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Council ratifies Elm Meadows contractor contract, corrects previously misstated amount to $1,067,401.13
Summary
The council voted unanimously to reconsider and ratify the contract award for Elm Meadows Subdivision water, sewer and paving to Van Kirk/Vanguard (transcript shows both names); staff said the prior meeting misstated the contract amount and the vote corrects the public record.
The Hastings City Council unanimously voted to reconsider and ratify its earlier action awarding the Elm Meadows Subdivision water, sewer and paving contract, correcting a misstatement of the contract amount in the March 24 meeting record.
Nut graf: City counsel explained the March 24 motion misstated the contract dollar amount in the meeting minutes; all supporting documentation was correct and the council moved to amend the public record and ratify the contract.
A council member moved to reconsider the prior approval and to ratify the contract award to Vanguard Brothers Contracting (transcript alternately identifies the contractor as Van Kirk/Vanguard—staff and the motion used Vanguard Brothers). The motion, presented in the meeting as correcting a prior misstatement of the contract figure, specified the correct contract amount as $1,067,401.13. City legal counsel clarified the earlier misstatement and said the supporting documents already reflected the correct amount.
The motion to reconsider and ratify passed 8–0.
Ending: The council’s action corrected the public record and ratified the contractor award; staff indicated no change to the underlying contract terms beyond fixing the stated dollar amount in meeting records.
