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City Hall and Court House City of Saint Paul 15 West Kellogg Boulevard Council Chambers - 3rd Floor Minutes - Final Katie Burger, Executive Assistant, 651-266-8560 City Council Council President Russ Stark Councilmember Dan Bostrom Councilmember Amy Brendmoen Councilmember Rebecca Noecker Councilmember Jane L. Prince Councilmember Dai Thao Councilmember Chris Tolbert Wednesday, May 25, 2016 3:30 PM Council Chambers - 3rd Floor ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Council President Stark at 3:30 p.m. Present 7 - Councilmember Dan Bostrom, Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Dai Thao, Councilmember Chris Tolbert, City Council President Russ Stark, Councilmember Rebecca Noecker and Councilmember Jane L. Prince COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE 1 CO 16-30 Letters from the Department of Safety and Inspections declaring 451 Goodhue Street, 105 Granite Street, 129 Jessamine Avenue East, and 201 Snelling Avenue North as nuisance properties. (For notification purposes only; public hearings will be scheduled at a later date if necessary.) Received and Filed 2 AO 16-46 Amending the 2016 budget of the Sewer Utility Fund. Received and Filed 3 AO 16-47 Authorizing the Fire Department to pay for all costs incurred to hold a graduation ceremony for the new firefighters on May 13, 2016 at Saint Paul College. Received and Filed City of Saint Paul Page 1 City Council Minutes - Final May 25, 2016 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 Councilmember Noecker moved approval of the Consent Agenda. Consent Agenda adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, City Council President Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 4 RES 16-879 Accepting a dedication of trail easement for pedestrian and bicycle access purposes over the property located at 1880 Old Hudson Road. Adopted 5 RES 16-869 Approving a request by WRA 1276, L.L.C. to release a sewer easement within previously vacated Wakefield Avenue. Adopted 6 RES 16-835 Approving an amendment to the Woodward Avenue vacation, RES PH 16-119. Adopted 7 RES 16-856 Authorizing the Fire Department to enter into a joint powers agreement with the City of Plymouth for the use of the Saint Paul Fire Department training facilities. Adopted 8 RES 16-857 Authorizing the Fire Department to enter into a joint powers agreement with the City of Woodbury for the use of the Saint Paul Fire Department training facilities. Adopted 9 RES 16-859 Authorizing the Fire Department to enter into a joint powers agreement with Century College to provide services for the EMS Academy June 13 through August 26, 2016. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 2 City Council Minutes - Final May 25, 2016 10 RES 16-853 Approving the Labor Agreement (January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017) between the City of Saint Paul and District Lodge No. 77 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers AFL-CIO. Adopted 11 RES 16-878 Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2016 Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and the Sheet Metal Workers, Local 10. Laid over to June 1 for adoption 12 RES 16-875 Accepting the gift of travel and lodging from Bloomberg Philanthropies for Mayor Chris Coleman and Anne Hunt to attend the 2016 U.S. -China Climate-Smart/Low-Carbon Cities Summit in Beijing. Adopted 13 RES 16-881 Approving the Mayor’s Reappointments of David Bice, Charles Ellis, James Frisco, JaPaul Harris, Altin Paulson, and Maya Sheikh-Sala to Serve on the Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity Commission. Adopted 14 RES 16-706 Approving the 2016 Round 1 Cultural STAR Projects. Adopted 15 RES 16-893 Approving a Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) license for Pullman’s Pub, LLC, d/b/a Pullman’s Pub (License ID #20160000857) at 209 Fourth Street East. Adopted FOR DISCUSSION 16 RES 16-900 Declaring June 2nd to be National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Council President Stark thanked those who organized around the issue. Assistant Chief Wourinen, Mayor Coleman, and Council members commented. Councilmember Tolbert moved approval. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, City Council President Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 City of Saint Paul Page 3 City Council Minutes - Final May 25, 2016 Councilmember Bostrom left the meeting. 17 SR 16-39 Presentation by East Metro Strong. Will Schroeder, East Metro Strong President, presented a report on the newly developed East Metro Strong vision. He answered Council member questions. Received and Filed 18 ABZA 16-1 Public hearing to consider the appeal of Gary Findell and Jim Erchul to a decision of Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) denying requested variances needed to construct a new single family dwelling with a two-car attached garage at 427 Mount Ida Street. (Public hearing held May 18) Councilmember Brendmoen said she had laid the matter over to shore up her reasons for granting the appeal. She said she had worked with the City Attorney and the appellant, and felt they had figured out a path. She moved to grant the appeal, and she addressed the errors in the BZA's findings related to the unique characteristics of the lot not created by the appellant; the practical difficulties in complying with the code's design standards; and the proposed plan's compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. Motion of Intent - Appeal granted with conditions Yea: 6- Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, City Council President Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Bostrom 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 19 Ord 16-12 Granting the application of the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority to rezone its property at 952 Farrington Street from B2 Community Business to T2 Traditional Neighborhood, and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the Saint Paul zoning map. Councilmember Brendmoen moved approval. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 4 City Council Minutes - Final May 25, 2016 Yea: 6- Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, City Council President Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Bostrom Council members shared good news from their Wards. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Prince moved adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 4:27 p.m. Yea: 6- Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, City Council President Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Bostrom 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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