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Council denies auto-repair CUP amendment; adopts ADU, vegetation, and land-sale ordinances; authorizes HR contract and pavement markings bid

BlaineMar 16, 20264 min read

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At its March 16, 2026 meeting, the Blaine City Council denied a Conditional Use Permit amendment for an auto repair expansion, adopted zoning changes removing detached accessory dwelling units, amended the shade tree/vegetation enforcement code, approved the sale of city land to MnDOT for the Highway 65 project, accepted a bid for 2026 pavement markings, and authorized a three-year NEOGOV Core HR contract. The consent agenda, including adoption of the 2025 Anoka County Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan and routine bills/licenses, was approved.

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Denied a Conditional Use Permit amendment to expand an existing auto repair business at 1550 91st Avenue NE, #306, based on violations with Conditions 2, 3 and 5 (motion adopted unanimously).
Adopted Ordinance No. 26-2601 amending residential sections and performance standards to remove detached accessory dwelling units from city code (Second Reading adopted 5-1).
Adopted Ordinance No. 26-2600 amending Chapter 90 (Shade Tree Management) to limit hazardous tree enforcement on private property unless risk to public property exists (Second Reading adopted unanimously).
Adopted Ordinance No. 26-2603 approving the sale of a portion of Outlot A Club West 9th Addition to MnDOT for the Highway 65 project (Second Reading adopted unanimously).
Authorized the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a three-year contract with NEOGOV for the Core HR module in the amount of $53,444.85 (motion adopted unanimously).
Accepted a bid from Sir Lines-A-Lot, LLC in the amount of $115,409.12 for the 2026 Pavement Markings Project, Improvement Project No. 26-03.
Approved consent agenda items including the 2026 Schedule of Bills Paid, temporary nursery sales license for Frattalones Hardware and Garden, recommendation to reappoint Jim Hafner to the Coon Creek Watershed District Board of Managers, adoption of the 2025 Anoka County Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan, temporary parking removal for a Centennial Elementary School event, and authorization to advertise bids for Meadowbrook Area street reconstructions.

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City Council Meeting

Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PMBlaine City Hall - Council Chambers, 10801 Town Square Drive NE, Blaine MN 55449completed

Agenda

1. Call to Order by the Mayor
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Awards - Presentations - Organizational Business
5. Open Forum
Open Forum is an opportunity for the public to share comments, concerns, or input on other items. While Open Forum is not intended to provide responses or discussion during the meeting, city staff will contact the speaker(s) after the meeting if follow-up is needed. Each speaker is limited to three minutes, with a maximum of 15 minutes set aside for Open Forum.
6. Communications
7. Approval of Consent Agenda:
All items listed under the "Consent Agenda" are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
1. Schedule of Bills Paid
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Decision: Approval of Consent Agenda:
2. Approve Temporary Nursery Sales License for Frattalones Hardware and Garden
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Decision: Approval of Consent Agenda:
3. Resolution Submitting a Recommendation to the Anoka County Board of Commissioners to Reappoint Jim Hafner to the Coon Creek Watershed District Board of Managers
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Decision: Approval of Consent Agenda:
4. Resolution to Adopt the 2025 Anoka County Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan
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Decision: Approval of Consent Agenda:
5. Motion Authorizing the Temporary Removal of Parking Restrictions for a Track and Field Event at Centennial Elementary School
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Decision: Approval of Consent Agenda:
6. Resolution Approving Plans and Specifications and Order Advertisement for Bids for the 2026 Meadowbrook Area Street Reconstructions - Phase 1, Improvement Project No. T2606
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Decision: Approval of Consent Agenda:
7. Motion to Authorize the Mayor and City Manager to Enter into a Three-Year Contract with NEOGOV for the Core HR Module in the Amount of $53,444.85.
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Decision: Approval of Consent Agenda:
8. 7:00 PM - Public Hearing and Items Published for a Certain Time
9. Development Business
1. Resolution Granting a Conditional Use Permit Amendment to Expand an Existing Auto Repair Business into an Adjacent Tenant Space in a Light Industrial (I-1) Zoning District at 1550 91st Avenue NE, #306. Minnesota Performance (Case File No. 25-0051/ACK)
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Decision: Development Business
2. Second Reading Ordinance Approving Amendments to Residential Sections and Performance Standards of the City of Blaine Zoning Ordinance Regulating Accessory Dwelling Units. City of Blaine (Case File No. 26-0003/SAS)
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Decision: Development Business
10. Administration
1. Second Reading Ordinance Amending Chapter 90 - Vegetation Article III.- Shade Tree Management, Sec. 90-57. - Declaration of Nuisance and Sec. 90-62. Abatement Methods; Protection of Healthy Trees During Abatement
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Decision: Administration
2. Second Reading Ordinance Approving the Sale of a Portion of Outlot A Club West 9th Addition to MnDOT for the Highway 65 Project
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Decision: Administration
3. Resolution Accepting a Bid from Sir Lines-A-Lot, LLC in the Amount of $115,409.12 for the 2026 Pavement Markings Project, Improvement Project No. 26-03
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Decision: Administration
11. Other Business
12. Adjournment