City of Kenyon production of October 26, 2026

Records the City of Kenyon released on October 26, 2026 in response to data requests of October 15 and October 22 under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, with an inventory of every file and a comparison against the account the city administrator gave the council on October 13. Prepared by kenyonminnesota.com. Not indexed.

Files

• Kenyon_Data_Production_2026-10-26.zip (336 MB). The City's production as received, 130 files plus a 316 MB inner archive of 29 files and two Google Drive exports (99 email PDFs, 211 attachments). One file removed: a Ramsey County court warrant for a private individual with no connection to Kenyon, which the City included by mistake and which lists his date of birth and driver's license number.
• inventory.html. Every file in the production, what it is, which request item it answers, and whether it was already public on cityofkenyon.gov.
• Kenyon_Data_Request_Response_2026-10-27.pdf. Our reply to the City, sent October 26, listing what is complete, partial, and missing, and twelve further records the production shows must exist.
• Kenyon_Information_Disclosure_Request_2026-10-22.pdf. The completed City request form with all fourteen items and the applicable law.
• Kenyon-KMU-record-2026-10-22.pdf. The earlier record pack from council packets and video, sent October 22.

What was requested and what came

Of the 70 documents at the top level, 41 were already public on cityofkenyon.gov inside council packets. The email is new.

The October 13 account against the City's own records

1. "CMPAS heard about this for the first time" in early October

• May 13, 2026 Xcel/CMPAS meeting summary: "New substation near Kenyon's Industrial Park, Xcel is okay if a new sub is built and load is moved from the existing old sub to the new without a planning study." CMPAS "will maintain accurate load forecasts for Kenyon as incremental load is added." EMf Jay Anderson 2026-10-20.pdf
• Aug 13, 2026: CMPAS's engineer sends a Long Range Plan scope that includes "Addition of new substations." Eggert authorizes it Aug 14. Kenyon Scope of Work.msg; EMf Jay Anderson 2026-10-08.pdf
• Oct 5, 2026, Jay Anderson: "Due to some recent events, Josh has asked for some assistance," listing "a new roughly 750 kva load (grow facility)." EMf Jay Anderson 2026-10-05.pdf

2. A contract sent July 2 went unanswered

• The document is the CMPAS Master Distribution Services Agreement, a template with the member name blank, sent to every member on Apr 8, Jun 3 and Jul 16, 2026. EMf Jay Anderson 2026-04-08.pdf; 2026-6-3 Master Distribution Services Agreement.pdf
• Sep 9, 2026, Anderson to all members: "so far, unless I am missing some, I have received 3 Distribution Service Agreements back (Windom, Janesville and Fairfax)." Distribution Agreement.msg
• Lehner to Johnson, Oct 12: "Was sent to Randy in July." KMU approved it Oct 20. 10-20-26 KMU minutes.docx

3. A roughly $1 million transformer and a $3 to 5 million substation

• The transformer is a 750 kVA dual-voltage unit, drawing dated 9/23/2026, delivered Oct 21. Eggert put it at about $31,000 on Oct 20; the Jan 2026 estimate used $25,000. Kenyon customer application.msg; 750 KVA transformer .msg; Firebird Costs for Preparing 551 Engle Drive.eml.msg
• Oct 20 KMU minutes: the $1 million "is the estimated costs of providing electrical service to the Falcon project"; initial estimates "approximately $500,000"; the substation "has increased to approximately $5-6 million." 10-20-26 KMU minutes.docx
• No quote, estimate, study, or purchase order for any of these figures was produced.

4. The separated superintendent is to blame

• Oct 29, 2025: developer tells the EDA coordinator "7-8,000 kwh per day." Nov 5: "Around 1000-1500 amps @ 480 volts, 3 phase." EM Re Firebird-Falcon.pdf
• Nov 10, 2025: coordinator to developers: "Kenyon utilities should have not issues providing the needed power for the facility." 202511101208-Utilities-40.pdf
• Dec 17, 2025, eight days after the council approved the sale: coordinator forwards the amperage for the first time, addressed to Eggert and to Lehner. On Oct 26, 2026 he writes Lehner: "Found it, Scott. The delay from November 5, 2025, to December 17, 2025, was because I had shared it with Randy verbally." EM Re Firebird-Falcon.pdf
• Dec 16, 2025 KMU votes to get an estimate and charge Firebird up front. Jan 20, 2026 KMU: "KMU will purchase and install the transformer for Firebird LLC." The administrator was present. 12-16-25 KMU minutes.docx; 1-20-26 KMU minutes.docx
• Apr 7, 2026: coordinator asks for the transformer size; developer: "some time before we get an exact number." Jul 16: "Randy asked me if we had ever received the amperage." Developer: "Not yet." Plans arrive Oct 6, 2026. Industrial Park Lot-KMU questions.eml.msg; amperage power.eml.msg; Electrical.msg

5. No service application was ever filed

• KMU rules require a load application and specification agreement when the building permit is applied for. The county issued permit 26-K024 on Aug 19, 2026.
• Oct 13, 2026: CMPAS's attorney sends "Kenyon customer application." Oct 14: Anderson schedules a meeting to "lay out what needs to be gathered and presented to get the ball rolling." Kenyon customer application.msg; Teams Meeting Assit with Filling Out City Services Applications 2026-10-14.pdf
• Oct 20, 2026 KMU: the Falcon deposit cannot be set because the location "has no billing history" and an estimate of usage "will be needed." 10-20-26 KMU minutes.docx
• Since May 13, 2025 the administrator supervises KMU under the Administrative Staff Supervision Agreement. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AGREEMENT 2025.pdf

Timeline from the production

Every quotation above is from a document in the zip. File names refer to the inventory.