--- ## author: Stephanie Emberton date: D:20260204204000Z --- Subject to change. Live stream/video recording of council meeting at www.belleplainemn.gov ## BELLE PLAINE CITY COUNCIL ## NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND AGENDA Monday, April 20, 2026 – 6:00 PM ## City Hall, 218 North Meridian Street, Belle Plaine, Minnesota Please use the north entrance door ## 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ## 2. CALL TO ORDER. Roll Call. 2.1. Roll Call. ## 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. ## 4. PUBLIC FORUM. *Anyone wishing to address the Council must sign up before the meeting and then have a seat in the audience. The signup sheet is removed 5 minutes before the start of the meeting. Maximum of three (3) minutes per speaker. No official action will be taken. 4.1. PROCLAMATION – Arbor Day 2026 ## 5. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA. 5.1. Regular Session Minutes of April 6, 2026. 5.2. Work Session Minutes of April 6, 2026. 5.3. Resolution 26-047 Adopting the Police Department Contract for Law Enforcement Services. 5.4. Resolution 26-048 Closing 2015A General Obligation Improvement Bond (Fund 341) and Closing 2015B MSA General Obligation Bond (Fund 342) and Transferring Funds from the General (Fund 101) to Fund 341 and Fund 342. ## 6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 6.1. Community Services Department. ## 6.2. Ambulance Department. (Report Only) 6.3. Police Department. 6.4. Fire Department. ## 6.5. Community Development Department. (Report Only) ## 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 7.1. Variance: Impervious Surface Coverage 148 Chestnut Street South St. Johns Lutheran Church. The City Council will consider public comment on a variance to Section 1105.07 (5)(5) of the city code which limits the total lot surface coverage to 40% in the R-3 One and Two Family Residential District. The Applicant is requesting a variance to allow lot coverage exceeding 40% to accommodate additional off-street parking. 7.1.1. Resolution 26-049 (A or B) Resolution Approving (Denying) a Variance to Section 1105.07 (5)(5) of the City Code to Allow 85 Percent Impervious Surface Coverage on Lot 1, Block 1 St. Johns Lutheran Church, 148 Chestnut Street South. 7.2. Drainage and Utility Easement Vacation. The Council will consider public comment on a request by the City of Belle Plaine, 218 Meridian Street North, Belle Plaine MN, to vacate certain drainage and utility easements as dedicated on the recorded plat of Valley Business Park Third. The proposed easements are located on internal lot lines, the vacation of which will provide for the combination of four city-owned lots proposed under a plat entitled Valley Business Park Fourth. 7.2.1. Resolution 26-050 A Resolution Granting Approval Of The Vacation Of Certain Existing Drainage And Utility Easements Dedicated In The Plat of Valley Business Park Third. 7.3. Preliminary Plat Valley Business Park Fourth. The City Council is to hold a public hearing on a preliminary plat for Valley Business Park Fourth. The proposed plat combines four parcels owned by the City of Belle Plaine. 7.3.1. Resolution 26-051 Resolution Approving Preliminary Plat of Valley Business Park Fourth. ## 8. BUSINESS. 8.1. Presentation of Claims. 8.2. Resolution 26-052 Resolution Approving Final Plat for Valley Business Park Fourth. 8.3. Resolution 26-053 Awarding Bid for the 2026 Pavement Maintenance Project to Pearson Bros., Inc.. 8.4. Accepting the 2025 Audit Report and Management Letter. ## 9. ADMINISTRATION. 9.1. Upcoming Tentative Meetings. 1. Finance Ways & Means, Monday, May 4, 3:00 PM. 2. Design, Monday, May 4, 5:00 PM. 3. City Council, Monday, May 4, 6:15 PM. ## 10. ADJOURN.