City Council

Council Chambers

Agenda — 35 items

1. 1 6:00 PM - CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
2. 2 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:04
3. 3 OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 0:40
4. 4 APPROVAL OF AGENDA approve Pass ▶ jump to 3:59
5. 5 PRESENTATIONS ▶ jump to 4:01
6. 1. Oath of Office Ceremony for Northfield Police Department Officer Alex Klobe. 25-296 ▶ jump to 4:07
7. 2. Annual Report of Carbon Reduction Fund (2024). 25-297 ▶ jump to 9:05
8. 8 CONSENT AGENDA approve Pass ▶ jump to 16:56
9. 3. Consider Approval of May 20, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes. 25-298 approve Pass
10. 4. Consider Approval of May 20, 2025 City Council Work Session Minutes. 25-299
11. 5. Consider Approving Disbursements totaling $1,167,726.48 25-300
12. 6. Consider Approval of a Temporary Liquor License for Tanzenwald Brewing Company for August 21, 2025 at the Friends of Downtown Northfield Third Thursday Block Party. 25-301
13. 7. Consideration of Business Name Change for On-Sale Liquor License for Fielder’s Northfield LLC DBA Rosemary Italian Kitchen and Bar at 2300 Gleason Court. 25-302
14. 8. Consideration of Cost Share Agreement Between the City of Northfield and Dakota County for Election Hardware, Software and Related Services 25-303
15. 9. Consider Resolution Closing Certain City Funds in Conjunction with the 2024 Year End Financial Audit. Res. 2025-055
16. 10. Consider Resolution Amending Budget for 2024 and 2025 related to Northfield Hospitals + Clinics (NH+C) recreation donations. Res. 2025-056
17. 11. City Administrator Biannual Update Summary of Grants Report per the City Council Grants Policy. 25-304
18. 12. Consider Approving Application for the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) 2025 Planning Grant. 25-305
19. 13. Consider Approving Application for the MN Department of Commerce Geothermal Planning Grant Program 25-306
20. 14. Consider Resolution of Support for a NCRC Building Improvement Grant Submissions. Res. 2025-057
21. 15. Consider Resolution Requesting State Capital Investment Bonds for Northfield Community Resource Center (NCRC) in the City of Northfield. Res. 2025-058
22. 22 REPORTS FROM THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS ▶ jump to 16:59
23. 16. Reports From the Mayor and Council Members. 25-307 ▶ jump to 17:29
24. 24 REGULAR AGENDA ▶ jump to 22:05
25. 17. Consider Resolution Requesting State Capital Investment Bonds for Water Treatment Plant in the City of Northfield. Res. 2025-059 approve Fail ▶ jump to 110:00
26. 18. Consider Relocation of Parklet from the 300 Block of Division Street (2 vehicle parking stalls in front of 319 Division & 315 Division) to the 300 Block of Water Street (2 vehicle stalls in front of 304 Water Street). 25-308 approve Fail ▶ jump to 148:11
27. 19. Consider Ordinance (Second Reading) Restricting Fishing on the north side only of the Bridge Square Bridge (Mayor Zweifel/Councilor Beumer Request). Ord. 1079 approve the first reading Pass ▶ jump to 163:26
28. 27 RECESS
29. 20. Consider Greater MN Housing Fund Grant Application for Housing Development Property Adjacent to Meadows Park. Res. 2025-060 approve Pass ▶ jump to 168:30
30. 29 ADMINISTRATORS UPDATE ▶ jump to 174:09
31. 21. City Administrator's Update. 25-309 ▶ jump to 174:10
32. 30 EXTEND THE MEETING extend the meeting Pass
33. 31 ADJOURN adjourn Pass ▶ jump to 174:32
34. 32 Note: The City Council may take a five minute break during the meeting. All regular City Council meetings end at 9:00 pm unless a simple (4/7) majority of the City Council vote to extend the time.
35. 33 SPECIAL NEEDS: If you require special services to attend or participate in a public meeting, please call the City's Administration Office at (507) 645-3001 or e-mail Lynette Peterson, City Clerk, at lynette.peterson@northfieldmn.gov. TDD users can call (507) 645-3030. Please call at least 24 hours before the meeting, if possible.