April 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM - City of St. Paul Regular Meeting

1. Mayor Bergman calls meeting to order, with the "Pledge of Allegiance" and the "Open Meeting Statement"

2. Submittal of Requests for Future Agenda Items

3. Reserve Time to Speak on an Agenda Item

4. League Association of Risk Management (LARM) Board member presenting a check to the City of St. Paul in the amount of $500 for Disaster Relief.  A trash pump was purchased with the funds (see attached).

5. Ms. Lemburg demolition plan regarding the property at 1403 9th Street. 
Ms. Lemburg cannot appear at the Council meeting due to work, therefore a letter of demolition was submitted to the City Office (see attached).

6. Discuss - Approve / Deny Twin Loup's Quality Meats (Jeff Christensen) new gates and removable support beams between the containment building and slaughter house at the alley between 8th & 9th Streets and Howard Avenue and Grand Street.

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny the City of St. Paul "2019" Paving Improvement bid regarding Howard Avenue from 9th Street to Jackson Street (20% assessed), Kendall Street between Wallace and Jackson Streets (sink hole - G.O. Bonds), "M" Street between Sheridan & Sherman Streets (100% assessed) and Paul Street on the north side of Matelyn Retirement facility (100% assessed). The engineer's cost opinion for the project was $1,054,610.00.

 

8. Discuss - Approve / Deny City of St. Paul personnel or a volunteer transport cardboard to the Broken Bow recycling center

9. Discuss - Approve / Deny City of St. Paul lifeguard wages
 

10. Discuss - Approve / Deny Tyler Swinarski as the 2019 seasonal hire;  Mr. Swinarski is the replacement for Wilber Medbery's position (send thank you to Mr. Medbery).

a. Approve / Deny City of St. Paul seasonal hire wages

11. Discuss - Approve / Deny the March 2019 Treasurer's Report.

12. Discuss - Introduce Ordinance #1001; amending the City of St. Paul Municipal Code 7-503 pertaining to the dates and hours to discharge or sell fireworks; to add Municipal Code 7-504 pertaining to firework exhibitions or displays; to repeal any ordinance, or parts of any ordinance in conflict with this ordinance; and to provide for the effective date of such ordinance.
a. Waive three (3) readings of Ordinance #1001 at three (3) different occasions, with second & roll call
b. Final passage of Ordinance #1001, with second & roll call

13. Discuss - Approve / Deny St. Paul Dental's (Dr. Andrew Benson) property improvement application in the amount of $1,275 regarding a door replacement on St. Paul Dental Office building.

14. Discuss - Approve / Deny the St. Paul Civic Center Advisory Committee (CCAC) report and recommendations from the meeting of April 10, 2019.  There are four (4) recommendations from the CCAC to consider and take action.
(1) Resurface of Civic Center gym floor; hold off for this year and reconsider for next year.
(2) Purchase an additional cell phone to be utilized by the St. Paul Civic Center & Recreation Community Programs Coordinator.
(3) Purchase 64 round and 12 rectangular white table linens from Cindy Peters for $3.00 apiece.  The rate for renting the white linens may need to be higher than the black linens depending on how well the white linens clean after multiple uses.
(4) Change guidelines to include a non-refundable $200 fee if renters want to utilize a chocolate or cheese fountain during their events.  The additional charge is due to the potential added expense of facility and property clean-up from the food fountain.

15. Discuss Golf Cart Ordinance 999 concerning occupant restraint system and age  (Chief of Police Paczosa)
Introduce Ordinance #1002; ordinance amending the City of St. Paul Municipal Code; to amend Chapter 5, Section 5-174 pertaining to required equipment/safety features for golf carts; to repeal any ordinance, or parts of any ordinance in conflict with this ordinance; and to provide for the effective date of such ordinance.
a. Waive three (3) readings of Ordinance #1002 at three (3) different occasions, with second & roll call
b. Final passage of Ordinance #1002, with second & roll call

16. Discuss - Approve / Deny the Americans with Disability Plan, Section 504 - Rehabilitation Act.  The plan will be utilized for the Downtown Revitalization grant.

17. Discuss - Approve / Deny the appointment of LaDonna Wolinski in replacing Peggy Soneson on the St. Paul Housing Authority Board of Commissioners effective immediately until August, 2020.

18. Discuss - Approve / Deny City of St. Paul Police Officer Matt Costello attending the Taser instructor class in Ord, NE on Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17, 2019.

19. Utility Superintendent Helzer updates

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

21. Council member updates

22. Mayor Bergman updates:
a. Ralph Kezeor, Council President be present for the Archer Credit Union ribbon cutting on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

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

24. Public Announcements

25. Closed Session: 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

26. Mayor Bergman adjourns City Council meeting.

27. Informational Items:
a. TIF Project Names
b. Receipts for March 2019
c. Time Certificates for March 2019
d. Sewer Lagoon Rent received from Terry Kosmicki $3,500