## CityofBecker CityCouncilRegularMeetingofMay19, 2026 TheBeckerCityCouncilmetinregularsessionat5: 00p. m. onTuesday, May19, 2026, at12060 ## SherburneAvenue, Becker. Present-Councilmembers: MayorMarkKolbinger, RickHendrickson, Robin Dingmann, BeckyOlmscheid, MikeDoering. Guestswereinattendance. 1. MayorKolbingercalledthemeetingtoorderat5: 00p. m. 2. ThePledgeofAllegiancewasrecited. 3. ## Changes toagenda: ## TheConsent ## Agenda hasbeen revised. Parks & ## RecCommissionis removedfromItem6. 4. MotionbyDingmann, secondbyHendricksontoapprovetheagendaforMay19, 2026, asrevised. Allinfavor, motioncarried. 5. ## GuestsandOpenForum: NicoleHubbardapproachedthepodiumtoaddressroadwaysafety concernsat150thAvenueand122ndStSE. Thissectionofroadwayis jointlygovernedbyBecker ## Townshipandthecity. Hubbardspokeatthetownshipboardmeetinglastnight. Vehiclesuse thissectionofroadwayfora cutacrossandgoatveryfastspeeds. Shewasoutwalkingwith herdaughterandhadtogetin theditchtoavoidbeinghitbya vehiclegoingfastand fishtailing. ShehasspokentoBeckerPoliceandSherburneCountySheriff's departments. The speedlimitis 55MPH. Hersuggestionwastomakethisa dead-endroadsoonlylocaltrafficwill ## use. JeffVogt, BraddenParksandJoshVliegeralsospokeonthedangersoftheroadwayspeed anddoinga dead-endorsomethingbeforethereis anaccident. ## 6. CommitteeReports, Presentation, Awards ## ThePersonnelCommitteemetMay5. ChiefLindbloomprovidedanupdateonthesergeant position. AnoutofstatetravelrequestwasapprovedforMarkEbensteinerandanupdatewas provided on ## MN ## Paid Leave. TheEDAmetMay11. Thereis interestinthe5. 75acresownedby thecityattheindustrialpark. Thereare19homesforsale, 17pendingsalesand12contingent sales. ThePublicWorksCommitteehaddiscussiononthecrosswalkatBanksStreetand3rdSt ## N. Noactionwastaken. TherealsowasdiscussiononthecrosswalkbyKolbingerPark. That onewillstayasis. Parkingon2ndSt. cangettrickywithmailboxesanddriveways. One drivewaymay need to bewidened. ## Tests havebeen doneon ## Well 7 & 8 andtwoatthegolf course. Onewasacceptableatthegolfcoursebutis nota viablespot. ThePoliceManagement ## CommitteemetlastFriday. Thesergeantpositionwasreviewed. Staffingcontinuestobetight withofficersoutonleave. Shiftsaregettingcoveredbuttimeoffis beingdenied. Inthepast, part-timeofficerswereeasytohireastherewassomuchcompetitionforfull-timepositions. ## Thatis nolongerthecase. ThedepartmentwillnotbebiddingontheSROpositionatBecker Schoolssincestaffingis sotightnow. Thepurchaseoftheamplifieris successfulasit is working ## wellandthesquadcarwasdiscussed. TheXcelAdvisoryBoardmetlastFriday. Updatesfrom ## allentitieswerepresented. TheFireBoardmetlastnight. Thebillswerereviewedandthe overallbudgetlooksgood. TheauditreportneedstobesubmittedbyJune30. A special meetingmaytakeplaceinJuneif theauditisnotcompletedbytheJuneregularmeeting. The ## JointBudgetmeetingis inJuly. Thefitnessequipmenthasbeenupgraded. Theroofrepairs were only $ 1000whichis muchlessthanexpected. InJune, XcelEnergywillbedoingsome ## CityofBeckerCityCouncilMeeting May19, 2026 ## Page1of2 batterytrainingforareadepartmentsbeforetheprojectis installedattheirfacility. LPIhas donatedfundsfora compressionmachine. TheHVACprojectlookstobecominginunder budgetandthegrassrigshouldarriveanyday. ThePlanningCommissionmettoconducttwo ## publichearingsforEdgewoodVillage. TheLPIAdvisoryBoardmetlastThursday. Anupdate wasprovidedonthelastshutdowntofinishtheupgrades. 7. ## Board, CommitteeandConsultantReports ## A. 2027 ## SquadCare ## Purchase— ## ChiefLindbloomexplainedtheprocessforordering squadcars. Lastyearwhentheorderwasplaced, theunitdidnotmaketheproduction lineandtheorderwascancelled. Thatunitwillbeordered, andproductionstartedthe endofthemonth. Anothersquadcarwillbeorderedbutthecitycanpicktheproduction timesowillschedulethesecondunittobedeliveredinthe2027budgetyear. Motion byDoering, secondbyOlmscheidtoadoptResolution26-44allowing purchaseofa 2027policesquadcarandallowingChiefLindbloomtoenter ## intoanagreementwithTenvoordeFordofSt. Cloudforthepurchase. Allin favor, motioncarried. ## B. 1st ## Quarter Financials — ## MarkEbensteinerpresentedthefinancialsforthefirst quarter. ## Allfunds arerightontarget at 25% orless. Therehasnotbeenanyrevenuein thegeneralfundaspropertytaxsettlementsarenotreceivedtillMay/June. Noaction wasneeded. 8. ## ConsentAgenda: GregLerudpresentedthefollowingrevisedconsentagenda: a. ## HiringTerminationReport b. ## Payment ofthe Bills - ## AuthorizetheTuesday, May19, 2026paymentofclaimsas presented. Theclaimslistinghasbeenprovidedtothecitycouncilasa separate documentandis available upon requestfor public view at city hall. ## Thetotalclaimsare 439,889.18. c. Minutes — May5, 2026CityCouncilMeeting d. DonationAcceptance oResolution26-43 MotionbyDoering, secondbyDingmanntoapprovetherevisedconsent agendaaspresentedandadopttheresolutions, therein. Allinfavor, motion carried. ## MayorKolbingerstatedtheitemspresentedduringOpenForumdonothaveformalaction takenthesameevening. Thesubjectoftheroadwayis movedtothePublicWorksCommittee withconversationstotakeplacewiththetownship. 9. MotionbyHendrickson, secondbyDoeringtoadjournthemeetingat5: 44p. m. Allin favor, motioncarried. pp t& ## FII_II μ- 1 hannonMortenson, CityClerk ## CityofBeckerCityCouncilMeeting May19, 2026 ## Page2of 2