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City Council Special Work Session Minutes
Monday, April 29, 2024
The City Council met in a Work Session on Monday, April 29, 2024, at Farmington City Hall,
430 3 rd Street, Farmington, Minnesota.
1.CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hoyt called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m.
Members Present: Mayor Joshua Hoyt
Councilmembers Holly Bernatz, Nick Lien, and Steve Wilson
Members Absent: Councilmember Katie Porter
Staff Present: Lynn Gorski, City Administrator
Deanna Kuennen, Community and Economic Development Director
Tony Wippler, Planning Manager
Kim Sommerland, Finance Director
John Powell, Public Works Director
Shirley Buecksler, City Clerk
Also Present: Robb Lubenow, Co-Founder & Development Lead, Yellow Tree
Vishal Dutt, Development Partner, Yellow Tree
Jason Aarsvold, Ehlers
Dakota County Commissioner Mike Slavil
Jake Cordes, Resident
2.APPROVE AGENDA
Motion was made by Councilmember Wilson and seconded by Councilmember Bernatz
to approve the agenda, as presented.
Motion carried: 4 ayes/ 0 nays
3.DISCUSSION ITEMS
3.1 Farmington Apartments -Project Update and Financial Assistance Package
Review
Project Update:
The development team of Vishal Dutt and Yellow Tree Development have
proposed a market-rate multi-family housing development in Farmington on a
3-acre portion of the property owned by Hy-Vee.
The location and conceptual layout of the project was presented to the City Council
for discussion in late December and again in early January, which resulted in a
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