City Council - Workshop

MINUTES CITY COUNCIL - WORKSHOP MAPLE PLAIN CITY HALL March 23, 2026 5:30 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Julie Maas-Kusske called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM PRESENT: Mayor Julie Maas-Kusske, Councilmember Mike DeLuca, Councilmember Connie Francis, Councilmember Andrew Burak, & Councilmember Rochelle Arvizo STAFF PRESENT: City Administrator Jacob Schillander, and Assistant City Administrator Kevin Larson 2. ADOPT AGENDA Councilmember Francis made a motion to approve meeting agenda with the Fire Relief Pension moved to item A, Meeting Minutes to item B, and the addition of City Signage and the City owned F-150. Seconded by Councilmember Burak. Councilmember DeLuca asked for a point of order and questioned if adding two items that were not on the agenda was being transparent. City Administrator Schillander expressed that the two additional items were time sensitive and needed to be discussed. Voting Yea: Mayor Maas-Kusske, Councilmember DeLuca, Councilmember Francis, Councilmember Burak & Councilmember Arvizo. Motion passed 5-0 3. DISCUSSION A. Fire Relief Pension & SF3828/HF3512 City Administrator Schillander summarized the bill amendment before the state legislator. The amendment changes which organization distributes the funds to the fire pension. There is a committee hearing on 4/14 to discuss amendment. Council discussed whether the amendment conflicts with previous direction from the Council. Council direction is to maintain the City's position and have staff work with the fire relief to send out communications on any next steps.  B. Meeting Minutes -Structure and Content Councilmember DeLuca summarized the reason for bringing meeting note up for discussion. He explained the purpose of meeting minutes to be a factual summary with Council direction. Council discussed meeting minutes. Council provided staff with direction to provide factual summaries and any direction applicable. Item C. City Signage City Administrator Schillander outlined the change in cost to replace and install the monument signs. The original quote was from September 2025 and was no longer valid. Scenic Signs provided a quote ~$3,500 higher than the original quote. Council Direction: The Council directed staff to move forward with the revised pricing to avoid any additional cost increases. Item D. F-150 City Administrator Schillander discussed the needed repairs for the vehicle. The cost would be close to $3,000. The current value of the F-150 was about $9,000. Council Direction: Treat the F-150 as surplus and send it to auction. 4. COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Maas-Kusske reported that the West Hennepin Public Safety have started interviews for a part-time police officer. 5. FUTURE WORKSHOP TOPICS A. Parking Regulations B. City Council Salaries C. 5 Year Finance CIP D. Ordinance 343 Amending City Code Chapter 6, Article 2 Nuisance Violation E. Ordinance Amending Maple Plain City Code Regarding The Maple Plain Fire Department Councilmember DeLuca requested 'remote attendance access to city meetings' be added to the list of future topics. No other Councilmember seconded adding the item. The item will not be added to the list at this point. 6. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Francis made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Councilmember Arvizo. Voting Yea: Mayor Maas-Kusske, Councilmember DeLuca, Councilmember Francis, Councilmember Burak & Councilmember Arvizo. Motion passed 5-0 Council Adjourned at 6:05 PM