City Council 10/14/2024

1. Call to Order

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4a. Meeting Decorum

6. Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda

8a. Public Hearings: Proposed Special Assessments for Nuisance Abatement Costs, Administrative Fines/Citations, Tall Grass and Weed Abatement Costs, Dead Disease Tree Abatement Costs, and Administratively Registered Vacant Properties - Motion to: Open the public hearings concurrently; Take public input; and Close the public hearings. - Motion to Adopt Resolution Certifying Special Assessments for Administrative Citations to the Hennepin County Property Tax Rolls - Motion to Adopt Resolution Certifying Special Assessments for Diseased Tree Removal Costs to the Hennepin County Property Tax Rolls - Motion to Adopt Resolution Certifying Special Assessments for Weed Removal Costs to the Hennepin County Property Tax Rolls - Motion to Adopt Resolution Certifying Special Assessments for Abatements Costs to the Hennepin County Property Tax Rolls - Motion to Adopt Resolution Certifying Special Assessments for Administratively Registered Vacant Properties Costs to the Hennepin County Property Tax Rolls

9a. Planning Commission Items: An Ordinance Amending Section 35-4103 (Allowed Use Table) of the City Code of Ordinances Regarding Places for Religious Assembly in the Business Mixed-Use (MX-B) District - 2nd Reading - Motion to deny the zoning text amendment proposed by Applicant Trinity International Fellowship regarding Section 35-4103 (Allowed Use Table) of the City Code of Ordinances, and as outlined under Planning Commission Application No. 2024-011, that would allow for Places for Religious Assembly as a conditional use within the Business Mixed-Use (MX-B) District. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the requested amendment on a 3-2 vote at their September 12, 2024 meeting. At the September 23, 2024 City Council meeting, a request was made to table the first reading of the proposed ordinance amendment and a request for additional information was made. City staff maintains the position that, based on the findings presented within the provided staff report, the requested ordinance amendment should be denied; however, if City Council elects to recommend approval of the request to amend Section 35-4103 (Allowed Use Table) to allow for Places for Religious Assembly as a conditional use in the Business Mixed-Use (MX-B) District, the motion language should be to approve the second reading and adopt the ordinance amendment.

11. Council Report