City Council 06.16.2025

Monday, June 16, 2025

Liquor store full-time employment hiring

Sale of city-owned property (Ordinance 346)

Home rule charter pros and cons

Fire Department monthly report (May)

Highway 47 jurisdiction and safety concerns

St. Francis-Bethel fire consolidation (JPA)

Infrastructure projects at RER Woods Park

Budget planning for upcoming fiscal cycle

Areas of Interest (4)

Conflict between residents and council regarding Highway 47 safety and jurisdiction.
Potential shift in governance structure: St. Francis weighing pros/cons of Home Rule Charter.
City Fire Department reports 12.41% increase in project volume for the year.
Ongoing consolidation efforts of Fire Departments between St. Francis and Bethel.

Votes (2)

Approval of the agenda

PassedVoice vote

Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified

Approve ordinance 346 for sale of surplus property

PassedUnanimous

Moved by Councilman Mbar · Seconded by Councilman Fes

Notable Quotes (2)

Consent agenda pass. meeting open to the public.
— Mayor Hogel

ProcedureMoving through the order of business

If you wanted to choose later on, you know, go to a strong mayor system, you could.
— Hunter Carlson

GovernanceDiscussing flexibility in home rule charters

People (7)

Mayor HogelMayor

Presiding over the meeting

JoeCouncil Member

Raised concerns about liquor store hiring and Highway 47

1 quote

“it's a self- sustaining source of revenue. Therefore, it's not part of the tax levy.”

Explaining that liquor store hiring does not impact property taxes

Hunter CarlsonResident

Addressed the council regarding home rule charter statistics

1 quote

“11 of the 20 cities are statutory and then nine of the 20 are charter.”

Providing data points on Anoka County governance structures

Roxanne ShraderCitizen

Thanked the council for the opportunity to acquire city property

Fire ChiefFire Chief

Presented the May monthly incident report and data analysis

1 quote

“we report no dollar loss on the month, which is always a fantastic stat”

Summarizing fire incident outcomes for May

Council Member AmyCouncil Member

Reporting on Citizens Academy and recent local tragedies

Council Member KevinCouncil Member

Providing updates on park infrastructure and hockey rink planning

Places Mentioned

St. Francis, MN2612 230th Court23306 Cree StreetRER Woods ParkHighway 47

Events & Meetings (4)

Meeting adjourned at 6:22 PM
Budget planning sessions scheduled for summer
Fire consolidation meeting June 4th
Village Bank reopening June 12th

Ordinances & Resolutions (1)

346

Authorizing the sale of city surplus property to Andy and Roxanne Shrader.

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