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Council approves consent calendar, amends City Manager contract, and discusses updates to Rules of Procedure

RichfieldAug 12, 20253 min read

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At the August 12, 2025 Richfield City Council meeting (Richfield Municipal Center, 7:00 p.m.), Mayor Mary Supple and all five councilmembers approved the consent calendar (including $3,554,842.87 in disbursements and payroll), advanced a first reading of an ordinance clarifying multi‑family recycling requirements, authorized support for a Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant for a small business/coworking space at 6440 Nicollet Ave S, approved an agreement with Udris Burgess Architecture and Design, Inc. for Veterans Memorial Park design services, and approved a resolution amending the City Manager Katie Rodriguez’s employment agreement to reflect a salary adjustment. Council discussed proposed revisions to the Rules of Procedure and Decorum (including increasing Open Forum to 30 minutes, adding monthly/occasional liaison reports, and changes to appeal and public participation language). No public hearings or proclamations were held. The meeting adjourned at 8:13 p.m.

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Approved Consent Calendar (motion carried 5-0), including disbursements/claims and payroll totaling $3,554,842.87.
Approved first reading of an ordinance amending Section 601 of the Richfield City Code to clarify definitions and multi‑family recycling requirements.
Adopted Resolution No. 12331 supporting a Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant application to the Metropolitan Council for a proposed small business center/co‑working space at 6440 Nicollet Avenue South.
Approved an agreement with Udris Burgess Architecture and Design, Inc. for professional design and engineering services for Veterans Memorial Park improvements.
Adopted Resolution No. 12332 (Third Amendment) amending the employment agreement with City Manager Katie (Catherine) Rodriguez to reflect a salary adjustment (motion carried 5-0).
Council consensus to revise the Rules of Procedure and Decorum: increase Open Forum total time to 30 minutes (majority vote required to extend), add periodic Council liaison reports under Council Discussion, remove the provision limiting participation in appeals of the presiding officer, and set a 3‑minute speaker limit for public hearings (majority vote required to extend).
Permitted a resident to speak during Open Forum for 3 minutes regarding reckless driving concerns (motion carried 5-0).

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City Council Meeting

Aug 12, 2025, 7:00 PMRichfield Municipal Center, City Council Chambers, 6700 Portland Avenue, Richfield MN 55423completed

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of the Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes
a. Approval of the Minutes of the (1) City Council Work Session from July 22, 2025, and (2) City Council Regular Meeting from July 22, 2025.
1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context | attachments=2
Decision: Approval of Minutes
5. Open Forum
Participants can share their comments in person, by voicemail, or email, and may also request to participate virtually. For more information on submitting comments, refer to the Council Agenda and Minutes page on richfieldmn.gov/citycouncil
6. Proclamations and Presentations
7. Consent Calendar
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.
a. Approve Disbursements/Claims
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: $
Decision: Consent Calendar
b. Consider the approval of the first reading of an ordinance amending Section 601 of the Richfield City Code to include new language clarifying definitions and multi-family recycling requirements.
1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context | attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: Consent Calendar
c. Consider the adoption of a resolution supporting a Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant application to the Metropolitan Council for a proposed small business center/coworking space at 6440 Nicollet Avenue South.
1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context | attachments=2 | reports=1
Decision: Consent Calendar
d. Consider approval of an agreement between the City of Richfield and Udris Burgess Architecture and Design, Inc., for professional services in the design and engineering for the Veterans Memorial Park improvements.
1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context | attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: Consent Calendar
8. Consideration of Items, if Any Removed From Consent Calendar
9. Public Hearings
10. Proposed Ordinances
11. Resolutions
a. Summary of the City Manager's annual performance evaluation for the period of June 2024 to July 2025, held on July 8 and July 22, 2025, as required by Minn. Statutes 13D.05 Subd. 3(a), and consider a resolution amending the employment agreement between the City of Richfield and City Manager Katie Rodriguez.
1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context | attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: Resolutions
12. Other Business
13. City Manager’s Report
14. Council Discussion
a. Review and Update the City Council Rules of Procedure and Decorum.
1A. Executive Summary Per Chapter 3, Section 3.03, Rules of Procedure and Decorum of the Richfield Charter, Council has discretion in determining its own rules and order of business at regular meetings. At the April 8, 2025, Council Meeting, Council directed staff to update the order of business items within the Council Agenda. It was recommended the Richfield Charter Rules of Procedure and Decorum, Agenda Section 5, Subd. 3 Order of Business at Regular Meetings section be updated to reflect the changes made to the order of business items. This update coincided with the City's new agenda management software platform, and formatting of the Council Agenda and staff reports. Staff was also directed to update pertinent information within the Rules of Procedure and Decorum document and provide a redlined version to be considered for approval by resolution at a future Council meeting. The proposed update would ensure the Rules of Procedure and Decorum are consistent with applicable laws and practices of the City Council. 1B. Historical Context The Richfield City Council Rules of Procedure and Decorum were approved by the City Council on July 23, 2001. The City Council Rules of Procedure and Decorum were last updated and adopted via Resolution, by the City Council on February 28, 2017. The Council Rules of Procedure and Decorum were updated on: December 10, 2001; May 8, 2007; May 27, 2008; and Feb 28, 2017. Approved changes to the Order of Business section included the following updates at the April 8, 2025 meeting: Moved Approval of Agenda to Item 3 after Call to Order (Item 1), and Pledge of Allegiance (Item 2). Moved Approval of Minutes to Item 4 after Approval of Agenda (Item 3). Re-titled Presentations item to Presentations and Proclamations and moved to Item 5 after Approval of Minutes (Item 4). Moved Approval of Claims and Payroll (Disbursements) to Consent Calendar section. Include Hats Off to Hometown Hits as first item under Council Discussion section. | attachments=3 | reports=1
Decision: Council Discussion
b. Hats off to Hometown Hits
1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context
Decision: Council Discussion
15. Closed Session
16. Adjournment