City Council, September 28, 2026
Votes on City comment on rezoning of 84-acre parcel south of 120th Street from General Ag to Ag Res with rural PUD overlay [case: Just south of 120th Street (Orchard Road), northwest Monticello Orderly Annexation Area], unanimous
What happened
The Monticello City Council took no final zoning action but provided comments to the Monticello Orderly Annexation Joint Powers Board on two rezoning requests.
- Jurisdiction
- Monticello, MN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCity comment
DeniedCity comment
Denied 4-0City comment
DeniedFree sample: decision 1 of 6
Prepayment/redemption of GO bonds series 2015B and 2016A
Council adopted resolution 2026-90 to call (prepay) the outstanding maturities of the city's general obligation bonds series 2015B and 2016A, both maturing 2030 with a 3% interest rate, using existing debt service fund balances and transfers from the liquor store and DMV. Redemption on December 15. Estimated interest/fee savings of about $80,000.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Monticello City Council took no final zoning action but provided comments to the Monticello Orderly Annexation Joint Powers Board on two rezoning requests.
Key Decisions (6)
Prepayment/redemption of GO bonds series 2015B and 2016A
EDA special benefit levy and preliminary 2027 EDA general fund budget
2027 preliminary city tax levy
City comment on rezoning of 84-acre parcel south of 120th Street from General Ag to Ag Res with rural PUD overlay [case: Just south of 120th Street (Orchard Road), northwest Monticello Orderly Annexation Area]
City comment on rezoning of 84-acre parcel south of 120th Street from General Ag to Ag Res with rural PUD overlay [case: South of the Meadows Manufactured Home Park, Monticello Orderly Annexation Area]
City comment on rezoning of 21.75-acre Quarry Community Church parcel from General Ag to General Business (B2)
Development Activity (4)
Monticello Tech Data Center
Other
84-acre rural residential subdivision south of 120th Street
Residential
Quarry Community Church commercial daycare facility
Other
Fairfield and Boulder Taphouse development
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
City debt payments roughly double to about $4.71 million next…
Commercial Demand
Commercial and industrial market values increased 13.03% year-over-year in Monticello,…
Infrastructure
Xcel Energy has not completed its power-capacity study (due end…
Who Spoke (11)
On the record: the mayor, 4 councilmembers, 2 staff members, and 2 members of the public.
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