May 15, 2017 at 7:00 PM - City of St. Paul Regular Meeting

1. Mayor Howard Call Meeting to Order, with Open Meeting Statement

2. Submittal of Requests for Future Agenda Items

3. Reserve Time to Speak on an Agenda Item

4. Consent Items: Discuss - Approve / Deny the April, 2017 Treasurer's Report; May 11, 2017 Zoning permits; City Clerk Beck & Payroll Clerk Royle attending the 2017 Municipal Accounting & Finance Conference on June 14 - 16, 2017 in Kearney, NE; and two (2) Police Officers attending the LECC Conference in Kearney, NE on May 17 - 19, 2017

5. Discuss - Approve / Deny St. Paul Concession Stand Committee gifting playground equipment to the City of St. Paul (Julie Gawrych)

6. Discuss - Approve / Deny street closing for the American Legion Post #119 "Flag Burning" on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 on Indian between 6th & 7th Street from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Chuck Schmid)

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny bid for the "2017 Street Municipal Resurfacing" project

8. Discuss - Approve / Deny special assessments of the "2017" Municipal Street Resurfacing

9. Discuss - Approve / Deny adding an additional sanitary sewer service to Jack Meinecke's vacant lot and adding draining tile to the south end of the St. Paul Public School's new addition

10. Discuss - Approve / Deny Ordinance 980; establishing a Tree Commission or Board and for the management of the Community Forest Resource; repealing all other ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith; providing for the time this ordinance shall be in full force and take effect; and ordering the publication of this ordinance as required by law ***Introduce, with no seconded ***Waive 3 readings, with a second & roll call ***Final Passage, with a second & roll call

11. Discuss - Approve / Deny new replacement for Isaiah Graham on the LB840 Citizens Review Committee

12. Discuss - Approve / Deny amending Article 20 (Employee Insurance Program) Section 1B (Employees Health Care Deductibles for the term of this contract are set as follows for 2017-2018) **Remainder of Calendar Year Deductible: City pays remaining deductible at 100% from $376 to $ 2700 for each covered person up to the family maximum. **Co-Insurance: Health Insurance Company pays 80% of the next $8,500 of eligible claims. The employee pays the 20% of the first $3,000. Then the City pays the other 20% of the next $5,500. The Health Insurance Company then pays 100% thereafter

13. Discuss - Approve / Deny placing the "Little Free Library" in the south City Park

14. Discuss - Approve / Deny naming the St. Paul Civic Center banquet room

15. Discuss - Approve / Deny setting a meeting date regarding the League Association of Risk Management (LARM) giving a presentation on the "Open Meetings Law"

16. Utility Superintendent Helzer updates

17. Chief of Police Paczosa updates a. Nuisance & Incident Report

18. City Councilmember updates

19. Mayor Howard updates

20. Public Comment Period - restricted to items on the agenda

21. Public Announcements

22. Closed Session: Pending Litigation, prevent needless injury to the reputation of an individual & Strategy Session with respect to real estate purchase •The City of St Paul reserves the right to go into Closed Session when it is clearly necessary to protect the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual; or pending litigation.

23. Mayor Howard adjourns City Council meeting

24. Informational items: a. April 2017 Receipts b. April 2017 Time Certificates c. Robert Jaeger Completion of Emergency Medical Technician Course (will be taking Natl' Registry test d. Miretta Vineyard last payment (paid in full) e. Invitation: Kevin Prior's Retirement Party