Neighborhood STAR Board

Overview

The Neighborhood STAR Board reviews, interviews, and makes funding recommendations to the Mayor and City Council for approval.

The board comprises 21 members appointed by the Mayor for four-year terms. City residency is required and Minnesota State Law requires three representatives to be appointed from each City Council ward.

For 2026, the Neighborhood STAR Board will meet every third Friday from 8:30 am - 10:30 am at the Frogtown Community Center (230 Como Ave, St. Paul, MN 55103), except as follows: there will be no meetings in July and August; in October the board will instead meet on the second Friday of the month.

The regular board meeting scheduled for Friday, January 16th, 2026 is cancelled. 

For questions, program staff can be reached at ped-neighborhoodstar@ci.stpaul.mn.us.

Board Meeting Agenda for Friday, January 30, 2026

Board Meeting Agenda for Friday, January 16, 2026 - MEETING CANCELLED

Board Meeting Agenda for Friday, December 19, 2025

Board Meeting Agenda for Friday, November 21, 2025

Board Meeting Agenda for Friday, October 10, 2025

Board Meeting Agenda for Friday, September 19, 2025

Neighborhood STAR Board Members

Ward 1

• Ana Perez, Chair
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Ward 2

• Ahnaf Prio
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Ward 3

• Erin Heelan
• Chris Leifeld
• (OPEN)

Ward 4

• Terri Banaszewski
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Ward 5

• Nate Nins
• Crystal Robinson, Vice Chair
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Ward 6

• Jaylana Peters
• Tong C. Thao
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Ward 7

• Myra Bolling-Smith
• Sarah Gartner
• (OPEN)

Apply to Serve on the Neighborhood STAR Board

Appointments are generally made when serving members have reached their term limits or when members leave the commission for other reasons

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and will be considered as openings become available (as current members resign or reach the end of their terms). Your application will be considered during the next set of appointment openings.

To apply, please visit our Online Committee Application, select "Neighborhood STAR Program" from the menu and then click the “Apply” button.