EMPIRE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
April 22, 2025 - 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 4/8/2025 City Council Meeting; 4/14/2025 Park & Rec. Commission Meeting; 4/15/2025 Planning Commission Meeting 

 

D.2

Bill List as of 4/22/2025

 

D.3

Profit & Loss / Budget Comparison as of 4/22/2025

 

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

1. Report from Deputy Martin 

Park & Rec

Engineering

1.  Engineering Staff Update 

Planning

1. Consider Adopting Amended Ordinances 130 (Planning Commission); 140 (Recreation Commission); 220 (Firearms); 400 (Zoning); 415 (Building Code); 450 (Mineral Extraction); and new Ordinance 280 (Business Registration)

2. Consider Adopting Summary for Publication of Ordinances 130, 140, 220, 400, 415, 450, and 280.

G.

Old Business

 

H.

New Business

 

H.1

Requests for Clarification on Required Contract Administration Fees 

 

H.2

Consider Approving Food Truck Licenses for Empire/Farmington Food Truck Night and Waiving the Permit Application Fee 

 

I.

Meetings: Park & Rec. Meeting 4/28/2025; Planning Commission Meeting 5/6/2025; Park & Rec. Meeting 5/12/2025; City Council Meeting 5/13/2025

 

J.

FYI

 

J.1

Information on Draft Dakota County Cannabis Ordinance 

 

J.2

Dakota County Parks 2050 Vision Open House 

 

K.

Adjournment