EMPIRE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
September 24, 2024 - 7:00 PM, Empire City Hall

A.

Call Meeting to Order and Flag Pledge

 

B.

Roll Call

 

C.

Approve the Agenda

 

D.

Consent Agenda 

 

D.1

Minutes of the 9/10/2024 City Council Meeting; 9/17/2024 Planning Commission Meeting; 9/23/2024 Park & Rec. Meeting 

 

D.2

Bill List as of 9/24/2024

 

D.3

Cash Balance Report as of 9/24/2024

 

D.4

Consider Approving Food Truck (MFU) Licenses 

 

D.5

Liquor License for Newman Golf Investors, LP (Southern Hills Golf Course) 

 

E.

Visitors

 

The Visitors Forum is intended to afford the public the opportunity to address concerns to the City Council.  Each presenter will have no more than five (5) minutes to speak.  Topics of discussion are restricted to local governmental topics rather than private agendas.  The Council may discuss but will not take formal action on visitors' forum presentations.  

 

F.

Committee Reports:

 

Maintenance / Sewer and Water / Road and Bridges

Law Enforcement

Park & Rec

Engineering

1. Consider Approving Pay Request #3 - McNamara Contracting / Project Update

Planning

1. Request to Transfer One Residential Building Right from PID 12-03300-01-020 to 12-02700-52-012

2. Consider Approving Continuation of the 24-Hour Operation for Holcim's Stonex-Nielsen Mine 

3. Information and Discussion on Proposed Cannabis Regulations 

4. Draft Letter on Met Council 2050 Land Use Policy 

G.

Old Business

 

H.

New Business

 

H.1

Consider Adopting Resolution 2024-9B; Setting Public Hearing for Proposed Vacation of Public Street 

 

H.2

Consider Amendments to the City's Personnel Policy 

 

H.3

Consider Renewing the City's Employee Health Insurance Coverage with BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota 

 

H.4

Parking on Streets During Events at Stelzel Fields 

 

H.5

Clerk-Administrator Update 

 

I.

Meetings: Planning Commission 10/1/24, 8:00 PM; City Council 10/8/24, 7:00 PM; Park & Rec. 10/14/24, 7:00 PM

 

J.

FYI

 

J.1

Information from Charter Communications on Cable Package Changes 

 

J.2

Legal Service Rate Increase 

 

K.

Adjournment