Council approves TIF decertifications, licenses, and budget transfers at Nov 25, 2025 meeting
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At the November 25, 2025 Richfield City Council meeting (Richfield Municipal Center), the Council approved multiple consent items including budget adjustments and loan forgiveness, set a public hearing date for a pawnbroker license renewal, adopted an amended spending plan for unobligated tax increment, authorized new liquor licenses for a restaurant, and decertified several tax increment financing districts. Mayor Mary Supple presided; the Council voted unanimously on reported actions.
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- Approved the agenda with removal of Consent item 7b to be considered separately as item 8a.
- Approved minutes from the November 12 (Work Session and Regular Meeting) and November 15 (Special Meeting) sessions.
- Approved the Consent Calendar (with item 7b removed), including: disbursements/claims; Sentencing to Service Program Services Agreement for 2026–2027; a one-year time extension for Aster Commons; forgiveness of two internal Ice Arena loans totaling $472,170 with a transfer from long-term capital reserves; and a direction to adjust the 2025 Revised Budget and transfer $1,800,000 from the Elections Fund to the Long-term Capital Reserve Fund to be designated for future government building capital projects.
- Set a public hearing to consider renewal of a 2026 pawnbroker license for Metro Pawn and Gun, Inc. on January 13, 2026, and extended the current 2025 pawnbroker license to January 14, 2026.
- Adopted a resolution approving an amended 2022 Spending Plan for unobligated tax increment (Resolution No. 12372) to reflect the extended statutory deadline to expend funds.
- Approved new On-Sale Wine and 3.2% Malt Liquor licenses for Brim 2, LLC (dba Brim Restaurant), located at 2910 66th Street West.
- Adopted resolutions decertifying several Tax Increment Financing districts: TIF District No. 2020-2 (EMI) (Resolution No. 12373), Lyndale Gateway / Interchange West (Resolution No. 12374), and Urban Village (Resolution No. 12375).
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