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Eagan City Council Meeting – November 3, 2025

City Council — Monday, November 3, 2025
BodyEagan, Minnesota
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, November 3, 2025
StatusFILED
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4:32

One nation under God with liberty and justice for all.

4:50

We are uh in our first meeting of the month of November.

4:55

Uh our first meeting uh since daylight savings.

4:58

So this is a council after dark.

5:01

And we have a fairly substantive agenda tonight.

5:04

But I think we can get through it fairly efficiently.

5:08

And uh we're meeting on Monday because of the uh school district elections tomorrow, tomorrow's election day in Minnesota.

5:15

So we meet on a Monday instead of meeting on a Tuesday.

5:18

Um and I just want to remind people to go out and vote.

5:21

Uh with that, um Ms.

5:24

Midler, are they changed the agenda for tonight?

5:26

No, Mr.

5:26

Mayor.

5:26

Council only changes the agenda.

5:28

That's our motion.

5:29

Council member Hanson.

5:30

To adopt the agenda as presented.

5:31

Second.

5:32

That's moved and seconded.

5:33

Any further discussion on the agenda?

5:35

Saying none.

5:36

Uh motion is made and seconded.

5:37

All in favor saying aye.

5:39

Aye.

5:39

Oppose nay.

5:40

That motion carries.

5:40

We have an agenda.

5:41

We have no recognitions and presentations tonight, so we'll go to our consent agenda.

5:45

Uh are there any members of the public who appear who are here on an item that appears in the consent agenda and want to see that item pulled for separate action or had questions on it.

5:55

Seeing none, council, same question.

5:57

For motion.

5:58

Councilmember Backen.

5:59

Move to approve the balance of the consent agenda.

6:01

Second.

6:01

That's moved and seconded.

6:03

Any further discussion on the consent agenda?

6:05

Seeing none.

6:06

All in favor is going to say aye.

6:07

Aye.

6:07

And opposed, nay.

6:08

That motion carries.

6:09

We've adopted the consent agenda.

6:11

I'll move into our public hearings.

6:14

We have three public hearings tonight.

6:16

All of them are uh vacations uh that will end up uh having the public hearing and then continuing.

6:23

Uh I'll go to item A, that's a vacation of a drainage and utility easement on lots one and two, block one of the woods of Withham Lane.

6:33

Ms.

6:33

Miller.

6:34

Thank you, Mr.

6:34

Mayor, members of the council.

6:36

Uh city staff is in receipt of a petition from the owners of 654 Withham Lane and the owners of 4070 Dodd Road requesting the vacation of existing drainage and utility easements.

6:46

The purpose of the request is to allow for the replatting of the properties.

6:49

Uh notice for the public hearing have been published in the legal newspaper and sent to all affected property owners.

6:55

Uh no objections to the vacation have been received.

6:57

So I will turn it over to public works director Mathis for additional information.

7:01

Thank you, Ms.

7:02

Miller.

7:02

Uh Mr.

7:03

Mayor and members of the council and audience.

7:05

So the property is located in East Central uh Egan, uh just adjacent to Dodd Road and north of Diffley Road.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning And Land Use█████████████████████████████████████████████57%
Noise Ordinance████████10%
Public Safety███████9%
Economic Development██████7%
Engineering And Infrastructure██████7%
Procedural███4%
Technology and Innovation██3%
Public Engagement██2%
Parks and Recreation█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Eagan City Council Meeting – November 3, 2025

The Eagan City Council met on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Eagan Municipal Center. The meeting included consent agenda approvals, three public hearings on easement vacations, and six new business items including several land use permits and a parking easement amendment. All votes were unanimous.

Consent Calendar

  • Council approved the consent agenda en bloc, including: minutes of Oct 7, Oct 14, and Oct 21 meetings; personnel items; check registers for Oct 17 and Oct 24; contracts; donations; a contract with Fire Protection Services and 2025 Fire Department budget amendment; transfer of fund balance reserves to Civic Arena Enterprise Fund; senior citizen special assessment deferment at 4253 Braddock Trail; final payments for six Community Center contracts (24-116, 24-94, 24-133, 24-121, 24-131, 24-120); Change Order No. 6 for Eagan Community Center Reinvestment Project (#1576); resolution supporting Dakota County's 5-Year Transportation CIP (2026-2030); final payments for Contract 25-16 (bituminous pavement surface treatment) and Contract 24-14 (2024 streetlight improvements); MOA with Dakota County CDA for income verification services for Townhomes of Widgeon Woods HIA; adoption of amended General Fund Balance policy; and scheduling a public hearing for Dec 2, 2025 on the 2026 Fee Schedule.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • During the third public hearing (excess right-of-way sale), a resident asked about tax implications. The mayor confirmed the land stays in Eagan and would yield about $20 per year in property tax.
  • During the Viking Lakes IUP, a public commenter asked whether Vikings would maintain security; the applicant confirmed the site is fenced, gated, and patrolled by campus security.
  • During the Renaissance Adult Day Care CUP, a public commenter asked whether a fence is required between the building/parking and Yankee Doodle Road; staff said no fence is required because no outdoor use is proposed.
  • During the Rivian CUP, a public commenter asked about spent battery storage and fire prevention; applicant noted lithium-ion batteries are replaced and shipped out the same day and the building has an ESFR fire suppression system.

Discussion Items

  • Public Hearing A – Woods of Witham Lane Easement Vacation: Staff explained the vacation would allow replatting of two properties. No objections were received. Council closed the hearing and continued the item to final plat.
  • Public Hearing B – Hilltop Plaza Easement Vacation: The property owner (QuikTrip) requested vacation for replatting. No objections. Council closed and continued.
  • Public Hearing C – Excess Right-of-Way Sale in SW Eagan: QuikTrip submitted a letter of intent to purchase city-owned right-of-way vacated by MnDOT. Council closed the hearing, declared the right-of-way surplus, and authorized sale.
  • IUP – Viking Lakes / MV Ventures: Staff recommended approval of a two-year extension for temporary outdoor storage (tractors, trailers, ticket huts, turf materials) at 686 O'Neill Drive. Councilmembers expressed concern that the use was becoming permanent and encouraged a long-term storage solution. Applicant discussed future development plans. Motion approved unanimously.
  • CUP – Renaissance Adult Day Care: A for-profit adult day care would operate in the existing Oak Hills Church building at 1570 Yankee Doodle Road. Councilmember Backen raised potential property tax implications for tax-exempt church property; applicants said they had already consulted the county assessor and would handle any tax liability. Approved unanimously.
  • CUP – Crunch Fitness: A 24-hour fitness club in the former Kowalski's store at 1646 Diffley Road. Discussion covered 24-hour operations, existing seasonal sales permits (expired), and lighting/photometric plan requirements. Approved unanimously.
  • CUP – Davey Tree: Contractor's yard with outdoor mulching and landscaping at 3300 Terminal Drive. Staff presented noise study requiring mitigation (quieter electric grinder and 305-foot earthen berm). Councilmember Fields asked about limiting hours to 8 a.m. to reduce noise for nearby seniors; the applicant indicated noise would be below road noise after mitigation. Approved unanimously.
  • CUP – Columbia Business Center / Rivian: Outdoor storage of 82 electric vehicles at 3374 Columbia Drive. Discussion included EV battery storage/fire safety and charging stations (private use). Approved unanimously.
  • Parking Easement Amendment – Eagan Central: Amended reciprocal parking easement to allow potential future subdivision/development while retaining 583 parking stalls (vs. 456 before) and releasing city's 90-stall cross-parking obligation. Councilmembers expressed support. Approved unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved consent agenda unanimously.
  • Closed and continued the three easement vacations; authorized sale of the SW Eagan right-of-way.
  • Approved all six new business items unanimously (IUP, four CUPs, and parking easement amendment).
  • Adjourned with no closed session.

Meeting Transcript

One nation under God with liberty and justice for all. We are uh in our first meeting of the month of November. Uh our first meeting uh since daylight savings. So this is a council after dark. And we have a fairly substantive agenda tonight. But I think we can get through it fairly efficiently. And uh we're meeting on Monday because of the uh school district elections tomorrow, tomorrow's election day in Minnesota. So we meet on a Monday instead of meeting on a Tuesday. Um and I just want to remind people to go out and vote. Uh with that, um Ms. Midler, are they changed the agenda for tonight? No, Mr. Mayor. Council only changes the agenda. That's our motion. Council member Hanson. To adopt the agenda as presented. Second. That's moved and seconded. Any further discussion on the agenda? Saying none. Uh motion is made and seconded. All in favor saying aye. Aye. Oppose nay. That motion carries. We have an agenda. We have no recognitions and presentations tonight, so we'll go to our consent agenda. Uh are there any members of the public who appear who are here on an item that appears in the consent agenda and want to see that item pulled for separate action or had questions on it. Seeing none, council, same question. For motion. Councilmember Backen. Move to approve the balance of the consent agenda. Second. That's moved and seconded. Any further discussion on the consent agenda? Seeing none. All in favor is going to say aye. Aye. And opposed, nay. That motion carries. We've adopted the consent agenda. I'll move into our public hearings. We have three public hearings tonight. All of them are uh vacations uh that will end up uh having the public hearing and then continuing. Uh I'll go to item A, that's a vacation of a drainage and utility easement on lots one and two, block one of the woods of Withham Lane. Ms. Miller. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, members of the council.

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