Paul Essler

Essler moved and voted to approve a voluntary program offering 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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Essler voted to adopt a sustainable-purchasing framework covering purchasing practices, paper reduction and waste reduction within city departments.

January 21, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Essler voted to approve a permit for Flint Hills Resources to build a solar facility on 314 acres near its Pine Bend refinery.

February 15, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Essler voted to update Rosemount’s wetland-management plan and ordinance, extending wetland-buffer rules to all wetlands rather than only those tied to zoning applications.

October 5, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Essler voted to allocate $53,348 in federal COVID relief to Fairview Hospital. The motion passed 3–2.

October 20, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

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Essler voted to approve a 25-year solar-garden subscription with ReneSola. The city estimated the agreement would save about $1.1 million over its term.

April 2, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Essler voted to establish an internal administrative-citation system for city-code violations, including civil penalties, property liens for unpaid penalties and possible permit suspension or revocation.

April 16, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

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Essler moved to establish a development district and authorize the Port Authority to borrow up to $75 million for Built to Play recreation projects. The council approved the measure 4–0; it did not sell bonds or finalize designs.

October 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Essler voted to adopt a capital-improvement plan and give preliminary approval for bonds to remodel and expand Fire Station 2.

September 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Essler moved to approve a private-development contract providing a $900,000 subsidy to D & D Holdings for a Rosemount restaurant, subject to approval of the city’s amended tax-increment spending plan. The motion passed 3–2.

November 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Essler moved and voted to set the preliminary 2026 budget and property-tax levy ceiling. The proposal increased the operating budget by 9.86% and the combined levy by 13.2%, including campus debt payments.

September 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Essler moved and 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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Essler voted to authorize sale of taxable general-obligation recreation-facility bonds for the Life Time project, with a maximum principal of $48 million and interest rate of 6.5%.

June 20, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Essler voted to approve a pay-as-you-go tax-increment revenue note of up to $670,996.32 for Project Osprey.

February 21, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Essler voted to allocate $53,348 in federal COVID relief to Fairview Hospital. The motion passed 3–2.

October 20, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Essler voted to dedicate $200,000 in federal COVID relief to a second small-business grant program focused on Rosemount’s historic downtown.

September 15, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Essler voted to raise the Fire Relief Association’s annual retirement benefit by $100, to $7,400.

August 5, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Essler voted to implement school speed zones on Bonaire Path and Ardroe Avenue and parking restrictions on Ardroe Avenue.

August 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Essler voted to approve a two-year agreement with Dakota County for an embedded social worker and the Coordinated Community Response program in police operations.

October 18, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Essler moved and voted to change the Aspen Fields site from public/institutional use to commercial and high-density residential use. The land-use change and rezoning passed 4–1.

August 4, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Essler moved and voted to rezone ten acres for the 58-townhome Akron Ridge development and voted to approve its preliminary plat.

March 4, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Essler voted for a Port Authority recommendation supporting creation of a tax-increment-financing district for affordable multifamily housing in Amber Fields.

September 20, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

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Essler moved and voted to rezone land in Rosewood Commons for a 32-suite assisted-living and memory-care facility. The approval passed 3–2.

June 21, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

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Essler voted to allow four-story buildings up to 48 feet high in the high-density residential and downtown districts.

February 15, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

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Essler voted to rezone 435.5 acres for the Amber Fields development and approve its master plan, which proposed nearly 2,000 homes, commercial space, parks and a school site.

September 7, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

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Essler voted to add a mixed-use residential category allowing 2.5 to 8 homes per acre and amend the land-use plan for about 500 acres of UMore property.

April 20, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

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Essler voted to approve a two-year agreement with Dakota County for an embedded social worker and the Coordinated Community Response program in police operations.

October 18, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Essler moved to establish a development district and authorize the Port Authority to borrow up to $75 million for Built to Play recreation projects. The council approved the measure 4–0; it did not sell bonds or finalize designs.

October 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Essler voted to adopt a capital-improvement plan and give preliminary approval for bonds to remodel and expand Fire Station 2.

September 15, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Essler voted to approve a Dakota County agreement for up to $508,200 toward the Flint Hills segment of the Rosemount Greenway, including a multi-use trail and sidewalk improvements.

May 21, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Essler moved and voted to create a utility-service repair financing program allowing homeowners to seek financing for sanitary-sewer or water-service repairs.

November 21, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Essler moved and 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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Essler voted to authorize sale of taxable general-obligation recreation-facility bonds for the Life Time project, with a maximum principal of $48 million and interest rate of 6.5%.

June 20, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Essler moved and voted to approve the master plan for a new 160,000-square-foot joint public-works and police campus. He also voted to approve its final site and building plan.

February 21, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Essler voted to adopt a one-year moratorium on data centers while the city studied their impacts. The motion passed 4–0.

April 21, 2026

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The Minnesota Valley Transit Authority board elected Essler as its secretary and treasurer for 2026.

January 28, 2026

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Essler served as chief financial officer of electrical and energy contractor Knobelsdorff, according to the company’s 2025 executive report.

October 6, 2025

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Essler served seven years on the Rosemount Area Athletic Association board, including four years as president, according to his employer’s executive report.

October 6, 2025

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For an April 9, 2025 Illinois hearing, Essler filed an opponent witness slip for House Floor Amendment 2 to HB 1056, on behalf of Knobelsdorff Enterprises. The amendment addressed grouping nearby community renewable-energy projects. His filing recorded an appearance, not oral testimony.

April 9, 2025

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Essler voted to support retention of city zoning authority in response to proposed state legislation affecting local land-use control.

April 1, 2025

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Essler moved and 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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Essler voted to replace Rosemount’s zoning and subdivision regulations and zoning map to align them with the city’s 2040 comprehensive plan.

June 4, 2024

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Essler moved and voted to revoke Vaja Properties’ on-sale liquor licenses after its liability insurance lapsed. The motion failed 2–3.

May 7, 2024

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Essler voted to approve an agreement with Minnesota’s Department of Military Affairs for remodeling the Rosemount Armory and Community Center.

March 4, 2024

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Essler voted to approve the final site and building plan for the 280-acre Project Bigfoot technology campus, along with its subdivision and water and wastewater agreements.

December 21, 2023

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Essler voted against the second construction-contract package for the public-works and police campus, asking for side-by-side estimates. The package passed 4–1.

May 16, 2023

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Essler voted to buy the 9.91-acre Wolfson property for a future city park, joining land already acquired near Bacardi Avenue.

May 16, 2023

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Essler voted against awarding specialty construction contracts for the Life Time recreation facility after asking for clearer comparisons of bids and project estimates. The contracts passed 4–1.

May 16, 2023

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Essler voted to approve land-use changes and a permit amendment for expansion of the SKB landfill onto 119.1 acres east of the existing site, subject to conditions.

June 21, 2022

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The Rosemount Port Authority elected Essler as its chair by a 6–0 vote.

April 19, 2022

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Essler voted to allow breweries, microdistilleries and wineries as conditional uses in Rosemount’s business-park district, with agriculture as an accessory use.

July 20, 2021

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Essler voted to classify licensed home daycares serving twelve or fewer people as accessory uses in residential districts, requiring the property’s main use to remain residential and grandfathering existing daycares.

December 15, 2020

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Essler voted to extend temporary regulatory flexibility for local businesses during the pandemic, including expanded outdoor seating and service.

October 20, 2020

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Essler voted to adopt Rosemount’s 2040 comprehensive plan, including its sewer plan and Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area plan.

March 17, 2020

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Essler moved and voted to turn the Rosemount Environment and Sustainability Task Force into a city-appointed commission. The motion passed 3–0.

December 17, 2019

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As chief financial officer of Knutson’s construction companies, Essler testified about equipment sharing in a Minnesota use-tax case. The Tax Court’s July 2018 ruling cited his testimony and held the transactions were not subject to use tax.

July 16, 2018

Source: mn.gov