EMPIRE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
July 14, 2026 - 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 6/23/2026 City Council Meeting; 6/30/2026 City Council Work Session; 7/7/2026 Planning Commission Meeting; 7/13/2026 Park & Rec. Commission Meeting 

 

D.2

Bill List as of 7/14/2026

 

D.3

Profit & Loss / Budget Comparison Report as of 7/14/2026

 

D.4

Consider Adopting Resolution 2026-7A, Approving the List of Election Judges for the 2026 Primary and General Elections 

 

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. MDH Correspondence Regarding Radiochemical Monitoring 

Law Enforcement

1. Statistics Reports for June 2026

Park & Rec

Engineering

Planning

1. Consider Issuing IUP to Mecam Auto Sales for Automobile Sales at 20485 Chippendale Ave. 

2. Consider Adopting Ordinance No. 2026-7 (Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to Add Definitions for Data Centers and Warehousing) 

3. Proposed Scope and Timeline for Development of 2050 Comprehensive Plan 

Administrator Report 

1. Clerk-Administrator Report 

G.

Old Business

 

H.

New Business

 

H.1

Information on Private Well Sampling Results in Empire (Matt Belanger- Dakota County Environmental Resources)

 

I.

Meetings: City Council Meeting 7/28/2026, 7:00 PM; Planning Commission Meeting 8/4/2026, 8:00 PM; Empire Celebration 8/6/2026, 6-8:00 PM (Park & Rec. Commission Meeting to Follow); Primary Elections 8/11/2026; City Council Meeting 8/18/2026, 7:00 PM

 

J.

FYI

 

J.1

Dakota County Physical Development Division Update 

 

J.2

2026 Empire Candidate Notice of Filing 

 

K.

Adjournment