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Votes at a glance: Monte Vista council actions on March 20, 2025
Summary
A summary of formal actions taken by the Monte Vista City Council on March 20: approval of consent agenda, reappointments to the 1-cent committee, adoption of the mosquito-spraying plan, award of LED lighting at the rodeo arena, sewer cleaning and CCTV contract award, and approval of the downtown alley reconstruction (concrete, ARPA funds, RMS).
The Monte Vista City Council took multiple final actions at its March 20 meeting. Below is a concise summary of each formal action recorded in the meeting minutes, with the stated outcomes and vote tallies where the transcript provides them.
Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda including minutes of the March 6, 2025 regular meeting and accounts payable. The motion carried on a standard voice vote.
1-cent committee reappointments: The council voted to reappoint the slate of candidates to the 1-cent committee: Kathy Lorenz, Carla Shriver (spelled "Carla Schreiber" in one place in the packet), Yvette Atencio, Amber Pacheco and Jose Zamora. The motion carried with four yes votes and one abstention as recorded in the minutes.
Mosquito-spraying plan: Council approved the five-point mosquito-spraying plan recommended by Public Works (revert to malathion; no alleys; no more no-spray list; Thursday 08:00 operations; Henderson Lagoons as timing guide). Vote: 5 yes, 0 no.
Rodeo arena and security lighting (LED): Council authorized awarding an LED upgrade contract for the rodeo arena and security lighting to Slater (Slator/Slater in packet) Lighting Solutions in the amount of $94,925 and authorized the city manager to sign the contract. The motion passed by voice vote.
Sewer cleaning and CCTV inspection: Council awarded the annual 2025 sewer cleaning and CCTV inspection contract to DRC Construction Services with a not-to-exceed amount of $80,000, within the approved 2025 budget. The motion carried by voice vote.
Downtown alley reconstruction: Council approved the downtown alley reconstruction using concrete, preferred a six-inch slab if allowed by soils analysis, authorized use of ARPA/general-reserve funds to cover the estimated $214,613.93 shortfall on an eight-inch design, and awarded the work to RMS Utilities. Vote: 5 yes, 0 no.
Executive session postponed: Council voted to remove a planned executive session from the evening's agenda and reschedule it for April 3, 2025.
Ending: Several items required follow up from staff, including soils analysis and final quantity estimates for the alley project, grant and rebate checks for lighting upgrades, and normal contract execution steps. The meeting record indicates the council delegated such follow-up to city staff and the city manager.
