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Lexington Planning Commission approves agenda and minutes, notes council discussion of SBM Fire contract and flags local code violations
Summary
At its July 14 meeting, the Lexington Planning Commission approved the agenda and June 9 minutes by 4-0 votes, noted City Council discussion of the SBM Fire contract and fire station lease agreements, and Commissioner Koch reported two local property code concerns; Commissioner Johnson was excused.
The Lexington Planning Commission met on July 14, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at 9180 Lexington Avenue. Chairperson Bautch called the meeting to order; Commissioner Johnson was excused. Commissioners approved the meeting agenda and the June 9, 2026 minutes by recorded 4-0 votes and then adjourned at 7:24 p.m.
The meeting’s most consequential administrative actions were three procedural motions. Commissioner Murphy moved to approve the agenda “as typewritten,” with Commissioner Thorson seconding; the motion carried 4-0. Commissioner Thorson later moved to approve the June 9, 2026 Planning Commission minutes “as presented,” seconded by Commissioner Murphy; that motion also passed 4-0. Near the end of the meeting Commissioner Koch moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:24 p.m.; Commissioner Murphy seconded and the motion carried 4-0.
The commission noted City Council minutes from June 4 and June 18, 2026; those council minutes, the commission recorded, included discussion of the SBM Fire contract and lease agreements for the city’s fire station. The planning commission did not take formal action on the SBM Fire contract or the lease agreements at this meeting; the entry was recorded only as a note of council activity.
Under Planning Commission Input, Commissioner Koch reported two local code issues: “furniture at the curb” at 9433 Hamline Ave and “a car parked in the front yard” at 4146 Edgewood. The transcript records the report but no enforcement action or staff direction was recorded during this meeting.
No members of the public spoke during the citizens forum; the minutes state that no citizens were present to comment on items not on the agenda.
The meeting included city staff attendance: Kim Devries, Councilmember, and Bill Petracek, City Administrator, were present. Commissioner Johnson was listed as excused. The meeting record shows only the procedural votes and the noted items above; no ordinances, permits requiring commission action, or contested hearings were recorded.
The commission adjourned at 7:24 p.m.
