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Votes at a glance: Minnetonka City Council actions, May 18, 2026
Summary
Council approved the agenda, minutes, multiple consent items (DeJong Estates final plat; Glen Lake portable classroom extension; White Gate Forest main replacement; community survey), accepted a Bloomberg youth climate grant, vacated easements at 14215 Orchard Road, authorized conduit bonds for Breck School, granted a temporary liquor license to the Rotary Club for Summerfest, approved Hopkins High School's seasonal athletic dome CUP, approved an ADU CUP while denying the setback variance, adopted the OPUS AUAR update, confirmed several appointments and adjourned.
The Minnetonka City Council took the following formal actions on May 18, 2026 (all votes noted reflect the roll calls taken at the meeting):
- Agenda: Approved as amended (motion by Council member Romeli; second Calvert). Vote: unanimous. - Minutes: Approved April 27, 2026 LBAE and regular meeting minutes (motion Wilburn; unanimous). - Consent agenda (items 10a–10e): Approved, including DeJong Estates final plat (18420 Old Excelsior Blvd), a 12‑month interim use permit extension for a portable classroom at Glen Lake Elementary (4801 Woodridge Rd), quarter‑1 strategic plan report, White Gate Forest main replacement resolution, and the 2026 community survey. - Consent item requiring 5 votes: Adopted resolution accepting Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund grant for youth‑led climate microgrants (motion Calvert; unanimous). - Public hearing 13a: Adopted resolution vacating easements at 14215 Orchard Road (motion Calvert; unanimous). - Public hearing 13b: Adopted resolution authorizing conduit bonds for Breck School, not to exceed $45,000,000 (motion Calvert; second Foster Bolton; unanimous). Bond counsel stated the bonds are payable from Breck revenues only. - Public hearing 13c: Granted temporary on‑sale liquor license to Rotary Club of Minnetonka Foundation for Summerfest on June 27 (motion Maxwell; unanimous). - Other business 14a: Adopted CUP and site/building plan approval for a seasonal athletic dome at Hopkins High School (motion Coakley; unanimous). - Other business 14c: Adopted planning commission recommendation to approve the ADU CUP and deny the rear‑yard setback variance at 13131 Minnetonka Drive (motion Wilburn; second Foster Bolton; unanimous). - Other business 14d: Adopted final update to the OPUS AUAR (motion Calvert; unanimous). - Appointments: Appointed Jonathan Shoemaker to the planning commission and reappointed two DEI student members (motion by mayor; unanimous). - Adjournment: Motion carried; meeting adjourned.
Where motions carried unanimously, roll‑call responses were recorded in the meeting transcript. For items that require follow‑up (notably the Breck bonds and the ADU permit), staff will complete implementation tasks listed in staff reports and return to council as needed.
