2025-06-16 City Council MinutesALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES June 16, 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: City Administrator Nafstad, Fire Chief Bullen, City Attorney Couri, and City
Clerk Luedke.
3. Recognitions – Presentations – Introductions
Mayor Hendrickson requested the Council observe 30 seconds of silence to honor the victims of
the shootings that occurred that weekend involving Minnesota elected officials.
Senator Lucero addressed the Council regarding the recent shooting involving the elected
officials. He expressed appreciation for the response by law enforcement at the local, state, and
federal levels. Senator Lucer also provided an update on the State’s budget, outlining areas of
funding decreases and sharing information about the State’s bonding bill. He concluded his
remarks by answering questions from Council.
4.Public Forum – None
5.Amendments to the Agenda
City Clerk Luedke requested to add item C1. Special Event Permit Application for 152 Club for
Chad Smith Ride for Life Event.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Olson to approve
the June 16, 2025, agenda as amended. 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 May 19, 2025, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented.
B.Authorize the Monday, June 16, 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.
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MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to approve
June 16, 2025, consent agenda as submitted. Ayes: Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson, and Zagorski.
Nays: None. Absent: Cocking. The motion carried.
7.Public Hearing – None
8.Wright County Sheriff’s Office – Updates, reports, etc.
Wright County Deputy Oltmann provided an update on the traffic conditions related to the
ongoing road construction on County Road 19. He also reported on law enforcement activities
during the Albertville Friendly City Days. The Deputy responded to questions from Council.
9.Department Business
A. City Council
1.Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena, Planning, JPWB, Parks, Fire Board,
FYCC, etc.)
Councilmember Olson provided an update for the FYCC meeting which included a discussion
regarding the upcoming retirement of FYCC Director Greninger and the advertisement for the
job posting. City Administrator Nafstad provided additional information about Director
Greninger’s retirement and outlined the responsibilities associated with the position. Both Olson
and Nafstad answered questions from other Councilmembers.
Councilmember Olson reported that he had attended the Region 7W Transportation Policy Board
meeting. He provided information on several long-range transportation projects and answered
questions for the other Councilmembers.
B.Building – None
C.City Clerk
1.Special Event Permit – 152 Club – Chad Smith Ride for Life
City Clerk Luedke presented the staff report and additional details on the special event permit
application from the Chad Smith Ride for Life organization. She reported the event was
scheduled to be held at The 152 Club and included an outdoor music permit application. Clerk
Luedke answered questions from Council.
MOTION made by Councilmember Zagorski, seconded by Councilmember Olson to approve
Special Event Permit including a Temporary Outdoor Music Permit for 152 Club located at 5794
Main Avenue for the Chad Smith Ride for Life event on June 21, 2025. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden,
Hendrickson, Olson, and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried.
D.Finance – None
E.Fire – None
F.Planning and Zoning
1.Mold-Tech Conditional Use Permit
City Administrator Nafstad presented the staff report including background information on the
request for Conditional Use Permit related to proof of parking. He explained during the building
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expansion project, Mold-Tech would be adding twenty new parking stalls bringing the total
number of on-site spaces to eighty-nine. Nafstad noted that the applicant has demonstrated that
this number of parking spaces would be adequate parking for their operational needs.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to adopt
Resolution No. 2025-19 approving the Conditional Use Permit for Proof of Parking for Mold-
Tech. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson, and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion
carried.
G.Public Works/Engineering – None
H.Legal – None
I.Administration
City Administrator Nafstad provided an update on the Central Park and Main Ave projects. He
also reviewed additional options for the Gateway Arch Signs that were presented at the June 2
City Council meeting.
Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings
June 19 City Offices closed in observance of Juneteenth
June 23 Joint Power Water Board, 6 pm
Parks Committee, 7 pm
July 3 City Offices closed in observance of the 4th of July
July 7 City Council, 7pm
July 8 Planning Commission, 7 pm
July 14 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm
July 21 Council Budget Workshop, 6:15 pm
July 21 City Council, 7 pm
1.Adjournment
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, second by Councilmember Hayden to adjourn the
meeting at 7:48 pm. Ayes: Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson, and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion
carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk