EMPIRE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
March 25, 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 3/11/2025 City Council Meeting; 3/18/2025 Planning Commission Meeting 

 

D.2

Bill List as of 3/25/2025

 

D.3

Profit & Loss / Budget Comparison as of 3/25/2025

 

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

1. Water Repairs on Curb Stops 

Law Enforcement

Park & Rec

Engineering

1. Engineer's Report 

2. Consider Proposal from Braun Intertec for Soil Borings at the Proposed Water Tower/ Well Site 

Planning

1. Information on Proposed Updates to Ordinance 430- Subdivision Ordinance 

2. Information on Other Planning Related Ordinance Updates 

3. Information on Planning Commission Animal Processing/Sales Use Discussion 

4. Update on Proposed Zoning Legislation at the State of Minnesota  

5. Consider Cancelling the April 1, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting 

6. AUAR Update 

G.

Old Business

 

H.

New Business

 

H.1

Consider Adopting Resolution 2025-3A, Vacating Streets Upon a Petition of a Majority of Abutting Landowners 

 

H.2

Guidance for Elected Officials (Rachel Tierney, City Attorney)

 

H.3

2024 Fire Incident Report (Fire Chief Matthew Price)

 

H.4

2024 Financial Audit Presentation (Tyler See, Abdo)

 

I.

Meetings: Special Park & Rec. Meeting 3/31/2025, 7:00 PM; No Planning Commission Meeting 4/1/2025; City Council Meeting 4/8/2025, 7:00 PM

 

J.

FYI

 

K.

Adjournment