Tami Klimpel
MN · Rosemount City Council Member
A bank marketing executive with business degrees from Drake and the University of Minnesota, Klimpel has led local youth sports. She emphasizes planned growth, safety and community amenities.
Where Tami Klimpel stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (3 records), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (8 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Klimpel seconded and voted for a voluntary program providing free water-filter pitchers to households with infants under twelve months old in response to manganese in city water.
June 2, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Klimpel moved and voted to adopt a sustainable-purchasing framework covering purchasing practices, paper reduction and waste reduction in city departments.
January 21, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Klimpel voted to amend rules for on-site sewage treatment and connections to city utilities, including septic inspections before the mandatory connection deadline. The changes were intended to protect public health and the environment.
August 2, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
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Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Klimpel voted to create an internal administrative-citation system for city-code violations, with civil penalties, liens for unpaid penalties and possible permit suspension or revocation.
April 16, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
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Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 8 oppose
Klimpel voted to accept a $2,290,047.98 federal SAFER grant to add nine career firefighters, with grant funding spread over three years.
October 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Klimpel seconded and voted for a voluntary program providing free water-filter pitchers to households with infants under twelve months old in response to manganese in city water.
June 2, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Klimpel voted for the final 2026 general-fund operating budget, capital-improvement and insurance budgets, Port Authority operating levy and city levy.
December 2, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Klimpel voted for the final 2025 city budget and levy. The presented operating budget increased 10.69%, with campus borrowing adding a 4% debt-levy increase.
December 3, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Klimpel seconded and voted for the final 2024 city budget and levy. The operating budget rose 9.67%, or about $1.61 million, and the cumulative levy rose 11.74%, including campus debt.
December 5, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Klimpel voted to award the sale of $64.865 million in general-obligation street-reconstruction and capital-improvement bonds.
July 11, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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As a Port Authority commissioner, Klimpel voted to authorize sale of general-obligation recreation-facility bonds for the Life Time project, subject to a $48 million principal limit and 6.5% interest-rate limit.
June 20, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Klimpel voted to issue a pay-as-you-go tax-increment revenue note of up to $670,996.32 to support Project Osprey.
February 21, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Klimpel voted to accept a $2,290,047.98 federal SAFER grant to add nine career firefighters, with grant funding spread over three years.
October 6, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Klimpel voted to establish school speed zones on Bonaire Path and Ardroe Avenue, along with parking restrictions on Ardroe Avenue.
August 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Klimpel voted to change the Aspen Fields site from public/institutional use to commercial and high-density residential use and approve its rezoning and plats. The measures passed 4–1, with Freske opposed.
August 4, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
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Klimpel voted to rezone ten acres for the 58-townhome Akron Ridge development and seconded its preliminary-plat approval.
March 4, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Klimpel voted to establish a utility-service repair financing program allowing homeowners to request financing for sanitary-sewer or water-service repairs.
November 21, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
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Klimpel voted to award the sale of $64.865 million in general-obligation street-reconstruction and capital-improvement bonds.
July 11, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
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Klimpel voted for the master plan and final site and building plan for a new 160,000-square-foot joint police and public-works campus.
February 21, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 27 records
Klimpel served on Drake University’s Parent and Family Advisory Council beginning in 2022, according to her official city biography.
October 29, 2026
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Klimpel served as Minnwest Bank’s chief marketing officer, with more than 25 years in financial-services marketing, according to her official city biography.
October 29, 2026
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Klimpel served on the Rosemount Area Athletic Association board from 2019 to 2022 and as its president in 2022, according to her official city biography.
October 29, 2026
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Klimpel served as an Angel Foundation volunteer, according to her official city biography.
October 29, 2026
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Klimpel moved and voted to award the first construction-contract package, including alternate bid items, for the Fire Station 2 expansion.
October 6, 2026
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Klimpel moved to approve the North Wind aerospace-testing facility’s development agreement and voted for its master plan, rezoning and plats. The approvals passed 4–0.
August 18, 2026
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Klimpel voted to hire RJM Construction as construction manager for a planned two-sheet indoor ice complex and authorize a standard construction-management agreement.
August 18, 2026
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Klimpel voted to adopt a one-year moratorium on data centers while the city studied their impacts. The measure passed 4–0.
April 21, 2026
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The Rosemount Port Authority reelected Klimpel as its chair for 2026 by unanimous consent, with six commissioners voting.
April 21, 2026
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Klimpel seconded and voted for a MnDOT cost-sharing agreement to add pedestrian-activated flashing beacons at two Highway 3 crossings, near the Steeple Center and Lower 147th Street.
February 2, 2026
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Klimpel moved and voted to authorize a nonbinding agreement with the Rosemount Area Athletic Association to advance planning for an equipment-storage building. The action did not commit the city to a final site or construction funding.
December 16, 2025
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As a Port Authority commissioner, Klimpel voted to approve the purchase agreement for the former Speedway property at 14515 Dodd Boulevard, with demolition and public redevelopment planning to follow.
May 20, 2025
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Klimpel voted for a resolution supporting retention of city zoning authority in response to proposed state legislation on local land-use control.
April 1, 2025
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Klimpel voted to establish cannabis and hemp business regulations, including population-based licensing limits and a 1,000-foot buffer from schools.
January 7, 2025
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Klimpel moved and voted to hire Kip Springer as Rosemount’s first full-time fire chief, effective December 2, 2024.
November 4, 2024
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Klimpel moved to rezone land for a new District 196 middle school and voted for its conditional-use permit and subdivision approvals. The votes passed 4–0.
September 17, 2024
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Klimpel moved and voted to replace the city’s zoning and subdivision regulations and zoning map, updating them to align with the 2040 comprehensive plan.
June 4, 2024
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Klimpel moved and voted for a Dakota County agreement providing up to $508,200 for the Flint Hills segment of the Rosemount Greenway, including a multi-use trail and sidewalks.
May 21, 2024
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Klimpel voted against revoking Vaja Properties’ liquor licenses, saying she wanted more information about the agreements involved. The revocation motion failed 2–3; she then seconded a unanimous request for additional information.
May 7, 2024
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Klimpel seconded and voted for the Port Authority’s joint-powers agreement with Dakota County’s Community Development Agency for the Open to Business program, following a new three-year contract.
March 19, 2024
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Klimpel moved to rezone land for a new District 196 elementary school and voted for the school’s subdivision and conditional-use permit. The approvals passed 4–0.
March 19, 2024
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Klimpel voted to enter an agreement with Minnesota’s Department of Military Affairs for remodeling the Rosemount Armory and Community Center.
March 4, 2024
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Klimpel voted to approve the final site and building plan for the Project Bigfoot technology campus and its subdivision, water and wastewater agreements.
December 21, 2023
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Klimpel voted for a moratorium on cannabis businesses until January 1, 2025, while the city studied regulations following state legalization.
August 15, 2023
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Klimpel voted to award specialty construction contracts for the Life Time recreation facility. The awards passed 4–1, with Essler opposed.
May 16, 2023
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Klimpel voted to purchase the 9.91-acre Wolfson property for a future city park near Bacardi Avenue.
May 16, 2023
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Klimpel voted to award the second package of construction contracts for the joint police and public-works campus. The package passed 4–1, with Essler opposed.
May 16, 2023
Source: rosemountmn.api.civicclerk.com
Past race Tami Klimpel ran in:
- Council Member At Large (Rosemount) · November 3, 2026 · Rosemount city, Minnesota · incumbent