Milaca public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
The Council approved an increase in airport lot lease fees. Members also discussed potential hourly pay rates for the fire department, sick leave policy updates, and proposed street improvement projects for the 2024 budget.
- Approved increase of airport lot leases to $675 per year
City Council
The City Council approved several infrastructure projects, including a five-year term for a water meter revenue bond and multiple fire department contracts. Two conditional use permits for business operations were granted, and a minor lot split for Village Center Apartments was approved.
- Approved five-year term for water meter revenue bond (unanimous)
- Approved $8,500 contract with Johnson Custom Creations for liquor store bollards (unanimous)
- Approved $48,000 contract with Johnson Custom Creations for fire department concrete apron (unanimous)
- Approved $31,520.60 contract with Rum River Contracting for fire department asphalt (unanimous)
- Approved $3,410 purchase of equipment from Tactilogix for fire department (unanimous)
- Approved Resolution 22-36 for Anson Properties outside patio conditional use permit (unanimous)
- Approved Resolution 22-37 for Rusty Shovel Gardens home occupation conditional use permit (unanimous)
- Approved minor lot split for Village Center Apartments owner Lugene Veurink (unanimous)
City Council
The City Council approved a moratorium and study on cannabis businesses and passed the first reading of an ordinance prohibiting cannabis use on public property. The council also approved a road right-of-way vacation on 5th St SW and awarded a $129,520.92 access road contract to ACM.
- Approved Resolution #23-26 vacating road right-of-way on 5th St SW
- Approved Resolution #23-27 for a public hearing on a cannabis business moratorium
- Approved Resolution #23-28 (Final Plat) and #23-29 (Developers Agreement) for Bluewaters Potato Patch-Milaca
- Passed first reading of Ordinance #513 prohibiting cannabis use on public property
- Passed first reading of Ordinance #514 (cannabis business moratorium study)
- Passed first reading of Ordinance #515 (zoning change from R-1 to R-2)
- Passed first reading of Ordinance #516 (increasing R-3 height limit to 40 feet)
- Awarded $129,520.92 access road bid to ACM