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ITEM: 4A
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: July 14, 2026
PREPARED BY: Heidi Simon, City Clerk
PRESENTED BY: Heidi Simon
AGENDA ITEM: Approval of the June 23, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the June 23, 2026 city council meeting minutes as presented.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Motion and second to approve the June 23, 2026 city council meeting minutes as
presented.
2. Motion and second to review or revise the June 23, 2026 City Council Minutes.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 06 23 2026 City Council Minutes
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
June 23, 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, Finance Director Klekner,
Commander Englin, Public Works Director/City Engineer Monserud, Community Development
Director McCabe and City Clerk Simon in attendance.
2. PUBLIC FORUM
Ralph Hollanda 4671 Tower Street SE – Spoke on the Mediacom monopoly. Comcast is coming
within next 15 months. Wondering why Mediacom is so expensive compared to Comcast. Lives
near post office. Intersection near Tower Street/post office is in horrible condition, as well as sur-
rounding roads.
City Manager Wedel: The city has heard from residents that they want alternate cable and internet
providers. As a city, we cannot dictate their service prices but having multiple providers to choose
from helps increase the competition for services and we are seeing prices by providers coming
down. Relating to the streets; the City Council just reviewed the capital improvement plans at their
work session earlier this evening, which included a review of the street replacement plan. The city
has a rating scale for street conditions to determine what needs placement and when. This year we
are focusing on the Northwood Road area but will discuss with Public Works Director about this
specific street section and confirming its rating.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION BY CHURCHILL SECOND BY BRAID, TO APPROVING THE AGENDA AS PRE-
SENTED.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
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4. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
A. Approval of June 9, 2026, City Council Minutes
MOTION BY LAKE SECOND BY HELLIER, TO APPROVE June 9, 2026, 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 the Building Permits Summary Report – May
C. Approval of the Animal Control Service Report – May
D. Resolution 26-086 Approving the Purchase of Prior Lake Fire Department Turnout Gear
E. Approval of the 2026 Refuse Hauler License Renewals
F. Resolution 26 – 087 Authorizing the Purchase and Installation of Network Switches to Complete
the City’s Fiber Optic Ring
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
None.
8. OLD BUSINESS
None.
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9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolution Authorizing the Competitive Negotiated Sale of General Obligation Bonds, Se-
ries 2026A
Finance Director Klekner presented the item
Braid: Wanted to acknowledge the hard work of city staff and will be in support.
MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY LAKE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-088 AUTHORIZING
THE COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATED SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2026A
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain
☐
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
B. Resolution Determining a Commercial Marina Expansion Does Not Meet the Threshold
for Environmental Review per Minn. Rule 4410.4300. Subp.25
Community Development Director McCabe presented the item
Braid: Boatslips in Prior Lake get people’s attention. This clearly doesn’t meet the threshold. Will
be in support of the resolution tonight.
Hellier: If a review were to happen what would the details look like and how long would it take?
McCabe: Not exactly sure but an estimate would be anywhere from 6-9 months. EAW would be
the first step with a study of the larger area. They would be looking at different environmental factors
that could be affected.
Briggs: The DNR provides the permit for this Marina, how does this EAW determination come to
city council and if not mandatory, what would it be classified as?
McCabe: The city is the Local Governmental Unit (LGU) and is therefore the agency responsible
for determining if an EAW is necessary. Council could order a discretionary EAW if they saw fit too.
This permit is managed by the DNR because it is labeled as a commercial Marina.
Churchill: What would the cost of an EAW be for the city?
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McCabe: There would be no cost to the city. If would be a fee that would pass through to the
applicant.
MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY CHURCHILL TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26- 089 DETER-
MINING A COMMERCIAL MARINA EXPANSION DOES NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR EN-
VIROMENTAL REVIEW PER MINN. RULE 4410.4300, SUBP.25
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain
☐
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
C. Resolution Approving an Amendment to the 2024 City of Prior Lake Future Land Use Map;
Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map; Resolution Approving an Easement Vaca-
tion; Resolution Approving a Negative EAW Declaration; Ordinance Approving a Prelimi-
nary Planned Unit Development (PUD) Plan and PUD Overlay District for a Development to
be known as Marlow Ridge and Resolution Approving a Preliminary Plat for Marlow Ridge
Second Addition
Community Development Director McCabe presented the item
Braid: All the streets are public, which is good for future utility maintenance and he is appreciative
of all the components of this new neighborhood and that any issues that have come up have been
addressed. Thanked McCabe for all the work that has gone into this.
Lake: We often don’t think of all the work that happens for projects such as this. Just wanted to
thank the staff for all of the hard work they have done.
Briggs: Wanted to thank the family. Also wanted to thank the developer for including the details on
the housing products that will be added to the city with this development. Based on what we are
hearing, can you comment on the parking situation for this neighborhood?
Mr. Heuer with Pulte Homes: We base parking needs on past experiences and with this neigh-
borhood having all public streets that accommodate on street parking on both sides, there are more
parking spaces available than what the city requires. We as a company are very comfortable with
this.
MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY LAKE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-090 APPROVING A
NEGATIVE EAW DECLARATION; RESOLUTION 26-091 AMENDING THE 2040 CITY OF PRIOR
LAKE FUTURE LAND USE MAP; AN ORDINANCE 126-12 AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING
MAP; RESOLUTION 26-092 APPROVING AN EASEMENT VACATION; AN ORDINANCE 126-12
APPROVING A PUD OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR A DEVELOPMENT TO BE KNOWN AS MARLOW
RIDGE; AND RESOLUTION 26-093 APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR MARLOW RIDGE
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SECOND ADDITION CONDITIONED UPON THE DEVELOPER ADDRESSING STAFF COM-
MENTS IN THE MAY 19, 2026 MEMORANDUM.
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: 6/12 SCALE General Meeting, 6/18 Community Engagement Committee, 6/22 Agenda Re-
view
Lake: 6/12 SCALE General Meeting, 6/17 Transportation Advisory Board Meeting, 6/17 Transpor-
tation Advisory Board General Meeting, 6/22 Agenda Review
Churchill: 6/12 SCALE General Meeting, 6/13 PL Clean up Dive, 6/16 Prior Lake Spring Lake
Watershed District Meeting, 6/22 Agenda Review
Braid: 6/21 Amphitheater soft opening, 6/22 Agenda Review
Briggs: 6/26 SCALE General Meeting
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Wedel: July 10 annual beach party 11 am- 2 pm, month of July is typically a one meeting month
for City Council; however, both meetings are going forward as scheduled due to large gap between
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4 of July and first city council meeting on the 14th.
Briggs: Hellier, Wedel and I are off to League of Minnesota Cities conference in Rochester later
this week.
12. OTHER BUSINESS
None.
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13.ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY HELLIER, SECOND BY BRAID, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:10 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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