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Votes at a glance: Lincoln Park approves deficit-elimination plans, HydroCorp cross-connection contracts and several appointments
Summary
At its Feb. 24 meeting the Lincoln Park City Council approved deficit-elimination plans for the water and sewer and IT funds, authorized two two-year HydroCorp contracts for the city's residential and commercial cross-connection programs, approved routine consent items and made three board appointments.
The Lincoln Park City Council on Feb. 24 approved a package of financial and administrative items, including five-year deficit-elimination plans, two cross-connection program contracts to HydroCorp and multiple appointments to local boards.
Key outcomes - Deficit-elimination plans: The council approved a five-year deficit elimination plan for the water and sewer fund (projected to exit deficit in 2026) and for the information technology fund (projected to exit deficit in 2027). The plans were submitted to state oversight as required following the audit.
- HydroCorp contracts: The council authorized a two-year extension for HydroCorp to continue the residential cross-connection program at a cost not to exceed $149,603.40 and a two-year extension for the commercial cross-connection program not to exceed $45,792. Both contracts were described in the packet as sole-source in this immediate area and funded from the Water Cross Connection account (592920928000).
- Consent agenda and bids: The council approved routine consent items including minutes of Feb. 10, 2025; accounts and claims payable; solicitations for grounds maintenance and related services; and to adopt an amended council meeting policy presented earlier in the meeting.
- Appointments: The council appointed Marino (presented as "Marino, Jesse Inklin/Inklin" in the transcript) to the Board of Review (term to expire 07/01/2027), Kathleen Johnson as an alternate to the Board of Review (term to expire 07/01/2027), and Frank Basil to the Planning Commission (term to expire 05/01/2027).
Voting and procedure Roll-call votes on these items were recorded as unanimous among members present (Councilpersons Ross, Nichols, Bair, Salcedo, Zohr and Mayor Maureen Tobin); Councilperson Dupre was recorded absent for several votes. Staff presenters described the financial projections and the contract cost comparisons; discussion on the HydroCorp contracts focused on the sole-source designation and the format of the cover letter that compared past and proposed costs.
Why it matters: Approving the deficit-elimination plans keeps the city in compliance with state reporting requirements. The HydroCorp contracts maintain compliance with Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) cross-connection inspection mandates; the contracts carry specified account references for payment and identified multi-year cost projections.
Next steps: The finance and water departments will continue annual updates to the deficit-elimination projections until deficits are eliminated; the clerk will finalize contract documents and ensure payments are charged to account 592920928000. Appointees will be notified and assigned to their respective boards.
