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Alpena City Council approves consent agenda, reimburses Veterans Council and accepts $10,000 parks donation
Summary
Council approved a consent agenda including a $1.33 million payable and rental agreements, unanimously approved $176 reimbursement for Memorial Day parade insurance and accepted a $10,000 donation for city parks.
The Alpena City Council on April 7 approved a consent agenda that included a bills-to-be-allowed item and equipment rental agreements, unanimously approved a reimbursement for Memorial Day parade insurance and accepted a $10,000 donation for park maintenance.
The council approved a bills-payable item described in the agenda as "to be allowed in the amount of $1,332,431.01" and authorized the mayor and clerk to sign the warrant. The consent agenda also authorized rental agreements with Don's Tractor and Equipment Sales for a New Holland skid steer, mini excavator and tractor and authorized Clerk Voigt to sign those agreements. The consent agenda was moved by Danny and seconded by Carroll and carried on recorded aye votes by council members in attendance.
In a separate motion, the council approved reimbursement of $176 to the Alpena Veterans Council to cover a special-event insurance policy for the 2025 Memorial Day parade and ceremony on May 26, 2025. The motion carried on recorded ayes from Mayor Cindy Johnson, Council member Mitchell, Mayor Pro Tem (recorded as aye), Council member Carrier and another council member (recorded as aye). The motion's mover and seconder were recorded on the meeting audio but not clearly identified in the written transcript.
The council also accepted a $10,000 donation from the Alpena Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (AACVB) to support maintenance or infrastructure improvements for city park properties or city-facilitated park programming. Mary Beth Stutzman, president and CEO of the AACVB, submitted the donation letter saying the bureau has a discretionary fund for tourism assets and this year offered $50,000 in total gifts to regional projects; $10,000 was designated for the city's parks. The motion to accept the donation was moved by Hollinshead and seconded by Mitchell; recorded ayes included Council member Mitchell, Mayor Pro Tem, Council member Perrier, Council member Aultad and Mary Johnson.
All recorded votes on the motions taken at the meeting were affirmative and the motions carried. The council did not record nay votes or abstentions on these items in the transcript.
