Oak Grove City Council meeting, June 9, 2025

City Council

Monday, June 9, 2025

What happened

The Oak Grove City Council approved issuance of about $14.12M in 2025A capital improvement plan bonds, approved most consent items (with a pulled resignation item approved separately), approved a $238,171.54 street project pay request, discussed sheriff contract costs and code enforcement spending, and held a closed session on threatened DNR litigation related to Timbers Hideaway development.

Motions and votes

9 motions on the record.

M1MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST TO APPROVE THE REGULAR AGENDA AS REVISED.
moved by West, seconded by Tradewell
Passed
- YRolf
- YBray Johnson
- YTradewell
- YWest
- YWylie
p. 1
M2MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WYLIE TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FOR MAY 12, 2025.
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MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WYLIE TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FOR MAY 12, 2025.
moved by Wylie, seconded by Bray Johnson
Passed
- YRolf
- YBray Johnson
- YTradewell
- YWest
- YWylie
p. 1
M3MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
moved by West, seconded by Bray Johnson
Passed
- YRolf
- YBray Johnson
- YTradewell
- YWest
- YWylie
p. 2
M4MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2025-082 APPROVING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN; APPROVING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BONDS, SERIES 2025A, IN THE APPROXIMATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $14,120,000; AND TAKING OTHER ACTIONS WITH RESPECT THERETO.
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MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2025-082 APPROVING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN; APPROVING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BONDS, SERIES 2025A, IN THE APPROXIMATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $14,120,000; AND TAKING OTHER ACTIONS WITH RESPECT THERETO.
moved by West, seconded by Bray Johnson
Passed
- YRolf
- YBray Johnson
- YTradewell
- YWest
- YWylie
p. 2
M5MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRADEWELL TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J.
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MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRADEWELL TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J.
moved by Tradewell, seconded by Wylie
Passed
- YRolf
- YBray Johnson
- YTradewell
- YWest
- YWylie
p. 3
M6MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2025-087 ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF PLANNING COMMISSIONER MARSHAL ANSON.
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MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2025-087 ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF PLANNING COMMISSIONER MARSHAL ANSON.
moved by West, seconded by Tradewell
Passed
- YRolf
- YBray Johnson
- YTradewell
- YWest
- YWylie
p. 3
M7MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRADEWELL TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2025-091 APPROVING PARTIAL PAY REQUEST #1 TO OMG MIDWEST, INC. FOR THE 2025 STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
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MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRADEWELL TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2025-091 APPROVING PARTIAL PAY REQUEST #1 TO OMG MIDWEST, INC. FOR THE 2025 STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
moved by Tradewell, seconded by West
Passed
- YRolf
- YBray Johnson
- YTradewell
- YWest
- YWylie
p. 3
M8MOTION BY MAYOR ROLF, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER WEST FOR THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 13D.05, SUBDIVISION 3(B) FOR AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT PROTECTED DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY'S ATTORNEY REGARDING THREATENED LITIGATION FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES REGARDING MRTA, LLC'S TIMBERS HIDEAWAY DEVELOPMENT.
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MOTION BY MAYOR ROLF, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER WEST FOR THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 13D.05, SUBDIVISION 3(B) FOR AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT PROTECTED DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY'S ATTORNEY REGARDING THREATENED LITIGATION FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES REGARDING MRTA, LLC'S TIMBERS HIDEAWAY DEVELOPMENT.
moved by Rolf, seconded by West
Passed
- YRolf
- YBray Johnson
- YTradewell
- YWest
- YWylie
p. 5
M9MOTION TO ADJOURN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WYLIE.
moved by Wylie, seconded by Tradewell
Passed
- YRolf
- YBray Johnson
- YTradewell
- AWest
- YWylie
p. 5

Dollar amounts in motions

Amounts named in or tied to a motion that passed, each shown with the motion. A motion can approve an amount, cap it, or remove it from a list, so read the motion text. These links are AI-extracted, and the minutes control.

Street Improvement Project payment request (Partial Pay Request #1)
$238,172
Motion MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRADEWELL TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2025-091 APPROVING PARTIAL PAY REQUEST #1 TO OMG MIDWEST, INC. FOR THE 2025 STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Passed(MOTION CARRIED (5-0).)
p. 3p. 3

What was on the agenda

29 items as recorded in the agenda and minutes, each with a short summary of what was at issue.

1CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM.
Approved
p. 1
2PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Pledge was said (no vote).
No action
p. 1
3ROLL CALL
Roll call taken; members and staff listed as present.
No action
PDFPDF
4ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor announced a closed session at the end of the meeting.
- closed session
Discussion only
p. 1
5SETTING OF REGULAR AGENDA
Agenda approved as revised; Resolution 2025-089 revised to hire two seasonal temporary on-call PW employees.
- agenda setting
- public works hiring
Approved
p. 1p. 1
6PUBLIC FORUM
Speakers are requested to come to the podium, state their name and address for the record, and limit their remarks to three minutes.
No speakers.
No action
p. 1
7APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES FOR MAY 12, 2025
Approved by motion carried 5-0.
- minutes
Approved
p. 1
8aACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COMMISSION MINUTES — Planning Commission - May 15, 2025
Minutes were acknowledged (no motion recorded).
- planning commission
No action
p. 1
9aPRESENTATIONS — Anoka County Sheriff's Office Monthly Report - May
The council received the sheriff’s office monthly report for May and discussed enforcement activity and traffic stop counts. The mayor raised questions about the 2026 proposed contract cost for one deputy and specific budget components (including a $35,000 vehicle equipment/maintenance line item and high administrative costs), and the lieutenant explained the maintenance/repair component and noted the council’s safer-roads request.
Sheriff’s Office reported May activity; council discussed traffic stops and 2026 contract cost components.
- sheriff report
- public safety contract
Discussion only
p. 1p. 2p. 2
9bPRESENTATIONS — Baker Tilly - Capital Improvement Plan Bonds Presentation
The council held a public hearing on issuing general obligation capital improvement plan bonds (Series 2025A). One resident asked about the petition threshold language and how many voters would be needed for a valid petition; the city attorney said he would calculate and follow up. After closing the hearing, the council adopted Resolution 2025-082 approving the CIP and the issuance and sale of the bonds in the approximate principal amount of $14,120,000.
Baker Tilly presented on CIP bonds.
- bonds
- capital improvement plan
Discussion only
p. 2
10aPUBLIC HEARINGS — Resolution 2025-082 Approving a Capital Improvement Plan; Approving the Issuance and Sale of General Obligation Capital Improvement Plan Bonds, Series 2025A
The council held a public hearing on issuing general obligation capital improvement plan bonds (Series 2025A). One resident asked about the petition threshold language and how many voters would be needed for a valid petition; the city attorney said he would calculate and follow up. After closing the hearing, the council adopted Resolution 2025-082 approving the CIP and the issuance and sale of the bonds in the approximate principal amount of $14,120,000.
Public hearing held and closed; Resolution 2025-082 adopted for approximately $14,120,000 bonds.
- bonds
- capital improvement plan
Approved
p. 2p. 2
11aCONSENT AGENDA — Claims and Accounts
The council approved the consent agenda in one motion for items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and J (including claims, liquor licensing, the Palamino Addition preliminary/final plat, an ordinance rezoning Palamino Properties, a Spielmann variance, a firefighter step increase, hiring two seasonal temporary on-call public works employees, and closing escrow accounts). Council Member West pulled the planning commission resignation item (Resolution 2025-087) to recognize Marshal Anson’s service and then the council adopted it separately.
Approved as part of consent agenda motion (items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J).
- claims
Consent calendar
p. 3
11bCONSENT AGENDA — Resolution 2025-083 Temporary Liquor License for Country Fest - St. Patrick Church
The council approved the consent agenda in one motion for items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and J (including claims, liquor licensing, the Palamino Addition preliminary/final plat, an ordinance rezoning Palamino Properties, a Spielmann variance, a firefighter step increase, hiring two seasonal temporary on-call public works employees, and closing escrow accounts). Council Member West pulled the planning commission resignation item (Resolution 2025-087) to recognize Marshal Anson’s service and then the council adopted it separately.
Approved as part of consent agenda motion (items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J).
- liquor license
Consent calendar
p. 3
11cCONSENT AGENDA — Resolution 2025-084 Liquor License Renewals
The council approved the consent agenda in one motion for items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and J (including claims, liquor licensing, the Palamino Addition preliminary/final plat, an ordinance rezoning Palamino Properties, a Spielmann variance, a firefighter step increase, hiring two seasonal temporary on-call public works employees, and closing escrow accounts). Council Member West pulled the planning commission resignation item (Resolution 2025-087) to recognize Marshal Anson’s service and then the council adopted it separately.
Approved as part of consent agenda motion (items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J).
- liquor license
Consent calendar
p. 3
11dCONSENT AGENDA — Resolution 2025-085 Approval of the Preliminary and Final Plat Palamino Addition
The council approved the consent agenda in one motion for items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and J (including claims, liquor licensing, the Palamino Addition preliminary/final plat, an ordinance rezoning Palamino Properties, a Spielmann variance, a firefighter step increase, hiring two seasonal temporary on-call public works employees, and closing escrow accounts). Council Member West pulled the planning commission resignation item (Resolution 2025-087) to recognize Marshal Anson’s service and then the council adopted it separately.
Approved as part of consent agenda motion (items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J).
- plat
- Palamino Addition
Consent calendar
p. 3
11eCONSENT AGENDA — Ordinance 2025-06 Rezone - Palamino Properties, LLC
The council approved the consent agenda in one motion for items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and J (including claims, liquor licensing, the Palamino Addition preliminary/final plat, an ordinance rezoning Palamino Properties, a Spielmann variance, a firefighter step increase, hiring two seasonal temporary on-call public works employees, and closing escrow accounts). Council Member West pulled the planning commission resignation item (Resolution 2025-087) to recognize Marshal Anson’s service and then the council adopted it separately.
Approved as part of consent agenda motion (items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J).
- rezoning
- Palamino Properties
Consent calendar
p. 3
11fCONSENT AGENDA — Resolution 2025-086 Approval of Spielmann variance
The council approved the consent agenda in one motion for items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and J (including claims, liquor licensing, the Palamino Addition preliminary/final plat, an ordinance rezoning Palamino Properties, a Spielmann variance, a firefighter step increase, hiring two seasonal temporary on-call public works employees, and closing escrow accounts). Council Member West pulled the planning commission resignation item (Resolution 2025-087) to recognize Marshal Anson’s service and then the council adopted it separately.
Approved as part of consent agenda motion (items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J).
- variance
- Spielmann
Consent calendar
p. 3
11gCONSENT AGENDA — Resolution 2025-087 Acknowledging Anson Resignation from Planning Commission
The council approved the consent agenda in one motion for items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and J (including claims, liquor licensing, the Palamino Addition preliminary/final plat, an ordinance rezoning Palamino Properties, a Spielmann variance, a firefighter step increase, hiring two seasonal temporary on-call public works employees, and closing escrow accounts). Council Member West pulled the planning commission resignation item (Resolution 2025-087) to recognize Marshal Anson’s service and then the council adopted it separately.
Pulled from consent and adopted separately (5-0).
- planning commission
- resignation
Approved
p. 3p. 3
11hCONSENT AGENDA — Resolution 2025-088 Step Increase - Firefighter Golden
The council approved the consent agenda in one motion for items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and J (including claims, liquor licensing, the Palamino Addition preliminary/final plat, an ordinance rezoning Palamino Properties, a Spielmann variance, a firefighter step increase, hiring two seasonal temporary on-call public works employees, and closing escrow accounts). Council Member West pulled the planning commission resignation item (Resolution 2025-087) to recognize Marshal Anson’s service and then the council adopted it separately.
Approved as part of consent agenda motion (items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J).
- fire department
- personnel
Consent calendar
p. 3
11iCONSENT AGENDA — Resolution 2025-089 Conditional Offer of Employment Public Works Street Maintenance Worker
The council approved the consent agenda in one motion for items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and J (including claims, liquor licensing, the Palamino Addition preliminary/final plat, an ordinance rezoning Palamino Properties, a Spielmann variance, a firefighter step increase, hiring two seasonal temporary on-call public works employees, and closing escrow accounts). Council Member West pulled the planning commission resignation item (Resolution 2025-087) to recognize Marshal Anson’s service and then the council adopted it separately.
Agenda item revised in meeting to hiring two seasonal, temporary, on-call Public Works employees; approved as part of consent agenda motion (items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J).
- public works hiring
Consent calendar
p. 1p. 1p. 3p. 3
11jCONSENT AGENDA — Resolution 2025-090 Closing Escrow Accounts
The council approved the consent agenda in one motion for items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and J (including claims, liquor licensing, the Palamino Addition preliminary/final plat, an ordinance rezoning Palamino Properties, a Spielmann variance, a firefighter step increase, hiring two seasonal temporary on-call public works employees, and closing escrow accounts). Council Member West pulled the planning commission resignation item (Resolution 2025-087) to recognize Marshal Anson’s service and then the council adopted it separately.
Approved as part of consent agenda motion (items A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J).
- escrow
Consent calendar
p. 3
12aCONSULTING ENGINEER — Resolution 2025-091 Street Improvement Project Pay Request #1
The council approved a partial pay request #1 for the 2025 street improvements to OMG Midwest, Inc. Staff stated the request amount was $238,171.54. During discussion, the mayor asked which roads would not be completed this year, and the engineer listed segments that would be deferred or patched.
Adopted; partial pay request #1 to OMG Midwest, Inc. approved (5-0).
- street improvements
- pay request
Approved
p. 3p. 3
12bCONSULTING ENGINEER — Engineer Updates
Update on Viking Boulevard project and mayor request for turn lane re: possible redo of County Road 22.
- county road project
- Viking Boulevard
- County Road 22
Discussion only
p. 4p. 4
13aCITY ATTORNEY — Attorney Updates
Attorney discussed City Hall/Fire Station building documents and previewed a future resolution regarding default clerk/deputy clerk duties.
- city hall/fire station
- clerk designation
Discussion only
p. 4
14aCITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATES & DISCUSSION ITEMS — Code Enforcement Update
Staff reported no code enforcement citations had been written yet and that Rum River consultants notified people with open cases about administrative citations. Council members asked about year-to-date legal fee spending (reported as $500), requested legal fees be included in future code enforcement updates, and expressed interest in seeing the legal fee information before administrative citations are issued.
Administrator reported no citations yet; council discussed tracking legal fees and requested they be included in updates.
- code enforcement
- legal fees
Discussion only
p. 4p. 4
14bCITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATES & DISCUSSION ITEMS — Administrator Updates
Updates on open commission positions, school election use of City Hall, Planning Commission meeting date change, and election agreement letter to county.
- elections
- planning commission
- parks commission
Discussion only
p. 4p. 4p. 4
15MAYOR/COUNCIL REQUESTS/UPDATES
The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Monday June 30, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
Updates re: Upper Rum River WMO quorum/attendance, soccer nets, and next meeting date/time.
- Upper Rum River WMO
- parks
Discussion only
p. 5p. 5p. 5
16CLOSED SESSION - ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE, Minnesota Statute 13D.05, subdivision 3(b)
The council voted to go into closed session under attorney-client privilege to discuss threatened litigation from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources regarding MRTA, LLC’s Timbers Hideaway development. The council entered closed session at 7:29 PM and resumed the regular meeting at 7:38 PM.
Council went into closed session for attorney-client protected discussion on threatened DNR litigation regarding MRTA, LLC’s Timbers Hideaway development; entered 7:29 PM and resumed 7:38 PM.
- closed session
- litigation
- DNR
- Timbers Hideaway
- MRTA, LLC
Approved
p. 5
17ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 7:38 PM; motion carried (4-0-1) with West abstaining.
Approved
p. 5

Alternatives considered

Options the council weighed, and what happened to them. The record of the road not taken.

Keeping Anoka County Sheriff contract costs down
mentioned only
"options that the Council could do moving forward to keep costs down" (not specified in minutes)
Why: The minutes note options were reviewed but do not list the alternatives or any decision.
Raised by Rolf

Sources

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Agenda

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Minutes

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