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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.02.25 Council Minutes City of Farmington Regular Council Meeting Minutes Monday, June 2, 2025 The City Council met in regular session on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Farmington City Hall, 430 Third Street, Farmington, Minnesota. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hoyt called the meeting to order at 7 pm. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Hoyt led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mayor Joshua Hoyt Councilmembers Holly Bernatz, Jake Cordes, and Nick Lien Members Absent: Councilmember Steve Wilson Staff Present: Lynn Gorski, City Administrator David Chanski, HR Director/Assistant City Administrator Amy Schmidt, City Attorney Kim Sommerland, Finance Director Matt Price, Fire Chief Kellee Omlid, Parks & Recreation Director Nate Siem, Police Chief John Powell, Public Works Director Caryn Hojnicki, Communications Specialist Shirley Buecksler, City Clerk Also Present: Gary Rutherford, Police Chief-Retired 4. APPROVE AGENDA Motion was made by Councilmember Bernatz and seconded by Councilmember Cordes to approve the agenda, as presented. Motion carried: 4 ayes / 0 nays Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 2, 2025 Page 1 of 5 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS / COMMENDATIONS 5.1 Oath of Office for Nathanael Siem as Police Chief Mayor Hoyt administered the Oath of Office for Police Chief Nathanael Siem. 5.2 Dakota County Farmington Library Branch Manager Barb Svoboda will Provide an Update Regarding the Farmington Library Barb Svoboda of the Farmington branch of the Dakota County Library provided an update on activities at the library for the City Council. 6. CITIZENS COMMENTS / RESPONSES TO COMMENTS The following citizen(s) addressed the Council: • Jeff Schottler, 22420 Calico Ct, Farmington • Nate Ryan, 22390 Cambrian Way, Farmington 7. CONSENT AGENDA 7.1 2026 Apple Valley/Lakeville/Farmington (ALF) Ambulance Budget 7.2 Application for Temporary On-Sale Liquor License for Farmington Lions Club September 4, 2025 7.3 Application for Temporary On-Sale Liquor License for Farmington Municipal Liquors 7.4 Appoint Assistant City Administrator David Chanski as Interim City 7.5 Cost Share Agreement Between the City of Farmington and Dakota County for Election Hardware, Software, and Related Services 7.6 Minutes of the May 19, 2025 Special Work Session 7.7 Minutes of the May 19, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting 7.8 Payment of Claims 7.9 Staff Recommendations and Approvals, Including the appointment(s) of: • Tyler Aase, Seasonal Recreation Program Assistant • Bobby Cammack, Seasonal Recreation Program Assistant • Josiah Kuennen, Seasonal Recreation Program Assistant • Sonja Platt, Seasonal Recreation Program Assistant • Jillian Van Dorn, Seasonal Recreation Program Assistant 7.10 Donation from Happy Harry's Furniture to the Rambling River Center 7.11 Donation from Marlene Swantek to the Rambling River Center 7.12 Donation to the Tater Trot 7.13 Donations from the Farmington VFW and Veteran's Steak Fry Committee to the Rambling River Center 7.14 Contract for the 2025 Pavement Rejuvenation 7.15 Receive Quotes and Award a Contract for the Salt Storage Building Soil Correction Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 2, 2025 Page 2 of 5 7.16 Request for No Parking on 51" Street Motion was made by Councilmember Bernatz and seconded by Councilmember Cordes to approve the Consent Agenda, as presented. Motion carried: 4 ayes / 0 nays 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT 10.PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS 11.UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12.NEW BUSINESS 13.CITY COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Councilmember Lien: If, over the weekend, you heard a lot of whistles going at the High School and Dodge Middle School, that was the Farmington Youth Lacrosse Association. It's called the Viking Goat Tournament with four age brackets, 81J through 141J, boys and girls on both sides, so ten total tournament brackets. Farmington won five of them. Best turnout in years for the Farmington team, so congratulations to all those teams. Councilmember Bernatz: School gets out this week, which means lots of additional humans all over the place again. Many of them are going to be gallivanting through trails, and across parks, and doing all that crazy stuff. So, if you are out and about and in a vehicle or other modes of transportation, just be mindful of the little ones, and the bigger ones, that are enjoying their summer so we can stay incident free through the summer and keep everybody safe. Councilmember Cordes: Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary, and I know my wife is watching at home. So, happy anniversary, Bridget. Director Chanski: If Chief Siem were still here, I would say congratulations to Nate. It's been good to work with him as Deputy Chief for the last three months, and I'm looking forward to working with him for many years as Chief. To the Council, I do want to say thank you for putting your confidence in me to serve as your Interim City Administrator following Lynn's departure on July 1 st_ Obviously, we still have a lot of work to do even without Lynn, but I know I have a great Team here. I know, together, we are going to keep the needle moving Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 2, 2025 Page 3 of 5 here in Farmington, and I look forward to seeing what decisions you make on a permanent Administrator. Director Powell: I, also, look forward to working with Chief Siem. We were blessed to have Chief Rutherford here, and I think this is a continuation. They won't be the same, but I think we're getting another fantastic Chief. We had our pre-construction neighborhood meeting for the 2025 Street Improvements about a week or week and a half ago. We had 23 residents attend. Fantastic questions. At those pre-construction meetings, we have the contractor, their foreman, and the inspector there so residents can meet them before things start happening on site. The trees have been taken out, but they start construction in earnest- June 23rd is their expected start date with that. Union Pacific has finalized their schedule for doing work at the crossings on Ash Street and Elm Street. They project that they will be working on Ash Street starting this Thursday with some pavement removal and those crossings will be closed during the weekend. So, Ash Street this coming weekend and then Elm Street the following weekend. This has been a moving target from a schedule standpoint but if I get new information, I will be sure to pass that along and get it on the website. Director Omlid: We've talked over the years that we live in a very, very generous and giving community. On the consent agenda this evening, you approved four donation resolutions -three of the, alone, to the Rambling River Center. One from Happy Harry's, Farmington VFW, the Veteran's Steak Fry, and Marlene Swantek. Thank you to all those people for their generous donations to our Senior Center. And the TC Running Company out of Burnsville for their gift cards to the Toter Trot. Speaking of the Toter Trot, you too, can get this t-shirt designed by our own Recreation Supervisor, Emilee Shearer. All you have to do is register for the Trot. It is Saturday, June 28th, right here at City Hall. We will be taking race day registration. Since Barb did a shameless plug for Miss Amy, I will do a shameless plug for our Fire Chief Price. He is also a contestant in Kiss the Pig, and I have definitely heard that he wants to kiss the pig. So, I don't know, Barb. It might be one or the other, but we'll find out who kisses the pig at 4 pm on Saturday, June 28th, under the main stage. This Saturday- Helmet Heroes, a collaboration between the Police Department and Parks & Recreation, from 9- 11 am at Farmington Lutheran Church parking lot. As of this afternoon, we have 54 kids registered. So, 54 kids in our community Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 2, 2025 Page 4 of 5 will be fitted and receive new bike helmets. There is a shelf life on bike helmets, so we're happy to put helmets on their heads. If anybody wants to do a short ride afterwards, I'd be happy to have someone trail behind me. Rambling River Center - we are having a meeting on Wednesday. We're hoping for a punch list on Friday. We are getting very, very close to completion of that project, which we're definitely looking forward to. I also want to congratulate Chief Siem. Looking forward to continuing to work with him - he's going to do awesome. Chief Price: I got nothing, except I really don't want to kiss the pig. Mayor: You don't want to kiss the pig, but you'll do whatever you have to do to make sure that the fundraising is successful, right? Chief Price agreed, and Mayor Hoyt said you just issued the challenge to everyone else, and it sounds like Chief Price wants to kiss the pig. Mayor Hoyt: Thank you to everyone that attended on Friday to the State of the City. A lot of information was shared there. Friday is graduation and a huge event. If I recall correctly, this is the largest class of the next eight or nine because of declining birth rates and whatever. Weather is kind of on the edge right now as to whether it's going to be inside or out, but early congratulations to all this year's graduates at Farmington Area High School. Summer is almost here - it's right around the corner. School is going to be out, people are going to be active moving amongst the community, so be attentive, pay special attention to the crosswalks, and those that are out on their bikes and utilizing the trails through the park. 14.ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Councilmember Bernatz and seconded by Councilmember Lien to adjourn the meeting at 7:51 pm. Motion carried: 4 ayes / 0 nays ispectfully submitted, S ey R u cksler ft City Clerk Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 2, 2025 Page 5 of 5