## CityofBecker CityCouncilRegularMeetingofJuly21, 2026 TheBeckerCityCouncilmetinregularsessionat5: 00p. m. onTuesday, July21, 2026, at12060 ## SherburneAvenue, Becker. Present-Councilmembers: MayorMarkKolbinger, RobinDingmann, Rick Hendrickson, MikeDoering. Absent: BeckyOlmscheid. Guestswerein attendance. 1. MayorKolbingercalledthemeetingtoorderat5: 00p. m. 2. ThePledgeofAllegiancewasrecited. 3. Changestoagenda: Item7Ahasbeenrevised. 4. MotionbyDoering, secondbyHendricksontoapprovetheagendaforJuly21, 2026, asrevised. Allinfavor, motioncarried. 5. GuestsandOpenForum: None. ## 6. CommitteeReports, Presentation, Awards ## ThePoliceCommitteemetJuly10. Therewassignificantdiscussiononsergeantposition interviewsandstaffingstatusoverall. BothItems7Band7Contonight's agendawere discussed. A codificationandschedulingsoftwareupdatewasprovided. LaserTagwascoming ## upthenextweek. NationalNightOutis August4thandConeswithCopsis September1. The ## PublicWorksCommitteemetJuly8. ChristineJacobsonpresenteda petitiontoinstall crosswalksonBankSt. Thatis onholduntildevelopmentoccursonthepreviousCountry ## Lumbersite. AllthestreetsignsinBeckerdonothaveSEonthem. Theywillslowlybereplaced withthecorrectdirection. TheRecyclingHourswillbereduceddowntotwohoursbasedonthe last coupleof years. ## Items ## 7A & 7Ewerediscussed. ThePersonnelCommitteemetonJuly10. ## Agenda item7D and ## Consent ## Agenda ## G were discussed. ## The ## Parks& ## RecCommissionmetlast ## night. MosquitotreatmentattheCityParkwasconsidered. Thehorsetrailsarenotbeing ## maintained. SandhillParkwasreviewedforequipmentoptions. TheEDAmetonJuly13. There is stillaninterestedpartyin theLiberty/Hwy. 10parcel. TheHousingStudyshouldbedonein thenext30days. Twenty-ninehomesareforsalein theBeckerzipcode. TheFireBoardmet ## lastnight. The2027BudgetwasapprovedfortheJointPowerstogivefinalapproval. The4M ## Fundwasreviewed. Theairhandlingunitsandtheroofreplacementneedtobeincludedin the ## CIP. TheJointFireBoardhadtheirAnnualMeetingat8 PMlastnight. TheGeneralBudgetand ## CIPwereapproved witha 2% increase. ## 7. Board, CommitteeandConsultantReports ## A. ## Supplemental ## Letter of ## Agreement with ## SEH forWell House #1 ## Updates— ## Chris Lissonprovidedthehistoryof the50yearoldwellhouse. It is locatedbyCarlE. ## JohnsonPark. Well4 runstothisandis thelargestproducingwellinBecker. Sincea majorityof waterrunsthruhere, staffwouldliketodotheneededupdatesasa scheduledprojectratherthananemergency. ThisSLAis fordesignworkonly. The biddingandconstructionwouldbea separateSLA. Thedesignworkwillcost $69,500 andrunthrutheWaterCIP. MotionbyDoering, secondbyDingmanntoadopt ## Resolution26-67authorizingstafftoacceptandexecutea Supplemental ## CityofBeckerCityCouncilMeeting July21, 2026 ## Page 1 of 3 ## Letter ## Agreementwith ## SEHfor the design workfor the ## Well House #1 Update. Allinfavor, motioncarried. ## B. ## SherburneCountyEmergencyResponseUnitJPA-ChiefLindbloomexplainedthe pastworkingsoftheresponseunit. It wasa teamofdeputiesthathadenhanced trainingforsituationsthatposeda highriskorinvolvedfirearms. Allmembersofthe ## ERUwereemployedbytheSherburneCountySheriff's Office. Thecountywouldliketo extendthetrainingtoBeckerandBigLakeofficers. TheJointPowersAgreement (JPA) outlinestheneworganization, selection, training, callouts, financialandliability. Thisis recommended for anumber of positive reasons. ## It willcost approximately $ 11,000and someovertimecostsdependingonthecallouts. Theyhaveaveragedsevencallsa year. MotionbyDingmann, secondbyDoeringtoadoptResolution26-64approving theJointPowersAgreementwiththeSherburneCountySheriff's officefor EmergencyResponseUnitteammembers. Allinfavor, motioncarried. ## C. ## PoliceDepartmentRiflePurchase-ChiefLindbloomprovidedthecurrentconditionof thefourfunctionalriflesthatareinsquadcars. TheChiefcarandsergeantcardonot havea riflein thevehicle. Duetotheagetherifleshavehadmanydifferentissues. Researchwascompletedtohelpdeterminethebestriflestopurchaseforthevalue. ## Kieslershasa trade-inprogramwhichmadethatpricemoreattractive. Sixnewrifles and accessories will cost $ 9, 630. 48. . MotionbyHendrickson, secondbyDoering toadoptResolution26-65approvingthepurchaseofsixpatrolriflesforthe policedepartment. Allinfavor, motioncarried. ## D. ## Program ## Coordinator ## Restructuring at ## BCC — ## BrandiiThomasprovidedthe opportunitytocombinepositionsandmaketwofull-timepositionsoutofthreepart-time ones. WiththeAZcoordinatorresigningandAdventureZoneandAquaticshavedifferent busyseasons, it makesstaffingandfiscalsensetocombinetheduties. Thesepositions will havefull- time benefits. ## There is a cost savings of almost $ 10,000in2026andnearly a $ 25,000savingsin2027. Themovewillalsobemoreattractiveforfillingthepositions in thefuture. ThiswassupportedbythePersonnelCommitteeasthesavingsarequite attractive. MotionbyDingmann, secondbyHendricksontoadoptResolution 26-68allowingtheBeckerCommunityCentertorestructurecoordinator roles. Allinfavor, motioncarried. ## E. ## SLAwithSEHforWaterTreatmentPlantDesign-PhilKnutsonremindedcouncil howlongthecityhasbeentryingtofindanotherwatersource. In2020/2021, wells7 & 8 wereinstalledbuttheironwashigherthantestwellsandtherewasmanganese present. Theamountswerestillin therangeforconsumptionbutthenCO2waspresent whichmadethewaterappearcloudyandhaveanorangeappearance. Thecityhas exhaustedalloptionsandnoviablewatersourcehasbeenfound. Thecitywillmove forwardwiththedesignof a water treatment plant using wells 7 & 8. Thiswillprovide watersecurityforthecity. Thishasbeendiscussedatcommitteesandexecutive sessions. Thedesigncostis $942,500whichwilltaketheprojectto thebiddingstage. ## FundstopayforthedesignphasewillcomefromthePFASsettlementandwater reserves. MotionbyHendrickson, secondbyDingmanntoadoptResolution26- 66approvinga supplementalagreementwithSEHfordesigninga water treatmentplant. Allinfavor, motioncarried. ## CityofBeckerCityCouncilMeeting July21, 2026 ## Page2of3 8. ## AdministratorandStaffReports ## A. ## ChangeOrder No. 1for ## EdgewoodStreetImprovements—WithLuAnnDrive projectputonholdforthisconstructionseason, a watermainwillbeinstalled. Thiswill alleviateanyexcavatingonEdgewoodnextyear. Theinstallationofthewatermainwill alsoprovidea loopforbetterwaterservicetoresidentsif needed. Thechangeorderis 25,430andwillbepaidfromtheWater/StreetsCIP. MotionbyDoering, secondby DingmanntoapproveChangeOrderNo. 1fortheEdgewoodStreetandTrail ImprovementProject. Allinfavor, motioncarried. 9. ## ConsentAgenda: GregLerudpresentedthefollowingconsentagenda: a. ## HiringTerminationReport b. ## Payment of theBills - ## AuthorizetheTuesday, July21, 2026paymentofclaimsas presented. Theclaimslistinghasbeenprovidedtothecitycouncilasa separate documentandisavailableupon request for public viewat city hall. ## Thetotalclaimsare 389,312.14. c. ElectronicTransactions-Authorizeelectronictransactionsaspresentedin the05/31/2026 ## Journal. TheJournalhasbeenprovidedtoCityCouncilasa separatedocumentandis availableforpublicviewattheCityHalluponrequest. d. Minutes — July7, 2026CityCouncilMeeting e. Minutes — July14, 2026BudgetWorkshop f. ## PayApp No. 1 — 2026StreetImprovements g. ## AdministrativeTechnicianCommunityDevelopmentJobDescriptionUpdates MotionbyHendrickson, secondbyDingmanntoapprovetheconsentagendaas presented. Allinfavor, motioncarried. 10.MotionbyDingmann, secondbyHendricksontoadjournthemeetingat5: 49p. m. All infavor, motioncarried. 1 ## ShannonMortenson, CityClerk ## CityofBeckerCityCouncilMeeting July21, 2026 ## Page3 of3