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Votes at a glance: Hermantown council approves ordinances, leases and routine resolutions
Summary
The Hermantown City Council approved two ordinances (2025-11, 2025-13), several resolutions (including leases, performance measures, pay request and naming-rights amendment) and moved into a closed session on real property; most votes were unanimous with one recorded dissent on the PUD.
The Hermantown City Council moved through its consent and business agenda with a series of routine approvals.
Ordinances: Council approved Ordinance 2025-11 (second reading) amending Chapter 5 to clarify permitted communication services in the business and light manufacturing zoning district, and Ordinance 2025-13 (second reading) to codify special use permit duration language (staff presented both items and no public comment was recorded).
Resolutions and motions: The council approved renewal of liquor licenses for Maya Authentic Mexican and Holiday Circle K (contingent upon receipt of paperwork), accepted minutes and accounts payable warrants for the period June 1–15, 2025, and approved a 13-month lease with Heiner Homes Designs LLC for two office spaces in the old city hall (through June 2026). The council also adopted performance measures informed by the annual community survey and approved pay request number 12 for the Northstar Ford Arena (the payment amount in the meeting transcript is garbled and not specified).
Other approvals included authorization for professional consulting and construction-related agreements (see separate stories for larger contracts) and passage of a first amendment to a naming-rights agreement to satisfy state grant conditions by shortening the initial term from 20 to 15 years with an option to renew five years.
Closed session: At the end of the meeting the council voted to close the session under Minnesota Statute 13D.05, subdivision 3(b)(3) to develop or consider offers or counteroffers for purchase of real property.
Votes (selected): Ordinance 2025-11 — approved by roll call; Ordinance 2025-13 — approved by roll call; Resolution 2025-92 (Sumus PUD) — approved, 4–1 (Councilor Lebla opposed); remaining listed resolutions passed by roll call as recorded in the meeting transcript.
