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City Hall and Court House City of Saint Paul 15 West Kellogg Boulevard Council Chambers - 3rd Floor Minutes - Final 651-266-8560 City Council Council President Amy Brendmoen Councilmember Dan Bostrom Councilmember Samantha Henningson Councilmember Rebecca Noecker Councilmember Jane L. Prince Councilmember Dai Thao Councilmember Chris Tolbert Wednesday, April 25, 2018 3:30 PM Council Chambers - 3rd Floor ROLL CALL Councilmember Thao excused Present 6 - Councilmember Dan Bostrom, Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Chris Tolbert, Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember Jane L. Prince and Councilmember Samantha Henningson Absent 1 - Councilmember Dai Thao CONSENT AGENDA 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 - 13) Item 12 was removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Councilmember Bostrom moved approval of the Consent Agenda as amended. Consent Agenda adopted as amended Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Henningson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Thao 1 RES 18-680 Rescinding Council Resolution RES 18-455 and its regulatory prohibitions. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 1 City Council Minutes - Final April 25, 2018 2 RES 18-674 Authorizing the Office of Financial Services to execute agreements with the Environmental Initiative and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which include an indemnification clause, to accept the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant for Fleet. Adopted 3 RES 18-626 Authorizing the Fire Department to pay for all costs incurred to hold a graduation ceremony for the new firefighters on May 11, 2018 at the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center. Adopted 4 RES 18-617 Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement (January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020) and Memorandums of Agreement (2018 - 2020) between the City of Saint Paul and AFSCME District Council 5, Clerical - Local 2508 and Technical - Local 1842. Laid over to May 2 for adoption 5 RES 18-613 Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement (January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020) and Memorandums of Agreement (2018 - 2020) between the City of Saint Paul and the Tri-Council: LIUNA City Employees, Local 363; Teamsters General Drivers, Local 120; and Operating Engineers, Local 49. Adopted 6 RES 18-618 Approving the Labor Agreement (January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020) between the City of Saint Paul and District Lodge No. 77, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers AFL-CIO. Adopted 7 RES 18-632 Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2018 Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City of Saint Paul and the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association, Local 633. Adopted 8 RES 18-638 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for funds from the Disney Play Spaces grant program in an amount of up to $30,000, and if funds are granted, authorizing staff to apply for reimbursement from the grant funds approved for the Parque Castillo project. Adopted City of Saint Paul Page 2 City Council Minutes - Final April 25, 2018 9 RES 18-655 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an agreement with Red River Kitchen Woodbury, LLC for the management of City House located at 258 Mill Street. Adopted 10 RES 18-656 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into a management agreement with Wheel Fun Rentals, LLC for the management of the Como Regional Park Miniature Golf course. Adopted 11 RES 18-591 Authorizing the Department of Planning and Economic Development to submit applications to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grants, and to the Metropolitan Council for Tax Base Revitalization Account Program for the 7th and Bush, 7th Street Village, Ain Dah Yung Supportive Housing, Millberry Apartments/Legends at Berry, Metro Deaf School, M.O.E. Craft Company, North West University and Dale, Oak Dale Development, Park and Como, Rice and Sycamore Family Housing, Riverwalk, and Snelling and St. Clair Mixed-Use Redevelopment sites. Adopted 13 RES 18-629 Approving the issuance of conduit revenue bonds by the Port Authority for the benefit of Lyngblomsten Care Center, Inc. Adopted FOR DISCUSSION 12 RES 18-649 Identifying the need for Livable Communities Transit Oriented Development funding, and authorizing an application for grant funds for the Downtown St. Paul YMCA Re-imagination, Park and Como, and North West Corner of University and Dale projects. The resolution was amended to add Park and Como. Adopted as amended Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Henningson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Thao City of Saint Paul Page 3 City Council Minutes - Final April 25, 2018 14 RES 18-658 Celebrating the Saint Paul Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's 105th Anniversary, and Proclaiming April 26, 2018 as Return-to-GRACE (Green, Reproducible, Affordable, Clean Energy) Day in the City of Saint Paul. Councilmember Prince invited members of the St. Paul NAACP to the podium; she read the resolution. A representative of the NAACP made brief comments. Councilmember Prince moved approval of the resolution. Adopted Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Henningson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Thao County Attorney John Choi presented Council members with County pins to be worn in recognition of the County's victory in the Northland Cup hockey game benefitting the Saint Paul & Ramsey County Domestic Abuse Intervention Project. 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. No items BUDGET AMENDMENT PUBLIC HEARINGS 15 RES PH 18-117 Supporting the request for further funding to study the potential impacts of raising the minimum wage. No one was present to testify. Councilmember Tolbert moved to close the public hearing and approve the resolution. Adopted Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Henningson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Thao City of Saint Paul Page 4 City Council Minutes - Final April 25, 2018 16 RES PH 18-100 Amending the financing and spending plan in the Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $80,000 for additional funds from the Capitol Region Watershed District and the Public Works Department for the Trout Brook Lift Station project. No one was present to testify. Councilmember Noecker moved to close the public hearing and approve the resolution. Adopted Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Henningson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Thao 17 RES PH 18-94 Amending the financing and spending of the capital budget for the Department of Public Works in the amount of $553,969 in additional revenues and $78,000 transfer of appropriations. No one was present to testify. Councilmember Henningson moved to close the public hearing and approve the resolution. Adopted Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Henningson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Thao 18 RES PH 18-114 Amending the 2018 Recycling and Solid Waste Fund budget to establish the spending and financing for the purchase and implementation of new solid waste carts for the organized collection of trash in the City. No one was present to testify. Councilmember Tolbert moved to close the public hearing and approve the resolution. Adopted Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Henningson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Thao LEGISLATIVE HEARING ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION City of Saint Paul Page 5 City Council Minutes - Final April 25, 2018 21 RLH CO 18-12 Appeal of John Krenik to a Correction Notice at 1270 CLEVELAND AVENUE SOUTH. Legislative Hearing Officer Marcia Moermond gave a staff report on the correction order to address two vehicle issues, both of which were addressed at the time of the hearing. She said the correction order also stated that vehicles that were the subject of a 2015 summary abatement order would be towed if they were not in compliance. She said the appeal of that order was denied by Council, and appealed to the district court. She said the Council's decision was affirmed at the district court and Supreme Court. Council President Brendmoen clarified that the Supreme Court decided on the third item, and the sentence in the correction order was just an enforcement notification. She said the two issues before the Council had been corrected by the time of the Legislative Hearing. John Krenik (1270 Cleveland Avenue S.) displayed the paper record from the Supreme Court and court of appeals and said Ms. Moermond was not 100% correct. He expressed his frustration with neighbors who he said used his property as a dumping ground, and another neighbor who made the complaints. He said he repaired cars as a hobby, and in 1995 the City approved a parking pad, which was across the alley from the complainant. He displayed the approved site plan. He they met with City staff in 2010, and a new area was approved in front of his garage. He displayed the approved site plan, and a letter from October 2010. He said due to complaints he received a summary abatement order stating the vehicles had to be screened from public view, and he was told by two supervisors he could use tarps. Council President Brendmoen said the time for testimony was about half up, and Mr. Krenik might want to talk about the issue before the Council. Mr. Krenik said the court decision affirmed the denial of his appeal but not the abatement of the vehicles. He spoke further about his attempts to comply with the visual screening requirement, and about the Legislative Hearings related to that issue. He said he'd asked the City for assistance in resolving the issue and no one had returned his calls, and he'd received no direction from DSI as to what would be acceptable, and he'd had to guess. He said due to severe health concerns he couldn't keep coming and doing this, and he had a neighbor who kept calling the City on him. He said he would be removing the vehicles and had a place to move them to, and he asked to have until May 7 because the ground is soft at the storage facility and they'd asked him not to drive over it. He said he'd tried to do what the City had asked, and hadn't gotten any direction. Council President Brendmoen said the time for testimony was up; she confirmed with Mr. Krenik that he was not quarreling with the notice but just asking for time. Councilmember Tolbert moved to close the public hearing. Yeas - 6 Nays - 0 Councilmember Bostrom confirmed with Mr. Krenik that the request was to have this extended so he could have this removed by the end of business on May 7, or they would be towed away. Mr. Krenik said that was correct, and he understood. Councilmember Tolbert asked Ms. Moermond to clarify her recommendation. Ms. Moermond said the matter was moot because the order before the Council had been addressed. She said the 2015 summary abatement order was not before the Council, but a request for an extension could be made of DSI. She read from the resolution that her recommendation was "that the City Council deny the appeal for the vehicles under the tarp, noting there is compliance with both the orders which address current tabs City of Saint Paul Page 6 City Council Minutes - Final April 25, 2018 and parking on grass." Councilmember Tolbert moved to adopt Ms. Moermond's recommendation. Council President Brendmoen said she supported the recommendation; she clarified with Ms. Moermond that if Mr. Krenik wanted more time he could do that directly with DSI. Ms. Moermond said communication with DSI was ongoing. Adopted Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Henningson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Thao LEGISLATIVE HEARING CONSENT AGENDA Items listed under the Consent Agenda will receive a combined public hearing and be enacted by one motion with no separate discussion. Items may be removed from the Consent Agenda for a separate public hearing and discussion if desired. Approval of the Consent Agenda (Items 19 - 28) No one was present to testify. Councilmember Bostrom moved to close the public hearing and approve the Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda as amended. Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda adopted as amended Yea: 6- Councilmember Bostrom, Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Tolbert, Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince and Councilmember Henningson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Councilmember Thao 19 RLH VBR 18-14 Appeal of Kianna Ballard to a Vacant Building Registration Requirement at 554 CHARLES AVENUE. Adopted 20 RLH RR 18-8 Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 880 CLARK STREET in Council File RLH RR 17-37. Adopted 22 RLH RR 18-13 Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1426 DESOTO STREET in Council File RLH RR 17-29. (Public hearing continued from May 23) Public hearing continued to May 9 City of Saint Paul Page 7 City Council Minutes - Final April 25, 2018 23 RLH SAO 18-23 Appeal of Mark Collis to a Summary Abatement Order at 289 DEUBENER PLACE. Adopted 24 RLH FCO 18-40 Appeal of Cale Nelson to a Correction Notice-Complaint Inspection at 722 GRAND AVENUE. Adopted 25 RLH VO 18-12 Appeal of Shalehta Marx-Larson to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of Occupancy and Order to Vacate at 610 JESSAMINE AVENUE EAST. Adopted 26 RLH FCO 18-37 Appeal of Zenaida Reyes to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 1315 RICE STREET. Adopted 27 RLH TA 18-184 Amending Council File No. RLH AR 18-12 to delete the assessment for Collection of Vacant Building Registration Fees billed during January 11 to October 20, 2017 at 700 TRANSFER ROAD. (File No. VB1806, Assessment No. 188805) Adopted 28 RLH FCO 18-42 Appeal of Beth Greeder to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 1441 VAN BUREN AVENUE. Adopted Council members shared news from the wards. ADJOURNMENT Council President Brendmoen adjourned the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 4:02 p.m. City of Saint Paul Page 8 City Council Minutes - Final April 25, 2018 Council Meeting Information The City Council is paperless which saves the environment and reduces expenses. 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