St. Paul Park council approves consent agenda: donations accepted, public works hire, administrator resignation noted; Third Street parking plan formalized

The City of St. Paul Park City Council on Monday, April 7, 2025, unanimously approved a consent agenda that included acceptance of donations, approval of grants, hiring of a new public works supervisor and formal action on the city administrator’s pending resignation. The council also adopted a state-aid-related resolution setting parking arrangements for the Third Street reconstruction project.

The consent agenda passed by a 5-0 vote. Among the items the council approved were: acceptance of donations totaling $820 (Parks and Recreation Commission $220 for the Veterans Park mural; Coke Funeral Home $100 for the volunteer appreciation dinner; WSB $500 for the volunteer appreciation dinner); approval of a Met Council inflow-and-infiltration grant (amount not specified in the packet); approval of a municipal recycling grant from the county (amount not specified); and hiring Anthony “Tony” Brinkman as public works supervisor, a hire the mayor and council welcomed.

The council also accepted City Administrator Kevin Walsh’s resignation, effective July 31, 2025, and approved moving forward with a recruitment proposal. The packet…