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Maple Grove council approves consent agenda: hires, rezoning, infrastructure actions and polling-place updates
Summary
The Council approved multiple consent agenda items on Nov. 3, including personnel appointments (mechanic supervisor and paid-on-call firefighters), Ordinance No. 25-14 and Resolution No. 25-145 for the Bella Woods planned unit development, Resolution No. 25-147 for sewer CIPP, a change order for Hennessey Grove of $26,015.90, surety actions, and claims totaling $5,745,048.44; the Council also adopted polling-place designations and directed code amendments related to lower-potency hemp edible licensing.
At its Nov. 3 meeting the Maple Grove City Council approved a package of consent and administrative items, confirmed several hires, adopted rezoning and plat approvals for the Bella Woods planned unit development, authorized infrastructure resolutions and a change order, approved surety actions, and approved claims totaling $5,745,048.44.
On personnel matters the Council approved the appointment of Robert Preuss as mechanic supervisor in the Public Works Department, pending pre-employment requirements and a 12-month probationary period, and approved the hiring of two probationary paid-on-call firefighters (Lucas Beckman — Station 4 and Wade Gammell — Station 2) effective Nov. 6, 2025. The Community and Economic Development items included adoption of Resolution No. 25-146 for a variance at 7329 Mariner Drive North and adoption of Ordinance No. 25-14 and Resolution No. 25-145 approving the Bella Woods 2025 DSP planned unit development stage plan, rezoning, and preliminary and final plat.
Infrastructure actions approved included Resolution No. 25-147 establishing the 2026 Sanitary Sewer CIPP Project No. 26-10 and approval of Hennessey Grove Project No. 24-16 Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $26,015.90. The Council also adopted Resolution No. 25-148 adopting special assessments against benefited lands for various projects and approved surety actions. The Council approved claims totaling $5,745,048.44.
Councilmember Mike Ostaffe pulled three items from the consent agenda for discussion before the overall consent approval: the MY RIDE fare structure, the annual designation of polling places (Resolution No. 25-144), and City Code amendments aligning lower-potency hemp edible licensing with the State’s Office of Cannabis Management. After discussion the Council approved the consent items as amended; separate motions adopting Resolution No. 25-144 (moving Precinct 13 to Heritage Christian Academy) and directing the City Attorney to draft ordinance amendments for hemp edible licensing were approved, each on unanimous 5-0 votes.
Other administrative reports included a Planning Commission meeting notice for Nov. 10, the I-94 West Chamber of Commerce event on Nov. 13, an operational traffic change at the yard waste site, and announcements about a TH610 ribbon cutting on Nov. 10 and a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11.
