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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025.08.11 CCM REGULAR8/11/25 -1- MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION AUGUST 11, 2025 CITY HALL – COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1. INFORMAL OPEN FORUM WITH CITY COUNCIL The Brooklyn Center City Council met in Informal Open Forum called to order by Mayor April Graves at 7:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Mayor April Graves and Councilmembers Dan Jerzak, Teneshia Kragness, and Laurie Ann Moore. Also present were City Manager Reggie Edwards, City Clerk Shannon Pettit, and City Attorney Siobhan Tolar. Councilmember Kris Lawrence-Anderson was absent and excused. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 4. INFORMAL OPEN FORUM Mayor April Graves opened the meeting for the purpose of Informal Open Forum and reviewed the Rules of Decorum. Julie B. stated she wanted to give the Council a brief history about herself. She stated she is a block captain and has been one for almost 10 years. She ended up in that position after a 10-year- old girl in her neighborhood died from a rare strep infection the year that her neighborhood started the Night To Unite national night out celebration. She stated that this year her neighborhood postponed their night out celebration because the family who lost their child would be out of town during the scheduled celebration. Julie B. had contacted Police Chief Garrett Flesland to ask if their neighborhood party could be shifted to accommodate the family’s schedule. Chief Flesland accommodated her request, and she wanted to thank him for doing that and invite the Council to attend the event if they had not already received her invitation. Julie B. continued that her neighborhood finally adopted Happy Hollow Park in honor of the girl who passed away, with a sign that reads Persephone's Pals. She wanted to share the sign's meaning with the Council in case anyone asked who Persephone was. Julie B. highlighted the importance of crisis response and has been working with multiple neighboring counties in the area, and is thankful that Brooklyn Center has been able to initiate the 8/11/25 -2- same service. She noted that the Police Department does not have the time to spend on crisis response, and that time is crucial to families. Her hope is that even though the outcomes of crisis response are hard to measure, it is getting the recognition it deserves. Julie B. thanked the Council for its time. Councilmember Kragness asked for the time and date of Julie B.'s neighborhood event. Julie B. responded that it was August 12 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Mayor Graves moved and Councilmember Jerzak second to close the Informal Open Forum at 7:04 pm. Motion passed unanimously. 5. INVOCATION Councilmember Jerzak quoted Dr. Lawrence Balter, a professor from New York University, “To make life more bearable and pleasant for everybody, choose the issues that are significant enough to fight over and ignore or use distraction for those you can let slide that day. Picking your battles will eliminate a number of conflicts and yet will still leave you feeling in control.” 6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Councilmember Moore moved and Councilmember Jerzak seconded to approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda, as amended, with amendments to the minutes as stated during the Study Session and the following consent items were approved: 6a. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. July 28, 2025 – Study Session 2. July 28, 2025 – Regular Session 6b. LICENSES MECHANICAL Damyans Heating and Cooling LLC 2240 Chippewa Road, Medina 55340 Innovative Mechanical LLC 5664 172nd Lane NW, Anoka 55303 Mike’s Custom Mechanical, Inc. PO Box 171, Champlin 55316 O’Boys Heating & Air 1550 91st Avenue NE, Blaine 55449 8/11/25 -3- Riccar Heating & A/C 2387 Station Parkway NW, Andover 55304 RENTAL INITIAL (TYPE I – three-year license) 6101 Colfax Avenue N Kaitlyn Padlock RENEWAL (TYPE IV – six-month license) 1619 73rd Avenue N SFR ACQUISITIONS 2 LLC 3712 53rd Place N SFR BORROWER 2022-A LLC 5712 Logan Avenue N Penrod Llc RENEWAL (TYPE III – one-year license) 7200 Camden Avenue N Namaka Evergreen, LLC 5542 Irving Avenue N Rifive Investments LLC RENEWAL (TYPE II – two-year license) 5400 Russell Avenue N Tai Pham 3715 58th Avenue N Saldi Home Improvement 7212 Emerson Avenue N SFR ACQUISITIONS 3 LLC 7217 Unity Avenue N Ghulam Abbas Pyarali RENEWAL (TYPE I – three-year license) 6712 Beard Avenue N Mlmjr Properties & Invst Llc 3301 Mumford Road Christina Duong & Danny Vo 6c. REQUEST FOR COUNCIL SUPPORT RESOLUTION 2025-069 FOR APPLICATION TO MINNESOTA DNR CONSERVATION PARTNERS LEGACY GRANT PROGRAM FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT AT PALMER LAKE PARKS 6d. ORDINANCE 2025-08 VACATING EASEMENTS WITHIN LOT 1, BLOCK 1 OF THE PLAT OF 7100 CORPORATE PLAZA 2ND ADDITION IN THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA (1ST READING) 8/11/25 -4- 6e. RESOLUTION 2025-070 ACCEPTING WORK PERFORMED AND AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT, PROJECT NO. 2024-06, 2024 POND 48-001 MAINTENANCE 6f. RESOLUTION 2025-071 CANCELING CERTIFIED DELINQUENT UTILITY ASSESSMENT FOR 6900 UNITY AVENUE NORTH 6g. ORDINANCE 2025-07 - SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 25, 2025, REGARDING THE ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 23-2750 IN THE BROOKLYN CENTER CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REGULATE TEMPORARY CANNABIS EVENTS 7. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS/DONATIONS 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS 10. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEMS 10a. CENTERBROOK GOLF COURSE 2025 MID-YEAR UPDATE AND BUDGET REVISION Dr. Edwards explained that this item is a presentation on the financing of the Golf Course and how to move to a point of profitability. He introduced Parks and Recreation Director Cordell Wiseman, Deputy Director Carissa Goebel, and Finance Director Angela Holm to present this item. Mr. Wiseman stated that the presentation tonight would cover the financial status of Centerbrook Golf Course, the plan for profitability, and the Council's consideration of a budget amendment. Mr. Wiseman turned it over to Ms. Holm to continue the discussion on the budget. Ms. Holm explained that she would be discussing the financial structure of Centerbrook Golf Course and seeking a consideration of a budget revision that would allow her Department to review and plan work that will be addressed by Mr. Wiseman during the second part of the presentation. Ms. Holm continued that Centerbrook Golf Course has operated as a Special Revenue fund since 2018; before that, it was an Enterprise fund. Special Revenue funds are used to report the proceeds from restricted revenue sources, which is the sole purpose of a Special Revenue fund. In this case, the revenue sources are user funds and transfers from the General Fund. This is reported on the annual financial reports as a non-major fund and has been noted in recent years as having a negative fund balance. Transfers from the General Fund have also increased in recent years. The financial objective for today is to return Centerbrook to a fully functioning Enterprise fund. The budget revision is to address the following items: a reduction of simulator revenue, approximately $80,000, was put into the 2025 budget with the understanding that the simulators would be purchased in 2024. The purchase of simulators did not happen, and they have still not been 8/11/25 -5- purchased to date. She asked that the budget revision take out the revenue for the simulators as a result. She stated that her Department is asking for a budget revision to cover a feasibility study expense of $60,000, although the study may incur a cost loss, which is the current estimate. Ms. Holm continued that her Department is also asking to defer the new FTE that was approved for 2025 until 2026. She noted that it is near the end of the golf season and that position has not been filled, so it is a reasonable assumption that it could be deferred until 2026. Deferring that position would save $116,000. She also noted some minor line item corrections for items that were either under- or over-budgeted, which she reviewed and found approximately $8,886 in increased expenses. Ms. Holm noted that the budget revision impact in 2024, as learned during the audit, was a net income at the golf course of $22,0000. The 2025 approved budget showed a net loss of $32,900, and the proposed 2025 revision that she is seeking today would increase that net loss to $65,714. Ms. Holm stated that with that information, she would turn the presentation back to Mr. Wiseman to discuss the topics that would be pursued in the feasibility study. Mr. Wiseman discussed the pathways to profitability with potential partnerships and future opportunities, including tweaking operations at the golf course and offering third-party-maintained simulators so the City does not have the expense of purchasing its own, but can generate revenue. A First Tee Partnership to establish a national First Tee training center and state headquarters at Centerbrook Golf Course. First Tee has come out and looked over the Centerbrook Golf Course facilities and is very interested in establishing a partnership, so those conversations will continue. If First Tee signs on to a partnership, Centerbrook Golf Course would be able to renovate the food and storage area in order to sell concessions, and Centerbrook Golf Course would work with JDL Group Catering and a vendor partnership to manage the food and beverages for additional revenue. Mr. Wiseman also discussed operating a driving range that would be City-operated or First Tee partnership-operated, which was discussed during the feasibility study. Year-round operations for winter weddings and events are being discussed as another source of revenue with little impact on City finances. First-Tee would generate funds through fundraising on Centerbrook Golf Course's behalf to help fund and add on to the current facilities, if possible. Dr. Edwards asked Mr. Wiseman to give a short explanation of First Tee. Mr. Wiseman said that First Tee is a PGA program that offers training and lessons to youth, and they had their own 3M PGA tournament a month ago, where the National Sports Center was. A First Tee partnership would be a highlight for Brooklyn Center, with pro golfers coming to the facility to golf. He said he is very hopeful after having conversations with First Tee and will keep the Council updated. Mayor Graves thanked Mr. Wiseman for that additional information and met with one of the coaches who was participating in the championship a few weeks back. She stated she liked the idea of leveraging state partnerships. Mr. Wiseman explained that even with a First Tee partnership, the City would still be running Centerbrook Golf Course, but would allow First Tee to have a training center and headquarters there. He noted that First Tee is speaking to one other community about using that facility as well, but approached Brooklyn Center about using Centerbrook Golf Course because they were impressed with the course. Mr. Wiseman said he could bring in examples for the Council to look at of other places that First Tee has had partnerships 8/11/25 -6- with to see what First Tee has built and invested in. He noted that bringing in the First Tee would bring in a lot of positive exposure for Brooklyn Center. Mr. Wiseman discussed the feasibility analysis and that it is a comprehensive analysis that evaluates practicality, potential success of a project, and business idea, examining various factors such as technical, financial, market, operational, and helps determine if the project is worth pursuing. All information about the project would be front and center for the Council to make a decision. The feasibility analysis costs approximately $60,000 and takes three to five months to process once the contract is signed. There is potential to make changes in 2026, and they will be completed in time for the 2027 budget process. Mr. Wiseman noted that the Council had requested a feasibility analysis be done for the golf course and the Heritage Center, and that is what the Council would see in the budget requests. He requested Council’s action to approve the 2025 revised budget and asked if the Council had any questions. Mayor Graves thanked Ms. Holm and Mr. Wiseman for their presentation, and asked about the feasibility study cost and if that was just for the golf course. Mr. Wiseman said the $60,000 study was only for the golf course. Mayor Graves asked if the feasibility study for the Heritage Center and golf course could be done under the same contract to get a better deal. Mr. Wiseman said the two feasibility studies would have to be separate to focus on each business individually. Councilmember Moore noted that Ms. Holm said the golf course has had a negative fund balance in recent years, and only had any profitability once it was turned into a Special Revenue fund. She asked Ms. Holm if the golf course has had any profitability in the last 10 years, apart from the $22,000 in revenue shown to the Council in tonight's presentation. Ms. Holm said the golf course has only been a Special Revenue fund since 2018, so she could not give a 10-year history, but since 2018, it has had low profitability each year. Councilmember Moore asked about the increased transfers from the General Fund since 2018 and what those amounts were. Ms. Holm said that initially, the transfer was needed to break even, and then it was set at a flat amount of $80,000 in transfers for a few years. She noted that the audit team advised her that the transfers needed to increase because the negative fund balance continued to grow. Ms. Holm continued that in the last few years, her Department has budgeted $155,000 to be transferred from the General Fund to the golf course. Councilmember Moore asked when the golf course would return to an Enterprise Fund. Ms. Holm said that the results of the feasibility study would speak to when that could happen. She noted that if there are profitable opportunities, it could happen quickly, but if it is a slow and steady pace on profitability, it would depend on when the golf course is no longer reliant on transfers from the General Fund. Councilmember Moore asked if the deferred full-time position at $116,000 included salary and benefits or just salary. Ms. Holm said the $116,000 would include both salary and benefits. Councilmember Moore asked about the additional increased expenses in the revised budget and what those accounted for. Ms. Holm said that there were some corrections to the budget on items such as credit card fees that were budgeted lower than they would be in reality. Ms. Holm 8/11/25 -7- explained that her Department would not do a budget revision for those increased expenses alone, but because she is in front of the Council already asking for the other items that would require a budget revision, she wanted to bring those additional expenses to the Council’s attention. Councilmember Moore asked if the proposed revision would include the fact that the golf course is at an even greater deficit of $-65,000. Ms. Holm stated that it is correct, with the additional expenses and adjustments, the golf course is at a net loss. Councilmember Moore said she got a good idea from Mr. Wiseman of all the plans to increase revenue, but she is not in favor of spending $60,000 on a feasibility analysis, and this discussion reminds her of the Heritage Center discussion on ideas of trying to get increased revenue there as well. She asked if the Council does not support the budget revision for the golf course. Ms. Holm stated that if there is no support from the Council on the budget revision, there would be a few options. Centerbrook Golf Course would go over budget without approval, and still do the feasibility study as requested by another Councilmember. She noted that if the Council approves the budget revision, the golf course will move forward with authorization. Councilmember Moore asked if the feasibility study was approved by the Council prior to this presentation. Ms. Holm shook her head no. Councilmember Moore said she does not understand Ms. Holm’s comment that the feasibility study would happen without the Council’s approval of the budget revision and asked if Dr. Edwards or someone else could clarify that. Dr. Edwards explained that the feasibility study was a request from the Council at large, and the entire Council wanted a feasibility study done on the Heritage Center and the golf course to determine profitability or if it should stay in business at all. The feasibility study is a way to do research and get answers on projects for all the Enterprise and Special Revenue funds. Councilmember Jerzak thanked Dr. Edwards for that clarification and noted these conversations are never easy but are necessary. He noted that, according to the Met Council, over 30 golf courses have been fully or partially closed or redeveloped. In the last few years, Centerbrook Golf Course has had to rely on contributions from the General Fund to stay afloat, and in 2018, it was put into the Special Revenue fund. He recognized that golf courses have become more expensive to maintain. He noted that TopGolf is in the backyard of Centerbrook Golf Course, and there is competition there, even though TopGolf claims there is not. He continued that he did not find any money in the Capital Improvement fund to improve things like the bridges at the golf course that players can no longer drive across. He said that in the last budget meeting, it was mentioned that some of the equipment at the golf course is beginning to wear and would have to be replaced. Councilmember Jerzak said he is the one who had suggested the feasibility study, but after looking at the golf course's total budget, he does not need a $60,000 feasibility study to see the obvious trend that has occurred there. Councilmember Jerzak continued that if he was going to criticize, he wanted to offer some possible solutions too. One of the possible solutions could be to sell the property to a private owner. He noted that in his research of other golf courses that had closed, most of them had additional land 8/11/25 -8- that could be rezoned and turned into residential housing. He said that is not the case for Centerbrook Golf Course because it is in a flood plain, and is not a desirable piece of property to develop for residential housing. He recognized that someone could build there and would face challenges with the water table being so high, but it would be very expensive and cost-prohibitive to ensure the property. Councilmember Jerzak asked if there had been requests for a proposal for private management of the golf course. He also asked if anyone had explored the possibility of approaching the Three Rivers Park District for a regional park in a destination that could potentially serve more people, with the golf course being in a flood plain. Councilmember Jerzak said he would not be supporting the budget revision, and it was nothing personal, but it is financially irresponsible. He asked about the Council manual on page 243, under section two, general policies under Enterprise funds, it still lists Centerbrook Golf Course, and states that in some cases the funds are expected to generate enough revenue to support Capital Projects and other funds, which would be in violation of the City's own policy. He noted that if that is not the case, then the Council's manual needs to be updated. He noted that with those comments, he would yield to the other Councilmembers and reiterated that he would not be voting for a budget revision. Dr. Edwards said the Council’s manual needs to be updated because the Council did approve the Centerbrook Golf Course as a Special Revenue fund. Councilmember Kragness asked about the simulators because the last time she had recalled the plan was to purchase the new simulators for $80,000 with the purpose that they were going to generate revenue, but they were never purchased in 2024. She asked if the simulators were not purchased because there was not enough council support. Mr. Wiseman explained that the plan was to purchase simulators for around $50,000, and the revenue generated was expected to be around $80,000. Ultimately, the simulators were not purchased due to feedback from the Council. Councilmember Kragness said it looked like that expense was taken out of the budget, as well as the revenue that it was expected to generate. Mr. Wiseman confirmed that she was correct on that. Ms. Holm corrected that and said there was no expense for the simulators in 2025, but had thought about incurring the expense for the simulators in 2024 and were in the budget process at the time, so included the potential revenue from the simulators in the 2025 budget. In the revision her Department is asking for today, revenue will be removed from the golf course budget. Ms. Holm explained that part of the budget revision is not only to increase expenses to ask for new items, but also to adjust the numbers so that when the audit team comes in, the budget does not show a large variance that her Department then has to speak to. She continued that since the golf course would not anticipate the revenue from the simulators, it needs to be removed from the budget by a Council action rather than dealt with during the year-end process. Councilmember Kragness asked Ms. Holm if she could go back to the slide in the presentation regarding the revised budget and asked if the revised budget had not been approved by the Council, and if the actual loss for the golf course was less. Ms. Holm went back to slide five in the presentation. Councilmember Kragness confirmed that with the 2025 approved budget, the loss is 8/11/25 -9- $-32,905.00, and with the revised budget, the loss is $-65,714.00. Ms. Holm explained that the loss of $80,000 in revenue is not reflected in that $-32,000 loss, so that loss would potentially be higher from lost revenue. She explained that right now they are looking at a budget, and that includes a revenue amount that she knows will not be realized. Mayor Graves asked if the top line on the slide that has the 2025 approved budget total revenue at $561,500 and the 2025 proposed revised budget total revenue at $481,500 reflects that loss of $80,000. Ms. Holm confirmed that Mayor Graves is correct. Councilmember Kragness asked about the feasibility study and did not support spending $60,000, especially when City Staff has done feasibility study reports themselves and come up with plans to turn funds from red to black. She stated that the suggestion to have City Staff do the feasibility study has continued to be ignored. She asked how it would be any different to pay an outside party $60,000 to come up with a plan when City Staff can essentially do the work to figure out how to become profitable, and she has seen City Staff’s plans that work, but it is ignored anyway. Councilmember Kragness asked what the difference is in having City Staff do the work versus hiring an outside party to do the same work and paying an additional $60,000. Mayor Graves said the Council had previously asked and wanted to do a feasibility study. Ms. Holm stated she believes that an outside vendor would have a better understanding of the market for a golf course, which is more specific knowledge than what City Staff would have. She continued that an outside vendor would be able to apply their knowledge in finding profitability in this type of environment, including food and concessions, buildings, training, and extra services. Ms. Holm continued that resources and staffing would also be the bigger issue. City Staff is already very busy, and finding an individual who could do a feasibility study in an efficient manner would be difficult, which is another reason why the City would want to pay an outside party to do the study. Councilmember Kragness stated that, with that information, she wanted to give recognition to the Liquor Store manager who came up with a plan to generate revenue for that store, and the audit reflected that the plan worked. She said she wanted to ensure that the Council is recognizing employees who come up with plans that work. Mayor Graves said it sounds like there is a consensus not to spend the $60,000 on a feasibility analysis. She noted that she would have been in favor of getting the simulators to try and get some of that revenue, but she only has one vote on the Council. She continued that she suspected a feasibility study would most likely tell the Council to get simulators, install a driving range, have year-round operations, and host weddings and other events, meaning the ideas that City Staff has already come up with would probably also be reflected in the feasibility study. She noted that if there is already no desire to spend $80,000 on simulators, then there most likely would not be a desire on the Council to spend $60,000 on a feasibility study either. She asked from a financial perspective if there could be an adjustment on the revenue side and not on the additional cost for the feasibility study. Ms. Holm explained that it would make a great deal of sense, and putting it 8/11/25 -10- on the record would save the budget from having a large budget variance in the financial statements at the end of 2025. Mayor Graves asked Ms. Holm's opinion on expenses and if those would be more in line with the actual expenses of 2024. Ms. Holm said she does not have any projections on that right now, but the deferred full-time position, as mentioned before, would be a significant reduction in expenses for 2025 and would be a valuable revision to make. Mayor Graves suggested that the revisions to the revenue and expenses be made to the budget and that the budget revision should not be specific to the $60,000 feasibility study, since there is no Council consensus to do so. Councilmember Kragness agreed with Mayor Graves but asked for clarity on whether the projected revenue was on the information presented to the Council, but not the projected expenses. Ms. Holm stated that the projected revenue was included as revenue in the 2025 budget, but had anticipated the purchase of the simulators would have already happened in 2024, so would not be part of the 2025 budget at all. Councilmember Kragness asked if the 2024 budget had been revised to exclude that simulator expense. Ms. Holm explained that revision was not done because that expense was anticipated at the end of 2024, and the 2025 budget was already completed, so that adjustment was not made. Councilmember Kragness asked why there was no footnote made to the auditors to explain a source of revenue with no expense tied to it. She noted that, at the very least, there would have to be some kind of revision to the budget at some point anyway to account for a source of revenue with no expense tied to it. Ms. Holm explained that the budget variance would have to be addressed in some way. Councilmember Jerzak asked for clarity on whether the bridge repair on the golf course would come out of the golf course budget or out of the Capital Improvement fund. Ms. Holm stated the bridge repair would require some Staff discussion as to where that money would come from. She explained that the golf course does not have a Capital Improvements budget or pool of money, so funding would need to be from another source. Councilmember Jerzak asked if there have been preliminary estimates on the cost of the bridge repair, or an inventory of other Capital Improvement projects that need to be done. Ms. Heyman stated that her Department is still in the process of scoping out options and prices for the bridge repair, and would have to defer to Mr. Wiseman regarding any other Capital Improvement projects besides the bridge. Councilmember Jerzak asked again if there were any preliminary numbers on the bridge repair. Ms. Heyman said that at this point, her Department is still in discussions with a consultant to figure out the best options to spend the least amount of money and still make the facility safe for people using the golf course. Councilmember Moore stated she saw two motions, one with the $60,000 fees of the feasibility study and one without. She said she is not sure if the resolution is really there. Councilmember Moore started to ask about the deferred full-time position and what that would mean. Mayor 8/11/25 -11- Graves asked if Councilmember Moore was asking if the full-time position, if deferred at tonight's meeting, would automatically be in the budget for next year. Councilmember Moore said her question was whether the Council would approve the motion this evening and whether the Council would receive a proposal regarding the golf course that still has the full-time position of salary and benefits of $116,000 on it. Dr. Edwards responded that the position in question is an approved position, so the Council should anticipate that position back in the budget for 2026 and will be approved. He stated there are reasons that the position was requested and previously approved. Councilmember Moore said that the position would still be a topic of discussion in budget meetings. Dr. Edwards explained that it is an approved position, so it would not be brought up for discussion, as it is a position that exists. Councilmember Moore asked if positions that were budgeted for last year were filled this year because those positions were in the budget, and if Dr. Edwards is saying that because this golf course position was already approved, the Council could do nothing. Dr. Edwards explained that this position is no different than any other position, and when the Council is presented with the budget, it includes FTE's, and this position would be one of those. He continued that if the Council decided to adjust the budget or a levy, it would be up to Department Staff to determine where to make adjustments, but there is no position that the Council would single out and determine if the Council wanted one position over another. Councilmember Moore thanked Dr. Edwards for that clarification. Mayor Graves moved and Councilmember Kragness seconded to approve the 2025 Budget Revision with a reduction of the simulator revenue of $80,000 and the deferral of a new FTE until 2026, in the amount of $116,077. Councilmember Moore asked if Mayor Graves would include the feasibility study, too. Mayor Graves said she motioned for the items that she wanted to include, and she did not say anything about including the feasibility study. Mayor Graves said she is not trying to sneak anything into the budget. Councilmember Moore said she was just trying to understand what the motion was and asked Mayor Graves to repeat it. Mayor Graves moved and Councilmember Kragness seconded to approve the 2025 Budget Revision with the reduction of the simulator revenue of $80,000 and a deferral of the new FTE until 2026, in the amount of $116,077. Councilmember Jerzak and Councilmember Moore voted against the same. Motion failed. Mayor Graves said she was very confused as to why other Councilmembers voted against having the budget better reflected in the audit. Mayor Graves called for a six-minute recess. 8/11/25 -12- 11. COUNCIL REPORT Councilmember Kragness reported on her attendance at the following events and provided information on the following upcoming events: • Attended the Prevention Academy Zoom call. • Attended the Mayoral Retreat as a guest speaker, where the discussion was on preventing and responding to the violence targeting local elected leaders. • This weekend is the Community Health Fair at the Brooklyn Center High School from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Councilmember Jerzak reported on his attendance at the following events and provided information on the upcoming events: • Attended the Nite to Unite, went to several different block parties, and met with several constituents. 12. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Graves moved and Coucnilmember Kragness seconded adjournment of the City Council meeting at 8:03 pm. Motion passed unanimously.