Richfield City Council approves consent items, liquor license, sidewalk engineering work order, and Human Rights Commission appointment — July 22, 2025

1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context | attachments=3

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1A. Executive Summary Acceptance: Tim Garvey, Vice Chair of Human Rights Commission 1B. Historical Context | attachments=1

1A. Executive Summary The Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association(MRPA) awarded the City an Administrative & Management Award of Excellence for the Our Legacy, Our Future: Local Option Sales Tax Referendum for Recreation Facilities. The MRPA Awards of Excellence program recognizes agencies or organizations in Minnesota for outstanding achievements in parks, recreation and leisure services. The administrative and management award recognizes initiatives focused on creative financing, land acquisition, strategic planning processes, master plans, innovative management or supervisory strategies. MRPA Awards Committee Member Chelsea Swenhuagen will be on-hand to present the award. 1B. Historical Context For the Local Option Sales Tax Referendum campaign, Richfield staff created an informational marketing plan that included handouts, posters, banners and a website, OurLegacyOurFuture.org, to inform residents about the proposed project, the scope and vision for the facilities, the proposed budget, and the project timeline (including the proposed referendum with the 2024 general election in November). Information about the referendum was shared through social media outlets, direct emails to the City e-news mailing list, in-person presentations, tabling at events, site tours, engagement sessions and on-site graphic displays. The goal was to inform and educate Richfield residents about the Local Option Sales Tax. Giving residents information about how a Local Sales Tax works, how it would impact them, how it would impact the community, the projects that the sales tax would go towards, and answer any additional questions, so residents could make their own decision about this important community decision on election day. | reports=1

Consent Calendar contains several separate items, which are acted upon by the City Council in one motion. Once the Consent Calendar has been approved, the individual items and recommended actions have also been approved. No further Council action on these items is necessary. However, any Council Member may request that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar and placed on the regular agenda for Council discussion and action. All items listed on the Consent Calendar are recommended for approval.

1A. Executive Summary Payroll and Claims Disbursement through July 18, 2025 Payroll checks 198253-198643 (Manual checks 44148-44149) $1,199,398.86 Claims checks $ TOTAL: $

1 A. Executive Summary The City of Richfield will be administering the School Board Election on behalf of the Richfield School District on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 General Election. The City Clerk's Office was recently notified by Hope Presbyterian Church, the designated polling location for Precinct 8, Ward 3, that the facility will no longer be available for use on November 4, 2025. In response, staff evaluated several alternative sites and identified Veteran’s Indoor Park Shelter as the most suitable replacement. The facility is ADA-compliant, offers ample parking, and provides reliable Wi-Fi access, and has secure storage rooms, making it an appropriate location for conducting the election. Staff recommends utilizing the Veteran’s Indoor Park Shelter as the polling place for Precinct 8, Ward 3 for the November 4, 2025 election. Staff is continuing to work with Hope Presbyterian Church to review options to return to the venue as a Precinct 8, Ward 3 polling place location for the 2026 elections. Discussions are pending at this time. In past elections, Edina Precincts were split into two separate Richfield Precinct polling locations. Staff believe it is beneficial and less confusing for voters from Edina to have a single polling location for the Richfield School Board Election. Staff recommends combining the five Edina Precincts into one polling place location and suggests the Richfield Municipal Center, for the November 4, 2025 election. 1B. Historical Context Minnesota Statute section 204B.16, subd. 1, requires the City Council, by ordinance or resolution, to designate polling place locations for the upcoming year by December 31. The City Council designated polling place locations via Resolution 12275, at the December 10, 2024 Council meeting. | attachments=1 | reports=1

1A. Executive Summary Public Works has submitted applications on behalf of two projects for state bonding funds in the 2026 legislative session. The State requires a resolution of support from the governing body of the political subdivision making the request, indicating the ranking of the project. The city's top priority will be funding the Nicollet Avenue reconstruction project, with the Emergency Water Interconnect funding request as the second priority. 1B. Historical Context For the 2026 bonding cycle, staff have submitted a bonding request for $10 million for Nicollet Avenue and $2.5 million for the Emergency Water Interconnect. Staff have previously submitted a 10 million dollar request for state bond funding for Nicollet Avenue through the capital budget request process in both the 2024 and 2025 legislative sessions. In 2024, the Senate version of the bonding bill included $1.8 million for Nicollet Avenue among a large list of local projects. In 2025, the bonding bill that was enacted contained only a small handful of local infrastructure projects, and Nicollet Avenue was not included in the bill. With construction set to start on Nicollet in 2026, this is the final opportunity for this project to be funded through the state bonding process. The Emergency Water Interconnect has also been submitted to the US House of Representatives and US Senate as a potential appropriation through the Community Project Funding process for Fiscal Year 2026. The project is expected to begin construction in 2027. | attachments=1 | reports=1

1A. Executive Summary Public Works staff are beginning the plan development process for three sidewalk projects to be completed in 2026. These projects are on 64th Street from Lyndale Avenue to Portland Avenue, on 73rd Street from Portland Avenue to Cedar Avenue, and on 64th Street from Thomas Avenue to east of Russell Avenue and along Russell Avenue from 65th Street to 64th Street near Sheridan Hills Elementary School. Concept plans and issues maps for each project are included with this staff report. These are included for information only, as the concept plans are not final and the ultimate design and location of the sidewalks will be determined with public input through the public engagement process. 1B. Historical Context Public Works staff are beginning the plan development process for three sidewalk projects to be completed in 2026. These projects are on 64th Street from Lyndale Avenue to Portland Avenue, on 73rd Street from Portland Avenue to Cedar Avenue, and on 64th Street from Thomas Avenue to east of Russell Avenue and along Russell Avenue from 65th Street to 64th Street near Sheridan Hills Elementary School. All three projects have some level of state grant funding associated with their delivery. The Sheridan Hills Elementary project was awarded $544,500 of 100% reimbursable grant funds through MnDOT's Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Grant program in 2025. This project was first identified through a Design Assistance study performed in 2024 under a Safe Routes to School planning grant from MnDOT. The other two projects were awarded grants through the 2024 Regional Solicitation run by the Metropolitan Council. The funding for these projects comes from a regional sales tax fund created to support active transportation in the area under the Metropolitan Council's jurisdiction. The 73rd Street sidewalk project was awarded $1,046,040 of 80% reimbursable grant funds, and the 64th Street sidewalk project was awarded $853,660 of 80% reimbursable grant funds. Both of these projects were identified as Priority Pedestrian Routes in the 2018 Pedestrian Master Plan and Priority Neighborhood Routes in the 2024 Active Transportation Action Plan, with completion of the walking route on 73rd Street listed as a Strategic Goal. 64th Street east of Nicollet and 73rd Street east of Portland are both collector streets, and per the city's 2016 Sidewalk Policy, should have a sidewalk. Concept plans and issues maps for each project are included with this staff report. These are included for information only, as the concept plans are not final and the ultimate design and location of the sidewalks will be determined with public input through the public engagement process. The projects will all follow a truncated version of the city's Public Engagement Process for Street Reconstruction Projects. Staff are proposing a series of open houses along the project corridors to meet with residents in the neighborhoods to inform residents of the upcoming project and solicit any feedback. Staff will also hold a central open house for all 3 projects to present the final designs. Staff anticipate advertising the projects for bid in March or April of 2026, for construction later that summer. | attachments=8 | reports=1

1A. Executive Summary On May 29, 2025, the City received the application materials for new On-Sale Wine and 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor licenses for SK Food, LLC dba K-ChiMac, located at 6420 Nicollet Ave S. All required information and documents have been received. All licensing fees have been paid. The Public Safety background investigation has been completed. The Public Safety Director has reviewed the background investigation report and found nothing that would cause the denial of the requested licenses. 1B. Historical Context The applicant has satisfied the following requirements for the issuance of licenses: The required license fees have been paid. Real estate taxes are current. Proof of commercial and liquor liability insurance have been received showing Amtrust Insurance as affording coverage. As a result of this being a new request for On-Sale Wine and 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor licenses, there is no need for an accountant's statement regarding food/alcohol ratio. As stated in the Executive Summary, the Public Safety Director has reviewed the background information and sees no basis for denial. On-Sale Wine and 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor licenses require owners of these establishments to comply with Resolution No. 9511, which outlines the discipline they can expect if any ongoing problems occur. A copy of this resolution has been given to the owner of the establishment. There are no distance requirements to notify neighbors of the issuance of On-Sale Wine and 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor licenses. The Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Richfield Sun Current on June 26, 2025. | reports=1

1A. Executive Summary The City Council directs the City Manager’s office to conduct an annual recruitment seeking applicants to fill the vacancies. This recruitment includes a press release and information on the City’s website and social media platforms. Applicants were interviewed at a work session held on November 16, 2024. During the recruitment process, Council designated alternate candidates as there were not enough open positions for all applicants. The Human Rights Commission had an unexpected resignation after all positions were filled. The recommended alternate's application was submitted to Council for their review. 1B. Historical Context This information is contained in the Executive Summary. | reports=1

1A. Executive Summary The Closed Executive Session will be convened as permitted to evaluate an employee’s performance pursuant to Minn. Stat. 13D.05, subd. 3(a). Council will move to the Babcock Room for the closed session portion of the meeting. 1B. H istorical Context The City Council evaluates the City Manager's performance annually. | reports=1