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Ramsey County EDA Meeting - June 16, 2026: Elections, Area of Operation Approval

Board of Commissioners & Authorities — Tuesday, June 16, 2026
BodyRamsey County, Minnesota
SessionBoard of Commissioners & Authorities
DateTuesday, June 16, 2026
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2:26

Roll call, please.

2:28

Jabin Singh?

2:29

Here.

2:30

McGuire?

2:31

Here.

2:31

McMurtry.

2:32

Here.

2:33

Miller?

2:34

Here.

2:35

Moran?

2:36

Here.

2:36

Zhang?

2:37

Here.

2:37

And Ortega.

2:39

I'll entertain a motion.

2:43

Yep.

2:44

Yep.

2:46

Yep.

2:46

Oh yeah.

2:47

I'm just looking at the rest of the agenda here.

2:49

Okay.

2:50

Uh I'll entertain a motion on the agenda of June sixteenth uh twenty twenty six as presenter for approval.

2:57

So moved.

2:58

Second.

3:00

Hearing no discussion roll call.

3:03

I.

3:04

McGuire.

3:04

I McMurtry.

3:06

Aye.

3:06

Miller.

3:07

Aye.

3:08

Moran.

3:10

I and Ortega.

3:12

I'll entertain the uh you're gonna show me.

3:19

I'll continue with the policy item.

3:22

Yeah, this would have been a next item uh is the nomination of uh the board chair for the economic development authority, all entertain a motion.

3:45

Yep, I would like to nominate my Chong to be the economic development authority chair for twenty twenty-six.

3:52

I'll second that.

3:53

Okay.

3:53

Is there any other nominations?

3:58

Are there any other nominations?

4:05

Roll call.

4:08

She should accept it.

4:09

Oh, yes.

4:10

I accept Mr.

4:10

Chair.

4:11

I assume you're gonna accept it.

4:12

You put all the work into it.

4:18

I'm sorry about that.

4:19

Go ahead, roll call.

4:23

McMurtry.

4:24

Miller.

4:51

All right.

4:52

Um, so now there's the um item number three.

4:55

Um election of the vice chair for twenty twenty-six.

5:00

May I get it any nominations for vice chair, please?

5:03

I nominate Garrison McMurtry to be the economic development authority vice chair for 2026.

5:08

A second.

5:10

All right.

5:11

Um thank you.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Economic Development█████████████████████████████████████████████60%
Procedural█████████████████22%
Affordable Housing██████████████18%
Summary of Proceedings

Ramsey County Economic Development Authority Meeting - June 16, 2026

The Ramsey County Economic Development Authority (EDA) met on June 16, 2026, at 10 a.m. in Council Chambers - Courthouse Room 300. The board approved the agenda, elected officers for 2026, and unanimously approved the EDA's area of operation after an amendment clarifying that all 18 HRA cities have opted in.

Consent Calendar

  • The agenda of June 16, 2026 was approved unanimously by roll call vote (all ayes).

Discussion Items

  • Election of Chair (2026): Commissioner Jabin Singh nominated My Chong for chair. Seconded. No other nominations. Chong accepted. Unanimous roll call vote.
  • Election of Vice-Chair (2026): A commissioner nominated Garrison McMurtry for vice-chair. Seconded. No other nominations. McMurtry accepted. Unanimous roll call vote.
  • Election of Secretary (2026): A commissioner nominated Mary Jo McGuire for secretary. Seconded. No other nominations. McGuire accepted. Unanimous roll call vote.
  • EDA Area of Operation (Agenda Item 5): Director Olson reported that all 18 cities in the county's Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) had opted into the EDA's enhanced business programming. Commissioner Zhang noted that the original document stated North Oaks had not acted as of May 2026, but later confirmed a June resolution. Director Olson confirmed all cities opted in, achieving 100% participation. Commissioner Zhang moved to amend the item to strike the reference to North Oaks's inaction and to replace "17 of the 18 cities" with "18 of the 18 cities." The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Officers Elected: Chair – My Chong; Vice-Chair – Garrison McMurtry; Secretary – Mary Jo McGuire (all for 2026).
  • Area of Operation Approved: The board approved the amended area of operation, affirming that all 18 HRA cities have opted in. The EDA, created by state legislation and county action in December 2025, will begin programming in January 2027, focusing on business support, technical assistance, learning cohorts, data resources, and direct business support, while remaining funded through the county's HRA levy and continuing to prioritize affordable housing.

Meeting Transcript

Roll call, please. Jabin Singh? Here. McGuire? Here. McMurtry. Here. Miller? Here. Moran? Here. Zhang? Here. And Ortega. I'll entertain a motion. Yep. Yep. Yep. Oh yeah. I'm just looking at the rest of the agenda here. Okay. Uh I'll entertain a motion on the agenda of June sixteenth uh twenty twenty six as presenter for approval. So moved. Second. Hearing no discussion roll call. I. McGuire. I McMurtry. Aye. Miller. Aye. Moran. I and Ortega. I'll entertain the uh you're gonna show me. I'll continue with the policy item. Yeah, this would have been a next item uh is the nomination of uh the board chair for the economic development authority, all entertain a motion. Yep, I would like to nominate my Chong to be the economic development authority chair for twenty twenty-six. I'll second that. Okay. Is there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Roll call. She should accept it. Oh, yes. I accept Mr. Chair. I assume you're gonna accept it. You put all the work into it. I'm sorry about that. Go ahead, roll call.

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