City Council
Regular MeetingNorthfield, MN · February 18, 2025
Minutes
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City of Northfield 801 Washington Street
Northfield, MN 55057
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Meeting Minutes - Final
City Council
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 6:00 PM Council Chambers
Work Session
6:00 PM - CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Zweifel called the meeting to order at 6:52 p.m.
Present: 7- Council Member Brad Ness, Council Member Kathleen Holmes, Council Member
Davin Sokup, Council Member Jessica Peterson White, Council Member Chad
Beumer, Council Member Peter Dahlen, and Mayor Erica Zweifel
Also present: Police Chief Jeff Schroepfer, Facilities Manager Jayson Dwelle, Public
Works Director/City Engineer David Bennett, City Administrator Ben Martig and City
Clerk Lynette Peterson.
REGULAR AGENDA
1. 25-097 Ice Arena Project Update/Cost Update in Preparation of Bidding.
Public Works Director/City Engineer David Bennett introduced Tom Betti, JLG
Architects; Brad Barickman, RJM Construction; and Chris Kennelly, Northfield Hockey
Association. Betti gave an overview of the project including the current schedule, LEED
Silver requirements, energy design assistance, plans and renderings. Barickman added
information regarding the budget for the project. Kennelly presented on fundraising
efforts stating they have raised $2.945 million to date and fundraising will continue
throughout the project.
Betti, Barickman, Kennelly, Bennett and City Administrator Ben Martig answered
questions from the Council.
ADJOURN
A motion was made by Council Member Ness, seconded by Council Member
Dahlen, to adjourn the meeting at 8:01 p.m. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Yes: 7- C. Ness, C. Holmes, C. Sokup, C. Peterson White, C. Beumer, C. Dahlen, and
Mayor Zweifel
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Agenda
City of Northfield City Hall
801 Washington Street
Northfield, MN 55057
northfieldmn.gov
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 6:00 PM Council Chambers
Work Session
6:00 PM - CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor: Zweifel
Councilmembers: Beumer, Dahlen, Holmes, Ness, Peterson White, Sokup
REGULAR AGENDA
1. 25-097 Ice Arena Project Update/Cost Update in Preparation of Bidding.
Attachments: 1 - Ice Arena Presentation
2 - Northfield Ice Arena DD Estimate Rev 2.11.25
3 - Ice Arena - Project Schedule 2-11-25
ADJOURN
Note: The City Council may take a five minute break during the meeting. All regular City
Council meetings end at 9:00 pm unless a simple (4/7) majority of the City Council vote to
extend the time.
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please call the City's Administration Office at (507) 645-3001 or e-mail Lynette Peterson, City
Clerk, at lynette.peterson@northfieldmn.gov. TDD users can call (507) 645-3030. Please call at
least 24 hours before the meeting, if possible.
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