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Columbus City Council Meeting May 8th, 2024

Scandia City CouncilSunday, March 16, 2025
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Resignation of planning commissioner Judy Hunos

Resignation of Public Communication coordinator Connor Keith

Planning Commission report

Consent agenda: approval of meeting minutes and payments

Public open forum regarding drainage issues

Administrative variance request for 13463 Jodrell Street

Selection of finalists for City administrator position

Full Document Analysis

Votes (3)

Adopt agenda with additions C5 and C6 and an added Planning Commission report

PassedRon I, Sue I, Janet I, Rob I, Jesse I

Moved by Unspecified · Seconded by Janet

Approve consent agenda as amended

PassedRon I, Sue I, Janet I, Rob I, Jesse I

Moved by Unspecified · Seconded by Rob

Approve administrative variance for 13463 Jodrell Street

PassedRon I, Sue I, Janet I, Rob I, Jesse I

Moved by Unspecified · Seconded by Sue

Notable Quotes (3)

The drainage ditch has got a covert too high and it's holding water back so much that I can't even farm the field out back.

— Kyle Anderson
Drainage disputeExplaining the impact of the neighbor's culvert on his land during public forum.

It's not a platted piece of property so I can't pull a plat up on it so there at this point there's no evidence of any type of public type of drainage easement.

— Kevin Bner
Drainage disputeExplaining the lack of public oversight regarding the private drainage ditch.

What the Personnel committee is suggesting is that we have three finalists going into the next round.

— Ellen Hinr
City administrator searchProviding the committee's recommendation for the City Administrator search.

People (4)

Kyle AndersonResident

Raised concerns about a neighbor's culvert causing water drainage issues on his family's farm land.

1 quote

“it's illegal to hold water back”

Stating his belief regarding the neighbor's obstruction of the private drainage ditch.

Ellen HinrConsultant

Advising the City Council on the recruitment process for a new permanent City administrator.

1 quote

“chances are some of these folks are semifinalists or finalists in some of those searches”

Justifying the recommendation to select three finalists rather than two.

Kevin BnerCity Engineer

Determined the drainage ditch in question is likely private and not a platted public waterway.

Darwin SmithProperty Owner

Requested an administrative variance to extend the compliance deadline for his septic system.

Places Mentioned

168th Avenue 925715186 West Freeway Drive, Columbus13463 Jodrell Street, Columbus9419 Magie Lane, Savage, Minnesota

Events & Meetings (2)

  • Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:01 p.m.
  • Planning Commission meeting May 1, 2024
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