Mai Chong Xiong
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 64
- Total speaking time
- 5:13:16
- Avg per meeting
- 4:54
- Segments
- 3329
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Top issues during term (18)(Development)
County–St. Paul partnership and role clarity
Encampment response draws on limited county, city and state resources, raising trade-off questions across the housing continuum.
Affordable housing and homeownership investment
$8.63 million in housing aid obligated this meeting, part of over $16 million recommended across the funding cycle.
$50 million dynamic downtown fund
A shrinking downtown tax base means other property owners, including suburban homeowners, shoulder a greater share of the county's levy.
Homelessness response continuum and funding strain
Federal funding shifts are putting existing supportive housing services on shaky ground.
Eviction prevention and housing crisis 'bundling' of funds
About $5.6 million flowing to Ramsey County, to be spent by year's end.
Redeployment of funds for county property redevelopment
Up to $200,000 moved between existing county accounts — no new spending, but Boys Totem Town maintenance costs run in the millions annually.
Landlord engagement for housing stability
RiversEdge Redevelopment Land Acquisition Work
Up to $1.2 million redirected from bond interest and premiums to the park project.
Rice Creek Commons redevelopment moves forward
No direct county cost identified; the plan advances a major multi-year redevelopment project.
Johnson Parkway bridge near retirement community
Deeply affordable housing at 30% AMI
$6.4 million of levy funds this round, with county awards covering roughly 2-10% of total project costs.
Hamm's West End Development remediation
$250,000 in county Environmental Response Funds, part of a much larger remediation bill around $1.6 million total.
Discharge bottleneck and shortage of community placements
Proposed housing stability constitutional amendment
Would raise statewide sales tax to fund rental assistance, homeownership access, and housing stability programs; nothing expected to pass this year.
RiversEdge Project railroad agreements and $350,000 fund transfer
Up to $350,000 moved from the railroad authority's fund balance into its capital fund.
Downtown St. Paul's declining productivity
$2.6 million in value lost across 96 acres downtown over five years.
Redevelopment of 1840 English Street parcels, Maplewood
$325,000 plus closing costs, moved from Railroad Authority tax levy fund balances into the 2026 capital budget.
riverfront housing and park development
Expect county and partner dollars to cover land prep, infrastructure and park construction — with new property tax revenue from the housing as the long-term payoff.
Decisions during term (4)
Recorded while Xiong was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Fall 2026 Obligation of Housing and Redevelopment Authority Levy Toward Critical Corridors
Fund Transfer from Boys Totem Town and Maplewood Properties to Redevelopment Implementation Project
Obligation of 2026 HRA Levy for Housing Development Projects
Appointment of members to the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority for 2026
Voting record (9)(Development)
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