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Eagan City Council Meeting - July 15, 2025

City Council — Tuesday, July 15, 2025
BodyEagan, Minnesota
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, July 15, 2025
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5:52

This is our second and final meeting of the month of July.

5:56

Um we have a fairly short uh agenda tonight, um uh followed by a closed session, which uh Ms.

6:02

Miller will announce.

6:03

Um so uh I'll just start with uh Ms.

6:05

Miller and then you change the agenda.

6:07

No, Mr.

6:07

Mayor.

6:07

Council, any change the agenda.

6:09

No, sir.

6:10

Councilmember Brocken.

6:11

To approve the agenda as a to adopt the agenda as appropriate as presented.

6:18

I just got back from being underwater for three days.

6:22

Uh is that seconded?

6:24

Second, thank you.

6:25

Uh uh motion is made and seconded.

6:27

Any further discussion?

6:28

Seeing none, I'll enter saying aye and oppose nay, that motion carries.

6:31

Um uh we have no recognitions in the present at presentations tonight, so I'll move right to our consent agenda.

6:36

Let me check and see if there's any members of the public who are here on an item that appears in the consent agenda and wanted to um uh ask questions of the item or see uh separate action taken on it.

6:48

Seeing none, I'll bring it back to the council.

6:49

Council, same question.

6:51

Motion Councilmember Hansen for motion.

6:54

Uh to uh adopt the balance of the consent agenda.

6:56

Second.

6:57

That's moved and seconded.

6:58

Any further discussion on the consent agenda.

7:00

Just one quick thing.

7:00

Uh on item N.

7:03

That's a change order for the Egan Art House.

7:05

That it's not often that we have a construction change order that actually represents a decrease in the contract and all that happened for once.

7:12

Good job.

7:13

So we're paying attention.

7:15

Andrew, good job.

7:19

Tanya, good job.

7:20

Never mind what I said.

7:22

Yeah, yeah.

7:23

Don't give him any credit.

7:25

Uh a positive call out.

7:26

We like that.

7:27

Uh any other comments?

7:28

Seeing none.

7:29

All in favor aye.

7:30

Aye.

7:31

And opposed name that motion carries, and the dissent agenda is adopted.

7:34

We have no public hearing tonight.

7:35

We have one item of old business.

7:37

Uh, it's to approve an ordinance amendment to section four point three four uh of the stormwater management regulations.

7:44

Uh I'll go to Ms.

7:45

Miller on this.

7:45

Thank you, Mr.

7:46

Mayor, members of the council.

7:47

Uh as the mayor indicated, City Code section four point three four uh establishes regulations that control and manage stormwater runoff that are related to land disturbing activities or development, whether new or redevelopment.

7:58

Uh city staff has identified potential revisions and updates that are necessary to this portion of the code.

8:03

So on July 1st, the city council did authorize the city attorney to prepare an ordinance amendment to this section of code um regarding stormwater management regulations to address the changes requested by the pollution control agency staff to meet the requirements of the MS4 permit process.

8:17

Um so our deputy public works director Plath is here if you have any questions, otherwise I will turn it back to you, Mr.

8:22

Mayor.

8:23

Um Council, questions of staff before I open the public comment.

8:27

Seeing none.

8:28

Uh any members of the public want to comment on the approval of an ordinance amendment to section four to uh section four point three four regarding stormwater management regulations.

8:38

Seeing none, I'll bring it back to the council for additional conversation and/or motions.

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Summary of Proceedings

Eagan City Council Meeting - July 15, 2025

The Eagan City Council held its second and final meeting of July 2025 on July 15 at 6:30 PM. The agenda was relatively short, covering a consent calendar with routine approvals and one old business item to amend stormwater management regulations. The meeting concluded with a closed session regarding a workers' compensation matter.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the meeting agenda as presented (motion by Councilmember Brocken, seconded).
  • Adopted the consent agenda, which included: approval of minutes, personnel items, check registers, contracts, an amendment to the 2025–2029 CIP budget and contract with The ReDesign Group for SAN and ESXI storage systems, final payments for multiple city contracts (Eagan Art House project, Sky Hill Athletic Courts rehabilitation, and others), plans and specifications for Eagandale Boulevard sanitary sewer repairs, final subdivision/planned development for West Publishing Company 10th Addition, cancellation of the July 22 Advisory Planning Commission meeting, an executive search firm contract with GMP Consultants (amending the HR budget), a 60-month copier and print services lease with Marco Technologies, Change Order No. 14 for the Eagan Art House (noted as a rare decrease in contract value), and approval of donations.
  • Councilmember Hansen made the motion to adopt the consent agenda; the vote was unanimous.

Discussion Items

  • Ordinance Amendment to Section 4.34 (Stormwater Management Regulations): City staff, led by Deputy Public Works Director Plath, presented proposed revisions to update stormwater runoff regulations for land-disturbing activities. The changes address requirements from the Pollution Control Agency to meet the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit process. The council approved the ordinance amendment (motion by Councilmember Fields, seconded) with no public comment or further discussion. The vote was unanimous.

Key Outcomes

  • Unanimous adoption of the consent agenda (all items approved).
  • Unanimous approval of the stormwater management ordinance amendment.
  • The council entered a closed session (announced by Ms. Miller) to discuss a workers' compensation matter with legal counsel, after which the meeting adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

This is our second and final meeting of the month of July. Um we have a fairly short uh agenda tonight, um uh followed by a closed session, which uh Ms. Miller will announce. Um so uh I'll just start with uh Ms. Miller and then you change the agenda. No, Mr. Mayor. Council, any change the agenda. No, sir. Councilmember Brocken. To approve the agenda as a to adopt the agenda as appropriate as presented. I just got back from being underwater for three days. Uh is that seconded? Second, thank you. Uh uh motion is made and seconded. Any further discussion? Seeing none, I'll enter saying aye and oppose nay, that motion carries. Um uh we have no recognitions in the present at presentations tonight, so I'll move right to our consent agenda. Let me check and see if there's any members of the public who are here on an item that appears in the consent agenda and wanted to um uh ask questions of the item or see uh separate action taken on it. Seeing none, I'll bring it back to the council. Council, same question. Motion Councilmember Hansen for motion. Uh to uh adopt the balance of the consent agenda. Second. That's moved and seconded. Any further discussion on the consent agenda. Just one quick thing. Uh on item N. That's a change order for the Egan Art House. That it's not often that we have a construction change order that actually represents a decrease in the contract and all that happened for once. Good job. So we're paying attention. Andrew, good job. Tanya, good job. Never mind what I said. Yeah, yeah. Don't give him any credit. Uh a positive call out. We like that. Uh any other comments? Seeing none. All in favor aye. Aye. And opposed name that motion carries, and the dissent agenda is adopted. We have no public hearing tonight. We have one item of old business. Uh, it's to approve an ordinance amendment to section four point three four uh of the stormwater management regulations. Uh I'll go to Ms. Miller on this. Thank you, Mr.

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