Victoria Council to weigh $258,190.55 Huntersbrook Park purchase; recent meetings still lack published minutes
Victoria's City Council is scheduled to meet Monday, Oct. 26, and is set to consider buying playground equipment and a shade structure for Huntersbrook Park at a listed cost of $258,190.55 — the largest dollar figure appearing on any agenda in the past two weeks. The same evening, a Council workshop is scheduled to take up a proposed home rehabilitation grant program and a residential sketch plat for the Schmieg property.
No minutes have been published for the three meetings held since Oct. 12, so the available record shows what was scheduled, not what was decided. No vote tallies or outcomes are available for those meetings.
Huntersbrook Park equipment
The regular meeting agenda lists a purchase of playground equipment and a shade structure for Huntersbrook Park for $258,190.55. The agenda does not state a funding source.
Also on the regular meeting agenda:
- Public hearings on liquor licenses for Harland and The Lion's Den
- Ordinance 493 ZC to amend the Victoria Zoning Code map for 1400 Stieger Lake Lane
- A Joint Powers Agreement with Carver County for the Downtown Victoria Transportation Scoping Study
- A resolution to apply for Planning Assistance Grant funds for the 2050 Comprehensive Plan Update
Housing grants and the Schmieg property
The Council workshop, also listed for Oct. 26, is scheduled to discuss a proposed Home Rehabilitation Grant Program for seniors and income-qualified residents, described in the agenda summary as providing $2,000 to $10,000 per household. Related items include a proposed $6,000 annual administration fee for the Center for Energy and Environment and discussion of $85,000 in available Local Affordable Housing Aid (LAHA) funding.
The workshop agenda also lists a sketch plat for the Schmieg Property Residential Development from Pulte Group.
Recent meetings: agendas only
Oct. 12, Regular Council Meeting. Scheduled items included a public hearing on right-of-way vacations for the Downtown West Third Addition; Temporary Ordinance 492 ZC for signs in the Central Business District during Highway 5 construction; a $27,000 proposal from Bolton & Menk for Water Treatment Plant filter replacements; a resolution of support for Carver County's CSAH 11 Safety and Reconstruction Project; and a fee and escrow waiver for a Holy Family Catholic High School electronic scoreboard permit.
Oct. 20, Special Meeting of the Planning Commission. Scheduled public hearings covered Ordinance 493 ZC, amending Section 18-3 Zoning Map of the Victoria Zoning Code, and the Final Plat and Final Planned Unit Development (PUD) Rezoning for Estoria Laketown. The agenda also listed discussion of a Pulte Group sketch plat for the Schmieg Property Residential Development and review of the 2026 Mid-Year Report of the Planning Commission.
Oct. 21, Parks & Recreation Committee. The committee was scheduled to review a Pulte Group sketch plat for 74 single-family homes on 35 acres at the Schmieg Property, and a sketch plat for Church Lake Boulevard Properties. According to the agenda summary, these reviews are intended to give applicants guidance for subsequent applications rather than final approvals. The agenda also listed approval of the Aug. 17, 2026 meeting minutes.
What the record does not show
Because minutes are not yet published for the Oct. 12, Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 meetings, it is not established whether any listed item was approved, denied, tabled or continued. The absence of minutes is not evidence that no action was taken.
Coming up
- **Monday, Oct. 26 — Regular Council Meeting:** Huntersbrook Park equipment purchase, liquor license hearings, Ordinance 493 ZC for 1400 Stieger Lake Lane, the Carver County transportation scoping agreement and the comprehensive plan grant application.
- **Monday, Oct. 26 — City Council Workshop:** Proposed Home Rehabilitation Grant Program, the $85,000 in available LAHA funding, and the Pulte Group sketch plat for the Schmieg property.
Both meetings are listed for the same date; residents can check the city's posted agendas for times and locations.