Closed session — attorney-client privileged matter; no public article

The City Council of Mendota Heights met in a closed session on March 17, 2026, to receive confidential legal advice from the city's attorneys concerning pending litigation titled City of Mendota Heights v. Stephen Dick and Roy Dick (Dakota County Court File No. 19HA-CV-26-1605. The session was called to order by Mayor B. Levine at 4:30 p.m. Councilors Lorberbaum, Mazzitello and Paper were present; Councilor Maczko was absent. City Administrator Cheryl Jacobson and City Attorneys Jared Shepherd, Amy Schmidt, and Jason Kuboushek, along with Public Works Director Ryan Ruzek and Community Development Manager Sarah Madden, attended. A motion to adjourn to a closed session under Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.05, Subdivision 3(b), passed 4-0. The closed meeting adjourned at 4:56 p.m. and the motion to adjourn passed 4-0. Because the discussion was held under the attorney-client privilege and statute-protected closed-session rules, the contents are confidential and not appropriate for media article generation.