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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, July 13, 2016 3:30 PM Council Chambers - 3rd Floor ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Council President Stark at 3:31 p.m. Councilmembers Bostrom and Noecker excused Present 5 - Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Dai Thao, Councilmember Chris Tolbert, City Council President Russ Stark and Councilmember Jane L. Prince Absent 2 - Councilmember Dan Bostrom and Councilmember Rebecca Noecker COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE 1 AO 16-53 Designating Todd D. Axtell, Chief of Police, and Kathleen A. Wuorinen, Assistant Chief of Police, as authorized signers for the City of Saint Paul Police Department pursuant of Sec. 86.01 of the City Charter. Received and filed 2 AO 16-54 Authorizing the Police Department to purchase food and beverage to be used in the Homicide/Robbery unit. Received and filed City of Saint Paul Page 1 City Council Minutes - Final July 13, 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 (Items 3 - 16) Councilmember Brendmoen moved approval of the Consent Agenda. Consent Agenda adopted Yea: 5- Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, City Council President Stark and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Absent: 2- Councilmember Bostrom and Councilmember Noecker 3 RES 16-1180 Honoring Senator John Marty for the League of Minnesota Cities Legislator of Distinction Award. Adopted 4 RES 16-1183 Amending the use of grant funds through the Neighborhood STAR Year-Round program for portable security cameras. Adopted 5 RES 16-1178 Providing for the issuance of and accepting a proposal on the sale of a General Obligation Variable Rate Street Improvement Special Assessment Bond, Series 2016C to finance the 2016 Saint Paul Street Vitality Program; fixing the form and specifications of the Series 2016C Bonds; providing for the issuance of the Series 2016C Bonds; and levying a tax for the payment of the Series 2016C Bonds. Adopted 6 RES 16-1088 Preliminary Order setting the date of City Council public hearing for August 3, 2016 to approve construction along Wall Street between 5th Street and 7th Street with above standard street lighting, and approving the annual operation and maintenance costs for said lighting, to be assessed to benefitted properties via the Right-of-Way program. (File No. 19220, Assessment No. 175100) Adopted 7 RES 16-917 Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement (January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017) between the City of Saint Paul and the Professional Employees Association. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 2 City Council Minutes - Final July 13, 2016 8 RES 16-1079 Approving the Maintenance Labor Agreement (May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2019) between the City of Saint Paul and the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association, Local 633. Adopted 9 RES 16-1103 Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the May 2016 and January 2017 Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and Sprinkler-Fitters Local 417. Adopted 10 RES 16-1104 Approving the Labor Agreement (January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017) between the City of Saint Paul and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 70. Laid over to July 20 for adoption 11 RES 16-1145 Authorizing the Police Department to accept Preliminary Breath Test Units from the State of Minnesota, Office of Traffic Safety. Adopted 12 RES 16-1159 Authorizing the Police Department to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps Center. Adopted 13 RES 16-1136 Approving adverse action against the Auto Repair Garage license application submitted by Sandra Medina, d/b/a Rudy’s Auto Repair at 620 Rice Street. Adopted 14 RES 16-1135 Approving adverse action against the Second Hand Dealer - Motor Vehicle and Auto Body Repair/Painting Shop licenses held by NEH Body Shops, Inc., d/b/a Professional Auto Body at 584 Stryker Avenue. Adopted 15 RES 16-1147 Waiving the 45-day notice requirement for the issuance of a Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) license with conditions to JKR, Inc., d/b/a Joe And Stan’s (License ID #0033570) at 949 Seventh Street West. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 3 City Council Minutes - Final July 13, 2016 16 RES 16-1179 Approving the Animal Day Care (Commercial) license application submitted by Lisa J. Rojas, d/b/a Dreadlocks For Dingoes (License ID #20160001885) at 212 Seventh Street East, Suite 101. Adopted FOR DISCUSSION No items 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 17 Ord 16-14 Amending Chapter 229 of the Legislative Code setting curfew times for children. (To be withdrawn.) Laid over to August 3 for third reading/public hearing 18 Ord 16-16 Amending Chapter 376 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code updating taxicab regulations within the City of Saint Paul and creating a new license type for taxicab service companies. Councilmember Tolbert moved an slight amendment on behalf of Councilmember Noecker and at the request of the Department of Safety and Inspections. Amended and laid over to July 20 for third reading/public hearing Yea: 5- Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, City Council President Stark and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Absent: 2- Councilmember Bostrom and Councilmember Noecker 19 Ord 16-17 Granting the application of T.V. Eklund LLC to rezone their property at 476 Minnehaha Avenue West from VP vehicular parking to I1 light industrial, and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the Saint Paul zoning map. Laid over to July 20 for third reading/public hearing 20 Ord 16-18 Granting the application of TZK Corp. to rezone property at 113 Annapolis Street East from B2 Community Business to T2 Traditional Neighborhood, and amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the Saint Paul zoning map. Laid over to July 20 for third reading/public hearing City of Saint Paul Page 4 City Council Minutes - Final July 13, 2016 21 Ord 16-21 Creating a commercial development district at Can Can Wonderland (formerly American Can facility) located at 755 Prior Avenue North pursuant to Section 17.07.1 of the City Charter and Section 409.20 of the Legislative Code. Council President Stark reminded everyone that the public hearing would take place in Ward 4 at 550 Vandalia at 10:00 a.m. the following Wednesday. He said the Charter required that the public hearing on the creation of a Commercial Development District take place in the ward. Laid over to July 20 for third reading/public hearing 22 Ord 16-22 Creating a commercial development district at North Garden Theater (Formerly the Garden Theater) located at 929 Seventh Street West pursuant to Section 17.07.1 of the City Charter and Section 409.20 of the Legislative Code. Laid over to July 20 for third reading/public hearing 23 Ord 16-23 Granting the application of Hmong Village LLC and the City of Saint Paul to rezone a portion of the property at 1001 Johnson Parkway and a portion of the adjacent Johnson Parkway right-of-way from R2 one-family residential to IT transitional industrial to expand a parking lot into Johnson Parkway right-of-way, and amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the Saint Paul zoning map. Laid over to July 20 for third reading/public hearing Council President Stark said it was important to acknowledge the series of events that had taken place since the last meeting - Philando Castile’s death, the significant grieving and protesting that had been going on since then, and the police department doing difficult work to keep everyone safe. He said their thoughts were with the officers as well as with the Castile family and everyone who was out there thinking about these important issues and trying to figure out what to do next. He said he was sure there would be a lot of continued dialog about what all this meant for our community. Council members shared information about events in their wards. City of Saint Paul Page 5 City Council Minutes - Final July 13, 2016 ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Prince moved adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 3:41 p.m. Yea: 5- Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, City Council President Stark and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Absent: 2- Councilmember Bostrom and Councilmember Noecker 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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