--- ## author: Cari Lindberg date: D:20260730160157-05'00' --- ## City of Excelsior ## City Council Meeting ## Minutes Monday, July 20, 2026 106 Center Street, Excelsior, MN 55331 – Entrance is located on Center Street ## 6:30 P.M. ## 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Mayor Ringate called the meeting to order at 6:45 P.M. Present: Mayor Ringate and Councilmembers Caron, O’Hanlon, Bildsoe, and Vogel. Also Present: City Manager Luger, Assistant City Manager Lindberg, City Clerk Vokovan, City Engineer Dawley, and City Attorney Tolar. ## 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Bildsoe moved to approve the agenda. Vogel seconded. Motion carried 5/0. ## 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ## (a) June 15, 2026 Work Session Minutes ## (b) June 15, 2026 City Council Minutes Bildsoe moved approval of both sets of minutes. O’Hanlon seconded. Motion carried 5/0. ## 4. OPEN FORUM This is the time for the public to speak. Open forum will be limited to one-half hour. No person may speak more than 5 minutes or more than once. Each subject will have a limit of 10 minutes. Council members may ask questions of the speaker. With the agreement of the Council, such matters taken up during the “Open Forum” may be scheduled on the current or future Agenda. Members of the public interested in speaking on an agenda item may direct a request to be recognized to the Mayor. Teena Bolin, 723 Water Street expressed concerns about traffic and signage near The Waters. ## 5. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS, QUESTIONS AND REPORTS ## (a) Council Work Group Updates O’Hanlon provided an update on the Mini Master Plan. ## (b) Elections Update Clerk Vokovan provided an elections update. ## (c) Public Works Construction Updates City Engineer Dawley provided a construction update. ## (d) South Lake Minnetonka Police Department update ## 6. MEET EXCELSIOR None. ## 7. CONSENT AGENDA (a) Review Verified Claims under $20,000 and Approve Verified Claims over $20,000 (b) Resolution 2026-38 Calling for Public Hearing on Assessment for 2022-2023 Street ## and Utility Improvements Project (MCES L20) (c) Second Reading and Approval of Ordinance No. 696 Amending City Ordinance, ## Appendix E, Section 24 Signs (d) Resolution 2026-37 Appointing Election Judges and Absentee Ballot Board for the ## 2026 State Primary and General Election ## (e) 2026 Goal Report – Second Quarter ## (f) May Financials ## (g) Second Quarter Gambling Report (h) FOG Ordinance (Rescheduled) (i) Division Street Watermain Lining Project – Approve Pay Voucher No. 1 (j) Third and Center Street SUIP – Approve Pay Voucher No. 1 ## (k) PNR Bench Donation – John “Punk” Seamans ## (l) PNR Bench Donation – Michael McNulty O’Hanlon pulled item (d) Resolution 2026-37 relating to election judges. Bildsoe commented on items (k) and (l) relating to the Park Bench Donations. Bildsoe moved approval of the Consent Agenda. O’Hanlon seconded. Motion carried 5/0. ## 8. Public Hearings (a) Appeal of HPC Decision to Deny Site Alteration Permit for Partial Demoliti…

City Council Regular Meeting Monday, July 20, 2026, 6:30 PM 106 Center Street Members of the public may attend the City Council meeting either in person or by joining via Zoom either online or by telephone at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86346794494 Meeting chat link https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/86346794494 Meeting ID: 863 4679 4494 --- One tap mobile +13092053325,,86346794494# US +13126266799,,86346794494# US (Chicago) AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Meeting Agenda Approval 4. Approval of Minutes a) June 15, 2026 Work Session Minutes b) June 15, 2026 City Council Minutes 5. Open Forum This is the time for the public to speak. Open Forum will be limited to one-half hour. No person may speak more than 5 minutes or more than once. Each subject will have a limit of 10 minutes. Council members may ask questions of the speaker. With the agreement of the Council, such matters taken up during the “Open Forum” may be scheduled on the current or a future Agenda. Members of the public interested in speaking on an agenda item may direct a request to be recognized to the Mayor. 6. City Council Communications, Questions, and Reports a) Council Work Group Updates b) Elections Update 1 Page 1 of 223 c) Construction Updates d) South Lake Minnetonka Police Department Update 7. Meet Excelsior 8. Consent Agenda a) Review Verified Claims under $20,000 and Approve Verified Claims over $20,000 b) Resolution 2026-38 Calling for Public Hearing on Assessment for 2022-2023 Street and Utility Improvements Project (MCES L20) c) Second Reading and Approval of Ordinance No. 696 Amending City Ordinance, Appendix E, Section 24 Signs d) Resolution 2026-37 Appointing Election Judges and Absentee Ballot Board for the 2026 State Primary and General Election …