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Why it matters: the project would convert softball-style fields into youth-baseball-friendly configurations, potentially increasing participation and creating a venue for 9U–11U tournaments; parking, neighborhood impact and funding were central concerns during council discussion.

Proposed changes include moving the outfield fence from roughly 240 feet to 200 feet and lowering fence height from 6 feet to 4 feet; converting the infield to turf/grass with added irrigation and maintenance (staff said irrigation exists but additional heads would be required); installing field armor in batter’s boxes to reduce maintenance; pouring concrete dugout floors; and adding shelving/storage in dugouts. The association’s president attended the meeting and staff said the group is prepared to raise funds and has already gathered about $35,000 toward the project.

Council and staff discussed parking constraints at the Westminster location, noting on-street spaces, nearby park demand and limited lot capacity. Council members asked staff and the association to hold a neighborhood meeting to gather resident feedback, explore shuttle or remote parking options (for large events) and evaluate whether phased construction or public parking additions would be feasible. Staff said a reconfiguration to add parking had been studied but would carry additional cost and neighborhood impact.

Cost estimates in the presentation included a single infield and irrigation quote of about $35,000 per field and an overall rough estimate near $60,000 per field; fencing and dugout work were smaller components. Staff suggested a phased approach — for example, replacing fences and dugout surfaces first and addressing infield grass in a later season — to spread costs over multiple years.

Council did not vote to fund the project at the meeting. Instead the council’s direction was to hold a neighborhood meeting, let staff further vet parking options and return with a more detailed plan if the association wishes to proceed; the association said it does not plan to request city funds at this time and intends to apply for outside grants.

Ending: Staff and the association will stage outreach to neighbors, refine cost and parking analyses, and report back to council before any city-funded work proceeds.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council, May 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Shakopee staff and representatives of the Shakopee Youth Baseball Association presented proposed improvements for Westminster Park ballfields at a May 6 workshop, describing a package of changes aimed at making the fields better suited for youth baseball tournaments and regular play.","taxTitle","Shakopee City , Scott County , Minnesota","taxId",52801,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6246851,"Shakopee releases fifth long-term financial plan; model calls for about 4% annual levy growth to sustain services",2288,1276000,3564000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3214220-0398ce3519f62a634b9662272f87b1b6&start=1276&end=3564","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3214220-0398ce3519f62a634b9662272f87b1b6/thumbnail_1276000.jpg","/articles/6246851/Shakopee-City/Scott-County/Minnesota/Shakopee-releases-fifth-long-term-financial-plan-model-calls-for-about-4-annual-levy-growth-to-sustain-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246851-7ed8edfe0b4ab56e3fe91868b20cf22a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167307&Signature=Vgsytg6B66-whX8TMLo-~Nq8v2QfqgoX6yRjeb5MwVCcSHcIAhFSCoFF7J3SMu3z79zGOHOEtZXObwVhszfpwTNyDcH9lOkZ6n5zLGv83c9NCU6lzJO6H0KFH3j5eFz9SSiu8NZWHtEKRO8~-4OqXdMDKERgnDg1fRmV2KgnSA-GpwqfmVXLxkY3tboj0Z-02oyY9W2rGQTJ9dXaj4PnaH7lXZ5DuemgosWL~iZU0zbdYSlOPHI1WpuJ67YfwT7c-Mh-~OL0l11ztAPPTsHxBoVF6nuaH9xUi6CuT6skpvp~wQRUjfi2WPQAWKIOGP2LsCSmMchVntJXREOw4P0ahQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City finance staff presented Shakopee’s fifth long-term financial plan at the May 6 council meeting, laying out 10-year revenue and expenditure projections and observations about recent tax-capacity growth.

Why it matters: the plan guides budgeting and capital decisions and informs council expectations about annual levy changes needed to maintain services without eroding fund balance.

Finance staff summarized 10-year trends showing rapid tax-capacity growth from industrial and apartment classes and noted Shakopee remains a net contributor to the state fiscal-disparities program. Preliminary taxable market values for taxes payable 2026 rose about 5.4%, the finance presentation said, with approximately 50% of the increase attributable to new construction. Staff projected a median home value for taxes payable 2026 of about $361,300 (roughly a 3% increase year over year in the model).

Using assumptions that most operating categories grow about 3% annually (public safety slightly higher to reflect personnel pressures), staff modeled a scenario in which a 4% average annual levy increase would preserve the general fund’s target fund balance over a 10-year horizon. Staff warned that revenue or expenditure pressures that outpace those assumptions — for example, higher-than-expected personnel or training costs, or unplanned capital needs — would require different levy action.

Staff also showed the city’s tax-increment financing performance (TIF districts have increased tax capacity over the past decade), and noted the city’s contribution to fiscal-disparity redistributions. The presentation compared Shakopee favorably to peer cities on taxes per capita and debt-service measures but emphasized that continuing investment and long-term planning remain necessary.

Ending: Finance staff said the plan will continue to guide budget work and capital planning; council members praised the data and asked for continued updates as audited figures and fiscal-disparity numbers finalize.","City finance staff presented Shakopee’s fifth long-term financial plan at the May 6 council meeting, laying out 10-year revenue and expenditure projections and observations about recent tax-capacity growth.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6246856,"Resident asks Shakopee council to restore 'agriculture' to rural-residential zoning; staff says removal may be a scrivener's error",202,444000,646000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3214220-0398ce3519f62a634b9662272f87b1b6&start=444&end=646","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3214220-0398ce3519f62a634b9662272f87b1b6/thumbnail_444000.jpg","/articles/6246856/Shakopee-City/Scott-County/Minnesota/Resident-asks-Shakopee-council-to-restore-agriculture-to-rural-residential-zoning-staff-says-removal-may-be-a-scriveners-error","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246856-23cc01a8f8de7d55f13dc25d0051ba9d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167307&Signature=Hq6k-PUUuNCfbXA0t~oGJo9wy2CSyaJyWVAcSs9SGmdHI~dmbXDxuFCAu1MkTBdkrQgWrCECnTFhKiSgjv1JM4O2mqbAn2IDzGAgJfb2dKq5O4xtWnOLA0sh14B7hhEEX3ZcnTpUO-ua-2tdvWyTgq4HlGmZISR3XSO~Q2~0TPcTM3gNXbZiHXSSmDV8wMdinb1lcx1nfFu5d2q3NUVXh88Vu7ehn5giSf1CgsCzCcC1uObYj2u5omKQynWJLDxC-VwRPZo1MKNt3LQhzn3YGSxpmoPdfN64TFBQMNiYu0xv1urE2hCgDPK0UucAnK1lItAyFAm2oLAd~Q1Wi~pdRQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Shakopee resident asked the City Council on May 6 to reconsider the removal of agriculture as an allowed land use in the rural-residential zoning district, saying the change prevents her from restarting a beekeeping and small-orchard operation on her property.

Resident Victoria Ranawal, who identified her address as 5284 Eagle Creek Boulevard, said she bought the property in 2020 in part because it was zoned rural residential and she believed agricultural activity was permitted. “I want to be a beekeeper and have an apple orchard,” she told council. She said the zoning table was changed in 2020 and that the removal of “agriculture” effectively bars farm uses she had expected to be allowed.

Staff told the council the change likely occurred when the zoning table was moved into the municipal code in 2020 and said it may be a Scrivener’s error. A staff member identified Note 46 — which allows roadside stands with conditions — and said officials would check the code and report back. Council asked staff to research the ordinance history and email the council with findings.

Why it matters: the outcome affects what owners of rural-residential lots in Shakopee may lawfully do on their land and whether small-scale food production and beekeeping can proceed without conditional-use permits.

Ending: Staff committed to research the 2020 code change, clarify whether an administrative error occurred, and notify the resident and council of the results.","Victoria Ranawal told the council May 6 she bought property at 5284 Eagle Creek Boulevard expecting agricultural uses to be allowed. Staff said the 2020 zoning-table change likely dropped 'agriculture' inadvertently and will research the history and return with findings.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6246865,"Shakopee council adopts hotel licensing ordinance; prohibits permanent residency by owners or staff in guest rooms",431,699000,1130000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3214220-0398ce3519f62a634b9662272f87b1b6&start=699&end=1130","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3214220-0398ce3519f62a634b9662272f87b1b6/thumbnail_699000.jpg","/articles/6246865/Shakopee-City/Scott-County/Minnesota/Shakopee-council-adopts-hotel-licensing-ordinance-prohibits-permanent-residency-by-owners-or-staff-in-guest-rooms","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246865-5e1a3885e2b9fe8e6729d94a8e9f3684/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167307&Signature=eXMsUHaubBVYKqVbKyNiUpKrm8JI3WF52Di7zZJH~FG4kHGKJv-zA68OnDex4idAzGp-EYhZbHJzCgj2yen8xVyoTjiK7izcV6OkPCgRH7PdflkmgDygxdcfvEfxnQxlOqs2--BsZhb5HKF0~m41FFWHf9Jm8elfdUDKrwlI9nSaKPWZyDb12gOaz6Tz65nRaZYMuetA3BpF~VwAI~eDvoTgV7UjTijuDKqT4IF9U9nmmY7~02o~fufIx8RSoaP49VEV2zDU2W00Uzxysd9H4gyoGv5xAWYVAysL3nu8XAL2ClQsA2NXx6vLniRm2X15ObA~EsCHouighuOtJFhfvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Shakopee City Council on May 6 adopted ordinance 02025-013, a new hotel-licensing ordinance, after clarifying language to prohibit permanent residency by owners, employees, managers or contractors in guest rooms.

Why it matters: the change is intended to distinguish lodging from dwelling units and to protect lodging-tax collection and related regulations by preventing long-term occupancy that would convert hotel rooms into de facto apartments.

Councilmember Delaney removed the hotel-license item from the consent agenda for discussion. He asked how the draft ordinance’s phrase “may reside in a guest room” would apply to contractors or owners who stay overnight. The city attorney advised that the clause was intended to prevent living in the hotel as the owner and that “reside” should be clarified to mean permanent residency.

Council discussion clarified that Minnesota practice treats residency as a state-based definition — generally tied to 30 days — and that extended-stay operations typically use rules that separate transient lodging from permanent residence. The city attorney proposed a one-word text amendment to make the prohibition read: “no interested person, employee, manager, or contractor performing services of any kind may permanently reside in a guest room at the hotel.”

Councilmember Delaney moved to adopt ordinance 02025-013 as modified. The motion was seconded, council voted in favor and the ordinance passed. No roll-call tally was read into the record at the meeting.

Ending: The council approved the ordinance as amended and directed staff to make the language consistent elsewhere in the document where the word “reside” appears.","Following discussion and a text amendment, the City Council on May 6 adopted ordinance 02025-013 to create a hotel licensing program and to bar interested persons, employees, managers or contractors from permanently residing in hotel guest rooms.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6246871,"Shakopee police report shows record-low crime in 2024, flags grant expirations and staffing needs",2422,1592000,4014000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3214220-0398ce3519f62a634b9662272f87b1b6&start=1592&end=4014","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3214220-0398ce3519f62a634b9662272f87b1b6/thumbnail_1592000.jpg","/articles/6246871/Shakopee-City/Scott-County/Minnesota/Shakopee-police-report-shows-record-low-crime-in-2024-flags-grant-expirations-and-staffing-needs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246871-34971d9202de6b2baba052d1c6500223/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167307&Signature=oTG-eO2hQz7TuTVLgBwu16azhboq~ix90gSiNH7vbH~Osmq-2nXlk5wcBbxMFZFs5~wDVDc4E40RTIZNgBQzR4WJMUCKxzhJNv0Ql4tq1rk7CfbpSiwqXcOC5P6ovgMaRpMDBqzDatRkP6h5s2JT-zVy2XvYBUiiRMB9NtjShE0~u-nb4WfKVK0qODAsLK1hg~zpiphYfQqokBNlDpquTOUbSS3tPUwGbF8v-HcNbzXdqiyhZzN45nlwRXvQ1bSVk8TAoFbgA7qjrkkm9Fwh~aGT-1DuAOCKlU4JXHsAwkqhJyu1J8HSWhedjOnhVYdYUW03tUEaELYAJ8KgA~zC6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Police Chief Tate told the Shakopee City Council on May 6 that overall crime in Shakopee reached a record low in 2024, with an 8.1% drop from the year before and a case-clearance rate that the department aims to keep above the metro average.

The chief said the department’s proactive policing unit and a grant-funded DUI enforcement officer helped drive some of the improvements. “We remain a very very safe community,” he said, and noted traffic enforcement and targeted operations have contributed to higher clearance rates and fewer repeat calls at chronic problem locations.

Why it matters: the department is projecting near-term pressures on staffing and overtime as event activity increases (Valleyfair, concerts and the new amphitheater), and one of several enforcement grants backing extra patrols is scheduled to end in 2025. Council members pressed for details on grant timing and service impacts.

Tate ran through arrest and use-of-force metrics, saying the department required a response-to-resistance report in 104 incidents in 2024 — roughly 0.4% of calls — and that most incidents involved restraint rather than more severe force. “About 30 percent of that 104 are people in mental health crisis,” he said, and the department’s coordinated response unit has reduced repeated calls at some residences.

The chief also highlighted drug-task-force work, saying the unit is now fully staffed with eight agents and a commander and that Shakopee has one full-time agent assigned to the task force. He said drug investigations and seizures have risen in part because of staffing and targeted operations; many pills recovered are illegal pressed pills that mimic prescription drugs.

On impaired driving, Tate said arrests were down slightly in 2024 but predicted higher numbers for 2025 with the DUI officer back to full duty. He noted the department’s arrested drivers’ average blood-alcohol content remains “just over twice the legal limit.” He also said roughly two-thirds of people booked at Scott County Jail are from outside Shakopee.

Councilors asked about code enforcement, bridge- and highway-related crashes (Highway 169 and Lewis Street Bridge), and equipment and facilities. Tate said the city’s police facility is at capacity after two decades and recommended a future review of space and long-term building needs.

Tate also warned of potential cuts in state officer-training reimbursement that could reduce a roughly $940-per-officer annual reimbursement. He urged continued investment in training and noted the department’s positive internal culture as a retention asset.

The report included operational details and forward-looking items — grant expirations, the amphitheater’s likely impact on contractual overtime, vehicle procurement delays and animal-control cost pressures — but did not produce formal council action at the meeting. The department said it will continue to update the council as grant timelines and staffing plans evolve.

Ending: Tate encouraged residents to reduce crimes of opportunity — “If every resident in Shakopee just locked their car” — saying that most reported thefts stem from unlocked vehicles or open garages and that simple precautions would help sustain the city’s downward crime trend.","Police Chief Tate told the Shakopee City Council on May 6 that overall crime fell 8.1% in 2024 and case-clearance rates are above metro averages, while the department flagged expiring enforcement grants, training-fund uncertainty and capacity pressures tied to events and a new amphitheater.","actionData","errors"]

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