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Maple Grove council approves consent agenda, awards sewer contracts and adopts street-rehabilitation assessments
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The council voted 5-0 on Feb. 17 to approve a broad consent agenda that included development approvals, contract awards for sewer work and park dedication rates; the council separately adopted a Rice Lake Woods and related street-rehabilitation project with special assessments.
The Maple Grove City Council on Feb. 17 approved a broad consent agenda that included development plats, planned unit developments, contract awards and budget items, and later adopted a street-rehabilitation project with special assessments after a public hearing.
During the consent vote the council approved, among other items, Resolution No. 26-033 accepting the bid and awarding a contract for the 2026 Sanitary Sewer CIPP Project No. 26-10 to Vortex Services MN, LLC for $475,810.75 and Resolution No. 26-034 awarding the 2026 Sanitary Sewer Forcemain Replacement Project No. 26-13 to Geislinger & Sons for $561,274.10. The consent package also set 2026 park dedication cash rate maximums at $8,000 per residential dwelling unit, $11,000 per commercial acre and $6,500 per industrial acre, and included the approval of claims totaling $2,608,374.59. Councilmember McCullough moved and Councilmember Johnson seconded approval of the consent items; Mayor Steffenson called the vote and the council recorded five ayes and no nays.
Council also considered findings of fact and resolutions imposing civil penalties: Res. No. 26-025 proposed a $2,000 civil penalty and five-day suspension for Apple Ten Hospitality Management Inc. dba Hilton Garden Inn; Res. No. 26-023 proposed a $2,000 civil penalty and five-day suspension for RSAL LLC dba Residence Inn–Springhill Suites; Res. No. 26-024 proposed a $2,000 civil penalty and a two-day suspension for S & G Dining LLC dba Dancing Ganesha; and Res. No. 26-022 proposed a $2,000 civil penalty and a two-day suspension for T&J O’Dell Enterprise Inc. dba Frankie’s Chicago Style Pizza. Those items were included in the consent approval.
After a public hearing on street-rehabilitation projects, Public Works and Engineering Director Chris LaBounty presented project scope and estimated impacts: Project 26-01 (Rice Lake Woods Area) and Project 26-02 (Patrick’s Ridge and Rush Creek Villas Area) and Project 24-17 (Weaver Lake Road) together involve an estimated combined cost of $16,190,000, proposed assessments of $2,851,254 to benefiting properties, and an estimated city contribution of $10,254,000 (funded from the road reconstruction program, Municipal State Aid fund, road reinvestment fund and utility funds). Director LaBounty described proposed per-parcel assessment rates (proposed $4,500 per detached single-family unit, $2,700 per attached single-family unit, $450 per multifamily unit and acre-based rates for commercial/industrial parcels). The council adopted Resolution No. 26-036 ordering the projects and levying special assessments; the motion passed 5-0.
During discussion Councilmember McCullough asked how long new curb would take to visually blend with existing curb; Director LaBounty said partial curb replacement was recommended and that new curb would look like existing curb after the white sealant wears off in several years.
The council’s recorded votes on the consent agenda and on the street-rehabilitation resolution were both five ayes and no nays. No amendments to the projects or assessment rates were adopted at the Feb. 17 meeting.