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Home My WebLink About08 12 2025 City Council Minutes 1 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 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 Duggen, Public Works Director / City Engineer Monserud, Interim Finance Director Klekner, Attorney David Kendall, and City Clerk Simon. 2. PUBLIC FORUM Bruce Siren, 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 ride. Paul Cibuzar, 5276 Forst Point Circle SE: Would like to discuss e-bikes. They are clean quite 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, I would not disagree with this. We here at the city are frustrated that nothing has been redeveloped there. No one is getting special treatment when it comes to code enforcement. Multiple citations have been issued to this property Which then get addressed and fixed. Briggs: Where the ordinance is and what is code compliant is minimum standards. The minimum standards might not be the same as the adjacent property. Wedel: The work session discussed E-bikes to try to better understand them. The direction was more of a communication and education campaign for what is and is not covered. 08 12 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY CHURCHILL SECOND BY LAKE, 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 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 B. Approval of Preliminary 2nd Quarter 2025 Financial Reports C. Approval of the Building Permits Summary Report - July D. Resolution 25-101 Receiving Bids and Awarding the Contract for the 150th 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 6th and 7th, 2025 08 12 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes 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 increase include the met council fees? Klekner: Yes. 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 VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 08 12 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes Braid: Work 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 the wishes. Will be in sup-porting 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: 8/6 Chamber Board, 8/8 SCALE General Meeting, 8/8 Agenda Review, 8/11 Planning Com- mission Meeting. Lake: 8/5 Nite 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 Manage Meeting, 8/5 Night to Unite, 8/8 SCALE General Meeting, 8/11 Agenda Review. Braid: 8/5 Nite to unite, 8/12 Agenda Review. Briggs: 7/23 Scott County fair welcome breakfast, 7/25 Meeting with SMSC, 8/8 SCALE General Meeting. Wedel: This Friday is the Muddy Buddy Run at Lakefront Park 12. OTHER BUSINESS None. 08 12 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes 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