City Ivanhoe, MN

City Council

The Ivanhoe City Council is holding its regular meeting to approve routine items, hear a presentation on lead water line replacement, and discuss unfinished business including the Westside Development Project and combining the Library Director/Office Assistant position. The consent agenda includes claims, financials, donations, and several hiring approvals.

• Presentation by Bolton & Menk on lead water line replacement
• Resolution 2026-27 accepting $10,000 donation from Ivanhoe Community Club for library renovation
• Donations totaling $410 for Ivanhoe Community Pool from Kulla Repair, Elizabeth Meester, Alyssa Klimek, Denise and Ron Glidden, Alicia Tykwinski
• Hiring Kendra Jerzak for Ivanhoe Ambulance at $25 per call and $22.96 hourly
• Hiring Andrew Hunter at ILS at $13 hourly

City Council

The Ivanhoe City Council will meet to approve routine financial claims, donations totaling $55,540.73, temporary liquor licenses for Polish Days events, and library renovation bids. The consent agenda includes claims, financials, and resolutions, while new business covers resignations and performance appraisals.

• Donations: $30,000 to Fire Department, $2,400 to Ambulance from Limestone Township, $2,240.73 to Ambulance from Alter Metal Recycling
• Temporary liquor licenses for Ivanhoe Liquor Store and Community Club for Polish Days events on N Norman St and 105 E Baldwin St
• Library renovation bids totaling $21,678.52 approved
• Funds transferred: $15,000 to Fire Dept, $5,000 to Ambulance, $16,000 to Library, $5,000 to EDA for FY26 contributions
• Susan Vizecky’s resignation as Library Director approved

City Council

The Ivanhoe City Council will hold its regular meeting on June 8, 2026, to approve routine items including claims, financials, donations, seasonal hires, and department reports. They will also discuss the Westside Development Project and declare surplus equipment. Public comments are limited to 2 minutes.

• Donation of $500 from Robert Coleman to Ivanhoe Ambulance
• Donation of $5,000 from Lake Stay Township to Ivanhoe Ambulance
• Donation of $70 from Bunco Group to Ivanhoe Community Center for utilities
• Hiring pool manager Jaren Rost at $14.25/hour and lifeguards at $12.50-$14.25/hour
• Declare surplus: mower, old snow hauler, short stack snow blower

The Ivanhoe City Council approved declaring surplus equipment (mower, snow hauler, snow blower, office furniture) for sealed bids, and authorized signing the Plum Creek Library System Agency Agreement. Consent agenda items were approved, including donations to the ambulance and community center, and hiring of pool staff. No items were pulled from the consent agenda.

• Approved agenda (5-0)
• Approved minutes from May 11 and May 28 with amendment (5-0)
• Approved consent agenda including claims, financials, donations, pool staff hires (4-0, Mayor abstained)
• Declared surplus equipment and office furniture for sealed bids (5-0)
• Approved mayor and administrator to sign Plum Creek Library System Agency Agreement (5-0)

City Council

The Ivanhoe City Council will meet to discuss the Previous Liquor Store Manager case and the South Alley. No other agenda items are listed, so the meeting is limited to these two topics.

• Discussion of Previous Liquor Store Manager case
• Discussion of South Alley

City Council

The Ivanhoe City Council will hold its regular meeting on May 11, 2026, to approve routine items and discuss several ongoing projects. Key topics include the Westside Development Project, a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) review for street repairs, and a request for a speed bump on Cedric Street. The council will also consider hiring temporary public works and library employees at specified hourly rates.

• Resolution 2026-17: Accept $100 donation from Jeanne and Frank Bednarek for Ivanhoe Ambulance operations
• Hire Matthew Siegfried at $15/hr and Lori Fleiter at $15.45/hr as temporary public works employees
• Hire Joaquin Rangel as ILS employee at $13/hr
• Review of Westside Development Project
• CIP review for street repairs and Cedric Street speed bump request

The council approved the library renovation project, contingent on all funds being raised, with a total estimated cost of $21,678.52. The project will begin July 1, 2026, and the library will close during renovation. The council also approved the consent agenda, which included hiring temporary employees and accepting a donation to the ambulance service.

• Approved library renovation project (5-0), contingent on full funding
• Approved consent agenda (5-0, Mayor abstained), including claims, financials, donation, hires, and reports
• Hired Matthew Siegfried as temporary public works parks employee at $15/hr
• Hired Lori Fleiter as temporary public works employee at $15.45/hr
• Hired Joaquin Rangel as ILS employee at $13/hr
• Accepted $100 donation to Ivanhoe Ambulance from Jeanne and Frank Bednarek
• Denied speed bump installation on Cedric Street
• Approved agenda and minutes from April 13, 2026 (5-0)

City Council

The Ivanhoe City Council will hold its regular meeting on April 13, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers. The agenda includes approval of routine items (claims, financials, and donations), department reports, and discussion of unfinished business such as the Westside Development Project and several property-specific items. New business includes a water connection request from Kulla Towing & Repair on DeBracy St. The meeting is largely procedural, with no major policy decisions listed.

• Resolution 2026-13: $10,000 donation to Ivanhoe Ambulance from Shaokatan Township
• Resolution 2026-14: $1,000 donation to Ivanhoe Fire Department in memory of Dean Liebfried
• Resolution 2026-15: $200 donation to Ivanhoe Fire Department from Christensen Farms
• Resolution 2026-16: $450 donation to City of Ivanhoe from Ivanhoe VFW for Event Center operations
• New business: Kulla Towing & Repair water connection on DeBracy St

The Ivanhoe City Council approved a $8,811 revolving loan to Victoria Flatgard at 2% interest over 9 years, a $2,215 wage for the liquor store manager, and a $745.70 credit to Thompson Lumber for water billing. They also designated Bollig Engineering as city engineer, approved a service line for Kulla Towing, and discussed a library expansion project with cost estimates to be reviewed in May. The council approved consent agenda items including donations to ambulance and fire departments.

• Approved $8,811 revolving loan to Victoria Flatgard at 2% over 9 years (4-0)
• Approved $2,215 wage to liquor store manager based on 2025 profit (4-0)
• Approved $745.70 credit to Thompson Lumber for water billing (4-0)
• Designated Bollig Engineering as city engineer (4-0)
• Approved city adding water service line to Kulla Towing property line (4-0)
• Approved consent agenda including $10,000 ambulance donation and $1,000 fire department donation (2-0, two abstentions)
• Approved installing outside drop box for utility bills
• Approved allowing Murphy's Apartment vehicles to park on Norman Street during renovation

City Council

The Ivanhoe City Council will hold a regular meeting with routine approvals, a presentation on water damage and infrastructure projects, and several consent agenda items. Key actions include approving insurance renewals, donations to the ambulance service, and a resolution to apply for a drinking water revolving fund for lead service line replacement. The council will also receive department reports and discuss unfinished business on the Westside Development Project and South Alley.

• Resolution 2026-12: application to drinking water revolving fund for lead service line replacement project
• Donation to Ambulance from Alter Metal Recycling: $511.20 for operations
• Donation to Ambulance from Ivanhoe Firemen's Relief Association: $1,205.84 for operations
• Liability Insurance Renewal and Work Comp Insurance Renewal approvals
• Presentation by Bolton & Menk Engineering on water line replacement and storm drain repair project

The Ivanhoe City Council approved the consent agenda, including claims, financials, insurance renewals, and ambulance donations. No action was taken on two water billing disputes (Thompson Lumber and Dan Lasneski), with staff directed to investigate records and report back. The council also discussed ambulance wage uniformity, deferring changes to the 2027 budget.

• Approved agenda (5-0)
• Approved minutes from Feb 9, 2026 (5-0)
• Approved consent agenda including claims, financials, insurance renewals, and ambulance donations (5-0)
• No action on Thompson Lumber water damage credit request; staff to investigate records
• No action on Dan Lasneski water bill credit request; staff to gather meter history
• Deferred ambulance wage changes to 2027 budget

City Council

The Ivanhoe City Council will meet to approve financial reports, ambulance facility agreements, and insurance renewals. The meeting also includes reports from the Sheriff's Department and Public Works, and discussion of the Westside Development Project.

• Approval of December 2025 and January 2026 Financials
• Approval of Ambulance Facility Use and Rental Agreement
• Approval of ILS Liability Insurance Renewal
• Consideration of MN Budget Management Pay Equity Report
• Discussion of Westside Development Project

The council approved the minutes from the January 12, 2026 meeting (4‑0). It then approved all items on the consent agenda—claims, December 2025 and January 2026 financials, the ambulance facility use and rental agreement, the MN Budget Management Pay Equity Report, and the ILS Liability Insurance renewal (4‑0). The council also requested the administrator look into grant options for streetlight demolition costs and asked for a meeting to discuss the upcoming daycare closure. The meeting was adjourned (4‑0).

• Approved minutes from Jan 12, 2026 (4-0)
• Approved consent agenda items (claims, Dec 2025 & Jan 2026 financials, ambulance agreement, pay equity report, insurance renewal) (4-0)
• Requested administrator investigate streetlight demolition grant
• Requested meeting on daycare closure with mayor, school, EDA, and administrator
• Adjourned meeting (4-0)

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