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Votes at a glance: Aug. 18 Grand Haven City Council approvals and consent items
Summary
Council approved the consent agenda, updated BLP purchasing policy, and awarded a water system equipment contract; detailed vote tallies and next steps are listed.
At its Aug. 18 meeting the Grand Haven City Council handled a consent agenda, adopted an amendment to the Board of Light and Power purchasing policy (see separate article) and approved a capital replacement purchase for the Northwest Ottawa Water System (NOWS).
Key outcomes:
- Consent agenda (minutes, bills memo, delegate appointments, HDR task orders, and change order for coal removal): approved by roll call (Fritz: yes; McLaughlin: yes; Lowe: yes; Maneta: yes). Items included a bills memo ($2,739,258.34), appointment of delegates to the 2025 MERS annual conference, HDR task orders for CCR and PFAS data collection (not to exceed $263,570 and $169,090 respectively, contingent upon BLP approval), and change order #5 to T.L. Contracting for coal removal ($108,040.40, contingent upon BLP approval).
- Board of Light and Power purchasing policy amendment: adopted 3–1 (Fritz: yes; Lowe: yes; McLaughlin: no; Maneta: yes). The amendment raises departmental purchasing thresholds to align BLP procedures with city practice and reduce the need for frequent board or council approvals for routine purchases.
- NOWS variable frequency drive replacement: Council approved a $137,240 bid from Parkway Electric (Holland, Mich.) to replace three variable frequency drive units at the Lake Michigan Pump Station (NOWS). The roll call was unanimous (McLaughlin: yes; Fritz: yes; Lowe: yes; Maneta: yes). Staff said the purchase replaces aging drives and was budgeted across capital planning years but was moved forward after an unexpected failure.
No action was taken Aug. 18 on the downtown 224 Washington housing Brownfield/TIF or the Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act abatement; those matters were the subject of public hearings and will return for a later vote with additional pro forma and parking information requested by council.
