Zumbro Falls City Council Minutes - April 9, 2025
The Zumbro Falls City Council met at 6pm at City Hall with all council members present. The meeting was called to order by the mayor.
The clerk read the minutes from the March meeting which were accepted as read by a motion
from Anderson, seconded Benson, all in favor - carried.
Treasurer’s report was given and was accepted with a motion from Winters, seconded Anderson, with all
in favor - carried.
Kathy Solomonson was present at the meeting and expressed her interest in retiring as Web Content Manager along with Website Administrator Mike Flores also expressing his interest in resigning. The city
will be seeking replacements for both positions and will be evaluating the current state of the city’s web
content. The website has recently been renewed for an additional 3 years. A big thank you to Mike and
Kathy for all the work they have done over the past 16 years!
The council had a discussion on whether to continue to maintain the city garden. There was a motion by
Benson to discontinue the city garden and look to sell related equipment (tank, tiller and blade), the
motion was seconded by Anderson, all in favor - carried.
Comments from Mayor Heitmann included: The city will be requesting bids to repair potholes on Water Street. The lift station heater and lift fan have been repaired. On June 7th, the Car Club will be hosting
their annual event with June 8th as a replacement day in case of rain. Finally, new Flags for the city have
been purchased and will be in place soon.
Clerk’s comments included: Liquor Licenses have been distributed to local businesses and council
approval is pending the return of payments and liability forms for submission to the state. The city
received an asset appraisal from a contractor hired by LMCIT Lakeshore Agency related to the city’s
insurance renewal in July. The 2024 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report has been received and
is available upon request for viewing. Portable toilets and garbage bins have been placed at various park
locations for the summer. Lastly, the city’s Certificate of Deposit has been renewed for an additional 6
months at 4%.
Donations were accepted by the council which follow: $1,000 from Gayle Deobald, $350 to the memorial
fund and $50 from Jim Komisar.
Motion for the meeting to adjourn and the clerk to pay all bills, motion was made by Anderson,
seconded Winters, all in favor, carried. Next meeting scheduled for May 14th, 2025.
Submitted by Blake Hanson, City Clerk
