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Votes at a glance: ladder upgrades, contracts, postponements and appointments approved Feb. 3
Summary
The Alpena City Council approved multiple routine contracts and administrative actions on Feb. 3, including ladder upgrades at the water recycling plant, contract renewals for concrete and asphalt programs, postponement of a cross‑connection agreement, and an appointment to the historic district commission.
Alpena City Council actions on Feb. 3 included several contracts, renewals and appointments that required little or no debate. The council recorded the following motions and outcomes.
• Ladder upgrades at water recycling plant: The council approved a $34,677 proposal from USG Water Solutions to upgrade four ladders at the water recycling plant to meet current OSHA guidance and authorized the city engineer to sign the proposal. Staff said the project is budgeted and the remaining $9,006.77 will be covered from capital building improvements. Motion passed on recorded “aye” votes.
• Cross‑connection monitoring agreement: Council voted to postpone consideration of the cross‑connection monitoring agreement to the Feb. 17, 2025 council meeting to allow staff to obtain additional information and invite a vendor representative to answer technical questions. Motion to postpone carried.
• City concrete program contract renewal (Bedrock Contracting): Council approved renewing the city concrete/sidewalk program unit pricing with Bedrock Contracting for 2025. Staff said Bedrock proposed a 2.9% increase in unit prices and that residential sidewalk replacement under the program is established at 60% of contractor cost; unit pricing was described as $7.57 per square foot (contractor $7.22 + $0.35 engineering) with a resident share of $4.54/sq ft. Motion passed.
• Hot‑mix asphalt (HMA) patching program renewal (CNC Excavating LLC): Council approved renewing the HMA patching program contract for 2025 with CNC Excavating LLC; the company requested a 2.86% increase overall. Staff said the net change equates to about a $3,100 increase to the contract. Motion passed.
• Appointment to the Historic District Commission: Council appointed Kevin Currier to the Historic District Commission (motion by Council member Currier was seconded and carried by roll call). Motion carried.
• Consent agenda highlights: The council accepted a consent agenda that included bills to be allowed in the amount of $1,494,516.79 and authorized the mayor and clerk to sign the warrant; the council also approved a cemetery deed (03205) between the city and William and Amy Fairclough in the amount of $6,000 for Block 40, Lots 121–128 for use in process of a burial lot with perpetual care.
All motions listed above were approved on recorded roll call votes unless otherwise noted. Where staff presented dollar figures or unit prices, the meeting record supplied the numbers shown; if additional contract details are required, staff said the proposal documents and bid sheets are available in the meeting packet.
