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Richfield City Council approves consent calendar; council defends small reimbursements tied to immigration enforcement
Summary
The Richfield City Council approved a consent calendar that included agreements with a nonprofit, a DNR trail-grant application, a stormwater maintenance pact with Best Buy and a vehicle-auction contract. Council members defended a $5,000–$10,000 reimbursement mechanism for residents affected by immigration enforcement after public comment raised oversight concerns.
The Richfield City Council on March 24 approved its consent calendar, authorizing a set of routine items including disbursements and claims, an agreement with the Richfield Leadership Network, a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources local trail connections grant application, a stormwater maintenance agreement with Best Buy Inc., and a contract renewal with Odessa of Minneapolis to auction forfeited public safety vehicles.
City Manager Rodriguez summarized the consent items and asked the council to act on them in a single motion. "Once the consent calendar has been approved, the individual items and recommended actions have also been approved," Rodriguez said while listing…
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