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Richfield City Council meeting summary

RichfieldMay 12, 20263 min read

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Council approved the consent calendar including $3,308,284.49 in disbursements and payroll, authorized agreements for the 73rd Street Trail and RBWMO-funded rain gardens, approved licenses and a site plan, held a first reading to freeze council salaries for 2027–2028, and passed a resolution updating post-employment health care savings plans.

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The Council approved routine payments and several routine permits and agreements, including funding and contracts related to a trail project and new rain gardens. They advanced an ordinance to keep mayor and council pay unchanged for 2027–2028 (second reading scheduled May 26) and updated city employee post-employment health care savings plans, which affects how some employee benefits are administered. Residents also used Open Forum to raise concerns about a recent police shooting; the council directed staff to review the city’s social media policy following concerns about online comments.

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Approved consent calendar (disbursements/claims and payroll totaling $3,308,284.49) and multiple consent items
Authorized Mayor and City Manager to finalize and execute Cooperative Construction Agreement with the State of Minnesota Department of Transportation, Contract No. 1061135, for the 73rd Street Trail project (Resolution No. 2026-12421)
Authorized agreement with the Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa for installation of rain gardens funded by the Richfield-Bloomington Watershed Management Organization (RBWMO) Grant Program (Resolution No. 2026-12422)
Approved new Secondhand Goods Dealer license for EcoAtm, LLC at 6540 Penn Avenue South
Approved site plan for conversion of a retail tenant space to a fitness studio at 6503 Nicollet Avenue South (Resolution No. 2026-12423)
Approved Temporary On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor license for Fourth of July Committee events at Veterans Memorial Park
Approved first reading of an ordinance amending Subsection 210.01 to reflect no salary increases for mayor and council members for 2027 and 2028; second reading scheduled for May 26, 2026 (Bill No. 2026-05)
Approved resolution modifying the General Services and Management Post Employment Health Care Savings Plans (Resolution No. 2026-12424)
Directed staff to gather information and bring the city’s social media policy to a future work session for review

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City Council Meeting

May 12, 2026, 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. Meeting Minutes from the City Council Work Session from April 28, 2026.
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Decision: Approval of Minutes
b. Meeting Minutes from City Council Regular Meeting from April 28, 2026.
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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
a. Proclamation Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month.
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Decision: Proclamations and Presentations
b. Proclamation Recognizing Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
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Decision: 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 1B. Historical Context
Decision: Consent Calendar
b. Richfield 4th of July Committee celebration license application.
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Decision: Consent Calendar
c. Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to finalize and execute a Cooperative Construction Agreement with the State of Minnesota Department of Transportation, Contract No. 1061135, for the 73rd Street Trail project completed in 2025.
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Decision: Consent Calendar
d. Consider approval of a request for a new Secondhand Goods Dealer license for EcoAtm, LLC, located at 6540 Penn Avenue South (located in CVS).
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Decision: Consent Calendar
e. Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Conservation Corps of Minnesota for installation of rain gardens funded by the Richfield-Bloomington Watershed Management Organization (RBWMO) Grant Program.
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Decision: Consent Calendar
f. Site Plan Approval for conversion of a retail tenant space to a fitness studio at 6503 Nicollet Avenue South.
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Decision: Consent Calendar
g. Consideration of the approval of a Temporary On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor license from the Fourth of July Committee for events scheduled at Veterans Memorial Park, July 4, 2026.
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Decision: Consent Calendar
8. Consideration of Items, if Any Removed From Consent Calendar
9. Public Hearings
10. Proposed Ordinances
a. Consider the first reading of an ordinance amending Subsection 210.01 of the City Code related to City Council salaries for 2027 and 2028.
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Decision: Proposed Ordinances
11. Resolutions
a. Modifying the General Services Post Employment Health Care Savings Plan and Management Post Employment Health Care Savings Plan.
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Decision: Resolutions
12. Other Business
13. City Manager’s Report
14. Council Discussion
a. Hats off to Hometown Hits
1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context
Decision: Council Discussion
b. Council Liaison Reports
1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context
Decision: Council Discussion
15. Adjournment