DODGE CENTER SUMMARY COUNCIL MINUTES
Monday, April 14, 2025
This published information is a summary of the full minutes of the April 14, 2025, Dodge Center City Council regular meeting. A copy of the full minutes is available for viewing at City Hall, 35 East Main Street or online at www.ci.dodgecenter.mn.us.
Present: Mayor Bill Ketchum, Gary Trelstad, Cathy Skogen, Paul Blaisdell, Braedon Dostal, Lee Mattson, John Fox, Mark Barwald, Jeremy Dostal, Meredith Brose, Tim Woessner, City Attorney, Dodge County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Vermeesch and Kathy Freeman.
Absent:
City Council approved the following items:
• Agenda and consent agenda to include: Minutes from March 24, 2025 City Council Meeting; March 3, 2025 Planning & Zoning Commission; Mach 11, 2025 HRA Meeting; Community Ed Baseball Field Request; Aquatic Center Free Swim Days; Hire of Season Park Staff and Payment of Bills;
• Donation to Triton HS Business Professionals of America;
• Give property owner at 14 1st Ave NE until April 28, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.to get his property up to code or the property will be abated;
• Have City Attorney begin housing code violation process on property at 206 2nd St SW;
• Quote from Smidt Construction in the amount of $943.00;
• Up to $24,500 to complete the work on the pole shed;
• Resolution 2025-011 Conditional Use Permit for a Residential Apartment Unit at 32 W Main St;
• Interim Use Permit for 412 8th St NW for two (2) rabbits and authorize staff to amend City Code Animal Section allowing two (2) rabbits only;
• First Amendment to the lease with L3Harris Technologies, Inc;
• Wellhead Extension Protection Plan Extension as submitted;
• State of Minnesota State Airports Fund Equipment Grant Agreement and Resolution 2025-012 Authorization to Execute Minnesota Department of Transportation Grant Agreement for Airport Improvement Excluding Land Acquisition;
• Placement of Farm Bureau’s barn shaped free-library in Butterfly Garden at North Park;
Meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
