HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 21, 2025 - Council MinutesSHAKOPEE
City Council
City Hall
485 Gorman Street
Shakopee, MN, 55379
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Vision: Shakopee is a place where people want to be! A distinctive river town, with a
multitude of business, cultural and recreational opportunities in a safe, welcoming, and
attractive environment for residents and visitors.
Mission: Our mission is to deliver high quality services essential to maintaining a safe
and sustainable community. We commit to doing this cost-effectively, with integrity and
transparency.
1) Call to Order
2) Roll Call
PRESENT:
Council Member Whiting, Council Member DuLaney, Council Member Lara, and
Mayor Lehman
ABSENT:
Council Member Contreras
ALSO PRESENT:
None.
3) Pledge of Allegiance
4) Approval of Agenda
Council Member Whiting made a motion to approve the agenda, second by
Council Member Lara and the motion passed. 4 - 0
5) Consent Agenda
5.a) Debt Policy
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5.b) 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) - (item pulled for separate
consideration)
5.c) Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative's Operation Round Up Grant
Application
5.d) Authorize Final Acceptance and Payment for the 2024 Mill and Overlay
and Bituminous Pavement Rehabilitation Project - (item pulled for
separate consideration)
5.e) Surplus Fire Department Heavy Rescue Truck &t Purchase EMS Rescue
Truck with Equipment
5.f) City Administrator Market Rate Pay Adjustment
5.g) Approve Parking Restrictions on Weston Court, Greenwood Court and
Windsor Drive N
5.h) Approve Consent to Improvements Agreements with Xcel Energy for
the Marystown Road Corridor Improvements
5.i) 2025-26 Snow Removal Locations for Sidewalk and Trails
5.j)
5.k)
Amend Media Relations Policy
Approve a Special Event Permit and a Temporary Liquor License for the
Shakopee Chamber of Commerce Holiday Fest Event.
5.l) Modification of Home Occupancies to Allow Dog Boarding and Daycare
5.m) Ordinance Amending Title XI, Chapter 117 Residential Licensing
Requirements for Short Term Rental Units.
5.n) Approval of the October 7, 2025 City Council Minutes
5.o) Approve an Encroachment Agreement for the Palomino Trail Monument
Sign
5.p) Approve the promotion of Corey Murray to the position of Fire Captain.
5.q) Walmart Foundation's Spark Good Local Grants Program Application
and Award
5.r) Minnesota Humanities Center's Museums, Exhibits, and Collections
Grant Application
Council Member Whiting made a motion to approve the consent agenda with
the modification of pulling items 5.b and 5.d for separate consideration,
second by Council Member DuLaney and the motion passed. 4 - 0
6) Public Comment
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7) Business removed from consent agenda
5.b) 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
Council Member Whiting made a motion to approve the 2026-2030
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), second by Council Member Lara and
the motion failed. 0 - 0
No vote was taken.
Council Member Whiting made a motion to table the 2026-2030 Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP), second by Council Member DuLaney and the
motion passed. 4 - 0
5.d) Authorize Final Acceptance and Payment for the 2024 Mill and Overlay.
and Bituminous Pavement Rehabilitation Project
Council Member DuLaney made a motion to approve Resolution R2025-
120, accepting work on the 2024 Mill and Overlay and Bituminous
Pavement Rehabilitation Project CIF -24-011, CIF -24-012, CIF -24-013,
PA -24-01, PA -24-03 and BA -24-005, and authorizing final payment in
the amount of $42,777.51, second by Council Member Whiting and the
motion passed. 4 - 0
8) Public Hearings
8.a) Assessment hearing on delinquent refuse bills from Dick's Sanitation
Council Member Whiting made a motion to open public hearing,
second by Council Member Lara and the motion passed. 4 - 0
Council Member Whiting made a motion to close public hearing,
second by Council Member DuLaney and the motion passed. 4 - 0
Council Member Lara made a motion to approve Resolution R2025-118,
certifying assessments for delinquent refuse bills, second by Council
Member Whiting and the motion passed. 4 - 0
8.b) Assessment hearing on delinquent police alarms and mowing services
Council Member Lara made a motion to open public hearing, second by
Council Member Whiting and the motion passed. 4 - 0
Council Member Lara made a motion to close public hearing, second by
Council Member Whiting and the motion passed. 4 - 0
Council Member Whiting made a motion to approve Resolution R2025-
117, ordering the certification of unpaid police false alarms and
mowing bills for payable 2026 property taxes, second by Council
Member DuLaney and the motion passed. 4 - 0
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9) General Business
9.a) FEMA's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant
Award
Council Member Whiting made a motion to approve Resolution R2025-
112, accepting FEMA's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency
Response (SAFER) grant award, approving the 2026 budget
amendments detailed under the Budget Impact section and authorizing
the City Administrator to execute the necessary contracts and
agreements applicable to accept this award, second by Council
Member DuLaney and the motion passed. 4 - 0
9.b) Presentation by Reuter Walton on possible Workforce Housing
Development and the potential for City Bonding
Informational only.
9.c) Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Richland Court
Council Member Whiting made a motion to approve Resolution R2025-
113, approving the reguiding of property from Suburban Residential to
Suburban Edge Residential, second by Council Member DuLaney and
the motion passed. 4 - 0
Council Member Lara made a motion to recess for 10 minutes, second
by Council Member DuLaney and the motion passed. 4 - 0
The City Council reconvened the meeting after a 10 minute recess.
10) Workshop
10.a) EDA 2026 Budget Discussion
Informational only.
11) Reports
11.a) City Bill List
11.b) News and Announcements
12) Other Business
13) Adjourn to Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Council Member DuLaney made a motion to adjourn to Wednesday, November
5, 2025 at 7:00 pm, second by Council Member Lara and the motion passed. 4
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