MINUTES ANNANDALE CITY COUNCIL
September 8, 2025
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The City Council of Annandale, Minnesota, met for a regular meeting on September 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the City Council Chambers. Mayor Shelly Jonas called the meeting to order.
City Council Members Present: Matthew Wuollet, Corey Czycalla, Tina Honsey, JT Grundy, Shelly
Jonas. Also present were: Public Works Director Joe Haller, Police Chief Pete Standafer, Fire Chief Kris Townsend, City Administrator Kelly Hinnenkamp, Community Development Director, Jacob Thunander, Assistant Engineer Nick Peterson, Laura Sellheim, Andy Daniels, Jon Ferrell, Tony Velishek, Greg Roth, Superintendent Tim Prom, Rick Pullen, Northland Refrigeration, and the Annandale Advocate.
SET AGENDA
The following items were amended- Add Item B under Visitors- Annandale School District, Add Item C- Annandale Vote Yes Committee, Add Item 9C Extending Plat Filing for Shores of Lake John, Add Item 9D Approving Cannabis Registration and Remove Item H under consent for additional discussion. A motion was made by Honsey and seconded by Grundy to adopt the agenda as amended.
All motions are approved unanimously unless otherwise noted.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made by Czycalla and seconded by Honsey to adopt July 14, 2025 minutes as presented.
VISITORS
North Risk Partners – Greg Roth presented the Comprehensive and Liability Insurance Renewal.
There is a 4% decrease in the renewal premium. Roth introduced Tony Velishek who presented the options for Worker’s Comp Renewal. The City received a proposal from Bitco that would be approximately $30,000 less than the proposal received from LMCIT. A motion was made by Wuollet and seconded by Honsey to approve the Comprehensive with LMCIT, approve the Worker’s Compensation coverage with Bitco and to not waive the City’s Tort Liability Limits.
Annandale School District- School Board member Katie Jones, Superintendent Tim Prom, and Business Manager Rick Pullen presented information on the upcoming Levy.
Annandale Vote Yes Committee- Laura Sellheim, representing the Vote Yes Committee presented information regarding the upcoming levy.
PUBLIC HEARING- None
OPEN FORUM- Andy Daniels requested the City consider reaching out to the bar owners earlier regarding scheduling bands for Summer 2026.
CONSENT AGENDA
A motion was made by Grundy and seconded by Czycalla to adopt the consent agenda as presented.
A. Approve Auditing Claims
B. Approve Department Reports
C. Approve Fire Fighter
D. Approve Proposal for Brush Grinding
E. Approve proposal for Cemetery GIS
F. Approve Lawful Gambling Application
G. Approve Resolutions 25-53, 25-54, 25-55- Special Assessments
H. Approve Resolutions for Site Plan Review and Conditional Use Permit – Northland Refrigeration
REMOVED CONSENT ITEMS
Approve Resolution 25-56 Approving Site Plan and Resolution 25-57 Conditional Use Permit – Northland Refrigeration- Council reviewed the proposal. Council would be okay with some of the changes as requested to be consistent with the other properties in the business park. A motion was made by Grundy and seconded by Honsey to approve Resolutions with any changes to be approved by the EDC. ROLL CALL: Ayes: Honsey, Grundy, Wuollet, Czycalla, Jonas. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstain: None. Resolution 25-56 and 25-57 adopted on a 5-aye, 0-nay, 0-absent, 0-abstain vote.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS- None.
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution 25-58 Approving Preliminary Levy and Budget for Taxes Payable 2026,Resolution 25-59 Abating Tax Levy and Call TNT Hearing for December 8, 2025- A motion was made by Honsey and seconded by Wuollet to approve as presented. ROLL CALL: Ayes: Honsey, Grundy, Wuollet, Czycalla, Jonas. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstain: None. Resolution 25-58 and 25-59 adopted on a 5-aye, 0-nay, 0-absent, 0-abstain vote.
Update on LCB/FHLB Donation- Council scheduled a work session for October 7, 2025 at 6:30pm.
Extend Filing for Shores of Lake John Plat- A motion was made by Czycalla and seconded by Grundy to approve the request to extend filing for Shores of Lake John Plat.
Resolution 25-60 Approving Cannabis Registration for O’Buds- A motion was made by Grundy and seconded by Czycalla to approve the Cannabis Registration for O’Buds as presented.
ROLL CALL: Ayes: Honsey, Grundy, Wuollet, Czycalla, Jonas. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstain: None. Resolution 25-60 adopted on a 5-aye, 0-nay, 0-absent, 0-abstain vote.
MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORTS
• Peterson- Contractor will start Morrison this week.
• Haller- Update on local projects
• Standefer- Looking at appointing a new reserve
• Czycalla- stated he had met on the KART discussion from the prior meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn made by Grundy and seconded by Honsey. The meeting was adjourned at 7:23 p.m.
Shelly Jonas,
Mayor
ATTEST:
Kelly Hinnenkamp,
City Administrator
(published in the annandale advocate wednesday, october 15, 2025.)
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No. 86-PR-25-4415
Estate of Selma Louise
Swanson, Decedent
NOTICE OF HEARING
ON PETITION FOR FORMAL
ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF Heirship, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is given that on November 25, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held remotely via Zoom in this Court at 3700 Braddock Avenue, Buffalo, Minnesota, for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship of the Decedent, and for the appointment of John Swanson as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Please contact Wright County Court Administration at 763-760-6300 for instructions for appearing remotely.
Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.
Dated:
10/02/2025
BY THE COURT
Elizabeth Reller
District Court Deputy
Attorney for Petitioner
Sheldon R. Brown
Young & Brown, LLC
63 OakAve S., PO Box 859
Annandale, MN, 55302
Attorney License No: 12154
Telephone: (320) 274-8221
FAX: (320) 274-3476
Email: brown@annandalelaw.com
(published in the annandale advocate wednesday, october 8 and 15, 2025.)
ORDINANCE NO. 426
AMENDING ZONING MAP FROM AG, AGRICULTURAL TO R-1, ONE FAMILY FOR 7832 NEVENS AVENUE NW
The City Council of the City of Annandale, Minnesota does hereby ordain:
Section 1. The City of Annandale received a request to change the zoning classification of the following legally described property:
The South Half of the Southwest Quarter (S 1/2 of SW 1/4) South of Railway of Section
Twenty-four (24), Township One Hundred Twenty-one (121), Range Twenty-eight (28).
EXCEPT:
That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 21, Range 28, lying south of Soo Line Railway right of way and west of the centerline of the public highway as described in Document No.392516.
AND
Government Lot One (1) of Section Twenty-five (25), Township One Hundred Twenty-one (121), Range Twenty-eight (28), lying East of the centerline of the existing Township Road, except the following described tract: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Lot One (1), thence West 2 rods on the South line of Lot One (1), thence
Northeasterly across Lot One (1) to a point on the East line of said Lot One (1), that is 2 rods North of the Southeast corner of said Lot One (1), thence South along the East line 2 rods to point of beginning.
AND
The South 484.49 feet of Government Lot One (1) of Section Twenty-five (25), Township One Hundred Twenty-one (121), Range Twenty-eight (28), Wright County, Minnesota, lying westerly of the centerline of a Town Road.
Section 2. The City of Annandale hereby amends the zoning map for the above described property from AG, Agricultural to R-1, One Family Residential.
Section 3. The City of Annandale Zoning Administrator is hereby directed to make the appropriate changes to the official zoning map of the City of Annandale to reflect the change in zoning classifications as set forth above.
Section 4. A copy of this Ordinance and the updated map shall be kept on file at the Annandale City Hall.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, publication, and recording of the final plat associated with the preliminary plat of the Shores of Lake John.
Adopted by the Annandale City Council this 14th day of April 2025.
Shelly Jonas, Mayor
Attest:
Kelly Hinnenkamp, City Administrator-Clerk
(published in the annandale advocate wednesday, october 15, 2025.)
CITY OF ANNANDALE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
ACCURACY TEST
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Accuracy Test of the DS200 ballot tabulator and the OmniBallot assistive voting device, which will be used for the Special General Election on November 4, 2025, will be conducted at the Annandale City Hall, 30 Cedar Street E, Annandale, MN 55302 on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
The Public Accuracy Test is open to the public.
Kelly Hinnenkamp
City Administrator/Clerk
Posted: September 30, 2025
(published in the annandale advocate wednesday, october 15, 2025.)
Clearwater Township
County of Wright
15015 State Highway 24 NW
Clearwater, MN 55320
There will be a public accuracy test of the Clearwater Township Omniballot and voting equipment on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at the Clearwater Town Hall, 15015 State Highway 24 NW, Clearwater, MN.
Jean Just, Clerk
(published in the annandale advocate wednesday, october 15, 2025.)
SOUTHSIDE TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
ACCURACY TEST
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public accuracy test of vote counting equipment to be used in the November 4, 2025 Special Election will be held on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM at
Southside Township Hall, 8209 County Rd 3 NW, Annandale, MN. If you would like to witness this demonstration, you are welcome to do so at the above mentioned location.
Robin Reichel
Clerk/Treasurer
Southside Township
(published in the annandale advocate wednesday, october 15 and 22, 2025.)
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 876
(ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Notice of Special Election 2025 for publication
(published in the annandale advocate wednesday, october 15 and 22, 2025)
SOUTHSIDE TOWNSHIP
MEETING NOTICE
The Southside Township Board of Supervisors will meet for the November Board meeting on Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at Southside Town Hall, 8209 County Road 3 NW, Annandale, MN. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Thank you!
Robin Reichel
Clerk/Treasurer
Southside Township
(published in the annandale advocate wednesday, october 15 and 22, 2025.)