EMPIRE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
March 24, 2026 - 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 3/10/2026 City Council Meeting; 3/17/2026 Planning Commission Meeting; 3/23/2026 Park & Rec. Commission Meeting 

 

D.2

Bill List as of 3/24/2026

 

D.3

Cash Balance Report as of 3/24/2026

 

D.4

Consider Approving Mobile Food Unit Licenses 

 

D.5

Consider Approving Revised Agreements for Stelzel Field Rental and Stelzel Field Concession Stand Use 

 

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. Engineering Report 

Planning

1. Consider Approving Site Plan Review Application from McNamara Contracting (Road Construction Business) 

2. Consider Approving Site Plan Review Application from Vertical Bridge (170th Street Communications Tower Site) 

3. Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment from the City of Farmington (Sawyer Glenn Development) 

4. Update on Proposed Starter Homes Act 

G.

Old Business

 

H.

New Business

 

H.1

Consider Proposed Lease Agreement for Farming Operations on Empire Public Works Building Property 

 

H.2

Update on Application for Large Assembly for New Year's Celebration at Watt Munisotaram

 

H.3

Consider Approving the 2025 Financial Audit and Statements as Presented 

 

H.4

Consider Adopting Resolution 2026-3A; Approving Transfer of Road & Bridge Fund Balance to the General Fund

 

H.5

Consider Adopting Ordinance No. 375 (Amended Right-of-Way Ordinance) and Its Summary for Publication 

 

H.6

Public Hearing - Consider Adopting Ordinance No. 515-2026A - (Amended Fee Schedule Ordinance) and Its Summary for Publication 

 

H.7

Information on Proposed Reimbursement Agreement Between City of Empire and Frontier Communications for Inspection Reimbursement 

 

I.

Meetings: Planning Commission Meeting 4/7/2026, 8PM; Park & Rec. Commission Meeting 4/13/2026, 7PM; City Council Meeting 4/14/2026, 7PM

 

J.

FYI

 

J.1

Information on Dakota County CIP Update 

 

J.2

Charter Communications - Cable Lineup Changes 

 

K.

Adjournment