The Lake Elmo City Council recorded the following formal actions and voice-vote approvals at its Jan. 7, 2025 meeting. Where a resolution number was recorded in the meeting packet, it is listed below.

- Agenda approval: Motion to approve the meeting agenda as written — approved by voice vote.

- Minutes approval: Motion to approve minutes from Dec. 17, 2024 (regular and special meetings) — approved by voice vote.

- Consent agenda: Motion and second to approve the consent agenda (items included a range of administrative actions and resolutions): approved by voice vote. Selected consent items and resolutions included in the packet: resolution 2025-001 (designate depositories), resolution 2025-002 (designate newspaper of record), resolution 2025-003 (data practices officials and policy), resolution 2025-004 (EFT payment authority), resolution 2025-006 (Prairie Sky's bridal plat extension), plus multiple pay requests and equipment purchases enumerated in the consent listing.

- Item 23: Appoint Acting Mayor for 2025: Motion to appoint Council Member Hults as acting mayor (to comply with Minnesota Statute 412.121) — approved by voice vote.

- Item 24: Ramsey-Washington Cable Commission appointment: Motion to appoint Council Member Hearn to the Ramsey-Washington Cable Commission for 2025 — approved by voice vote.

- Item 25: Council school liaison appointment: Motion to appoint Mayor Caden Head as the city’s school liaison — approved by voice vote.

- Item 26: Lake Elmo Airport Advisory Commission appointment: Motion to table appointment until the next council meeting — approved by voice vote.

- Item 27: Appoint Bolton & Menk as city engineer and amend professional services agreement; friendly amendment to terminate Focus Engineering contract effective immediately — motion and friendly amendment approved by voice vote (see detailed article on engineering transition).

- Item 28: Approve professional services agreement with Raftelis to complete an operational assessment of Public Works — approved by voice vote (contract not to exceed $52,350).

- Item 29: Adopt resolution 2025-007 approving purchase agreement for property owned by Fonda Olson — adopted by voice vote (see detailed article on land purchases).

- Item 30: Adopt resolution 2025-008 approving purchase agreement for property owned by Kathleen and Edward Juric — adopted by voice vote (see detailed article on land purchases).

Ending: Several motions were unanimous by voice vote; where tally numbers were not recorded in the transcript, the meeting record shows approval by unanimous voice vote. Items moved on the consent agenda included a range of operational and administrative approvals; council directed staff to proceed with transition tasks, financing analyses and follow-up reports for larger items.