Meetings
Agendas, packets, and minutes from Nowthen council, planning & zoning, work sessions, and Truth-in-Taxation hearings. Click any meeting to see what was on the agenda, what was decided, and the dollars that came up.
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Meetings in 2017
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18 meetings · page 1 of 1
- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council handled Planning and Zoning approvals and tablings, set unstaffed warming-house rules, created fire-related funds and truck authority, reduced a fire-call bill, approved gambling and property counteroffer actions, set employee-review deadlines, and authorized deputy clerk hiring steps.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council approved comprehensive plan draft map direction, advanced road-overlay feasibility work, approved a private assessor contract, and passed a large consent agenda including bills/claims, tobacco license renewals, sheriff contract, land-use signs purchase, URRWMO appointment, a donation acceptance resolution, skating-area option, and Heritage Festival fee waivers.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council heard the September sheriff’s report, amended subdivision ordinance rules to allow some administrative approvals, directed a code-enforcement site visit, approved the consent agenda, approved ice-rink lighting/power work not to exceed $7,500 (3–2), authorized purchase of a replacement loader not to exceed $72,000, and rejected a request to seek an engineering estimate for a grading plan.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council Budget MeetingCity Council
Council held a 2018 budget workshop, discussed setting aside funds for building inventory needs and document retention, reviewed road/bridge and park budgets, and reached consensus to raise the Road Improvement Fund to $200,000 per year with an 8.224% levy increase (from $1,361,332.00 to $1,473,296.00), with a budget approval meeting set for September 25, 2017.
Monday, September 18, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
The City Council approved a CUP/IUP for Josh Peterson, gave several code-enforcement directions, sent a tobacco-free parks proposal back to Park & Rec for more work, approved most consent items, and took multiple actions related to the Nowthen Heritage Festival and other administrative items.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council approved two interim use permits (Hagelberg/Chelsea 3 LLC and Elfelt), approved the Engh preliminary/final plat, and ultimately tabled the Peterson CUP/IUP request after two motions died/failed.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council Budget MeetingCity Council
The council held a budget work session focused on renewing the city’s IT managed-services contract (including a Barracuda firewall subscription) and hearing a proposal from independent contractors for property assessing services with claimed annual savings versus the county.
Monday, August 14, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
The City Council approved the amended agenda and consent agenda, denied a large comp plan amendment request, approved several planning/zoning actions, approved negotiating a recycling center addition contract, advanced a foosball court project, tabled a loader replacement, approved a $3,200 road evaluation study, discussed CenturyLink Connect America work, and adjourned at 8:15 PM.
Tuesday, August 8, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council held a special meeting to discuss road-improvement feasibility studies, special assessments (MN Statutes Chapter 429), and financing options; the meeting adjourned at 10:20 PM.
Thursday, July 27, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council approved the consent agenda, tabled a Bill’s Superette CUP request and an encroachment agreement item to August, rejected recycling center addition bids, set a special meeting on feasibility-study assessment guidelines, and took several actions related to hockey/pleasure rink reporting and location.
Tuesday, July 11, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council Budget MeetingCity Council
The City Council held a budget workshop covering building inspection, planning fees, facilities, code enforcement, road funding, parks, staffing, and future road financing, with no formal motions or votes shown in the transcript.
Monday, June 19, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
The council approved several Planning and Zoning and policy items, tabled the Rademacher CUPs and recycling center bids for more information, directed work on road-assessment and recycling-center issues, and scheduled budget meetings.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council approved a resubdivision request, directed staff to seek culvert replacement bids and plan future culvert budgeting, approved a dust control contract, approved a park building roof replacement, approved a City Hall HVAC replacement proposal, set rules for Farmers Market purchases, and approved a year-round porta-potty plan for Nowthen Memorial Park.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council approved a zoning ordinance amendment and a lot line reconfiguration, gave code-enforcement direction, advanced several road and park projects (including human foosball), approved the consent agenda, and took actions related to City Hall HVAC and a recycling center expansion grant/bidding process.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
The council workshop reviewed the 2016 audit, discussed park and road projects, code-enforcement questions (including Tommy Guyer), and walked through consent-agenda items including the 2016 audited financial statement, recycling agreement, and a $500 fork lift purchase offer.
Thursday, April 6, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council approved the consent agenda, approved a 2017 gravel plan not to exceed $52,000 with reporting requirements, tabled the City Hall HVAC item for more information, rejected a $215 chamber map ad, approved hiring Hakanson Anderson to update developer specifications, directed staff to start accepting Park & Rec committee applications, and heard public comments about spending and perceived favoritism.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
The council approved limited HVAC research, tabled building-inspection and workshop-minutes issues, approved meeting recording plans, code-update work, City Hall repair quotes, Heritage Fest support, a chamber-newsletter assignment, and Resolution 17-06 accepting a donated warming shelter.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council approved the Wagner/Owelling land-use amendment, several policy and administrative items, the Barrett Street property sale, ice-rink and Lions event support, and tabled or withdrew several issues for further review, including committee appointments, Bass Lake land, fund transfers, the safe donation, and HVAC procurement.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017- No agenda on file
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