Apple Valley City Council — Transcript
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Minnesota Recreation and Park Association Award of Excellence for Hayes Youth Athletic Complex
Plan Development 703 Ground Sign Text Amendment
Night to Unite 2026
Third Annual Furniture and Small Appliance Swap
City Communications and IT Awards
Staff Recognition for Pennock Pump House Cleanup
Recognition of 100-Year-Old Resident, Norm
Votes (2)
Receive Minnesota Recreation and Park Association Award of Excellence for the Hayes Youth Athletic Complex
Nick Thompson provided an overview of the $7.3 million Hayes Youth Athletic Complex project, detailing its features (4 youth baseball/softball fields, a rectangle football/soccer/lacrosse field, irrigation, parking, stormwater updates) and its partnership with ISD 196. Mitch Check from MRPA explained the awards process and praised the project's community-driven plan, stakeholder engagement, creative partnerships, and long-term asset value. Council members lauded staff's hard work, collaboration, and the project's overall community benefit stemming from a levy referendum.
Plan Development number 703 Ground Sign Text Amendment
Moved by Councilmember Grendahl [00:18:24] · Seconded by Councilmember Bergman [00:18:29]
Sydney presented a request from Presbyterian Homes and Services (Orchard Path Senior Living Facility) to amend PD 703 to allow a second monument sign at a new entrance off Cobblestone Lake Parkway, necessitated by a separate address for a new facility phase. Staff drafted specific conditions for the amendment, including property type (apartment or continuum of care), corner lot status, absence of building signs, adherence to signage chapter requirements, and the presence of two or more street addresses. The Planning Commission recommended approval, and one written comment was received in support. The Mayor noted the benefit of fixing the ordinance directly rather than using a variance, improving clarity for public safety.
Notable Quotes (6)
total investment was $7.3 million. There's four um four youth baseball softball um fields in the southwest southwest corner. Um, those are all lit, as well as a a rectangle football soccer lacrosse field to the the of those.
it really demonstrates a community driven plan with a lot of engagement from different stakeholders some of those partnerships like the JPA kind of creative outlets to to see a vision and really execute it and bring it to life and it's a it's a complex that will it's an asset to the community that will serve for many generations to come.
the city will really thrive on what what the community um saw from the levy referendum and for the staff that has done an outstanding job at making this a a real satisfying experience.
I know that this was a lot of community meetings um addressing a lot of concerns that the abutting neighbors had working with the school district. So it it wasn't uh it wasn't an easy project in in that sense, but a lot of collaboration and a really wonderful example of how we all can work together and improve our community for for everyone and generations to come.
staff has drafted an amendment that would allow two ground signs in zone six um under certain condi- conditions. Those conditions are that it needs to be an apartment or continuum of care community. Needs to be a corner lot. There can be no building signs on the building. The ground signs need to meet the minimum requirements in the signage chapter. And then lastly, the primary building on the property has to have two or more street addresses and those signs need to serve those addresses.
thank you for for taking this one up and getting it through uh in this fashion and fixing the ordinance rather than right just pushing through a variance which is maybe sometimes the the tendency and the ask, but we fixed it the right way and it'll serve us service well and I have to think for our public safety folks to figure out which address we're going to is also a big win on this one and it'll make that easier uh if we need to serve the property.
Ordinances & Resolutions (3)
Plan Development for the Cobblestone neighborhood, subject of a text amendment.
Text amendment to PD 703 allowing additional ground signage.
Agreement between Apple Valley and ISD 196 for Hayes Youth Athletic Complex construction and maintenance.