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Richfield council approves consent calendar including $4.2 million emergency water grant application
Summary
At its April 22 meeting the Richfield City Council approved a consent calendar that included support for a $4,200,000 community project funding grant application for an emergency water interconnect, acceptance of a Minnesota Department of Agriculture grant and other routine items; the council approved the package by voice vote.
The Richfield City Council on April 22 approved its consent calendar, which included a resolution of support for a $4,200,000 community project funding grant application for the Richfield emergency water interconnect project, acceptance of a Minnesota Department of Agriculture grant and related procurement for a natural playground at Woodlake Nature Center, and several other administrative actions.
City Manager Rodriguez presented the consent calendar and summarized the items before the council, noting that the calendar bundles several separate actions into a single motion. "The consent calendar contains several separate items, which are acted upon by the city council in one motion," Rodriguez said. The council then moved, seconded and approved the consent calendar by voice vote.
Nut graf: The consent calendar bundles infrastructure and administrative decisions that will allow staff to pursue grant funding, correct an incorrectly levied special assessment, and finalize a state maintenance agreement with MnDOT — actions the city manager said required significant background work by staff.
Details of items approved via the consent calendar included:
- A resolution to support Richfield's community project funding grant application in the amount of $4,200,000 for the Richfield emergency water interconnect project. The council voted to approve supporting the application; staff will proceed with the submittal to the relevant funding program.
- A resolution accepting a grant from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and authorizing the recreation services director to proceed with construction of a natural playground at Woodlake Nature Center, using a quotation from Midwest Placecapes for construction services. (Dollar amount for the playground procurement was not specified in the council record.)
- Authorization to submit a Tax Base Revitalization Program grant application for environmental investigation at the American Legion property. The meeting transcript identified the property as the American Legion site but did not specify a clear street address for publication.
- Adoption of a resolution rescinding a special assessment of $5,268.73 that had been incorrectly levied against 6414 Twelfth Avenue South. The council approved rescinding that assessment.
- Authorization for the mayor and city manager to execute MnDOT agreement number 1051546 for the I‑94 Phase 1 maintenance agreement.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes (both sets): approved (voice vote). - Approval of agenda: approved (voice vote). - Consent calendar (items listed above): approved (voice vote); individual items adopted via the consent calendar. - Approval of claims and payroll: approved (voice vote).
No formal roll-call tallies or recorded dissent were included in the meeting minutes beyond the standard voice votes recorded in the transcript. The city manager and council members thanked staff and external partners for preparatory work on the grant applications and maintenance agreements.
Ending: With the consent calendar approved, staff are authorized to proceed on the listed grant applications and agreements; the council moved next to the city manager's report and subsequent agenda items.
