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Key actions recorded in the meeting record:

- Public hearing closed and consent agenda approved by the St. Louis County Board by voice vote.

- Public works contract award (board letter 25-155): The board accepted the low bid from Century Traffic for an annual safety project (edge-ground reflective markers) with a low bid just over $686,000; staff said roughly 90% of the project cost is funded by federal safety dollars and the county’s net share is about $3,700. The board approved the bid award by voice vote.

- Drainage Authority: Commissioners nominated and elected Commissioner Yugovich (nominated by Commissioner Nossen and supported by Commissioner Boyle) as chair of the St. Louis County Drainage Authority by acclamation. The authority also established a public hearing date (May 6) for a US Steel petition for partial abandonment (letter 21-01); the board carried the motion.

- Housing and Redevelopment Authority: The HRA approved minutes from its April 15, 2025 meeting and approved the Rice Lake road funding item (see separate article). The HRA adjourned after taking action.

- Central management: The board approved a Civil Service Commission reappointment (board letter 25-157); the appointee’s term was listed to run through May 2028.

Votes on these items were by voice vote or acclamation as recorded in the meeting transcript; the record does not include roll-call tallies for each item in all cases.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","St Louis County Commissioners Board Meeting April 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board and several associated authorities approved a set of routine and programmatic items, including a public works contract award, drainage-authority chair election, establishment of a public hearing on a US Steel petition, HRA and civil service housekeeping items and the consent agenda.","taxTitle","St. Louis County, Minnesota","taxId",3768,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6261112,"Rice Lake HRA to fund $20,000 paving match to unlock 34 housing units",1093,1488700,2582525,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3124571-e8de65809dd0a97021518d479a1cbf38&start=1488&end=2582","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3124571-e8de65809dd0a97021518d479a1cbf38/thumbnail_1488700.jpg","/articles/6261112/St-Louis-County/Minnesota/Rice-Lake-HRA-to-fund-20000-paving-match-to-unlock-34-housing-units","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261112-35d2c151a6513ca57a75a20c3adeec37/orig.mp4?Expires=1770726923&Signature=CFw6J--kb5~t0u2wCBxzhZUZrptHiZdrDY-XbNAQeNvadtzXxkgXFKem962yjEk7-o4kfQm~6OPckp55~Dqp1x~J4ETIZbRPv-4ut6tcxH~VEtUb7qM0KK~Id7Ka~LLC~XYVMGG234rzbNyRqFZRoUYbicrAhih3MC0IbQlDSvwudebhVdsU9wI1hQNTdv5dXcFWCZPA7dwH7nY3Tp-jNy7vGIJU8TsgoO3SFA7coq4Z0tZreEJFNPt791UzjHpC9luG5SAtfoGIy-aE-vhuihhyGXFIintJ1J0lu7946Pv-BAAgHn5TUuxiaX0NOsi679RPJxUjoKQJx27l7SYBEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The St. Louis County Housing and Redevelopment Authority on this date approved board letter 25-04, authorizing a $20,000 HRA contribution to pave a segment of road needed to serve a new housing development in the City of Rice Lake.

Brad Gustafson of county economic staff outlined the project: a developer plans to construct 10 workforce housing units and 24 independent senior-living units (34 units total). The developer committed $30,000 toward paving; the Rice Lake HRA requested $20,000 to complete the capital needed for paving. The city of Rice Lake will assume maintenance of the paved road in perpetuity, county staff said.

Suzanne Herstead, mayor of Rice Lake, spoke in favor of the project and described local planning work and resident interest in additional senior and workforce housing. Commissioner Mussoff moved the resolution and Commissioner Yugovich seconded; the HRA approved the request by voice vote.

During discussion, Commissioner Harlow asked about short-term rental uses and local match requirements; Mayor Herstead said the current project is not planned as short-term rental (Airbnb-style) housing and that the developer is contributing the private share. Commissioner Harlow and others urged the HRA to continue seeking local matches and employer participation on larger projects.

The HRA’s action authorizes the county to contribute $20,000 from HRA funds to the Rice Lake paving project and proceeds with project coordination with city staff and the developer.","The St. Louis County Housing and Redevelopment Authority approved a $20,000 contribution to pave a road that will serve a 34-unit development in the City of Rice Lake. The developer is contributing $30,000 and the city will assume ongoing maintenance.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6261117,"St. Louis County moves forward with Phase 1 environmental review for Canyon gravel operation and potential landfill",360,3365655,3725750,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3124571-e8de65809dd0a97021518d479a1cbf38&start=3365&end=3725","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3124571-e8de65809dd0a97021518d479a1cbf38/thumbnail_3365655.jpg","/articles/6261117/St-Louis-County/Minnesota/St-Louis-County-moves-forward-with-Phase-1-environmental-review-for-Canyon-gravel-operation-and-potential-landfill","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261117-fab1857f66b552a670f0acd462471d44/orig.mp4?Expires=1770726923&Signature=CYP6fOifGaDRDdXVdGjR3vZoELg89~iiYtZj5iV7JTn3VLm0ON5nfIzmmSF~yClR33lJhsA2xfKWrLi4dBMwRZPO77bhyc03i7F5lSLoxl41ciNZe3iuOS5kaBu25qeXNPj~pq9X~3GB3mFD1JDUnJJXDnN7ddFxr5~T1SJqi7HSiNV0fQNSPGbUnErd8NQh8nvpQDfeJJAfI3C1tccMj-lZnRTZPiXAE6GeyEcWLl9lKNaVIjZdhHiYVGmQTpYGouxT-4oNZWM-XqWe07FGwmynz2AlSnwXnh2LpkLUsdVAHK1k6g8gr9uHFKGa~VyQ4h02Xqgkuxbx7miXSyOriA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","St. Louis County commissioners voted to move a Phase 1 environmental assessment forward for a proposed gravel operation and potential regional landfill near Canyon, using a $2.1 million mineral tax grant that the county secured from the state legislature.

Commissioner Nelson moved the board action, which was placed on the agenda as a finance-and-budget item; Commissioner Harlow seconded. Director Fink, St. Louis County’s environmental services director, presented the item and said the review covers both the gravel operation and the eventual landfill footprint. He described the county’s recently completed regional solid waste management plan — a 10-year plan the county said is required by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency — and said the intended site includes nearly 900 acres and conceptual gravel yields of more than 95 million cubic yards in early designs for a smaller portion of the site. Fink noted the county’s prior work on the project, including an earlier $100,000 road improvement funded from the same legislative appropriation as a first-phase use of the money.

“It’s gonna take probably 10 years to permit a facility like this,” Director Fink said during the presentation, describing the permitting horizon and the need to start environmental review early. He and other staff said the long timeline is consistent with the scale of a new regional landfill and will give the county time to coordinate regional needs, address legacy dump sites and protect groundwater and surface water.

The county’s proposal, as presented, would allow the county to use the mineral tax grant to contract with a consultant (transcript identifies the prospective contractor as Northeast Hackman Boat Services) to complete the Phase 1 environmental assessment. Commissioners discussed regional benefits including long-term gravel resources for county roads and potential capacity to deal with legacy dumps and solid-waste needs for multiple counties. The board approved the action and referred the matter to the full board agenda at a subsequent meeting for final action on contracts and next steps.

Staff and directors emphasized the project’s regional scope and the need to continue outreach and technical studies before moving into permitting and design.

The meeting record lists Representative Lislegard and an identified state senator as having led legislative support for the mineral tax appropriation that funded the grant; staff acknowledged their role in securing the appropriation.","The board authorized use of a $2.1 million mineral tax grant and advanced a Phase 1 environmental assessment for a proposed gravel operation and potential regional landfill near Canyon; staff said permitting could take about 10 years and the site includes hundreds of acres of gravel resources.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6261122,"St. Louis County board approves HOME-ARP awards for four housing projects",351,334825,685865,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3124571-e8de65809dd0a97021518d479a1cbf38&start=334&end=685","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3124571-e8de65809dd0a97021518d479a1cbf38/thumbnail_334825.jpg","/articles/6261122/St-Louis-County/Minnesota/St-Louis-County-board-approves-HOME-ARP-awards-for-four-housing-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261122-f6e4154c08013b4967db5f2637576aab/orig.mp4?Expires=1770726923&Signature=QYOz6hEKnSWyeX1yVYl1l9-MwQhQvU1ZREJiN~PY~d6f-ma5Jk5WLk6ouN4n4RT5w-Rj40Z8fLPEP0X~l3v0bNLr~Z70fPpql85FxU2rRdIjLWcvwLvwoSf-KIUnSBp5gvNS1orjEoMK5PIwO1ZaeCuThjFqdl0CW4itRbvLTwIE5uDdXhgEIBPAl9yaMXDdgZ-2SI6PDi~p9fUun6NeK53XFofac2tfBq4W6o-UFwGDQbfuGNq607DRDBTlzLOalaMEmDVYpGKQCTVkNaaiQENOZprN762w2xvkkwoAYzkcT2dc57wE5Gj7stymOr-5TU5xWQTrkDgjkV-aRO2uMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The St. Louis County Board on this date voted to approve the county’s HOME-ARP allocation, moving just over $2 million in federal HOME-ARP and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) dollars into four housing projects across the county.

Staff presented the plan at a public hearing before the board. Brad Gustafson, representing St. Louis County’s Community and Economic Development office, told the board the allocation follows an allocation plan approved in March 2023 and subsequent HUD review and allows the county to accept applications across the consortium area. Gustafson identified four proposed projects: a 41-unit rehabilitation project (listed in the presentation as a 41-unit rehab), a 15-unit youth shelter (“Youth Foyer”), two buildings serving 26 units for Servants of Shelter in International Falls, and Trellis’s acquisition of Hilltop Manor, a 54-unit affordable housing project in Eveleth. Those four projects add to 136 units combined. Gustafson said staff estimated roughly $15,000 per assisted unit for some of the rehabilitation work.

The board closed the public hearing by voice vote and then moved to adopt the resolution. Commissioner McDonald moved the resolution and Commissioner Jugovich seconded; the board approved the resolution by voice vote. Commissioner McDonald praised the allocation as a way to address deferred maintenance in existing affordable housing stock, saying it is “exciting to hear about 136 units” and noting the county’s broader housing shortfall.

The board’s action authorizes staff to proceed with awards under the HOME-ARP allocation and related program guidelines approved previously by HUD. The funding source is a federal HOME-ARP award combined with ESG-eligible activities focused on homelessness prevention; staff said the program was opened to the consortium area that includes Itasca, Cook, St. Louis and other counties and that applications were received for projects in St. Louis and neighboring counties.

Next steps described by staff include finalizing award agreements and standing by in case applicants or commissioners raise additional questions before formal execution of contracts.

Details recorded in the meeting record do not include an itemized per-project award amount in the public presentation; the resolution authorizes awards up to the total HOME-ARP allocation approved by the county and HUD.","The St. Louis County Board approved allocation of HOME-ARP (HOME American Rescue Plan) funds — just over $2 million — to four housing rehabilitation and shelter projects that together cover projects across the county. The board closed a public hearing before voting unanimously to adopt the resolution.","actionData","errors"]

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