Saura Jost
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- Meetings spoken in
- 40
- Total speaking time
- 2:07:17
- Avg per meeting
- 3:11
- Segments
- 1810
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Problem property enforcement (remove/repair orders)
Owner may bear rehabilitation or removal costs.
State housing funding applications for Saint Paul projects
City dollars are being set aside to leverage state housing funding — the total amount wasn't specified in the record.
Preserving affordable housing at Afton View Apartments
Not yet stated; project financing details were not disclosed at this introduction.
Mayor's Encampment Plan
Tenant Right to Repair ballot question
Barndominium alternative housing
Financial feasibility of the model was a focus of the presentation, but no city cost was stated.
Hamm Building conduit bond issuance
Conduit bonds are repaid by the project, not the city; no direct city repayment obligation.
The Aragon Development affordable housing
Tax credit reservation — no direct city spending, but it unlocks funding for the project.
2027 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Reservation
Tax credit reservations can leverage millions in affordable housing investment across the city.
HOME housing budget amendments
Adjusts the affordable housing budget by roughly $1.3 million in program income and $2.65 million in spending.
Sale of HRA-owned 515 Lafond to the Church of St. Agnes
Sale terms and proceeds are not stated in the published agenda.
Galtier Plaza TIF District
TIF district financing diverts future property tax increments from the site toward redevelopment costs; the exact figures are in the adopted TIF plan.
0 Jackson Street developer designation
The city would negotiate a development agreement and the project would pursue multiple funding rounds; no dollar commitment was made today.
Affordable housing and CDBG funding shifts
$254,961 for housing rehab, $785,598 for affordable housing gap subsidy, and $140,000 for demolitions.
Additional funding for 47 Douglas Street rehabilitation
The HRA's total investment will top $254,961 — about $30,000 more than originally approved — against a $594,000 project and a $235,000 sale price.
Highland Bridge development continues
No direct city cost; continues buildout of the former Ford plant site.
Tenant Bill of Rights
Conduit housing revenue bonds for Emma Norton/Restoring Waters and Nellie Francis Court
Conduit bond reissuance with no debt or liability to the city.
Transit-oriented development on city/HRA land
Village on Rivoli — property sale to Dayton's Bluff NHS
The city conveys property to the nonprofit housing developer; the sale price isn't stated in the minutes.
Decisions during term (21)
Recorded while Jost was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Commercial Development District at University & Snelling (Ord 26-49)
RES 26-1678 Establishing the rate of pay for the classifications of Training and Development Specialist and Training and Development Coordinator in EG 06, PEA.
Ord 26-49 Snelling & University Commercial Development District
RES 26-1687 Authorizing the Department of Planning and Economic Development to Apply to the Ramsey County Critical Corridors Program to Test Recommendations from the Downtown Streets and Sidewalks Plan Along 5th Street.
RES 26-1720 Reciting a proposal for a housing program for a Multifamily Rental Housing Project; approving the project and the program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462C; authorizing the Housing and Redevelopment Authority to…
RES 26-1708 — Reservation of 2027 Low Income Housing Tax Credits for The Aragon Development
RES 26-1445 Waiving the signature requirement for the creation of the University and Snelling Commercial Development District, which shall be divided into four (4) quadrants.
Approving and Authorizing the Non-use of a Project Labor Agreement on a Single-family Housing Redevelopment Project at 47 Douglas Street.
Approving and Authorizing the Non-use of a Project Labor Agreement on a Duplex Housing Development Project at 1087 Ross Avenue.
RES 26-1180 Authorizing the acceptance of $1,250,000 in total grant funding from the 2026 Economic Development Initiative (EDI) Community Project Funding (CPF) federal earmark for the Fire Department's Burn Building Restoration and…
RES 26-1200 Approving Ordinance Permit 20250030501 for Storm Sewer Infrastructure installed by Snelling-Midway Redevelopment, LLC at the following locations on the United Village Project Site as defined in the “Development Agreement By and…
Ord 26-28 — Rezone 213 Bates Avenue (AuMer Development Group)
Approving the application for Liquor On Sale, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk), Entertainment (B), and Gambling Location licenses (License ID #DSIBLLIQ-000621-2026) now held by Latino Economic Development…
RES 26-889 — Opt-in to the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority (EDA)
Opt-in to Ramsey County Economic Development Authority
Confirm Melanie McMahon as Director of Planning and Economic Development
DEED Redevelopment Grant for Afton Park Development at 841-857 Grand Avenue
RES 26-889 — Opt-In to and Support of the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority
Res. 26-791 — Mayor's appointment of Melanie McMahon as Director of Planning and Economic Development (Item 15)
Authorizing the City to apply to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for contamination cleanup grant funding for the Balsam II project at 500 Broadway Street (District 4, Ward 2).
Voting record (17)(Development)
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Ord 26-49 Amending the appendix to Chapter 409 of the Legislative Code pursuant to section 17.07.1 of the Charter and section 409.16 of the Legislative Code to create a Commercial Development District
Ord 26-49 — Commercial Development District at Snelling-University (liquor licenses)
Ord 26-49 Amending the appendix to Chapter 409 of the Legislative Code pursuant to section 17.07.1 of the Charter and section 409.16 of the Legislative Code to create a Commercial Development District
RES 26-1708 — Reservation of 2027 Low Income Housing Tax Credits for The Aragon Development
Ord 26-49 Snelling & University Commercial Development District
Ord 26-49 Snelling & University Commercial Development District (first reading)
Ord 26-28 — Rezone 213 Bates Avenue (AuMer Development Group)
Opt-in to Ramsey County Economic Development Authority
RES 26-889 — Opt-In to and Support of the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority
Res. 26-791 — Mayor's appointment of Melanie McMahon as Director of Planning and Economic Development (Item 15)
The charter vests appointment power in the mayor; delay was not justified