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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.15.26 Council MinutesRegular City Council Meeting Minutes of June15, 2026 Page 1 of 5 City of Farmington Regular Council Meeting Minutes Monday, June 15, 2026 The City Council met in regular session on Monday, June 15, 2026, at Farmington City Hall, 430 Third Street, Farmington, Minnesota. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Lien called the meeting to order at 7 pm. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Lien led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mayor Lien Councilmembers Holly Bernatz, Jake Cordes, and Phil Windschitl Members Absent: Councilmember Steve Wilson Staff Present: Lynn Gorski, City Administrator David Chanski, Assistant City Administrator Amy Schmidt, City Attorney Deanna Kuennen, Economic & Community Development Director Stephanie Aman, Economic Development Coordinator Matt Price, Fire Chief Kellee Omlid, Parks & Recreation Director Nate Siem, Police Chief John Powell, Public Works Director Melissa Geis, City Clerk Others Present: Joya Stetson, Community & Economic Development Director, Minnesota Valley Transit Authority Luther Wynder, CEO, Minnesota Valley Transit Authority 4. APPROVE AGENDA Motion was made by Councilmember Cordes and seconded by Councilmember Bernatz to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried: 4 ayes / 0 nays Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June15, 2026 Page 2 of 5 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS / COMMENDATIONS 5.1 Minnesota RE Journal 2026 City of the Year City Council recognized City Staff, Commissions and Boards on their efforts and their Minnesota RE Journal 2026 City of the Year Award. 6. CONSENT AGENDA 6.1 Application for Gambling Event Permit for Farmington Youth Football Association -Raffle 6.2 Election Judge Appointments for the 2026 Election Cycle 6.3 Minutes of the June 15, 2026 City Council Work Session 6.4 Minutes of the June 15, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting 6.5 Payment of Claims 6.6 Approve the Shared Fit Test Machine Joint Powers Agreement 6.7 Staff Approvals and Recommendations 6.8 Agreement with DSM Excavation for Soil Correction for Skatepark 6.9 Active Transportation Grant Applications for Trail Projects 6.10 Donation from Farmington Greenhouse to the Rambling River Center 6.11 Donation of Flowers for Downtown from the Farmington Rotary 6.12 Donation from Happy Harry’s Furniture to the Rambling River Center 6.13 Professional Services Agreement with WSB for Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspections 6.14 State of Minnesota Grant Agreement for Skatepark 6.15 RFQ for Police Department Expansion and Remodel Project 6.16 Joint Powers Agreement with Dakota County for Traffic Signal Replacement at the CSAH 31 and CSAH 50 Intersection 6.17 Metropolitan Council Clean Water Grant Agreement for 2026-2028 6.18 Purchase of a 2021 John Deere 324L Compact Wheel Loader, Bucket Attachment, and Tires 6.19 Real Estate Sale Contract for Real Property in the City of Farmington, Dakota County, Minnesota PID:14-77000-31-023 and PID 14-77000-31-010 6.20 Receive Quotes and Award a Contract for the 2026 Summer Ash Tree & Stump Removal 6.21 Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization Stewardship Grant Agreement Motion was made by Councilmember Cordes and seconded by Councilmember Bernatz s to approve the Consent Agenda, as presented. Motion carried: 4 ayes / 0 nays 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. AWARD OF CONTRACT Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June15, 2026 Page 3 of 5 9. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 11. NEW BUSINESS 11.1 Letter of Support – Minnesota Valley Transit Authority’s Regional Solicitation Application Motion was made by Councilmember Windschitl and seconded by Councilmember Bernatz to authorize the Mayor sending a letting of support for Minnesota Valley Transit Authority’s Regional Solicitation Application to expand their Connect microtransit services to the south metro, serving Farmington. Motion carried: 4 ayes / 0 nays 12. CITIZENS COMMENTS / RESPONSES TO COMMENTS The following citizen(s) addressed the Council:  David Pritzlaff, Farmington  Nancy Aarestad, Castle Rock Township  Nate Ryan, Farmington 13. CITY COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Councilmember Bernatz acknowledged the difficulty of the transition from Citizen Comments to Roundtable, she said the purpose of the Roundtable is to let people know about other things happening in community. Top the Tater Days is coming up on the 4th weekend in June. She thanked all the people who put the event on and encouraged everyone that is able to come out and enjoy the festival, there is something for everyone. She encouraged everyone to look for the volunteers and thank them for all of their efforts. Councilmember Cordes recommended everyone attend whatever events you can at Top the Tater Days and thanked everyone in the organization for putting the event on. He then congratulated the Graduating Class of 2026 of Farmington High School. He thanked everyone for their well wishes on the birth of his daughter. City Administrator Gorski shared the finance department is currently short staffed so there may be a delay in customer service, particularly in Utility Billing. She shared that on July 6th there will be a work session regarding E-Bikes, E- Motos, E-Scooters, and side by sides. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June15, 2026 Page 4 of 5 City Administrator Gorski thanked all of the City Staff, Commissions, Council, Attorney, and all of the champions of the City that support us. City Clerk Geis shared the City is looking for additional Election Judges for the upcoming Election. Assistant City Administrator Chanski spoke about the approval of the new staffing appointments, Torey Christensen, Full-Time Liquor Store Clerk and Jeremiah Baumann, Communications & Public Affairs Manager. Director Kuennen shared that at EDA meeting tonight they awarded four MicorGrants to: Chill Studios, Farmington Greenhouse, Farmington Gymnastics and Cheer and Salaam Global Flavors. She thanked the EDA for supporting local businesses. Director Powell spoke about the Metropolitan Council Clean Water Grant Agreement approved in the Consent Agenda and thanked Torri Wolf for her efforts with this grant. He then spoke about the Vermillion Watershed Joint Powers Organization Stewardship Grant Agreement and thanked Ben Humlie and Kari Kubicek for the work on that grant. Director Omlid shared that to kick off Top the Tater Days next week there will be Music in the Park on Wednesday June 24th, with Dang Ol’ Tri’ole performing. She thanked the sponsors, Castle Rock Bank, Dakota Electric Association, Farmington Youth Hockey Association, Hobo, Sierra Juhl State Farm Insurance and VFW Post 7662. She then shared the Tater Trot is on Saturday morning, June 27th. The Kiss the Pig contest has Briana Anderson, Dr. Mel Blanchard, Spencer Elvebak, Ryan LaBrash, and Councilmember Steve Wilson as the “kissers”, event will be Saturday, 4:00 pm. Chief Siem said they are getting ready for Top the Tater Days and asked everyone to come down, have fun and drink responsibly. He then said e- transportation is welcome but please secure outside of downtown area. Mayor Lien acknowledged in a couple of previous meetings that there were some breaks in process and accepts ownership as presider of meeting and will work to avoid in the future. Mayor Lien then spoke about the E-Bikes and said there will be a lot of conversations regarding them, how do we enforce and manage while staying safe and reasonable as we move forward. It isn’t as simple as telling the Police to go stop it as some of it does go back to parenting.