At the start of the meeting the council approved the consent agenda, which included an audit of city bills, pay estimates for Joe Riley Construction and Nor Sun Construction LLC, tree board minutes, gambling reports, an exempt-permit application and the Morris transit report. Council questions during the consent item focused on transit-bus backlog and payment schedules; staff confirmed progress on an electric bus order and discussed down-payment and backlog timing.

Council then considered a resolution appointing election judges and approved it by roll call after thanking volunteers; councilmembers confirmed there is compensation for precinct chiefs. Later the council voted to move its August 13 meeting to August 14.

Before adjourning the public portion of the meeting, Mayor Waller announced a closed session under Minnesota Statute 13D.05, subd. 3(c), to discuss the potential sale and asking price for parcel number 20-1827-000, a portion of Skyview Park. The public meeting was closed for that discussion; no sale terms or votes were recorded in the public transcript.