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Common Council approves consent agenda and multiple contracts; pulls Greater Glen Falls Transit budget item
Summary
At its May 13 meeting the Glens Falls Common Council approved a series of consent resolutions and contracts including a $45,000 retroactive contract with Lavelle Associates for soil and groundwater investigation at the Rec Center and a $24,500 surveying contract. Council pulled the Greater Glen Falls Transit budget item for later consideration.
The Glens Falls Common Council approved multiple consent items and contract authorizations at the May 13 meeting. The meeting record shows the council adopted routine minutes and financial reports by voice vote and approved a set of resolutions and contracts by roll call, while pulling one transit budget item for additional information.
Key adopted items included:
- Resolution 1: Approve minutes of the April 22, 2025 Common Council meeting (voice vote).
- Resolution 2: Approve the clerk’s monthly and PBB report (voice vote).
- Resolution 3: Approve the controller’s manual check distribution report (voice vote).
- Resolution 4: Resolution opposing proposed federal Medicaid/Medicare cuts (voice vote; described in separate article).
- Resolution 5: Waive city’s New Ed Market Center street closure/permit for event on May 16, 2025 (voice/consent agenda).
- Resolution 6: Waive city open-container ordinance for two collaborative events (Take a Bike series and Oktoberfest) with specified dates and contained area (consent item).
- Resolution 8: Authorize a retroactive contract with Lavelle Associates for soil and groundwater investigation at the Glen’s Falls Rec Center ice rink in the amount of $45,000; staff said the Department of Environmental Conservation requested immediate work and the city waived the typical bid/RFP timetable to begin the project (council action recorded).
- Resolution 10: Award contract to Surveying Consultants PC for $24,500 from water and sewer funds, subject to sewer commission approval, and authorize the mayor to execute the agreement in a form approved by the city attorney (roll call recorded).
- Resolution 12: Approve community development manual payments in the amount of $13,108.49 (consent item).
- Resolution 12 (later in packet numbering): Approve community development housing rehabilitation application H23-04-HOME in the amount of $25,025.
- Resolution 20/21: Award AJA Architecture for architectural services for 36 Elm Street (36 Elm facility) for a fee not to exceed $24,500 plus reimbursable expenses (authorization for mayor to execute related documents).
- Multiple encroachment, permits, outside-dining and mobile-food licensing approvals were adopted (permits and numbered applications listed on the packet); the council noted prevailing-wage and New York State labor-law requirements where applicable.
The council pulled Agenda Item 9 (Greater Glen Falls Transit budget) for further information; the mayor said a current budget is not available and staff will return the item when a budget is developed.
Where the transcript records a roll call, the meeting record shows votes in the affirmative; the transcript did not capture a complete roll-call tally for every item in the packet within the excerpt provided.
The council adjourned after completing the consent and roll-call items.
