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Apple Valley council approves agenda, consent items and calendar, then moves to closed session over property offer
Summary
The Apple Valley City Council unanimously approved the meeting agenda, consent agenda and the calendar for upcoming meetings, then voted to convene a closed session to discuss an offer to purchase city-owned property described in the meeting record.
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — At its March 13 meeting, the Apple Valley City Council approved the meeting agenda, adopted the consent agenda and approved the calendar of upcoming meetings, then voted to convene a closed session to discuss an offer to purchase city-owned property.
Council Member Grandahl moved to approve the agenda; Council Member Bergman seconded. The council approved the agenda by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
During the consent portion of the meeting the council approved routine consent items by a single motion. Council Member Melander moved the consent agenda; Council Member Graendahl seconded. The consent agenda passed by voice vote, with no dissent noted in the meeting record.
The council later approved the calendar of upcoming events, including scheduling the next regular meeting for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27; Council Member Grama moved the calendar and Council Member Bergman seconded. The calendar passed by voice vote.
Finally, the council voted to convene a closed session under the exception to the open meeting law to discuss an offer to purchase city-owned property. The meeting transcript records the property reference as "7153150 Second Street West and 7169150 Third Street West." Council Member Grandahl moved to convene the closed session and Council Member Hebert seconded; the motion carried by voice vote.
The transcript shows the council then adjourned the public meeting and convened the closed session across the hall. The meeting record does not disclose details of the offer or any final action taken in closed session; no further public votes on the property were recorded in the transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Approve agenda — Mover: Council Member Grandahl; Second: Council Member Bergman; Outcome: approved by voice vote; no recorded opposition. - Consent agenda — Mover: Council Member Melander; Second: Council Member Graendahl; Outcome: approved by voice vote; no recorded opposition. - Approve calendar (next meeting March 27, 7 p.m.) — Mover: Council Member Grama; Second: Council Member Bergman; Outcome: approved by voice vote; no recorded opposition. - Convene closed session to discuss offer to purchase city-owned property (addresses in transcript): "7153150 Second Street West" and "7169150 Third Street West" — Mover: Council Member Grandahl; Second: Council Member Hebert; Outcome: approved by voice vote; no recorded opposition.
No roll-call vote tallies or recorded individual yes/no votes appear in the transcript for these actions; the meeting record shows voice votes with the mayor calling for "aye" and no members recorded as opposing during the public session.
