City Hall and Court House
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
Council Chambers - 3rd
Floor
City of Saint Paul
651-266-8560
Meeting Minutes - Action Only
Library Board
Chair Saura Jost
Councilmember Anika Bowie
Councilmember Molly Coleman
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson
Councilmember HwaJeong Kim
Councilmember Rebecca Noecker
Councilmember Nelsie Yang
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Roll Call
1:00 PM
Council Chambers
7 -
Present
Board Member Rebecca Noecker, Board Member Nelsie Yang, Board
Member Anika Bowie, Board Member Cheniqua Johnson, Board Member
Saura Jost, Board Member HwaJeong Kim, and Board Member Molly
Coleman
Approval of Minutes
1
Moved by Board Member Jost, Approval of Minutes is Adopted. The motion
carried by the following vote:
7 -
Yea:
Board Member Noecker, Board Member Yang, Board Member Bowie,
Board Member Johnson, Board Member Jost, Board Member Kim, and
Board Member Coleman
0
Nay:
Discussion
Authorizing the Saint Paul Public Library Agency to accept $3,150,000 from
the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Hayden Heights
Library reconstruction project and amending the 2026 SPPL Budget
2
Moved by Board Member Jost, Resolution-Public Hearing is Adopted. The
motion carried by the following vote:
7 -
Yea:
Board Member Noecker, Board Member Yang, Board Member Bowie,
Board Member Johnson, Board Member Jost, Board Member Kim, and
Board Member Coleman
0
Nay:
Accepting a gift of $580,461 from The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library
and amending the Library’s 2026 Financing and Spending Plans.
3
Moved by Board Member Jost, Resolution-Public Hearing is Adopted. The
