Votes at a glance: St. Paul Council adopts funding, code changes and permits; several items laid over

The St. Paul City Council completed a broad set of routine and substantive votes across financing, code amendments and permits. Listed below are the principal adopted items and the items the council laid over for additional review.

Adopted at this meeting (roll‑call outcomes as recorded): - Consent agenda (items 1–24, as amended): adopted (6 in favor). Consent included a donation acceptance and multiple routine resolutions; two items (15 and 18) were pulled for separate consideration. - Item 15 — Resolution accepting a $32,000 donation from the Midway Men’s Club to the Parks and Recreation Department for recreation services programming: adopted (6‑0). - Item 18 — Resolution approving the reappointment of Butch Inks as fire chief: adopted (6‑0). (See separate article.) - Item 21 — Resolution supplementing the general resolution relating to Sewer Revenue Bonds and providing for issuance of Sewer Revenue Bonds Series 2025 C (competitive sale results reported): council approved as amended with final numbers to be added; roll call recorded as 6 in favor. Staff reported a competitive sale with lowest bid awarded to Stonex and a true interest cost of 4.18% for the sale earlier that day; final numbers will be updated in the documents. - Item 22 — Final adoption of Ordinance 25‑38 (amend legislative code to allow petty cabs to pull trailers, remove hour restrictions and incorporate uniform license procedures): ordinance adopted on final reading (6‑0). - Item 24 — First reading, Ordinance 25‑44, expanding the Energy Park Commercial Development District (to enable an on‑sale liquor license for Saint Park indoor dog park applicant): ordinance amended and laid over to August 6 for second reading and public hearing (vote to lay over 6‑0). - Item 25 — Ordinance 25‑41 (amend plan‑review fee procedure to require 10% payment before review): public hearing closed and ordinance laid over to August 6 for final adoption (6‑0). - Item 26 — Parks and Recreation financing amendment ($54,500) for Waukon Tipi / Lower Failing Creek project: public hearing closed and resolution adopted (6‑0). - Item 27 — Parks and Recreation financing amendment ($2,000,000) for Hillcrest Heights (Port Authority contribution): adopted (6‑0). - Item 29 — Resolution authorizing acceptance of $49,000 grant from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Local Climate Action Grant Program) to develop a municipal fleet plan: adopted (6‑0). - Item 30 — Capital budget adjustments reflecting GEO Capital Improvement Bonds series 2025A and GEO Street Reconstruction Bonds series 2025B: public hearing closed and resolution adopted (6‑0).

Laid over (additional review requested or second readings scheduled): - Item 31 — Final combined plat for March to create three parcels: public hearing closed; council laid item over to Aug. 6 (extension requested by council to permit homeowner/district follow‑up). Note: council recorded ability to administratively extend the applicant’s 60‑day review deadline if requested. - Item 34 — Rezoning application for Hamm’s Brewery site: council passed a motion of intent to introduce the rezoning ordinance (6‑0); staff to draft formal ordinance and return for readings and votes (see separate article). - Item 35 — Appeal of Board of Zoning Appeals denial for variance to convert a sober house to an 11‑resident supportive housing facility at 519 Farrington Street (Stronger Sober House): council laid the appeal over to August 6 to allow staff time to study separation‑distance policy and related issues; applicant currently operates as a licensed sober home and requested reasonable accommodation after state licensing changes. - Item 36 (Legislative hearing 25‑10) — Nuisance abatement follow‑up at 1478 Ames Avenue: council granted a two‑week layover to Aug. 6 to permit the owner additional time to complete ordered cleanup; inspectors will return and the Department of Safety and Inspections may proceed if the property is not abated.

Other procedural votes recorded as adopted (many with unanimous roll calls) included multiple public‑hearing resolutions that adjusted capital and operating budgets, accepted grants, and approved temporary sound variances and public event permits (items 28, 30, 32, 33, etc.). Where a final number or detail was pending (for example, the sewer bond sale earlier that day), the council approved as amended and recorded that staff would insert the final sale numbers.

Roll calls were recorded on all votes described above; the typical affirmative vote across items was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, consistent with routine legislative practice when a council member was absent or excused.