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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.05.26 Work Session Minutes City of Farmington City Council Work Session Minutes Monday, January 5, 2026 The City Council met in a work session on Monday, January 5, 2026, at Farmington City Hall, 430 Third Street, Farmington, Minnesota. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hoyt called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. Members Present: Mayor Joshua Hoyt Councilmembers Holly Bernatz, Jake Cordes, Nick Lien, and Steve Wilson Members Absent: None Staff Present: Lynn Gorski, City Administrator David Chanski, Assistant City Administrator/HR Director Deanna Kuennen, Economic & Community Development Director Kellee Omlid, Parks & Recreation Director Nate Siem, Police Chief John Powell, Public Works Director/City Engineer Shirley Buecksler, City Clerk 2. APPROVE AGENDA Motion was made by Councilmember Wilson and seconded by Councilmember Lien to approve the agenda, as presented. Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays 3. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3.1 Annual Organizational Matters City Clerk Buecksler presented the annual organizational matters, appointments to committees, and Council assignments for City Council discussion and review. Items requiring City Council approval were placed on the regular agenda. a. Acting Mayor • Council agreed on the appointment of Councilmember Nick Lien as the Acting Mayor for 2026. Work Session Minutes of January 5,2026 Page 1 of 4 b. Official Newspaper • Council agreed to retain the Dakota County Tribune as the City's official newspaper for 2026. c. Official Depositories • Resolution 2026-006 Designating Depositories and Authorizing Investment Accounts is on the regular agenda for adoption. d. Charges and Fees • Ordinance 2025-009 Establishing Charges and Fees for Licenses, Permits, or Other City Approvals and Services for Calendar Year 2026 was passed on December 15, 2025. e. Boards and Commissions • Appointments will be made at the January 20, 2026 Regular City Council meeting to boards and commissions with terms starting February 1, 2026. f. Council Committees • Following discussion, appointments were made as listed below. City Council also discussed Councilmember Wilson's suggestion to add a Legislative Priority Committee and appointed members. PUBLIC AGENCY MEMBERS APPOINTED Airlake Airport Advisory Commission Holly Bernatz—Primary Jake Cordes—Alternate ALF Ambulance Steve Wilson—Primary (Apple Valley/Lakeville/Farmington) Nick Lien--Alternate Dakota 911 Board of Directors Nick Lien—Primary Steve Wilson —Alternate EFPAC Joshua Hoyt—Primary Empire/Farmington Planning Advisory Committee Jake Cordes —Alternate Eureka/Farmington Planning Advisory Committee Holly Bernatz—Primary Joshua Hoyt —Alternate Farmington/Castle Rock Planning Advisory Committee Joshua Hoyt—Primary Steve Wilson —Alternate Fire Relief Board Steve Wilson—Primary Jake Cordes —Alternate Legislative Priority Committee Jake Cordes—Member Steve Wilson-Member Liquor Operations Committee Jake Cordes—Primary Nick Lien —Alternate MUSA Review Committee Holly Bernatz—Primary (Metropolitan Urban Service Area) Nick Lien —Alternate Work Session Minutes of January 5,2026 Page 2 of 4 g. Responsible Authority for Data Practices • Resolution 2026-002 Designating Data Practices Responsible Authority is on the regular agenda for adoption and includes: o Responsible Authority Shirley Buecksler, City Clerk o Data Practices Compliance Official David Chanski, Assistant City Administrator o Data Practices Designee - Fire Matt Price, Fire Chief o Data Practices Designee - Human Resources Samantha Hazelrigg, Human Resources Manager o Data Practices Designee - Police Nate Siem, Police Chief h. City Council By-Laws The City Council directed Staff to bring this item to the 2026 Strategic Planning meeting for further discussion. i. City Council Policies The City Council discussed Council Policy-06. • Discussion on Council Meeting #3 included whether to provide more time than the five minutes allowed for each citizen to speak when addressing the Council. Discussion ensued, and the Council agreed to keep the time allotment at five minutes. Councilmembers requested that the Mayor hold citizens firm to five minutes, no matter what the subject matter is, and Mayor Hoyt agreed. Staff will research clock options within the Council Chambers for the five-minute time limit to be displayed. • Following discussion on Council Meeting #4, the City Council directed Staff to bring the following edit to the next City Council agenda for approval: "COUNCIL MEETING The following Council meeting guidelines are established and shall be enforceable by the Mayor or presiding Councilmember. The following guidelines may be amended by a majority vote of Council. Work Session Minutes of January 5,2026 Page 3 of 4 1. Questions are to be addressed to Council during the meeting; citizens are encouraged to contact City Staff prior to or following the Council meeting for further information. Council is free to call upon or direct a question to Staff as necessary or appropriate. 2. A citizen desiring to speak may do so only after being recognized by the Mayor. Upon recognition, the citizen should approach the podium and clearly state his/her name and address. 3. To allow for equal time, citizens are limited to five (5) minutes to address Council. 4. Complaints or concerns expressed during 'Citizen Comments,' and not on a regular Council meeting agenda, will be responded to. by the next reg ,lery sGhed sled Ge pGil meeting end r IGGeel ran the GGURcnil gendei Citizens willrrrc r-eeei.ye r~ Gepy .,f the Ci� respepse r,rier to the next meeting " rTfr.Ci 17r7� 4. COUNCIL COMMITTEE UPDATE 5. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE 6. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Councilmember Cordes and seconded by Councilmember Bernatz to adjourn the meeting at 6:27 pm. Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays !Segy %Rbsl�ft"- spectfully submitted, City Clerk Work Session Minutes of January 5,2026 Page 4 of 4