--- title: Agenda --- 15 West Kellogg Blvd. ## Saint Paul, MN 55102 651-266-9200 ## Board of Commissioners ## Agenda Council Chambers - Courthouse Room 300August 18, 2026 - 9 a.m. ## ROLL CALL ## PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ## LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1.Agenda of August 18, 2026 is Presented for Approval 2026-302 ## Sponsors: County Manager's Office Approve the agenda of August 18, 2026. 2.Minutes from August 11, 2026 are Presented for Approval 2026-303 ## Sponsors: County Manager's Office Approve the August 11, 2026 Minutes. ## ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS ## 3.Capital Grant Agreement with Metropolitan Council for the Engineering ## Phase of the METRO Bronze Line Bus Rapid Transit Project 2026-285 ## Sponsors: Public Works 1.Approve the Capital Grant Agreement for Engineering between the Metropolitan Council, Ramsey County, and the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority for the METRO Bronze Line Bus Rapid Transit Project. 2.Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the agreement. 3.Authorize the County Manager to enter into agreements and execute amendments to agreements, in accordance with procurement policies and procedures, provided the amounts are within the limits of funding. 4.Joint Powers Agreement with the State of Minnesota for Election Recount ## Services 2026-304 ## Sponsors: Property Tax, Records & Election Services 1.Approve the joint powers agreements with the state of Minnesota for election recount services for the period upon execution through December 31, 2026. 2.Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the joint powers agreement. ## 5.Personnel Complement Increase in the Financial Assistance Services ## Department for House Resolution 1 Implementation 2026-283 Page 1 of 2 Board of CommissionersAgendaAugust 18, 2026 ## Sponsors: Financial Assistance Services 1.Approve an increase in the personnel complement of Financial Assistance Services by 16.5 Full-Time Equivalent Eligibility Specialists. 2.Approve an increase in the personnel complement of Financial Assistance Services by 1 Full-Time Equivalent Eligibility Specialists Supervisor. 3.Authorize the County Manager to transfer up to $363,263 from the General Contingency Account to Financial Assistance Services 2026 operating budget. ## COUNTY CONNECTIONS ## OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS ## BOARD CHAIR UPDATE ## ADJOURNMENT ## Following County Board Meeting: ## Regional Railroad Authority Meeting ## Council Chambers – Courthouse Room 300 10:00 a.m. (est.) ## Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting ## Council Chambers – Courthouse Room 300 10:15 a.m. (est.) ## Board Workshop: Preparation for Elections 2.0 ## Courthouse Room 220, Large Conference Room Public access via Zoom: Webinar ID: 923 9869 6921 | Passcode: 518162 | Phone: 651-372-8299 10:30 a.m. (est.) ## Board Workshop: Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare ## Disproportionality Act: From Legislation to Practice ## Courthouse Room 220, Large Conference Room Public access via Zoom: Webinar ID: 923 9869 6921 | Passcode: 518162 | Phone: 651-372-8299 1:30 p.m. ## Advance Notice: August 25, 2026County board meeting – Council Chambers September 01, 2026 County board meeting – Council Chambers September 08, 2026 County board meeting – Council Chambers September 15, 2026 No county board meeting – Association of Minnesota Counties – Fall Policy ## Conference Page 2 of 2