15 West Kellogg Blvd.

Saint Paul, MN 55102

651-266-9200

Board of Commissioners

Agenda

March 19, 2024 - 9 a.m.

Council Chambers - Courthouse Room 300

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2023-656

2023-678

Agenda of March 19, 2024 is Presented for Approval

Sponsors: County Manager's Office

Approve the agenda of March 19, 2024.

Minutes from March 12, 2024 are Presented for Approval

Sponsors: County Manager's Office

Approve the March 12, 2024 Minutes.

ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS

2024-060

Agreement with Roseville Area Youth Hockey Association for Ice Rental

Sponsors: Parks & Recreation

1. Approve agreement with Roseville Area Youth Hockey Association, 2661 Civic Center

Drive, Roseville, MN 55113 for:

a. Ice rental for the period of April 1, 2024, through April 1, 2029 with an option to

have one five-year renewal term through April 1, 2034, with the rates established

by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners.

b. Capital payments totaling $50,000 for facility improvements.

2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to approve the agreement.

3. Authorize the County Manager to approve other minor improvements to the interior or

exterior of ice arenas as requested by Roseville Area Youth Hockey Association and at

their sole financial responsibility.

2024-014

2024 Unified Local Youth Plan for the Workforce Innovation and

Opportunity Act and Minnesota Youth Program

Sponsors: Workforce Solutions

1. Approve the 2024 Unified Local Youth Plan for the Workforce Innovation and

Opportunity Act Youth and Minnesota Youth Program for the period of April 1, 2024,

through March 31, 2025.

2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the Youth Plan.

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 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity

Act and Minnesota Youth Program grant funding.

4. Authorize the County Manager to enter into expenditure grant agreements and execute

amendments to agreements in a form approved by Finance and the County Attorney’s

Office provided the amounts of funding are within the limits of the approved program

budgets.

5. Authorize the County Manager to apply for and accept additional grant funds as they

become available under the Grant Agreement.

2024-071

Grant Award from the Minnesota Department of Human Services for Harm

Reduction Services and Treatment Referrals

Sponsors: Public Health

1. Ratify the submittal of the grant application to the Minnesota Department of Human

Services for harm reduction services and treatment referrals, in the amount of

$1,038,351.

2. Accept a grant award from and approve a grant agreement with the Minnesota

Department of Human Services for harm reduction services and treatment referrals for

the period upon execution through June 30, 2026 in the amount of $1,038,351.

3. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the grant agreement.

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.

5. Approve an increase in the personnel complement of the Public Health Department by

2.0 Full Time Equivalent.

2024-055

Amendment to Joint Powers Agreement with the Minnesota Pollution

Control Agency for Hazardous Waste Inspections

Sponsors: Public Health

1. Approve the amendment to Joint Powers Agreement with the state of Minnesota, acting

through its Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette

Road North, Saint Paul MN 55155, for hazardous waste inspections, for a period of

March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2027.

2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the amended Joint Powers Agreement.

2024-076

Appointments to the Ad Hoc Solid Waste Advisory Committee

Sponsors: Public Health

Appoint the following members to the Ramsey County Ad Hoc Solid Waste Advisory

Committee:

Apple, Jill; Bakken, Noelle; Borzcik, Teresa; D’Alencar, Krystle; De La Torre, Fernanda; Dupre,

Mary Jo; Eberhard, Michelle; Favila, Melissa; Flores, Terrence; Gurrola, Ellen; Haas, Sara;

Hernandez, Cheryl; Holland, Matt; Koppen, Stacy; Liu, Timothy; Manning, Christine; Mitchell,

Tisa; Moody, Chelsea; Osborne, Kathy; Pincuspy, Steve; Ristow, Jacob; Roost, Donna; Shah,

Suhila; Thacker Muzzy, Nicole; Tkachuck, Joy; Vang, Pahoua; Walsh, Brendan; Wittenberg,

Keith; and Wozniak, Joe. ..end

2024-084

Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Saint Paul Police Department

Sponsors: County Attorney's Office

1. Approve the Joint Powers Agreement with the city of Saint Paul Police Department for

the assignment of Michael DeTomaso to the County Attorney’s Office on a cost

reimbursement basis to be effective upon execution through December 31, 2025.

2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the Joint Powers Agreement.

3. Authorize the County Manager to approve and execute amendments to renew the terms

of the agreements for two additional one-year periods, with all other terms and

conditions remaining the same, in a form approved by the County Attorney’s Office.

ORDINANCE PROCEDURES

2024-072

Proposed Ordinance to Accept Land Donation of 0 Mystic Street, Saint

Paul to Ramsey County and to Convey the Donated Land as Parkland -

Waive First Reading and Set Public Hearing Date

Sponsors: Parks & Recreation

1. Waive the First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance to Accept Land Donation of 0

Mystic Street, Saint Paul to Ramsey County and to Convey the Donated Land as

Parkland.

2. Set the Public Hearing date of April 9, 2024, at 9 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter,

in the Council Chambers, third floor of Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 West Kellogg

Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN, to afford the public an opportunity to comment on the

proposed ordinance.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

COUNTY CONNECTIONS

OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

BOARD CHAIR UPDATE

ADJOURNMENT

Following County Board Meeting:

10:00 a.m. (est.) Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority Meeting - Council Chambers – Courthouse

Room 300

10:30 a.m. (est.) Board workshop: Ramsey County Childcare Update - Workforce – Courthouse Room

220, Large Conference Room

Public Access via Zoom Webinar: http://tinyurl.com/2024AMBWS

Webinar ID: 945 2405 1145 | Passcode: 590044 | Phone: 651-372-8299

1:30 p.m. Board workshop: Human Services Technology Modernization – Courthouse Room 220,

Large Conference Room

Public Access via Zoom Webinar: http://tinyurl.com/2024PMBWS

Webinar ID: 949 5333 8288 | Passcode: 935830 | Phone: 651-372-8299