Board of Commissioners, April 14, 2026
Approves Capital improvement contingent fund request for St. Paul Campus Security Project, unanimous
What happened
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners adopted its 'Building Stronger Together' Economic Development Strategy (administrative item five), a $320 million plan to invest up to $250 million in downtown St.
- Jurisdiction
- Ramsey County, MN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Agreement with Xcel Energy for transmission power relocation
Board approved administrative item number four, an agreement with Xcel Energy for transmission power relocation tied to unlocking downtown site infrastructure. Passed with all commissioners voting aye (Moran, Zhong, Jebin Singh, McGuire, McMurtry, Miller, Ortega).
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners adopted its 'Building Stronger Together' Economic Development Strategy (administrative item five), a $320 million plan to invest up to $250 million in downtown St.
Key Decisions (7)
Agreement with Xcel Energy for transmission power relocation
Vacation of unimproved county roads right of way
Ramsey County Economic Development Strategy - Building Stronger Together
2026 Unified Local Youth Plan (WIOA / Minnesota Youth Program)
Appointment to the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County
Food service agreements with Taher Inc. and Trinity Service Group Inc.
Capital improvement contingent fund request for St. Paul Campus Security Project
Development Activity (3)
Rice Creek Commons
Infrastructure
United Village (Midway neighborhood)
Mixed-Use
Building Stronger Together - downtown St. Paul investment and county land sales
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
The county launched a $320 million 'Building Stronger Together' strategy…
Infrastructure
County-funded Xcel Energy transmission power relocation and construction of Rice…
Housing Demand
Ramsey County's housing solicitation opened, inviting private and nonprofit developers…
Who Spoke (18)
On the record: 2 commissioners, a staff member, and a member of the public.
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