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2025-07-07 City Council Minutes ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES July 7, 2025 – 7 pm Council Chambers Albertville City Hall 1. Call to Order Acting Mayor Olson called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm. 2. Pledge of Allegiance – Roll Call Present: Acting Mayor Olson, Councilmembers Cocking, Hayden, and Zagorski. Absent: Mayor Hendrickson Staff Present: City Administrator Nafstad, Fire Chief Bullen, City Attorney Couri, 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 City Administrator Nafstad requested to add an item under 9I1. Administration entitled “Cannabis Licensing Discussion.” MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to approve the July 7, 2025, agenda as amended. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Olson, and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent: Hendrickson. 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 June 2, 2025, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented. B. Approve the June 16, 2025, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented. C. Authorize the Monday, July 7, 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. D. Approve a Special Event Permit and Temporary Liquor License for the Albertville Lions for their Annual Cruisin’ & Rockin’ Car Show on August 23, 2025, from 2 pm to 9 pm. E. Not waive the City’s monetary limits on Tort Liability established by Minnesota Statues, Section 466.04. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 Regular Meeting of July 7, 2025 F. Authorize Staff to accept the quote from Marco Technologies for replacement of NAS hardware for local back-up upgrade not to exceed $7,500. MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to approve July 7, 2025, consent agenda as submitted. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Olson, and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent: Hendrickson. The motion carried. 7. Public Hearing – None 8. Wright County Sheriff’s Office – Updates, reports, etc. There were no updates from Wright County Sheriff’s Office. 9. Department Business A. City Council 1. Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena, Planning, JPWB, Parks, Fire Board, FYCC, etc.) Councilmember Zagorski provided an update from the Joint Power Water Board meeting which included a discussion on the resignation of Customer Service Manager Thomas. Acting Mayor Olson provided an update from the Parks Committee meeting which included a discussion on the Central Park playground plans. B. Building – None C. City Clerk – None D. Finance 1. Issuance and Sale of 2025A General Obligation Bonds Ms. Tammy Omdal of Northland Securities, the City’s Financial Consulting firm, was present. She provided a summary of the bids received from the bond sale to finance the Main Avenue and Central Park improvement projects. She reported 8 bids were received with Piper Sandler & Co being the lowest bidder with an interest rate of 3.89%. Ms. Omdal stated that the finance plan estimated the rate at 4.25% so the final rate would result in a lower debt service than anticipated. She said the resolution provided in the packet was for $9,100,000 but the final bid amount was $8,715,000. She answered questions from Council and recommended approval of the resolution. Finance Director Lannes answered questions from the Council regarding the bond process and the projects funding. City Administrator Nafstad answered questions from Council regarding the projects. MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to adopt Resolution No. 2025-20 providing for the issuance and sale of $8,715,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025A, providing for the Issuance and Levying a tax for the Payment thereof. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Olson, and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent: Hendrickson. The motion carried. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 Regular Meeting of July 7, 2025 E. Fire – None F. Planning and Zoning – None G. Public Works/Engineering – None H. Legal – None I. Administration 1. Cannabis Licensing Discussion City Administrator Nafstad reported that the City’s currently has a cannabis ordinance in place. He stated that the City has entered into a Joint Powers Agreement with Wright County, under which the County was responsible for registering cannabis business, while the licensing was managed by the State. Administrator Nafstad reported the City’s responsibilities include establishing zoning regulations and assisting the County with setback requirements. He noted the City has designated specific areas as eligible for cannabis-related businesses and has adopted an ordinance that outlined the required setbacks for these businesses. He responded to questions form Council. Mr. Felix Langford, owner of The Smoke Shop, addressed the Council to provide an update on the status of his State’s cannabis license application. He reported that he has received preliminary approval from the State for a micro license with a retail endorsement and was completing the next steps necessary to finalize the license. Mr. Langford explained that one of the required steps was to engage with local government to ensure compliance with zoning regulations and to confirm that the proposed site aligns with City requirements. He further stated that once all final documents were submitted, the Office of Cannabis Management would contact the City and at that time, the City would have 30 days to respond and certify whether the proposed cannabis business complied. Mr. Landford noted if no response was received within 30 days, the State may proceed with issuing the license. City Attorney Couri provided additional information on the cannabis ordinance and answered questions from Council regarding the zoning requirements for cannabis businesses. City Clerk Luedke answered questions from Council and reported she has contacted the County’s licensing department regarding the City’s cannabis ordinance. There was Council discussion regarding the City’s cannabis ordinance and the process for issuing a cannabis registration. Councilmembers expressed support for Mr. Langford obtaining the City’s only cannabis registration, siting his long-standing engagement with the City. Mr. Langford was the first individual to obtain a THC license in the City of Albertville. 2. City Administrator’s Update - Verbal City Administrator Nafstad reported he had received an email from the Albertville Lions Club indicating their desire to donate $15,000 toward the construction of the Central Park Plaza Wall. He said as part of the donation, the Lions Club requested that a plague be placed on the wall in recognition of the contribution. Administrator Nafstad noted that the City does not currently have a formal policy in place regarding recognition for City amenities and asked whether the Council City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 Regular Meeting of July 7, 2025 would like to proceed with donation and the requested recognition plague. He answered questions from Council regarding the placement of the proposed plague. The Council discussed the donation and the request for the recognition plague. Councilmembers expressed their appreciation for the ongoing support and generosity of the Albertville Lions Club and acknowledged the organization’s long-standing contributions to the City. The Council’s consensus was to proceed with placing a recognition plague on the Plaza Wall in recognition of the Lions Club’s $15,000 donation. City Administrator Nafstad also provided information on upcoming projects and events within the City including a request from the STMA School Board to set a Joint Governance meeting for this fall. Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings 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 July 25 Joint Power Water Board, 6 pm Parks Committee, 7 pm August 4 Council Budget Workshop, 6:15 pm August 4 City Council, 7pm 1. Adjournment MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, second by Councilmember Hayden to adjourn the meeting at 8:07 pm. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Olson, and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent: Hendrickson. The motion carried. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________ Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk