Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting of the Redwood Falls City Council was called to order in the Municipal Chambers on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
Roll call indicated Council Members Matt Smith, Denise Kerkhoff, Jim Sandgren, Larry Arentson, and Shannon Guetter were present, constituting a quorum. Mayor Tom Quackenbush was absent.
Council President Smith presided over the meeting.
Also present were City Administrator Keith Muetzel, City Attorney Trenton Dammann, and Deputy City Clerk Caitlin Kodet. Finance Director Kari Klages and Public Works Project Coordinator Jim Doering were absent.
City Attorney Dammann introduced Ordinance No. 96, Fourth Series – An Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of Certain Real Property Located Within the City of Redwood Falls.
Mr. Dammann stated on February 10, 2025, the Redwood Falls Port Authority held a public hearing on the sale of the subject property located at 750 South Dekalb Street, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, identified by Parcel ID #88-655-0400, and legally described as, Lot One (1) of Block Four (4) of the Prairie Knoll Addition to the City of Redwood Falls, to JJ Holdings LLC, whose proposal includes plans to construct an orthodontic clinic on the property. The Port Authority approved the submitted plans and specifications and found that the proposal was in the best interests of the district and its people, and that the transaction furthered the general plan of Port Authority improvement. The Port Authority authorized sale and closing on the approved purchase agreement.
Mr. Dammann stated it was later discovered that the subject property is actually owned by the City of Redwood Falls, not the Port Authority. Pursuant to Section 12.05 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, as amended December 5, 1978, no real property of the City shall be disposed of except by Ordinance. To effectuate the sale of the subject property as originally planned, Staff recommends approval of Ordinance No. 96.
Mr. Dammann further stated City Staff posted the Ordinance prior to the meeting to provide the required 10-day notice of the Ordinance before the final approval of the Ordinance. On April 15, 2025, City staff will request Council approve the proposed Ordinance by roll call vote in accordance with Chapter 4 of the City Charter
A motion was made by Council Member Smith and seconded by Council Member Sandgren to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 96, Fourth Series – An Ordinance Amending Zoning Ordinance. Motion passed by unanimous vote.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Council Member Arentson and seconded by Council Member Guetter to adjourn the meeting at 5:08 p.m. Motion passed by unanimous vote.