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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, January 11, 2017 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 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 1 - 10) Consent Agenda adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, City Council President Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 1 RES 17-47 Memorializing the City Council's decision of December 7, 2016 to deny the appeal of a Planning Commission decision to grant a conditional use permit to the St. Paul Tennis Club for its property at 1055 Osceola Avenue. Adopted 2 RES 17-27 Approving the release of utility easements at 400 Wabasha Street (Macy’s Site) for The Saint Paul Port Authority. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 1 City Council Minutes - Final January 11, 2017 3 RES 17-30 Authorizing the Fire Department to accept the donation of 100 stuffed animals valued at $500 from the Eden Prairie PetSmart. Adopted 4 RES 17-31 Authorizing the Fire Department to accept the donation of $500 from Saint Patrick's Association. Adopted 5 RES 17-10 Establishing the rate of pay for two unclassified titles of Victim Witness Assistant in EG 06, PEA, Grade 003, and Victim Witness Coordinator in EG 06, PEA, Grade 009. Adopted 6 RES 17-59 Approving the Mayor’s reappointment of Barry Kempton to serve on the Cultural STAR Board. Adopted 7 RES 17-60 Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Irina Rutz to serve on the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency Board of Commissioners. Adopted 8 RES 17-67 Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Barbara Bezat, and reappointments of Richard Dana and Michael Justin to serve on the Heritage Preservation Commission. Adopted 9 RES 17-75 Approving the Mayor’s reappointments of David Lanegran and Ted Lentz to serve on the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board. Adopted 10 RES 17-77 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for and accept youth employment grant funds from DEED, Saint Paul Foundation, FR Bigelow Foundation, Mardag Foundation, Pohlad Foundation, Otto Bremer Trust, and Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce Foundation in the total amount not to exceed $1,131,000. Adopted FOR DISCUSSION No items City of Saint Paul Page 2 City Council Minutes - Final January 11, 2017 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 11 Ord 17-1 Amending Chapters 65 and 66 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to outdoor commercial uses. Laid over to January 18 for third reading/public hearing 12 Ord 17-2 Amending Chapter 338 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the House Sewer Property Owner Requirements and Contractor License. Laid over to January 18 for third reading/public hearing SUSPENSION ITEMS Councilmember Prince moved suspension of the rules. Rules suspended 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 January 11, 2017 RES 17-107 Launching the Saint Paul Business Awards. Councilmember Prince said this was part of the Open for Business initiative and provided the opportunity to recognize and celebrate St. Paul businesses in a number of categories. Councilmember Noecker said in conversations about making St. Paul more business-friendly, they'd heard from business owners that recognition was lacking. She said this also presented an opportunity to involve local business owners and associations in a new way. She said the selection committee would be made up of some of the business owners and associations representing the geographical and cultural diversity of the city, with the idea being that in subsequent years the winners in the seven categories would become part of the selection committee. Councilmember Brendmoen asked whether there was a reason the item had to come in under suspension. Councilmember Noecker said the hope was to start taking nominations sooner rather than later, but a week delay would not be a problem if people felt they needed more time to consider it. Council President Stark said it was a non-controversial item. He said he would support the motion and felt it was a great opportunity to bring some attention to great businesses in the city. Councilmember Thao said Council members Prince and Noecker, DSI and PED staff, and community members and organizations had worked very hard to get to this point. He said this served as a call out to any businesses interested in being part of this, and it would take everyone working together to perfect the program. He said they'd made a lot of headway, and departments were talking to each other in a way they hadn't in a long time. He said this was a positive step and good for the City. Councilmember Noecker said, pending adoption of the resolution, OTC would make the nomination form live on the City's website. Councilmember Bostrom asked whether there would be efforts to make sure the awards were distributed throughout the city. Councilmember Thao said the selection committee was mindful and intentional, but the concern would be passed along to them. Councilmember Prince said this was also an opportunity for Council members to get the word out about nominations into each of their wards. Councilmember Noecker moved approval. Adopted Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, City Council President Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Thao moved adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 3:42 p.m. City of Saint Paul Page 4 City Council Minutes - Final January 11, 2017 Yea: 7- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert, City Council President Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 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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