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Nelsie Yang

Council Member2020-01-01 – 2028-12-01 (month-level start: January 2020 per Legistar office record [body 138, City Council] [start 2020-01-01]; month-level end: December 2028 per Legistar office record [body 138, City Council] [end 2028-12-31])

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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Dec 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
44
Total speaking time
3:47:09
Avg per meeting
5:10
Segments
2461

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Top issues during term (20)(Roads)

high↑Jun 2026[32]

Street and alley reconstruction assessments

Affected property owners will pay assessments ranging by project; the 2027 sewer rate hearing is set for November 4.

low→May 2026[22]

Scooter and bike share contracts for 2026

Match funding for a federal CMAQ grant; amount depends on the state award.

medium↑Jul 2026[12]

Wabasha/St. Peter street reconstruction and bikeway extension

Shifts Municipal State Aid dollars into the Wabasha Bridge rehabilitation budget.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Capital City Bikeway easement at Smith Avenue ramp

medium↓Jan 2026[8]

2026 street paving and lighting projects continued

Mill and overlay work is funded through the city's street maintenance budget, with details contained in the 2026 presentation.

medium↓May 2026[7]

Trunk Highway 61 project agreement

medium↓Aug 2026[6]

Residential Permit Parking Area 23 expansion

Permit parking fees and enforcement costs on the affected blocks, not quantified.

high↓Sep 2026[5]

Safe Streets for All federal grant

The federal grant brings outside money into the city for street safety projects; the exact local match wasn't stated at the meeting.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Front Avenue mill-and-overlay assessments

Assessments against individual Front Avenue properties remain pending until October 7.

high↓Jan 2026[3]

Street and sidewalk funding updates

Amounts vary by resolution; includes new state Local Road Improvement funding and MSA transfers into street and sidewalk projects.

low↓Jul 2026[2]

Green Line signal replacement

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Wabasha Bridge and University Avenue road funding

Shifts Municipal State Aid dollars into the Wabasha Bridge rehabilitation budget.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

West 7th Street METRO J Line

No direct city cost; reconstruction funding comes through Metro Transit and MnDOT partnerships.

high↓Jan 2026[1]

Pelham Boulevard design dispute

$18.5 million project, 90% city-funded; assessments up to $115,000 on commercial properties challenged as exceeding special benefit.

low↓Apr 2026[1]

University Avenue MnDOT agreement

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

St. Anthony/Rondo mill and overlay project

About $4.5 million total, with abutting property owners covering roughly 11% through assessments.

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Bronze Line bus rapid transit support

No direct city expenditure; the project itself is a major regional transit investment.

low↓Apr 2026[1]

Maryland Avenue Corridor Study

Cost sharing with Ramsey County under the cooperative agreement; amounts not detailed at the meeting.

low↓Feb 2026[1]

I-35E bridge over Shepard Road project

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Custom bike rack permit program

Permit fee amounts aren't set yet — members pushed to keep them minimal or skip fees entirely.

Decisions during term (0)

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Voting record (0)(Roads)

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