Seminole authorities and council approve grants, engineering work and contracts; roundup of votes
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Summary
Across the Seminole Gas Authority, Seminole Municipal Authority and City Council meetings the bodies approved multiple consent and action items including engineering payments for wastewater work, grant acceptances, water-tower design services, equipment bids, HVAC lease, and a settlement with Larson Design Group totaling $61,759.62.
Multiple agenda items were approved across the Seminole Gas Authority, Seminole Municipal Authority and the Seminole City Council during the session.
The most notable outcomes at a glance:
- Wall Engineering partial payment: The Seminole Municipal Authority approved an estimate of funds needed totaling $22,481.70 for work completed by Wall Engineering through Dec. 15, 2024 under contract number wwtp24010sp. Roll-call votes recorded council/authority members as voting yes and the motion passed.
- Police equipment grant: The City Council accepted grant GRAMA...2024... (agenda citation shorthand) for $9,223.38 to fund three Stalker stationary radar units, iPads, and protective dock cases for the police department; council approved by roll call.
- Emergency Management grant: The council accepted an Emergency Management Performance Grant (EM—2024—EPD—05005) for $10,000 (50/50 match noted for emergency management operating budget purposes); motion passed.
- Wall Engineering water tower contract: The city approved retaining Wall Engineering for design, procurement, construction inspection, as-builts, survey and geotechnical engineering of a water tower near Seminole State College to be funded by an EPA grant; roll call passed.
- Telephone equipment bid: Council approved a bid of $9,625 from CBAC for replacement of telephone equipment as a budgeted capital improvement.
- Hosted phone service and equipment: Council approved a service agreement with Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative for hosted phone at $1,695/month (see separate article) and later approved the associated equipment purchase; the hosted-service motion passed with one abstention.
- HVAC replacement lease: Council approved an $88,000 lease/bid from Lee's Tri County Heat and Air LLC for HVAC replacement at the Seminole Community Room and Seminole Public Library (project funded under a CDBG contract reference). One councilmember abstained on that vote.
- Settlement with Larson Design Group: Council approved a settlement and release agreement for $61,759.62 with Larson Design Group to finalize partial architectural/design work related to the Family Entertainment Center; staff said the contract had been mutually rescinded earlier and no prior payments to Larson had been made. The motion passed by roll call.
Nut graf: the session consisted largely of consent items, standard grant acceptances, procurement approvals and one substantial settlement; most motions passed by roll call with a small number of abstentions and no failures to pass.
Votes and motions listed above were entered into the record with roll-call tallies as recorded by the meeting clerk. No ordinance adoptions or new tax levies were reported at this session.
Ending: Council members used the remarks period to highlight community programs, downtown infrastructure work and an initiative to explore a community food bank; several members urged residents to stay warm and to participate in upcoming local events.