City Council action minutes — April 15, 2026: consent approvals, ordinances, grants, and multiple property assessment actions
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Council adopted the Consent Agenda and multiple resolutions including assessments, grant applications and acceptances, ordinances (including Fire Chief minimum qualifications), and numerous ratifications/deletions of special tax assessments and nuisance/condemnation actions; the AFSCME Legal labor agreement was laid over one week.
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- Consent Agenda adopted (with amendments) approving multiple routine actions including city costs for securing/emergency boarding (Jan–Feb 2026) and demolition/abatement assessments and setting legislative/public hearing dates for related assessments.
- RES 26-454: Authorized application to DEED for contamination cleanup grant funding for the Balsam II project at 500 Broadway Street (adopted).
- Laid over RES 26-464 (Collective Bargaining Agreement between City and AFSCME Local 3757 - Legal) for adoption on April 22, 2026.
- Authorized City departments to apply for and accept multiple grants and donations, including FEMA UASI funding (RES PH 26-76), Police Foundation donations (RES PH 26-75), HUD Consolidated Plan submissions (RES 26-586), and other public safety and workforce grants.
- Adopted Ord 26-17 establishing minimum qualifications for the Fire Chief vacancy (final adoption).
- Adopted Ord 26-20 deleting Chapter 54 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Rental Application Fees (final adoption).
- Reopened/continued public hearing on Ord 26-19 (adding Chapter 44A related to civil immigration laws) to April 22, 2026.
- Approved acceptance of Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund housing grants for 680-694 Minnehaha Ave E and CommonBond Communities at 58 E Wood Street (RES PH 26-88, RES PH 26-89).
- Provided for issuance and accepted proposal for sale of a General Obligation Judgment Bond, Series 2026A (RES PH 26-91) and levied tax for payment of the bond (adopted).
- Took numerous actions on appealed special tax assessments, nuisance abatements, vacant building/condemnation appeals, and related rehabilitation/razing orders — including ratifications, deletions, reductions, and continuance of the public hearing on ordering rehab/razing at 299 Sherburne Avenue (public hearing continued to May 13, 2026).
- Designated Hnuchee Vang and Nickolaus Stumo-Langer as Assistant Mayors authorized to execute specified contracts (AO 26-23).
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