15 West Kellogg Blvd.  
Saint Paul, MN 55102  
651-266-9200  
Board of Commissioners  
Minutes  
June 10, 2025 - 9 a.m.  
Council Chambers - Courthouse Room 300  
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at 9:00 a.m. with the following  
members present: Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Xiong and Chair Ortega. Also  
present were Ling Becker, County Manager, and Jada Lewis, Civil Division Director, Ramsey County  
Attorney's Office.  
ROLL CALL  
Present:  
Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, and Xiong  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  
Presented by Commissioner Jebens-Singh.  
Agenda of June 10, 2025 is Presented for Approval  
2024-568  
2024-573  
1.  
Sponsors: County Manager's Office  
Approve the agenda of June 10, 2025.  
Motion by McGuire, seconded by Xiong. Motion passed.  
Aye:  
Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, and Xiong  
Minutes from June 3, 2025 are Presented for Approval  
2.  
Sponsors: County Manager's Office  
Approve the June 3, 2025 Minutes.  
Motion by Jebens-Singh, seconded by Xiong. Motion passed.  
Aye:  
PROCLAMATION  
Presented by Commissioner Xiong. Discussion can be found in archived video.  
Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, and Xiong  
Proclamation: PRIDE Month Proclamation  
Sponsors: Human Resources  
2025-233  
2025-229  
3.  
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS  
Appointments to the Community Health Services Advisory Committee  
5.  
Sponsors: Public Health  
Appoint the following individuals to the Community Health Services Advisory Committee as  
follows:  
Partial appointment terms to begin June 24, 2025 and end June 23, 2026:  
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District 1 Joey Best  
District 1 Rebecca Schoenecker  
District 2 Alicia House  
District 2 Shannon Ruth-leigh  
District 5 Kayla Nance  
District 5 Krista Hutchinson  
Appointment terms to begin June 24, 2025 and end June 29, 2027:  
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District 1 Hongyi Lan  
District 2 Aisha Ellis  
District 2 Maureen Carlyle  
District 3 Mubina Qureshi  
District 5 Ogden Rodgers  
District 6 Nancy Vang  
Motion by Jebens-Singh, seconded by McGuire. Motion passed.  
Aye: Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, and Xiong  
Resolution: B2025-112  
Appointments to the Parks and Recreation Commission  
2025-234  
6.  
Sponsors: Parks & Recreation  
1. Appoint the following individuals to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a term  
beginning June 10, 2025, and ending June 6, 2028.  
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Jordan Nelson  
Alison Long  
Thomas Lemke  
2. Appoint the following individuals to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a term  
beginning June 10, 2025, and ending June 8, 2027.  
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Vanessa Agudo  
Han Zhang  
Motion by Jebens-Singh, seconded by McGuire. Motion passed.  
Aye: Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, and Xiong  
Resolution: B2025-113  
Project Account for Paddle Share Program  
2025-219  
7.  
Sponsors: Parks & Recreation  
Authorize the County Manager to establish a project budget for the Paddle Share Program in  
the Parks and Recreation Department.  
Motion by Jebens-Singh, seconded by McGuire. Motion passed.  
Aye:  
Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, and Xiong  
Resolution: B2025-114  
Certification of Property Assessed Clean Energy Charges for Energy  
Improvements  
2025-189  
9.  
Sponsors: Community & Economic Development  
1. Request the County Auditor to extend the proposed special assessment plus interest on  
the following property:  
Owner: Lex Center LLC  
Property Address: 3570 Lexington Avenue, Shoreview, MN 55126  
PIN: 35.30.23.22.0004  
Project Type: Energy efficiency improvements  
Assessment Request: $175,000  
Interest Rate: 5.25%  
Interest Starts Accruing: 01/01/2026  
Finance Period: 10 years  
Such assessments shall be payable in equal annual principal and interest  
installments extending over the term of the special assessment. The first of the  
installments shall be payable with general property taxes in 2026, and shall bear  
interest at the rates per annum and interest start date stated above, and to the  
first installment shall be added interest on the entire assessment from the  
interest start date until December 31 of the tax payable year to which the first  
installment will be extended, and to each subsequent installment, when due,  
shall be added interest for one year on all unpaid installments and to each  
installment shall also be added the special assessment administration fee  
required by Minnesota Statutes section 429.061, subdivision. 5.  
2. Direct the Chief Clerk to send a certified copy of this Resolution to the  
County Auditor to extend the assessment for Lex Center LLC on the property  
tax lists of the county.  
Motion by Jebens-Singh, seconded by McGuire. Motion passed.  
Aye:  
Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, and Xiong  
Resolution: B2025-115  
Appointments to the Personnel Review Board  
2025-235  
4.  
Sponsors: Human Resources  
1. Appoint Charles Tyler to the Personnel Review Board for a four-year term beginning  
June 10, 2025 and ending August 1, 2029; and  
2. Appoint Sara Beckstrand (Incumbent) to the Personnel Review Board for a four-year  
term beginning August 1, 2025 and ending August 1, 2029.  
Discussion can be found in archived video.  
Motion by McMurtrey, seconded by Xiong. Motion passed.  
Aye:  
Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, and Xiong  
Resolution: B2025-116  
Joint Powers Agreement with State of Minnesota for Intensive Supervised  
Release  
2025-200  
8.  
Sponsors: Community Corrections  
1. Approve the Joint Powers Agreement with the State of Minnesota,1450 Energy Park  
Drive, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55108, for Intensive Supervised Release Programming  
for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.  
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the Joint Powers Agreement.  
Presented by Kim Stubblefield, Deputy Director, Community Corrections and Valeria deRusha,  
Assistant Division Director of Administrative Services, Community Corrections. Discussion can  
be found on archived video.  
Motion by Jebens-Singh, seconded by Miller. Motion passed.  
Aye:  
Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, and Xiong  
Resolution: B2025-117  
Eligible Projects for the Ramsey County Transportation Sales and Use Tax  
Funding  
2025-217  
10.  
Sponsors: Public Works  
1. Approve the removal of the following projects from the Ramsey County Transportation  
Sales and Use Tax Capital Improvement Plan.  
a. METRO Green Line: Operating.  
b. METRO Gold Line: Operating.  
c. Riverview Corridor: Capital and Operating.  
d. Ramsey County 2017-2021 Transportation Improvement Program.  
2. Approve the addition of the following projects to the Ramsey County Transportation  
Sales and Use Tax Capital Improvement Plan.  
a. Roadways and Interchanges  
i. Lexington Avenue at CSAH 96 - Arden Hills and Shoreview.  
ii.Hamline Avenue at CSAH 96 - Arden Hills.  
iii.  
Snelling Avenue at Larpenteur Avenue - Falcon Heights.  
iv. Rice Creek Commons Spine Road at CSAH 96 - Arden Hills.  
v.White Bear Avenue at I-94 - Saint Paul.  
b. Corridor Improvements  
i. White Bear Avenue: Beam Avenue to I-94 - Maplewood and Saint Paul.  
ii.Maryland Avenue: Johnson Parkway to White Bear Avenue - Saint Paul.  
iii.  
Larpenteur Avenue/Parkway Drive: Hennepin County Line to Hwy 61  
- Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Maplewood, Roseville, and Saint Paul.  
iv. Lexington Avenue: CSAH 96 to County Road J - Arden Hills and  
Shoreview.  
c. Transformative and Innovative  
i. Rice Creek Commons Spine Road - Arden Hills.  
ii.County Fleet Electric Vehicle Transition - Countywide.  
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d. Union Depot and Railroad  
i. Union Depot Track Three Extension - Saint Paul.  
ii.Union Depot Train Deck Repairs and Modernization - Saint Paul.  
iii. Union Depot Facility Modernization - Saint Paul.  
RiversEdge Transportation Infrastructure - Saint Paul.  
iv. County Road C Bridge over BNSF Railroad - Roseville.  
v.Victoria Street at CPKC Railroad - Shoreview.  
vi. Larpenteur Avenue at CPKC Railroad - Maplewood and Saint Paul.  
e. Other  
i. Purple Line Corridor - Maplewood and Saint Paul.  
ii.Bruce Vento Regional Trail Extension - White Bear Lake.  
iii.  
Trout Brook Regional Trail Extension - Little Canada, Maplewood,  
Saint Paul, and Vadnais Heights.  
iv. All Projects contained in the 2024-2028 Ramsey County  
Transportation Improvement Program.  
3.  
Authorize the use of Ramsey County Transportation Sales and Use  
Tax Funding for the completion of projects identified in the Ramsey  
County Transportation Sales and Use Tax Capital Improvement Plan.  
Presented by Brian Isaacson, Director, Public Works and Mike Rodgers, Deputy Director,  
Public Works. Discussion can be found on archived video.  
Motion by Xiong, seconded by Miller. Motion passed.  
Aye:  
Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, and Xiong  
Resolution: B2025-118  
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE  
Presented by Commissioner McGuire. Discussion can be found on archived video.  
COUNTY CONNECTIONS  
Presented by County Manager, Ling Becker. Discussion can be found on archived video.  
OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Discussion can be found on archived video.  
BOARD CHAIR UPDATE  
Presented by Chair Ortega. Discussion can be found on archived video.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Ortega declared the meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.  
CLOSED MEETING  
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 13D.05, subdivision 3(b) in order to discuss Waters v. Ramsey  
County matter. The Ramsey County Board met in a closed meeting, which was not open to the public.  
In Re: Waters v. Ramsey County  
The Closed Meeting was called to order at 1:46 p.m.  
Present: Commissioners Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Xiong, and Chair  
Ortega.  
Also present: Ling Becker, County Manager; Jada Lewis, Civil Division Director, Ramsey County  
Attorney’s Office; Kristine Nogosek, Assistant County Attorney; Brett Bacon, Assistant  
County Attorney; Sophia Thompson, Director, Social Services Department; Deanna  
Pesik, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Compliance and Ethics Office; Mandy  
Malecek, Enterprise Risk Manager, Compliance and Ethics; Jason Yang, Chief Clerk,  
County Manager’s Office.  
Motioned by Jebens-Singh, seconded by Xiong. Unanimously approved.  
The Board of Ramsey County Commissioners authorized the Ramsey County staff to proceed as  
discussed in this closed meeting. (B2025-119)  
The closed meeting was adjourned at 2:20 p.m.  
CLOSED MEETING  
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 13D.05, subdivision 3(b) in order to discuss Seelig v. Ramsey  
County matter. The Ramsey County Board met in a closed meeting, which was not open to the public.  
In Re Seelig v. Ramsey County et al.  
The Closed Meeting was called to order at 2:21 p.m.  
Present: Commissioners Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Xiong, and Chair  
Ortega.  
Also present: Ling Becker, County Manager; Jada Lewis, Civil Division Director, Ramsey County  
Attorney’s Office; Kristine Nogosek, Assistant County Attorney; Brett Bacon, Assistant  
County Attorney; Gloria Reyes, Deputy County Manager, Safety and Justice Service  
Team; Kyle Mestad, Chief of Staff, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office; Deanna Pesik,  
Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Compliance and Ethics Office; Mandy Malecek,  
Enterprise Risk Manager, Compliance and Ethics; Jason Yang, Chief Clerk, County  
Manager’s Office.  
Motioned by Miller, seconded by Moran. Unanimously approved.  
The Board of Ramsey County Commissioners authorized the Ramsey County staff to proceed as  
discussed in this closed meeting. (Resolution B2025-120)  
The closed meeting was adjourned at 2:53 p.m.