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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, June 14, 2017 3:30 PM Council Chambers - 3rd Floor ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Council President Stark at 3:32 p.m. Councilmember Tolbert excused Present 6 - Councilmember Dan Bostrom, City Council President Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Dai Thao, Councilmember Russ Stark, Councilmember Rebecca Noecker and Councilmember Jane L. Prince Absent 1 - Councilmember Chris Tolbert COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE 1 AO 17-46 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to reallocate a total of $394,547 within its various accounting units in the 2017 adopted budget, thereby adjusting the budget to most accurately reflect the projected actual spending in each accounting unit, while also providing the appropriate levels of spending authority. 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 Approval of the Consent Agenda (Items 2 - 13) Items 12 and 13 were withdrawn. Councilmember Prince moved approval of the Consent Agenda as amended. Consent Agenda adopted ass amended Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince City of Saint Paul Page 1 City Council Minutes - Final June 14, 2017 Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert 2 AP 17-8 Approving the minutes of the March and April 2017 City Council meetings. Adopted 3 RES 17-930 Approving the use of grant funds through the Neighborhood STAR Year-Round Program for North End bike racks and community garden amenities. Adopted 4 RES 17-926 Approving the use of Neighborhood STAR Program grant funds for the 2017 Right-of-Way Maintenance program. Adopted 5 RES 17-878 Acknowledging a public purpose for the Annual City Employee Cookout and granting permission to the City Employee Cookout Committee to spend City funds and to solicit for an accept donations on behalf of the City to defray the cost of the cookout to be held on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Adopted 6 RES 17-499 Approving a change in the rate of pay for the unclassified title of Assistant Chief of Police from EG 17, Non-Represented City Managers, Grade 034, to EG 17, Non-Represented City Managers, Grade 035. Adopted 7 RES 17-665 Approving establishment of the rate of pay for the new unclassified position of Deputy Chief of Police in Grade 034, of the EG 17, Non-Represented City Managers. Adopted 8 RES 17-812 Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the June 1, 2017 and January 1, 2018 Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and the Sprinkler-Fitters Local 417. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 2 City Council Minutes - Final June 14, 2017 9 RES 17-842 Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the May 1, 2017 Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and The Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Local Union 1 Minnesota/North Dakota. Adopted 10 RES 17-864 Approving the Maintenance Labor Agreement (May 1, 2017 - April 30, 2020) between the City of Saint Paul and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers, Local 10. Adopted 11 RES 17-895 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for $10,860 in funding through the Capitol Region Watershed District Stewardship Grant program to enhance a vegetative buffer and improve wildlife habitat within a CRWD easement on the golf course in Como Regional Park. Adopted 12 RES 17-900 Approving adverse action against the Health/Sport Club license held by JM Cascalenda, LLC, d/b/a Fit Body Boot Camp at 375 Jackson Street, Suite 230. (To be withdrawn) Withdrawn 13 RES 17-899 Approving adverse action against the Auto Repair Garage license held by G Auto Service, LLC, d/b/a G Auto Service at 1431 Rice Street. (To be withdrawn) Withdrawn FOR DISCUSSION 14 SR 17-38 Presentation by Mike Hahm, Director of the Parks and Recreation Department, on the Parks and Recreation Asset Management Study. Parks Director Mike Hahm introduced Ameresco consultant Tim Detlef, and Parks staff Brad Meyer. They provided a report and answered Council members' questions. Received and filed City of Saint Paul Page 3 City Council Minutes - Final June 14, 2017 15 RES 17-480 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into a three year lease agreement with District 16 Community Council for office space at Linwood Recreation Center. (Laid over from May 3, May 17, and June 14) Councilmember Noecker moved a four-week layover to allow more time for the Summit Hill Association to work with Parks on the conditions of the lease. Laid over to July 12 Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert 16 RES 17-925 Directing the Department of Public Works to include traffic circles at the intersection of Idaho and Atlantic, and at the intersection of Idaho and Chambers in the 2017 Saint Paul Streets Program (2017 SPS). Council President Stark moved approval of the resolution. He said Idaho was included in the Citywide bike plan and bike boulevard, and it was important to stay consistent across the City Council members Bostrom and Prince spoke in opposition. Adopted Yea: 4- City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Stark and Councilmember Noecker Nay: 2- Councilmember Bostrom and Councilmember Prince Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert City of Saint Paul Page 4 City Council Minutes - Final June 14, 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 17 Ord 17-21 Amending Chapter 409 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to allow for intoxicating liquor off-sale on Sunday. Laid over to June 21 for third reading/public hearing SUSPENSION ITEMS Councilmember Noecker moved suspension of the rules. Rules suspended Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert RES 17-902 Approving the preliminary 2018 capital investment bonding priorities. Following brief discussion by Council members, Councilmember Noecker moved approval of the resolution. Adopted Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert RECONSIDERATION Councilmember Prince moved to reconsider RLH TA 16-543. Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 City of Saint Paul Page 5 City Council Minutes - Final June 14, 2017 RLH TA 16-543 Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 847 HUDSON ROAD. (File No. VB1703, Assessment No. 178803; amended to File No. VB1703A, Assessment No. 178809) (Public hearing held January 4 and February 15; laid over from May 17) Councilmember Prince moved to impose the full vacant building fee for one year, with 50% imposed immediately and payable over five years, and the other half imposed in October 1 unless there had been substantial progress. Adopted as amended Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert Council members shared good news from their wards. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Noecker moved adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 4:34 p.m. Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, City Council President Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Stark, Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Prince Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Tolbert City of Saint Paul Page 6 City Council Minutes - Final June 14, 2017 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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