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Key votes

- Approval of July 8, 2025, meeting minutes — Motion to approve carried; recorded as passed (vote recorded as “Aye”; minutes show approval in the meeting record). Minutes approval was accepted by voice vote and recorded as passed.

- Consent agenda — The board approved a nine-item consent agenda by motion, which the minutes show passed. The consent items included:
• Resolution 2025-170: enter contract with Damascus Way Reentry Center Inc. for a women’s transitional housing program and a budget amendment.
• Resolution 2025-181: approve rezoning of 40 acres from A-1 (Agricultural Preservation) to A-3 (Agricultural Preservation Density) (Randy Kubish, applicant; Richard Lee and Joan Elizabeth Dreemeyer, property owners).
• Resolution 2025-182: approve final plat and conservation easements for Brink Business Park (Brink Development LLC, applicant and owner).
• Resolution 2025-183: approve interim use permit for a detached accessory dwelling unit (Randall A. Wagner and Louann Wagner, applicants/owners).
• Resolution 2025-186: authorize a master services agreement with Toptal LLC for quality improvement consulting services.
• Resolution 2025-187: approve renewal application for an optional 2 a.m. liquor permit for SSK Group LLC, DBA Doherty’s Tavern (Spring Lake Township).
• Resolution 2025-188: authorize lawful gambling off-site permit for Jordan Fire Department Relief Association (Sand Creek Township).
• Approve record of disbursements and approved claims.
• Approve payroll processing of personnel actions.

The consent agenda was approved during the meeting and recorded in the minutes as passed.

- Resolution 2025-180 (Mid America Festivals parking CUP amendment) — Adopted 4–1. See separate article for full discussion and context; the resolution changes condition 32 of the festival’s conditional use permit related to on-site parking and includes safeguard language giving county staff authority to revoke the 2025 allowance if the changes cause roadway backups.

Procedural notes

The meeting record shows motions and seconds for the minutes and consent agenda; those motions were carried by voice vote with the consent agenda recorded as passed. The record identifies the CUP amendment vote outcome explicitly as 4–1. The transcript does not list explicit roll-call votes with individual commissioner yea/nay on all consent items in the audio excerpts provided to this record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Scott County Board of Commissioners, July 22 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved minutes, a nine-item consent agenda, and a conditional use permit amendment for the Renaissance Festival (Resolution 2025-180). Most consent items passed by unanimous vote; the CUP amendment passed 4–1.","taxTitle","Scott County , Minnesota","taxId",52800,"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},6159892,"Scott County approves change to Renaissance Festival parking rules, 4-1",4331,819000,5150000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5452444-c27b3d20e23ba8f09024debc9a69c8b0&start=819&end=5150","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5452444-c27b3d20e23ba8f09024debc9a69c8b0/thumbnail_819000.jpg","/articles/6159892/Scott-County/Minnesota/Scott-County-approves-change-to-Renaissance-Festival-parking-rules-4-1","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6159892-26b205a84824f4462667a71132384bf5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773699083&Signature=QBG9HHURYZ0rS1o4zWGB9WGsTzMRZuWpPzeRrpIrRu6sXOCDaRK-aYCiS29FSWqjRhSxRggYl3xDA26nnrjDS3eucXbncdom6O0yueVrLq8LEwQaddd2bBQo1tWMT2hecMC7d6z6c62Pg8cX-UyyH-66R2xhTtyp9Gc-IZHiCfTfwdFfh0IB8HdjoXocP0s24Zg42uL72ZKiMc5LVwtlPhJODmq1YMiHApTbuSlarIWCKQTW8XitVDZ~hARZrsO5MMtGdbAFotm7hmRKCbrg30XTyV0bUx1qYi9VaUDtDFq~wOQGZKA3DDZVhNXDGJj~xRcLBKKyua92lHTlGXY~2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Scott County Board of Commissioners on July 22, 2025, approved Resolution 2025-180 to amend a conditional use permit for Mid America Festivals Corporation, allowing the Renaissance Festival to increase daily on-site parking passes from 7,000 to 7,700 and permitting the professional parking operator to “backfill” or replenish sold-but-unused on-site parking at any time; the measure passed 4-1.

County planning director Brad Davis told the board the festival’s permit — first issued in 1982 and repeatedly amended — includes 40 conditions and that the amendments being considered today would change condition 32, which governs on-site parking. Davis said Mid America submitted required annual operation plans for 2025 and that the request responds in part to a roughly 10% “no-show” rate among pre-purchased parking passes.

The change matters because the festival is large, draws thousands of vehicles on peak days, and sits between State Highway 41 and U.S. Highway 169 near the Minnesota River. Staff and outside consultants have modeled site capacity at about 8,000 physical parking stalls across the Kings and Queens lots; the county’s 7,000 cap was earlier chosen to reduce risk of traffic backing onto public roadways and to protect bus transit access and emergency vehicle movement.

Board discussion summarized three main positions that emerged in the public record and at the dais. County staff recommended denying both amendments, arguing the requests run counter to the 2022 objective of prioritizing transit and reducing on-site vehicle growth; staff also flagged uncertainty about a new composting facility that may add 100–200 large commercial trucks on Saturdays and complicate north entrance traffic. The Louisville Township and the Planning Commission both recommended approval with conditions: the township endorsed a one-year trial with safeguards, and the planning commission voted 6–1 to approve the changes while including language allowing staff to revoke the 2025 allowance if the changes create backups.

Consultants and the festival’s parking operator told the board their on-site data and two years of operation suggest the additional capacity and the right to backfill are needed to keep vehicles off adjacent highways. John Matzko of SRF Consulting said the operation’s data show pre-sold passes do not equal vehicles physically on-site at any one time: “We have not had 7,000 on-site park permanently.” Tony Janowick, CEO of Interstate Parking, said of the time restriction that previously limited backfilling: “This is the only large event venue that I've ever heard of that has a time restriction to backfilling.” Captain Steve Collins of the sheriff’s office described the immediate on‑scene response the sheriff’s office would take if backups developed: “The first thing we would do in that scenario is work with interstate parking and come up with a plan.”

The board’s resolution includes safeguard language giving county staff discretionary authority to revoke the 2025 allowance and revert condition 32 to its prior limits (7,000 maximum and a 1:30 p.m. backfill start) if staff determines the changes cause backups. Commissioners also noted that condition 33 of the permit already gives the board the authority to reopen and amend the permit before the next season.

The applicant withdrew a separate earlier request to utilize the Green Ferry lot after receiving a comment letter from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community asking for an archeological review and raising other concerns; that withdrawal is in the public record. The board and presenters also noted transit ridership as a performance metric: Mid America reported 23.4% of patrons used transit in 2024 (22% in 2023), and Southwest Transit plans a Labor Day service addition for 2025.

The board voted on a motion to adopt Resolution 2025-180; the motion and second were recorded in the minutes but the transcript does not identify the mover and seconder by name. The resolution passed 4–1.

The change is effective for the 2025 festival season subject to the safeguard language that allows immediate revocation by county staff if operational conditions create public roadway backups. Commissioners and staff said they expect active day‑of coordination among festival operators, Interstate Parking, the sheriff’s office and county staff, and emphasized that transit promotion remains a priority.

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Votes at a glance: Scott County Board actions on July 22, 2025

Scott County approves change to Renaissance Festival parking rules, 4-1