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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Minutes
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The official record of what happened.
Agenda items below are drawn from the packet; outcomes will not appear until minutes are added.
One-line summary
Council held the 2026 Overlay Assessment public hearing, heard resident questions about the assessment process and road condition, and approved a consent-agenda resolution to switch to an 18-day in-person absentee/early voting window.
5 items as recorded in the packet and minutes.
1Call to Order
Includes pledge, roll call, and approve agenda.
Agenda was approved by motion and vote; roll call showed Glazer absent.
2Public Hearing 2026 Overlay Assessment
Public hearing was opened and closed; no assessment adoption motion appears in this bundle. Engineer gave presentation; residents asked about timing, costs, letters, and assessment process.
3Public Forum
minutes not available in this bundle
4Consent Agenda
a) Approval of Resolution 2026-XX Authorizing the City of Nowthen to Administer In-Person Absentee and Early Voting Starting 18 Days Prior to Any Primary of General Election.
Consent agenda was approved by motion and voice vote; discussion clarified agenda wording error vs resolution text.
5Adjourn
minutes not available in this bundle; adjournment motion not captured in provided transcript excerpt window
What this meeting did about specific topics, organized by issue rather than by document.
2026 Overlay Project assessment hearing
Council held the assessment hearing for the 2026 overlay project, with the city engineer presenting the project locations, rationale for doing an overlay to extend pavement life, and the per-unit assessment approach. Residents asked questions and raised concerns about whether some streets (such as Morton Farm Preserve and 224th Court) needed the work now, whether per-unit assessments were fair, and when/ how assessments would be billed and paid; staff explained the statutory notice language versus actual timing, that payment occurs after final costs are known, and that assessments are typically amortized over time. Council closed the hearing and noted the next step would be bid award/contract action at the next meeting.
Agenda: 2. Speakers: Engineer Nelson, Mario (21583 Waco Street), Steve Cara, Brad (718 224th Court), Jeff Walls, Grant Gondall, Mayor H, Council member O'Brien, Council member Rangelo, Council member Swenson, Natalie Johnson.
Resolution 2026-XX (18-day in-person absentee and early voting window)
Council approved a resolution on the consent agenda to have the City administer in-person absentee and early voting starting 18 days before any primary or general election, after discussing that the change is allowed by Minnesota law and would reduce City office staffing time compared with a 46-day window. During discussion, staff/council noted the agenda wording was incorrect compared with the resolution text and clarified the resolution covers both primary and general elections.
Agenda: 4. Motions: M2. Speakers: Natalie Johnson, Council member O'Brien, Mayor H.
2 motions on the record. Split votes are highlighted.
M1I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented.
Voice vote; motion carries.
M2Make a motion to approve the consent agenda.
Voice vote; motion carries.
Each figure links back to the document it came from. When the council voted on the amount, the motion is shown.
F1
Email summarizing 2026 Overlay Bid Results: “The lowest bidder is Capital Paving, with a total bid of $427,598.10 including the Jasper Street Alternate Bid.”
contract · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$427,598.1
outflow
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F2
Engineer’s estimate including Jasper Street (from bid-results email).
estimate · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$518,500
unknown
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F3
Bid tabulation: Total Schedule “A” Base Bid (Capital Paving) for Overlay Project.
contract · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$328,386.8
outflow
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F4
Bid tabulation: Total Schedule “B” Base Bid – Patching Local Funding (100% City) (Capital Paving).
expenditure · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$62,258.97
outflow
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F5
Bid tabulation: Total Schedule “C” Alternate Bid No. 1 – Jasper Street (100% City) (Capital Paving).
expenditure · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$36,943.33
outflow
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F6
Bid tabulation: Total Schedule “A” + Schedule “B” (Base Bid) (Capital Paving).
contract · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$390,645.77
outflow
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F7
Bid tabulation: Total Schedule “A” + Schedule “B” + Schedule “C” (Base Bid + Alternate) (Capital Paving). Note: differs by $9.00 from email’s $427,598.10.
contract · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$427,589.1
outflow
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F8
Estimated project costs slide: “Budgetary Repair Costs to be Paid in Full by City $128,000”.
budget · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$128,000
outflow
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F9
Estimated project costs slide: “Engineer’s Estimate for Overlay Improvement $462,800”.
estimate · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$462,800
outflow
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F10
Assessment slide: “50% of Overlay Improvement Project Cost Assessed ($231,400)”.
assessment · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$231,400
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Council approval status: not yet on record.
F11
Proposed per-unit assessment: “Proposed Assessment = $3,560 / Unit”.
assessment · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$3,560
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Council approval status: not yet on record.
F12
Assessment roll summary: “Project Cost Assessed to Benefitting Properties $ 227,840.00”. (This differs from the $231,400 slide figure.)
assessment · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$227,840
inflow
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F13
Assessment roll summary: “Assessment Amount - Direct Access $ 3,560.00”.
assessment · 2026 Overlay Project · FY 2026
$3,560
inflow
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F14
Presentation background: “Typically, budget is about $3M - $4M annually on research” (MnDOT pavement research).
other · MnDOT pavement research (contextual)
$3,000,000
unknown
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F15
Presentation background: “Typically, budget is about $3M - $4M annually on research” (MnDOT pavement research).
other · MnDOT pavement research (contextual)
$4,000,000
unknown
Council approval status: not yet on record.
When someone tried to remember earlier business, we cross-reference the corpus and write a short related-history note.
does anybody remember from the last public hearing? I know we had a gentleman come up and talk and talk about one of the roads. I just don't remember. Was it 224th? Is that one talked about?
What this is about
Speaker tried to recall discussion from the prior public hearing about which road was discussed (possibly 224th Court) and the rationale for not delaying projects.
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that's been said by our attorney multiple
What this is about
Reference to prior attorney guidance that special assessments under Chapter 429 are not supposed to exceed the increased market value of the property.
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Every document and recording archived for this meeting.
June 2, 2026 Packet
Packet · 2026-06-02
43 pages
June 2, 2026 Agenda
Agenda · 2026-06-02
1 pages
Meeting recording
YouTube
Transcript · 371 segments · 54:33
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