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2026-11-04 - City Council

Summary

Built from the posted agenda and the final action-only minutes; no video recorded (meetings air on Channel 18).

  • Second readings and final adoption of items laid over from 10/28.

  • AO 26-76 STAR neighborhood fund (W. 7th Fort Road Federation, RES 26-1771); RES 26-1829 Ward 4 STAR.

  • RES 26-1783 sets a public hearing on 12/9/2026 on the Wabasha/St. Peter reconstruction and Capital City Bikeway extension (Project 19286); see Wabasha and St. Peter Reconstruction and Capital City Bikeway.

  • Other consent items: RES 26-1613 (Tony Poole, District Energy Board), 26-1792 (MPFA grant agreement), park donations of $500 (NW Como Booster Club), $800 (North End Community Foundation) and $1,000 (North End Improvement Club), 26-1824 (apply for up to $1,000,000 per application, Regional Parks and Trails), 26-1826 Job Creation Fund findings, 26-1827 Minnesota Investment Fund sponsorship, 26-1847 carryforward of private activity bond cap, 26-1850 Vera Institute donation, 26-1838 Veterans Day and 26-1854 honoring Ebro Ahmed.

  • Public hearings: 2027 water charges, water fees, sanitary and storm sewer rates (see Sewer Rate Increase 2027) and solid waste fees (see Solid Waste Assessment Fee), each expected to be laid over to 12/2/2026; RES PH 26-298 to apply for a $829,109 2027 SCORE grant (Ramsey County); public works cooperative spending; OFS budget of $150,000.

  • Outcome (minutes): six members present, Yang absent; all votes below were 6-0 unless noted.

  • Ordinance 26-51 (federal residential prevailing wage for carpenters on city-financed wood-frame projects) adopted 6-0. See Residential Prevailing Wage for Carpenters (Ord 26-51).

  • RES PH 26-311 (Job Creation Fund findings) and RES 26-1827 (sponsor a Minnesota Investment Fund application) for UNREAL LLC, about 400 Snelling Ave N, adopted. See UNREAL LLC Job Creation Fund and Minnesota Investment Fund.

  • RES 26-1783 set the December 9, 2026 public hearing on the Wabasha/St. Peter reconstruction and bikeway. See Wabasha and St. Peter Reconstruction and Capital City Bikeway.

  • RES PH 26-303 ($150,000 for a clean energy tax credit preparation contract) and RES PH 26-287 (street sweeping cooperative agreement with Capitol Region Watershed District) adopted; RES 26-1824 (regional parks equity grant applications), RES 26-1792 and RES 26-1847 approved.

  • 2027 utility rate hearings (water charges RES PH 26-278, water fees 26-279, sewer and storm rates 26-296 as amended, solid waste fees 26-297, recycling fees and a $829,109 SCORE grant application 26-298 as amended) closed and laid over to December 2. See Sewer Rate Increase 2027 and Solid Waste Assessment Fee.

  • Laid over to November 18 for second reading: Ord 26-52 (PCIAIC commission stipend process) and Ord 26-58 (Legislative Code clean-up).

  • Laid over to November 18 for final adoption after hearing (6-0): Ord 26-53 (mobile saunas on park property, Mobile saunas on park property (Ord 26-53)), Ord 26-55 (rezone 1201 Rice St, 1201 Rice Street Rezoning (Ord 26-55)) and Ord 26-56 (base garbage service rates effective January 1, 2027).

  • Appointments approved: Allison Xiong and Fernando Bejarano Aguilera (HREEO Commission), Emmanuel Adeogun (Capital Improvement Budget Committee), Tony Poole (District Energy board). RES 26-1838 Veterans Day and RES 26-1854 honoring Ebro Ahmed adopted.

  • Legislative hearing items adopted: RLH VO 26-46 and 26-47 (777 Berry St condemnations), SAO 26-109, 26-111 and 26-112 (as amended), RR 26-19, CO 26-11; RLH SAO 26-85 (2016 Fremont) continued to November 18.

Agenda

Agenda items as summarized above.

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