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AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF EAST GRAND FORKS TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026 – 5:00 PM PUBLIC NOTICE – interactive Technology Participation In accordance with Minnesota Statute 13D.02, Subdivision 4, Council Members may Participate in this meeting via interactive technology when necessary. CALL TO ORDER: CALL OF ROLL: DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: OPEN FORUM: “An opportunity for members of the public to address the City Council on items not on the current Agenda. Items requiring Council action maybe deferred to staff or Boards and Commissions for research and future Council Agendas if appropriate.” APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1. Consider approving the minutes of the “Regular Meeting” for the East Grand Forks, Minnesota City Council of July 7, 2026 2. Consider approving the minutes of the “Work Session” for the East Grand Forks, Minnesota City Council of July 14, 2026 SCHEDULED BID LETTINGS: NONE. SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE. CONSENT AGENDA: Items under the “Consent Agenda” will be adopted with one motion; however, council members may request individual items to be pulled from the consent agenda for discussion and action if they choose. 3. Consider approving the Special Event Application for the Sacred Heart Block Party and authorize a partial closure of the street in front of Sacred Heart on Wednesday, August 5th from 3pm to 9pm. 4. Consider approving the Special Event Application for the Nick Minske Memorial Run to have registration at 11 am and depart at noon with a temporary shutdown of approximately ½ block of 4th Street NW in the area of Up North Pizza (314 4th St NW) from 5:00pm to 10:00pm and waive the city fees associated with this event. Individuals with disabilities, language barriers or other needs who plan to attend the meeting and will need special accommodations should contact Nancy Ellis, ADA Coordinator at (218)-773-2208. Please contact us at least 48 hours before the meeting to give our staff adequate time to make arrangements. Also, materials can be provided in alternative formats for people with disabilities or with limited English proficiency (LEP) by contacting the ADA Coordinator (218)-773-2208 five (5) days prior to the meeting. 1 5. Consider declaring vehicle from the Police Department as surplus property for the purpose of selling them at Auction. ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: 6. Regular meeting minutes of the Water, Light, Power, and Building Commission for July 1, 2026. COMMUNICATIONS: NONE OLD BUSINESS: NONE NEW BUSINESS: 7. Consider approving the 2055 Socioeconomic Study which incorporates previously approved growth rates. 8. Consider adopting Resolution No. 26-07-69 authorizing the hiring of Grant Ackerson for the position of police officer on the condition that he successfully completes the final components of his background investigation and that he passes his Minnesota POST Licensing Test at Grade 16/Step 3 at rate of $35.76 per hour. CLAIMS: 9. Consider authorizing the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer to issue payment for accounts payable invoices totaling $1,204,345.68 and the July 16, 2026, payroll. COUNCIL/STAFF REPORTS: ADJOURN: Upcoming Meetings: Work Session – Tuesday, July 28, 2026 – Training Room – 5:00 PM Council Meeting – Tuesday, August 4, 2026 – Council Chambers – 5:00 PM Work Session – Tuesday, August 11, 2026 – Training Room – 5:00 PM Council Meeting – Tuesday, August 18, 2026 – Council Chambers – 5:00 PM Individuals with disabilities, language barriers or other needs who plan to attend the meeting and will need special accommodations should contact Nancy Ellis, ADA Coordinator at (218)-773-2208. Please contact us at least 48 hours before the meeting to give our staff adequate time to make arrangements. Also, materials can be provided in alternative formats for people with disabilities or with limited English proficiency (LEP) by contacting the ADA Coordinator (218)-773-2208 five (5) days prior to the meeting. 2  Agenda Item #1 UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF EAST GRAND FORKS TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026 – 5:00 PM PUBLIC NOTICE – interactive Technology Participation In accordance with Minnesota Statute 13D.02, Subdivision 4, Council Members may Participate in this meeting via interactive technology when necessary. CALL TO ORDER: The Council Meeting of the East Grand Forks City Council for Tuesday, July 7, 2026, was called to order by Council President Larson at 5:00 P.M. CALL OF ROLL: On a Call of Roll the following members of the East Grand Forks City Council were present: Mayor Mark Olstad, Council President Brian Larson, Council Vice-President Tim Riopelle, Council members Tami Schumacher, Ben Pokrzywinski, Donald Casmey, and Karen Peterson. Council member absent: Dale Helms. Staff Present: Karla Anderson, Finance Director; Lacey Anderson, Library Director; Maggie Brockling, Economic Development Director; Nancy Ellis, City Planner; Steve Emery, City Engineer; Ron Galstad, City Attorney; Paul Hanson, Interim- Fire Chief; Michael Hedlund, Police Chief, Reid Huttunen, City Administrator; Keith Mykleseth, Water and Light General Manager; Renee Olson, City Clerk and Jason Stordahl, Public Works Director. DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM: The Council President Determined a Quorum was present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: OPEN FORUM: Council President Larson stated the open form was an opportunity for members of the public to address the City Council on items not on the current agenda and items requiring Council action maybe deferred to staff or Boards and Commissions for research and future Council Agendas if appropriate. He asked if anyone would like to address the City Council, please come up to the podium to do so. No one came forward. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1. Consider approving the minutes of the “Regular Meeting” for the East Grand Forks, Minnesota City Council of July 7, 2026 2. Consider approving the minutes of the “Work Session” for the East Grand Forks, Minnesota City Council of July 14, 2026 3 A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIOPELLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON, TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE (1) AND TWO (2). Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms SCHEDULED BID LETTINGS: NONE. SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE. CONSENT AGENDA: Items under the “Consent Agenda” will be adopted with one motion; however, council members may request individual items to be pulled from the consent agenda for discussion and action if they choose. 3. Consider approving the Special Event Application for the International Association of Fire Fighters 3423 to hold the Cats Incredible fishing tournament on July 24-25, 2026. 4. Consider declaring vehicles from the Police Department as surplus property for the purpose of selling them at Auction. 5. Consider declaring cell phones from the Police Department as surplus property for the purpose of selling them to The Wireless Alliance. 6. Consider adopting Resolution No. 26-07-59 appointing election judges for the August 11th Primary election and November 3rd General Election. 7. Consider approving Resolution No. 26-07-60 related to Mighty Ducks Grant Funding for VFW Memorial Arena refrigeration replacement project. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASMEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUMACHER, TO APPROVE ITEMS THREE (3) THROUGH SEVEN (7). Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: 8. Regular meeting minutes of the Water, Light, Power, and Building Commission for June 3, 2026. 9. Regular meeting minutes of the Water, Light, Power, and Building Commission for June 17, 2026. COMMUNICATIONS: 10. Presentation of 2025 Financial Audit Report. Karla Anderson introduced Brian Opsahl as the lead partner in our audit from Brady Martz. Mr. Opsahl told the Council he would give a high-level overview, no new accounting standards that really affected 4 the financial statements for 2025. One Item to mention through some other audits they found some fell victim to cyber-attacks or fishing emails. Be careful if you pay anybody electronically that includes direct deposit or vendors, especially when you have large projects going on. If they have a request to change their routing or account number, make sure to make a phone call to verify. Mr. Opsahl went through the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for 2024. Mr. Opsahl stated there were no findings or issues. Mr. Opsahl wanted to bring to council’s attention is not a finding, but something to consider. One thing is the cemetery fund did have a deficit of about $131,000 before transfers. Part of this was budgeted. There's no surprise there, but we noted that funds have some old accounts receivable for some plots that have been reserved and haven't been paid for. Recommendation is to make sure that policies are being followed as far as collections for the cemetery and then the late payment of bills that's more the state of Minnesota requires bills to be paid within 35 days of receipt and sometimes depending on where that bill gets sent it doesn't make it to the finance to actually pay the bill right away. He suggests taking a look at our policies to ensure that all the department heads who are receiving bills that they are getting those promptly sent to finance to alleviate any problems going forward. Mr. Opsahl asked if there were any questions. Council President Larson said thanks, it was informative and asked if there were questions. There were no questions. OLD BUSINESS: NONE NEW BUSINESS: 11. Consider authorizing Resolution No. 26-07-61 approving the Fire Department to accept the Turnout Gear Dryer reimbursement grant award of $6,830.00 and authorize equipment purchase. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POKRZYWINSKI, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON, TO APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 26-07-61 APPROVING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT THE TURNOUT GEAR DRYER REIMBURSEMENT GRANT AWARD OF $6,830.00 AND AUTHORIZE EQUIPMENT PURCHASE. Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms 12. Consider approving Resolution No. 26-07-62 the City of East Grand Forks to enter into an agreement with Mn DOT for FY2027 Transit Operating Grant. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIOPELLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POKRZYWINSKI, TO APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 26-07-62 THE CITY OF EAST GRAND FORKS TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MN DOT FOR FY2027 TRANSIT OPERATING GRANT. Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms 13. Consider adopting Resolution No. 26-07-63 authorizing the hiring of Mr. Travis Rambel to the 5  position of Public Works Wastewater/Stormwater Operator at Grade 13/Step 8 at a rate of $34.94 per hour, with an effective start date of July 8, 2026. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUMACHER, TO APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 26-07-63 AUTHORIZING THE HIRING OF MR. TRAVIS RAMBEL TO THE POSITION OF PUBLIC WORKS WASTEWATER/STORMWATER OPERATOR AT GRADE 13/STEP 8 AT A RATE OF $34.94 PER HOUR, WITH AN EFFECTIVE START DATE OF JULY 8, 2026. Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms 14. Contingent upon approval of Mr. Rambel's promotion to the Public Works Wastewater/Stormwater Operator position, consider adopting Resolution No. 26-07-64 authorizing staff to advertise and initiate the Civil Service hiring process for the vacant Equipment Operator position. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASMEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POKRZYWINSKI, TO APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 26-07-64 AUTHORIZING STAFF TO ADVERTISE AND INITIATE THE CIVIL SERVICE HIRING PROCESS FOR THE VACANT EQUIPMENT OPERATOR POSITION. Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms 15. Consider adopting Resolution No. 26-07-65 authorizing the hiring of Ms. Sara Shambaugh to the position of Public Works Administrative Assistant at Grade 10/Step 1 at rate of $23.00 per hour, with advancement to Grade 10/Step 2 at a rate of $23.98 per hour upon successful completion of a six- month probationary period. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIOPELLE, TO APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 26-07-65 AUTHORIZING THE HIRING OF MS. SARA SHAMBAUGH TO THE POSITION OF PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AT GRADE 10/STEP 1 AT RATE OF $23.00 PER HOUR, WITH ADVANCEMENT TO GRADE 10/STEP 2 AT A RATE OF $23.98 PER HOUR UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A SIX-MONTH PROBATIONARY PERIOD. Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms 16. Consider adopting Resolution No. 26-07-66 awarding the Rhinehart Road SE repair project to RJ Zavoral & Sons in the amount of $27,360.00 and authorize staff to proceed with the work. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIOPELLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON, TO APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 26-07-66 AWARDING THE RHINEHART ROAD SE REPAIR PROJECT TO RJ ZAVORAL & SONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,360.00 AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PROCEED WITH THE WORK. 6 Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms 17. Consider adopting Resolution No. 26-07-67 awarding the Bygland Road SE repair project to RJ Zavoral & Sons in the amount of $53,791.00 and authorize staff to proceed with the work. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIOPELLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASMEY, TO APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 26-07-67 AWARDING THE BYGLAND ROAD SE REPAIR PROJECT TO RJ ZAVORAL & SONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $53,791.00 AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PROCEED WITH THE WORK. Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms 18. Consider adopting resolution No. 26-07-68 authorizing the hiring of Mr. Jorgen Erickson to the position of Parks & Recreation Superintendent at a Grade 20/Step 1, an annual salary of $89,575.55. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIOPELLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POKRZYWINSKI, TO APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 26-07-68 AUTHORIZING THE HIRING OF MR. JORGEN ERICKSON TO THE POSITION OF PARKS & RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT AT A GRADE 20/STEP 1, AN ANNUAL SALARY OF $89,575.55. Council member Riopelle asked if there is approval tonight when would Mr. Erickson start. Mr. Huttunen stated tentatively looking at Monday, August 3, 2026. There were no questions. Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms CLAIMS: 19. Consider authorizing the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer to issue payment for accounts payable invoices totaling $1,687,472.54 and the June 26, 2026, payroll. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASMEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON, TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ISSUE PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES TOTALING $1,687,472.54 AND THE JUNE 26, 2026, PAYROLL. Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms COUNCIL/STAFF REPORTS: Mayor Olstad congratulated Travis Rambel, Sara Shambaugh and looks forward to working with Mr. Erickson. Council President Larson congratulated Travis Rambel, Sara Shambaugh 7 Mr. Huttunen mentioned on June 24th, the ice floor at the Civic Center was poured. It sounds like it went very well. It is now in a 28-day wet cure cycle. If you walked in, there's a big plastic poly tarp over top of the floor so we can keep the heat down on the new slab. The exterior of the building, the parking lot, and the subgrade work are ongoing. You can see some activity on curb, gutter and sidewalk work within the next week. Over the next couple of weeks, he'd expect to see the asphalt parking lot replacement be completed. At the BFW, the cooling refrigeration company has now moved over there to start prepping to pour the ice floor. They're working on subgrade and piping to start soon. Looking at targeting the first week of August for the ice floor to be poured at the VFW. The exterior load bearing walls on the southeast corner where the new refrigeration room and ice resurfacer room will be are going up this week. As early as next week, we should start to see some earth work with the associated work involved in the new parking lot at the VFW. Good progress is being made and a lot more to be done in the next few months. Mr. Huttunen added filing dates are going to open soon for city council positions. The filing period starts July 14th and runs through July 28th. There are three positions that'll be up for election this year. Ward two, ward four, and one at-large member. The biggest reminder is if anyone is interested in filing to come to the city administrator's office, the admin side of the building Monday through Friday from 8 to 5 pm. There is a $2 filing fee if you are interested in filing for those positions and that's to be on the November 3rd general election. Mr. Galstad mentioned he hope everybody had a wonderful Fourth of July and I see everybody here came back with all their appendages. Mr. Emery had a couple updates for the council. For the bike tar project, all the black dirt work was completed at the end of last week. All the trails were open for the long weekend. Hoping they were going to get the seeding this week but looks like actually the seeding is going to be completed now next week. That should be the last of that work. The Blue Peak project, district DA5 they have finished all the fiber work, the testing sounds like they're starting to get some customers hooked up. They are finishing up all of the conduit work in DA6. We'll be starting to pull fiber um through those conduits. Probably tomorrow they'll be starting on the third area which is DA4. Everything is progressing well. They got concrete guys right behind them doing the concrete restoration. Seeding is being completed. We continue to meet at our weekly utility meeting and everyone seems to be happy with their performance. He doesn’t think we're probably going to see any work on the south end this year. Anything from Dept. Heads Ms. Lacey Anderson wanted to give you some updates of what they have coming up at the library in the coming weeks. There is Art in the Park next Tuesday on the 14th with Brenda Bomber that starts at 6 p.m. and that is in partnership with Parks and Recreation. They're at Sherlock Park and then it is funded through the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. This is a fun event that is held three times during the summer. There was one last month, one next week, and then one in August with Trey Everett as well. Ms. Lacey Anderson encourages everyone to come out to the free art in our community. The sensory garden is complete. Thank you to Public Works for bringing over soil, mulch and helping us shovel it all in there. Thank you for that. Council member Dale Helms also contributed the t-posts he purchased for us and also got Heritage Village to donate some trellises. She encourages the council and community to come over and take a look or wait a few weeks as everything grows with this 8 rain. Ms. Lacey Anderson gave an update on the library building regarding a light cable snapped. There were some building repairs, and she wanted to say thank you to Eagle Electric and Sonny, with our maintenance department. They were there early the next morning and worked on it for about 3. That part of the library was sectioned off while repairs were in progress. ADJOURN: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POKZRYWINSKI, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON, TO ADJOURN THE JULY 7, 2026, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE EAST GRAND FORKS, MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL AT 5:40 P.M. Voting Aye: Peterson, Larson, Schumacher, Pokrzywinski, Riopelle and Casmey Absent: Helms 9  Agenda Item #2 UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION CITY OF EAST GRAND FORKS TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026 – 5:00 PM PUBLIC NOTICE – interactive Technology Participation In accordance with Minnesota Statute 13D.02, Subdivision 4, Council Members may Participate in this meeting via interactive technology when necessary. CALL TO ORDER: The Work Session of the East Grand Forks City Council for Tuesday, July 14, 2026, was called to order by Council President Larson at 5:00 P.M. CALL OF ROLL: On a Call of Roll the following members of the East Grand Forks City Council were present: Mayor Mark Olstad, Council Vice-President Tim Riopelle, Council members Tami Schumacher, Ben Pokrzywinski, Donald Casmey, and Karen Peterson. Council member Absent: Dale Helms and Council President Brian Larson, Staff Present: Karla Anderson, Finance Director; Lacey Anderson, Library Director; Paul Hansen, Interim-Fire Chief; Maggie Brockling, Economic Development Director; Nancy Ellis, City Engineer; Ron Galstad, City Attorney; Michael Hedlund, Police Chief, Keith Mykleseth, Water and Light General Manager; Renee Olson, City Clerk and Jason Stordahl, Public Works Director. DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM: The Council President Determined a Quorum was present. 1. Consideration of Draft Final Socioeconomic Study - Teri Kouba, Forks MPO Senior Planner Dave Sweeney with SRF provided background information and presented the Final Draft Socioeconomic Study. Before the Forks MPO starts work on the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), we gather the data needed to support the development of the MTP. A foundational piece of data is the population growth and job or employment growth in the MPO planning area between the base year and the final year of the MTP. The upcoming MTP will have a base year of 2025 and a final year of 2055. In October 2025 the MPO contracted with SRF and Praxis to help with the analysis of population, household, and employment growth in the MPO Planning Area. Once the analysis established the growth, SRF would then allocate the information into the Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) for the MPO Planning Area for use in the travel demand model. 10 In January, a range of growth rate estimates was identified including Low, Medium and High rate of growth was presented to the City Council. The City Council adopted an annual growth rate of 0.6% population growth per year, resulting in 10,831 persons in the City of Grand Forks by the year 2055. The adopted growth rate was used to establish housing, population, and employment projections for the years 2040 and 2055 which were incorporated into TAZs for the region. The TAZs with the final socioeconomic numbers included will be sent to the Advanced Traffic Analysis Center (ATAC) to be incorporated into the travel demand model. Mr. Sweeney highlighted the analysis and findings to be as follows: • The MPO is developing 2040 and 2055 housing and employment projections to update the region’s travel demand model in preparation of the MTP update. • MPO staff, with consultant assistance, has worked with MPO member jurisdiction staff and area stakeholders in the development of housing and employment projections and their geographic distribution throughout the region. • Grand Forks and East Grand Forks City Councils previously approved growth rates for the area. • It is anticipated that the MPO Policy Board will consider approval of the 2055 Socioeconomic Study at the July 15, 2026, meeting. • MPO staff recommends approval of the 2055 Socioeconomic Study which incorporates previously approved growth rates. Discussion was held. There were no further questions. This item will be referred to a City Council Meeting for action. 2. Request for Conditional Approval to Hire a New Police Officer - Michael S. Hedlund, Chief of Police Chief Hedlund stated the East Grand Forks Police Department has been one officer short since the retirement of Lt. Rod Hajicek in July 2025. They have conducted a hiring process and have selected Grant Ackerson to fill the current opening. Mr. Ackerson graduated from the University of North Dakota in May 2026 and completed his Police Skills training at Alexandria Community and Technical College on Friday, July 10, 2026. Upon completion of this course, he is eligible to take his MN POST Licensing exam. After passing that exam Mr. Ackerson will be eligible to be hired as a police officer. He is scheduled to complete his required physical agility, psychological and medical testing by July 21, 2026. Once he has completed each of these steps, we will determine his actual start date which he anticipates will be early to mid-August. Discussion was held. There were no further questions. This item will be referred to a City Council Meeting for action. 3. Request to Declare Vehicle as Surplus Property for the Purpose of Selling it at Auction - Michael S. Hedlund, Chief of Police The East Grand Forks Police Department/Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force has acquired an additional vehicle through asset forfeiture on a drug task force seizure. The vehicle listed as a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado has cleared the court process and is now the property of the City of East Grand Forks. It is our wish to have this vehicle declared surplus property so that it may be sold at auction. Discussion was held. There were no further questions. 11 This item will be referred to a City Council Meeting for action. 4. Request approval for Special Event Application for the Memorial Run – Nick Minske on August 15, 2026, 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm – Renee Olson, City Clerk Renee Olson reviewed the application for Nick Minske Memorial Run to include the Downtown Horns to perform in the evening. A temporary liquor license, barricades and timing were all discussed verifying no conflicts with a second event on the same day. MnDOT Special Event Permit has been applied for. Chief Hedlund reviewed road closure, officer coverage and stage placement. Council member Pokzrywinski asked for clarification on parking lot usage and Renee will follow up. Discussion was held. There were no further questions. This item will be referred to a City Council Meeting for action. 5. Update with City Code conversion to Municode - Renee Olson, City Clerk Renee Olson reviewed the conversion of the City of East Grand Forks City Code has been completed and is ready to go live on the city’s website. She reviewed the benefits of the new online code and how to navigate the functionality of the new code. Discussion was held. There were no further questions. ADJOURN: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POKRZYWINSKI, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIOPELLE, TO ADJOURN THE JULY 14, 2026, WORK SESSION OF THE EAST GRAND FORKS, MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL AT 5:26 P.M. 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Cc: File From: Michael S. Hedlund – Chief of Police RE: Request to Declare Vehicle as Surplus Property for the Purpose of Selling it at Auction Background: The East Grand Forks Police Department/Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force has acquired an additional vehicle through asset forfeiture on a drug task force seizure. The vehicle listed below has cleared the court process and is now the property of the City of East Grand Forks. It is our wish to have this vehicle declared surplus property so that it may be sold at auction. 2008 Chevrolet Silverado VIN 3GCEK13388G165555 Milage: 165,707 Recommendation: Declare the above listed vehicle as surplus property with the intention of selling it at auction. Enclosures: None 24  Agenda Item #6 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held on July 1, 2026, at 8:00 am in the City Council Chambers. Present: Grinde, Rapacz, Quirk Absent: Riopelle Also present: Ron Galstad, Brian Johnson, Todd Grabanski, Steve Emery, Todd Forster, Brianna Feil, Jordan Midgarden, Corey Thompson, Karla Anderson, Ryan Swang, Maren Staley, Tina Heinrich, Kelly Berg It was moved by Commissioner Rapacz supported by Commissioner Quirk to approve the minutes of the previous regular meeting held on June 17, 2026. Voting Aye: Grinde, Rapacz, Quirk Voting Nay: None It was moved by Commissioner Quirk supported by Commissioner Rapacz to authorize the Secretary to issue payment of the recommended bills and payroll in the amount of $305,099.86. Voting Aye: Grinde, Rapacz, Quirk Voting Nay: None It was moved by Commissioner Quirk supported by Commissioner Rapacz to approve hanging a banner at Sorlie Bridge from August 31 – October 5, 2026, to promote the East Grand Forks Arts & Crafts Fair to be held at the Civic Center. Voting Aye: Grinde, Rapacz, Quirk Voting Nay: None It was moved by Commissioner Rapacz supported by Commissioner Quirk to approve hanging a banner at Sorlie Bridge from September 7 – October 4, 2026, to promote Homecoming Week at the University of North Dakota to be held on September 28 – October 3, 2026. Voting Aye: Grinde, Rapacz, Quirk Voting Nay: None It was moved by Commissioner Quirk supported by Commissioner Rapacz to approve providing complimentary power and electrical service hook-ups for the 2026 CATS Incredible Celebration to be held on July 24-25, 2026. Voting Aye: Grinde, Rapacz, Quirk Voting Nay: None It was moved by Commissioner Quirk supported by Commissioner Rapacz to award the 2026 Lead Service Line Replacement Project to Big Al’s Construction, LLC in the amount of $130,500.00 Voting Aye: Grinde, Rapacz, Quirk Voting Nay: None The Commission recognized Maren Staley’s Retirement and presented her with a plaque for her 21 years of dedicated service to the Water and Light Department. 25 It was moved by Commissioner Rapacz supported by Commissioner Quirk to adjourn at 8:22 am to the next regular meeting on July 15, 2026, at 8:00 am to be held in the City Council Chambers. Voting Aye: Grinde, Rapacz, Quirk Voting Nay: None Kristen Shipes Commission Secretary 26  Agenda Item #7 Request for Council Action Date: To: East Grand Forks City Council Mayor Mark Olstad, Council President Brian Larson, Council Vice-President Tim Riopelle, Council Members Tami Schumacher, Ben Pokrzywinski, Dale Helms, Donald Casmey, and Karen Peterson. Cc: File From: Teri Kouba, Forks MPO Senior Planner RE: Consideration of Draft Final Socioeconomic Study RECOMMENDATION: Approve Draft Final Socioeconomic Study. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Before the Forks MPO starts work on the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), we gather the data needed to support the development of the MTP. A foundational piece of data is the population growth and job or employment growth in the MPO planning area between the base year and the final year of the MTP. The upcoming MTP will have a base year of 2025 and a final year of 2055. In October 2025 the MPO contracted with SRF and Praxis to help with the analysis of population, household, and employment growth in the MPO Planning Area. Once the analysis established the growth, SRF would then allocate the information into the Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) for the MPO Planning Area for use in the travel demand model. In January, a range of growth rate estimates was identified including Low, Medium and High rate of growth was presented to the City Council. The City Council adopted an annual growth rate of 0.6% population growth per year, resulting in 10,831 persons in the City of Grand Forks by the year 2055. The adopted growth rate was used to establish housing, population, and employment projections for the years 2040 and 2055 which were incorporated into TAZs for the region. The TAZ allocation process consisted of five steps: 1. Refining TAZ boundaries to account for changed conditions from the previous socioeconomic study (2020). These changes were completed by the Advanced Traffic Analysis Center (ATAC) at North Dakota State University, which maintains the State’s regional TDMs and associated TAZ data for the region. 2. Establishing the 2025 baseline socioeconomic data to the TAZ network. Previous 2020 baseline TAZ data, Census data, Data Axle data, and Steering Committee member feedback were used to 27  establish and refine 2025 baseline allocations, reflecting current or existing conditions. Year 2025 baseline values were adjusted based on known development that occurred since the last socioeconomic study, or between 2020-2025. 3. Preliminarily distribution of the preferred forecast totals for 2040 and 2055 households and jobs to the updated TAZ network. The previous TAZ data for years 2035 and 2050 were used as starting point to identify primary growth areas. Initial allocations stemmed from conversations and feedback from city planners to identify key TAZs where anticipated growth for 2040 and 2050 are most likely to occur. 4. Adjusting preliminary TAZ values based on comments from project stakeholders and members of the Steering Committee. Conversations with city staff were instrumental in setting realistic assumptions for the location and timing of future growth. Numerous factors were discussed, including: i. The likely density of jobs or households based on established land use plans and existing development examples ii. Knowledge of planned development initiatives and local landowners iii. Infrastructure capacity for various sites iv. Remaining site development potential (acreage) v. The anticipated timing of major infrastructure projects that will shape future development patterns (e.g., future interchange) 5. Rebalancing TAZ values to ensure consistency with the overall socioeconomic forecast totals and align with municipal boundaries. This process resulted in minor deviations from comments received but ensured that all data is internally consistent with the preferred growth scenario adopted by the Forks MPO. TAZs intersected by city boundary lines were split (e.g., TAZ 2 Grand Forks and GAZ 2 North Dakota MPA), then data was spatially assigned to both sides of the boundary to be consistent with the city forecasts. The TAZs with the final socioeconomic numbers included will be sent to the Advanced Traffic Analysis Center (ATAC) to be incorporated into the travel demand model. The MPO wants to include your input. Please provide any comments to Teri Kouba (teri.kouba@theforksmpo.org) by June 30, 2026, to be incorporated into the final document before your July 6, 2026, meeting. ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS: • The MPO is developing 2040 and 2055 housing and employment projections to update the region’s travel demand model in preparation of the MTP update. • MPO staff, with consultant assistance, has worked with MPO member jurisdiction staff and area stakeholders in the development of housing and employment projections and their geographic distribution throughout the region. • Grand Forks and East Grand Forks City Councils previously approved growth rates for the area. • It is anticipated that the MPO Policy Board will consider approval of the 2055 Socioeconomic Study at the July 15, 2026, meeting. 28 • MPO staff recommends approval of the 2055 Socioeconomic Study which incorporates previously approved growth rates. SUPPORT MATERIALS: Presentation Project webpage: Socioeconomic Study 29 Forks MPO 2055 Socioeconomic Study Update East Grand Forks Work Session July 14, 2026 30  Study Purpose Socioeconomic & Demographic Forecasts Local Land Use, Comprehensive, Metropolitan Transportation Plan Plans, & Subarea Studies & Other Long-Range Planning Efforts 31  Study Process Data Collection Preferred Alternative TAZ Allocation 1 3 5 2 4 6 Baseline Analysis & Socioeconomic Document & Review Forecast Scenarios Detail 32  Baseline Forecasts (Adopted Scenario) Forecast Area Population Households Jobs 2025 2055 CHG 2025 2055 CHG 2025 2055 CHG Grand Forks City 59,405 72,818 13,413 26,416 32,199 5,783 32,188 36,997 4,809 East Grand Forks 9,113 10,831 1,718 3,437 4,050 613 5,983 6,026 43 Grand Forks County 73,340 85,299 11,959 31,967 37,087 5,120 38,433 44,849 6,416 Polk County 31,084 27,896 (3,188) 12,659 11,213 (1,446) 11,005 9,636 (1,359) MPA Total 70,382 86,000 15,618 30,634 37,227 6,593 39,337 44,285 4,948 33  Employment Forecast • Forecast aligns with age cohort populations (under 20, 20-29, 30-54, 55-69, 70+) • Linear models of employment by 2-digit NAICS code and age group • Accounts for differential effects of age groups on employment by industry • Total forecast is the average of results from each age group, weighted by strength of the correlation each age group shows with the outcome variable 34  TAZ Allocation Process 1. Refine TAZ boundaries 2. Establish 2025 baseline allocations 3. Preliminary TAZ allocations 4. Spot adjustments based on stakeholder feedback 5. Rebalance TAZs to match overall forecast totals 35  TAZ Allocation Considerations • Future job and household density • Knowledge of planned / proposed development initiatives • Infrastructure capacity • Site development potential (remaining acreage) • Anticipated timing of major infrastructure projects (e.g., future interchange) • Knowledge of local landowners 36  TAZ Allocation Considerations • TAZ totals are a composite of various household types (1-person, 2-person, 3- person, etc.) • Employment totals are a composite of various industries (agriculture, manufacturing, retail, wholesale, education, service) • Distributed based on Data Axle proportions • Growth areas outside of the MPA will be modeled as external stations (e.g., NPN, AFB) 37 Households 2025-2055 Change Primary growth areas: • South end • Infill sites 38 Employment 2025-2055 Change • Minor changes in East Grand Forks 39  Remaining Schedule • City Council Meetings • GF – July 20, 2026 • EGF – July 21, 2026 • MPO Executive Board – August 19, 2026 40  Agenda Item #8 Request for Council Action Date: 7/8/2026 To: East Grand Forks City Council Mayor Mark Olstad, Council President Brian Larson, Council Vice-President Tim Riopelle, Council Members Tami Schumacher, Ben Pokrzywinski, Dale Helms, Donald Casmey, and Karen Peterson. Cc: File From: Michael S. Hedlund – Chief of Police RE: Request for Conditional Approval to Hire a New Police Officer _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Background: The East Grand Forks Police Department has been one officer short since the retirement of Lt. Rod Hajicek in July 2025. We have conducted a hiring process and have selected Grant Ackerson to fill our current opening. Mr. Ackerson graduated from the University of North Dakota in May 2026 and will have completed his Police Skills training at Alexandria Community and Technical College on Friday July 10, 2026. Once he has completed this course, he is eligible to take his MN POST Licensing exam. After passing that exam he will be eligible to be hired as a police officer. He is scheduled to complete his required physical agility, psychological and medical testing by July 21, 2026. Once he has completed each of these steps, we will determine his actual start date which I would anticipate will be early to mid-August. Recommendation: Approve the hiring of Grant Ackerson for the position of police officer on the condition that he successfully completes the final components of his background investigation and that he passes his Minnesota POST Licensing Test. Budgetary Impact: This position is in the 2026 budget, and Mr. Ackerson would start at Grade 16 Step 3 ($35.76 per hour). Step 3 is the agreed upon starting step for new police officers per the 2026- 2028 LELS Contract. Enclosure(s): None 41  RESOLUTION NO. 26 – 07 - 69 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE HIRING OF GRANT ACKERSON TO THE POSITION OF POLICE OFFICER. Council Member _________, supported by Council Member __________, introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: WHEREAS, the City Council of East Grand Forks previously authorized the opening of an advertisement and hiring process for the position of Police Officer; and WHEREAS, a hiring process was completed with candidates being reviewed by the Civil Service Commission and interviewed by city staff; and WHEREAS, city staff has recommended the hiring of Grant Ackerson as a Police Officer; and WHEREAS, Ackerson has completed his Police Skills training at Alexandria Community & Technical College, is eligible to take his MN POST Licensing exam, and is scheduled to complete his required physical agility, psychological, and medical testing by July 21, 2026; and WHEREAS, the position of Police Officer is included in the city’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) for 2026-2028, with entry level pay for Police Officer being agreed upon at Grade 16/Step 3, a rate of $35.76 per hour for 2026. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF EAST GRAND FORKS, MINNESOTA: 1. Hiring Approval: The City Council hereby approves the hiring of Mr. Grant Ackerson to the position of Police Officer, contingent upon all the licensing and testing requirements being met. 2. Compensation: Mr. Ackerson will be placed at Grade 16/Step 3 on the City’s adopted compensation plan and in accordance with the LELS Contract for 2026-2028. Voting Aye: Voting Nay: The President declared the resolution passed. Passed: July 21, 2026 Attest: ___________________________________ ____________________________________ City Administrator President of Council I hereby approve the foregoing resolution this 21st day of July, 2026. ____________________________________ Mayor 42