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