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Richfield City Council Agenda
January 27, 2026 -- 7:00 PM
Richfield Municipal Center
Council Chambers
6700 Portland Avenue South
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of the Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes
a. Meeting Minutes from (1) City Council Work Session from January 13, 2026 (2) Regular
City Council Meeting from January 13, 2026, and (3) Special City Council Meeting from
January 15, 2026.
5. Open Forum
Participants can share their comments in person, by voicemail, or email, and may also request to
participate virtually. For more information on submitting comments, refer to the Council Agenda and
Minutes page on richfieldmn.gov/citycouncil
6. Proclamations and Presentations
a. Proclamation to recognize January 26–30 as Winter Salt Week 2026.
b. Richfield Foundation Presentation of Grants.
7. Consent Calendar
Consent Calendar contains several separate items, which are acted upon by the City Council in one
motion. Once the Consent Calendar has been approved, the individual items and recommended
actions have also been approved. No further Council action on these items is necessary. However,
any Council Member may request that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar and placed
on the regular agenda for Council discussion and action. All items listed on the Consent Calendar
are recommended for approval.
a. Approve Disbursements/Claims
b. Second reading of an ordinance rezoning four parcels at approximately 76th Street and
Morgan Avenue from R to MR-2 to facilitate construction of a new learning center for
Minnesota Independence College & Community and related conditional use permit,
variances, plat, and summary resolution.
c. Consider approval of the second reading and summary publication of an ordinance
amending Section 300 and 310 of the Code of Ordinances to establish a Human
Resources Department and create the position of Human Resources Director.
8. Consideration of Items, if Any Removed From Consent Calendar
9. Public Hearings
10. Proposed Ordinances
a. Adoption of an emergency ordinance limiting the use of city-owned property for civil
immigration enforcement staging purposes.
11. Resolutions
a. Resolution Ratifying Participation in Municipal Prosecutors’ Amicus Curiae Brief.
12. Other Business
a. Consider City Council's approval of the Mayor's appointment of a Housing and
Redevelopment Authority Commissioner.
13. City Manager’s Report
14. Council Discussion
a. Hats off to Hometown Hits
b. Council Liaison Reports
15. Adjournment
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City Clerk at 612-861-9739.

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Includes Materials - Materials relating to these agenda items can be found in the Council Chambers Agenda Packet book located by
the entrance. The complete Council Agenda Packet is available electronically on the City of Richfield website.