Council previews consent agenda: appointments, contracts, grants and task-force agreements

City of Duluth councilors reviewed a multi-item consent agenda that included appointments to boards and commissions, new civil‑service classifications, multiple construction contract awards and amendments, grant acceptances, and administrative items related to regional law‑enforcement task forces.

Consent-agenda highlights read into the record included:

- Resolution 3 25 — confirming appointments to City of Duluth boards and commissions (item 5). - Resolution 3 53 — approving specifications for a new civil‑service classification of senior landscape architect (item 6). - Resolution 3 54 — approving specifications for a new civil‑service classification of water plant maintenance operator (item 7). - Resolution 3 24 — authorizing an agreement with the Duluth Amateur Hockey Association in the amount of $75,000 (item 8). - Resolution 2 78 — amending a prior resolution to raise council approval thresholds for certain DITA/data expenditures from $100,000 to $150,000 (item 9). - Resolution 3 28 — authorizing a $1,400,000 transfer to the Duluth 1200 Fund, Inc. for a historic program fund (item 10; see separate article for discussion). - Resolution 3 38 — authorizing a First Amendment to a professional services agreement with AMI Consulting Engineers, P.A., increasing the…