--- title: Agenda --- 15 West Kellogg Blvd. ## Saint Paul, MN 55102 651-266-9200 ## Board of Commissioners ## Agenda Council Chambers - Courthouse Room 300April 14, 2026 - 9 a.m. ## ROLL CALL ## PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ## LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1.Agenda of April 14, 2026 is Presented for Approval 2026-129 ## Sponsors: County Manager's Office Approve the agenda of April 14, 2026. 2.Minutes from April 7, 2026 are Presented for Approval 2026-130 ## Sponsors: County Manager's Office Approve the April 7, 2026 Minutes. ## PROCLAMATION ## 3.Proclamation: Administrative Support Professionals 2026-123 ## Sponsors: Human Resources ## ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS ## 4.Agreement with Xcel Energy for Transmission Tower Relocation 2026-111 ## Sponsors: Community & Economic Development 1.Approve the scoping estimate agreement with Xcel Energy, 417 Nicollet Mall, 5th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55401, for an initial engineering and materials payment to relocate transmission towers connected to the Park at RiversEdge project in the amount of $2,089,569. 2.Authorize the Chair and the Chief Clerk to execute the agreement. ## 5. Ramsey County Economic Development Strategy Launching Building ## Stronger Together 2026-124 ## Sponsors: Community & Economic Development Approve and endorse the Building Stronger Together Economic Development Strategy and authorize its implementation. Page 1 of 3 Board of CommissionersAgendaApril 14, 2026 ## 6.Vacation of Unimproved County Road Right-of-Way 2026-119 ## Sponsors: Public Works 1.Approve the vacation of unimproved county road right-of -way located along the eastern border of Ramsey County within the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 28, Range 22, Ramsey County, Minnesota. 2.Request that a copy of this resolution be filed with the County Auditor and the County Recorder. ## 7.2026 Unified Local Youth Plan for the Workforce Innovation and ## Opportunity Act and Minnesota Youth Program 2026-082 ## Sponsors: Workforce Solutions 1.Approve the 2026 Unified Local Youth Plan for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth and Minnesota Youth Program for the period of April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. 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 approved Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth and Minnesota Youth Program budgets. 4.Authorize the County Manager to enter into expenditure grant agreements and execute amendments to agreements in a form approved by the County Attorney’s Office and Finance, provided the amounts are within the limits of the approved program budgets. 5.Authorize the County Manager to apply for and accept additional Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth and Minnesota Youth Program grant funds as they become available under the Grant Agreement. ## 8.Appointment to the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County 2026-086 ## Sponsors: Workforce Solutions Appoint Alexandria Merritt to serve on the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County for a term beginning April 14, 2026, and ending July 31, 2027. 9.Agreements with Taher, Inc., and Trinity Services Group, Inc., for Food ## Services 2026-099 ## Sponsors: Sheriff's Office 1.Approve the selection of and the agreements with Taher, Inc., 5570 Smetana Drive, ## Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 and Trinity Services Group, Inc., 477 Commerce Boulevard, Oldsmar, Florida 34677 for food services for the period of May 18, 2026 through May 17, 2028 with the option to be renewed for three additional one-year periods for a total of five years, in accordance with the rates established in the agreements. 2.Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the agreements. 3.Authorize the County Manager to execute amendments to the agreements in accordance with the County’s procurement policies and procedures, provided the amounts are within the limits of available funding. Page 2 of 3 Board of CommissionersAgendaApril 14, 2026 ## 10.Capital Improvement Program Contingent Fund Request for the Saint Paul ## Campus Security Project 2026-106 ## Sponsors: Safety and Justice, Property Management Authorize the County Manager to transfer up to $200,000 from the Capital Improvement Program Contingent Account to the Saint Paul Campus Security Project Capital Improvement Program project budget for project activities. ## LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ## COUNTY CONNECTIONS ## OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS ## BOARD CHAIR UPDATE ## ADJOURNMENT ## Following County Board Meeting: Board Workshop: Investing in the Housing Continuum: Local Affordable Housing Aid ## 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: April 21, 2026County board meeting – Council Chambers April 28, 2026County board meeting – Council Chambers May 05, 2026County board meeting – Council Chambers May 12, 2026County board meeting – Council Chambers Page 3 of 3