EMPIRE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
January 13, 2026 - 7:00 PM, Empire City Hall

A.

Call Meeting to Order and Flag Pledge

 

B.

Roll Call

 

C.

Approve the Agenda

 

C.1

Agenda Additions and Updates 

 

D.

Consent Agenda 

 

D.1

Minutes of the 12/9/2025 City Council Meeting; 12/16/2025 Planning Commission Meeting; 1/12/2026 Park & Rec. Commission Meeting 

 

D.2

Year End Cash Balance Report as of 12/31/2025

 

D.3

Year End Profit & Loss / Budget Comparison for Year 2025

 

D.4

Bill List - As of 12/31/2025

 

D.5

Bill List as of 1/13/2026

 

D.6

Cash Balance Report as of 1/13/2026

 

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

1. Update on Quarterly Radiochemical Monitoring - Well #3

Law Enforcement

1. December Statistics Reports 

Park & Rec

Engineering

1. Engineering Report / Request for Letter of Credit Reduction for Deer Creek - Phase 1

Planning

1. Retrofit Environmental Discussion 

2. Consider Approving Development Contract and PUD Agreement for Deer Creek 2nd Addition 

3. Consider Adopting Resolution 2026-1B, Adopting the Northwest Empire AUAR 

4. Consider Approving Minor Subdivision and Variance Request for Proposed Water Tower Parcel (Resolution No. 2026-1C)

G.

Old Business

 

G.1

Consider Adopting Ordinance No. 210 (City of Empire Animal Control Ordinance) and its Summary for Publication 

 

G.2

Consider Adopting the Following Ordinances to Grant Nonexclusive Franchises to Operate in City of Empire ROW and their Summaries for Publication;

Ordinance No. 2026-1 Minnesota Energy Resources 

Ordinance No. 2026-2 Dakota Electric Association

Ordinance No. 2026-3 Northern States Power Company (Xcel Energy)

 

H.

New Business

 

H.1

Information on Minnesota Municipal Money Market Fund (4M Fund); Consider Adopting Resolution 2026-1D, Authorizing Membership in the 4M Fund

 

H.2

Consider Appointments to City Council Committees for 2026

 

H.3

Consider Adopting Resolution 2026-1A, Appointments to Certain Offices and Positions 

 

I.

Meetings: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday 1/19/2026; Planning Commission Meeting 1/20/2026, 8PM; City Council Meeting 1/27/2026, 7PM

 

J.

FYI

 

J.1

Charter Communications - Programing Package and Cable Lineup Changes 

 

J.2

Dakota County Environmental Services Quarterly Update 

 

K.

Adjournment