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Hermantown council approves Williams Drive vacation, accepts easements and passes routine permits and grants
Summary
The Hermantown City Council approved three resolutions to vacate Williams Drive and accept related easements (all passed by roll call) and voted to approve multiple liquor‑license renewals, a temporary permit for Beacon Sports Bar and a series of routine resolutions and transfers.
The Hermantown City Council approved three linked resolutions to complete a road vacation and accept associated easements for Williams Drive and then passed a slate of routine permits, renewals and grant actions.
On a unanimous roll call the council approved Resolution 2026‑73, authorizing acceptance of a utility easement from MCB Development LLC; Resolution 2026‑74, accepting a right‑of‑way easement for Williams Drive from MCB Development LLC; and Resolution 2026‑75, vacating Williams Drive upon petition of the abutting owners. Motions were made and seconded and roll calls recorded for each resolution.
After the Williams Drive items, the council heard two brief presentations: a preliminary 2027 personnel/payroll budget from Kevin Orman that proposed no new positions and a 4.14% increase in the general‑fund payroll budget tied to contractual obligations; and a charter‑commission update from Mr. Moulder noting deadlines for submitting and objecting to candidate names.
The council then approved a set of routine actions by roll call: renewal of a list of liquor licenses (including local bars and national retailers), a temporary service area expansion and dance permit for Beacon Sports Bar for Summerfest (July 17–18), the consent agenda (including continuation minutes and accounts payable stated in the meeting as $649,4181), and multiple resolutions:
- Resolution 2026‑67: establishment of the absentee ballot board for 2026 elections; - Resolution 2026‑68: approval to apply for a FEMA grant to replace fire radios (staff said FEMA would pay 95% and the city would pay a 5% match); - Resolution 2026‑69: adoption of the city’s annual performance measures for 2025; - Resolution 2026‑70: selection of Reliable Insurance as the city’s broker on a two‑year contract (councilor Jelly abstained from the vote due to a professional relationship disclosed in the meeting record); - Resolution 2026‑71 and 2026‑72: adjustments to assessments for Road Improvement Districts 541 and 542 and authorization for finance to make necessary transfers for debt service (staff said the total assessment was reduced from $940,000 to $470,000 and estimated the general‑fund debt‑service impact at about $51,000 for the year).
After completing roll calls for the listed items, the council moved to recess.
Votes at a glance: all listed motions and resolutions on the published agenda passed by roll call during the meeting; abstentions were recorded where noted in the transcript (councilor Jelly on the insurance broker selection).
