Paul Bakken
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 14
- Total speaking time
- 1:31:42
- Avg per meeting
- 6:33
- Segments
- 1099
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Top issues during term (20)
Final assessments for six street revitalization projects
Individual assessments to be presented at the October 6 public hearings; amounts not yet finalized.
Five-Year Capital Funds and Levy Impacts
About $43 more per year in city taxes for the average $425,878 home; levy up 4.9% overall.
Five-Year Parks Capital Improvement Program
Funded through a school district intergovernmental agreement; specific cost not stated.
1360 Lone Oak Road townhome development
A sewer lift station upgrade, if needed, would likely be paid by the developer and built back into project costs.
Drones as First Responder Program
The contract cost wasn't broken out at the meeting.
Highway 55 business park redevelopment
The project would expand the city's tax base and add jobs, per the applicant.
Rental licensing ordinance amendments
Fee structure changes will appear in the 2027 fee schedule; no dollar figure stated.
2050 Comprehensive Plan Housing Growth Strategy
No direct cost tonight, but future infrastructure and service spending will follow wherever growth lands.
$1.03 million police firearms range grant
$1,031,000 in federal grant funds with minimal local cost.
Ecolab campus expansion
A $500 million+ private investment that broadens the city's commercial tax base.
Delinquent hotel lodging taxes
Unpaid 3% lodging taxes from two hotels are now collected through county property tax rolls.
FCP Services truck and trailer storage on Sun Drive
Equipment Share outdoor storage on Apollo Road
Old Sibley Memorial Highway rezone for wellness facility
2027 Sustainable Eagan Academy
Hygge House private wellness studios proposal
No site improvements are proposed, so there's little cost to the city.
Explore Wellbeing mental health and recovery facility expansion
The project brings private investment to an underused industrial-zoned property without asking for city money.
Detached trash enclosure rules
No direct cost to residents; it affects site design requirements for new developments.
Sustainability Goals for 2026-2027
Funded by utility franchise fees, with allocations shifting year to year within the fund.
Withdrawal of Blue Cross Road development proposal
The vacant office site is part of about 4% of Eagan's tax base tied up in struggling office campuses; redevelopment affects everyone's property tax burden.
Decisions during term (194)
Recorded while Bakken was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Adopt agenda
Approve September 2026 minutes
Hygge House planned development amendment
Explore Wellbeing rezoning
Explore Wellbeing preliminary planned development
Trash enclosure ordinance amendment
Adopt Agenda
Consent Agenda (items IV.A–IV.M)
Final Assessments – Projects 1627, 1629, 1631, 1633, 1636, 1638
Ecolab Planned Development Amendment
EDA Consent Agenda (X.C.1–X.C.2)
Adoption of the Agenda
Adjournment
Adopt agenda
Consent agenda (items A-R)
Certification of Delinquent Lodging Tax Bills
Final assessments, Projects 1628, 1632, 1634, 1635, 1639
Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendment — Endeavor Development / Evan Mattson
Conditional Use Permit — Equipment Share Inc., 837 Apollo Road
Variance — Equipment Share Inc., 837 Apollo Road
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