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Baxter council passes consent agenda, adopts redevelopment resolution and moves into closed session on labor talks
Summary
The Baxter City Council approved a multi-item consent agenda, adopted Resolution 2025-081 updating a redevelopment plan, announced a Baxter dog park grand opening and then voted to enter closed session under Minnesota Statute 13D.03 to discuss labor negotiations.
The Baxter City Council approved its consent agenda in a single motion, adopting a range of routine items including approval of minutes, payment of bills, an insurance renewal decision, registrations and licenses (including a lower-potency hemp edible registration for Quik Trip and a micro business cannabis registration for Coastal Greenery LLC), a land-survey services contract not to exceed $6,455, and the Rainbow Bridge memorial bone donation policy for the Baxter dog park.
Council moved on to a public hearing on an amendment to the county redevelopment plan related to the city’s recently negotiated development-sale agreement for tax-forfeit lots intended for affordable housing. The council opened and then closed the hearing with no public testimony and then voted to adopt Resolution 2025-081 to modify the redevelopment plan; the motion was made, seconded and carried by voice vote.
During council comments members announced a Baxter dog park grand-opening event scheduled for the 10th at 11:00 a.m., and invited residents and their dogs to attend. Members also discussed upcoming design and traffic concerns for the US-371 project and scheduled a workshop to seek additional input from business owners and residents.
Before adjourning the public portion of the meeting, the council voted to close the meeting and enter a closed session under Minnesota Statute 13D.03 to discuss labor negotiations.
Votes at a glance • Consent agenda (items 2–14): approved in one motion (voice vote). • Resolution 2025-081 (redevelopment plan modification): adopted (voice vote).
Motions and recorded items • Motion to approve the consent agenda; seconded (second recorded as Tab). Outcome: motion carries by voice vote. • Motion to adopt Resolution 2025-081; seconded (second recorded as Tab/Lesio in the transcript). Outcome: adopted by voice vote. • Motion to close the public meeting and enter closed session under Minnesota Statute 13D.03 for labor negotiations; motion carried and council entered closed session.
The council returned to closed session at the end of the public meeting; no further public actions were recorded before the closed session.
