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ITEM: 4A
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: August 26, 2025
PREPARED BY: Heidi Simon, City Clerk
PRESENTED BY: Jason Wedel, City Manager
AGENDA ITEM: Approval of the August 12, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the August 12, 2025 city council meeting minutes as presented.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Motion and second to approve the August 12, 2025 City Council Minutes as presented.
2. Motion and second to review or revise the August 12, 2025 City Council Minutes.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 08 12 2025 City Council Minutes
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4646 Dakota Street SE
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
August 12, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Briggs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Councilors Braid, Churchill,
Lake and Hellier. Absent: None. Also in attendance were City Manager Wedel, Police Chief Duggan,
Public Works Director / City Engineer Monserud, Interim Finance Director Klekner, Attorney David
Kendall, and City Clerk Simon.
2. PUBLIC FORUM
Bruce Viren, Owner of River Valley Veterinary: here to discuss the former Burger King property.
Building is in dismal condition; city has done nothing in my opinion. The building has been like this
for 3 years. Ordinance enforcement should not be a selective process. Don’t understand why noth-
ing has been done to date. Also concerned with the messy construction happening at the old car
wash. Garbage all over the place. Asking for the cities help with getting these properties under
control.
Parker Smith, 4456 Overlook Drive SE: Would like to discuss permitting e-motos. Think permitting
these would help lessen destruction and allow those who want to ride to continue to ride.
Paul Cibuzar, 5276 Forst Point Circle SE: Would like to discuss e-bikes. They are clean, quiet
modes of transportation. Instead of banning, let’s permit them. Educate the citizens who want to
ride an E-bike. Banning E-bikes brings the city backwards, Smart regulations will move us forward.
Wedel: Relating to the old Burger King Property, we here in the city are frustrated that nothing
has been redeveloped there yet too. However, no one is getting special treatment when it comes
to code enforcement. Multiple citations have been issued to this property. The problems that have
been cited have subsequently been addressed and fixed.
Briggs: Where the ordinance is and what is considered code compliant is a minimum standard.
The minimum standards might not be to the same level as the adjacent property.
Wedel: The work session earlier this evening discussed E-bikes, E-motos, and golf carts to try to
better understand them. The direction from the City Council on E-motos was more of a communi-
cation and education campaign for what is and is not covered by existing state law. No new ordi-
nances for E-motos were proposed at this time.
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3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION BY CHURCHILL SECOND BY LAKE, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
4. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
A. Approval of July 22, 2025, City Council Minutes
MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO APPROVE July 22, 2025, MEETING
MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain
☐ ☐ ☐
☐ ☐
Absent
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried
5. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Claims Listing
nd
B. Approval of Preliminary 2 Quarter 2025 Financial Reports
C. Approval of the Building Permits Summary Report - July
th
D. Resolution 25-101 Receiving Bids and Awarding the Contract for the 150 Street Lift Station
Rehabilitation (2025-16)
E. Resolution 25-102 Approving Lease Agreement with Verizon at the Wilds Parkway Civil Defense
Tower.
F. Resolution 25-103 Receiving Bids and Awarding the Contract for the Downtown Parking Lot
Reconstruction Project (2025-13)
G. Resolution 25-104 Authorizing Final Payment to McNamara Contracting for the Fish Point
Phase 3 Improvement Project (2023-03)
H. Resolution 25-105 Authorizing the Ordering of Fire Chief 3 (Unit 9202)
I. Approval of the Animal Control Services Report – June
J. Resolution 25-106 Approving Joint Powers Agreement for School Resource Officer with ISD
719, Prior Lake Savage Area Schools
K. Resolution 25-107 Approving a Temporary Liquor License for the Prior Lake VFW September
thth
6 and 7, 2025
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MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
6. PRESENTATIONS
None.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider the 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (CIP),
Capital Improvement Plan (Facilities) and Street Reconstruction Plan.
Interim Finance Director Klekner and Public Works Director/City Engineer Monserud pre-
sented the item.
Braid: Does the sewer fee increase include the Met Council fee increase?
Klekner: Yes. The Met Council is increasing the fee for sewer treatment at their facility in Shakopee
and that increase is reflected in our proposed sewer fee.
Braid: Some of the Street projects might be adjusted as we get numbers back to make sure we are
not accruing debt if we don’t have too.
Monserud: Absolutely. We do modify as needed the closer the project gets.
Public hearing opened at 7:30 p.m. by BRAID seconded by LAKE
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain
☐
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent
☐ ☐ ☐
☐ ☐
The motion carried.
No comments.
Public hearing closed at 7:31 p.m. by BRAID seconded by HELLIER
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VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain
☐
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent
☐ ☐ ☐
☐ ☐
Braid: The city works hard to try to keep debt down. With the park referendum the people get to
make the choice on what the community looks like, and the council will carry out their wishes. Will
be supporting this tonight.
MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY HELLIER, TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 25-108 ADOPT THE
2026-2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP), RESOLUTION 25-109 TO APPROVE
ISSUANCE OF CIP BOND AND ADOPT FACILITES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND RES-
OLUTION 25-110 APPROVE ISSUANCE OF STREET RECONSTRUCTION BONDS AND ADOPT
THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION PLAN.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
8. OLD BUSINESS
None.
9. NEW BUSINESS
None.
10. REMOVED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
None.
11. COUNCIL MEMBER LIAISON UPDATES/ COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Hellier: 8/5 Night to Unite, 8/6 Chamber Board, 8/8 SCALE General Meeting, 8/8 Agenda Review,
8/11 Planning Commission Meeting.
Lake: 8/5 Night to Unite, 8/8 SCALE General Meeting, 8/8 Agenda Review, 8/9 Prior Lake Days.
Churchill: 7/30 Minnesota Valley Transit Association Board, 8/4 Metro Mobility Manager Meeting,
8/5 Night to Unite, 8/8 SCALE General Meeting, 8/11 Agenda Review.
Braid: 8/5 Night to Unite, 8/12 Agenda Review.
Briggs: 7/23 Scott County Fair welcome breakfast, 7/25 Meeting with SMSC, 8/8 SCALE General
Meeting.
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Wedel: This Friday is the Muddy Buddy Run at Lakefront Park
12. OTHER BUSINESS
None.
13.ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY HELLIER, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:37 p.m.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain
☐
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jason Wedel, City Manager
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