EMPIRE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
February 11, 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 1/28/2025 City Council Meeting; 1/28/2025 Planning Commission Joint Meeting; 2/4/2025 Planning Commission Meeting; 2/10/2025 Park & Rec. Meeting 

 

D.2

Bill List as of 2/11/2025

 

D.3

Cash Balance Report as of 2/11/2025

 

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

Park & Rec

Engineering

1. Information on 191st Street and Centerfield Ct. Intersection 

Planning

1. Consider Adopting Resolution 2025-2A, Approving Tonsager Minor Subdivision and Building Rights Transfer 

2. Consider Adopting Resolution 2025-2B, Approving Deer Creek First Addition Final Plat 

3. Consider Adopting Ordinance No. 2025-A; Amending City Zoning Ordinance, Establishing Uses & Performance Standards for Deer Creek Subdivision and the Summary Publication Thereof 

4. Update on NW Area AUAR Development Scenarios and Timeline 

G.

Old Business

 

G.1

Consider Adopting Resolution 2025-2C; Appointing Kennedy & Graven as Law Firm to Provide Civil Legal Services to the City of Empire 

 

H.

New Business

 

H.1

Discussion on Deadlines for Information Submission and Publication of City Council Packets 

 

H.2

Consider Proceeding with Development of Surveys and Purchase Agreement for Portion of PID 120170026013 for Future Water Tower and Well (After Closed Session)

 

I.

Meetings:  President's Day Holiday 2/17/2025; Planning Commission 2/18/2025, 8:00 PM; City Council 2/25/2024, 7:00 PM

 

J.

FYI

 

K.

Closed Session per MN Statute 13D.05, Subd. 3, C, 3; to discuss purchase of property on PID 120170026013 for Future Water Tower and Well 

 

K.1

Minnesota Law Regarding Closed Meetings 

 

L.

Adjournment