City Council Work Session - 13 Oct 2026

At the City of Burnsville City Council work session titled October 13, 2026 (meeting metadata lists October 14), the council received a kickoff briefing on the approximately two-year comprehensive plan update. Staff said Stantec had been selected and hired to assist, with the contract approved in August; no contract amount was stated. The work will cover land use, housing, transportation, infrastructure, and implementation, and will run alongside a community visioning effort. The council also discussed new Metropolitan Council requirements and plans to analyze housing forecasts and coordinate them with water-supply and wastewater planning. No spending vote or new capital award was recorded during the briefing.

The council expressed support for a proposed two-tier development-notification approach: 500 feet for quasi-judicial applications and 1,200 feet for legislative applications, with notices extended to avoid ending mid-block. Staff will prepare zoning and subdivision code amendments and return with them, anticipated in the first quarter of 2027; this was direction to proceed, not a recorded formal vote. In reports, a council member said the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority had preliminarily selected Keolis to provide drivers and maintenance, replacing Schmitty & Sons starting January 1, subject to background checks and other reviews; pricing and technology were cited as key factors, with no dollar amounts given. The Municipal Legislative Commission plans to issue an RFP for a lobbying team, with a recommendation targeted for December. Dakota 911 also discussed vendor responses and pending IT cost estimates.