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Home My WebLink About11 12 2025 City Council Minutes 1 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES November 12, 2025 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Briggs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Councilors Braid, Hellier and Churchill. Absent: Lake. Also were City Manager Wedel, Community Development Director McCabe, Police Chief Duggan and City Clerk Simon in attendance. 2. PUBLIC FORUM None. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO AMEND 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 October 28, 2025, City Council Minutes MOTION BY CHURCHILL SECOND BY BRAID, TO APPROVE October 28, 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 B. Approval of Preliminary 3rd Quarter 2025 Financial Reports C. Resolution 25-141 Authorizing Final Payment for the 2024 Pavement Management Project (2024-01) D. Resolution 25 – 142 Ordering the Preparation of an Alternative Urban Areawide Review E. Resolution 25 – 143 Authorizing the Purchase of Park Furniture at Ponds Park F. Resolution 25- 144 Approving the Disposal of EDA-Owned Property at 4662 and 4664 Dakota Street SE 11 12 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY HELLIER, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRE-SENTED. VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ The motion carried. 6. PRESENTATIONS A. Recognition of Retiring Scott County Employees Lisa Freese and Cindy Geis City Manager Wedel presented the item. Recess for photos called at 7:12 pm. Meeting reconvened at 7:13 pm. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Resolution Approving the Vacation of a Sanitary Sewer Easement at 4662 and 4664 Da- kota Street SE Community Development Director McCabe presented the item. Public hearing opened at 7:17 p.m. by BRAID seconded by CHURCHILL VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ The motion carried. No comments. Public hearing closed at 7:18 p.m. by BRAID seconded by CHURCHILL VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ The motion carried 11 12 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY HELLIER, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-145 PROVIDING FOR THE VACATUIN OF A SANITARY EASEMENT AT 4662 AND 4664 DAKOTA STREET SE VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ The motion carried. 8. OLD BUSINESS None. 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution Canvassing the Return of the City of Prior Lake 2025 Special Election Results City Manager Wedel presented the item. MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-146 OF THE PRIOR LAKE CITY COUNCIL TO CANVASS THE RETURNS OF THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE 2025 SPECIAL ELECTION VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ The motion carried. Braid: Council requested work directions from the community on parks. Grateful for staff and com- munity feedback so we can make informed decisions. With this feedback we will begin moving forward and start working on parks in a different manor. Briggs: Echoing Council Member Braid. Wanted to especially highlight the staff that worked on this project. City Manager Wedel, Public Works director Monserud, the Entire park and recreation team, and Communication Manager Demars. Could not have hoped for a better team for communication with the citizens and the wide variety of ways to communicate this. 11 12 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes B. Ordianance Amending Chapter 6 of the Prior Lake City Code Relating to Golf Cart Oper- ations City Manager Wedel presented the item. Braid: Prior Lake is a golf cart friendly community. It makes sense to have a licensed driver to be the one behind the wheel. Will be supporting this tonight. MOTION BY HELLIER SECOND BY BRAID, TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE 125-06 AMENDING CHAPTER 6 ARTICLE V PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO GOLF CARTS, UNILITY VEHICLES AND ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ The motion carried. C. Ordinance Amending a Previously Approved Preliminary Planned Unit Development (PUD) Plan and a Resolution Approving a Final PUD Plan and Development Agreement for the Cora Mixed Use Apartment Building Community Development Director McCabe presented the item. Braid: Thank you for all the details, answered all my questions. Briggs: Have grown more comfortable with this project especially with the amount of parking that is going in with this project. Plan to support this PUD. MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE 125-07 AMENDING THE ZONING MAP ON DESIGNATE A PLANNED UNT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR THE CORA APARTMENTS AT 4662 AND 4664 DAKOTA STREET SE AND RESOLUTION 25-147 APPROVING THE FINAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) PLAN FOR THE CORA APARTMETNS VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ The motion carried. 11 12 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes D. Resolution Approving a Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing Development Agree-ment for TIF District No. 1-6 for the Cora Apartments Community Development Director McCabe presented the item. Braid: Thanked McCabe for the detailed report. This is the first certification of a TIFF in the last 9 years. These class A apartments will have all sorts of benefits. Draw in more people to shop in the downtown and support local business, public parking stall, Restaurant and a roof top patio. Will be supporting this project. Briggs: Would largely duplicate Commissioner Braids comments. When giving out a TIFF it should be beneficial to the community, and this project has tons of benefits. Will be fully Supporting this Project. MOTION BY HELLIER SECOND BY BRAID, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-148 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE AND PRIOR LAKE B SQUAD VENTURES, LLC RELATED TO TAX INCREMENT FINANACING DISTRICT NO. 1-6 FOR THE CORA APARTMENTS. VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ The motion carried. 10. REMOVED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS None. 11. COUNCIL MEMBER LIAISON UPDATES/ COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Hellier: 11/5 Chamber Board, 11/7 Agenda Review, 11/12 State of the District Lake: Absent. Churchill: 11/3 Mobility Management Board Meeting, 11/7 Agenda Review, 11/12 Minnesota Val- ley Transit Association Board Meeting Braid: 11/10 Economic Development Authority, 11/10 Quarterly Annexation Agreement Meeting, 11/10 Agenda Review, 11/11 Veterans Day Briggs: 10/31 Candy Crawl on Halloween, 11/4 State of the City at Edina Realty, 11/11 Veterans Day at St. Michaels Church, on November 14th Ribbon cutting for trail in front of state bank of Fari- bault 11 12 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes Wedel: Thank you, city clerk, deputy clerk and election judges, for managing election, congrats to high school volleyball team for second in state. 12. OTHER BUSINESS None. 13.ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY HELLIER, SECOND BY BRAID, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:59 p.m. VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ The motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Jason Wedel, City Manager