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Home My WebLink About04(A) - Approval of the January 13, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes Report ITEM: 4A CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT MEETING DATE: January 27, 2026 PREPARED BY: Heidi Simon, City Clerk PRESENTED BY: Heidi Simon AGENDA ITEM: Approval of the January 13, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the January 13, 2026 city council meeting minutes as presented. ALTERNATIVES: 1. Motion and second to approve the January 13, 2026 City Council Minutes as presented. 2. Motion and second to review or revise the January 13, 2026 City Council Minutes. ATTACHMENTS: 1. 01 13 2026 City Council Minutes City of Prior Lake | 4646 Dakota Street SE | Prior Lake MN 55372 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 13, 2026 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 were City Manager Wedel, City Attorney Kendall, Police Chief Duggan, Fire Chief Steinhaus and City Clerk Simon in attendance. 2. PUBLIC FORUM None. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Wedel: Staff requesting council remove consent agenda item 5E Authorizing Final Payment for the CH21 CH 87 170th Street Construction Project (2020-29) as additional edits are needed for this agenda item. MOTION BY LAKE SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO AMEND THE AGENDA REMOVING CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 5E. VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. 4. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES A. Approval of December 09, 2025, City Council Minutes MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY HELLIER, TO APPROVE December 09, 2025, MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED. VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☐ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. 1 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Claims Listing B. Resolution 26-001 Authorizing the Purchase of Equipment for the Raymond and Spring Lake Lift Station Rehabilitation Project C. Resolution 26-002 Receiving Quotes and Awarding a Contract for Building Maintenance at the Wilds Booster Station and Well House 6 D. Resolution 26-003 Approving Change Order 1 for the Lakeside Sewer Lining Project (2021-14) th E. Authorizing Final Payment for the CH21 CH 87 170 Street Construction Project (2020-29) F. Approval of the Animal Control Services Report – November G. Approve Contribution of $225,000 in Local Affordable Housing Aid to Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity H. Resolution 26-004 Approving the Delegating Authority to Pay Claims and Make Electronic Fund Transfers I. Resolution 26-005 Approving an Extension to the Recording Deadline for Jeffers Pond Eleventh Addition J. Approval of November 2025 Treasurer’s Report K. Approval of Annual City Council Appointments L. Approval of the Building Permit Summary Report – December 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. Wedel: Representatives with Habitat for Humanity present this evening. Thank you for all your work. Briggs: Invited the Habitat for Humanity staff for an update. Cecile Bedor: Extremely grateful for this opportunity and the support from the city. Also gave up- dates as to how they are doing on the housing. Briggs: Asked about development gaps and affordability gaps. Cecile Bedor: explained the different resources need to fill both of the gaps. Briggs: Thanked them for their partnership and commented on how important their work is. 6. PRESENTATIONS A. 2025 Cora B. McQuestion Spirit of Prior Lake Award: Dawn Schulberg City Manager Wedel presented the item 01 13 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes Recess for photos called at 7:16 pm Meeting reconvened at 7:18 pm 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 8. OLD BUSINESS None. 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution Recognizing the Relief Pensions Plan’s Termination on February 28, 2026, and Supporting PLFRA’s Dissolution and Transition to PERA Coordinated Plan City Manager Wedel presented the item. Briggs: Thanked the firefighters for bringing this forward and will be supporting. MOTION BY BRIGGS SECOND BY BRAID, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-006 SUPPORTING THE DISSOLUTION OF THE PRIOR LAKE FIRE RELIEF ASSOCIATION (PLFRA) AND TRANSI- TIONING FIREFIGHTER BENEFITS TO THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT ASSOCICATION COORDINATED PLAN 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:1/7 Chamber Board, 1/12 Agenda Review Lake: 1/9 SCALE General Meeting, 1/9 Agenda Review, 1/12 Economic Development Authority Meeting Churchill: 12/16 Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District Board Meeting, 12/17 Minnesota Valley Transit Association Board Meeting ,1/9 Agenda Review Braid: 1/12 Economic Development Authority Meeting & Agenda Review 01 13 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes Briggs: 12/18 Meeting with Representative Mike Howard in regards to housing, 1/5 Municipal Leg- islative Commission Housing Sub Committee, 1/6 Metropolitan Council Meeting, 1/8 MLC housing, 1/9 SCALE General Meeting, 1/12 Regional council of mayors Wedel: None. 12. OTHER BUSINESS None. 13.ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY HELLIER, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:27 p.m. VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Jason Wedel, City Manager 01 13 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes