Cokato public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
09-11-2023
The City Council adopted a preliminary tax levy increase of 9% (Option 4). The council also approved several public works expenditures, including a new mower and compost site gates, while tabling the 2024 Sheriff's Agreement for further negotiation.
- Approved 9% preliminary tax levy increase (all aye)
- Tabled 2024 Sheriffs Agreement (all aye)
- Tabled Fire Mutual Aid Agreement Amendment (all aye)
- Approved Industrial Park Pay Application 4 for $140,433.93 (all aye)
- Approved Ailie Ave Pay Application 5 for $30,757.20 (all aye)
- Approved $20,040.00 quote from Twin City Gate for compost site gates (all aye)
- Approved purchase of city mower at low bid of $28,250.77 (all aye)
- Approved limited service field analysis for a hotel study (all aye)
08-14-2023
The City Council approved two ordinances regulating the public use and smoking of cannabis products. The council also authorized a three-month trial of a four-day workweek for Public Works and approved several land-use variances and lot splits.
- Approved Ordinance 2023-07 regarding public use of hemp and cannabis products (all aye)
- Approved Ordinance 2023-08 prohibiting cannabis use in public parks (all aye)
- Approved 3-month trial of four 9-hour days and half-day Fridays for Public Works starting Aug 21 (all aye)
- Approved overtime pay to be calculated after 40 hours worked per week (all aye)
- Approved lot split at 755 Johnson Avenue Southwest with storm sewer easement condition (all aye)
- Approved variance for 34'x 56' detached garage at 590 3rd Street SE with four conditions (unanimous)
- Approved lot split and variance for accessory building at 680 Johnson Avenue SW with three conditions (all aye)
- Approved Industrial Park Pay Application 3 for $120,084.47 (all aye)
07-10-2023
The council approved an interim ordinance imposing a moratorium on cannabis businesses and granted a conditional use permit for an industrial building on Omer Avenue. Other actions included approving a signage ordinance for Broadway Avenue and a city mitigation plan. A rezoning request for 275 Prairie Ave SE was tabled.
- Approved interim ordinance authorizing a study and moratorium on cannabis businesses (All Aye)
- Approved lot combination and conditional use permit for industrial building at 4525 and 4529 Omer Avenue with noise restrictions (3-2)
- Approved variance for east side driveway at 590 3rd Street SW, pending west driveway setbacks (4-1)
- Approved ordinance allowing sandwich board signs for Broadway Avenue businesses (All Aye)
- Tabled rezoning of 275 Prairie Ave SE from R-3 to C-2 (All Aye)
- Approved Wright County Mitigation Plan (All Aye)
- Approved $445,844.90 Industrial Park pay application and $22,887.95 Ailie Ave pay application (All Aye)
- Approved hiring MaKayla Gustafson into a full-time public works position (All Aye)