--- title: MINUTES author: Oehlke date: D:20260528094943-05'00' --- ## Minutes ## Woodbury City Council Workshop Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Pursuant to the due call and notice thereof, a workshop meeting was held at Woodbury City Hall, 8301 Valley Creek Road, on the 13 th day of May 2026. Present: Mayor Anne Burt, Councilmembers: Kim Wilson, Jennifer Santini, Donna Stafford, and Steve Morris. Others Present: Jeffrey Dahl, City Administrator; Angela Gorall, Deputy City Administrator; Jason Posel, ## Public Safety Director/Police Chief; Omar Maklad, Police Deputy Chief/Assistant Public Safety Director; Eric Searles, Assistant Community Development Director/City Planner; Ashleigh Sullivan, Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk; Tom Ehrenberg, Police Commander; additional staff in-person and on-line. Meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m. ## Workshop Discussion Items 1A. Update of Public Safety Department’s Participation in Minnesota LEAP Accreditation Presentation provided by staff with Council questions, comments, and discussion throughout. Council provided no specific direction to staff and noted support for staff’s continued efforts toward MN-LEAP accreditation. 1B. Update of Development Phasing Plan (Phase 2D and Phase 3) Presentation provided by staff with Council questions, comments, and discussion throughout. Council provided direction to staff to identify 150 acres of existing Phase 3 properties and provide proposals for movement into the current development phase based on criteria as reviewed to replace the Fedin Phase 2D land. 1C . Discussion of Alcohol & Tobacco Compliance Presentation provided by staff with Council questions, comments, and discussion throughout. Council provided direction to staff as follows:  Agreement with staff to sunset the “Protect your Business” manual.  Draft a new Council directive to be the official policy; to be reviewed by Council at a future meeting. The directive to further detail guidance on the frequency of compliance checks and standards for suspension and/or revocation of licenses.  Support of potential development of a high-level resource list to assist businesses.  Staff to provide recommendations on updates to the fee schedule as applicable to licensing compliance. Administrator Comments and updates Dahl reviewed adjustments for the Council meeting open forum made by staff to provide a more orderly process of submittals. Council discussed that any further adjustments to the open forum process would be requested to be reviewed by Council. ## Mayor and City Council Comments and Commission Liaison Updates Mayor Burt asked for Council consideration for allowing chickens on regular size lots and implementation recommendations from staff at a future workshop. Majority of Council supported further review by staff and Council review at a future workshop. ## Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ## Angela Gorall, Deputy City Administrator Approved by the Woodbury City Council on May 27, 2026.