Council to Order Roll Call, please. Here. Coleman Care. Johnson here just help the PRESIDENT Make And that's this means. 7 present not absent with Councilmember Kym being remote. Welcome, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us for our city council meeting today. We invite everyone to join us in standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. there, which stands. One nation that all whether justice for all. Consent items, 3 through 17 are before you for your consideration. Understand the teen is being taken for separate consideration. Is there anything else to be pulled from consent? All right, seeing none. I'll take a motion from his belief about the consent agenda all in favor say Aye. Welcome, please. So we will do a roll
call because we have are a member remote today and I will also forget that almost every time so just outside Reno and events member I I Coleman, I Johnson, just council PRESIDENT I. A case that's 7 in favor. None opposed the consent agenda is adopted. As amended. Item 15 resolution, 26 dash 7.91. Approving the mayor's appointment of Melanie McMahon to serve as the city city's director of planning and economic development. And Johnson. Thank you, council PRESIDENT. Want I want to just share. I'm really excited about seeing that's come through. Want to be able to share that over the last several months as a council member had. Opportunity to work really closely with Director McMahon, both on the
jury as Housing Redevelopment Authority chair. And I think one of the things that has been really important to me continuing and they've heard me echo multiple times has been the council partnership with our city directors, but also in this regard to the dedication housing and economic development and 3 by revitalization here in our city. One of the things that has become really clear to me is that in order to be able to have that direct partnership, we also need to describe and have plans for what that looks like. We've had several conversations which I sincerely appreciated. Every time we've asked for director man to have a competition with us. She is mad us wth you know what mean with us in person which I've appreciated the time and through those conversations have been a lot of pain points that have come through as pout. But
partnership can look like and continue to look like within the House and Redevelopment Authority, but also with partnership with in council and the director of one of the most important departments here in our city. And from that we're so currently in the process of what that partnership peaceful look like. We're still in the planning phases. And I think it requires a lot of time and effort, but also just intentionality as the chair of the House and Redevelopment Authority. I want to be in a space to be able to support to supports point. I'm not in that current position at this time and I'm asking for a two-week layover really over until MAY 27 to be able to talk through this directly with director of a man. I'm sure that through multiple conversations with her with the assistant near some linger
as well. Because I think when you are rushing something, it's really important to make sure that if you're going to an appointment, things do it well, and I the utmost respect for Demers ability to appoint. I also have the upmost respect for the council's ability to consent. And I think when we're looking at our authority in our spaces within our right time and intentional collaboration and I'm very confident recommends ability to do that. I'm asking for that time to be able to do that in conversation of deliberation that we have not had up until this point. And that is my motion. I would like to actually be this or for 2 weeks pending that discussion with the anticipation and the commitment to come back to my colleagues about what that plan for communication looks like with the deliverables.
Apply can aso with the trust that at that time with that commitment from and I'm happy to stand with aside her and her appointment process that time. Great to the motions for a two-week layover. Is there discussion of the motion? Okay. Believe presenting Coleman was just. Thank yu, council PRESIDENT Also I just want say appreciate your thoughtfulness and your courage. Honestly, chair Johnson, when I think about, you know, the day when we were point, if you as a chair voted for you to be chair, I'm just really appreciative in terms of how you are bold. And also very often to continuing dedicated to the priorities that you set straight in terms of housing, economic revitalizing in understanding that this role for apd director has had its challenges personally to been in a row, but we understand as
a city, we have seen quite a few turnovers in this role. And we think about the relationship that we have with this dilemma. Ration mayor heard her vision and making sure there is alignment with our priorities. I apreciate you having our motion for this lay over because I do think much much needed conversation needs to be had. I also want to just say to McMahon, I appreciate our relationship. McMahon has shown her great ability to be able to manage large development projects, been able to here. You know, some really incredible deals when it comes to the city of Saint Paul. My support for a one weekly over is not a reflection of I don't think that McMahon you know, not
ready for the is more so reflection around my leadership in terms of requiring bowl courage and openness in the courage to ask those hard questions to openness, to continue the conversations to work towards alignment. If I had to vote today, I will be similar to Terry Johnson. I don't think I'll be in a comfortable place sept this appointment. And I just want to just say, you know, I think it's important for the administration to have conversations with this body that's rooted and truss accountability in. You know how there's alignment with our words when we make appointments, especially of this magnitude, think about just the needs of
constituents, whether it's a support for small businesses, housing, accessibility, someone who can really speak to, you know, 10 rights economic justice is really important I think the city council members really deserve a process that is thoughtful, transparent. And like I mentioned, Rudin and accountability. It is my responsibility, you know, to my residents to represent them in the best way forward, which is why I cannot confidently say that my community concerned our priorities have been fully addressed. And I think, you know, using this two-week layover will give us that time to get into alignment. Thanks, present and thank you. Council PRESIDENT, just a couple of things for
me. I. But first, I want to show that I am supportive of the appointment. I'm supportive of the the two-week request for over and my preference would have been one week. However, I want to be respectful of the Aspen Council colleagues who our son them. It's a discussion with director on the interim director and want to be really clear, too, that I wouldn't be supportive of any few chilly overs for the site. In case PRESIDENT Some school month. Thank you, council PRESIDENT, thank you for the motion comes member Johnson and will be sporting the layover at this time very enthusiastically supporting the nomination. Couple of things that with, you know, in my consideration of the layover. We've made many appointment. You any appointments and the spotty over the last couple of
months. And I feel many of those I've had opportunity to have maybe a brief conversation with the person was being considered in advance. They're generally 70 has been used. The city, but I trust the mayor was appointing them. I trust But I've seen from their experience, their values limits that are and so felt comfortable making a decision to move forward with their appointment. In this case, I think for incredibly fortunate position have so much more information. Then we've had with many of those appointments over the past couple of months. I've had the opportunity to what. Wrk with director of than Ithink since maybe like 2 weeks after I started on the city council when she came into the interim director rule. And that time we've worked on a whole host of challenges and opportunities and work for from really big development
opportunities too. Small, day-to-day things that really deeply impact the quality of life for residents thinking about what is developing me. What does housing look like? How are we meeting the goals of the city while still respecting the pains of perspectives of the constituents residents of the of Saint Paul. And if had nothing but positive experiences, I think that all of those conversations hve been with such nuance and Karen intentionality, I've seen of the things that I hear about a But the city is like. Saint Paul's really quick to get to know and really hard to get to yes on. And one of truly the first meetings that I had with director Mike he said this meeting and it was like, how can we get to? Yes, that doesn't mean we're going to get there immediately. That does mean we're going to throw caution to the wind or through
rules and the laws out the window. But we need this development to happen. We need this housing to happen. So we have to figure out a way to get there. And so how are we going to work a little bit harder? Think a little bit more creatively do a little bit more in order to move our city forward. And I think it's the type of energy that and I have heard time and time again from that. The residents of word for that they are looking for in the city. And I was just so thrilled have that made any such report really do think like our first meeting where I was like this is this is what we want. This is what people want our city hall to look like to be working like it. So I'm very supportive you know, it sounds like there's a good chance will at play in this over today. So share some more comments in 2 weeks. But look forward to voting for
confirmation that happens. Thank you, council PRESIDENT. I am aso very supportive of this appointment today and I do not support a layover on this item. my reason not supporting Lee core support this appointment, but also I feel really strongly that the charter is very clear about who here has the power to to appoint our department directors. And, you know, the the mayor's on that does that we had several this counselor. Clinton had several appointments come before and it's the charters, very clear that the mayor does that. And the mayor also directs department department heads. And the decision make appointments are with the advice and consent of the council. We have known about this appointment since about
APRIL 15th. I have had several conversations with with director McMahon about about this. And I also work very closely with her. I think that to delay or deny them a year on these matters in her power to make this appointment, there has to be very specific and clearly be able to number 8 y we would do that. And I just I don't fully agree with the reasoning to to lay over because as I mentioned, we have a lot of time. And so that's why won't be supporting that flew over today. I also really want to make sure that, you know, we have had a mayoral transition. We've had department directors that urban transitioning. And I really want to think about the stability and being able to move forward with the really important work of the city and the important work that the planning and economic development department does
around of islands in downtown, making sure that we're developing our buildings and projects across the city are economic vitality, doing what we can to expand our property tax base. All of those important things is what I really want us to focus, son. And again, I'll just say that I also wrked like I said very closely with Director McMahon. We worked together on the island bridge project, which is something that my constituents care a lot about and we would not be where we are on that project, which is on track to complete the vision that our community wanted to see if it weren't for director McMahon and so a trust or in this role. I don't need to wait 2 weeks to do that. So we'll be supporting layover. I trust the folks
that also put their trust in her. Frmer mayor Melvin Carter and now are to mayor coli her. I appreciate her taking the time to evaluate all of our department rolls. And I fully aree wth the decision that she has come to. The director band is the best person to lead department and to lead our city in the development of its future. Not just. Further discussion of the motion. Thank Yeah, I'm going to be supporting this motion. I hear that there's readiness. I am also ready. I guess my. My inclination is to my colleagues on the request additional time to have further conversations. I personally spoke interim
director McMahon today, too. Talk about both my concerns. Also, my hopes for this position. So just be very clear I'm going to be supportive of the appointments and also supportive of our chair Johnson that it's is requesting additional time to have additional conversations, - recognizing that this person is both pt and will also be are a jury director as well. So I'm very supportive of the layover. I appreciate the candor at the table. Thanks just add. And then is believed that I share the enthusiasm. But I'm hearing around this table for this appointment. I could not be more thrilled at this choice by her interim director McMahon. I think everything we would want mpd director, smart, focused dedicated to getting Cs and able personalize lot of things. I
think that that's really important skill in planning development director is most common Do you feel fortunate that we had the chance to get to Ms McMahon in a way that we haven't for many other folks that we have approved pretty much on site. So I do respect my colleagues desire for more time. I am ready to vote today. Simon of against a layover. But it sounds like we will all be coming back to stable potentially a couple of weeks to confirm the supplement which I support. Thank Council PRESIDENT Wanted to share as like a nugget of wisdom, you know, representing a war that. Now the most racially diverse socioeconomic, diapers, when we think about just, you know, our goals and aspirations, especially coming from the pd department. I
heard today that no, the city is interested in. How do we get Ys, we want to make sure we can get to a yes, right? Really slow to get to that. But what's really important is thinking about how do we get to the yes together and, you some of the values that I hold. African principle that says if you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go further goal together, and I think this two-week layover. I just want to say not that I'm not enthusiastic about director Man's ability to really drive forward. That department. But it's important that we can all go together as a council. And we all represent a body, a diverse body of communities that want to make sure that they're also included in the vision and the values and the goals for that
department that. Johnson, I think we'll cover And I will just simply share that I you know, I'm really thankful to hear about just some of the experiences folks shared across the table. One thing didn't share during my time was just around like I began around appointment. What I shared with my position, an appointment today. But what I think that is really important as each of us represent. 40,000 people, especially on the east side. And I really do hope that in the future partnership conversations look like what council recalled ensure today was her experience. When w are coming to the table with priorities for war. But we do expect to hear is how do we get to yes and how can we do that in partnership? And that just hasn't been my experience. And so one of the things that I want to be very clear about in my, you know, desire for this to over as I have an
obligation as well to ensure that when I'm putting behind it, it's because I can do so confidently that that will represent and reflect my community. The parties that I hold. I agree with some of the comments have been made, especially around Highland Bridge, especially as one of the most important developments that we have here in the city and I also see the investment on the east side and he said this isn't to be important. I think it's really important to think about affordable housing as it relates to all across the city. And I just want to make sure that, you know, when we are talking through these apart or process and procedures that they are are just that a discussion. And I've heard, you know, just comments as well about authority. You know, I think I have a lot of respect for for mayor her and we're hers. Leadership have a lot of
respect from director of an unheard leadership as well. And while we have an opportunity, especially because we've had a chance to get to know it man better because we've had direct working relationship with her. Say probably are going to be on the table a lot more face time weekly with the recommended it's not discussing the Sara Lee about her personally, but definitely around the partnership. The name to see moving forward. And I don't think that we should have negotiate for that. For the sake of United unanimity or for the sake of just being able to consent. You know, to to yes, to consent agenda. So I appreciate my colleague city that are supportive of the 2 weekly over I plan to make good time with it and good discussions with the record man as well as leadership. It's an open invitation to anyone who wants to be right
that the discussion or not. But I do appreciate my colleague support today for that layover in for that time. And I hate that my back is time to most the pdt and today. But I'm happy to further explain of their questions. But yu knew when they appreciate that time. And so thank you to those who said that they'll support a two-week layover. And thank you to the comments of our colleagues as well. Either way. Thank you so much to everyone for the discussion will take a roll call. Vote on the motion for a two-week layover. I. Johnson, I. And council PRESIDENT Make note. The resolution is laid over too. MAY 27th. Item 18 resolution. 26 5.32. Approving adverse action against liquor on sale. 100 or less liquor. Outdoor service liquor on sale Sunday. Location license help by
bar and Grill be a simple saloon for the premises. At 10, 45 hits the road and imposing the recommended presumptive Matrix penalty and amended license conditions. Well, come up. Schaeffer. She. Okay for shape yourself at Wellcome issue. when to try and not set the land speed record for the fastest a post like today. But I appreciate sticking with me. On past tense. 3rd, Time's the don't mind if you want to set that record, thank you. I appreciate your faith and belief in me. So my name is Monica say for assistant city attorney and I am here representing the Department of Safety inspections today. Thank you so much. Council PRESIDENT Maker and council members for hearing this item. So the purpose of today's
agenda is because urged agenda item is because the department has recommended an adverse action be imposed against this business license and the license holder has admitted to the facts that is challenging. The specific penalty recommended. And so I am here to present that penalty and explain how the department got So this is about the same which is located at 10 45 Hudson Road. The license holder is Alex Rivera. There are 4 licenses at this bill at this business. There's a liquor on sale. 100 seats or less liquor. Outdoor service area patio liquor on sale Sunday gambling location. License. The matter here comes from the events of NOVEMBER. First, 2025 and all of the facts and law that you need are in exhibit one. I'm going to just walk through those facts really quickly for you. So around 11:45pm, the Saint
Paul Police Department received a call that there were shots fired inside the bar. And they responded and sure enough there were 2 reports of 2 different men who were guns within the bar and there was one man was wounded. They're also casings then found outside on the street more inside the bar. So I'm used to voice activated project are just too show a couple photos. That are relevant. Activated project voice activated for that. Projector. You can do it I just being positive and supportive of technology. Sometimes there we go. just takes nice. Okay. So this is photo of what the inside of the car looks like. So here you can see this is the entrance of the patrons are using this part around. It is a metal detector and then
sitting here at this table is a security officer. So the bar is required to have a security officer on the site from about 09:00pm until close. That person needs to be identifiable. But as you can see in these photos, he is not. So in this next photo, you can see patrons entering through the metal detector and these red. But these red lights are going off, which means that the metal detector has identified something that is possible to be a This photo, this patron is one of the men who had a firearm that he then shot inside the Pegasus. As you can see, the security officer is looking at his phone and does not engage with this patron. Here's the patron again. Walking away and the security guard is continuing to lok at his phone and not engage with a patron.
Here another violation is of 2 patrons smoking or vaping inside of the bar, which a violation of the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act. The Saint Paul code as well as the equivalent Ramsey County ordinance. Here again is another patron coming through with a lot of lights, which means like the multiple possible weapons on this person. The security guard is not engaged. And here we see that patron and that is the gun that he has pulled out and started shooting inside of the bar. This photo is from the other side of the bar from another camera view back here in this corner, you can see these are the 2. It's really tiny, but these are the 2 men who were exchanging gunfire. Inside of done with the voice
activated projector. so essentially so Department of Faith inspections has identified several of these a as those are all violations. I've city code or the license conditions. Essentially we The department can pursue an adverse action whenever there is a basis for such basis is a violation can be a violation of the of the license conditions. It can be basis is also when the licensee has created a serious danger to the public health safety. Or welfare or the licensee performs or house performed their work in an activity that is in a way that is unsafe. And so that's what we see here because the licensee does have a metal detector that has identified likely weapons and has not acted on that identification. And that is an unsafe
business practice. So the department is recommending the imposition of first of all, the Matrix penalty. That is standard. It is about $500. Think MR. Rooms Thank you. Council PRESIDENT. Sorry to But I've been made aware that Councilmember Kim is not able to see the voice activated. Projectors home to take a copy and send it to her. Can see this. Yes, so they are the photos that I showed. Thank you so much. I'm sorry about that. The photos that I showed are in exhibit one that is attached the resolution. The photos are on Page a 17 through 20 of that exhibit. The photos are numbered 5 through 12. like we're getting the thumbs up from this camp. Awesome that think you. Those photos. So those photos identify the violation of a license condition. One
faces and the second legal basis is this unsafe manner. So the license can code is really clear that a first violation, which this is is $500 Matrix penalty. The department also has the ability and discretion to recommend the imposition of additional or amended conditions. And that's what they've done here. It's recommended 3 conditions be amended for the license. The amendment of the condition can take place during adverse action, which is what this is and the amendment of the condition is appropriate. When amendment is reasonable and the purpose of the amendment is to promote the public health safety and welfare or advance the public peace and eliminate conditions or actions they constitute a nuisance or a detriment to the peaceful enjoyment of urban life or promoting security and
safety in nearby neighborhoods. So that pretty broad basis right to try and protect our communities. So there are 3 amendments recommended and those are all in exhibit 2. It's the First Amendment is to condition number one. And that is what we call a camera condition. So can a condition is on a lot of licenses and it requires surveillance like we have here from this footage that I showed you stills from. And it allows us to see what's happening in the bar. But especially it's useful for the police officers when there is a report of a crime or again, if there's a report of license violations, the Department Safety inspections can pursue that. Ultimately the amendment to this condition brings this condition in line with updated modern video surveillance systems and also what is on
most other bars like this. So essentially it requires that the cameras be surveilling. 24 hours a day tat the footage, the rate maintained for about 30 days or more. So the department or the police can ask for in case they're alerted to something that happened. And it also requires that there be a camera So the plan is approved by the Department Safety inspections and the police so that we can ensure that there's no blind spot and that there's not that we're not gonna MISS Something right in the identification. The second and that and this is reasonable. And the condition promotes public safety security and peace to ensure accountability. The Second Amendment is to condition too. And that is requiring that
that isn't. Improving. The security condition. So currently the security officer has to be present. As I told you, however, we are amending the department is recommending the councilmen that condition so that it requires the proper use of that metal detector so that when an alert goes off, that there might be a weapon that security officer needs to respond accordingly to then it also is going to impose that the security officer id using photo id's, anybody who comes to the bar. And that connects to the 3rd Amendment, which is condition number 7 has a photo id requirement. So this is requiring licensee to. Scan all of the photo id's that are coming in at the state or federal idea so that there is a photo id to match that and then keep that keep that information again, so that if there is an incident that
happens, they the police or the payment can go and obtain that data from the bar to make sure that they're able to obtain witnesses identify perpetrators or things like that. If there are crimes that MAY be suspected or other violations around. So all of these conditions are reason of the department started their reasonable and that they all will promote public safety, security and peace for the neighborhood. So for that reason, the department respectfully requests that the council imposed the $500 County and these 3 condition amendments. Thank so much for Shaver. And not too long, not too short. I think just man something like Goldilocks right? Questions from
Schaeffer. Before we hear from the licensee. Doesn't look like. All right. Thank you so much pay We will now have to a public hearing, but we'll get the licensee 5 minutes to speak to us on their own behalf. So if you are the licensee and you're here, please come on up. Start with your name and where you're coming from. And then you'll have 5 minutes to testify to the council. Council. Alex rebel safe. Also. There was a slot that was not as There was just a lot of facts that would give him 2 guys that are accurate. She said there was multiple shootings in the bar with their wants I've never had issue for the time that I believe are the whole 10 years. I've owned it. The guy that came in which the
pictures don't show want my actual security guard would usually has the badge. Which after talk to the city. Got to talk to me, which he actually noticed in the actual the overnights loaded onto my own camera. But with that being said, the guy comes into the thing. The metal detector that I put up as something that Jane Prince was a council work very closely least have meetings monthly that come out the window and she was gone. As you get a lot of support from the pleas that's been gone. 3 weeks before this incident happened, I had called again because usually i had a number downtown, which nobody has apparently the more what I would say. Hey, can you guys send squads and since we've got the new train bus staying put in there. It's been chaotic like we've gotten a lot of traffic coming in from definitely from different
bars, different places Boerne's being Kohl's that and help our situation. So we had to I thought myself closing on Sundays. I have an open on Sundays for over 3 months. I pulled my bar 12 o'clock at night. Instead of one required. My security. I did give us security best to wear the metal detector that I put on my own is because I felt that the community safety and protection, I's not really metal detector of the lights and stuff to go off is more for show because they couldn't afford to get a high class metal detector so that when I got is an edu where if you have keys and you have it raining. So when this guy rushes and is what the video, that's the picture she has doesn't show Healy pulls out a
gun which gems he doesn't get a shot off. The was on the other side of the bar which I had. They had video footage that I don't see it here either. He comes into the side of the patio say half hour before this guy shows up. City mayor, fires 2 shots. The other guy came in the shoot. All it's my machines. This guy runs out. This guy runs to shoot outside m security runs to the door, slammed the door, shot lts. It after that having whether altercation, the same guy who did the shooting that shot 2 shots inside. Ron's you can Beatiful that's trying to get into the camera to the front door runs down the street there for the other guy and jams gun. Apparently shoots shots outside. That's where he gets
hit. We never got the bar. He never was multiple shooting back and forth those ugly situation because it not only that I'm happy I did because it was just a bad deal all the way around. Can I can I just for one second will stop time, which I know you can see that here. Heading over here, Michelle for I thought that you had said that license, he did not contest the facts. Was contesting the penalty. I just want to Carfax. It sounds like, sir, you're contesting some of the facts that were shared and we expected that you acknowledging the fact and contesting the penalty that we're talking about it. I just because it's 2 different hats. I just want make sure. You know that I've received from time that you are emitting to fax. The challenging the penalty yeah.
Told because he came to my office because I've always had the same camera footage of okay. I can go through this with you and we can sit down and we both agreed that the whole situation that she's a set of those multiple shootings. That's not exactly what just happened. So off. I'm just being strained one way. And that's the only option I have. I just know. I got the papers say they're trying to penalize you to try to have you by scattered thing that cost 4500 bucks. I'm like, don't we don't have that kind of resources. I have a security guard that at the front door. The incident happened is the guy got to the back lock the gates and change them since then, like took my steps are ready. What she says. They have a plan for the camera. Like my camera system is one of the best camera systems down there like the police have common said, hey, every time come your place, we can see if somebody has a penny that's been dropped. So
if they need license plates. I've never had like the issue with the planned. S I think the plan of the council summit always been in place as far as I was aware of. So it's one of and have a lot help, I guess, to figure out where which way to go or if didn't have an option, I was just coming So yes, the incident that happened happened. The guy shot off 2 shots, but it wasn't explain. It wasn't a sure off like that never happened. The guy's guy clearly see in the video is gun jams. He runs out of fear and then it just got uglier after that. But police got we got names. I had to go testify for this thing already. Well, the guy admitted, you know, our camera footage been locked up. The other guys. They're still looking for kisses on
the bottom of this is cold. I don't really know what I can do at this point. I just know they're trying to give us, you know, penalties it just seems like I was getting everything thrown at us and it was nothing that was a really control. I don't know what to do with this one so, sir, first of all, thank you. I totally hear. Hear what you're saying here. The cnfusion what I'm gonna suggest with my colleagues at permission is I think it would be really helpful to give you admission for time to talk. Outside about the different options here because we are not actually in the position of being able to evaluate the fact claims that you're making. And if there is a question about what actually happened, that goes through different process and want shape be able to have time to explain that to you sort outside of this room right now. This former process and then come back and decide what
you want to do. Because in this particular room, all we can do is take facts that have been agreed upon and decide what the penalty should be. And it sounds like we're not there yet. So with my colleagues permission, I think I'd like pause on this item essentially give you both time to talk and then come back to it. That's okay okay. Second. Then you know, it's good to go. Thank you so much. Thank you. All. Item 19. Actually ticket. Okay. Make a motion to pause the item. Is it being withdrawn from today years? I think just come back in minute. We'll okay. And and reorder the agenda against motion. Roll call, Yes. Yeah. i thankfully I'm sorry. Common eye Johnson. I just yes. Council PRESIDENT Naked eye, 7 in favor. Post item is paused and they genders. Reordered will move on to item 19
ordinance, 26 Dash 25 amending chapter. 66 the Legislative Code to correct a scrivener's error related to allowing additional lot coverage for providing functional green roof space. And for millions of viewers at home and for those who are here today, ayone who doesn't follow every week, we have 3 weeks, at least to adopt an ordinance. We have a first reading we get the staff report a second reading where we have a public hearing at the last week we or subsequent weeks we finally adopt the item. So anything here before us for final adoption already been heard and considered at least twice before. This item is before us for final adoption. I'll take a motion from is just to approve. Any discussion of that motion. Seeing none roll call can't. Coleman. I Johnson dose.
Council PRESIDENT Naked eye. 7 favor. None opposed to the ordinance is adopted item. 20 ordinance, 26 Dash 26, updating chapter 3.10, of the legislative code pertaining to uniform license procedures to extend payment of license renewal fees owed in calendar year 2026. I will move approval of this item. I want to thank my legislative aide, Macon jacket and all of the small business owners who came out to testify about this before and basically advocate for this to happen. This is yet another one of the actions as council is taking I response to Operation Metro Surge. The fact that so many of our small business owners are immigrant owned businesses. We're deeply impacted and that those impacts are continuing to be felt will continue to be felt. And one of the asks to the city was at least don't be part of the problem. At least
don't impose these thousands of dollars of like when you appease at a time when we're already suffering so much. And so I'm glad that we are getting to this point, which they will be able play with my colleagues support t extend the payment of these renewal fees and essentially not require those fees to be paid throughout this calendar year until next So hoping that this could be another small step that the city can take 2 mitigating. The impacts of these business owners experiencing of approval. Any discussion of the item? Seeing none. We'll call Hi, John son. I just council PRESIDENT 7 in favor not oppose. The ordinance is adopted item. 21 as resolution public hearing 26 dash 105 in the position of the Department of Parks and Rec on behalf of the City of Saint Paul to vacate the public right of
way. Martin Street ad Baker Playground brings us to the public hearing section of our agenda when a clear public an up and stand between 2 microphone, still 2 months to testify and police and when you're done. This is a public hearing on item. 21, is there anyone speak on this item? Seeing none. We'll take a motion from Vice PRESIDENT Yang to close the public hearing and approve all copies. Comment by Johnson. I cut the PRESIDENT Maker. I. 7 in favor. None opposed. The resolution is adopted. Item. 22 resolution public hearing 26 dash, one, 10 authorizing the Department Parks and Rec to accept additional grant funding in the amount of 43,007. 45 from the state of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to support pasta tree planting program. This is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak on this
item? I will thing that'll take a motion for just to close the public hearing and approve Yang Coleman. I Johnson, I Council PRESIDENT Naked Eye. 7 in favor, not oppose. The resolution is adopted item. 23 resolution public hearing 26 dash one, 12 approving the application of osp events for some of variance in order to present amplified sound for the lower town sounds event series on Thursdays in JUNE with the potential addition of Thursday's in AUGUST at 2.21. 5th Street East nears Park. This is a public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak on the set? Seeing none. Take a motion from his comment to close the public hearing and help us. Coleman. Johnson, I council PRESIDENT I 7 in favor. None oppose. The resolution is adopted item. 24 resolution public hearing 26 dash one, 16 authorizing the police department to accept the donation from the Ramsey County Ciefs of Police Association, which is
designated for officer travel costs, been representing the police department at the National Police Week in Washington, D.C., This is a public hearing. Is anyone here to speak on item? Seeing none of motion for Mis Johnson to close the public hearing and approve for Yeah, I'm sorry. Can. Bowie? Common by Johnson. I Toast Council PRESIDENT Naked Eye, 7 in favor. None oppose. The resolution is adopted. That brings us to the legislative hearing consent agenda section, which I wll let fun to actually legislative consent agenda items. 25 to 32 or before you for your consideration. Thank you, Simmons Mormont. Comes those very naturally good afternoon Council. PRESIDENT Council members. As right I'm not aware of anyone here to testify in a legislative All right. Thank you. In that case will hold a public hearing any and all of the legislative hearing items. If you're here for items. 25 to
32. This is your public hearings coming up. Seeing none. We'll take a motion from PRESIDENT And to close the public hearings and approve legislative hearing items limitations, recommendations. Legislative can't legislative hearing officer. That's Coleman. I Johnson, I have present a naked eye. 7 in favor. None oppose the legislative hearing. Consent agenda is adopted as aended to the end of our agenda. Doesn't look like our guests are fact quite gets. So we have to Let's. When we when we get to to they ready okay. What do we do? Any news from the wards while we wait and then get to the point where all right. So I'm gonna take a motion for Mis Johnson to. To take out of order number 18. I woke up this. But we but this
recalling the of eye. Thank you. Comment. I Don son. I just tell the PRESIDENT They I. Okay. So there's a couple different options for how to proceed so MR. Rivera agrees to the essential pieces of this that there was gunfire that happened in the in the in the bar on this evening and that the security officer was not visible. Was not vsibly identifiable. And so. My understanding is that essentially he's challenging any monetary impacts that these conditions are going to have on his business. Yes, and that's what he objects to about these conditions. So unfortunately, we can't really negotiate conditions at this point. So he has a couple
options. He cn choose to asked if the city council be willing to lay this over for him to try to talk to dsi some more. About these particular conditions. I've also told him that he also even if these conditions are imposed, he can still work with dsi to come into compliance with these new conditions. If that's what happens and then the city council, he can also are you that any one of these possible penalties, right? The $500 fine or amendments. 2, 1, 2, 4, 7, not be imposed. So and he can ask City Council to, for instance, not impose the amendments to condition number 7. That requires the id scanner that you said it's like $4500 or something like that. So So I think those are
really his options. He seems. I think in that hallway you said you didn't want to go to a nail j. At the core thing? Yeah, expensive. So that is unfortunately. So those those of the options that are put hands It is we do what you do. I take it. I feel like taken actions like a poll. Sundays. Trying make it as safe as I this Thank you. Thank you both. Thankful looked to Ms Johnson for any questions or a motion. And we steps and we will. Yes, thank you. Yes, but don't for. Because. Just understand, I But I think that I had a question about was around the comment earlier. That was like you have not had an issue with this before. And I'm just
wondering if you seeing issues with weaponry sense and if you've had struggle, if you've had a problem 6 inches, that not have no incidents since they put that bust and they're spending So had no instances where weapons don't think she's letting us cover. Police calls about what you know. Because I've lived there myself or my it happened. Ok? So one of the things that I think really important to kind of share with us just like it is my understanding, however, that there has been some challenges around weapons on What police call sense this happened in NOVEMBER. As early MARCH of this that that the call that was there was not a right where we're not going to back and forth. I think please just wait until facts ask you a question. Thank And then I guess I just wanted to know little bit more about you share that your metal detector that you have on site is more so for showing
does not currently operate. Is that correct? Yeah. Get operated operates. You have anything he's Just goes off and it kind of works of art and the no. Somebody walking and besides having idea more because we do in the morning time. Yes, Friday, I raise the scale from 21 to 25. Plus like it much 25 just took car. Okay. And then as one of the things that I think that came up in the public. Comments section as well on item is quasi judicial. So I think it's really important to share what what is in the record as well security guards to or did not respond even when it goes off around keys or any other It the way he's got to set up. Or the way that was set up as if the sky lights on the side. It makes us all. It's for more light of the, you know, something very
heavy. So then technically it could be the weapon or something at all. That could cause a problem if lights twice. And you know what you think he's so he kind of knows how it works now because I've been there I thought it security myself. And all of its lights up like all the way up. You know, that's a problem like some things try to get with something really heavy your weapon or something of that sort. And that's something that follow along. Social media, Facebook market place myself just implement because I just felt like the little one thing that we usually used is. Something people can just get pass. If you got a check in through the can hide in so many different places. Thank you. And then mischief those are my questions for you. Thank you so much. Issue for I just have a question around the. The
difference. Add-ons to the conditions. Is this would you that the conditions that are proposed conditions that are standard for places as us as a result of the issue that's happened. That why they are being put in place. Or is this something that you might require say of that of a fire opening nowadays as well? So the camera condition, which is condition number one, the amendments, the proposed amendments to that condition. Our standard for any bar. That's what I usually see on these licenses. Now. And as for the medal or the security condition and like the idea condition conditions. So they can. The security condition is almost completely standard. The change is because there's a metal
detector here that he chose to put in is just really requiring that that the use properly. And then the second, the 7th condition for photo id's. I can't say it. Speak to how that's being used because I have not. I didn't write that condition and I don't know and how that But I know that especially like tobacco shops require things like that. And that's so I'm not unfortunately about whether it's been used on other parts. Thank Yes, think one of the things that I I understand kind of what future and I do appreciate you both being here today to talk about having conversations as well. I just to ensure that. Business owners, I think should know exactly what is what this happening, what their next steps should be. Kind of understand the conditions. I
think those are really important you know, I tink what I will share with you is that. As a council member, it's my job also represent the community in which your business is located. Often Ihave heard and been a part of conversations community discussions about the saloon. I want to be transparent with you. Just want share what's concerning is have a metal detector that's in place was going off. The facts that are here show security guard on site, not responding to a situation from going just off of what actually agreed upon with the 2of you. That's concerning to say the least. And so when I hear the opportunity for a department inspections to work with you on this matter, I also appreciate being able to do so after this is put as the
council member in the area because you mentioned just having a prior Councilmember Prince, I represent the word now and I'm looking forward to hearing speaking with you, especially around just some of the changes that you've uplift it, because I do think that there has been several community conversations prior to the gold mine. Still hearing those same concerns on the building since 2016. That's even before the goal by. I think there's an opportunity here. What you've done in the past what we can do now to prevent something like this from ever happening in your business again, that was very concerning for a lot of folks that live nearby. But also, you know, what is even more. So I think something to think you consider about anytime there is g-rated assaults. Disturbance calls, harassment, phone, cause weapons on site. Or other things that have been brought
up post that incident. I think that that is just something that we should be in better partnership overall with the city on, including the Saint Paul Police Department and the Department Safety inspections. And so with that, I will move approval of. The recommendation of the resolution as it with the conditions and posts. Okay. So the motion is for approval of a commission of as the attorney's office and we have the Department inspections discussion on that motion. Looked like it. Yea, but I Coleman, I Johnson, I just yes. Council PRESIDENT Acre. 7 in favor. None opposehe resolution is adopted. All right. Thank you all for we were during. That brings us to the end of our agenda. And I'm looking to my colleagues to see if there's news from the words. I think comment is and ready pull this 10 minutes. I look like it but Instagram forever. The Ham in midweek coalition is hosting
the Mighty Midway Festival event this Saturday MAY 16th 1 o'clock to o'clock. It'll be at Hancock Rec center, also using the human element you field. It's free rain or shine afternoon of entertainment food gmes, a bake sale community expo and more. So looking forward to called PRESIDENT, the Elders lodging. My word is hosting their spring Sweeney. They're inviting committee members too. Join them in celebrating lessen their community garden. There will b food school quartet connection time and neighbors and friends and at times welcomes, bring together. Also shared a moment of gratitude for the renewal and because of the gardens of the center's t MAY 21st from 05:00pm to 06:30pm, in their backyard. And our office will be at
time of the year. We have provided last yar as well. So this year hands, redevelopment, updates or office appeal, seeing that court nation with the developer of the site evening and his team Monday MAY 18th from 5.30, to 7 at Hope Academy. We did a similar event last year. And so we look forward to being able to provide an update on me. Largest redevelopment project in our Ward. Exciting. Thank chair. That's Jackson's gives for news. My word next week actually on Tuesday MAY 19 from 05:00pm to 07:00pm. I believe of be in PRESIDENT Your work. What to for we are in this together is a town hall on protecting residents and also the elections. So police she Henry same time a year. And they are her. Also, we have county attorney, John Choi and myself will be joining a panel just
talking about election protection in the midst of operation so that that take looking for it looks like it register for the address, but it's also a minute letter and I'll be sharing social media. Scam. Sullivan, there is hope hosting in Bloom this Saturday and the Cairns, one to 03:00pm. There's also the community Garage sale that's happening. The 14th to the 17th. And how the pass? The state legislature approved 40 million dollars of rental assistance today. Fact, in a super majority in both chambers. So to Johnson be reaching out to right now to see how you can help position the city to ensure that we received some funds, for instance, in Paul as the best news I've heard all day. I will share that this
Sunday from 12 to 2 at Harriet Island, new location this year. The customer choice Fair is happening. This something that Parks Rec department and I work done to try get more young people aware of all the different amazing opportunities available in the summer and all of the different riders who come not only come to talk about what they have, but they also commit to saving spots. So that in case your parent guardian was an online on DECEMBER, 25th at like midnight, trying to get us about the You can still have lots of fun things to do and it's amazing how many things are building a community, sir. Please spread the word 12 to 2 free fun and a great way to learn about stepping on the summer and I'll be there. Johnson Yeah, I was just going to share that this time tomorrow protections.
Ordinance will be in place and one of the things come from the whole year of implementation has been the partnership. Between the city and multiple departments and ensuring that when this is the sort kicks off, that it's able to do that and full ability. And so we had our community event last week, protections, but the ordinance itself goes into effect tomorrow. Folks want to get more information on that. They can just go to Saint Paul dot Gov backs last to protections. And so that's where the website is. And you can also see the information about the ordinance folks. Can, you know, asking questions that they have that is there. And they also hired a protection staff member who was PRESIDENT The community event. But will I will also be a part of the team when it comes to enforcement. So super excited about that. And it's been a long time waiting. But tomorrow is the first day
being in effect. With 45.40 million dollars of emergency rental assistance from the Great. Lots of it is on the table and a lot of good news that relate each other. So with that, thank you all so much for the meeting. We are