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Votes at a glance: council approves invoices, ordinances, contracts and contracts related to utilities, leases and zoning
Summary
At the meeting the council approved multiple budget and contract items by roll call, including wastewater-construction invoices, a pro‑shop/building pre-engineered‑building award, a $150,000-per-year golf-course lease (amended), the Seminole 2045 plan, fireworks contract and two ordinances updating zoning and refuse-collection pricing.
The Seminole City Council recorded roll-call approval for a series of routine and agenda items during the meeting. The items below summarize each formal action recorded on the public record.
- Crossland invoice No. 6 — Approved to draw $2,618,934.01 for work completed at the Seminole Wastewater Treatment Plant. Motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Crossland invoice No. 7 — Approved to draw $1,279,602.50 for work completed at the Seminole Wastewater Treatment Plant. Motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Wall Engineering invoice No. 16 — Approved in the amount of $19,159.65 for project inspection services at the wastewater treatment plant. Motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Addendum with Miller Tippens — Council approved an addendum allowing Miller Tippens to award bids for a pre-engineered building; motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Award (pre-engineered building components and erection) — Council approved the low-bid awards for pre‑engineered building components to Alliance Steel and erection to Leonard Building Company (low bid reported in the meeting materials); motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Pro‑shop/pre-engineered building construction low bid (agenda item) — Council approved the low bid for the pre‑engineered building for the family entertainment center; motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Lease with BDW Management Group — Approved (see related article) with amendment clarifying green replacement responsibilities; motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Ground lease with Seminole State College Educational Foundation — Approved conveyance for $1 per year for building adjacent to the golf course, term 10 years plus one 5-year renewal; motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Resolution No. 2025-01 — Declared May as Fair Housing Month for the City of Seminole; motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Ordinance No. 1305 — Rezoned the Austin Townhomes site from R-3 multifamily to R-4 townhomes; motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Ordinance No. 1306 — Amended Title 17 (Utilities) to collect a 2.9% price increase from central disposal effective July 1, 2025, as provided in the contract clause; motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Fireworks production contract — Approved contract with Rainbow Fireworks Inc. for the Fourth of July celebration in the amount of $16,000, with a $8,000 deposit; roll-call vote passed (8 yes, 1 no).
Where a roll call was recorded, the meeting minutes and audio show the names and recorded votes on the public record. The council did not finalize other pending budget decisions (notably the wastewater funding gap) and did not take further votes on rate or sales-tax changes at this meeting.
