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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, September 24, 2014 3:30 PM Council Chambers - 3rd Floor The Library Board will meet during the City Council meeting. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Council President Lantry at 3:32 p.m. Councilmember Tolbert excused. Present 5 - Councilmember Dan Bostrom, Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, City Council President Kathy Lantry, Councilmember Russ Stark and Councilmember Dai Thao Absent 2 - Councilmember Dave Thune and Councilmember Chris Tolbert Councilmember Thune arrived after roll call. Present 6 - Councilmember Dan Bostrom, Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, City Council President Kathy Lantry, Councilmember Russ Stark, Councilmember Dai Thao and Councilmember Dave Thune Absent 1 - Councilmember Chris Tolbert COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE 1 AO 14-52 Transferring $83,000 of capital maintenance contingency to the Department of Fire and Safety Services for the fire station alerting system grant match. Received and Filed 2 AO 14-53 Amending the 2014 budget of the CDBG Federal Grants Fund. Received and Filed City of Saint Paul Page 1 City Council Minutes - Final September 24, 2014 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 3 - 20) Councilmember Bostrom moved approval of the Consent Agenda. Consent Agenda adopted Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao and Councilmember Thune Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert 3 RES 14-1631 Approving the Mayor's appointment of Natalie Davis and reappointment of Ed Dion and Scott Swanson to the Police Civilian Review Commission. Adopted 4 RES 14-1633 Approving the Mayor's reappointment of Marty Strub to serve on the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. Adopted 5 RES 14-1634 Approving the Mayor's reappointment of Dave Ybarra to the District Energy of Saint Paul Board of Directors. Adopted 6 RES 14-1635 Accepting contributions from 8-80 Cities for Jonathan Sage-Martinson to attend "Open Streets" Workshop in Guadalajara, Mexico, September 26-29, 2014. Adopted 7 RES 14-1611 Memorializing City Council action taken July 9, 2014 granting the appeal of the Department of Public Works of a decision of the Heritage Preservation Commission denying a sidewalk construction project on property including the east side of that property commonly known as 1173 Davern Street. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 2 City Council Minutes - Final September 24, 2014 8 RES 14-1610 Approving the settlement agreement and release between the City of Saint Paul and Thomas Benjamin Nelson and his attorney Christopher Zipko. Adopted 9 Min 14-37 Approving the minutes of the July 9, 16, and 23, 2014 City Council meetings. Adopted 10 RES 14-1609 Authorizing the issuance and negotiated sale of a Taxable Lease Revenue Note, Series 2014; delegating to a Pricing Committee the authority to set the terms thereof within parameters set forth in this Resolution; fixing the form and specifications of the Note; approving the forms of a Loan Agreement, a Stadium Clubhouse Lease, an Assignment of Stadium Clubhouse Lease and other related documents; and directing the execution and delivery of the Note and related documents. Adopted 11 RES 14-1646 Granting preliminary approval to the issuance of Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2014 by the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and authorizing City finance staff and advisors to take certain actions with respect to the sale of such Sales Tax Revenue Bonds. Adopted 12 RES 14-1636 Approving assessment costs and setting date of City Council Public Hearing to ratify the assessments for the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project - Downtown. (File No. 19083, Assessment No. 102000) Adopted 13 RES 14-1637 Approving assessment costs and setting date of City Council Public Hearing to ratify the assessments for the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project - University Avenue. (File No. 19082, Assessment No. 101000) Adopted 14 RES 14-1613 Approving assessment costs and setting date of City Council Public Hearing to ratify the assessment for installation of a fire protection system, as requested by Dayna Frank, for 1601 University Avenue West. (File No. FP2014-01, Assessment No. 147100) Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 3 City Council Minutes - Final September 24, 2014 15 RES 14-1548 Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement (January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015) between the City of Saint Paul and The Saint Paul Police Federation. Adopted 16 RES 14-1608 Approving the 2014 Memorandum of Agreement for the Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and the Plumbers Local 34. Laid over to October 1 for adoption 17 RES 14-1587 Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing Officer, to add an Auto Body Repair Garage license to the existing Auto Repair Garage license, for Hmong Auto Service and Sales Inc., (I.D. #0010069), d/b/a Hmong Auto Service at 789 Rice Street. Adopted 18 RES 14-1681 Granting approval to the Saint Paul Saints Baseball Club, Inc. to enter into a Naming Rights agreement with CHS Inc. to name the Lowertown Ballpark the "CHS Field." Adopted 19 RES 14-1596 Authorizing the Police Department to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the Hubert Humphrey Job Corps Center. Adopted 20 RLH RR 14-18 Staying enforcement for 180 days of City Council File RLH RR 13-62 ordering the rehabilitation or razing and the demolition of the structures at 929 SEVENTH STREET WEST within 180 days after the March 5, 2014 City Council Public Hearing. Adopted FOR DISCUSSION Recess of City Council and convening of Library Board. Consideration by Library Board of RES 14-1627: Requesting that the City levy property taxes for the Library Agency. (See Library Board minutes) Adjournment of Library Board and reconvening of City Council. City of Saint Paul Page 4 City Council Minutes - Final September 24, 2014 21 RES 14-1626 Approving a 2015 maximum property tax levy for the City of Saint Paul. Councilmember Brendmoen moved an amendment to reduce the City levy by an amount commensurate with the increase in the library levy. Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 Councilmember Thao moved approval of the resolution as amended. Adopted as amended Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao and Councilmember Thune Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert 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 22 Ord 14-9 Amending Chapter 225 of the Legislative Code to regulate use of bows, arrows, and crossbows in the City of Saint Paul. (Public hearing held February 19; laid over from June 25) Councilmember Stark said there was more work to be done. He moved to lay the matter over to January 28, 2015. Laid over to January 28, 2015 Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao and Councilmember Thune Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert First Reading 23 Ord 14-39 Creating Chapter 373 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to Transportation Network Companies. Laid over to October 1 for second reading 24 Ord 14-40 Amending Chapter 310 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to add a license fee for Transportation Network Companies. Laid over to October 1 for second reading City of Saint Paul Page 5 City Council Minutes - Final September 24, 2014 Reconsiderations RLH TA 14-306 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Real Estate Project No. J1409G, Assessment No. 148708 at 940 EDGERTON STREET. (Amended to File No. J1409G1, Assessment No. 148713) (Public hearing continued from September 24) Councilmember Brendmoen moved to reopen the public hearing and continue it to October 1. Public hearing re-opened and continued to October 1 Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao and Councilmember Thune Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert RLH TA 14-316 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Real Estate Project No. J1409A, Assessment No. 148526 at 509 EDMUND AVENUE. (Amended to File No. J1409A2, Assessment No. 148542) (Public hearing continued from September 24) Councilmember Thao moved to reopen the public hearing and continue it to October 1. Public hearing re-opened and continued to October 1 Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao and Councilmember Thune Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Bostrom moved adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 3:44 p.m. Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, City Council President Lantry, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Thao and Councilmember Thune Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert City of Saint Paul Page 6 City Council Minutes - Final September 24, 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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