Lake Elmo City Council — Transcript
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Lake Elmo's 100th Birthday Celebration Planning
Consent Agenda Approvals and Amendments
Votes (2)
Approval of Consent Agenda (as Amended)
Dissent: None
Moved by Council Member [07:05] · Seconded by Council Member [07:05]
The council reviewed the consent agenda items. Item two, identified as a publication ordinance (2025-13), was specifically pulled from the agenda. The reason given was that publication ordinances require a four-fifth vote, which is not typically accommodated by a standard consent agenda approval. The remaining items, including various payments, a temporary liquor license for the Lake Elmo Rotary, and several contracts and approvals, were then motioned for approval.
Lake Elmo's 100th Birthday Party Planning Update
Dissent: None
Moved by N/A · Seconded by N/A
Several council members and staff provided updates on the city's 100th birthday celebration. Efforts included coordinating a flyover, with the Commemorative Air Force confirming participation of a B-25 bomber and two other WWII planes, while C130s are pending FAA approval. Multiple food trucks are confirmed, and the fireworks vendor contract is signed. A planning meeting is scheduled to address logistics like parking and communications. The Lake Elmo Rotary received approval for a temporary liquor license to serve beer and seltzer at the event.
Notable Quotes (5)
So, I am going to move to Well, we can just pull it. That's not going to be on the consent agenda. So, I'm pulling that right now because we need a four-fifth vote for all uh publication ordinances. So, no number two.
council members have been each doing various things to help to help staff with their massive additional workload that we threw on them for the 100th uh birthday party for Lake Elmo.
but it appears uh the contract should be coming over for staff to sign to have uh three airplanes from the commemorative air force do a flyover. That does include their B-25 bomber, which is it is from World War II, and two other World War II uh planes as part of it.
we have our our fireworks vendor contract um signed and delivered back, working on a contract for the band. And we do have a planning meeting with staff and the mayor and the Rotary on Thursday to kind of work out some more of the details.
With the passage of the temporary liquor license this evening, the Lake Rotary will be able to move forward with their um they're having a beer trailer with two taps of beer and one tap of um seltzer.
Ordinances & Resolutions (8)
Removed from consent agenda due to special voting requirement.
Approved for Lake Elmo Rotary for the birthday celebration.
Approved as part of the consent agenda.
Approved as part of the consent agenda.
Bids accepted and contract awarded as part of the consent agenda.
Approved as part of the consent agenda.
Signed and delivered for the birthday celebration.
In progress for the birthday celebration.