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Meeting record · Richfield, Minnesota

Work Session — Thursday, February 1, 2024

5 items on the record

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Items on the record

  1. Item 4Outcome pendingfinal tally arrives when the city publishes the minutes

    Branding and Website Update

    A proposal to update the city's branding and website was scheduled for discussion at this work session as part of a new annual policy proposal process. Full rebranding was estimated at $50–$100k, while a new website was expected to cost another $50–$100k with an RFP planned for early 2025 and a target launch in 2026. Staff was expected to discuss implementing easier website fixes in 2024 based on an audit while deferring larger investments to 2025.

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  2. Item 5Outcome pendingfinal tally arrives when the city publishes the minutes

    Decarbonization Programs for Residential Buildings

    A proposal to expand residential decarbonization efforts — including weatherization and building electrification — was on the agenda for discussion. The proposal explored promoting existing HRA programs such as transformation home loans to help residents finance heat pumps and weatherization projects. Staff was expected to recommend waiting to scale up these efforts until more is known about regional programs and available state and federal funding.

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  3. Item 6Outcome pendingfinal tally arrives when the city publishes the minutes

    Downtown Name and Branding

    A proposal to consistently adopt 'Downtown Richfield' as the official name for the city's downtown area — and to consider defining its geographic boundaries — was scheduled for discussion. Staff was expected to recommend using the term in new city documents, potentially delaying or installing more generic wayfinding signage at 65th and Lyndale in the interim. A small area plan for downtown, including boundary definition, was proposed for 2025–2026.

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  4. Item 7Outcome pendingfinal tally arrives when the city publishes the minutes

    Liquor Store Names Clarification

    A proposal to formally clarify and establish official names for Richfield's four city-owned liquor stores was scheduled for consideration. Staff proposed specific names tied to each store's location, such as 'Richfield Liquor Downtown' and 'Richfield Liquor Cedar Point.' Because no physical signage changes would be required, staff indicated the cost and turnaround time would be minimal.

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  5. Item 8Outcome pendingfinal tally arrives when the city publishes the minutes

    Short-Term Rental Regulation

    A proposal to prohibit short-term rentals of less than 30 days — and to continue monitoring institutional investor ownership of housing — was on the agenda for discussion. Staff was expected to recommend deferring further regulation research to 2025, noting that more data on current short-term rental activity would be available by then. If the Council prioritized this for 2024, staff indicated it would require delaying other planned zoning work including parking requirement reductions and MR-2/MR-3 zoning revisions.

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