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The Waconia City Council met on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 6:00 PM in a regular meeting that concluded with a closed session at 7:30 PM. Mayor Tim Litfin presided over the meeting with all council members present (Nick Gleason, Jeff Grengs, Jacob Coleman, Derek Siddons). The meeting featured the annual Stewardship Award presentation, approval of a significant pavement management contract, acceptance of the audited financial report, discussion of downtown parking policies, and the announcement of a major $4.7 million state bonding award for the Highway 5 project.
The consent agenda was adopted by a 5-0 vote (Motion: Coleman, Second: Gleason). Routine items approved included expenditures for Safari Island Community Center and the Ice Arena, a contractor pay request for the CSAH 10 Trail Project, the Highway 5 Reconstruction MnDOT contract, the Pavement Preservation Program, updates to the Manual of Design Standards, 2nd Quarter Budget Amendments, a Facade Improvement Grant, a Waconia Works Loan for Coney's Candies LLC, and Optional 2 a.m. Closing applications for The Saloon and Hoppers.
The Council entered closed session at 7:00 PM (Motion: Coleman, Second: Grengs) pursuant to Minn. Stat. 13.05, subd. 3(c)(3) to discuss the potential purchase of real property identified as PID #750501620 and PID #750501610. The regular meeting adjourned upon conclusion of the closed session at 7:30 PM.
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