For the record

Alexandria City Council
Regular Meeting
Thursday, Aug. 11

Where: The Mayor and City Council may participate in the City Council meeting remotely via telephone or video. Members of the public may participate via phone or other electronic means. Find more information at www.AlexandriaMN.city/events and click on the meeting date to display the link. If you wish to provide input to city staff and/or elected officials on matters before the City Council, please email publicinput@alexandriamn.city.

7 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance, moment of silence, approve agenda. Consent agenda: Approve minutes for July 25 city council meeting, approve minutes for the July 25 special city council meeting, approve July bills

3M proclamation

7:05 p.m. Welcoming Communities Assessment – Presentation of report

7:15 p.m. West Central Initiative annual presentation

7:25 p.m. Special event permits
A. AAHS Student Council – “AAHS Homecoming 2022 Parade”
B. Common Grounds Coffee House – “Feeding the 5001”

7:30 p.m. Resolutions and ordinances
A. 2nd Reading – Ordinance adding Section 3.19 to the Alexandria City Code relating to Junior Hockey League on-sale liquor licensing
B. 1st Reading – Ordinance amending Section 2.70, Subdivision 15 of the Alexandria City Code relating to the duties and obligations of licensed collectors
C. 1st Reading – Ordinance amending Section 4.51 of the Alexandria City Code relating to pawnbrokers

7:40 p.m. Licenses
A. On-sale beer – The Blizzard LLC
B. Wine – The Blizzard LLC
C. Transient merchant (individual) – Brandon Hetland

7:45 p.m. City Engineer Tim Schoonhoven
A. 18th Avenue project update
B. 18th Avenue engineering agreement

7:55 p.m. Community Development Director Mike Weber
A. Revolving Loan Fund application (ArtisTree Community Art Center and Café)

8 p.m. City attorney’s items of business

8:05 p.m. City administrator’s items of business
A. Appointment to Study Review Committee for TH 29 (8th to 18th Avenue) Corridor Study
B. Set public hearing for 2023 preliminary budget and tax levy
C. Naming rights policy for Knute Nelson Memorial Park and Fillmore Park

8:15 p.m. Old and other business

8:20 p.m. Adjournment

Note: The Alexandria City Council will convene a special city council meeting at 4:30 p.m. to discuss the following items: Welcoming Communities Assessment Report, 18th Avenue Engineering Agreement, THC Product Sales Ordinance, Knute Nelson turf project, American Rescue Plan Act priorities

Special note: Members of the public have the right to participate in the meeting by phone or other electronic means. To participate remotely via video, please go to our website, www.AlexandriaMN.city/events and click on the meeting date to display the link.

The above items are scheduled as of Wednesday, Aug. 3, and are subject to change.