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Votes at a glance: council approves appointments, grants, plats and event variances
Summary
At its June 11 meeting the St. Paul City Council adopted multiple routine and consent items including board appointments, event sound variances, small grants and plats; most measures passed unanimously.
The St. Paul City Council moved a wide set of consent and legislative hearing items at its June 11, 2025 meeting. The following is a concise summary of adopted items, votes and immediate next steps.
Key outcomes
- Consent agenda (items 6–26): Adopted by voice vote — 7 in favor, none opposed.
- Appointment to Board of Water Commissioners (Item 28 / Resolution 25-9-26): Council approved the mayor’s appointment of Council Member Shaniqua Johnson to serve a temporary term beginning June 17, 2025. Motion recorded from Council Member Yang; vote 7–0.
- Appointment to St. Paul Port Authority Board of Commissioners (Item 29 / Resolution 25-9-27): Council approved the mayor’s appointment of Council President Rebecca Naker to a temporary Port Authority term beginning June 24, 2025. Motion and second not clearly specified in the audio; vote 7–0.
- Sound‑level variances and event approvals: - United Hmong Family Inc. (Public Hearing 25-111) — Approved (see separate article for details). Vote: 7–0. - Hot Summer Jazz Festival (Public Hearing 25-112) — Approved (no speakers present at the public hearing). Vote: 7–0.
- Highland Bridge Row Home Seventh Additional Plat (Item 31 / Public Hearing 25-110): Approved. Staff described the plat as subdividing land into three row‑home parcels and one private parcel for a private street (Sweetwater Drive) in the Highland/Bridal neighborhood; Ramsey County surveyor required a plat. Vote: 7–0.
- Parks grant amendment (Item 32 / Public Hearing 25-109): Council authorized a $14,000 increase in the Parks & Recreation grant fund to accept funds from the Capital Region Watershed District to support the BIPOC Parks Ambassadors Program; aldermanic motion recorded and vote 7–0.
- Ford Foundation grant acceptance (Item 33 / Public Hearing 25-080): Council authorized acceptance of $120,000 from the Ford Foundation to support the city’s budget engagement sessions; vote 7–0.
- Fire Department donation (Item 34 / Public Hearing 25-113): Council authorized acceptance and spending authority for a $241.61 donation from the Saint Paul Fire Foundation to support live‑fire burn training; vote 7–0.
- Police Department donations (Item 35 / Public Hearing 25-115): Council authorized acceptance and budget amendment for four donations from the Saint Paul Police Foundation; vote 7–0.
Other procedural items
- Suspensions and reconsiderations: The council suspended rules and reconsidered two sound‑variance items (United Hmong Family Inc. and Hot Summer Jazz) to correct prior Legistar notice errors; both items were then heard, publicly noticed and adopted.
- Vacant building registration appeal (Item 43 / RLH VBR25‑21): Appeal by Gladys Igbo was referred to the July 15 legislative hearing after staff met with the appellant to connect her to relevant inspectors and permit officials.
Ending: Most items were routine and passed unanimously; several event‑related variances and small grants were approved, and one zoning/ordinance item (White Bear Avenue CDD) was held for a ward public hearing on June 18.
