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<br /> <br />City Council Minutes <br />April 28, 2025 <br />--------- <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />increasing franchise fees. The Council agreed that, if a sales tax referendum should be added to the <br />2026 ballot, it should only include the fire station and not park improvements. Councilmember Wagner <br />felt that park improvements should wait until the Active Elk River was paid off. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wagner added that maintenance of parks and the Furniture and Things Community <br />Event Center will fall on the tax rolls after the referendum is paid off and needs to be budgeted. <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz asked about an increase in youth sports participation. Mr. Stremcha stated another analysis <br />could be run. Mr. Stremcha added that converting some fields to turf would increase the number of <br />practices and games that could be played on them without ruining the grass. <br /> <br />City Gravel Roads <br /> <br />Mr. Femrite reviewed the possibility of paving gravel roads and parking lots. The Council agreed that it <br />was not a priority. <br /> <br />Goal Setting <br /> <br />Mr. Portner asked if Council had any additional goals to add and finalized the list. <br /> <br />Short-term (2025-26) <br />▪ Commercial Development <br />▪ Budget and sinking fund for building repair <br />o Transition Public Works Facility bond to general levy <br />▪ Draft a Cost Participation Policy for Trail and Street Improvement Projects <br />▪ Fire Station #1 Construction <br />▪ Cannabound fully staffed and operational <br />▪ Northbound Liquor Construction <br /> <br />Mid-Term (2030) <br />▪ Acquire business park land <br />o Assist developers with private acquisition as needed <br />▪ Commercial development <br />o Commercial Reserve Transition Zoning District <br />o Hotel/Hospitality Growth <br />▪ Oak Knoll/Hale's Field improvement - collaboration with ISD #728 <br />▪ Parks and Rec app - directions, ads, amenities, park features <br />▪ Communitywide Strategic Planning Implementation (downtown district) <br />▪ Implementation of Athletic Field Framework Plan <br />▪ Implementation of new Housing Study recommendations (workforce housing) <br />▪ Electronic Billboards Planning and Development <br />▪ Implement Police Attrition Plan <br /> <br />Long-term (2035) <br />▪ Urban Service Area Expansion