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Hopkins council unanimously approves consent agenda including IAFF contract and grant agreement
Summary
The Hopkins City Council unanimously approved a multi-item consent agenda Jan. 6, covering minutes, administrative appointments, grant and depository designations, a lawful gambling LG230 application for Hopkins Youth Hockey Association, and a 2026 union contract with IAFF #1275.
On Jan. 6 the Hopkins City Council approved its consent agenda in a single unanimous vote. Council Member Hunke moved to approve the consent agenda; Council Member Goodlund seconded and the motion carried with Ayes Garrido, Goodlund, Hanlon, Hunke and Kuznia.
Items approved on the consent agenda included: approval of the Dec. 16, 2025 meeting minutes; appointment of the Mayor Pro Tempore for 2026; designation of the official newspaper for 2026; authorization of out-of-state travel; a resolution approving an LG230 application to allow off-site lawful gambling by the Hopkins Youth Hockey Association at the Hopkins Pavilion; approval of a Metropolitan Council Policy and Program Development grant agreement; designation of official depositories for 2026; ratification of checks issued in December 2025; and approval of the 2026 union contract with International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1275 (IAFF #1275) and a corresponding memorandum of understanding.
The transcript records the consent motion and the unanimous vote but does not contain debate on the individual consent items. Where the consent agenda includes agreements or resolutions (for example the LG230 application and the Metropolitan Council grant agreement), the council treated them as routine and moved them in bulk. The meeting minutes do not specify financial details of the IAFF contract or the grant amount in the consent text; those details are not specified in the transcript and are therefore listed as not specified here.
The council proceeded to new business following the consent vote.
