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Walker council approves cannabis ordinance, permits, contracts and multiple purchases
Summary
At its July 7 meeting the Walker City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2025-01 regulating cannabis businesses, a package of 37 consent-agenda items including multiple vendor payments and engineering invoices, and several public-works contracts and payments; all recorded votes were 3-0.
The Walker City Council on July 7, 2025 unanimously approved a slate of ordinances, permits, contracts and vendor payments during a 34-minute regular meeting, recording roll-call approvals of each motion (Ayes: Hansen, Wilkening, Worth). The council met in the Lower-Level Community Room of the Dale and Harriet Jones Walker Public Library and adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
The council passed Ordinance 2025-01, an ordinance regulating cannabis businesses (M/S Hansen/Wilkening). The Personnel, Budget & Administration section also approved temporary on-sale liquor permits for the Walker Lions Club (July 31) and the Walker Fire Department Relief Association (Aug. 25), and authorized a Minnesota gambling raffle permit for the Leech Lake Amateur Hockey Association (Sept. 28). The council approved purchase of a Tyler Technologies Utility Access Bundle to enable paperless and direct-payment water/sewer billing at a one-time cost of $1,410 and an annual fee of $2,401.
A consent agenda (items 1–37) was approved by motion (M/S Wilkening/Hansen) and included routine minutes and board filings as well as several higher-value items: the council considered a proposed FAA entitlements transfer request of $300,000 from Walker Municipal Airport to Crookston Municipal Airport (item for consideration on the consent agenda), approved purchase of a 2025 Police Interceptor from Tenvoorde Ford for $45,671.94, final payment to Forcon, LLC ($8,014) for a shade structure at the Walker City Park Pickleball/Tennis complex, payments to Ulteig Operations, LLC for Water Tower #1 resurfacing and Tower Avenue Extension engineering services, and acceptance of the 2024 financial audit by Miller McDonald for $26,150. The consent motion passed on a roll call of Ayes: Hansen, Wilkening, Worth (3-0).
Separately, the council approved a Purchase Agreement to sell city-owned property (PID #38-121-0002) to Walker Marine Holdings, LLC for $7,400 and adopted Resolution 20-2025 authorizing the sale pursuant to Minn. Stat. 412.211 (M/S Hansen/Wilkening; roll call 3-0). The council also approved purchase of new police radios using grant funding with a required local match of $8,386.72 (M/S Hansen/Wilkening; roll call 3-0).
Under Public Works, the council approved an Event/Street Closure Permit for the Bassmaster Open National Bass Fishing Event (Aug. 12–16), accepted a bid (Resolution 23-2025), approved Change Order No. 1 for Water Tower #1 resurfacing and safety rail installation, and authorized Application for Payment No. 1 in the amount of $169,293.18 to TNT Construction Group, LLC for the 2025 Downtown Project (all motions carried 3-0).
The council recorded no dissenting votes on agenda actions. Several administrative and contract approvals will proceed to implementation steps (e.g., vendor invoicing, engineering work orders); the council listed follow-up meetings and will revisit items as needed at upcoming sessions, including a July 17 council meeting.
