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Nowthen City Council - 2026 Overlay Public Hearing meeting, June 2, 2026

City Council

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

This meeting on the city's website ↗

Agenda

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What was on the agenda.

Packet

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The supporting materials the board reviewed.

Minutes

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The official record of what happened.

In progressNo minutes are on file, so the outcomes below come from the meeting recording.

They are AI-extracted from the transcript, not the official minutes. Check them against the minutes or the recording before relying on them.

One-line summary

Council held the 2026 Overlay Assessment public hearing, heard resident questions about the assessment process and road condition, and approved a consent-agenda resolution to switch to an 18-day in-person absentee/early voting window.

What was on the agenda

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

  1. 1Call to Order

    Includes pledge, roll call, and approve agenda.

    Agenda was approved by motion and vote; roll call showed Glazer absent.

    • meeting_procedure
    Approved
    p. 1June 2, 2026 Agenda1. Call to Order · Pledge of Allegiance . Roll Call · Approve Agenda0:33>> All right, we'll open the meeting. It is uh June 2nd and uh we're here for a0:42Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and0:51>> Miss Johnson, will you roll call, please? >> Mayor H >> here. Council >> member O'Brien here. >> Council member Rangelo present. Council member Swenson >> here. Council member Glazer is absent tonight. Engineer Nelson >> present >> and myself Natalie Johnson will call this complete.1:17>> There are no um adjustments. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented. >> Second easy. Any discussion? Hearing none. Move to vote. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries.

  2. 2Public Hearing 2026 Overlay Assessment

    Council held the assessment hearing for the 2026 overlay project, with the city engineer presenting the project locations, rationale for doing an overlay to extend pavement life, and the per-unit assessment approach. Residents asked questions and raised concerns about whether some streets (such as Morton Farm Preserve and 224th Court) needed the work now, whether per-unit assessments were fair, and when/ how assessments would be billed and paid; staff explained the statutory notice language versus actual timing, that payment occurs after final costs are known, and that assessments are typically amortized over time. Council closed the hearing and noted the next step would be bid award/contract action at the next meeting.

    Public hearing was opened and closed; no assessment adoption motion appears in this bundle. Engineer gave presentation; residents asked about timing, costs, letters, and assessment process.

    • 2026_overlay_assessment
    • road_project
    Discussion only
    p. 1June 2, 2026 Agenda2. Public Hearing 2026 Overlay Assessmentp. 7June 2, 2026 Packet# ASSESSMENT HEARING 2026 Overlay Project Presented By: Shane Nelson, P.E.1:36>> Thank you, uh, Mr. Mayor, council, uh, members of the audience. Uh, so tonight we're talking about the 2026 overlay project,18:30>> All right. So we're going to open the public hearing.50:09All right, we're going to close public hearing. Thank you for that. Next agenda item is a consent agenda.

  3. 3Public Forum

    minutes not available in this bundle

    • public_forum
    Outcome unrecorded
    p. 1June 2, 2026 Agenda3. Public Forum

  4. 4Consent Agenda

    a) Approval of Resolution 2026-XX Authorizing the City of Nowthen to Administer In-Person Absentee and Early Voting Starting 18 Days Prior to Any Primary of General Election.

    Council approved a resolution on the consent agenda to have the City administer in-person absentee and early voting starting 18 days before any primary or general election, after discussing that the change is allowed by Minnesota law and would reduce City office staffing time compared with a 46-day window. During discussion, staff/council noted the agenda wording was incorrect compared with the resolution text and clarified the resolution covers both primary and general elections.

    Consent agenda was approved by motion and voice vote; discussion clarified agenda wording error vs resolution text.

    • elections
    • early_voting_resolution_2026_xx
    Approved
    p. 1June 2, 2026 Agenda4. Consent Agenda a) Approval of Resolution 2026-XX Authorizing the City of Nowthen to Administer In-Person Absentee and Early Voting Starting 18 Days Prior to Any Primary of General Election.50:30>> Make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Okay, we got a second.52:34So move to vote. Uh, all those in favor say I. >> I opposed. Motion carries.52:06>> any primary or general election per the resolution on page 43. But yes, the agenda is incorrect with how it stated it did any any primary of general election.

  5. 5Adjourn

    minutes not available in this bundle; adjournment motion not captured in provided transcript excerpt window

    • meeting_procedure
    Outcome unrecorded
    p. 1June 2, 2026 Agenda5. Adjourn.

Motions and votes

2 motions on the record.

  • M1I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented.

    Passed

    Voice vote; motion carries.

    1:17>> There are no um adjustments. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented. >> Second easy. Any discussion? Hearing none. Move to vote. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries.

  • M2Make a motion to approve the consent agenda.

    Passed

    Voice vote; motion carries.

    50:30>> Make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Okay, we got a second. And then was there any discussion on I know there were some questions that went via email today. ... So move to vote. Uh, all those in favor say I. >> I opposed. Motion carries.

Sources

Documents and recordings archived for this meeting, when available.

Show a sample of the transcript (371 segments, 54:33 total)
  • 0:17 Good to go. Just wait till roll six and start.
  • 0:24 >> Good thing it's like 90% 95% time out of time. >> All right, we'll open the meeting. It is uh June 2nd and uh we're here for a
  • 0:33 public hearing on the road. So, we'll start with the pledge of allegiance, please. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the
  • 0:42 United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
  • 0:51 justice for all. >> Miss Johnson, will you roll call, please? >> Mayor H >> here. Council >> member O'Brien here.
  • 1:01 >> Council member Rangelo present. Council member Swenson >> here. Council member Glazer is absent tonight. Engineer Nelson >> present
  • 1:09 >> and myself Natalie Johnson will call this complete. >> Mr. Mayor, >> council member.
  • 1:17 >> There are no um adjustments. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented. >> Second easy. Any discussion? Hearing none. Move to vote. All those in favor
  • 1:26 say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. All right. Mr. Mr. Shane Nelson, will you take us to uh talk about the overlay assessment, please?
  • 1:36 >> Thank you, uh, Mr. Mayor, council, uh, members of the audience. Uh, so tonight we're talking about the 2026 overlay project, and I'm going to give a
  • 1:44 presentation that we can follow through on the screen. Uh, there's the overlay project uh, spreads across several neighborhoods. Uh, this is what we call
  • 1:53 the Country Meadows uh, subdivision. The roads to be improved are highlighted in green. And then each uh property that's
  • Showing first 12 segments. Open the YouTube video for the full transcript.

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