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MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
November 24,2025-6:00 PM
Lakeville City Hall,Marion Conference Room
1. Call to order, moment of silence and flag pledge
Mayor Hellier called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Members Present: Mayor Hellier, Council Members Bermel, Lee, Volk, Wolter, Volk via
Teams.
Staff Present: Justin Miller, City Administrator; Julie Stahl, Finance Director; Allyn
Kuennen, Assistant City Administrator; Taylor Snider, Assistant to the City Administratar;
Brad Paulson, Police Chief; Michael Meyer, Fire Chief; Jeff Hanson, Police Lieutenant
2. Citizen Comments
None
3. Discussion Items
a. Lakeville Fire Relief Benefit and State Aid Proposal
Chief Meyer, Dan Quam, Reed Schultz, Brian Monahan, and Eric Smoot presented the
Lakeville Fire Relief Benefit and State Aid Proposal to the City Council. This proposal
is a multi-year agreement that would shorten the vesting schedule, increase the benefit
level over the next two years, and establish a cost-sharing arrangement for state aid
between the Relief Association and the City of Lakeville.
Council is comfortable with this plan and appreciates the Relief Association for looking
towards the future and putting great thought into this proposal. The Council supports the
proposal, assuming it passes the Fire Relief inembership vote.
b. Deployment of Citywide License Plate Reader (LPR) cameras
Chief Paulson and Lieutenant Hanson presented to Council a plan for the deployment of
citywide License Plate Reader(LPR) cameras. In recent years, LPR systems have
proven to be one of the most effective tools in proactive policing and criminal
investigations. Multiple agencies across the metro area, including Prior Lake, Eagan,
Dakota County, Savage, and Shakopee have deployed LPR systems with measurable
success. These systems identify and alert officers to stolen vehicles, outstanding
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warrants, and vehicles associated with Amber Alerts. They would be strategically placed
to capture license plates entering or exiting Lakeville. Images would be retained for 30
days and are not used for traffic enforcement or real-time vehicle tracking.
Council is in favor of moving forward with these cameras and sees this as a great way to
be part of a regional solution.
c. 2026 Special Revenue Fund Budgets
Finance Director Julie Stahl presents the 2026 Special Revenue Fund Budgets.
Council would like to discuss franchise fees at the City Council Retreat in January.
d. 2025 YE Preview and Final 2026 Budget/Levy Discussion
Finance Director Julie Stahl presented to Council. Staff asked Council for direction
regarding the fina12026 property tax levy and budget in order to prepare resolutions for
the December 1 Council Meeting.
Members from the Finance Committee offered their insights on where the City is
financially and confirm that the City will continue to meet its financial policy goals. The
members also provided insight into Council's questions they had.
4. Items for Future Discussion
Council would like to discuss America 250 at a future meeting.
5. Committee/City Administrator Updates
Councilmember Wolter and Councilmember Bermel attend the National League of Cities
Conference. They both had a great experience and shared information they learned with the
other Council members.
Councilmember Lee attended the Fire Relief Association meeting where they worked
through the pension changes that were presented earlier in the Work Session.
Mayor Hellier updated the Council that the Hasse family will be donating the press box at
the baseball stadium and Grand Prairie Park when completed.
6. Adjourn
Motion was made by Wolter, seconded by Bermel, to adjourn. Mayor Hellier adjourned the
meeting at 7:18 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Tayl Snider, ' tant to the City Administrator L M. Heller, Mayor