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Oak Grove Special City Council meeting, March 18, 2026

Special City Council

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

What happened

Council approved a retainer agreement with Upper Midwest Law Center accepting a donation of legal services, then went into closed session to consider an offer to purchase city-owned real property at 3052 Viking Blvd NW.

Motions and votes

3 motions on the record.

  • M1MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2026-050 APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH UPPER MIDWEST LAW CENTER AND ACCEPTING DONATION OF LEGAL SERVICES.

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    MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2026-050 APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH UPPER MIDWEST LAW CENTER AND ACCEPTING DONATION OF LEGAL SERVICES.

    moved by West, seconded by Bray Johnson

    Passed

    5-0

    p. 1p. 1

  • M2MOTION BY MAYOR ROLF, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER WEST FOR THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTE 13D.05, SUBD. 3 (C) (3), TO CONSIDER AN OFFER FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY AT 3052 VIKING BLVD NW OWNED BY THE CITY OF OAK GROVE: PID: 28-33-24-32-0002.

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    MOTION BY MAYOR ROLF, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER WEST FOR THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTE 13D.05, SUBD. 3 (C) (3), TO CONSIDER AN OFFER FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY AT 3052 VIKING BLVD NW OWNED BY THE CITY OF OAK GROVE: PID: 28-33-24-32-0002.

    moved by Rolf, seconded by West

    Passed

    5-0

    p. 1

  • M3MOTION TO ADJOURN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRADEWELL.

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    MOTION TO ADJOURN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRADEWELL

    moved by Tradewell, seconded by Bray Johnson

    Passed

    5-0

    p. 1

What was on the agenda

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

  1. 4Approval of retainer agreement with UMLC

    Council adopted Resolution 2026-050 approving a retainer agreement with Upper Midwest Law Center and accepting a donation of legal services. During discussion, Council member Wylie asked whether there would be a cost to the City, and the City Attorney said there would not be; the UMLC attorney explained that if UMLC recommended settlement and the City declined, UMLC would stop representing the City and the City would need to hire counsel.

    • Upper Midwest Law Center retainer agreement
    • donation of legal services
    Approved
    p. 1p. 1p. 1

  2. 5Closed session

    Council voted to go into closed session under Minnesota Statute 13D.05, subd. 3(c)(3) to consider an offer to purchase city-owned real property at 3052 Viking Blvd NW (PID 28-33-24-32-0002). The closed session began at 4:14 PM and the regular meeting resumed at 4:27 PM; the minutes do not record any final action on the offer after returning to open session.

    Closed session was entered and later exited; minutes do not record a final decision on the real property offer in open session.

    • closed session
    • real property offer 3052 Viking Blvd NW
    No action
    p. 1

  3. 6Adjournment

    • adjournment
    Approved
    p. 1p. 1

Alternatives considered

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

  • Upper Midwest Law Center representation and settlement decision process

    mentioned only

    If UMLC recommends settlement and the City decides not to, UMLC would no longer represent the City and the City would have to hire counsel to represent the City.

    Raised by Sathe

Sources

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Agenda

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What was on the agenda.

Packet

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Minutes

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