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Saint Paul City Council (Feb 4, 2026) — Consent agenda, ordinances, grants, rail study support, and multiple public hearings adopted

Saint PaulFeb 4, 20263 min read

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The City Council met Feb 4, 2026 in Council Chambers (meeting started 3:30 PM, ended 7:35 PM). A quorum acted to adopt the Consent Agenda and multiple resolutions and ordinances: authorized grant applications (including up to $800,000 for the Right Track youth program), approved rezoning for 500 Broadway (Ord 26-4), adopted a prohibition on law enforcement staging on city property (Ord 26-5), supported studies of new passenger rail service, approved several grant and budget amendments (including a $500,000 state grant for Rondo Library), denied a MIF grant extension for ForwardEdge, and handled a legislative hearing consent agenda that amended or deleted several special tax assessments and ordered rehabilitation/razing actions as amended. Attendance: Councilmembers Noecker, Yang, Bowie, Jost and Coleman present at first roll call; Kim joined later; Councilmember Johnson absent.

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Adopted the Consent Agenda (including RES 26-120, RES 26-122, RES 26-149, RES 26-168, RES 26-192).
Authorized the Department of Parks & Recreation to apply for up to $800,000 from the Minnesota Department of Cannabis Management’s CanRenew Community Restoration grant for Right Track (RES 26-120).
Accepted gift of travel expenses from the Knight Foundation for Library Director Maureen Hartman to attend the Knight Foundation convening (RES 26-122).
Approved Project Labor Agreement use/non-use policy for Parks & Recreation construction projects for the first half of 2026 (RES 26-149).
Supported study of new passenger rail service between Saint Paul and Fargo/Moorhead and between Saint Paul and Kansas City (RES 26-168).
Approved issuance of conduit health care revenue bonds for the Episcopal Homes Obligated Group (The Willows Project) (RES 26-192).
Approved the appointment of Kamaria Kassim as Director of Human Resources effective Feb 9, 2026 (RES 26-231).
Adopted RES 26-253 calling on the State and Governor to enact an energy and gas shutoff moratorium, as amended.
Adopted ordinances: Ord 26-4 rezoning four I1 parcels to B5 (500 Broadway); Ord 26-5 adding Chapter 268 to prohibit law enforcement staging operations on city-owned properties.
Amended and laid over Ordinances Ord 26-6 (law enforcement identification), Ord 26-7 (mask/facial covering rule), and Ord 26-8 to Feb 11, 2026 for further consideration.
Accepted a $500,000 State grant for Technology Rich Space improvements at the Rondo Community Library and amended SPPL’s 2026 financing (RES PH 26-28).
Denied the requested extension of a Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF) grant for ForwardEdge ASIC LLC (RES PH 26-21).
Adopted multiple public-safety and grant actions including amendment to VCET sub-grant (RES PH 26-22), $20,000 Ramsey County grant for a LUCAS device (RES PH 26-29), and $115,393 contribution from MBFTE for firefighter training (RES PH 26-30).
Processed legislative hearing consent agenda items: ratified, amended, or deleted multiple appealed special tax assessments and adopted rehabilitation/razing action for 430 Dale Street North as amended.

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