EMPIRE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
December 9, 2025 - 7:00 PM, Empire City Hall

A.

Information and Discussion on Fire Service with the City of Farmington (Special Meeting 6:30 PM) 

 

A.1

Information and Discussion on Fire Service Contract with the City of Farmington 

 

B.

Call Meeting to Order and Flag Pledge

 

C.

Roll Call

 

D.

Approve the Agenda

 

E.

Consent Agenda 

 

E.1

Minutes of the 11/25/2025 City Council Meeting; 11/29/2025 Park & Rec. Commission Meeting; 12/2/2025 Planning Commission Meeting; 12/6/2025 Park & Rec. Meeting 

 

E.2

Bill List as of 12/9/2025

 

E.3

Cash Balance Report as of 12/9/2025

 

E.4

Consider Renewing the Park & Rec. Commission Terms for Kacie Fahey and Nicole Bower 

 

E.5

Consider Renewing the Planning Commission Term for Elizabeth Haas

 

F.

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.  

 

G.

Committee Reports:

 

Maintenance / Sewer and Water / Road and Bridges

1. Request from Farmington Snow Tigers for Marked Snowmobile Trail in 190th Street ROW 

Law Enforcement

1. Statistics Reports for November 2025

Park & Rec

Engineering

Planning

1.  Review Final AUAR for NW Empire and Consider Approval of Final AUAR and Mitigation Plan Document and Submitting it to the EQB

2. Consider Adopting Resolution 2025-12C, Approving the Deer Creek 2nd Addition Final Plat 

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

H.

Old Business

 

I.

New Business

 

I.1

Consider Adopting Resolution 2025-12A, Adopting 2025 Tax Levy, Collectable in 2026; and Resolution 2025-12B, Adopting the Final 2026 City Budget and Capital Improvement Plan 

 

I.2

Consider Adopting Ordinance 515-2026, Empire Fee Schedule Ordinance and Its Summary for Publication 

 

I.3

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

Ordinance No. 2025-7  Northern States Power Company (Xcel Energy);

Ordinance No. 2025-8  Dakota Electric Association

Ordinance No. 2025-9 Minnesota Energy Resources 

 

I.4

Consider Accepting Proposal from Abdo for a Position Classification and Compensation Study 

 

I.5

Consider Engagement Agreement with Abdo for Conducting the 2025 Financial Audit 

 

I.6

Consider Hiring Paul LaCroix to fill Maintenance Worker Position 

 

I.7

Consider Approving Employee Wages for 2026

 

I.8

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

 

I.9

Information on Minnesota Municipal Money Market Fund (4M Fund)

 

J.

Meetings: Planning Commission 12/16/2025, 8:00 PM; City Council 12/23/2025, 7:00 PM (Tentative); Christmas Day Holiday 12/25/2025; New Year's Day Holiday 1/1/2026

 

K.

FYI

 

K.1

Information on Upcoming League of MN Cities Events 

 

K.2

Charlie Out of Office - January 4-10

 

L.

Adjournment