Soda Springs councilmembers voted to approve accounts payable and payroll but amended the motion to withhold payment on specified vendor invoices while staff and a council delegation meet with the general contractor and subcontractor to resolve Main Street paving disputes.

City engineering reports and independent testing identified three deficiencies on sections of Main Street: insufficient asphalt thickness, low oil content and inadequate compaction in the east lane. The contractor and its subcontractor submitted written responses to the city describing proposed remedies; parts of the contractor's proposal included replacing limited sections at no additional cost and a standard one‑year workmanship warranty.

Council members and staff debated interim fixes. Some members cautioned against covering questionable pavement with a chip seal immediately, noting that chip sealing is a surface treatment that does not add structural strength. One city engineer recommended monitoring the repaired sections before applying a chip seal so underlying defects are not concealed.

Rather than decide repairs during the meeting, the council directed staff to compile comments, share the contractor and subcontractor letters with the city attorney and form a delegated negotiating team to meet with the contractor. Councilmembers emphasized that negotiations should focus on the items identified in the pavement testing and on contractual remedies, including warranty enforcement and scope of repair.

On the accounts‑payable motion the council approved paying the May accounts and payroll but amended the motion to hold back payment related to specific vendor items referenced in the packet. The meeting transcript includes two different amounts mentioned for the holdback (one line lists $10,005.09; later discussion refers to $10,590). Council approved the motion as amended and directed staff to reserve the withheld funds pending negotiation and resolution.

Next steps: city staff will circulate the contractor and subcontractor responses to council via the city attorney, assemble a short negotiating delegation and return to council with recommended settlement options or proposed repairs. The council also asked staff to provide the full testing report and to identify locations where sampling showed out‑of‑spec material.