City Council — Bloomington, MN
Date: 2026-01-02

City Council
 AGENDA


 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
 MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2025
 COUNCIL CHAMBERS
 BLOOMINGTON CIVIC PLAZA
 1800 W. OLD SHAKOPEE RD.
 BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431
 6:30 PM
Mayor: Tim Busse Councilmembers: Chao Moua Jenna Carter
 Shawn Nelson Dwayne Lowman
 Victor Rivas Lona Dallessandro


ANNOUNCEMENT

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CALL TO ORDER
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

2. INTRODUCTORY

3. CONSENT BUSINESS
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 3.1 Resolution Approving 2026 Recreation Facility Enterprise Fund Budgets


 3.2 Resolution Approving 2026 Special Revenue Fund Budgets: Parks & Recreation and Fire Pension


 3.3 Approve First Amendment – 9E.2 Painting for the Bloomington Ice Garden

 3.4 Approve Contract – Innovative Office Solutions for Engineering Division Workstations

 3.5 Nordstrom, Inc., Police Contract Over-Time Agreement

 3.6 Authorize First Amendment to Agreement with RMF Environmental Contracting, LLC DBA Sheltertech -
 Creekside Abatement and Site Preparation Services for Community Health and Wellness Center
 Project

 3.7 Resolution to Update Council Rules of Procedures

 3.8 Resolution Approving the 2026 Final HRA Levy

4. HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES
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 4.1 Resolutions - 2026 Property Tax Levy and General Fund Budget

 4.2 Public Hearing: Ordinance Amendment Related to Approval of Contracts for Municipal Buildings

 4.3 Public Hearing: Administrative Hearing Technical Amendment Ordinance

5. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS

 5.1 Study Item - Fence Standards Update

 5.2 2026 Legislative Platform Discussion

COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATES
Council will discuss policy updates

6. ADJOURNMENT

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Approved Minutes


 City Council Regular Business Meeting
 Monday, December 15, 2025 - 6:30 pm
 Bloomington Civic Plaza - Council Chambers
 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
 Bloomington, MN 55431

 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Busse called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm and noted attendance.

 Present: Mayor Tim Busse and Councilmembers Chao Moua, Dwayne Lowman,
 Shawn Nelson, Lona Dallessandro, Jenna Carter, and Victor Rivas
 All votes taken by voice vote.

 Staff present: City Manager Zach Walker, Deputy City Manager Elizabeth Tolzmann,
 City Attorney Melissa Manderschied, Council Secretary Priyanka Rai, and other
 staff

 PLEDGE OF Mayor Busse led the audience in the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
 ALLEGIANCE


1.0 Approval of Agenda Motion by Busse, seconded by Moua to approve the agenda as listed. Motion
 carried 7-0.
2.0 INTRODUCTORY

3. CONSENT BUSINESS Councilmember Dallessandro had the consent agenda. Seconds by
 Lowman. Motion carried 6-1, with Rivas in opposition over item 3.8.

3.1 Resolution Approving Motion by Dallessandro, seconded by Lowman to adopt Resolution No. 2025-197
 2026 Recreation adopting the 2026 Golf Course, Ice Garden, Center for the Arts, and Aquatic
 Facility Enterprise Recreation Facilities Enterprise Fund Budgets.
 Fund Budgets

3.2 Resolution Approving Motion by Dallessandro, seconded by Lowman to adopt Resolution No. 2025-
 2026 Special Revenue 198 adopting the 2026 Parks & Recreation and Fire Pension Special Revenue
 Fund Budgets: Parks & Fund Budgets.
 Recreation and Fire
 Pension

3.3 Approve First Motion by Dallessandro, seconded by Lowman to authorize a First Amendment
 Amendment – 9E.2 to the agreement with Finnish Painting, LLC for the Bloomington Ice Garden
 Painting for the Modernization Project and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to enter into
 Bloomington Ice the related agreements.
 Garden

3.4 Approve Contract – Motion by Dallessandro, seconded by Lowman to approve a contract with
 Innovative Office Innovative Office Solutions for Public Works Engineering Division
 Solutions for

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 Engineering Division workstations in the amount of $265,107.35, and to authorize Mayor and City
 Workstations Manager to enter into the relateMod agreements.

3.5 Nordstrom, Inc., Motion by Dallessandro, seconded by Lowman to approve a Police Contract
 Police Contract Over- Over-Time Agreement between the City of Bloomington and Nordstrom, Inc.
 Time Agreement

3.6 Authorize First Motion by Dallessandro, seconded by Lowman to authorize the Mayor and City
 Amendment to Manager to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with RMF
 Agreement with RMF Environmental Contracting, LLC DBA Sheltertech - Creekside Abatement and Site
 Environmental Preparation Services for Community Health and Wellness Center Project to add
 Contracting, LLC DBA $62,006.00 in funds for a total amount not to exceed $219,006.00.
 Sheltertech -
 Creekside Abatement
 and Site Preparation
 Services for
 Community Health
 and Wellness Center
 Project

3.7 Resolution to Update Motion by Dallessandro, seconded by Lowman to adopt Resolution No. 2025-199,
 Council Rules of a resolution amending the council rules of procedure.
 Procedures

3.8 Resolution Approving Motion by Dallessandro, seconded by Lowman to adopt Resolution No. 2025-200
 the 2026 Final HRA approving a Special Benefit Tax Levy For Year 2026 Pursuant To Minnesota
 Levy Statutes, Section 469.033, Subdivision 6 By The Housing And Redevelopment
 Authority In And For The City Of Bloomington.

4. HEARINGS,
 RESOLUTIONS, AND
 ORDINANCES

4.1 Resolutions - 2026 Motion by Moua, seconded by Carter to adopt Resolution No. 2025-201,
 Property Tax Levy and establishing Final Tax Levies for the City of Bloomington for the year 2026.
 General Fund Budget Motion carried 6-1, with Rivas in opposition.

 Motion by Moua, seconded by Carter to adopt Resolution No. 2025-202,
 adopting the Final 2026 General Fund Budget. Motion carried 7-0.

4.2 Public Hearing: Mayor Busse opened the public hearing at 7:21 pm.
 Ordinance Motion by Moua, seconded by Dallessandro to close the public hearing at
 Amendment Related 7:22 pm. Motion carried 7-0.
 to Approval of
 Contracts for Motion by Moua, seconded by Dallessandro, to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-
 Municipal Buildings 58, an ordinance amending chapter 5 of the city code related to approval of
 contracts for municipal buildings. Motion carried 7-0.

4.3 Public Hearing: Mayor Busse opened the public hearing at 7:24 pm.
 Administrative Hearing
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 Technical Amendment Motion by Dallessandro, seconded by Moua to close the public hearing at
 Ordinance 7:24 pm. Motion carried 7-0.

 Motion by Moua, seconded by Dallessandro to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-
 59, an ordinance amending Chapter 1 of the City Code related to
 interpretation and enforcement of the City Code. Motion carried 7-0.

5. ORGANIZATIONAL
 BUSINESS

5.1 Study Item - Fence Staff sought City Council feedback on proposed code amendments. No
 Standards Update formal action was taken.


5.2 2026 Legislative Discussion of the 2026 Legislative Platform including the priorities
 Platform Discussion Bloomington will lead on and the priorities Bloomington will support.

 City Council Mayor Busse summarized the City Council Listening Session held at 5:45 pm.
 Policy/Issue Updates City Manager Walker provided the night’s policy and issue update.

 Councilmember Moua brought up giving staff a half-day off for Dec. 24, 2025
 as a show of appreciation. Motion by Moua, seconded by Dallessandro to
 close City Hall at 12:00 pm on December 24, 2025, and grant staff four (4)
 hours of paid time-off. Motion carried 7-0.

6. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Carter, seconded by Dallessandro to adjourn the meeting at 8:23
 pm. Motion carried 7-0.




 Priyanka Rai
 Council Secretary




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