15 West Kellogg Blvd.  
Saint Paul, MN 55102  
651-266-9200  
Board of Commissioners  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025 - 9 a.m.  
Council Chambers - Courthouse Room 300  
ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  
1.  
Agenda of March 18, 2025 is Presented for Approval  
Sponsors: County Manager's Office  
Approve the agenda of March 18, 2025.  
2.  
Minutes from March 11, 2025 are Presented for Approval  
Sponsors: County Manager's Office  
Approve the March 11, 2025 Minutes.  
PROCLAMATION  
3.  
Proclamation: Transgender Day of Visibility  
Sponsors: Human Resources  
PRESENTATION OF AWARD  
4.  
Presentation: Ramsey County Employee Achievement Award: Beks Syler,  
Diversity, Inclusion and Organizational Development  
Sponsors: Human Resources  
None. For information and discussion only.  
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS  
5.  
Approval of 2025 Ramsey County Minnesota Hazard Mitigation Plan  
Sponsors: Emergency Management & Homeland Security  
Approve the 2025 Ramsey County, Minnesota Hazard Mitigation Plan.  
Personnel Complement Increase in the Social Services Department.  
6.  
Sponsors: Social Services  
Approve an increase in the personnel complement of the Aging & Disability Services and  
MnCHOICES Division, within the Social Services Department, by 80.0 Full Time Equivalent  
7.  
Resolution to Support Environment and Natural Resource Trust Fund  
Grant Application  
Sponsors: Parks & Recreation  
1. Adopt a resolution to support and authorize the Parks & Recreation department  
application to the Environment and Natural Resource Trust Fund Grant Program for  
$450,000.  
2. Authorize the Ramsey 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.  
8.  
Allocate Local Affordable Housing Aid for the Support and Stabilization of  
Affordable Housing  
Sponsors: Community & Economic Development  
1. Approve recommended projects and funding amounts up to $5,011,049 for the  
stabilization and preservation of existing affordable housing.  
2. Authorize the County Manager to enter into the necessary loan or other agreements  
and execute amendments to loan or other agreements, in a form approved by the  
County Attorney’s Office.  
9.  
Allocate Local Affordable Housing Aid for Joint Property Acquisition  
Sponsors: Housing Stability  
Authorize the County Manager to transfer $1,000,000 from 2024 Local Affordable Housing Aid  
fund to the 2025 joint property acquisition with the Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul in  
partnership with the state of Minnesota.  
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE  
COUNTY CONNECTIONS  
OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
BOARD CHAIR UPDATE  
ADJOURNMENT  
Following County Board Meeting:  
10:00 a.m. (est.) Regional Railroad Authority Meeting, Council Chambers – Courthouse Room 300  
10:30 a.m. (est.) Board Workshop: Responding to Climate Change  
Courthouse Room 220, Large Conference Room  
Public access via Zoom:  
Webinar ID: 917 1823 8667 | Passcode: 173774 | Phone: 651-372-8299  
Closed Meeting *Closed to the Public*  
Re: TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons – Outlot A  
Courthouse Room 220, Large Conference Room  
12:00 p.m. (est)  
Closed Meeting *Closed to the Public*  
Re: Bakke v. Ramsey County  
Courthouse Room 220, Large Conference Room  
1:30 p.m.  
Advance Notice:  
March 25, 2025  
No County Board Meeting – AMC Leadership Summit (Nisswa, MN)  
April 01, 2025 County board meeting – Council Chambers  
April 08, 2025 County board meeting – Council Chambers  
April 15, 2025 County board meeting – Council Chambers