--- ## title: July 20, Council Minutes Approved ## author: Tremble, Pamela S date: D:20230621204500Z --- ## City of Blaine ## City Council July 20, 2026 | 7:00 PM ## Blaine City Hall ## 10801 Town Square Drive NE ## Blaine, MN 55449 ## MINUTES 1. Call to Order by the Mayor The meeting was called to order at 7:00PM by Mayor Sanders followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the Roll Call. 2. Pledge of Allegiance ## 3. Roll Call PRESENT: Mayor Tim Sanders, Councilmembers Terra Fleming, Chris Ford, Chris Massoglia, Tom Newland, and Jess Robertson. ABSENT: Councilmember Leslie Larson. Quorum Present. ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Erik Thorvig; Community Development Director Sheila Sellman; Safety Services Director/Police Chief Brian Podany; Director of Administrative Services Scott Johnson; Director of Engineering Dan Schluender; Finance Director Jason Zimmerman; City Attorney Eric Larson; and City Clerk Catherine Sorensen. ## 4. Awards - Presentations - Organizational Business None. ## 5. Open Forum Open Forum is an opportunity for the public to share comments, concerns, or input on other items. While Open Forum is not intended to provide responses or discussion during the meeting, city staff will contact the speaker(s) after the meeting if follow-up is needed. Each speaker is limited to three minutes, with a maximum of 15 minutes set aside for Open Forum. Mayor Sanders opened the Open Forum at 7:01PM. Bruce Manthei, 4101 99th Avenue NE, shared continued concerns regarding the electrical box location at 99th and Lexington Avenues. There being no further input, Mayor Sanders closed the Open Forum at 7:04PM. 6. Communications None. ## 7. Approval of Consent Agenda: All items listed under the "Consent Agenda" are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. Moved by Councilmember Newland, seconded by Councilmember Robertson, that the following items on the Consent Agenda be approved. Councilmember Massoglia highlighted the renaming of Park Drive to Memorial Park Drive and thanked Steve Guider for his work on the Veterans Memorial Park. Motion adopted unanimously. 7.1. 2026-148 Schedule of Bills Paid ## Sponsors: Jason Zimmerman, Finance Director 7.2. 2026-149 Approval of Minutes ## Sponsors: Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk 7.3. 2026-150 Motion to Approve a Temporary On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for St. ## Timothy's Annual Carnival, 707 89th Avenue NE ## Sponsors: Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk 7.4. 2026-151 Acknowledge Receipt of the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report ## (ACFR) ## Sponsors: Jason Zimmerman, Finance Director 7.5. RES 26-147 Resolution Approving the Renaming of Park Drive NE to Memorial Park Drive NE and Updating the Official Address of Veterans Memorial Park ## Spon…

## City of Blaine ## City Council July 20, 2026 | 7:00 PM ## Blaine City Hall ## 10801 Town Square Drive NE ## Blaine, MN 55449 ## AGENDA 1. Call to Order by the Mayor 2. Pledge of Allegiance ## 3. Roll Call ## 4. Awards - Presentations - Organizational Business ## 5. Open Forum Open Forum is an opportunity for the public to share comments, concerns, or input on other items. While Open Forum is not intended to provide responses or discussion during the meeting, city staff will contact the speaker(s) after the meeting if follow-up is needed. Each speaker is limited to three minutes, with a maximum of 15 minutes set aside for Open Forum. 6. Communications ## 7. Approval of Consent Agenda: All items listed under the "Consent Agenda" are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. 7.1. 2026-148 Schedule of Bills Paid ## Sponsors: Jason Zimmerman, Finance Director 7.2. 2026-149 Approval of Minutes ## Sponsors: Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk 7.3. 2026-150 Motion to Approve a Temporary On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for St. ## Timothy's Annual Carnival, 707 89th Avenue NE ## Sponsors: Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk 7.4. 2026-151 Acknowledge Receipt of the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report ## (ACFR) Page 1 of 138 ## Sponsors: Jason Zimmerman, Finance Director 7.5. RES 26-147 Resolution Approving the Renaming of Park Drive NE to Memorial Park Drive ## NE and Updating the Official Address of Veterans Memorial Park ## Sponsors: Daniel Schluender, Director of Engineering 8. 7:00 PM - Public Hearing and Items Published for a Certain Time 8.1. RES 26-139 Resolution Granting a Conditional Use Permit Amendment to Add an Outdoor Pickleball Court and a 10-Foot High Fence to Tournament Players Club of the Twin Cities in a Development Flex (DF) Zoning District at 11444 ## Tournament Players Parkway NE. TPC Twin Cities (PC26-0035/ACK) ## Sponsors: Sheila Sellman, Community Development Director 8.2. RES 26-133 Conduct Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution to Vacate a Portion of the 30-foot Scenic Easement created by Document No. 303325, which is contained within Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 1, Ball Road Industrial Park, according to the recorded plat thereof, Anoka County, Minnesota; Vacation ## No. V26-06 ## Sponsors: Daniel Schluender, Director of Engineering ## 8.3. ORD 26-2607 Public Hearing and Second Reading ## Ordinance Granting to Connexus Energy, a Minnesota Cooperative ## Association, Its Successors and Assigns, Permission to Construct, Operate, Repair and Maintain in the City of Blaine, Minnesota, an Electric Distribution ## System and Transmission Lines, Including Necessary Poles, Lines, Fixtures and Appurtenances, for the Furnishing of Electric Energy to the City, its Inhabitants, and Others, …