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Hermantown Council adopts package of routine resolutions including insurance renewal, financial plan update and AFSCME tentative agreement
Summary
The council approved a series of routine administrative and contract items: consent agenda and warrants totaling $1,780,752.49; AUAR scoping reapproval; insurance renewal; an Ehlers financial management plan contract (≤ $39,000); an MOU with the U.S. Capitol Police; construction pay request for North Star Ford Arena; assessment and settlement agreements; water booster station bid approval; two special-use permits; and AFSCME Local 66 tentative agreement for 2025–2027.
Hermantown’s City Council approved a bundle of administrative, budgetary and permitting items during its meeting, including routine renewals and contract authorizations.
Consent agenda: The council approved continuation minutes from June 16, 2025 and general city warrants from June 16–30, 2025 totaling $1,780,752.49.
AUAR scoping document: The council reapproved Resolution 2025-104 to accept a large-specific project scoping document and to authorize preparation of a draft AUAR for the Section 31 Urmentown industrial project after staff noted a DNR comment had been caught in spam and needed inclusion.
Insurance and liability: Resolution 2025-105 renews the city’s insurance through the League of Minnesota Cities and reauthorizes the city’s retention of municipal tort liability limits per state law. Staff said this is an annual renewal.
Financial management plan: The council approved a proposal from Ehlers not to exceed $39,000 to update the city’s financial management plan to support multi-year budgeting.
Intergovernmental MOU: The council approved a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Capitol Police to reimburse the city for security expenses the city provides on behalf of a federal official.
Construction pay request: The council approved pay request number 13 for the North Star Ford Arena to Kraus Anderson Construction Company; staff reported this covered work through June and the amount discussed in the meeting included $666,686.26.
Assessments and easement: The council approved an assessment agreement for Timothy H. Carlson and Cynthia J. Carlson to finance a 2014 sewer availability charge, and a settlement/easement agreement needed for a trail south of King Creek Park.
Water system booster and improvement district: The council approved final plans and ordered advertisement for bids for Improvement District 323 for a water system connection and booster station to create a second connection with Duluth.
Special use permits: Council approved two special use permits — for a large accessory structure at 4890 Adrian Lane and for a contractor shop and outdoor storage at 5440 Miller Trunk Highway — after planning staff said the proposals met required setbacks, coverage limits and conditions.
Labor contract: The council approved Resolution 2025-117, a tentative agreement with AFSCME Local 66 covering Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2027; staff described it as consistent with prior settlements and the last outstanding unit to resolve.
Procedural: The council tabled final plans for the 2025 Trails Section 4 for two weeks at staff’s request and then recessed the meeting by motion.
The meeting record shows roll-call votes for each resolution; where staff mentioned dollar amounts and escrows those figures are noted above as stated in the meeting record.
