2026-01-20 City Council MinutesALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 20, 2026 – 7 pm
Council Chambers
Albertville City Hall
1. Call to Order
Acting Mayor Olson called the meeting to order at 7 pm.
2. Pledge of Allegiance – Roll Call
Present: Acting Mayor Olson, Councilmembers Cocking, Hayden and Zagorski.
Absent: Mayor Hendrickson
Staff Present: City Administrator Nafstad, City Attorney Allseits, Fire Chief Bullen, Finance
Director Lannes and City Clerk Luedke.
3. Recognitions – Presentations – Introductions
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 Zagorski, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to approve
the January 20, 2026, agenda as submitted. 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 January 5, 2026, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented.
B.Authorize the Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 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 One-Day Temporary Consumption and Display Permit application for the
Albertville Fire Relief Association and an exemption from prohibition of liquor
consumption at the Albertville Fire Hall, located at 11350 57th Street NE for
Saturday, February 21, 2026..
D.Approve the amended Albertville Fire Relief Association Bylaws.
E.Approve Payment Estimate No. 5 to Ebert Construction in the amount of $391,133.15
for Central Park Playground Improvements.
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Regular Meeting of January 20, 2026
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to approve
the January 20, 2026, 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 Planning Commission meeting, which
included discussion of several zoning amendments and a review for the vision statement for
planning. He also reported on the School District’s Finance Advisory Committee meeting where
information was presented regarding the District’s fund balance projections for the next few
years. Councilmember Zagorski then responded to questions from the other Councilmembers.
Acting Mayor Olson provided an update from the FYCC meeting and reported that FYCC was
down to one person. City Administrator Nafstad added that the summer field program scheduling
currently overseen by FYCC may potentially be moved to the School District.
B.Building – None
C.City Clerk – None
D.Finance – None
E.Fire – None
F.Planning and Zoning – None
G.Public Works/Engineering – None
H.Legal
1. Java Retail Additional Planned Unit Development Agreement – Minor
Revisions
City Attorney Allseits provided background on the proposed revisions to the Developer’s
Agreement, noting that the agreement had previously been approved by the Council; however,
following that approval, the Developer requested minor revisions, resulting in the agreement
return to Council for considerations. He reported that the City Attorney’s Office had reviewed
the proposed changes and had no objections to the agreement being presented at this meeting.
Attorney Allseits responded to questions from Council.
MOTION made by Councilmember Zagorski, seconded by Councilmember Cocking to approve
the revised Planned Unit Development Developer’s Agreement for the Java Retail Addition.
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Regular Meeting of January 20, 2026
Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent: Hendrickson. The motion
carried.
I.Administration
1. County Road 18 Phasing Discussion
City Administrator Nafstad reported that Wright County continues to pursue the County Road 18
project and explained that the work would be phased over a two-year period due to school-
related and traffic considerations. He noted that Phase One, anticipated in 2026, would focus on
intersection control at the Middle School entrance, while Phase Two would be a larger project
including a roundabout at the intersection of County Roads 18 and 19, tentatively occurring in
2028. He explained that in 2027 a separate road project is planned further south on County Road
19, which may result in excessive traffic congestion and disruption if 18/19 is being constructed
at the same time. City Administrator Nafstad responded to Council questions and provided
additional information on other upcoming construction projects.
2. City Administrator’s Update – Verbal
City Administrator Nafstad updated the Council on upcoming events including the I-94 West
Chamber State of the Cities Luncheon, I-94 Corridor Coalition Legislative Preview and the
Annual Albertville Fire Relief Holiday Celebration.
10.Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings
January 26 Joint Powers Water Board, 6 pm
Parks Committee, 7 pm
February 2 City Council, 7 pm
February 9 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm
February 10 Planning Commission, 7 pm
February 16 City Hall closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 17 City Council, 7 pm (Tuesday)
11.Adjournment
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, second by Councilmember Hayden to adjourn the
meeting at 7:26 pm. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent:
Hendrickson. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk