2025-03-17 City Council MinutesALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES March 17, 2025 – 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, Hayden, Olson and Zagorski.
Staff Present: Fire Chief Bullen, Public Works Supervisor Guimont, Finance Director Lannes,
and City Clerk Luedke.
3.Recognitions – Presentations – Introductions – None
4.Public Forum
There was no one present for the public forum.
5.Amendments to the Agenda
There were no amendments to the agenda.
MOTION made by Councilmember Hayden, seconded by Councilmember Cocking to approve
the March 17, 2025, agenda as submitted. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and
Zagorski. Nays: None. 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 it is 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 March 3, 2025, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented.
B.Authorize the Monday, March 17, 2025, 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.
C.Approve renewal of liquor licenses for licensee listed in the staff report for the period
of April 15, 2025, through April 14, 2026, contingent upon successful Wright County
Sheriff’s Department review for liquor law violations.
D.Approve an On-Sale Intoxicating with Sunday Sale liquor license for Si Senor
Restaurant contingent upon a successful background check.
E.Approve the addition of new Medical Leave of Absence and Personal Leave of
Absence Policies to the Albertville Fire Department’s Standard Operating Policies
and Procedures.
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Regular Meeting of March 17, 2025
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to approve
the March 17, 2025, consent agenda as submitted. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson
and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried.
7. Public Hearing – None
8. Wright County Sheriff’s Office – Updates, reports, etc.
The Wright County Sheriff Deputy who was present reviewed incidents which occurred over the
past few weeks within the City.
9. Department Business
A. City Council
1. Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena, Planning, JPWB, Parks, Fire Board,
FYCC, etc.)
Councilmember Zagorski reported he and Administrator Nafstad testified in front of the Capital
Investment Committee in support of Bill HF 1541 requesting $10 million dollars for upgrades
the Joint Power Water Treatment Plant Expansion to make improvements to remove
contaminants. He answered questions from the other Councilmembers regarding the hearing.
B. Building – None
C. City Clerk – None
D. Finance – None
E. Fire
1. Fire Department Update
Fire Chief Bullen said the Albertville Fire Department began its hiring process and received
seven applications. He also provided details on the draft Joint Dispatch agreement with the cities
of St. Michael and Hanover and said upon review and approval from all the cities, the agreement
would be submitted to the Wright County Sheriff’s Department for their approval. Chief Bullen
said the City of Otsego published their 2025 Spring Newsletter which included the Chiefs
Corner. He said in the article, Emergency Services Director Raush thanked all their contract
services except for the Albertville Fire Department and the Rogers Fire Department even though
the Albertville Fire Department has provided contract service to Otsego for decades with several
firefighters, currently on the fire department, responding to calls for over 20 years. He also
discussed Otsego’s development of their Fire Emergency Services Community Risk Reduction
Team, tasked with attending community events. Bullen said Otsego started to recruit current fire
department members for the team and he was concerned the firefighters would be given direction
from another City and driving their fire vehicles to the events which potentially violates state
statute because a certain class driver’s license and training was required. He said Albertville
firefighters were only exempt from the statute while employed by the Albertville Fire
Department when on the job. He was also frustrated that the City met with the Otsego
Emergency Services Director at the beginning of the year, and he said they would be more
transparent, but that was not happening. He answered questions from the Council.
There was much Council discussion regarding the City of Otsego’s Fire Department, the Fire
Chief’s article, and they expressed their disappointment with the omission.
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Regular Meeting of March 17, 2025
F. Planning and Zoning – None
G. Public Works/Engineering – None
H. Legal – None
I. Administration
1. Accept Donation and Authorize the Purchase of New Dugouts for Central
Park
Public Works Supervisor Guimont provided information on the construction materials for the
new dugouts and answered questions from Council.
Councilmember Olson provided additional information from the Parks Committee meeting
regarding the type of materials being used for the dugouts.
There was Council discussion regarding the new dugouts and the donation received. The Council
thanked the Albertville Lions for their generous donation.
MOTION made by Councilmember Zagorski, seconded by Councilmember Olson to adopt
Resolution No. 2025-09 accepting a donation in the amount of $37,250 from the Albertville
Lions for the purchase of four new dugouts for Central Park. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden,
Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried.
MOTION made by Councilmember Zagorski, seconded by Councilmember Olson to authorize
City staff to accept a quote from Justin A. Anderson for the new dugouts in Central Park not to
exceed $37,250. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The
motion carried.
2. City Administrator’s Update
City Clerk Luedke reported the Joint Governance meeting with the City of St. Michael and
STMA School District was scheduled for March 31, 2025, at the St. Michael City Hall. She also
said City staff added a congratulatory message to the large billboard on I94 for the STMA High
School Varsity Wrestling Team through the end of March. Clerk Luedke answered questions
from Council regarding the upcoming backyard chicken discussion scheduled for the first
meeting in April.
Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings
March 18 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm
March 24 Joint Power Water Board, 6 pm
Parks Committee, 7 pm
March 31 Joint Governance Meeting, 6 pm (at City of St. Michael)
April 7 City Council, 7 pm
April 8 Planning Commission, 7 pm
April 14 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm
10. Adjournment
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Regular Meeting of March 17, 2025
MOTION made by Councilmember Hayden, second by Councilmember Olson to adjourn the
meeting at 7:28 pm. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None.
The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk