Brooten city council agenda for November 10

The Brooten city council will meet in regular session on Monday, November 10 at 7 p.m. The agenda has a few more items than usual, including the appointment of a new council member.

7:00   Discussion of Council Appointment          

 

  7:15     Appoint Council Member - Oath of Office

 

  7:30     Gloria Trustheim, Bollig Engineering - Task Order No. 12 – Parking Lot Paving and Apron Fence Desing/Bidding

 

  7:45     RESOLUTION NO. 2025-18 OF THE CITY OF BROOTEN AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF A JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD

 

  8:00   Building Permit Fence – Amber Bohmer – 100 Prairie Avenue S

 

  8:15   Set Liquor License Hearing November 24, 2025

 

  8:30   Mark Torkelson – Fire Billing Rates

 

  8:45   Discussion - Tractor and/or Mower Purchase

 

  9:00   Quotes for New Phone Service/System

 

  9:15   Boyce Fischer – Maintenance Update

 

  9:30   Approval of October Minutes

 

  9:45   Approval of Bills 

            Brooten Auto       

 

10:00   Approval of Interim Bills - $42,901.38      

 

10:15   Other

Brooten city council agenda for October 27 (REVISED)

The Brooten city council will meet in regular session on Monday, October 27 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the city hall meeting chambers. 

7:00   Request for Parcel Split for Land Transfer – Nathan & Kari Thompson

7:15   Building Permits – Amber Johnson – Fence – 120 Western Ave. S
                                            Candace Hensley – Fence – 421 Pleasant Ave. S

7:30    Intent to Pursue MnDOT Aeronautics – 2026 Capital Grant Award Notification - 2nd Round Offer for Parking Lot Paving and Apron Fence Design/Bid Project

7:45    Candidates to Appoint to Joint Airport Zoning Board

8:00    Ceiling Decorations at Pavilion – Lights and Chandelier

8:15    Boyce Fischer – Maintenance Update

8:30    RESOLUTION NO. 2025-17 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING COUNCIL MEMBER RESIGNATION AND DECLARING A VACANCY

8:45   Other

Belgrade city council agenda

The Belgrade city council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 20, at the city hall meeting chambers. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting agenda is being posted below.


1. Consent agenda: September meeting minutes, ACH payables, Belgrade Commercial Club Purse Bingo lawful gambling permit application, October 13 public hearing minutes.
2. Public forum.
3. Belgrade Fire Department: DNR grants.
4. Belgrade-Brooten Police Board.
5. Belgrade Public Works: need of storage for sweeper and 2 snow haulers with lease agreement; tire quotes for irrigators; tire quotes for the PW pickup; fall clean-up is October 27-31.
6. Belgrade Zoning: planning commission follow-up on October 13 public hearing; request letter from the Belgrade Co-op to be able to combine parcels.
7. Belgrade Economic Development Authority.
8. Belgrade Museum.
9. Next meetings: Belgrade Fire Department meeting with local townships on Monday, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the fire hall; and regular council meeting on November 17 at 6 p.m.

Brooten city council agenda for October 13

The Brooten city council will meet in regular session on Monday, October 13 at 7 p.m. The meeting agenda is posted below.

   7:00   Mark Torkelson – Explore Program Training – Fema Grants

   7:15   Sidewalk Review - Hatton Street by Trinity Lutheran Church

   7:30   Resolution 2025-16 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DONATIONS TO THE CITY

   

7:45   Approval of September Minutes

   8:00   Approval of Bills   

   8:15   Approve Transfer of Funds

   8:30   Approval of Interim Bills   

   8:45   Hazard Mitigation – Review of Prior Goals

   9:00   Boyce Fischer – Maintenance Update

   9:15   Other

Oliver Kelley Farm Field Trip! Middle schoolers are heading east (VIDEO)

The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 6th and 7th grade classes of 2030 and 2031 are heading east on a middle school field trip. The destination is the Oliver Kelley Farm in rural Elk River, which is a Minnesota Historical Society site. On this field trip, students will experience the original 1860s era work that took place on this farm over 150 years ago. They will get an up close view of animals and gardens while learning a little about Kelley, who was a highly-regarded farm activist who helped found The Grange movement in America.

The Oliver Kelly Farm also includes nature trails that wind along the Mississippi River where students can explore woodlands and restored prairie.

Our bus drivers today are Howard Johnson and Dave Bertram. We departed the high school parking lot at 9:19 a.m. Wish us luck!

10:55 a.m...we arrived at Oliver Kelley Farm and entered the welcoming center, which had air conditioning! The bus ride got hot! The sun is shining strong.

Here's students providing grooming care to draft horses:


The field trip included education sessions at four separate stations. At one station, students learned how pioneers made sauerkraut. Part of the process was having the cabbage sit out in the open for a 6 month period while it cured!

Before 1 p.m. and after the students ate their lunches, the buses were loaded, and Howard and Dave began the drive back to Belgrade. The trip was a great success. We arrived back to the high school at 2:30 p.m. safe and sound.

City council agenda postings got off track!

They got off track in a big way in the last 2 weeks of September. I am not sure if I'll get that caught up, or if I will just dive straight into the October council meeting agendas in future blog posts.

Belgrade city council agenda for September 15

The Belgrade city council meets in regular session at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 15 at the city hall meeting room. It is open to the public. The meeting agenda summary is posted below.


1. Consent agenda: this includes accounts payable matters for the city of Belgrade, Myrtle Mabee Library plus a lawful charitable gambling application for the B-B-E Wrestling Club for a raffle at The Spot on January 26, 2026.
2. Public forum.
3. Belgrade Fire Department: SEH agreement for professional services for the fire hall project; Fire Prevention Week Open House on Saturday, October 4 at the fire hall from 10 a.m. to noon; leave of absence for a fire department member.
4. Belgrade Public Works: quotes for generators, public works employee review, mower replacement with quotes pending.
5. Belgrade Library: furnace update.
6. Zoning: Belgrade Co-op application to rezone 536 Main Street, 201 Borgerding and 206 Oswald from residential to Light Industry/Warehouse; request from Belgrade Co-op to combine parcels at 520 Morrison Street to one parcel and all parcels at the 1040 U.S. Hwy. 71 address to one; land use application for Belgrade Co-op to install a 5th 30,000-gallon propane tank at the 1040 U.S. Hwy. 71 property.
7. Playground equipment: quotes for playground equipment.
8. Belgrade Economic Development Authority.
9. Discussion and other business: Resolution 2025-11, setting the proposed levy for taxes collectible in 2026; and Resolution 2025-12, stating calendar year 2025 council members designation.
10. Next meetings: regular city council meeting on Monday, October 20 at 6 p.m.; and special city council meeting on Monday, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Belgrade Fire Hall with local townships.