15 West Kellogg Blvd.  
Saint Paul, MN 55102  
651-266-9200  
Board of Commissioners  
Agenda  
January 14, 2025 - 9 a.m.  
Council Chambers - Courthouse Room 300  
ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  
1.  
Agenda of January 14, 2025 is Presented for Approval  
Sponsors: County Manager's Office  
Approve the agenda of January 14, 2025.  
Minutes from January 7, 2025 are Presented for Approval  
Sponsors: County Manager's Office  
2.  
Approve the January 7, 2025 Minutes.  
PROCLAMATION  
3.  
Proclamation: Mary Sue Hansen Proclamation  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
PRESENTATION OF AWARD  
4.  
Presentation: Ramsey County Employee Achievement Award: Fleet  
Management Team, Ramsey County Public Works  
Sponsors: Human Resources  
None. For information and discussion only.  
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS  
5. Cancellation of Board Meetings in 2025  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
Approve the cancellation of the following Ramsey County Board meetings in 2025:  
1. February 25  
2. March 4  
3. March 25  
4. April 29  
5. July 15  
6. July 29  
7. September 9  
8. September 30  
9. October 28  
10. November 11  
11. December 9  
12. December 30  
6.  
Settlement Agreement in Stephan Nicholas Holmes v. Reed Newkirk, et al.  
(Court File No. 0:22-cv-02985)  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
1. Approve the settlement agreement with Stephan Nicholas Holmes v. Reed Newkirk, et  
al., Court File No. 0:22-CV-02985, totaling $75,000.  
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the settlement agreement.  
7.  
8.  
Appointment to the Pig’s Eye Dump Task Force  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
Affirm the appointment of Victoria Reinhardt to the Pig’s Eye Dump Task Force until the task  
force expires on June 30, 2026.  
Appointment of Amy Caron, Director of Public Health, as the Community  
Health Services Administrator and Agent of the Saint Paul - Ramsey  
County Community Health Board  
Sponsors: Public Health  
Appoint Amy Caron, Director of Public Health, as the Community Health Services Administrator  
and Agent of the Saint Paul - Ramsey County Community Health Board  
9.  
Master Grant Contract with the Minnesota Department of Health  
Sponsors: Public Health  
1. Approve the Master Grant Contract with the Minnesota Department of Health for the  
period January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2029.  
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the Master Grant Contract.  
3. Authorize the County Manager to execute grants and amendments to the grant  
agreement in the form approved by the County Attorney’s Office.  
4. Authorize the County Manager to apply for and accept grant awards from the Minnesota  
Department of Health.  
5. 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.  
10.  
Access Agreement with Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District for  
McKnight Basin Stormwater Maintenance/Repairs  
Sponsors: Parks & Recreation  
1. Approve the agreement with Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District for access  
to the McKnight Basin on county property to perform sediment removal work from  
stormwater detention ponds.  
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the access agreement.  
11.  
Agreement with Terra General Contractors LLC for Battle Creek  
Waterworks Remodel Part 2 Design Build  
Sponsors: Parks & Recreation  
1. Approve the selection of and agreement with Terra General Contractors LLC, 21025  
Commerce Boulevard, Suite 1000, Rogers, MN 55374 for Part 2 Design-Build services  
for the Battle Creek Waterworks Remodel Project, for the period of contract execution  
through December 30, 2026, in the amount of $5,066,682.  
2. Accept and approve the updated Battle Creek Waterworks Remodel Project estimated  
budget and financing plan in the amount of $5,537,254.  
3. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the agreement.  
4. Authorize the County Manager to reallocate funds from previously approved Parks &  
Recreation capital projects to fund the Battle Creek Waterworks Remodel Project.  
5. Authorize the County Manager to enter into agreements and amendments to  
agreements, in accordance with the county's procurement policies and procedures,  
provided the amounts are within the limits of available funding.  
12.  
Grant Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for the  
Urban Areas Security Initiative  
Sponsors: Sheriff's Office  
1. Ratify the submittal of the grant application to the Minnesota Department of Public  
Safety, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, for the Urban Areas  
Security Initiative.  
2. Accept the grant award and approve the grant agreement with the Minnesota  
Department of Public Safety for the Urban Areas Security Initiative for the period upon  
execution through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $200,000.  
3. Authorize the Chair and the Chief Clerk to execute the grant agreement.  
4. 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.  
13.  
Agreement with the City of Saint Paul Police Department for the 2025  
Traffic Enforcement Sub-Grant Agreement with the Minnesota Department  
of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety  
Sponsors: Sheriff's Office  
1. Approve the agreement with the city of Saint Paul Police Department, 367 Grove Street,  
Saint Paul, MN 55101 for the 2025 traffic enforcement sub-grant agreement from the  
MN Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety, 445 Minnesota Street, Suite  
1620, Saint Paul, MN 55101 upon execution of the agreement through September 30,  
2025 in the amount of $33,035.  
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the agreement.  
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.  
4. Authorize the County Manager to execute future agreements for future traffic  
enforcement sub-grant agreements, in a form approved by the County Attorney’s Office,  
through 2030.  
14.  
Joint Powers Agreement with Minnesota Department of Public Safety,  
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for Participation in the Minnesota  
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force  
Sponsors: Sheriff's Office  
1. Approve the Joint Powers Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety,  
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, 1430 Maryland Street East, Saint Paul, MN 55406 for  
participation in the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force upon  
execution through five years from the fully executed agreement.  
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the Joint Powers Agreement.  
15.  
16.  
Terms of Collective Bargaining Agreement with Technical Employees  
Association for the years 2025, 2026, and 2027  
Sponsors: Human Resources  
1. Approve the terms of the collective bargaining agreement with Technical Employees  
Association for the years 2025, 2026, and 2027.  
2. Authorize the Chair and the County Manager to execute the agreement.  
Terms of Collective Bargaining Agreements with American Federation of  
State, County and Municipal Employees Local 8 Assistant County  
Attorneys Bargaining Unit for the Years 2025, 2026 and 2027  
Sponsors: Human Resources  
1.  
Approve the terms of collective bargaining agreements with American Federation of  
State County and Municipal Employees Local 8 Assistant County Attorneys Bargaining unit  
for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027.  
2.  
Authorize the Chair and the County Manager to execute the agreement incorporating  
these terms and conditions.  
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE  
COUNTY CONNECTIONS  
OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
BOARD CHAIR UPDATE  
ADJOURNMENT  
Following County Board Meeting:  
10:30 a.m. (est.) Closed Meeting - **CLOSED TO PUBLIC**  
Re: Juaire v. Ramsey County  
Courthouse Room 220, Large Conference Room  
1:30 p.m. Board Workshop: Regions Hospital  
Courthouse Room 220, Large Conference Room  
Advance Notice:  
January 21, 2025 County board meeting – Council Chambers  
January 28, 2025 County board meeting – Council Chambers  
February 4, 2025 County board meeting – Council Chambers  
February 11, 2025 County board meeting – Council Chambers