1. Authorizing the Police Department to reallocate its 2024 Office of National Drug Control Policy, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program (HIDTA) Grant budget to more accurately record expenditures meeting capital criteria.
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
3. Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2025 Wage and Fringe Adjustment between the City and the International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 9.
6. Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to partner with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to apply for up to $1,000,000 in National Science Byways grant funds for the River Balcony project.
Passed 5-0-0 Adopted
7. Establishing the rate of pay for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief, EG 40.
8. Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for up to $25,000 from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to support the Outdoor Adventures Saint Paul project.
Passed 5-0-0 Adopted
9. Authorizing the Police Department to enter an Amendment of the 2023 (SHSP) State Homeland Security Program (St Paul Bomb Disposal Unit) from the Department of Public Safety.
10. Authorizing the Police Department to apply for the 2024 (SHSP) State Homeland Security Program (St Paul Bomb Disposal Unit) in the amount of $235,000 from the Department of Public Safety.
Passed 5-0-0 Adopted
11. Accepting the gift of travel and meals expenses from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for Councilmember Nelsie Yang to attend the Sustainable Materials and Solid Waste Exchange between Germany and Minnesota.
13. Accepting the gift of airfare, lodging, and meal expenses from CARESTAR for Christyn Lewis and Savonarei Hodges attend the conference being held in Berkley, California, December 16-19, 2024.
Passed 5-0-0 Adopted
14. Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and Operating Engineers Local 49 for the purpose of providing training to City employees in the Tri-Council employee group.
15. Accepting the gift of travel expenses from the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative for Mayor Melvin Carter to attend the Program for New Mayors: First 100 Days, in Cambridge, MA on December 5-6, 2024.
Passed 5-0-0 Adopted
17. Approving the minutes of the Saint Paul City Council meetings of September 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2024.
2. Approving the Audit Committee’s recommendation to audit the Capital Improvement Budget process since the City last revised the process in the 2018-19 cycle for the 2020-2021 and future cycles.
4. Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the $500 matrix penalty and license suspension adverse action against The Neighborhood Café Inc. d/b/a The Neighborhood Cafe, (License ID #20120000960) for the premises located at 1570 Selby Ave.
16. Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the $500 matrix penalty and license suspension adverse action against KJ’S Hideaway LLC Inc. d/b/a KJ’S Hideaway, (License ID #20210001046) for the premises located at 408 St. Peter Street.
22. Approving the final 2025 Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) budget and certifying the final HRA property tax levy payable in 2025. (Laid over from December 4, 2024)
ORDINANCES
An ordinance is a city law enacted by the City Council. It is read at three separate council meetings and becomes effective after passage by the Council and 30 days after publication in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press. Public hearings on ordinances are generally held at the second reading.
First Reading
27. Establishing the classification titled Senior Legislative Aide in the unclassified service pursuant to Section 12.03.2(H) of the City Charter (must be approved by Civil Service Commission after adoption by City Council but prior to Mayor signature).
28. Establishing the classification titled Chief Policy Analyst in the unclassified service pursuant to Section 12.03.2(H) of the City Charter (must be approved by Civil Service Commission after adoption by City Council but prior to Mayor signature).
PUBLIC HEARINGS
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29. Granting the application of Church of St. Pascal Baylon to rezone property at 470 White Bear Avenue North from H2 residential district to RM2 medium-density multiple family residential district and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the Zoning Map.
30. Amending Section 220.05 of the Legislative Code to set rates for base level garbage service to be effective January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025.
Passed 5-0-0 Laid Over to Final Adoption
31. Accepting grant funds, authorizing execution of a grant agreement (with indemnity obligations and other documents related thereto) and amending the operating budget with respect to the City's sponsorship of a Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Act Pre-Development Grant Program for the benefit of JB Vang Partners, Inc. at 680 & 694 Minnehaha Avenue East (District 4, Ward 7).
32. Approving the application of Lunda Construction and the City for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on only one of the following periods of time: December 6-9, 2024 or December 13-16, 2024 or December 20-23, 2024 or December 27-30, 2024 or January 3-6, 2025 or January 10-13, 2025 or January 17-19, 2024 or January 24-27, 2025, at the intersection of Mounds Boulevard and Kellogg Boulevard East and on Kellogg Boulevard East over Interstate 94.
33. Consenting to the issuance by the City of Center City, Minnesota of Conduit Revenue Bonds on behalf of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (District 9, Ward 2).
Passed 5-0-0 Adopted
34. Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $60,381.50 for the Minnesota Task Force One (MNTF1) reimbursement from the City of Edina.
35. Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $3,000 for the donation from Local 21 for IAFF Peer Support Training for firefighters.
36. Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $3,000 for the donation from the Saint Paul Fire Foundation for IAFF Peer Support Training for firefighters.
37. Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $17,519.41 for a contribution received from the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education (MBFTE) to pay for training for firefighters.
38. Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $75.00 for additional grant funds received from the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce for health and wellness equipment for the firefighters at Stations 22, 23, and 24.
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
39. Appeal of Corey Johnson to a Vehicle Abatement Order at 231 ANNAPOLIS STREET EAST.
44. Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 925 MAGNOLIA AVENUE EAST within fifteen (15) days after the December 4, 2024, City Council Public Hearing. (amend to grant 180 days)
45. Amending Council File RLH AR 24-64 to delete the assessment for Collection of Vacant Building Registration fees billed during May 2, 2023 to February 19, 2024 at 233 MARYLAND AVENUE WEST. (File No. VB2411, Assessment No. 248817)
48. Amending Council File RLH AR 23-108 to delete the assessment for Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during July through September 2023 for 621 MOUNT CURVE BOULEVARD. (File No. CG2304A1, Assessment No. 230114)
49. Amending Council File RLH AR 24-32 to delete the assessment for Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during October to December 2023 at 621 MOUNT CURVE BOULEVARD. (File No. CG2401A1, Assessment No. 240111)
50. Amending Council File RLH AR 24-52 to delete the assessment for Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during January to March 2024 at 621 MOUNT CURVE BOULEVARD. (File No. CG2402A1, Assessment No. 240113)
51. Amending Council File RLH AR 24-94 to delete the assessment for Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during April to June 2024 at 621 MOUNT CURVE BOULEVARD. (File No. CG2403A1, Assessment No. 240115)
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