The Rosemount City Council on Tuesday approved a consent agenda that included a $48,867 Community Development Block Grant allocation to the city’s house-improvement loan programs and a downtown framework update, parking restrictions near local schools, licensing matters and the acceptance of a quitclaim deed for Outlot A at Amber Fields.

The consent agenda listed bill payments; approval of Dec. 16 meeting minutes; designation of financial depositories and authorization for electronic funds transfers; an on-sale liquor license for a public premises; appointment of an acting official in the mayor’s absence naming Council Member Paul Tyson; designation of the Dakota County Tribune as an official newspaper; an expansion of a school-day parking restriction on Cantata Avenue and a passenger loading zone on Abbeyfield Avenue to accommodate District 196 bus traffic; 2026 Solid Waste Hauler licenses; and the 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications and allocation of $48,867. The mayor presented the items and the council approved the consent agenda by roll call vote.

Mister Martin, reporting a follow-up under "response to public comment," said the city continues to work with a resident who raised concerns about code enforcement and communications, and that staff are helping to bring the resident up to speed and toward compliance: "we continue to work with him, and our staff to ... make sure he's fully up to speed and engaged as we work towards compliance." The comment was recorded as a staff follow-up item rather than new action.

The roll call recorded votes of approval from Esler, Humble, Weisensel and Presky. The motion passed with all recorded votes in favor.

City staff gave a brief administrative update and described the Jan. 6 session as a short, beginning-of-year meeting. Staff announced a council strategic planning and goal-setting session scheduled for January. The mayor also announced City Hall will be closed Jan. 19 for Martin Luther King Day and noted the Port Authority will meet Jan. 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, followed by the City Council meeting from 7 to 8 p.m.

There were no public comments and no public hearings or unfinished business on the Jan. 6 agenda. With no further items the council adjourned.