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Votes at a glance: ordinances, resolutions and procurement approved by Forest Lake City Council on April 28, 2025
Summary
The council adopted multiple ordinances and resolutions and approved several purchases and awards. This roundup lists each action, the motion outcome and key details so all passed items are recorded together.
At its April 28 meeting Forest Lake City Council took the following formal actions. Motions and outcomes are summarized exactly as recorded in the public meeting record.
- ATV/UTV ordinance (Ordinance 751) and associated summary-publication resolution: Council approved Ordinance 751 repealing and replacing Title 7, Section 7.106 of the city code related to all-terrain and utility-terrain vehicle operation on public streets and amended Section 35.01 for fees. Council also approved Resolution 04282501 authorizing summary publication of the ordinance. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- ATV/UTV street-use map: Council approved Resolution 04282503 adopting the ATV/UTV street-use map showing where ATVs/UTVs would be allowed and prohibited on city streets. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Golf-cart ordinance (Ordinance 752) and summary-publication resolution: Council approved Ordinance 752 amending Title 7, Chapter 71 (operation of golf carts on public streets) and Resolution 04282502 authorizing summary publication. Staff explained a permit and inspection process; stickers and inspections will be managed through city hall. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Noise ordinance reinstatement (Ordinance 754) and summary-publication resolution: Council reinstated a noise ordinance (Title 9, Chapter 96) with minor revisions to restore city-specific noise controls that had been removed inadvertently earlier; it also approved the corresponding summary-publication resolution 04282505. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Public right-of-way regulations (Ordinance 755) and summary-publication resolution: Council approved Ordinance 755 reinstating regulations that allow temporary, limited obstructions for parades and similar events and authorized summary publication via Resolution 04282506. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Forest Lake Preserve Estates, Third Edition (Resolution 04282504): Council conditionally approved the plat titled Forest Lake Preserve Estates Third Edition, with the two conditions noted in the staff report and planning commission recommendation. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Purchase approvals: Council approved purchase of service medallions from Woodland Manufacturing for $6,788.15 and century sculptures from Play Creations for $64,238 for the Veterans Memorial project. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Other approvals summarized elsewhere on the agenda: Manor Park project funding and Plate Creations equipment purchase, hazardous-building resolutions for two parcels, and bid award for North Shore Trail and 2025 street pavement (Toominess Roadways Inc., $4,196,966.95). Each of those items was approved; details are recorded in corresponding agenda items.
All votes described above were taken by voice and recorded as "Aye"/"Opposed" in the public meeting; the meeting record does not provide roll-call tallies for each vote. Where a specific motion-maker or second was not recorded in the transcript, the motion entry below lists mover/second as not specified.
