15 West Kellogg Blvd.  
Saint Paul, MN 55102  
651-266-9200  
Board of Commissioners  
Agenda  
February 17, 2026 - 9 a.m.  
Council Chambers - Courthouse Room 300  
ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  
2026-069  
2026-070  
1.  
Agenda of February 17, 2026 is Presented for Approval  
Sponsors: County Manager's Office  
Approve the agenda of February 17, 2026.  
Minutes from February 10, 2026 are Presented for Approval  
Sponsors: County Manager's Office  
2.  
Approve the February 10, 2026 Minutes.  
PROCLAMATION  
2026-074  
2026-056  
3.  
Proclamation: Black History Month  
Sponsors: Human Resources  
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS  
4.  
State Aid Variance Request for Little Canada Road Improvements  
Sponsors: Public Works  
1. Request a variance from the Minnesota Department of Transportation Aid Operations  
Rules Chapter 8820.9936 (Minimum Design Standards, Urban; New or Reconstruction  
Projects) to allow a reduced design speed in lieu of the required 30 miles per hour  
minimum.  
2. Indemnify, save, and hold harmless the State of Minnesota and its agents and  
employees of and from claims, demands, actions, or causes of action arising out of or  
by reason of the reduced design speed for the Little Canada Road Improvements  
Project in accordance with Minnesota Rules 8820.9936 and further agrees to defend at  
their sole cost and expense any action or proceeding commenced for the purpose of  
asserting any claim arising as a result of the granting of this variance.  
2026-059  
5.  
Transfer Local Affordable Housing Aid Funds from Community and  
Economic Development to Housing Stability.  
Sponsors: Housing Stability  
1. Authorize the County Manager to transfer $4,000,000 from the Community and  
Economic Development department’s Local Affordable Housing Aid fund to the Housing  
Stability operating budget.  
2. Authorize the County Manager to adjust LAHA project budgets that have been  
established in the Community and Economic Development and Housing Stability  
departments to reflect the transfer noted above.  
3. Authorize the County Manager to move funding within the LAHA project in the Housing  
Stability department from the 2026 budget year to the 2025 budget year to align with the  
year the LAHA funding was received.  
4. Authorize the County Manager to enter into agreements and execute amendments to  
agreements in accordance with the county’s procurement policies and procedures,  
provided the amounts are within the limits of the grant funding.  
2026-060  
6.  
Grant Acceptance and Agreement to Comply with the Terms of the  
Agreement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development and the city of Saint Paul for the Emergency Solutions Grant  
Sponsors: Housing Stability  
1. Approve the amendment to the joint powers agreement with the city of Saint Paul for the  
Emergency Solutions Grant administration.  
2. Accept a grant award and approve the county’s agreement to the terms of a grant  
agreement between the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development  
and the city of Saint Paul for the Emergency Solutions Grant upon execution, through  
September 23, 2027, in the amount of $594,589.  
3. Authorize the County Manager to enter into agreements and execute amendments to  
agreements in accordance with the county’s procurement policies and procedures,  
provided the amounts are within the limits of the grant funding.  
2025-488  
7.  
Amendment to the Single Source Agreement with 4Mativ Technologies,  
Inc. for Foster Care Student Transportation Management Services  
Sponsors: Social Services  
1. Approve an amendment to the single source agreement with 4MATIV Technologies,  
Inc. to add additional transportation management, vendor coordination, routing, and  
technology services and to extend the term of the agreement for the period of July 01,  
2023, through August 31, 2026, in the not to exceed amount of $1,746,000.  
2. Authorize the Chair and the Chief Clerk to execute the amendment.  
3. Authorize the County Manager to execute amendments to the agreement in accordance  
with the county’s procurement policies and procedures, provided the amounts are within  
the limits of available funding.  
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE  
COUNTY CONNECTIONS  
OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
BOARD CHAIR UPDATE  
ADJOURNMENT  
Following County Board Meeting:  
Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting  
Council Chambers – Courthouse Room 300  
10:00 a.m. (est.)  
Closed Meeting *Closed to the Public*  
Re: Sale of 160 E. Kellogg Blvd Building  
Courthouse Room 220, Large Conference Room  
2:00 p.m.  
Advance Notice:  
February 24, 2026  
No county board meeting - NACo Legislative Conference (Washington, D.C.)  
March 03, 2026 No county board meeting - AMC Legislative Conference (Saint Paul, MN)  
March 10, 2026 County board meeting – Council Chambers  
March 17, 2026 County board meeting – Council Chambers