And we did. All the meeting of the Saint Paul City Council to order Roll Call, please But we hear Coleman Johnson. Council, PRESIDENT Maker here 7 present. No an absent. Thanks so much to everyone for being with us and for joining us for our city council meeting today, we invite everyone to join us in standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. It stays there. In a one nation under GOD. Just Consent agenda items 3 through 16, every for you for your consideration. I know that we are taking items 16 for separate consideration. Is there anything else to come off of consent? Seeing none. Take a motion from Johnson to approve the bounds of the consent agenda all in favor say Aye. All opposed. 7 in favor. No one opposed the consent agenda is
drafted as amended. 16. This resolution 25 dash 16. 43 supporting title arts, Midwest, general obligation, Bond requests project request as PRESIDENT Can't. a solution is here. So maybe we But the executive director Tay course Midwest Welcome up. Welcome. Thanks for being here. Hi, thank you for having So if you don't. Due to start with your as coming. And Jennifer, we are. I'm the executive director of Tyco Arts, Midwest and here on behalf of a building at 4, 4, 9, front avenue in North and Saint Paul, thank you. Taiko drumming. For those of you who don't know is Japanese drumming. It's an art form that's evolved over centuries. The drums are very large. And when you play them, you play with your whole body. So it's very much lke acombination of dance martial arts, athletics culture, healing connection, all those things
involved in learning and performing this art form. But what makes it so dynamic to the performers to the practice practitioners to the audience does not make it necessarily welcome to landlords. And so every 3 years we usually have to find a new place and a new lease because we are still out. But that's what makes us awesome in that we take up space and you literally feel the vibrations in your ribs so we're looking to have a permanent home. Empty warehouse on the on Front avenue. There. And our hope is not only can we bring this dynamic, ancient art form to the neighborhood, but that we could also provide a multi purpose neighborhood event space as well and in north.
And there is not a lot of of arts nonprofits. I think maybe I think. And I think that there's such a rich, diverse immigrant population and there's so much happening there that we would love to create a space that's safe for all. That invites everybody. That is about building up community to this very healing and exciting art form, ardent organization's been around for almost. In different forms 3 decades. Now. And we have become a cultural. Gem here in Minnesota in tat we are internationally known and we have a film that's been around the globe and a broadcast nationally on pbs. And we perform regularly. We have classes. We going to schools. We work with youth. We work
with elderly. We are all about bringing the healing and empowering joy of drumming to to Minnesota in Saint Paul. Thank you so much. As we are, I have had the opportunity to hear you in action multiple times and it is indeed rips, shaking, taking the time to speak us today. Thank you. And turn back to present. Kim perfect. Thank you so much for being here. I really appreciate so I it move a version and I have just some very brief comments. Similar to my colleagues at the table. Jennifer, we are and take arts. Midwest are breaking gender barriers and their art form. So traditionally taiko is a male dominated art. It is what for
all the reasons for 8. And so even within Jennifer and the work that they're doing and their organization and their the 2 are sort of freaking gender. And so I am elated to support them as they seek a permanent home. And it is on the board here that I share with Councilmember Bowie right in front of a and very excited to see this both east. The sartans organization grow. I think now more than ever as we think about music and arts, it is going to one of our greatest forms of resistance. So I'm very excited to support this resolution and that move others in 3 thanks. Vice president any further discussion of of the motion as Thank you, PRESIDENT. I just want to echo the sentiments. I thank you for every move is off the agenda and getting giving council members the chance to support and
highlight and championed this. I actually had the first time to actually visit the site during the state representative and senators bonding tour last year. And it was very loud and it was British aching and enjoyed And is right in the heart of the neighborhood in North. And I'm really familiar with this this area, but thank you again for just highlighting it. And I do see just the changes here and the version, 3 words, more clean cut, particularly around promoting state for this organization. So thank you for that. Any further discussion of the motion. Seeing none. We'll take a motion from vice PRESIDENT Can for approval of favor. Say Aye. I'll post. 7 in favor nor opposed resolution is adopted as amended. Item. 17 is
resolution. 25 dash 16 34 declaring OCTOBER domestic Violence Awareness Month this is a very special resolution. That's always a very special meeting every when we when we honor and recognize this important moment in this month. I want to welcome Kelly Klein from the same poll, domestic Violence Intervention Project, her staff, her guests to join us up at the front. I would never want to read a resolution as the first part of this process because Shelly speak so beautifully about the work. And I think that that should lead. So welcome. Make sure you stand in between the 2 gold columns saw 5 live cameras can get you at Thank you so much. Council PRESIDENT Members of the council. Sorry, my voice is a bit rough. My name is Shelly Klein and I'm the director of
the same poll intervention projects Tip and I'm standing here today with my Amazing Co workers, a sample of them who do this work. 24 7. In partnership with so many other wonderful domestic violence shelters and programs throughout community. Each year agency over 6,000 victims of domestic abuse. We reach out in the middle of the night. We work very closely with our city partners so we can make sure that we can. Go directly to the victims in the Times that there experience in some of the worst moments in their lives. Working with the victim. Participants in our agency. These. They're warriors and their children isn't as an amazing gift for us to do. We see many people. Survived. Domestic violence go through all sorts of transitions and none of this would be. I say this every
year. But we went be capable of doing this without your support and the help of the council. You're there. 24 7 for us to support this agency. You support victim Senate means everything to us. What we do. And we've heard this from victims than we've seen this in the statistics. Together. You save lifes with us and I thank you for that. anyone else in the organization want to speak or introduce themselves put anyone on the spot? No worries before we read the resolution officially take a vote. I just want to my colleagues to see if anyone has any comments. Well, well, it's time for yet. It's so funny because the U.S. And I think everyone's just like who's going to for years. And then they're like, mean, it.
Well, I just want thank both to show you and to your staff, too, for being here today. Every year, I think it's really important that we not only give awareness it this month, but also just year-round. And so I I appreciate the fact that we're bringing members team who do this work day to day and how important and vital it is. And we saw some of the worst of the worst during the pandemic at a time when it was with a disaster exasperated. But it's not it hasn't gotten. It hasn't Domestic vote has a completely gone away sense. You know, this is one of those things that it really takes heart and it takes dedication from members are a team like
yourselves who say that we're going to dedicate time towards are survivors and ensuring that folks have a space to go a place to be and people to talk to about something that some so often know as especially as a woman in as women, it's come sometimes be hard, but also, you know, impacts a lot of people more people than we people in this room and folks that, you know, I've had to dive and support in any way they can. So its an issue that we hold dear to our heard something that I look forward to every year. I appreciate seeing all of the different government bodies in our city recognizing this important month. And just thank you for coming back in ensuring that we were able to do that a well. Johnson, as you and council PRESIDENT, I'd like to echo everything that
counts for Johnson mentioned. We also want to say thank you for during the hockey fundraisers site. If that's posted every year, I got a chance to connect with a couple of staff members and I really appreciate how invested that making. Sure that your staff are reflective of the victims who you are supporting. Really special but that you all are doing. You pour your heart and passion into it and we can see it. I really appreciate our office just being able continue sending. I prefer Ulster way victims of domestic violence who are reaching out to her office. And so again, thank you for that. By seeking work that you do. Expecting. I think that some us just as common deadly. Thank you. Council PRESIDENT Will. Thank Thank you, Selly, so much to you and all your staff for
being here are really grateful for. For a partnership with you. And I also just want to up to the Ramsey County and Saint Paul Hockey fundraiser that we do every year. It's one of my favorite events look forward to. It was and event. That was a very important to my predecessor, Councilmember Tolbert as well. And so I just want to thank you all again for being here and for for everything that you that you do. So thank you so much. Just common. Thank you. Be the 4th. Think all my colleagues have said. But I just want to thank you all so much for being here and thank you for the lifesaving work that you do So the fact that we have to have a domestic violence awareness fund is so heavy. I so heavily on all of us. And, you know,
as the council, we spent so much time talking about safety and the importance of home and the importance of housing and to know that their members of our community and folks at the state and across the country who aren't safe in their own homes and who don't have that feeling of security that we all rely on is. Is just horrifying. And I'm so grateful that their folks are doing this work every day and and making sure that we are saving life. So I'm so grateful and so grateful that we're able to be here with you all today. Thanks Thank you. Council PRESIDENT Being a to also echo my strong support and Shelley and also your staff. You know, it and also council PRESIDENT Maker for sponsoring this resolution and in giving us the time to really talk about this for the
tough in critical reality that many of our communities have faced. Whether across gender, religion, socioeconomic, calm. You know, we know someone, you who have experienced violence. And I also just want to say appreciate how you're framing transforming victims into survivors and having a space for people to not only be survivors, but also be advocates and be practitioners and helping people through their journey. Of of of you know, they're at exercising human rights, you know, making sure that they're safe this work. It is very deeply connected to a lot I do through my office just a few days ago, we had opportunity to hear from the office of Missing and murdered Black Women and girls their research partner research into
action where they did a survey. So we're seeing this this work. Grover see more spaces for people to speak their truth. And also as policymakers, listen to organizations like yourself and and other community organizations around what recommendations, what should we be doing differently? What are some policies of some services that we should be investing in to make sure that people have a safe place to be. So thank you. Thanks, MISS The other Very hard to follow that. I will just say My own personal thanks, Shelley. I think I have this is my 10th year. Now seeing you come and speak to us. And and that's that's just my 10th year. You have had many more years. And those are just. Those are the dys to come
and speak to the council and the other 364 days. You and your staff are doing this important work. And I'm just so so grateful that you're here. If we didn't have the same poll, domestic violence intervention project, we would be desperately trying to - create it. And we're so fortunate to have a model like this. So thank you so much for everything you d. I think we should pass a resolution now. So I'm gonna come up and read just the last paragraph of Maybe wrap the box first. Whereas the City Council Saint Paul, Minnesota recognizes that living free from domestic violence is a fundamental human right. And whereas we as a community for first responders, community-based domestic violence programs,
justice system workers, medical providers, educators, government systems, faith, communities, businesses and community leaders and members pay tribute to the lives and the courage of the victims whose lives we value. And we'll continue to serve and the life-changing impact we have found in working together to end domestic violence. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Saint Paul City Council declares OCTOBER 2025 to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the city of Saint Paul. All in favor. All posts. 7 in favor nor opposed the resolution is adopted. Coming up, take a picture. everything Emotion from.
common to suspend the rules on favor. Say post 70 favorite. No one opposed. Rules are suspended resolution 25 dash 16 tway approving ordinance permit number ending in 101 for roadway and sidewalk infrastructure installed by the Saint Paul Port Authority on the Heights Project site. So there are actually 6 suspension items in front of us today, al for the same reason and offer the same project. In fact, MISTER Easter from development to come on up and just give us a little bit more context as to the project and the reason for the suspension. Adams, thank you for being Thank you. Council PRESIDENT Council members, the Habitat for Humanity Development at the Heights. Is set to receive its first residents as early as next for
this to happen. Jason infrastructure needs to be approved. Things like sewers, roadways, sidewalks, lighting, striping, and those sorts of things need to be accepted. This body is entity that accepts those. Those are what's called ordinance permits. We intended to get sick. Such ordinance permits on the agenda for today. Legistar and we enter those into legistar. They just simply did not get the approvals over somewhat busy vacation week that we were looking for. So they did not make it today. But if you would be willing to consider putting them on the agenda and if they were approved the infrastructure adjacent to the development could be approved in time for those first residents to move in. Thanks so much for the update that we Working hard to keep suspension items off of the agenda. I think all of us
desperately value affordable housing in our city and don't want to keep anybody from being able to move into their home. This is where the item, as I've ever seen to be brought under suspension. So thank for the explanation. Any discussion of taking a motion from. Dizzying to approve any discussion. The motion. Comes present. I just wanted to make a quick comment that this is a huge milestone for the Heights. Want to give a shout out to to city's habitat for all of their work on constructing homes at the site. And also, I think our incredible staff really getting the process going for all of this. So I am supportive of all of the items that we are bringing under suspension today. Thanks to seeing any further discussion. Alright, the motion from his is to approve the items all in favor say Aye. Aye opposed. 7 a favor and no one opposed. The resolution is
adopted. Take a motion for missing to suspend the rules on favor. Say Aye. All posts. 7 in favor nor opposed rules are suspended resolution 25 dash 16. 21 approving ordinance permit number ending numbers 102, for Dwight sidewalk infrastructure installed. But Saint Paul Port Authority on the Heights Project site. Take a motion for missing for approval. Is there any discussion of the motion? Seeing none all in favor say aye and all post. 7 in favor nor opposed the resolution is adopted. Take a motion from his bank to suspend the rules all in favor say Aye. Opposed. 7 in favor nor opposed the rules are suspended resolution 25 dash 16. 22 approving ordinance permit number ending in 301. For roadway. Traffic lighting infrastructure installed on the Heights Project site. Take a motion for missing for approval. Any discussion
of the motion. All in favor say all opposed 7 favor nor opposed the resolution is adopted motion from tank to suspend the rules on favor say Aye. Alps 7 in favor nor opposed the rules are suspended resolution 25 dash 16. 23 approving ordinance permit number ending in 302, for roadway. Traffic lighting infrastructure installed on the height projects. 8 motion for approval from his yang. Any discussion. All in favor say Aye. Opposed 7. A favorite known oppose. The resolution is adopted motion from his hand to suspend the rules on favor say Aye. A post 7 in favor opposed the rules are suspended resolution 25 dash 16. 24 approving ordinance permit number ending in 303. From roadway. Traffic signing and striping infrastructure
installed on the Heights Project site motion for approval from this yang. Any discussion. All in favor say Aye. All opposed 7in favor opposed the rules of the resolution is adopted motion from his bank to suspend the rules all in favor say that. All 7 favorite know and oppose. The rules are suspended resolution 25 dash 16. 25 approving ordinance permit number ending in for a one for storm sewer infrastructure installed by the Saint Paul Port The Heights Project site motion from his young to approve any discussion. All in favor say Aye. I almost 7 in favor nor opposed the rules. The resolution is adopted. Action of ordinance. Number 25 dash 58 considering the application, the Housing Redevelopment Authority to rezone property at 10 59
Maryland Avenue. From b to community business, to to to traditional neighborhood and amending chapter 60 of legislative Carla pertaining pertaining to this on mat. So for all who are joining us today and all are the millions who are watching at home are ordinances, get 3 readings. The first reading we have a staff report to explain what the item is. The second reading is the next week. Usually we have a public hearing at that point to hear comments from the pblic and then the last week, the 3rd reading as the final adoption. So we go in reverse order sort of you'll see this item is for final adoption. That means it's already been presented to us at least twice for a first reading at a public hearing. So there's already been contact shared about this. And I would love to for a motion.
Any cuts. Things Council PRESIDENT And I am supportive of this rezoning. Requests. And I also want to add additional information that this is a city property. We've already gotten several inquiries from printers about so and I have access to a jury that I like for us to get it up for sale as soon as possible that can get more development done in the area. I hope this will be coming before us some time. Next year. If not he's even better with approval. Sounds great and I would support the urgency of getting this out the market as well. So mission for approval from this Yang. Is there any further discussion of the motion? Seeing none all in favor say Aye. I'll post 7 in favor nor opposed the ordinance is adopted. I maintain its first reading of ordinance. 25 de 63
amending legislative approach after to 20 to allow for garbage cart sharing at properties within 2 or more dwelling units beginning JANUARY first 2026. And since this is a first reading of an ordinance, we will have a staff believe Sarah Hosking Public works is here too. Tell us more. And with the sun. She has the details and the Okay. So this ordinance will allow for multi. sharing. So our current ordinance requires that each unit have a cart. This simple change. This is it'll be per lot a cart. So poperty with 2 to 4 units will be allowed to determine how many cards that they need for that lot. And this will go into effect JANUARY one, if it's approved with applications opening on DECEMBER. First we do not intend to have
any application fee for at. Service. There will be some conditions that would revoke the privilege if if it's abused. So the first time that there's overflowing chat trash. We would take the car that the resident now that they cannot have excess bigs, that can set aside for an additional $4. If that happens again within a 2 month period from the first overflow will notify the residents by mail saying that will deliver a medium-sized Cardiff. There's a 3rd effects. Their sense is delivering that car to them and initiating the fees. And then if it happens again within that 2 month period, we would remove the car sharing and deliver carts for all all units. Any question? I think that's kind an inch It's a well named Thank Questions or questions, I guess first. I just to want to know one excited to see that we're
taking this on is something that actually come a few times in my office picking up a couple constituents right now. But I can. But no, this in the works of coming how it will this if it's going to the readings and it gets approved, how well the sharing option be communicated. Because PRESIDENT Comes marriage on saying it will communicate that a number of ways. We have a newsletter now that goes in your garbage bills. So we've already gone to print for the next one. But their 1st quarter Bill of Ian, I can assure you that it's publicized on social media right and it'll be posted on our city website one before the public hearing with all of the details and the application. But the process will look like wonderful. Thank you. Thanks for question. Other
questions. All right, seeing none. Thanks so much, sir. And Libya. And I will. We're going take a motion on this one to lead over to NOVEMBER, 12th rather than NOVEMBER. 5th, as MAY have heard NOVEMBER. 5th is a bit of a busy day here council. And so we're going to take k balance the workload just a little bit. So I'll take motion from is just to lay this over to. Number 12 for the public hearing. Any discussion, the motion. All in favor say aye. I opposed 7 in favor opposed. The ordinance is laid over to NOVEMBER 12 per second reading public hearing. Item 20 is first reading of ordinance. 25 de 65 creating chapter 2.25. A of a legislative code title firearms regulations to establish regulations for
assault weapons ban Arie triggers ghost guns and signage. And I believe with the staff report from house and or Mayor Melvin Carter. You can send in if you We'll for next race at your name and address for the PRESIDENT Maker members of the City Council. My name is Melvin Carter and I live at 15 West Kellogg Boulevard here and say I'm honored to be here and I want to say thank you for all of your leadership as we as a city lead in a state on gun violence. It is no secret to any of that we lost 2 children to Minnesota children. I just several weeks ago to gun violence as they sat in there challenge people to tell me how many layers of unacceptable this happens. This includes when I say that
we had young children. Who are in school or in a church. They were praying and they had bullets, 100 rounds in one minute. Rained down on them through a stained glass window faster than they could rn or fight or or or hide or even pray and we're at a moment where we have to do something. Council members are often share of folks that city government is where problems go when they prove too difficult for federal government state government to address. And this is one of those. We all know bold action our Congress is likely to take. And we all know what bold action. This legislature and Minnesota is likely to take as a result of this crisis. And we all know that this crisis, we wish that this crisis was isolated event. And that there was some
reason to believe that this won't continue to happen in our country and in our state. And unless we take some bold action. If nothing else is going to change, then we have to change something. Has your writing some folks earlier today that there was a time not too long ago and we were all used to walking into a restaurant and seeing cigarette smoke all around us. And folks at the Capitol told us that that was just a fact of life and the city of Saint Paul are our predecessors in this took action and the city, Minneapolis and cities started moving on that. And now the norm that we're used to as a fundamentally different thing, not that far later. There's plenty of precedent for cities taking action and moving. And it's particularly as we do these things alongside the 15 other cities have said that they're going to do these with us following Saint Paul's lead. I believe that we can
lead a major difference in our community and in our state for our children to be used to different environment to be used to different future. And we all had to grow up, sadly, used to. We are proposing for simple proposals and bring here who will help to walk us the specifics of those things. - But I would suggest that these are proposals that while much has been said about them being preempted by state law from being able to enforce them right now, one of the things that we're fighting for, the lifting of that preemption and what I've said to each and every one of you is if and when we successful in getting that preemption to lift. And I believe as I know that you do that, that will be time for us to start thinking aout maybe drafting and having some
public hearings about moving our way towards an ordinance that will be time for a ordinance to take effect immediately. We've had that conversation. Let me tell you, as I've had this conversation last month with residents of our city and residents of our state, we find that the 4 requirements that we're putting forward here saying you cannot carry an assault up and down the main street our community. He cannot bring an assault weapon into that. A livelier rec center sensitive public space that we there's no place in our city for those little devices that turn regular handguns into weapons of mass destruction. And oh, by the way, every single fire arm has to have a serial number. Most folks, the vast majority of folks, I think see
the received those as not some grandiose approach to to to to guns. But really the bare minimum of what we ought to be doing as a civilized community on to prevent gun violence. We've worked together to prevent gun violence to leverage every single lever that we can imagine to prevent gun violence in our community. And it's why we seen gun violence down 70% in our community. We've all told our constituents that we will take every action that we can. And this is consistent with that promise. So thank you for your work on Thank you for leading. I look forward to standing continue to stand alongside every single one of us. Saint Paul leads the way. Thank you very much. And with that, I'll turn over to direct routes. Thank you. Welcome house. Welcome. Fall comes PRESIDENT
Contenders. Thanks for having me and Bron House intergovernmental relations director for the City of Saint Paul. And with implement thanks for having me today. I'll go through our presentation. A lot of these lights will look familiar similar to the sides I showed last week at Public Safety Committee hearing. So just briefly, our timeline for this ordinance process, your timeline for this ordinance process today, frustrating and staff report on NOVEMBER 5th. We planned second reading and public hearing. I would just want to for you all. I'm a heads up that high. Just figured out this afternoon have to bring a clarifying amendment to comes PRESIDENT. And there is just one inconsistency in the language that we need to fix. So we'll have it before the public hearing on the 5th. Just as long as he's under suspension,
there will not suspended. And then NOVEMBER will be reading and final passage. And this is a slide. We went through last week that by way of background and state law preempts local governments in Minnesota from passing any restrictions on firearms. As a response to the inaction of the state level as a mayor, I repeat everything he just said. But this is the city of Saint Paul's response. And ordinance that we are bringing forward is contingent upon a couple of things happening. I will get to that in a later slide. We are aware of the preemption law this ordinance would not be enforced until those laws either. Repealed or other substantially similar laws passed that would allow us to enforce this ordinance. Okay. And then additional back on plant in 2023 of the single city council and unanimous unanimously adopted a safe storage ordinance in Saint
Paul. It's our kind like this ordinance built upon that work of keeping Saint Paul residents safe. So while we are requiring gun owners to safely store their firearms, now we'll also be taking another's important step to protect residents, especially children from gun violence. So this ordinance as mentioned previously will ban public possession of assault weapons within city limits, ban large capacity magazines and binary triggers require all firearms have a serial number number prohibiting ghost guns restrict firearms sensitive public city-owned least a controlled spaces and clear signage to promote compliance with firearms. Fire bans in public buildings and establish penalty is to that extent that we are as a municipality, a lot of to establish penalties for the organ for any violations. They're exemptions
for each section exemptions, common in each section or acted active duty law enforcement and military personnel, licensed firearms, curators, transport, legal transfer through the city. So locked stored properly, not loaded. And then disposal or transfer to U.S. Agencies. As I mentioned last week, we have a broad coalition across the state who are also looking at passing a similar same or similar ordinances in their jurisdictions. So here's a list of those partner cities as well as partnering organizations who are helping to promote gun violence prevention. Prohibited weapons and devices. So this ordinance bans the public possession of assault weapons as defined in Minnesota loss, assault, weapons is defined in the
ordinance to match the definition of assault weapon in Minnesota state law. So there is a very we say, assault weapons, Anderson. The communes, several different things. Donantes clearly defines assault to mean the same thing. That is all of means 100 Minnesota sate law. So it does have a clear like that does mean a very specific type of weapon, large capacity magazines, the ordinances written to ban large cpacity magazines that hold 20 or more rounds of ammunition. And then by Aaron triggers which devices that you can purchase separately from your firearm attached to for air and then pull of the trigger like discharge more than one We also are through this ordinance prohibiting Ghost Guns. Ghost guns are guns that do not have a serial number.
And not produced before 1960, which is my understanding is that when that is federal serialization for guns became a thing for produced guns. But those guns are now guns that can be assembled from like a kit tat you buy online and then use of all the guns or a firearm. So they're not sold as it's not regulated. Just like a loophole to get through firearms regulations to sell this kicks that on their sleeves to pieces if they happen you know, come into the shape of a gun. That's not the intention. Those guns would not be legal in Saint Paul. You can also I guess 3 d print gun parts and then you just buy like I'm not expert here, but you can like purchase the actual pieces that need to be metal. And then 3 d print the rest of the pieces and assemble your own gun which is not traceable because it would not have a serial number
because it would not have been purchased through a federally licensed firearms dealer. And then any frame or receiver without a serial number that's marketed. So the pieces that you would need to have with your 3 d printed part would also be legal. Again, as I mentioned, this does not include firearms manufactured prior 1968 into guns or firearms rendered as permanently inoperable. There is a specific meeting for parents like definition of permanently ioperable. That is I think in state law. But it is very like specific, as you can just say, my gun doesn't work. It has to be specific requirements. And then another piece guns prohibit prohibited insensitive spaces where
defining sensitive spaces in this ordinance to be very specific. So we know exactly what they mean. I have the definition of here, but it is any city-owned least control building or property that is for these purposes. And that read the whole definition. 3 to, but just to be very clear about exactly which types of publicly owned and operated facilities. We're talking about. There are exceptions for people who can have guns in those sensitive places, including city personnel in the course of their official duties. So in addition to law enforcement, there are other city workers who used firearms as their official duties per the zoo keepers are a good example of that persons who are otherwise expressly authorized by state law to have firearms and then situations where a possession of firearm is necessary to render medical aid to somebody
as long as you. I notified either the facilities after law enforcement is practicable. There's a signage requirement in this ordinance. Also requiring the city to post clear signage in all sensitive places at every entrance to the sensitive place and then as well inside the sensitive place at entrances to gymnasiums service tests and other like active entry points. So making sure that we are being very clear with anyone who is visiting a sensitive place, that is a sensitive place trying to trick anybody carrying a gun into a place that they can't have it. We want to make sure everybody is very clear. These are the places you cannot have a gun. There will be plenty of signs. The ordinance outlines the set like exactly what the say needs to say, which I have here. The city of Saint Paul bans firearms on these
premises. Find sign sizes, all aligned in the ordinance to be very specific in clear and consistent. So everybody, you know, coming into any city on the 6th sense of space, one mile that guns are not prohibited in that space. And then as I mentioned at the start of the staff report, contingency and enforcement. So this ordinance is contingent upon one of 2 things or both things happening, which is their appeal of the state. Preemption law, Minnesota statutes for 71.6, 3, 3, or and the passage of any minutes. A law that substantially similar to any part of the ordinance or that specifically authorizes cities or local governments to enact local restrictions that similar substantially similar to the ordinance. The ordinance will be enforced by
Saint Paul Police only after becoming effective. So contingent upon these 2 events taking place and then any violations in the ordinance would be subject to MISS This demeanor. That's the highest level of crime that we're able to prosecute as a city. But only once again, it is contingent on these things happening. So we would not be prosecuting or holding anyone's objects to a misdemeanor until the contingent about Tampa. All right. That's and so and I'm happy to take any questions. Thank you so for that informative presentation. We will have. Lots of opportunities for discussion putting a public hearing next week at our 2 weeks from now. And our final adoption. But I am looking to my colleagues to see if their questions from his house now or any comments a well. Let's
start with questions. I do have one question I know this ordinance. Is not peempted by state law because it doesn't take effect until state law changes is that true for the signage about sensitive places as well tat that to cannot take effect until state law changes or are there other parts of this ordinance that can take effect earlier that? I Let me I will need to double check with the city. Turning it back to you on that, too. Just to make sure my answer I don't want to say something that's like correct on that because it pretty. I think technical. Thank you. Thanks, And there's been a lot now a lot of work and a lot of that. That was always in the details we should that's gone into this. Okay. Does look like there any questions.
Thank you so much. This house and I looked to my colleagues and there are comments at this time. They're all starting to come. Ok? So this matter will coming for us again, NOVEMBER 5th for public hearing. Second, reading what hearing on NOVEMBER 5th. Item. 21 is a public hearing of ordinance. 25 Dash a chapter 70 for the legislative code by enacting a new section designating the Theodore Hannebery company. Heritage Preservation District. As the Heritage Preservation site. This brings us to the public hearing section of our agenda. So for all the remaining items that are under the public hearing banner, we call your item, if you are here to testify on that item. Please come on up to the microphones unless there's a staff report. First, in which case we will tell you coming
up, stand between the 2 microphone to don't need to adjust them. They will pick you up just fine where they are. Start with your name and where you're coming from. And then you will have 2 minutes to give testimony. And 2 minutes goes by pretty fast. So there's also the always the opportunity e-mail u Colin and give testimony in other ways. And we do have in front of us the record of anything that's been submitted in advance as well. So with that, this is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak on this item which is item? 21. Good afternoon and thank you council for having My nme is Michelle Taylor. I live I live in the shadow Hamm's brewery. And I'm sure because I I strongly agreeing with the historic preservation. The this is a case historic preservation is needed for
progress. We all know that in the city hasn't always been where are recognize that in the past. We know that. I think that the east side of Saint Paul, particularly has been underserved and in many respects and I think this will be a great economic boost and just a boost for our image all around the say to him say it has been drawing say 2 years for over 100 years. It's so, you know, was a beautiful due to nature of hope restart built there. They're very it's a 5 story, vertical structure. And, you know, with Gable's son broke, don't send her twin. Don't send this beautiful, striking red and stone. It's it's really sad. I have many
memories of the 4 remake self having lived. Rise my children break in the same block almost. It's just part of my life for a long time. Even road work with my father who was a truck driver. Remember back up to the dock in looking at the building in just being and all of the structure itself. Let me see. I work in the hospitality business in the area and 3 fourths. My guests that come there for the history. Because many people say to me likely they come there to, you know, the east side and they're very interested in the history of the area. And course, Hans is at the center of all of that history. We appreciate what the businesses have brought to the brewery. But isn't it ironic that the businesses that are their base, a lot?
Most of their appeal on the historic aspect the structure and that is that is the end of your time. 72 to Pardon me. That is the end of your time. So thank you go fast. Like you said, Well, I just wanted to say thank you. And you know, important here. Thank you very much for him forgot to mention this earlier. But please sign when you're done on one of the 2 Senate Thank you very much. Welcome up. Line actually doesn't or address 13. 35 Pierce Pierce Butler out and people. PRESIDENT, if you're in Saint Paul City Council members, as you said, my name is Ashley Business vice PRESIDENT Of Tampa PRESIDENT Jp Thing. Thank you for considering the designation of the theater Ham Brewing Company as as it it Heritage Preservation site as a designated tentative developer
of the site since 2023. We remain committed to delivering a vibrant community oriented development that will bring the neighborhood and that will benefit the neighborhood and the city. We know that renovating and restoring historic buildings like the is which have been vacant and in decline since 197. It's much more expensive than building new construction and tax credits are a tool intended to bridge this gap, creating a local historic district will unlock the necessary historic tax credits ensure the history here is preserved. This as a nation as a crucial step in honoring Saint Paul's riches rich past, well, building for its future. Our planned to renovate the historic curry buildings into sell-off. Santa commercial marketplace. It's exactly the kind of adaptive reuse that preserves our
heritage. It's a smart way to ensure these iconic sructures remains a vibrant part of the city's fabric. Everything has shown great faith by listening to the community and has made accommodations that include more parking and willingness to work with existing businesses and neighbors. Anchorage, the council to proceed with this as a nation, unlocking access to start tax credits that will bring life that will bring to life and authentic and community focus revitalization. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Make sure to sign in. So anyone else here to testify on this item. Seeing none. I'll take a motion from his Johnson to close the public hearing all in favor say Aye. I'll pst 7 in favor nor opposed public hearing is closed. Just looking to see if there are any comments. Otherwise this
item will be laid over. Us and will be laid over till NOVEMBER 5th. Item. 22 is resolution public hearing. 25 Dash 2.24. Amending the financing. Spending plans in the 2022 capital maintenance budget. And the amount of $300,000 to fly canceled a jury transfer. This is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak to this item? Seeing none. I'll take a motion from his food to close the public hearing and approve all in favor say Aye. A host 7 in favor nor opposed the public hearing is closed to the resolution is adopted item. 23 is resolution public hearing. 25 dash to 28. Many of the capital improvement budget to the 2025 Dsi Animal Services Building Project. This is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak to this
item? Seeing none. We'll take a motion from his just to close the public hearing and approve all in favor say Aye. All opposed 7 in favor nor opposed public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted item. 24 is resolution public hearing. 25 dash to 34 accepting grant funds authorizing execution of a grant agreement and amending the operating budget. With respect to the city's sponsorship, Metropolitan Council of Local Communities Act pre Development Grant program for the benefit of a project at 5.76. Lexington Parkway, North, the Lexington tend to Lux. This is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak to this item? Seeing none. I'll take a motion from his ability to close the public hearing and approve all in favor say Aye. All opposed 7 in favor nor opposed public hearing is closed in the
resolution is adopted. Item. 25 is resolution public hearing. 25 dash 2.25 Operation Department of Parks Recreation to accept parks and trails legacy funds enter into grant agreements which include and education class. Then the financing a spending plan, the amount of 2 million, $596,039. This is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak to this item? Seeing none. We'll take a motion from Vice PRESIDENT Kim to close the public hearing and approve all in favor say Aye. Post 7 in favor nor opposed public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted item. 26 this resolution public hearing. 25 dash to 26 authorizes Department of Parks and Recreation to accept Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Outdoor Recreation Grant program funds and 2 men, the financing in spending plan in on a $350,000 for a new city park at the
Heights. This is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak to this item? Seeing none. We'll take a motion from his yang to close the public hearing and approve all in favor say aye all opposed 7 in favor nor opposed the public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted item. 27 is resolution public hearing. 25 dash 2.35. Operation Department up our public Works Street Maintenance division to spend funds from awarded grant for workplace wellness, Microgram Physical Activity Station $700 from the Saint Paul Area chamber. What the funding coming from the statewide Health Improvement partnership through Saint Paul, Ramsey County Public Health. This is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak to the site at? Seeing none? We'll take a motion from his Johnson to close the public hearing and
approve all in favor say Aye. All opposed 7 in favor nor opposed to pblic hearing is closed to the resolution is adopted item. 28 is resolution public hearing. 25 dash 2.38 at the race and apartment of public works to spend funds from a grant awarded by the Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District for the enhanced Street sweeping stewardship grant perform additional street sweeping within the Rams who Washington Metro watershed district boundaries. This is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak to this item? Seeing none. We'll take a motion from his common to close the public hearing and approve all in favor say Aye. All opposed 7 in favor nor opposed the public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted item. 29, this resolution public hearing. 25 dash to 19 final order to consider the
reconstruction o University Avenue between I-35 e and Lafayette Road in acquisition of necessary property rate. Before we hold public hearing, we are honored to have a brief staff report from MR. Personal Brett of Real Estate will come up. Thank you. Council PRESIDENT Council members and I'm honored to deliver the staff report. Item 29 is a final order resolution for the reconstruction o University Avenue between I-35 e and love hit Road. The key provision in the resolution is to authorize the city to acquire permanent right of easement permanent sidewalk, drainage and utility easements and temporary construction easement from the 5 properties located along the south side of the street. Authorization includes
acquiring the easements through direct purchase, which involves appraisals offers negotiations and direct settlement compensation with the owners. The city has been actively pursuing this approach over the past few months. The resolution also authorizes the city to exercise its powers of eminent domain or condemnation if necessary. That would include filing papers in district court to ensure we could acquire the poperty rights by early next year. So the project can be bid and construction can start in the spring. Fortunately, we've already reached agreement with all 5 owners and are just waiting on them and a few of them to sign the easement
paperwork. We don't anticipate any issues. So condemnation. We'll most likely not be needed. This is only a backup measure in case the property owners don't sign in a timely manner. Thanks. And if you have any questions about the project, that thing, Steve I just hear from the from street design. I love that. If you have any question, Steve, want ask Thanks so much a struggle, really appreciate the additional information. Any questions. MR. Novak doesn't look like it. Thank you. Thank This is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak to this item? Seeing none. I'll make a motion to close the public hearing all in favor say Aye. A post said they favor none opposing public hearing is closed in the resolution is adopted item, 30's resolution public hearing. 25 Dach to 29 considering the application of 100 Bradford degree of honor for an exception to the
general hours of Skyway operations for pedestrian Skyway, Bridges, which will close the door within the walkway of chance. Skyway Bridge number. 33, a bench. And that is between the degree of honor building and the press House apartments, building. This is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak to this item? And thank you for your patience last but not 2 minutes. Good afternoon. Council members. My name is to make a young and I'm here to propose a bold but practical concept for re-imagining downtown Saint Paul after dark indoor and only around, it's called Sky Quarter pilot, an indoor nightlife corridor. That leverage is what we already have are skyway system, our creative economy and our
people all situated along the historically and prominent MISS Mississippi River. After 05:00pm large parts of our sky ways and city go quiet. And that's a missed opportunity economically socially. And in terms of safety. We lose traffic businesses, MISS Sales and yet downtown hosts nearly 7800 residents. Nearly 56% of those have higher education degrees. And we have major employers in the skyway system like Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and the hospitality around race park. That's since thousands of people through the area daily and we're not capturing that energy after work like we could. The proposal is simple. Let's activate 2 to 4 blocks of the Skyway from Treasure Island Center to Wells Fargo Place and turn it into a vibrant indoor corridor. We'll feature pop-up food and retail cards and store fronts and jazz influenced music stages.
Many second line parades and lighting and signage all across promoting existing destinations like the Minnesota Children's Museum thank in surrounding theater and music venues. It evokes a French quarter style atmosphere built for our winters and the pilot would run Thursday through Saturday nights from 04:00pm to midnight for 90 days. It's low risk and high return, Minnesota. Already we have. Oh, I'm so 100 this is how this is low capital, the infrastructure we have already exists. We're just layering I the experience. Minnesota has world-class food, art and music. So let's bring those together indoors. It works in winter, it's inclusive and safe and more people means natural surveillance and
community pride. My father lives in the Kellogg Square Building in as he ages this kind of walkable Active environment means a lot to him. And others within his community. And they have to ask you to stop there. Thank you so mch changes make sure to sign thank you. Is there anyone else to speak on this item? All right, seeing none. I make a motion to close the public And then I just want to say one thing. So all in favor say opposed 7 in favor nor opposed to public hearing is Thank you so much for coming down to testify. And we were considering was 10 Jones Ali related to Skyway activation, but not specifically about it. So I would love to follow up with you on this idea that you have. Sounds very interesting, but it's not really. Remain to this item specifically in terms of our vote today. So I
look forward to following up with you at all. Make sure that you're signed email and send e-mail. So thank for taking the time to come down. I would move approval of this item. Is there discussion? Seeing none all in favor say Aye. A post 7 in favor nor opposed the resolution is adopted. Item. 31 is our Leach 25 Dash one, 15 ratifying the field Special Tax Assessment for property at 6, a v 6, 7, Avenue. Ms Harman. Council There's no one here to testify in asking for a layover to NOVEMBER. 12th, this isn't a suspect. For vacant building fee from OCTOBER of 2024. Through OCTOBER. 25 and I will be recommending approval of assessment. It's still not vacant building program, but we want to make sure that the owner has noticed that that's where the recommendation landed. So the recommendation of the flyover till NOVEMBER 12. To me, it's a the matter over
defend the 12th place. So belief or motion approve. Okay. Motion to approve. Lt's leave Hampshire recommendation overturn the number 12 discussion. The motion. Seeing none all in favor say Aye. Post 7 in favor nor opposed the resolution is laid over to NOVEMBER. 12th. Legislative hearing consent agenda items. 32 through. 44, before you for your consideration, moment. Another word anyone else to testify at a hearing item. Seeing none. We will call for a public hearing all of the items. If you're here for a public hearing on any of the items. 32 to 44, this is your public hearing. Coming up. Seeing none. We'll take a motion from his comment prove all of the close public hearing and approve all the items with the recommendations and then much they've hearing officer someday I will get that consistent all in favor
say aye and opposed 7 favor opposed to public hearing is closed from the consent agenda adopted has cemented. That brings us to the end of our agenda and one of our favorite times of day. The news from well helped by the PRESIDENT Is ready so in response to the. I just I raise that happened in word 5 redirecting constituents and honestly, neighbors across the city to come attended constitutional desert rating. I hosted it with my. My state rep we had over 80 people attend will continue to offer these trainings the next one that will offer up his know your rights senators previewing that to folks that will be offering training probably sometime in the middle of NOVEMBER. So keep stay postive anything more than ever. Just equipping residents with knowledge and skills. It's really important as we just think about the ways that we can as an individual help keep our
neighbors safe. But just the good news is that we had over 80 participants and we we didn't have to turn any way. But we we filled the room and that felt, I think, really, really good considering home rent. Thanks for your as PRESIDENT. It's so needed other good news room table. Ms Yang. Thank you. Halloween walk to happening tomorrow at Hisa Park Rec center. That's Thursday. OCTOBER 23rd from 6 to 07:30pm, there. It's a free event for ages 3 trough tall throughout howling this Halloween display room. You can grab a tree from community partners and socialize o neighbors. Okay. They can is Johnson. For just wants to take the time to wish our legislative
aide. Happy Birthday I only get to do what the year. So that she feels appreciated and she happens to be here to so. Just want say happy birthday to Melanie Johnson, our legislative deserved Amazon to break out into song. I'm going he's council today. Should we have a I want respectively submitting otc kind voice-activated audio. Yeah, technicians do that as we leave. We'll MRS. Thank you, council PRESIDENT. I have. 3, 3, items. The first one is a Grand Avenue. Weston smelling the first phase of our first come in, said project opened last night. At 11 o'clock. So I'm really excited about that. And I just want to well first appreciate the voters that voted for the one percent
sales tax our our counsel as well. We took action. What a lot of action on this. But last year we took action on this first round of projects. And so it's really exciting to see see the first one through. And then there will be dozens more over the next several decades here. So really looking forward to that, it was a great success and the community and the businesses are really excited about it. The other 2 items I have our Halloween events this weekend. So this weekend, the Hghland Business Association is hosting the Trick or Treat and Highland, which is an event. I look forward to every year it will be from 10:00am to 02:00pm. You don't need to sign up Just be a long businesses have Senator around Fort Parkway in Cleveland. There is a map that will our office will share of kind of
where a good path generally is. And then the other one and sorry council PRESIDENT, you're going to share this because this is technically in your word that the Grand Avenue Business Association that we share. And I think some of the district councils as well are hosting a Boo Bash, which will take 8.57. Grand together Patty. Also similarly of the businesses on Grand Avenue will have places for for kids and adults to get us to stop and trick or treat. So I think that's a that's at 11 o'clock. I think that Sullivan, too. To 2 o'clock. So I hope to make it to both thankful. Join us in the Halloween festivities across the city this weekend. Thanks, Just and I'm planning to steal from what one today. She says a person talk you go for.
We'll see about a 1, 0, Well, in my ward in spirit of the resolution that we passed earlier. Think so. That's PRESIDENT's leadership this On 3.94 Dayton Avenue on Monday, OCTOBER 27th at 06:00pm. Going to gathering hosted by our partners that we recognize today there will be - a candlelight vigil for the victims and where inviting all of our partners and very impactful in this work join us. And it's right in the heart of Ward, one right near Dayton and Western Avenue. So I have not been able to make it in the past year. So I'm really excited. You join us. any other good news is
other as thanks so much for a packed day. A great day and a great meeting. We urge it.