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Council approves multiple consent items, appointments and event variances in unanimous votes
Summary
At its June 11 meeting the St. Paul City Council adopted a series of consent and public‑hearing resolutions by unanimous votes, including board appointments, event variances, small grants and routine appropriations. One appeal was referred to a July 15 legislative hearing.
The St. Paul City Council on Wednesday approved a broad set of consent and public‑hearing items, largely by unanimous votes. The following is a summary of formal actions taken on distinct resolutions and items that received votes or were otherwise moved on the record at the June 11 meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 25-9-26 (Item 28): Approved appointment of Council Member Shaniqua Johnson to the Board of Water Commissioners for a temporary term beginning 06/17/2025. Motion and approval recorded; vote 7-0.
- Resolution 25-9-27 (Item 29): Approved appointment of Council President Rebecca Naker to the St. Paul Port Authority Board of Commissioners for a temporary term beginning 06/24/2025. Vote 7-0.
- Ordinance 205-536 (Item 30): First reading on creating a commercial development district at 1624–1626 White Bear Avenue North; laid over for public hearing on June 18 (see separate coverage).
- Resolution 25-1-11 (Item: sound variance): Approved sound‑level variance for United Hmong Family Inc. for amplified sound at McMurray Fields, June 27–29, 2025. Vote 7-0. (See separate article on the festival.)
- Resolution 25-1-12 (Item: sound variance): Approved sound‑level variance for Hot Summer Jazz Festival to present amplified sound in Mears Park on June [date in application]. Vote 7-0.
- Resolution (Item 31): Approved Highland Bridge Row Home seventh additional plat (subdivision/plat approval for three row‑home parcels and a private street). Vote 7-0.
- Resolution (Item 32): Approved a $14,000 increase in the Parks and Recreation grant fund to reflect a Capital Region Watershed District (CRWD) grant supporting the BIPOC Parks Ambassadors program; authorized grant agreement with CRWD that includes indemnification language. Vote 7-0.
- Resolution (Item 33): Authorized acceptance of a $120,000 Ford Foundation grant to support city budget engagement sessions and related work on reflective governance; vote 7-0.
- Resolution (Item 34): Authorized an increase of $241.61 in the Fire Department budget to reflect a donation from the Saint Paul Fire Foundation for live‑fire training; vote 7-0.
- Resolution (Item 35): Authorized amendments to the 2025 Special Fund budget to accept four donations from the Saint Paul Police Foundation; vote 7-0.
- Legislative hearing consent agenda (Items 36–43): Adopted as amended; item 43 (appeal by Gladys Igbo regarding a vacant building registration fee warning letter at 385 University Avenue West) was referred to the July 15 legislative hearing following staff coordination with the appellant. Remaining items adopted 7-0.
What this means
Most of the matters above were routine or technical actions: appointments to boards, event variances, grant acceptances, minor budget adjustments and routine plats. Council members discussed several items briefly on the record (for example, the sound variances and the White Bear Avenue first reading) and asked staff for follow‑up briefings when necessary. Item 43 (a vacant‑building appeal) was deferred to July 15 to allow staff and the property owner to work toward a resolution before the council hearing.
The meeting closed with announcements from council members about summer events, transit openings and community resource fairs.
