City Council - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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Government Body: City Council
Meeting Type: City Council
Location: St. Paul, MN
Meeting Date: June 3, 2026

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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

26 items on the agenda.

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ROLL CALL

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE•Item 1

AO 26-31 Authorizing the Police Department to reallocate budget for the 2024 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant for the approved budget modification received from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 2

RES 26-775 Authorizing the City, on behalf of the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department (Department), to accept a donation in the amount of $32,000 from the Midway Men's Club to support Recreation Services programming.

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 3

RES 26-875 Authorizing the City to execute a third amendment to a lease agreement with Ramsey County for the Ramsey County Sheriff's use of space in the City Hall Annex.

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 4

RES 26-876 Approving the application for change of ownership to the Auto Repair Garage license now held by Mission Auto Repair LLC d/b/a Mission Auto Repair (License ID #DSIBLAUTO-000574-2026) for the premises located at 944 Arcade St.

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 5

RES 26-878 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, to pay costs associated with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums accreditation process.

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 6

RES 26-895 Authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept a gift of reimbursement of airfare expenses, registration, and per diem for the Street Maintenance Engineer of Public Works, and ASCE national representative for Region 3, Chris DeDene, to attend the 2026 American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) Geo-Institute National Chapter Summit on July 30-31, and to amend the budget to accommodate the gift estimated to be $1,000.

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 7

RES 26-887 Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Sprinkler Fitters Local Union No. 417 for the 2026 June Wage and Fringe Adjustment. (To be laid over one week for adoption)

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 8

RES 26-898 Approving the Labor Agreement (January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2028) and Memorandums of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 70. (To be laid over one week for adoption)

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 9

RES 26-912 Accepting the gift of registration, hotel and travel expenses from Local Progress for Council Member HwaJeong Kim to attend the 2026 Local Progress National Convening.

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 10

RES 26-840 Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 70, for the purpose of ensuring adequate staffing, training and operational continuity during a period of staffing shortages in the Saint Paul Regional Water Services Production Division.

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 11

RES 26-904 Approving polling location changes for the August 11, 2026 primary and the November 3, 2026 general elections.

FOR DISCUSSION•Item 12

RES 26-916 Welcoming the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Incorporated to the City of Saint Paul.

FOR DISCUSSION•Item 13

RES 26-886 Exercising the City's Authority to Opt-in to, and Support, the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority ("EDA"). (Laid over from May 27, 2026)

ORDINANCES•Item 14

Ord 26-28 Granting the application of AuMer Development Group to rezone property at 213 Bates Avenue from H2 Residential to T1 Traditional Neighborhood and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.

PUBLIC HEARINGS•Item 15

RES PH 26-125 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept grant funding in the amount of $146,301.16 from the State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources and to establish a budget in the Grant Fund to reflect said funds to support tree planting at the Como Zoo.

PUBLIC HEARINGS•Item 16

RES PH 26-124 Approving the application of Hot Summer Jazz Festival for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for a Twin Cities Jazz Festival event on June 19 and 20, 2026, at 221 East Fifth Street - Mears Park.

PUBLIC HEARINGS•Item 17

RES PH 26-127 Approving the application of The United Hmong Family, Inc. for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for a Hmong International Freedom Festival event on June 26, 27, and 28, 2026, at 1151 Wynne Avenue - Como Regional Park.

PUBLIC HEARINGS•Item 18

RES PH 26-131 Approving the application of Minnesota United FC for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for Great Lawn Concert Series event on the Saturdays of June 13 and August 15, 2026, at 400 Snelling Avenue North - outside of Allianz Field.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING CONSENT AGENDA•Item 19

RLH SAO 26-37 Second Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1478 AMES AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 26-32. (June 2, 2026 Legislative Hearing)

LEGISLATIVE HEARING CONSENT AGENDA•Item 20

RLH SAO 26-45 Making finding on the appealed of Emmett Owens, Jr., to the nuisance abatement ordered for 233 BATES AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 26-28. (Public Hearing continued to June 3, 2026)

LEGISLATIVE HEARING CONSENT AGENDA•Item 21

RLH TA 26-9 Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2014 THIRD STREET EAST. (File No. J2601E2, Assessment No. 268303)

LEGISLATIVE HEARING CONSENT AGENDA•Item 22

RLH SAO 26-46 Appeal of Gary Grimes to a Vehicle Abatement Order at 314 WYOMING STREET EAST.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING CONSENT AGENDA•Item 23

RLH AR 26-31 Ratifying the assessment for Equipment and Labor for Clean Up service during September to November 2025 (File No. J2601A, Assessment No. 268501)

LEGISLATIVE HEARING CONSENT AGENDA•Item 24

RLH AR 26-32 Ratifying the assessment for Sidewalk Snow and Ice Removal in January 2026 (File No. J2601S, Assessment No. 268502)

ADJOURNMENT