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Cannon Falls council approves consent items, park change order and 30-day extension for Cannon Valley Fair compliance
Summary
The City Council approved resolutions to certify unpaid utility charges, accept donations and a PFAS grant, authorized a change order for John Birch Park and granted the fair board a 30-day extension to address ordinance violations.
The Cannon Falls City Council on Feb. 4 approved several resolutions, a park change order and a 30-day extension for the Cannon Valley Fair to correct ordinance violations.
Councilmember Jepsen moved to approve Resolution 2801, certifying unpaid utility charges to be collected with taxes; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Johnson and carried. The council adopted the consent agenda (minus items later pulled for discussion), which included Resolution 2802, accepting a $1,000 monetary donation from Great River Energy to the fire department, and Resolution 2803, accepting a $70,000 grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for a PFAS source identification and reduction project.
Councilmembers separately approved change order number 4 for John Birch Park, which included additional imported material after crews encountered rock at the south end of the site. Staff said approximately 95 yards of material were brought in to complete the wall and that turf restoration remains. Councilmember Lisa moved the change order and Chad Johnson seconded; the motion carried.
On a separate item the council granted a 30-day extension to the Cannon Valley Fair to address violations the city attorney documented. Councilmember Chris moved the extension for "transparency's sake," saying, “I don't have any issue with the proposed anything. It's just transparency sake. I think we owe it to the public to kinda let them know what's going on or where we're at and how things evolve.” The city reported that the attorney's letter focused on three primary concerns: racing (autocross/demo derby references and events), camping associated with events and RV parking that exceeded zoning limitations. The mayor, Councilmember Jepsen and Ferland Miller, president of the fair board, met with staff to discuss compliance and requested additional time to meet the ordinance terms; the council granted the 30-day extension.
Ending
All listed motions carried. The council flagged the fairboard compliance discussions for follow-up and staff will return with any additional details if further action is needed.
