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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04(A) - Approval of the September 22, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes Report ITEM: 4A CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT MEETING DATE: October 13, 2026 PREPARED BY: Heidi Simon, City Clerk PRESENTED BY: Heidi Simon AGENDA ITEM: Approval of the September 22, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the September 22, 2026 city council meeting minutes as presented. ALTERNATIVES: 1. Motion and second to approve the September 22, 2026 City Council meeting minutes as presented. 2. Motion and second to review or revise the September 22, 2026 City Council meeting minutes. ATTACHMENTS: 1. 09 22 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 September 22, 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 in attendance were City Manager Wedel, Police Sergeant Erickson, Community Development Director McCabe and City Clerk Simon in attendance. 2. PUBLIC FORUM None. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY LAKE SECOND BY HELLIER, TO APPROVING 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 September 08, 2026, City Council Minutes MOTION BY HELLIER SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO APPROVE September 08, 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 August 2026 Treasurer’s Report C. Resolution 26 – 130 Authorizing the Ordering of 2027 Vehicles and Equipment D. Resolution 26-131 Receiving Quotes and Awarding a Contract for Facility Assessments E. Resolution 26 -132 Ratifying the Purchase and Installation of a High Service Pump for the Water Treatment Plant F. Resolution 26-133 Receiving Quotes and Awarding a Contract to Replace Two Rooftop HVAC Units at Fire Station 1 1 G. Resolution 26 – 134 Receiving Quotes and Awarding a Contract to Generator Replacement at the Police Station H. Resolution 26-135 Approving Final PUD and Development Agreement for Vierling Ridge I. Approval of a Release and Termination of Payment Agreement and Approval of Release and Termination of Development Agreements J. Approval of the Building Permit Summary Report K. Approval of the Animal Control Services Report – August L. Resolution 26-136 Approving a Temporary Liquor License for Boathouse Brothers Brewing Co. for October Wedel: Advising council to remove item 5H and place it under 10 for further discussion. MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED WITH THE REMOVAL OF 5H. VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. 6. PRESENTATIONS None. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Resolution Approving a Public Property Use Change and Authorizing the Disposal of Tax-forfeited Land Community Development Director McCabe presented the item. Churchill: Prior to 1994, what was the purpose of the property? McCabe: Shady Beach was buildable lots. Manitou Road was not platted so the city is unsure of the purpose prior to that time. Public hearing opened at 7:13 p.m. by BRAID seconded by CHURCHILL VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. Jennifer Flaten, 15014 Appaloosa Trail: lives in Raspberry Ridge development. Believes the Manitou lot is important to the trail as it provides additional nature. This park was one of ten parks 09 22 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes that are considered a natural park and was recommended to stay that way to preserve natural plants and wildlife. Curious of when communication was provided to the neighborhood. More dis- cussion should be had with the neighborhood. Zachary Lovera, 14360 Shady Beach Trail: Lives across from the Shady Beach trail property. Has never seen the city take care of it. Feels strongly about the land being preserved for nature. Would like to purchase the lot. Janine Alcorn, 14283 Shady Beach Trail: Has lived in the neighborhood for 34 years and knows it well. Refers to the lot as a flood lot and would like some answers about what can be developed as far as storm water functions and what will become of it when the property is sold. Questioned if City engineers have done evaluations on the site to prevent flooding. Would like to see the evalua- tions flood plan information that would show how these new developments could be located on this parcel successfully. Amy Scapple, 5775 Birchwood Ave NE: Her and her family have lived in the neighborhood for 25 years. Wondering about the environmental impact this proposal will have on the lake and the lake environment. Questions about what the city has done to protect the environment. Janice Ritchie, 5794 Birchwood Ave: The city cleaned out the sediment in this area in 2022. Was told by the city that it cleaned out the sediment to get the lake water back in the area. This pond is a part of the neighborhood, and the neighborhood just got it back and now the city wants to take it away again. Obert Tufte, 14937 Manitou Road: Owns the lot next to parcel since 1985. The legal description in the mailed notice was incorrect. Concerns on zoning and what can be built there. Would prefer it if the city could put out the individual lots up for bids versus the whole area so the builders are restricted on what can be built in that area. Adam Proehl, 14957 Manitou Road: Has lived across from Manitou parcel for 15 years. Echoing previous comments. Please take all neighbors’ concerns seriously. Ryan Capelle, 14906 Manitou Rd: Lives on Manitou Road down from the parcel. The neighbor- hood has done a nice job bringing up the concerns. There was discussion on having other options used for this lot, including trail connection to Raspberry Ridge Park. Feels that further discussion on these lots needs to happen. Kip and Nancy Kemper, 14924 Manitou: Main concern is the one water/sewer hookup and dis- ruption to Manitou Road if it is dug up for additional connections. Concerned about how many houses would go on this lot. Has concerns about the number of parcels going in and the wildlife that has been there. Brian Lompart, 14223 Shady Beach Trail: Taking a lot of the property away from the pond. Ques- tioned if the city has spoken to the Watershed or the DNR. 09 22 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes Public hearing Closed at 7:41 p.m. by BRAID seconded by CHURCHILL VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. Director McCabe: This public hearing was voluntary and important to council and staff. Notices sent to properties within a 400-foot radius, consistent with state statute. Thanked Obert for catching the incorrect legal description. Storm water pipe would remain even if the Shady Beach parcel was sold. Regarding flooding concerns, the buildability of the parcel is constrained as one third of the area is below the 904 elevation. Anything above the 904 elevation a developer can build on but cannot do anything with the part below the 904. The surveyor has provided some preliminary infor- mation. The recommendation to combine the two lots into one is to create enough space for a house to be constructed above the 904 elevation. Impact on the lake is similar to any other single-family development on the lake. City Manager Wedel: There was sediment buildup at the end of the storm sewer outlet pipe where it enters the lake and that is what the city dredged out in 2022. This is an ongoing maintenance practice would be something the city would continue to do because the pipe would stay even with the proposed development. Director McCabe: Both parcels are zoned as R-1 low-density single-family district. The council would decide if they wanted to split the parcels or not. Hopefully the trees wouldn’t need to be removed as the lots are very deep and very few trees are actually located on the property. If they did remove some trees, the city has a tree preservation and restoration ordinance for any trees removed and subsequent replacements. City shared the Shady Beach parcel with the DNR and DNR stated they did not need any review of this item. Mailed notices for tonight’s hearing were sent out 10 days prior to the hearing. City Manager Wedel: Confirming the revenue from these properties would be used for parks. Council has yet to decide which parks it would be used for specifically, but would stay in the park maintenance fund. Braid: If any houses were built on Shady Beach Trail, would the developers still have to go through the approval process of the city and the DNR? If any of these lots should be sold, this is for resi- dential use only that fits in with the current neighborhood correct? Director McCabe: The only thing that could be constructed on these lots is single family homes or a purchasers could choose to leave them vacant. Anything that was proposed for construction would go through the normal review process. Braid: How disruptive would putting in the utilities be for the current residents on Manitou Road? 09 22 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes Director McCabe: Would estimate one-to-two-days of digging up the street to install the additional services. Hellier: Curious about the trail that was brought up and is this a city-maintained trail? Director McCabe: Unsure if there is a city-maintained train in that area. Possibly a woodchip trail that was established many years ago, but I am not aware of any current trail in that area. Briggs: What would the process look like for splitting up the parcel on Manitou? Director McCabe: Council would have options of selling the parcel as one lot which does give the option for the developer to split the lots themselves as long as it meets the minimum requirements. The city could split the parcel prior to subdivision. We would want to put some sort of restrictions on this subdivision either way. Briggs: Could the council ensure that there is protection with adjacent properties? Director McCabe: Yes, that could be done. Briggs: All questions were addressed including environmental questions, impervious surface im- pacts, storm water, and confirmed that conversations were had with the DNR and the Watershed. Churchill: The park plan has been in place for over six years. Selling off some of the parks was always on the table if the park referendum failed. These meetings were open to the public. What is happening tonight could have been prevented had voters approved the referendum. Braid: This city council has tackled identifying adequate funding for most aspects of the city’s op- erations including public safety, utilities and streets over the last several years. While going through the budget there was historically nearly zero dollars getting put away for park maintenance to keep the levy low. The city asked the residents for their feedback about the parks. This city has four times the national average of parks per capita. We pursued a referendum last fall due to the many years of not having adequate parks maintenance funds. We put it on the ballot for citizens to choose. This is where we are with the outcome of the election. These decisions are agonizing. However, when these proposed changes happen, they should fit into the nature and character of the neighborhood. The city is stuck between selling these properties or raising taxes. With the State and County raising taxes this is an option we do not want to do. Lake: Council Member Braid put this into words better than I can, but the pain, frustration and the tough decision is now something we have to make. The council wanted to hold this public hearing to listen to the neighborhood. These are very hard decisions, and we want to support the citizens. Briggs: Council decided to put the park referendum on the ballot instead of just voting on it. Council wanted to hear from the citizens on their preference for funding parks. Sixty percent of voters de- cided against the park referendum. The council now takes this information and uses it for clarity 09 22 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes and direction. These are your assets that the city needs to protect. This council will do the best we can with what we have for the parks. Will be speaking with staff for further discussion on these parcels City Manager Wedel: On the Manitou lot, the benefit of platting the lot ahead of selling it does give the adjacent neighbors the option to buy a smaller lot as compared to the entire existing parcel. It also locks in the configuration to assure it fits the character of the neighborhood. Staff can also check to see if a trail connection is feasible through the Manitou lot to Raspberry Ridge Park. MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY LAKE, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-137 APPROVING A PUBLIC PROPERTY USE CHANGE AND AUTHORIZING THE DISPOSAL OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. B. Resolution Giving Host Approval to the Issuance of the City of Mayer, Minnesota, Senior Housing Revenue Note (McKenna Crossing Expansion Project.) Series 2026A and the city of Mayer, Minesota, Senior Housing Revenue Note (McKenna Crossing Expansion Project,) Series 2026B, and Approving a Housing Community Development Director McCabe presented the item. Public hearing opened at 8:18 p.m. by LAKE seconded by CHURCHILL VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. No comments. Public hearing Closed at 8:19 p.m. by CHURCHILL seconded by HELLIER VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 09 22 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. MOTION BY LAKE SECOND BY HELLIER, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-138 GIVING HOST APPROVAL TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE CITY OF MAYER, MINNESOTA, SENIOR HOUSING REVENUE NOTE (MCKENNA CROSSING EXPANSION PROJECT), SERIES 2026A, AND THE CITY OF MAYER, MINNESOTA, SENIOR HOUSING REVENUE NOTE (MCKENNA CROSSING EXPANSION PROJECT,) SERIES 2026B, AND APRROVING A HOUSING PROGRAM AND JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT 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 H. Resolution 26-135 Approving Final PUD and Development Agreement for Vierling Ridge Community Development Director McCabe presented the item. MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY LAKE, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-135 APPROVING FI- NAL PUD AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR VIERLING RIDGE VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. 11. COUNCIL MEMBER LIAISON UPDATES/ COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Hellier: 9/18 Agenda Review 09 22 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes Lake: 9/11 SCALE General Meeting, 9/14 Economic Development Authority, 9/18 Agenda review and Chalk fest Churchill: 9/11 SCALE General Meeting, 9/15 Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District Meeting, 9/21 Agenda Review Braid: 9/19 Chalk fest, 9/21 Agenda Review Briggs: 9/11 SCALE General Meeting, 9/18 SCALE Executive Meeting, Chalk fest, Pleasant Street Artwalk this Saturday 9/26 Wedel: City has a new website up and running, now ADA accessible and mobile friendly 12. OTHER BUSINESS None. 13.ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:25 p.m. VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Jason Wedel, City Manager 09 22 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes