Council approves warrants, accepts county lifeguard grant funds and extends environmental monitoring at 30 Main Street

The Ogdensburg City Council voted on routine warrants and three agenda items during the meeting.

Consent warrants: The council approved the consent agenda, which included general fund warrant number 8‑2025 in the amount of $592,311.60; capital fund warrant number 8‑2025 in the amount of $22,894.50; and community development fund warrant number 8‑2025 in the amount of $75.98. Library and community renewal warrants listed $0 in the packet. The consent agenda passed on roll call.

Lifeguard grant: City Manager Bonnie presented a resolution to enter into an agreement with Saint Lawrence County for program delivery under the New York Swims lifeguard grant program. County officials received $50,000 for lifeguard activities within Saint Lawrence County; the city’s share in the agreement is $5,556. The council approved the resolution by roll call.

30 Main Street environmental services: The council authorized an amendment to its environmental consulting services contract with Paradigm Environmental LLC, per a proposal dated 04/24/2025, to continue stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) monitoring at 30 Main Street. The monitoring is required four times per month and must continue until vegetative cover at the site reaches at least 80 percent; staff said the site has not yet reached that threshold. The contract amendment was approved on roll call.

Executive session: The council voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel matters under New York state open‑meetings law; the resolution invited Department of Public Works Director Shane Brown to join. Councilors stated they did not anticipate action following the executive session.

Ending

All recorded votes on the items above were approved by roll call at the meeting; no further ordinance adoptions or appropriations were announced in open session.