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Oakdale council approves temporary liquor license for Oak Marsh, hires lobbyists, approves claims and moves to closed session
Summary
At its Feb. 24 meeting the Oakdale City Council granted a temporary liquor license to Oak Marsh Golf and Event LLC, authorized a 2026 legislative services agreement with Flarity and Hood to pursue local bonding priorities, approved claims totaling about $3 million, and moved into a closed session on pending litigation with Oakdale Marketplace LLC.
Oakdale — At its Feb. 24 meeting the Oakdale City Council handled several routine and administrative actions, including granting a short-term liquor license to accommodate new owners at Oak Marsh Golf Course, authorizing a 2026 legislative services agreement with a lobbying firm, approving the claims roster, and moving into a closed session to discuss pending litigation.
Liquor license: Council opened a public hearing on a change-in-ownership on-sale intoxicating liquor license for Oak Marsh Golf and Event LLC dba Oak Marsh Golf Course at 526 Inwood Avenue North. Staff (identified in the meeting as Chief W) said the license is being issued to accommodate new owners and "this will be for one month and then it'll come back again with all the other licenses April 1st." The public hearing drew no speakers, and council approved the license for the current term (which expires March 31, 2026) after a motion and voice vote.
Legislative services agreement: Assistant City Administrator Jake Foster described a proposed 2026 legislative services (lobbying) agreement with Flarity and Hood PA that would help Oakdale advance bonding requests and monitor bills affecting the city. "The item I have before you is a legislative services agreement or lobbying services with the firm Flarity and Hood," Foster said. The council authorized the mayor and city administrator to execute the agreement; staff said priorities include bonding for a standalone pedestrian bridge at 40th Street and support for water-main replacement projects.
Claims and consent items: Council approved two short consensus motions without pull requests and passed a claims roster dated Feb. 11–24 totaling roughly $3 million after a motion and second.
Closed session and legal matter: The council voted to close the meeting under Minnesota Statute 13D.05 subdivision 3(b) to discuss attorney–client privileged matters related to pending litigation between the City of Oakdale and Oakdale Marketplace LLC. The mayor read the motion, it was seconded, one council member opposed closing the meeting, and the public livestream ended as the council moved to a separate room.
Other updates: Council member Morham noted parks planning and public-engagement work with LHB for projects including Tower Park and Golf View Park. The city also announced that outdoor rinks and warming houses are closed for the season and reported SeClickFix statistics: "In the first year that the city had this available for our residents in 2024, the city was able to resolve 376 issues ... in 2025, that climbed to 565 issues," the mayor said.
Next steps: The liquor license will be returned to council on the regular April licensing schedule; staff will execute the legislative services agreement and continue to track legislative developments; the meeting reconvened only to adjourn after the closed-session discussion and did not take further public actions that night.
