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Council moves $40,000 into Rondo library security plan, accepts $500,000 state grant for Hamline Midway reconstruction

Saint Paul City Council · November 12, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a $40,000 intra-city fund transfer to support contracted security during Rondo/Rondeau Library’s temporary relocation and accepted a $500,000 Minnesota Department of Education grant for Hamline Midway Library reconstruction. Staff clarified the $40,000 comes from city special Fund 211 (not ARPA).

The Saint Paul City Council on Nov. 5 approved a resolution to reallocate $40,000 of unspent city special-fund money into the library "optimal response" project to cover part of a planned $130,000 security contract while the Rondeau Library is vacated for renovation.

Laura Logsdon, interim director of the Office of Financial Services, told the council: “This resolution is to move $40,000 of unspent funds from … the DSI SAC fees…

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