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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 26, 2026 Page 2 1 County Election Services, Operation Metro Surge Financial Impact, Ramsey County's Response 2 to Operation Metro Surge, next steps following Operation Metro Surge to continue encouraging 3 resident safety, Saint Anthony Village Community and Economic Development Programs and 4 Awards, Ramsey County Legislative Priorities, Rice Creek Commons development updates, and 5 Ramsey County next steps. Following the presentation, she informed the Council that the 6 Ramsey County Manager would follow up by discussing the new Ramsey County economic 7 development focus, titled Building Stronger Together, with City Manager Yunker. She 8 highlighted components of the plan involving building a more dynamic downtown and selling 9 county -owned land to expand the tax base. She noted these are important steps, as Ramsey 10 County is the smallest county by geographic area and has little extra land to develop. Yet, it has a 11 significant amount of land available for redevelopment. She then invited the Council to ask any 12 questions they may have. 13 14 Councilmember Jenson asked whether the Rice Creek Commons design was finalized or still 15 being debated. Ramsey County Commissioner McGuire stated that the design is in progress and 16 that the County is seeking the best way to develop it. She informed the Council that they plan to 17 have separate RBAs for each land parcel. She noted that they are aiming to put in the main road, 18 Rice Creek Boulevard, before sending out RFPs. Councilmember Jenson noted that the ribbon- 19 cutting for the development of this land occurred about 14 years ago and expressed concern 20 about the extended timeline. Ramsey County Commissioner McGuire stated that she felt the 21 partners they have found to move the project forward now share the County's vision and will be 22 more productive. 23 24 Councilmember Jenson thanked Ramsey County Commissioner McGuire for the example of a 25 400,000-dollar grant used to build a 60 percent affordable apartment complex in St. Anthony. 26 27 Mayor Webster noted that the developer had reached out to the Council and had been referred to 28 the Council for investigation of this grant due to Ramsey County Commissioner McGuire's 29 previous presentation. Mayor Webster thanked her for providing these updates, as they can help 30 direct individuals to better information and resources. 31 32 Councilmember Doolan expressed gratitude for the natural and beneficial relationship between 33 the City and the County. She specifically highlighted her excitement about hosting the 34 composting center and noted how much organic waste St. Anthony can recycle. 35 36 Ramsey County Commissioner McGuire thanked all of St. Anthony for being great community 37 partners. 38 39 Mayor Webster thanked Ramsey County Commissioner McGuire for her intention to reach out 40 directly to the communities she represents. She noted that it is helpful to have such a deep 41 partnership with the Counties St. Anthony belongs to. 42 43 Ramsey County Commissioner McGuire reiterated her gratitude towards the Council for all of 44 their work. 45 46 VI. CONSENT AGENDA.