North St. Paul City Council — Transcript
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Conditional Use Permit for El Cordia Care
Metro Transit Route 64 Changes
Upcoming City Council Elections
Votes (1)
Conditional Use Permit Application for El Cordia Care at 2586 7th Avenue East
Dissent: None. The approval included a condition that passenger loading and unloading shall occur off the public street drive lane, and a recommendation for staff to engage with residents regarding broader parking concerns in the vicinity.
Moved by Commissioner Alvarez [15:20] · Seconded by Commissioner Wise [15:30]
The Planning Commission reviewed an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for El Cordia Care, a day support facility for adults with disabilities. Staff reported compliance with city code and suitability for the M1 mixed-use district. A resident's letter raised concerns about traffic congestion and idling, though the applicant clarified that most clients use public or program-provided transportation, not personal vehicles, and the reported issues predated their occupancy. Discussion focused on mitigating potential impacts through a condition requiring off-street loading/unloading and considering broader residential parking solutions.
Notable Quotes (5)
The applicant proposes to open El Cordia Care at Kel's Kendall's Corner uh which operates as a day Support Facility for younger adults with disabilities all under the age of 65 under Minnesota's Home and Community Based Services Medicare uh Medicaid waiver programs
program hours would run from 7:00 a.m. till approximately 4 p.m. uh and the capacity in terms of the number of adults being served is 35 so consider 35 as a maximum plus a certain number of Staff potentially 15 20 staff at Max maximum um so all in all we're looking at 50 to 60 people on site
most of the individuals who are going to be attending this site for programming uh do not provide their own transportation they are either they either have transportation provided by the program or use other publicly available services like metr Mobility so we don't expect to have 60 people driving every day to this site
internally in the Community Development Department we had we had talked about um any requirements relating to any pickup and loading and unloading of of individuals um off of the public Street you know they they have obviously um that property labeled zero uh and then also the uh parking lot to the South should be plenty of ample space to get off the street to you know reduce any potential backups um on street
we are dealing with people with disabilities so I would just encourage you in any decisions that you make uh ensuring that you're also upholding the rights of people with disabilities to have that sort of Greater assistance to be able to access the building access the facility
Ordinances & Resolutions (5)
Application type for El Cordia Care to operate a day support facility.
City code allowing daycare facilities as a conditional use in the M1 district.
City code section pertaining to the issuance of conditional use permits.
State programs under which El Cordia Care operates its services for adults with disabilities.
Document outlining proposed changes to Metro Transit bus routes, including Route 64.