City of Blaine City Council July 6, 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. 2026-138 Schedule of Bills Paid Sponsors: Jason Zimmerman, Finance Director 7.2. 2026-139 Approval of Minutes Sponsors: Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk 7.3. RES 26-135 Resolution Appointing Election Judges for the 2026 State Primary Election Sponsors: Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk 7.4. 2026-140 Approve a Temporary On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for Sgt. John Rice VFW at the VFW, 1374 109th Avenue NE Sponsors: Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk Page 1 of 338 7.5. RES 26-141 Resolution Approving a Premise Permit for Lawful Gambling Activity for Centennial Football Boosters at Stella's Blaine, 4365 Pheasant Ridge Drive, Suite 102, Blaine, MN 55434 Sponsors: Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk 7.6. RES 26-116 Resolution Granting Final Plat Approval to Subdivide 1.55 acres into 1…

--- ## title: July 6 City Council Minutes ## author: Tremble, Pamela S date: D:20230621204500Z --- ## City of Blaine ## City Council July 6, 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 7:04PM 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, Leslie Larson, Tom Newland, and Jess Robertson. ABSENT: Councilmember Chris Massoglia. Quorum Present. ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Erik Thorvig; Housing Program Coordinator Elizabeth Showalter; Safety Services Director/Police Chief Brian Podany; Finance Director Jason Zimmerman; Director of Administrative Services Scott Johnson; Director of Engineering Dan Schluender; City Attorney Eric Larson; Communications Manager Ben Hayle; 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 7:06PM. Tom Madigan, 12037 Vermillion Street, shared concerns about algae blight on stormwater ponds and presented a petition from his neighborhood to address these concerns. He then passed along information from the US Fish and Wildlife, DNR, and Coon Creek Watershed regarding algae blight to the city council. Rona Nesser, 765 122nd Avenue NE, expressed concerns regarding the council's direction to have no mow zones in Oak Creek Park. She reported this park was in her backyard and she did not approve of the waist-high weeds. She stated she has lived in her home for the past 40 years and did not understand why the city was taking away park mowing services. She encouraged the city council to mow all of Oak Creek Park. Kumar Seemakurthy, 4335 130th Court NE, shared concerns regarding extending lanes from the Park and Ride to 35W, merging concerns at Lexington north of 125th Avenue. He recommended the city consider adding composting bins at Lexington Waters and suggested the city have increased speed enforcement for cars and e-bikes in the Lexington Waters neighborhood. There being no further input, Mayor Sanders closed the Open Forum at 7:14PM. 6. Communications Mayor Sanders thanked all the volunteers and committee members for putting on a great Blaine Festival and 4th of July fireworks display. Councilmember Larson discussed the upcoming USA Cup soccer tournament and commented on how this event would impact traffic. ## 7. Approval of Consent Agenda: All items listed under the "Consent Agenda" are considered to be …