CITY OF NERSTRAND, MINNESOTA
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 9th, 2026
7:00p.m.
221 Main Street, Nerstrand
1. Call to Order/Pledge Allegiance
2. Roll Call: Pam Caron, Betty Voge, Todd Evavold and Karla Ingersoll
3. Public Hearing: Tobacco Ordinance, Alcohol Ordinance and Chapter II
Motion by Karla to being in the public hearing seconded by Betty and all approved.
No questions, comments or concerns were brought forth by residents.
Motion by Todd to close the public hearing seconded by Karla and all approved.
4. Public Forum:
No questions, comments or concerns were brought forth by residents.
5. Consent Agenda
(All items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and have been made available to the City Council in advance of the meeting. The items will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a council member or citizen requests, in which event the item will be removed from this agenda and considered in normal sequence.)
A. Regular Meeting Minutes of MAY 12th, 2026
B. Committee Updates
C. Payment of Claims
Motion made by Betty and seconded by Pam and approved by all.
6. Staff Reports
CLERKS:
1. 2 letters for non-payment were sent.
2. Thank you cards for donations to business for the banners
3. Clerk would like to suggest a meeting in the park with residents instead of work session in hopes of draw-ing residents in for council positions and/or committee members.
4. An Official Facebook page- We are currently set up as a person.
5. I am working on making the budget document easier to read with account numbers.
PW Director:
Steve conducted a land nav to determine the placement of the Lilac bushes that some thought may be obstructive to cars turning on to 246 into town. It was determined that the lilac bushes are safe. Our lawn mower had questions in regards to an area of town they were able to mow. In previous years they were unable due to water. Council determined it was appropriate to perhaps have it mowed once a month. The brush pile and compost site need to be pushed up again. An upcoming vacation with temporary oversight will out of town.
Fire Chief:
Completed hose testing. 3 hose were found to have issues. The Dennison truck debacle. The truck/SUV can not be stored in the garage. Trying to figure out a location for it. Dennison is up to 9 people in the area providing service.
Council Member- Betty shared that she recently encountered an aggressive animal with her dog. And her dog was attacked. Would like the city to look into more details in dog registration, vaccination and tags for animals within our city.
7. Ordinances
8. Resolutions
A. Resolution Adopting the Amendments to Alcohol Ordinance
Motion made by Pam and seconded by Betty. Ordinance amendment was approved by roll call. All voted to approve.
Motion made by Karla and seconded by Betty for the Summary to be used for the ordinance amendment to be published in the paper. All approved.
Motion made by Betty and seconded by Karla approved that statement summary used for the publication. All approved.
B. Resolution Adopting Tobacco Ordinance
Motion made by Betty and seconded by Pam. Ordinance adoption was approved by roll call. All voted to approve.
Motion made by Karla and seconded by Betty for the Summary to be used for the ordinance amendment to be published in the paper. All approved.
Motion made by Karla and seconded by Pam approved that statement summary used for the publication. All approved.
C. Resolution Adopting Tobacco Ordinance Admin Forms
Motion made by Kalra and seconded by Pam. All voted to approve.
D. Resolution Adopting the Amendments to City Ordinance Chapter II
Motion made by Karla and seconded by Pam. Ordinance amendment was approved by roll call. All voted to approve.
Motion made by Karla and seconded by Todd for the Summary to be used for the ordinance amendment to be published in the paper. All approved.
Motion made by Todd and seconded by Karla approved that statement summary used for the publication. All approved.
E. Resolution Accepting Frances for Hearing Officer
Motion made by Betty and seconded by Karla. All voted to approve.
9. New Business
A. Interest in Filling Council Position
We received two letters of interest. Monica Gernandnt and Gretchen Gilmore. Council discussed their decision. A motion by Karla was made for Gretchen Gilmore it was seconded by Todd and 3 votes Aye and 1 vote Nay.
B. Fire department liquor application
A motion to approve the liquor application was made as long as it was one day and stopped at midnight. There was concerns about insurance and cost if it was considered a two day event and they served until 1:30 am. Council was not comfortable with this. In the application, they had requested until 1:30 am. Joe was informed of the change.
Motion was made by Karla and seconded by Gretchen and all voted to approve.
A Special meeting will need to be held to approve the food truck application as we did not receive one prior to the June meeting.
10. Unfinished Business
A. Dormant accounts usage
B. City Hall Paint Colors
C. Tuck pointing bids-Request to move this item to the Special Meeting Agenda.
11. Adjourn
Motion made by Pam and all approved.
Next City Council Meeting is scheduled for Jul 14, at Nerstrand City Hall.
