City Hall and Court House  
15 West Kellogg Boulevard  
Council Chambers - 3rd  
Floor  
City of Saint Paul  
651-266-8560  
Meeting Minutes - Action Only  
City Council  
Council President Rebecca Noecker  
Vice President HwaJeong Kim  
Councilmember Anika Bowie  
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
Councilmember Saura Jost  
Councilmember Matt Privratsky  
Councilmember Nelsie Yang  
Friday, August 1, 2025  
12:00 PM  
Council Chambers - 3rd Floor  
This is an emergency meeting of the City Council. Councilmembers Bowie, Johnson,  
Jost, Noecker, Privratsky, and Yang will be participating remotely. The City may  
experience technical issues during this meeting.  
ROLL CALL  
Meeting started at 12:00 PM  
5 - Councilmember Nelsie Yang, Councilmember HwaJeong Kim,  
Councilmember Anika Bowie, Councilmember Saura Jost and  
Councilmember Matt Privratsky  
Present  
2 - Councilmember Rebecca Noecker and Councilmember Cheniqua  
Johnson  
Absent  
FOR DISCUSSION  
Affirming and extending the Declaration of Local Emergency issued July 29,  
2025 by Mayor Melvin Carter III.  
RES 25-1251  
Adopted  
5 - Councilmember Yang, Councilmember Kim, Councilmember Bowie,  
Councilmember Jost and Councilmember Privratsky  
Yea:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Councilmember Noecker and Councilmember Johnson  
Absent:  
ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting ended at 12:01 PM  
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