Granite Falls public meetings in 2024
10 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Out Going
The Granite Falls City Council will vote on several financial resolutions, including the final levy payable for 2025 and the General Fund, Special Revenue Fund, and Enterprise Fund budgets. Council members will also consider a public hearing request for a street vacation and first‑reading amendments to zoning, tobacco, and THC codes. Additional items on the agenda are future appointments, contracts, and service agreements.
- Call for Public Hearing – Street Vacation
- Adopt Final Levy Payable 2025
- Approve General Fund Budget 2025
- Adopt Special Revenue Fund & Enterprise Fund Budgets 2025
- Amending Code 155 Zoning – 1st Reading
Meeting
The Granite Falls City Council will consider several resolutions, including an airport farm lease and three Small Cities Streetscape agreements. It will then adopt the 2025 Final Levy Payable and approve the General Fund, Special Revenue Fund, and Enterprise Fund budgets, along with related fund transfers. Additional agenda items include a bike‑ride announcement and a professional services agreement.
- Resolution: Airport Farm Lease Agreements
- Resolution: Small Cities Streetscape Grant Agreement
- Resolution: Small Cities Streetscape RDC Admin Contract
- Resolution: Small Cities Streetscape Engineering Proposal
- Adopt Final Levy Payable 2025
Meeting
The Granite Falls City Council will consider a 2025 budget and approve routine items like meeting minutes and bills. The council will also review professional service quotes for the Rice Park Restroom and RDC Electrical Substation projects.
- Consider 2025 Budget
- Approve Rice Park Restroom Quotes
- Approve RDC Electrical Substation Professional Services
- Approve Richter Field Lighting Quotes
- Consider Assessments of Delinquent Utility & Miscellaneous Charges
Meeting
The Granite Falls City Council adopted a consent agenda and then approved several requests from the Granite Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau for the Holiday Kickoff and tree‑lighting dedication on November 23. The council also declared two vacancies in the Electrical Department and accepted the resignation of Police Department secretary Kathy Balfany, creating a vacancy to be advertised. Additionally, the council decided not to solicit new bids for mowing contracts at this time.
- Approve Holiday Kickoff event: red bridge lighting on Nov 23, blue lighting on Nov 30, close Prentice Street between 8th and 9th Avenues (3‑6 p.m.), city staff tree‑decorating assistance, fire pit management, and horse‑drawn carriage rides (3‑5 p.m.)
- Declare two vacancies in the Electrical Department and advertise for replacements
- Accept resignation of Police Department secretary Kathy Balfany and declare a vacancy for her replacement
- Decision not to solicit bids for mowing contracts at this time
- Consent agenda approved: minutes, bills, Fire Department report, correspondence, and meetings & events
Meeting
The Granite Falls City Council will consider several resolutions, including a Hangar Lease Agreement with Barber and a State Airports Fund Grant Agreement. Council members will also discuss new dog park rules and hear public comments on proposed water and sewer rate changes. Additional agenda items include art updates, a charitable gambling application, and preview topics for the 2025 budget and infrastructure projects.
- Hangar Lease Agreement – Barber
- State Airports Fund Grant Agreement
- Dog Park Rules and Conditions ordinance
- Water & Sewer Rate public hearing
- Charitable gambling application consideration
Meeting
The Granite Falls City Council will discuss several motions and resolutions, including a bridge lighting request and a Halloween closure of Skyline Drive. It will vote on resolutions covering field lighting material bids, the airport layout plan, the Dave Smiglewski Memorial Bridge, and a contract for burial plot reacquisition. An ordinance for dog park rules will receive its first reading. The meeting also includes reports from the Kilowatt Community Center and the Utilities Commission.
- Motion: Bridge Lighting Request
- Motion: Halloween Closure of Skyline Drive
- Resolution: Field Lighting Material Bids
- Resolution: Dave Smiglewski Memorial Bridge
- Ordinance (1st Reading): Parks – Dog Park Rules and Conditions
Meeting
The Granite Falls City Council meeting on September 16, 2024 will review reports from the EDA, Park Board, and Airport Commission. Council members will consider several actions, including a street vacation, an HDR proposal, an airport manager appointment, a Finance Director contract, and a dog park project. Additional information and discussion will cover a coalition presentation, truck bids, a small cities streetscape grant, and a holiday tree ceremony. Future agenda items include a farm lease agreement and custodial and Buesing contracts.
- Street Vacation
- HDR Proposal
- Airport Manager appointment
- Finance Director Contract
- Dog Park project
Meeting
The Granite Falls City Council will consider several resolutions, including adopting the proposed 2025 levy, the general fund budget, the special revenue and enterprise fund budgets, and a five‑year capital improvements plan. They will also vote on fund transfer resolutions and lease agreements. The meeting includes routine reports and a public hearing on utility rates.
- Adopt Proposed Levy Payable 2025 and set public hearing dates
- Adopt Resolution approving General Fund Budget 2025
- Adopt Resolution approving 2025 Special Revenue Fund & Enterprise Fund Budgets
- Adopt Resolution approving 5‑Year Capital Improvements Plan
- Adopt Resolution approving transfers of General Revenue Fund for 2025
Meeting
The Granite Falls City Council will discuss several actions, including a federal single audit policy, declaring electrical department equipment surplus, a substation HDR engineering proposal, public works equipment, KCC pool repairs, and baseball lighting. They will also receive updates on CAIR, the dog park, and upcoming items such as the 2025 preliminary budget and a coalition update. A temporary liquor license for a YES House musical performance will be considered.
- Federal Single Audit Policy
- Declaring Electrical Department Equipment as Surplus
- Substation HDR Engineering Proposal
- KCC Pool Repairs
- Temporary Liquor License for YES House Musical Performance
Meeting
The Granite Falls City Council will discuss several items, including a temporary liquor license for YES House and a second reading of the pool ordinance. Other agenda items cover a Squidfest parking lot use request, bridge lighting, and electrical department equipment and gate quotes. The meeting also includes reports from the Utilities Commission and a public‑health opioid taskforce discussion.
- Squidfest use of parking lot request
- Temporary liquor license for YES House
- Bridge lighting request
- Electrical Department gate quotes
- Pool ordinance – second reading