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Votes at a glance: Minnetrista City Council actions, Feb. 3, 2025
Summary
A summary of formal motions and votes recorded at the Minnetrista City Council meeting on Feb. 3, including consent agenda approvals, an ordinance on cannabis zoning, changes to commission membership rules, and conditional promotions in the Public Safety Department.
At its Feb. 3 meeting Minnetrista City Council took the following formal actions (voice votes unless noted). Where the transcript did not record a roll-call tally, the council recorded approval by voice vote and the transcript did not specify individual yes/no votes.
- Consent agenda A–F: Council approved minutes and routine items, including claims resolution, a deferred special assessment removal for the Vayner property, a sign and setback variance at 5435 County Road 51, and a CIP purchase for an infrared asphalt heater for Public Works. (Motion made and second noted; approved by voice vote.)
- Ordinance 4-96 (cannabis and hemp businesses): Council adopted ordinance 4-96 amending city code to address cannabis and hemp business licensing and zoning and limited cultivators to industrial-zoned properties per council direction. Council also authorized publication by title and summary. (Motion passed by voice vote; publication authorized.)
- Regulations adding sections 14 and 15 related to cannabis: Council adopted the related regulatory sections and authorized publication by title and summary. (Approved by voice vote.)
- Ordinance 4-97 (planning and parks commission membership): Council approved an ordinance amending section 305.01 to permit commissioners to serve on both the planning and parks commissions simultaneously and authorized publication by title and summary. (Motion passed by voice vote.)
- Promotions in Public Safety: The council approved conditional offers of promotion, effective March 27, 2025, promoting Deputy Chief Craig Squires to Director of Public Safety and promoting Sergeant Patrick Cummings to Deputy Chief, contingent on required evaluations and processes. Staff reported both employees had signed offer letters; the actions were approved by council vote.
- Other motions: Council discussed legal updates (dog-barking litigation now in the Minnesota Court of Appeals and an ongoing code-enforcement lawsuit regarding a boat-storage site) and set a strategic planning session for March 30. These topics were discussed; no council action was taken during this meeting on those items.
