--- ## author: Sara Ludwig date: D:20260522100956-05'00' --- 1 ## AGENDA ## City Council ## Regular Meeting May 26, 2026 ## Discovery Center, 4444 Hadley Ave N ## 7:00 PM ## CALL TO ORDER ## ROLL CALL ## PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA (Recommendation: Approve the agenda as presented or as amended). ## APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Workshop, May 12, 2026 ## Regular Meeting, May 12, 2026 PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7:00 PM, or as soon afterwards as possible OPEN FORUM (Maximum time of three minutes per person)* ## a) Proclamation: International Firefighters’ Day and Emergency Medical Services Week ## CONSENSUS MOTIONS a) Request that the City Council authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to enter a professional services contract between the City of Oakdale and HKGi, for an amount not to exceed $165,000, for the 2050 Comprehensive Plan update. b) Request that the City Council reschedule the City Council Workshop and Regular Meeting from August 11, 2026, to August 12, 2026. c) Request that the City Council approve the noise variance requested by Zachery Raven on behalf of Washington County for a maximum of three consecutive days from 7 PM to 5 AM until project completion by June 20, 2026, within the designated project area. d) Request that the City Council authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to execute the Workplace Solutions Cooperative Agreement with Cintas effective June 1, 2026. e) Request that the City Council approve the charitable gambling via bingo for Oakdale Athletic Association for their bingo fundraiser to be held on the dates of June 26 and June 27, 2026, at the Oakdale Summerfest event, located at Richard Walton Park, 1584 Hadley Avenue North. 2 f) Request that the City Council authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to enter into the Cooperative Agreement between the City of Oakdale and Washington County for engineering design MPCA grant-eligible costs for the County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 13 trail segment. g) Request per City of Oakdale Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 4, Sec.2-36 (c) that the City Council appoint the above listed as Seasonal/Temporary Summer Recreation Youth Program Instructors, effective on or after June 3, 2026, conditioned on passing all background requirements. h) Request per City of Oakdale Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 4, Sec.2-36 (c) that the City Council appoint the above listed as Seasonal/Temporary Outdoor Maintenance, effective on or after May 27, 2026, conditioned on passing all background requirements. i) Request per City of Oakdale Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 4, Sec.2-36 (c) that the City Council appoint Clay Natvig and Grant Kalka as full-time probationary Police Officers effective on or after May 27, 2026, at a rate of pay consistent with the City base pay schedule, conditioned on passing all background requirements. j) Request per City of Oakdale Code …

--- ## author: Sue Barry date: D:20260604200735-05'00' --- 1 ## REGULAR MEETING MINUTES ## OAKDALE CITY COUNCIL May 26, 2026 ## CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Oakdale was held on May 26, 2026 at Oakdale Discovery Center, 4444 Hadley Avenue North, Oakdale, Minnesota. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kevin Zabel at 7:00 PM. ## ROLL CALL On a call of roll, the following were present: ## Mayor Kevin Zabel ## Council Members: Kari Moore ## Andy Morcomb ## Gary Severson ## Katie Wrich ## Staff Present: Chris Volkers, City Administrator ## Sara Ludwig, City Clerk ## Jim Thomson, City Attorney ## Jake Foster, Assistant City Administrator ## Andy Gitzlaff, Community Development Director ## Mikaela Huot, Finance Director ## Luke McClanahan, Planning Manager ## Nick Newton, Police Chief ## Lori Pulkrabek, Communications Manager ## Mark Statz, City Engineer ## Cory Tietz, Public Works Director ## Kevin Wold, Fire Chief ## PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ## APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ## A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORCOMB, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE TO ## APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED FOR THE MEETING OF MAY 26, 2026. ## 5 AYES ## APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Workshop, May 12, 2026 ## Regular Meeting, May 12, 2026 ## A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SEVERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE TO ## APPROVE THE WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 12, 2026. ## 5 AYES 2 ## A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SEVERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE TO ## APPROVE THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 12, 2026. ## 5 AYES ## PUBLIC HEARINGS ## None ## OPEN FORUM ## a) Proclamation: International Firefighters’ Day and Emergency Medical Services Week Mayor Zabel proclaimed May 4, 2026 as “International Firefighters’ Day” and the week of May 17- 23, 2026 as “Emergency Medical Services Week.” Mayor Zabel thanked all Fire Department staff for everything they do for the City of Oakdale. Mayor Zabel invited comments from the audience. No comments were heard. ## CONSENSUS MOTIONS Mayor Zabel pulled consensus item a). Council Member Morcomb pulled consensus item h). b) Request that the City Council reschedule the City Council Workshop and Regular Meeting from August 11, 2026, to August 12, 2026. c) Request that the City Council approve the noise variance requested by Zachery Raven on behalf of Washington County for a maximum of three consecutive days from 7 PM to 5 AM until project completion by June 20, 2026, within the designated project area. d) Request that the City Council authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to execute the Workplace Solutions Cooperative Agreement with Cintas effective June 1, 2026. e) Request that the City Council approve the charitable gambling via bingo for Oakdale Athletic Association for their bingo fundraiser to be held on the dates of June 26 and June 27, 2026, at the Oakdale Summerfest event, located at Richard W…