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Police Chief Nick Francis invited the public to an open house at the Police Operations Building on Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 5 to 7 p.m.; he said parking at the site is limited and staff arranged for parking at Eastview High School stadium with crossing assistance. \"We're gonna have some food. We're gonna have some fun. There's self guided tours. There's a scavenger hunt,\" Chief Francis said.

Eric Carlson, Parks and Recreation Director, announced the FaunaFall Food Truck Festival at Quarry Point Park on Saturday from noon to 7 p.m., encouraging residents to attend for food and music.

Charles Grogg previewed the fall cleanup day scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Aquatic Center parking lot (Splash Valley). He said the event accepts nonhazardous items (appliances, tires, scrap metal, furniture, remodeling debris) with unit or weight‑based fees and that the city aims to break even. Grogg said shredding will not be part of cleanup day this year because of site and safety constraints, and that a separate shredding event will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon; shredding will be free but limited to about four grocery‑sized bags per vehicle.

Grogg also warned residents not to arrive before the 8 a.m. opening time to avoid long early morning queues and noted a detour around Johnnycake Road due to construction. Payment options for cleanup day include cash, check and credit card.

All event details and schedules are available on the city website, staff said.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting - September 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff previewed several upcoming community events: a Police Operations open house (Sept. 30), a food truck festival at Quarry Point Park (this Saturday noon–7 p.m.), a fall cleanup day (Oct. 20) and a separate paper‑shredding event (Oct. 11).","taxTitle","Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota","taxId",4526,"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},5986686,"Apple Valley council appoints John Cabot to Cemetery Advisory Committee",251,587000,838000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5776236-4c5317c80452bda12dc61adc18eec12e&start=587&end=838","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5776236-4c5317c80452bda12dc61adc18eec12e/thumbnail_587000.jpg","/articles/5986686/Apple-Valley/Dakota-County/Minnesota/Apple-Valley-council-appoints-John-Cabot-to-Cemetery-Advisory-Committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5986686-d17cc3b441e63f8fef67a5b760648e1b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775080576&Signature=UznYWUiPJwYeYkgbi04ZXVEayNTEQr4ejxr38DbsJJUxFVB-rUzoHIkmQCoxht4WBjnL1A1Gcomw~oCTMW4Gz-1ziD6opO2i3Bc6VIojJlHZfqgQG052VasdUhIk7Bog9oILYFqbxcYE6tEma3Th0IIyT5xGCV24O8HECeAjCX-0BNwf6Loai5~u~VJMvENvsfYlMT-4oPq0bArk7tO5IR9p0kx3R388DQ7IIT0b-3OVflLNKCu0liBclP9rmiVMa2ZmghqTgmKqT9rUmRNm3UzD4Bym55ZCC-XGtbLKhoQogECHLz3PKsOwpqIwbI4kYa8djQ1eZGEnqQ9IGGkfXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Apple Valley City Council appointed John Cabot to the Cemetery Advisory Committee on Sept. 11, 2025, filling a vacancy left by a resignation.

City staff member Christina explained the process: the city received two applications earlier in the summer, distributed them to the council in advance, and used ballots for council selection. Council Member Grenell moved to nominate the two candidates for council consideration and the council then conducted a ballot vote. After counting, Christina announced, “John Cabot received the majority of the council votes for appointment.”

The council then adopted a resolution to appoint Cabot by voice vote. No public testimony or objections were recorded on the appointment in the meeting transcript.","The council filled a vacancy on the Cemetery Advisory Committee by appointing John Cabot after council members voted from two applicants.",{"_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},5986692,"Apple Valley resident raises traffic, parking concerns if HealthPartners site is sold",312,206000,518000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5776236-4c5317c80452bda12dc61adc18eec12e&start=206&end=518","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5776236-4c5317c80452bda12dc61adc18eec12e/thumbnail_206000.jpg","/articles/5986692/Apple-Valley/Dakota-County/Minnesota/Apple-Valley-resident-raises-traffic-parking-concerns-if-HealthPartners-site-is-sold","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5986692-12a32ebbdeaa4f5fbc48bf10a5c164a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775080576&Signature=mYAa6RGE0EqAAbuGE2ak7IUwhpKhjz6qjV7De1G880iDpc46OumT8FyE7L73fjNeM0WJ9oDi0Jh9F7iPWYC288X3n-6I2KpFaQh~XGEkVL9ER7FGQl90uxRgSgzPFXWyUaaxWz6XpvW9BKHbg8zbyFJyRvU8jiEfgnndi7PLbL3VRaib6AZdb~9~EPHGFphj6p6fJW5lTW4X5o70hGfP4vwnAjt2yCPVTeDrb26gHuGEfc59Fpl2eZHhSkm9mbqVyAbrzAy3yBKpS-zJzyzMW3LYH6-OsU6ocqJwrc49i9gNCedD1LNtn7oTnuGitSe0iVFcAeZHPEwpLpXMFnYo7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Sept. 11 Apple Valley City Council meeting, resident Pat Peterson used the public‑comment period to ask the council to consider traffic and parking impacts if the HealthPartners property and adjacent green space are redeveloped.

Pat Peterson said she has lived in the neighborhood since 1966 and described nearby streets (Fireside, Haraldson, Whitney) and the route her neighborhood uses to access Pennock Avenue and Cedar Avenue. She said changes elsewhere — including a recent restriction on a left turn from Whitney onto Cedar Avenue and a county redesign that could close a nearby road — have already redirected traffic through her neighborhood and that the loss of the HealthPartners parking lot would intensify local parking on Fireside.

\"Health Partners was a Monday through Friday, 8 to 5. So traffic was minimal,\" Peterson said. \"If they don't have that parking lot anymore ... then they're parking on Fireside, which you've now just made very busy because you've blocked off all of the streets.\"

City staff (Mayor presiding and Tom, staff member) responded that the HealthPartners property is privately owned and not city property, and that any change in use would require a land‑use application that would come through the city's review process. The mayor noted the city cannot sell that property and emphasized that redevelopment would need to follow the land‑use change procedures; Mr. Tom added the land‑use change process is not easy and that traffic impacts would be considered in that process.

Peterson also expressed concern that the park near the site could receive new courts (tennis, pickleball, basketball) without additional parking; she said users historically parked in the HealthPartners lot and crossed without a crosswalk. She asked the council to consider access options such as a signal or a three‑way stop to avoid backups that could extend past Fireside.

No formal action was taken during the meeting on the HealthPartners property; staff said any redevelopment would be subject to a formal land‑use process and public review.","During the public‑comment period a longtime resident warned that a potential sale and redevelopment of the HealthPartners site could remove a commonly used parking lot and funnel more traffic onto local residential streets.",{"_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},5986698,"Apple Valley adopts preliminary 2026 budget, sets Truth‑in‑Taxation hearing for Nov. 25",2365,1545000,3910000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5776236-4c5317c80452bda12dc61adc18eec12e&start=1545&end=3910","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5776236-4c5317c80452bda12dc61adc18eec12e/thumbnail_1545000.jpg","/articles/5986698/Apple-Valley/Dakota-County/Minnesota/Apple-Valley-adopts-preliminary-2026-budget-sets-TruthinTaxation-hearing-for-Nov-25","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5986698-75275fcf3b08bc9d1dabc1265db318b2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775080576&Signature=Nyouuf6l2F0nqIAb1fhLm65nED6k1wsisW81Ne3RoksiVbfZ2gSNdqApk~4Xqz8MlEaAvGujkA5fCw~yA-ZOJ9LA0FvX60XJkhLOtBVYDh3HObT4nPxLgK7ViisivO1BzN6JbTrw0Yab5hv4931EfUORPtXYQSPZk-~35Dizl0cDY25ds-NoCGDUQjAD9OkV71ve8zEA6JSWolGUgg4YoPkD1RL2C79~CuDG0SqSV6cgswHgvV2nIcJFERVSRWDzBV1t6KwPnwdDFcK8QPlOeHgXr-e7ebJM~QoQd6-MmKT3lY3fdMhxPEovg45xxNDRpOHNLI13c9SknD9WJAXBQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On Sept. 11, 2025, the Apple Valley City Council adopted a preliminary 2026 budget and certified a maximum property tax levy that staff said increases the levy by $5,142,000 (about 13 percent) and sets the Truth‑in‑Taxation hearing for 7 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2025.

Ron (staff member) presented the budget package and told the council the total all‑fund budget is about $130.07 million, with the general fund proposed revenues at $50,572,970 and taxes making up roughly three‑quarters of that figure. He said capital outlay remains a major driver this year and that debt service increases — including voter‑approved park referendum bonds and facilities capital improvement bonds — account for a significant portion of the levy increase.

Ron summarized key numbers: the levy increase of $5,142,000 (13 percent), an expected median‑value home tax bill of $1,699 (up $211 or 14.18 percent from last year), and specific drivers including $2,293,000 for park referendum bond debt service and $351,000 for facilities bond debt service. He also said utilities in the budget assume a 5 percent increase for water and sewer and a 10 percent increase for stormwater rates; for a typical quarterly household usage (25,000 gallons water and 15,000 gallons sewer), the combined utility increase is about $12.58 per quarter.

Council moved and approved two formal actions: adoption of the preliminary budget and levy, and setting Nov. 25 as the Truth‑in‑Taxation public meeting date. The motion to adopt the budget was moved by Council Member Leander and seconded by Council Member Bergman; the motion to set the Nov. 25 hearing date was moved by Council Member Ebert and seconded by Council Member Bergman. Both motions carried by voice vote.

Ron noted schedule and notice requirements: the county will mail parcel‑specific notices between Nov. 11 and Nov. 24 (the county staff told city staff they planned to begin mailing Nov. 11), and final budget certification to the county and state must occur by late December. He also described several taxpayer assistance and relief programs referenced in the presentation, including the market value homestead exclusion, renter and homeowner refund programs, disabled veteran exclusions, and senior deferral programs; Ron said specifics for some refund programs had not yet been released for the 2025 returns.

Council members and staff said there remain opportunities to reduce the levy before final certification; the preliminary levy sets a maximum and “can be lowered, but it cannot be increased” once certified. The council will review public testimony on Nov. 25 and is scheduled to adopt a final levy and budget at that meeting or at the next regular council meeting if further action is needed.","Council adopted the preliminary 2026 budget and maximum property tax levy, setting a Nov. 25 Truth‑in‑Taxation meeting; staff said the levy increase is driven largely by increased debt service and capital‑intensive investments.",{"_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},5986703,"Apple Valley approves Pickle Hall site plan, zoning changes for 18‑court indoor facility",670,873000,1543000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5776236-4c5317c80452bda12dc61adc18eec12e&start=873&end=1543","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5776236-4c5317c80452bda12dc61adc18eec12e/thumbnail_873000.jpg","/articles/5986703/Apple-Valley/Dakota-County/Minnesota/Apple-Valley-approves-Pickle-Hall-site-plan-zoning-changes-for-18court-indoor-facility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5986703-dde208e01be0cbd3d19ec52e280c7f72/orig.mp4?Expires=1775080576&Signature=jTP542cy4DGptRwbL-ru1CJyZqA9KW6sH0nURU1X9TEKqoSJiK2VoMdLb7j9o2hsgTTOnTpZuqwMj8a-wwCvKOimUmc2s1ZEwmSBv0-vKupjkqqsbr0LhZa0RwMv5k6PcjnrtMBj3pPq6wX8z-ucaPYNWmjJ~SHa3RyUDQI5UXbkRUngTIBTOEDXv7fuHE~PWBkxQPt17ua1GY~WUqHPH5nLGPgi1s3CnDqbaWrjl6BXiYVpRTIVNJwcd0a0r4wyAC0IFTWL2YRoW1lPTinwhzb-OOeXlvVO~Ar1d4bNj-chOWjmly-rID4FDADLO3MK~gx9TAUa0UVOfE6ntOZjBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On Sept. 11, 2025, the Apple Valley City Council approved a package of land‑use actions to allow construction of Pickle Hall, a proposed 66,000‑square‑foot indoor recreational building that would house 18 pickleball courts and a class‑1 restaurant at the Village of Founders Circle (new Lot 1, Block 1).

The approvals included a resolution vacating drainage and utility easements, an ordinance amendment to allow indoor commercial recreational facilities in the applicable plan development (PD 739) with waiver of the second reading, a final plat and development agreement for Village of Founders Circle, third edition, a stormwater maintenance agreement, and site plan and building permit authorization.

The project site is a recombination of two existing parcels totaling 3.77 acres at the Old Central Village West / New Central Village area just south of Apple Valley Ford and east of the U.S. Post Office. City staff said the applicant replaced an open stormwater pond with an underground storm chamber and revised parking to meet a revised parking demand estimate.

Tim (staff member) explained the changes to council: “There is an underground system on that north end … so the pond was removed. An underground storm chamber was provided for. There's now 38 additional parking space. We can now have 143 parking spaces, which we feel will be suitable for that site on‑site.” He added staff counted nearby shared parking — 128 spaces in the Central Village parking lot and 38 on‑street spaces — and said that total yields roughly 198 spaces, meeting the approximately 196 spaces the applicant was told to provide.

Owner Randy Motulal, one of the project applicants, thanked the council and said the facility will bring customers to nearby businesses: “We're bringing one of the biggest growing sports in the world into an indoor complex. So this would bring down some noise for some of the community as well.”

Council members raised parking and access as the primary operational concern. One council member noted the risk to the business if on‑site and proximate parking were insufficient and said staff and the owners appeared comfortable with the revised parking plan.

Formal motions to adopt the easement vacation, amend the PD ordinance (waive second reading), approve the final plat and development agreement, approve the stormwater maintenance agreement for Lot 1, Block 1, and approve the site plan and building permit authorization were each made and approved by voice vote.

The council did not record a roll‑call tally in the transcript; each item was carried after the customary “all those in favor indicate by saying aye.” When asked about timing, the owner replied in jest, “I'll start tomorrow if you let me,” but no construction schedule or building‑permit timeline was stated in the record.

Council and staff will monitor implementation of the stormwater maintenance agreement and any needed shared‑parking leases (the applicant indicated interest in leasing 50 spaces currently leased by Apple Ford).","The City Council approved zoning, plat and permitting actions for Pickle Hall — an 18‑court, 66,000‑square‑foot indoor pickleball facility — after staff and the applicant revised stormwater and parking plans to meet city requirements.","actionData","errors"]

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