EMPIRE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
October 14, 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 9/23/2025 City Council Meeting; 10/6/2025 Planning Commission Meeting; 10/13/2025 Park & Rec. Commission Meeting 

 

D.2

Bill List as of 10/14/2025

 

D.3

Cash Balance Report as of 10/14/2025

 

D.4

Consider Off-Sale 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor License Renewal for Kwik Trip Inc. 

 

D.5

Consider Plan Renewal for 2026 Dental Insurance with Delta Dental 

 

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. Incident Reports for September 2025

Park & Rec

Engineering

1. Engineering Report 

2. Safety Concerns at the Intersection of CSAH 46 and Highway 52

3. Consider Adopting Resolution 2025-10A, In Support of Dakota County's Application for LRIP for CSAH 46 Expansion and Safety Enhancement Project 

4. Consider Request for Letter of Credit Reduction for Deer Creek 1st Addition 

Planning

1. Consider Adopting Ordinance No. 430, Amended Subdivision Ordinance and Summary for Publication

2. Consider Adopting Empire Engineering Design Manual 

3. Consider Adopting Ordinance No. 2025-5, Amendments to Ordinance No. 400 (Zoning Ordinance) and It's Summary for Publication 

4. Other Planning Commission Updates 

G.

Old Business

 

H.

New Business

 

H.1

Information on Farmington Rotary Club (Scott Rupp - Membership Chair)

 

H.2

Consider Letter of Credit Reduction for DNH Empire LLC. and Agreement for Access to Stormwater Ponds 

 

H.3

County Updates - Commissioner Bill Droste

 

H.4

Consider Letter/Resolution of Support for the Draft 2026-2030 Dakota County CIP

 

H.5

Information and Discussion on Proposed Contract for Full-Time Deputy 

 

I.

Meetings: Planning Commission 10/21/2025, 8PM; Park & Rec. Commission 10/27/2025, 7PM; City Council 10/28/2025, 7PM

 

J.

FYI

 

K.

Adjournment