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Minutes from Reconvened Portion of City Council Meeting - Reconvened September 28th, 2009 - 5 pm.
1. The City Council reconvened the September 22nd, 2009 City Council Meeting at 5 p.m.
Present: All City Council members were in attendance, City Attorney Mark Vierling, City
Administrator Eric Johnson, Finance Director Judy Holst.
2. Pursuant to MN Stat. 13 D, The City Council adjourned to Closed Work Session at 5:05 pm
for the purposes of discussing possible land acquisition. City Attorney Mark Vierling
provided a statement regarding the general purpose of the Closed Session and cited
such statute.
3. The City Council reconvened the meeting at 5:45pm where the City Attorney made a
clarifying statement again referencing the statutory requirements of a closed session,
indicated who attended the Closed Session, (all Council members, City Attorney, City
Administrator and Judy Holst- Finance Director) and verified that no specific motions or
actions were taken in the closed session.
4. Motion by Mayor Beaudet that the City secure an updated appraisal for Area # 1 and
#2, and that the City solicit an offer from Stillwater Motors for such lands at price not to
exceed the updated appraised value. Seconded by Councilmember Swenson. The
lands to be purchased would be for the purposes of locating a well and water- tower.
(Areas 1 & 2 - being lands owned by Stillwater Motors, generally lying north of a midway
point under the Xcel Energy Transmission Line Easements, south of STH 36 and west of
currently paved areas /storage ponds.)
Councilmember Runk sought clarification from the City Attorney as to the requirement
for the Planning Commission to review that the possible purchase of the property is in
fact consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. The City Attorney did refer to the City
Administrator's comment that the Planning Commission did review this matter
(September 2009) and found the possible purchase of the property to be consistent with
such plan.
Motion Passed 3 -2.
5. Councilmember Swenson made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Seconded by
Councilmember Abrahamson, Motion Passed 5 -0.