HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-06-04 City Council Special Meeting Minutes
COTTAGE GROVE CITY COUNCILJune 4,2025
10857 Ideal Avenue South
COTTAGE GROVE, MN 55016
SPECIAL MEETING –Utility and Engineering Building-5:00 P.M.
1.CALL TO ORDER
The City Council of the City of Cottage Grove, Washington County, Minnesota, held a special meeting on June 4,2025, at the Utility and Engineering Building (10857 Ideal Avenue South
Cottage Grove, MN 55016). Mayor Bailey called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
2. Agenda ItemA. Low Zone Water Treatment Plant Tour
On June 4, 2025, a public tour was held at the Cottage Grove water treatment plant, offering community members an opportunity to learn about the facility's operations and the processes
involved in providing clean, safe drinking water to the area.
The tour started in the Utilities and Engineering Building, with a very brief schedule update of the treatment plant project. Following the schedule update, attendees of the tour walked
over to the treatment plant and started with a review of the exterior site improvements. This included an update on the permitting status of Well 13. After the site update, the tour
transitioned to the inside of the building. The tour followed the path of water through the facility, which included iron & manganese pretreatment, granular activated carbon PFAS treatment,
chemical suite, and pump room. Before leaving the facility, members of the tour saw the pipe galleries in the basement of the building.
After leaving the facility, staff discussed the plan for the vacant land north of the Utilities and Engineering Building, which is planned for the full relocation of the Public Works
and Parks Maintenance Departments. Following this, attendees reentered the Utilities and Engineering Building to end the tour. During the course of the tour, staff answered questions
from the public and City Council.
These minutes serve as a summary of the key points discussed during the meeting. Minutes prepared by Ryan Burfeind, Public Works Director and Tamara Anderson, City Clerk.