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MINUTES
MAPLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
7:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 12, 2024
City Hall, Council Chambers
Meeting No. 22-24
A. CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the City Council was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was
called to order at 7:00 p.m.by Acting Mayor Lee.
Acting Mayor Lee thanked Maplewood voters for voting in the election and shared
Maplewood voter turnout statistics. Acting Mayor Lee also thanked Maplewood staff,
election judges, and City Clerk Sindt for all their work with the election.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Charlie Christensen, student at Saint Agnes School, led the council in the pledge of
allegiance.
C. ROLL CALL
Marylee Abrams, Mayor Absent
Rebecca Cave, Councilmember Present
Kathleen Juenemann, Councilmember Present
Chonburi Lee, Acting Mayor Present
Nikki Villavicencio, Councilmember Present
D. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Councilmember Cave moved to approve the agenda as submitted.
Seconded by Councilmember Juenemann Ayes– All
The motion passed.
E. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. October 28, 2024 City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes
Councilmember Juenemann moved to approve the October 28, 2024 City Council
Workshop Meeting Minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Councilmember Cave Ayes – All
The motion passed.
2. October 28, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes
Councilmember Juenemann moved to approve the October 28, 2024 City Council
Meeting Minutes as submitted.
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Seconded by Councilmember Cave Ayes – All
The motion passed.
F. APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Administrative Presentations
a. Council Calendar Update
City Manager Sable gave an update to the council calendar and reviewed other topics of
concern or interest requested by councilmembers.
2. Council Presentations
None
3. Resolution Approving Commissioner Appointments
City Manager Sable gave the staff report.
Councilmember Juenemann moved to approve the resolution to appoint the candidates
to the commissions as indicated below.
Resolution 24-11-2361
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF MAPLEWOOD,
MINNESOTA:
Hereby appoints the following individuals, who the Maplewood City Council has
reviewed, to be appointed to the following commission or board:
Environmental & Natural Resources Commission (two openings)
Wes Saunders-Pearce term expires September 30, 2027
Joanne Cryer term expires September 30, 2026
Planning Commission (one opening)
Scott Wullschleger term expires December 31, 2026
Heritage Preservation Commission (one opening)
Kristi Reese term expires April 30, 2026
Seconded by Councilmember Villavicencio Ayes – All
The motion passed.
G. CONSENT AGENDA – Items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and non-
controversial and are approved by one motion of the council. If a councilmember
requests additional information or wants to make a comment regarding an item, the vote
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should be held until the questions or comments are made then the single vote should be
taken. If a councilmember objects to an item it should be removed and acted upon as a
separate item.
Agenda item G2 was highlighted.
Councilmember Cave moved to approve agenda items G1-G4.
Seconded by Councilmember Juenemann Ayes – All
The motion passed.
1. Approval of Claims
Councilmember Cave moved to approve the approval of claims.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
$ 1,005,211.78 Checks # 121997 thru # 122036
dated 10/29/24
$ 119,331.93 Checks # 122037 thru # 122063
dated 11/05/24
$ 485,640.94 Disbursements via debits to checking account
dated 10/21/24 thru 11/03/24
$ 1,610,184.65 Total Accounts Payable
PAYROLL
$ 758,434.52 Payroll Checks and Direct Deposits dated 10/25/24
$ 758,434.52 Total Payroll
$ 2,368,619.17 GRAND TOTAL
Seconded by Councilmember Juenemann Ayes – All
The motion passed.
2. Resolution Approving 2025 Pay Rates for Temporary/Seasonal and Casual
Part-Time Employees
Councilmember Cave moved to approve the resolution for temporary/seasonal and
casual part-time employees’ pay rates effective January 1, 2025.
Resolution 24-11-2362
2025 PAY RATES RESOLUTION
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TEMPORARY/SEASONAL & CASUAL P/T EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, according to the Minnesota Public Employees Labor Relations act,
part-time employees who do not work more than 14 hour per week and
temporary/seasonal employees who work in positions that do not exceed 67 days in a
calendar year, or 100 days for full-time students, are not public employees and are
therefore not eligible for membership in a public employee union.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following pay ranges and job
classifications are hereby established for temporary/seasonal, casual part-time
employees effective January 1, 2025 upon Council approval.
Accountant $15.00 - 30.00 per hour
Accounting Technician $15.00 - 22.00 per hour
Administrative Assistant $15.00 - 23.00 per hour
Background Investigator $35.00 - 45.00 per hour
Building Inspector $15.00 - 35.00 per hour
CSO $15.00 - 25.00 per hour
Election Judge $15.00 - 25.00 per hour
Fire Maintenance Engineer $15.00 18.00 per hour
Fire/EMS Cadet $15.00 - 25.00 per hour
Gardener $15.00 - 25.00 per hour
Intern $15.00 - 25.00 per hour
IT Technician $15.00 - 20.00 per hour
Laborer $15.00 - 20.00 per hour
Office Specialist $15.00 - 18.00 per hour
Receptionist $15.00 - 16.00 per hour
Recreation Worker $15.00 - 30.00 per hour
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this resolution will supersede previous resolutions
setting pay rates for these pay classifications; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager shall have the authority to
set the pay rate within the above ranges.
Seconded by Councilmember Juenemann Ayes – All
The motion passed.
3. JAG Grant 2024 – Ballistic Protection Shields
Councilmember Cave moved to approve the JAG Grant 2024 Application.
Seconded by Councilmember Juenemann Ayes – All
The motion passed.
4. Certification of Delinquent Trash and Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable
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Councilmember Cave moved to approve the resolution certifying delinquent accounts
receivable and sewer service line repairs to the County Auditor.
Resolution 24-11-2363
RESOLUTION CERTIFYING DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR
RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the
Auditor of Ramsey County the following delinquent accounts, totaling $255,056.66 for
collection with the customers property taxes payable in 2025 and subsequent years, as
specified, including interest at the appropriate rate on the total amount.
Delinquent trash collection bills $146,981.99
Delinquent miscellaneous bills $37,739.82
Sewer service line assessments $70,334.85
Seconded by Councilmember Juenemann Ayes – All
The motion passed.
H. PUBLIC HEARINGS – If you are here for a Public Hearing please familiarize yourself
with the Rules of Civility printed on the back of the agenda. Sign in with the City Clerk
before addressing the council. At the podium please state your name and address
clearly for the record. All comments/questions shall be posed to the Mayor and Council.
The Mayor will then direct staff, as appropriate, to answer questions or respond to
comments.
1. Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-18
a. Public Hearing – Continued from October 28, 2024
b. Resolution Approving Modification of the Development District
Program for Development District No. 1 and the Tax Increment
Financing Plan for Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-18
Community Development Director Parr gave the staff report.
Acting Mayor Lee re-opened the continued public hearing. The following people spoke:
None
Acting Mayor Lee closed the public hearing.
Councilmember Juenemann moved to approve the resolution approving Modification of
the Development District Program for Development District No. 1 and the Tax Increment
Financing Plan for Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-18.
Resolution 24-11-2364
RESOLUTION APPROVING MODIFICATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 AND THE TAX INCREMENT
FINANCING PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 1-18
BE IT RESOLVED By the City Council of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota as follows:
Section 1. Recitals.
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1.01. The City Council of the city of Maplewood (the “City”) established the
Maplewood Economic Development Authority (“MEDA”) to promote
development and redevelopment within the community.
1.02. On July 22, 2019, the City adopted a modified Enabling Resolution for MEDA,
giving it the authority of an economic development authority under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 469.090 through 469.1081 (the “EDA Act); of a housing
and redevelopment authority under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.001
through 469.047 (the “HRA Act”); and of a city under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 469.124 through 469.134 (the “City Development Districts Act”).
1.03. In response to a proposal to redevelop the property at 1880 English Street N.,
MEDA determined to establish another tax increment financing district.
1.04. MEDA and the City investigated the facts and caused to be prepared a
modification to the Development District Program (the “Development
Program”) for Development District No. 1 (the “Development District”) and a
tax increment financing plan (the “TIF Plan”) for Tax Increment Financing
District No. 1-18 (the “TIF District”), describing the assistance which may be
provided to encourage redevelopment within the Project.
1.05. All actions required by law to be performed prior to the adoption of the
modified Development Program and the TIF Plan and establishment of the
TIF District have been performed, including approval of the TIF Plan by
MEDA at its meeting on November 12, 2024.
1.06. By letter dated September 27, 2024, MEDA and the City notified Ramsey
County and Independent School District No. 622 of the public hearing on the
modified Development Program and TIF Plan to be held before the City
Council on October 28, 2024. Notice was also given to the Ramsey County
commissioner in whose district the TIF District is located 30 days before
publication of the public hearing notice.
1.07. The modified Development Program and TIF Plan are contained in a
document entitled “Modification to the Development Program, Development
District No. 1 and Tax Increment Financing Plan for Tax Increment Financing
District No. 1-18,” on file at Maplewood city hall.
1.08. The City Council has fully reviewed the contents of the modified Development
Program and TIF Plan and on October 28, 2024 opened a public hearing
thereon. The public hearing was continued to November 12, 2024 on which
two occasions the views of all interested persons were received orally or in
writing.
Section 2. Findings Relating to the Adoption of the Modified Development Program.
2.01. The City finds that the modified Development Program, which consists of
inclusion of an additional tax increment financing district, continues to be
consistent with the City’s comprehensive plan.
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2.02. The City finds that the adoption of the modified Development Program will
promote redevelopment of property within the Project and is in the vital
interests of the community as a whole.
Section 3. Findings Relating to the Establishment of Tax Increment Financing District
No. 1-18.
3.01. The City finds and determines that it is necessary and desirable for the sound
and orderly development of the Project and of the community as a whole, and
for the protection and preservation of the public health, safety, and general
welfare, that the authority of the TIF Act be exercised by MEDA and the City
to establish Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-18.
3.02. The City further finds and determines, and it is the reasoned opinion of the
City, that the redevelopment proposed in the TIF Plan for the TIF District
could not reasonably be expected to occur solely through private investment
within the reasonably foreseeable future and that the increase in estimated
market value of the land within the TIF District that could reasonably be
expected to occur without the use of tax increment financing would be less
than the increase in the market value estimated to result from the proposed
redevelopment, after making the subtractions shown in Appendix B of the TIF
Plan, and that therefore the use of tax increment financing is necessary to
assist the project.
3.03. The expenditures proposed to be financed through tax increment financing
are necessary to permit MEDA and the City to realize the full potential of the
Development District in terms of development intensity, diversity of uses and
tax base and to facilitate the redevelopment of land and provide additional
affordable housing within the City’s Gladstone area, which is consistent with
the City’s comprehensive plan.
3.04. The TIF Plan for the TIF District will afford maximum opportunity, consistent
with the sound needs of the City as a whole, for redevelopment of the
Development District by private enterprise.
3.05. The TIF Plan for the TIF District conforms to the general plan for the
development and redevelopment of Maplewood as a whole. The developer’s
plans to add affordable housing is fully consistent with the city’s area and
comprehensive plans.
3.06. The City has relied upon the written representation made by the developer,
review of the developer’s proforma, the opinions and recommendations of
City staff, and the personal knowledge of the members of the City Council in
reaching its conclusions regarding the TIF Plan and the establishment of the
TIF District.
3.07. TIF District No. 1-18 is a housing tax increment financing district within the
meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.174, subd. 11.
3.08. Additional reasons and supporting facts regarding the fundings required by
Minnesota Statutes, section 469.175, subd. 3 are included in Exhibit C to the
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TIF Plan and are hereby incorporated into this resolution as if fully set forth
herein.
Section 4. Approval of Modified Development Program and Tax Increment Financing
Plan; Establishment of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-18;
4.01. The modified Development Program for Development District No. 1 is hereby
approved.
4.02. The TIF Plan for TIF District No. 1-18 is hereby approved, as adopted by
MEDA. Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-18 is hereby established.
4.03. The Executive Director of MEDA is authorized and directed to transmit a
certified copy of this resolution together with a certified copy of the modified
Development Program and the TIF Plan to Ramsey County with a request
that the original tax capacity of the property within TIF District No. 1-18 be
certified to MEDA pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 469.177, subd. 1
and to file a copy of the modified Development Program and the TIF Plan for
TIF District No. 1- 18 with the Minnesota department of revenue and state
auditor.
Seconded by Councilmember Villavicencio Ayes – All
The motion passed.
I. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
J. NEW BUSINESS
1. Resolution Canvassing the Municipal Results of the November 5, 2024
General Election
City Clerk Sindt gave the staff report. City Manager Sable provided additional
observations.
Councilmember Juenemann moved to approve the resolution canvassing the municipal
results of the November 5, 2024 State General Election.
Resolution 24-11-2365
CANVASSING RESULTS OF GENERAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, a State General Election was held on November 5, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the ballot included four candidates for two Maplewood four-year
councilmember positions and
WHEREAS, the city council shall serve as the canvassing board, canvass the
results and declare the results of the election; and
WHEREAS, the two four-year councilmember candidates receiving the highest
votes shall begin their terms once qualified.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Maplewood,
Ramsey County, Minnesota, acting as a canvassing board on November 12, 2024,
hereby declares:
1. The following results from the November 5, 2024, State General Election as
specified by the Abstract and Return of Votes Cast:
Councilmember Candidates (two four-year seats):
Rebecca Cave 7,685
Nikki Villavicencio 7,618
Alex Kline 4,712
Stephen Fitze 5,212
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2. The two councilmember candidates who received the highest number of
votes in the General Election are Rebecca Cave and Nikki Villavicencio.
3. The clerk is hereby directed to certify the results of the election to the county
auditor.
Seconded by Councilmember Cave Ayes – All
The motion passed.
K. AWARD OF BIDS
None
L. ADJOURNMENT
Acting Mayor Lee adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Andrea Sindt, City Clerk
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