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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-04-2025MINUTES CITY COUNCIL RETREAT January 4, 2025 - 9:00 AM John Hennen Pavilion, Antlers Park 1. Call to order, moment of silence and flag pledge Mayor Hellier called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. Members Present: Mayor Hellier, Council Members Bermel, Lee, Volk, Wolter Staff Present: Justin Miller, City Administrator; Allyn Kuennen, Assistant City Administrator; Taylor Snider, Assistant to the City Administrator 2. Introductions 3. Staff Update of Key City Services a. 2024 3rd Quarter Financial Report City Administrator Miller discussed the financial report with Council. b. 2025 Budget Recap City Administrator Miller discussed the next few budgets and explained that the next couple of years will be challenging budget years. Council and staff will need to work together to come up with cost -saving strategies as budgets change over the next few years. c. 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan City Administrator Miller discussed the bigger capital improvement projects for 2025. This included topics such as the FIRST Center, fire stations , and rail storage solutions. Other topics included the proposed interchange plan, the future of the Lakeville Post Office, and the progress of Grand Prairie Park. Council asked Administrator Miller for more information on the neighborhood development at 172nd and Keokuk. They would also like to have more discussion on storage for the Central Maintenance Facility. Council will look further into this once bids come in for the project. d. Current Residential Development Projects Lakeville is still seeing development proposals come in. There are still over 800 platted lots that have yet to be developed. The Comprehensive Plan may change as the guidelines are being proposed to change our required density from three units/acre to four units/acre. City Council Retreat Minutes January 4, 2025 Page 2 e. Staffing Update Staffing at the senior management level is steady. There are always comings and goings in departments which is to be expected. All 15 fire department positions have been offered. The police department will change the command structure due to retirements coming in the next year. 4. 2025 Schedule/Organizational Items a. City Council Rules of Procedure Council discussed how to utilize the New Business aspect of the agendas moving forward to ensure all members are on the same page. Council agrees that they would like to keep Microsoft Teams and the room set up in Marion Conference Room for Work Sessions. b. Meeting formats/locations Council will keep meeting formats and locations the same. c. 2025 Committee Assignments Council discussed committee assignments for 2025 and made their selections to be approved at the next meeting. They also discussed potentially changing how the acting mayor is selected to allow each member to have an opportunity to be in that role for a year. d. 2025 Schedule of Key Items/Events Council reviewed the 2025 key events. 5. City Council Priority Items a. Council Priorities Council discussed and set their priorities for the 2025 year based on the list provided by staff. Many engaging and exciting opportunities for Lakeville are coming in 2025. 6. Lunch delivered and continued discussion 7. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 12:17 p.m. by Mayor Hellier. Respectful ili ed, l Taylor Snider, Assistant to the City Administrator Luke M. Heller, Mayor