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Saint Paul City Council — Meeting Minutes (Action Only), December 17, 2025

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Council met Dec. 17, 2025 (meeting started 3:32 PM; adjourned 8:07 PM). Five to six councilmembers were present at different points; two members absent at roll call. Council adopted the Consent Agenda and approved multiple resolutions, budget amendments, grant acceptances and contract actions; held public hearings including a TIF for Grand & Victoria and an immigration operations hearing; and resolved numerous residential tax-assessment and code-enforcement appeals.

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Adopted Consent Agenda including RES 25-1741 authorizing a subgrantee reimbursement agreement with the Saint Paul Port Authority.
Set preliminary public hearing dates for 2026 street paving and lighting projects (RES 25-1846, RES 25-1851).
Approved road/bridge variances from Minnesota Department of Transportation Municipal State Aid Rules for Wabasha Street and Saint Peter Street reconstruction and bridge modification (RES 25-1918, RES 25-1919, RES 25-1920).
Elected the City Council Secretary effective January 1, 2026 (RES 25-1923).
Approved license change to add a Gambling Location to Palace Pizza LLC d/b/a Palace Pub (RES 25-1927).
Authorized grant applications and acceptances: MPCA Local Climate Action Implementation grant (RES 25-1955); Fire Dept LEAP grant application (RES 25-1958); ASPCA Northern Tier Shelter Initiative grant for Animal Shelter (RES PH 25-262); Metropolitan Council LCDA-TOD grants for Face to Face and Hamm’s Brewery West End (RES PH 25-260, RES PH 25-261); and Office of Financial Empowerment grants/gifts from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation (RES PH 25-285, RES PH 25-286, RES PH 25-287).
Amended Parks & Recreation financing to add $230,000 for Baker Park Improvement and entered agreement with Saint Paul Parks Conservancy (RES PH 25-257).
Accepted a $100,000 donation from Unity Church–Unitarian to support the Saint Paul Recovery Act Community Reparations Commission (RES 25-1983, adopted as amended).
Approved Memorandums of Agreement implementing classification regrading with multiple employee unions (RES 25-1737).
Adopted capital and operating budget amendments related to Police Impound Lot and police special event security revenues/expenditures (RES PH 25-275, RES PH 25-284).
Approved the Grand and Victoria Redevelopment Project Area, corresponding TIF District, redevelopment plan and TIF financing plan (RES PH 25-283).
Received and filed public hearing on federal immigration operations and Saint Paul Police Department conduct (PH 25-10).
Resolved numerous Residential and Legislative Hearing items: deleted or ratified multiple appealed special tax assessments, amended assessments for delinquent garbage/yard waste collection, and adopted orders/appeal decisions listed in RLH files (items RLH TA, RLH AR, RLH CO, RLH SAO series).

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