2024-12-02 City Council Minutes
ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES December 2, 2024 – 7 pm
Council Chambers
Albertville City Hall
1. Call to Order
Mayor Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 7 pm.
2. Pledge of Allegiance – Roll Call
Present: Mayor Hendrickson, Councilmembers Cocking, Olson and Zagorski.
Absent: Councilmember Hayden
Staff Present: City Administrator Nafstad, Fire Chief Bullen, City Attorney Couri, City Planner
Brixius, Finance Director Lannes, Wastewater Supervisor Middendorf, and City Clerk Luedke.
3. Recognitions – Presentations – Introductions
A. City Employee Service Award – John Middendorf (25 years)
Mayor Hendrickson recognized Wastewater Supervisor Middendorf for the 25 years of service to
the City of Albertville.
The Council thanked Mr. Middendorf for his service and congratulated him on 25 years with the
City of Albertville.
4. Public Forum – None
5. Amendments to the Agenda
There were no amendments to the agenda.
MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to approve the
December 2, 2024, agenda as submitted. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays:
None. Absent: Hayden. The motion carried.
6. Consent Agenda
All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City staff and will be
enacted by one motion. In the event an item is pulled, it will be discussed in the order listed on the
Consent Agenda following the approval of the remaining Consent items. Items pulled will be
approved by a separate motion.
A. Approve the November 4, 2024, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented.
B. Approve the November 18, 2024, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented.
C. Authorize the Monday, December 2, 2024, payment of claims as presented, except bills
specifically pulled which are passed by separate motion. The claims listing has been
provided to City Council as a separate document and is available for public view at City
Hall upon request.
D. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-41 establishing 2025 City Observed Holiday.
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E. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-42 establishing 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Dates.
F. Extend approval of Preliminary Plat for Albertville Plaza 3rd Addition to April 30, 2025, to
allow for the complete submission of a Final Plat, at 5953 Labeaux Avenue NE.
G. Approve the revisions to the City of Albertville’s Personnel Policy as presented.
H. Approve Payment Application No. 19 to Gridor Construction in the amount of $82,000 for
the Wastewater System Improvements.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Olson to approve the
December 2, 2024, consent agenda as submitted. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski.
Nays: None. Absent: Hayden. The motion carried.
7. Public Hearing – None
8. Wright County Sheriff’s Office – Updates, reports, etc.
Wright County Sheriff Deputy Cassidy provided an update on events happening within the City
which included traffic issues on County Rd 19 at the entrance to the Albertville Outlet Mall. He
reported it was a difficult intersection which has had quite a few accidents lately.
City Administrator Nafstad provided additional information on the traffic signal at the intersection
and added the signal was on a coordinated timing plan with the other signals on County Rd 19.
Mr. Rick O’Brien reported there was frustration around the intersection of County Rd 19 and 37. He
said the traffic signal was working well until the sensors were moved to the poles and now the
signal does not seem to change. Mr. O’Brien reported cars were waiting a long time before the light
turned green and once it did, the light did not stay long enough to clear all of the cars through the
intersection. He added he has already notified Wright County Highway Department of the issues.
Wright County Commissioner Holland reported she had asked the Wright County Highway
Department about the traffic light at County Rd 19 and 37 and they said it was programed to keep
the traffic flow going on County Rd 19 which has a heavy load of traffic. She also reported the
County has a proposal to add a roundabout at the intersection of County Road 19 and 18 which was
planned for 2027 but could possibly happen in 2026 and she answered questions from Council.
City Administrator Nafstad reported the County planned to conduct a corridor study along County
Road 18 to allow for slower speeds in the area around the Middle School.
9. Department Business
A. City Council
1. Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena, Planning, JPWB, Parks, Fire Board,
FYCC, etc.)
Councilmember Olson provided an update from the Parks Committee meeting which included an
interview with Nina Zeleny who was interested in serving on the Parks Committee. He said the
Committee recommended appointing her. Councilmember Olson also said the Albertville Lions
were interested in donating funds to construct enclosed dugouts at the Central Park.
City Administrator Nafstad reported the appointment would be included on the next Council agenda
and provided information on the proposed dugouts.
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B. Building – None
C. City Clerk – None
D. Finance
1. Approve 2025 Property Tax Levy and 2025 Final Budget
Finance Director Lannes presented the staff report and said the preliminary budget was approved in
September and reported the final budget needed to be certified to the County by the end of December.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Olson to adopt
Resolution No. 2024-43 adopting the 2025 Property Tax Levy and Resolution No. 2024-44
adopting the 2025 Final Budget. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None.
Absent: Hayden. The motion carried.
2. 2025 Enterprise Budgets and Rate Information
Finance Director Lannes presented the staff report which included information on possible increase
options to the water and storm water rates to cover future budgeted operations and capital funds.
She explained the options being proposed included both 3 year and 5 year possibilities. Ms. Lannes
answered questions from Council and added the meter replacement cost was included in the
proposed increases. She said the Enterprise rates increase would be included in the 2025 fee
schedule and brought back annually for Council’s review.
City Administrator Nafstad provided additional information on the possible rate increases and
answered questions from Council. He said this component could be added to the City’s Long Range
plan and added Staff would bring to the next meeting examples of the impacts the increase would
have on households.
There was Council discussion regarding the Enterprise budget funding, the different increase
options and the consensus was to direct Staff to implement the proposed 5 year plan with an 8.5%
increase to the water rates and 14% increase to the storm water for 2025.
Mayor Hendrickson left at 7:37 pm
E. Fire – None
F. Planning and Zoning
1. Amend Albertville Zoning Code allowing Off-sale Liquor as a Permitted Use
City Planner Brixius presented the staff report which included information the proposed ordinance
amendments which would add definitions for off-sale liquor to each zoning district. He answered
questions from Council.
City Attorney Couri reported the ordinance should be amended by adding the wording “add to the
following” district to clarify this was being added to the districts not replacing all permitted uses.
MOTION made by Councilmember Zagorski, seconded by Councilmember Cocking to adopt
Ordinance No. 2024-08 approving amendments to Section 4300, 4350, 4400 and 4500 of the
Albertville Zoning Ordinance allowing off-sale liquor as a permitted commercial use in each of the
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commercial zoning districts in Albertville as amended. Ayes: Cocking, Olson and Zagorski. Nays:
None. Absent: Hayden and Hendrickson. The motion carried.
2. Amend Albertville Zoning Code Chapter 5200 Planned Unit Development
District Summary
City Planner Brixius presented the staff report which included background information on the
proposed ordinance amendments which would add recent changes to the PUD zoning districts
approved since the orginial ordinance. He said the Planning Commission reviewed the ordinance at
their last meeting and recommended approval.
MOTION made by Councilmember Zagorski, seconded by Councilmember Cocking to adopt
Ordinance No. 2024-09 approving amendments to Section 5200, PUD Planned Unit Development
Districts of the Albertville Zoning Ordinance summarizing recent amendments to commercial PUD
zoning districts in Albertville and approve summary Ordinance for publication. Ayes: Cocking,
Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent: Hayden and Hendrickson. The motion carried.
G. Public Works/Engineering – None
H. Legal
1. AVA Third Addition Developer’s Agreement
City Attorney Couri presented the staff report which included background information on the
original AVA plat. He said AVA recently acquired the single family house south of the orginial plat
and was now seeking to combine the properties. Attorney Couri reported that the developer uses
Kadler Avenue for heavy loads to and from the property and provided details included in the
Developer’s agreement which requires them to maintenance Kadler Avenue and possible pave it in
the future. He answered questions from Council and requested the Council amend the Developer’s
agreement by changing Darkenwald Holding to AVA Holdings and adding a provision on what cost
percentage each lot would be responsible for in maintaining and possibly paving the road.
City Administrator Nafstad provided additional information on Kadler Avenue, the current letter of
credit with AVA and answered questions from Council.
There was Council discussion regarding the Developer’s Agreement, the maintenance of Kalder
Avenue and the City Attorney’s proposed amendments. The consensus was to approve the
Agreement with the amendments and add a condition that the City maintain the letter of credit at
$25,000 until after the demolition of the house and extend the timeline for the demolition until
December 31, 2025.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to approve
the AVA Third Addition Developer’s Agreement as amended by extending the expiration date of
the plat to December 31, 2025, extending the time to demolish the building on the property to
December 31, 2025, substituting Darkenwald Holding with AVA Property Holdings LLC, adding a
provision that splits the cost share between the two lots in a linear foot basis for the future street
improvements and to hold $25,000 in a letter of credit until the demolition of the buildings. Ayes:
Cocking, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent: Hayden and Hendrickson. The motion carried.
I. Administration
1. City Administrator’s Update
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City Administrator Nafstad presented the City Administrator’s Update which included an update on
the applications received for the open Public Works and Custodian positions. He reported he
planned to bring a recommendation to the next Council meeting. Nafstad also provided details on a
letter sent to residents who have installed basketball hoops in the public right-a-ways requesting
them to be removed.
Administrator Nafstad said a question had come up regarding the east side of the Outlet Mall. He
reported a developer would like to build housing on the site and asked whether the Council would
be open to having a mixture of housing, multifamily housing and/or commercial on the lot.
There was Council discussion regarding options for the east side of the Albertville Outlet Mall and
consensus was they were not interested in housing alone.
Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings
December 9 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm
December 10 Planning Commission, 7 pm
December 16 Joint Powers Water Board, 6 pm
December 16 City Council, 7 pm
December 23 Parks Committee, 7 pm
December 25 City Offices Closed in Observance of the Christmas Holiday
10.Adjournment
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, second by Councilmember Zagorski to adjourn the
meeting at 8:16 pm. Ayes: Cocking, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent: Hayden and
Hendrickson. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk