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AGENDA
 

CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2026
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
BLOOMINGTON CIVIC PLAZA
1800 W. OLD SHAKOPEE RD.
BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431
6:30 PM

 
Mayor: Tim Busse
  Councilmembers: Dwayne Lowman
Lona Dallessandro
Danielle Robertson
Jenna Carter
Shawn Nelson
Victor Rivas
 

ANNOUNCEMENT


This meeting will be held in person and electronically via Webex. Some members of the City Council, testifiers, and presenters may participate electronically as permitted by Minnesota Statutes. Members of the public may participate in person or electronically. Directions are provided below.

 

To watch the meeting:

  • Attend in person
  • Watch online at blm.mn/btv-live or the City's YouTube channel blm.mn/youtube
  • Watch BTV (Comcast channels 859 or 14)

 

To provide testimony on a public hearing item:

  • Attend in person and speak at the podium; or 
  • Speak by phone during a public hearing by dialing 1-415-655-0001.  Enter access code 2630 962 1568# and password 102626 #.  Press *3 to "raise your hand" to indicate a desire to speak; your line will remain muted until it is your turn. When it is your turn to speak, the Council Secretary will call on you by the first six digits of your phone number and will unmute your line. Listen for notification that your line has been unmuted and state your name before speaking.
 

CALL TO ORDER


The City Council requests that attendees silence cell phones during the meeting. A copy of the full City Council packet is available to the public at the entrance of Council Chambers.

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 
 
1.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 
 
2.

INTRODUCTORY

 
 
 
 
2.1

Native American Heritage Month Proclamation 

 
 
 
 
2.2

Update from Hennepin County Commissioner Debbie Goettel

 
 
 
 
2.3

New Employee Introductions

 
 
3.

CONSENT BUSINESS


The following items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be acted on by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered at the end of Consent Business or at another stated time on the agenda as determined by the City Council.  If you desire to have an item removed from the consent agenda, then please alert the Council Secretary prior to the start of the City Council meeting.  The Council Secretary will notify the City Council of a request to remove an item from the consent agenda.

 
 
 
 
3.1

Approve Out-of-State Travel Expenses - City Council

 
 
 
 
3.2

Authorize Execution of an Interconnection Application and Interconnection Agreement with Xcel Energy – Community Health and Wellness Center

 
 
 
 
3.3

Cancelation of Special Assessments for the 2026-101 PMP Reconstruction Project

 
 
 
 
3.4

Approve Purchase – 2027 OMCO 5,000 Gallon Tanker

 
 
 
 
3.5

Approve Resolution Authorizing Application for and execution of a grant agreement with the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (MPFA) and making related budget adjustments

 
 
 
 
3.6

Approve Resolution of Support Approving MnDOT Agreement No 1064323 for Turnback of Portions of Trunk Highways 494 and 35W Frontage Roads

 
 
 
 
3.7

Surface Water Management Plan Update - RFP Award Recommendation

 
 
 
 
3.8

Award Contract – Construction Manager for Fire Station 2

 
 
 
 
3.9

New Street Light Installation Approval - Hopkins and Mission Road

 
 
 
 
3.10

Acknowledgement of Admission Tax Penalty and Interest Abatement

 
 
 
 
3.11

Resolution to Amend the City of Bloomington Employment Rules.

 
 
4.

HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES


To address the Council on a public hearing item, please approach the podium, clearly state your name, and after you have spoken, please sign the roster so the City can accurately include your comments in the official meeting minutes.

 
 
5.

ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS

 
 
 
 
5.1

Study Item: Sports, Health, and Recreation Use Review

 

COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATES


Council will discuss policy updates

 
 
6.

ADJOURNMENT

 

ATTACHMENTS


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View regular meetings live or via archive at  blm.mn/meetings. Catch the replay on Comcast cable by tuning to Bloomington TV channels 14(SD) and 859(HD) the Wednesday after a meeting at 6:00 p.m. and Thursday at 12:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

BloomingtonMN.gov: A yearly meeting schedule, agendas, and the official minutes once approved are available. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please call 952-563-8733 (MN Relay 711) as soon as possible, but no later than 9:00 a.m. one business day before the meeting day.

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