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St. Peter council approves summer events and new licenses; peddler license draws two dissenting votes
Summary
The council approved city assistance for the Minnesota Original Music Festival and a recurring street market, and approved a set of new peddler and low-potency hemp edible licenses; the peddler-license resolution passed 5–2 after at least one council member said they would oppose issuing peddler permits.
The St. Peter City Council on June 8 approved city assistance for local summer events and granted a set of new vendor licenses, while registering a small but notable dissent on peddler permits.
Todd, a city staff member, told council members that the Minnesota Original Music Festival — described in the packet as the event’s fifth year — requested use of Minnesota Square Park (including setup and takedown and use of city electricity). Todd said the packet lists event dates “from the 16th to the 20th” but the month is not specified in the audio record; staff recommended approval conditioned on required liability insurance and other packet-listed contingencies.
The council moved and approved the music festival assistance resolution by roll call.
Staff also presented a recurring Experience St. Peter street market proposal to place vendors on sidewalks of Minnesota Avenue (north of Nassau) on Thursdays in July, August and September from about 4 to 7 p.m. Staff emphasized insurance and ADA-accessibility spacing requirements and clarified the event would not close Highway 169. The council approved a resolution granting city assistance for the street market, subject to those packet requirements.
On vendor licensing, staff reported that applicants for a set of peddler licenses and a low-potency hemp edible license met ordinance requirements and background checks and recommended approval. During discussion, at least one council member stated they intended to vote no on issuing peddler licenses, saying they do not believe the city should issue them; the speaker could not be reliably identified in the record. The council nevertheless approved the licenses by roll call; the transcript records 'no' votes from Council member Wisenfeld and Council member Devos and 'yes' votes from the mayor and the other council members, yielding a 5–2 result.
Votes at a glance: • Consent agenda (appointments, temporary gambling/liquor licenses, disbursements) — approved by roll call. • Minnesota Original Music Festival assistance — approved by roll call (packet-listed contingencies required). • Experience St. Peter / street market assistance (sidewalk vendors, Thursdays in July–September) — approved by roll call. • Peddler and low-potency hemp edible licenses — approved by roll call, tally 5–2 (Weisenfeld, Devos voted no).
What’s next: Staff will confirm insurance and permitting details for the festival and street market and finalize licensing paperwork for approved vendors. The city administrator also thanked departments and volunteers for the recent summer kickoff.
