old Hudson Road from VP Vehicular Parking to T1 Traditional Neighborhood, and amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the Saint Paul zoning map. (Public hearing held April 2, 2014) Councilmember Stark moved approval. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Thune and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 22 Ord 14-21 Amending Administrative Code Section 86.06 to exempt district councils from the certificate of compliance fee. Councilmember Brendmoen moved approval. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Thune and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 City of Saint Paul Page 4 City Council Minutes - Final May 28, 2014 Second Reading 23 Ord 14-23 Administrative Ordinance placing the classification titled Assistant General Manager-Saint Paul Regional Water Services in the unclassified service pursuant to Section 12.03.2(H) of the City of Saint Paul Charter. Laid over to June 4 for third reading/public hearing SUSPENSION ITEMS Councilmember Thune moved suspension of the rules. Rules suspended Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Thune and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 RES 14-989 Declaring May 30, 2014 Gary Ales and Jean Allan Ales Day in Saint Paul. Councilmember Thune read a portion of the resolution honoring Gary and Jean Allan Ales for their work with Friendship Club, a volunteer organization serving schools and the community. He moved approval of the resolution. Councilmember Bostrom thanked Councilmember Thune for bringing the item forward. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Thune and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 Council members shared information about upcoming events in their wards. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Brendmoen moved adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 3:42 p.m. Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Thune and Councilmember Tolbert Nay: 0 City of Saint Paul Page 5 City Council Minutes - Final May 28, 2014 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. Please visit www.stpaul.gov/council for meeting videos and updated copies of the Agendas, Minutes and supporting documents. 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