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Votes at a glance: Wyoming City Council actions, Dec. 2, 2024
Summary
A roundup of formal motions and roll-call outcomes from the Wyoming City Council meeting on Dec. 2, including contract approvals, bid awards, system upgrades and intergovernmental agreement amendments.
At its Dec. 2 meeting the Wyoming City Council took action on multiple routine and project-related items. Below is a summary of each formal action recorded on the meeting agenda with the motion, mover/second when provided, and the roll-call outcome as recorded in the transcript.
1) Acceptance of a utilities easement (City Manager report 24-15) - Motion: Approve acceptance of a utilities easement so a fire hydrant can be relocated to allow a property owner to move a driveway entrance. - Mover/Second: Motion by Postma; support by Posler. - Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded yes votes).
2) Certify board of canvassers' certificate of elections - Motion: Accept board of canvassers' report certifying three election winners. - Mover/Second: not specified in transcript. - Outcome: Approved; oaths administered (see separate article).
3) Establish/change regular City Council meeting dates for 2025 - Motion: Approve 2025 council and work-session schedule (first and third Mondays at 7 p.m.; work sessions second Mondays at 5:30 p.m.; first September meeting moved to Tuesday to avoid Labor Day). - Mover/Second: Motion by De Krieger; support by Hill. - Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded yes votes).
4) Second amendment to Purchase and Development Agreement with Magnus Capital Partners LLC - Motion: Consent to the second amendment (developer purchased additional parcel; closing delayed; city to receive about $2.1M with $1.7M for marketplace). - Mover/Second: Motion by Posler; support by Postma. - Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded yes votes).
5) Approve and direct City Manager to sign the 7th amendment to Progressive AE trail design contract - Motion: Approve the 7th amendment to accommodate routing, lighting, wetland and utility changes. - Mover/Second: Motion by De Kroger; support by Posler. - Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded unanimous yes votes).
6) Award of bids: water system optimization study and towing/storage of vehicles - Water system optimization study: City recommended Fishbeck (four bids received). - Towing/storage: One bid received (Merrell's Towing); three-year agreement estimated at $21,000–$24,000 over three years. - Mover/Second: Motion by De Kroger; support by Postma. - Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded yes votes).
7) Amendment to order form with Placer Labs Inc. (location-analytics service) - Motion: Approve second year of the Placer Labs contract (staff explained first year was previously approved; second year cost to be approximately $31,000 after first-year approval). - Mover/Second: Motion by Posler; support by Postma. - Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded yes votes; Councilmember Hill voted no on this item earlier in the evening on a related vote).
8) Approve Sabo PR proposal for Godwin Mercado marketing and PR (detailed in separate article) - Motion: Accept Sabo PR proposal; one-time engagement to the grand opening. - Mover/Second: Motion by De Krieger; support by Posler. - Outcome: Approved 5–1 (Hill opposed).
9) Accept proposal from Tetra Tech for lift station LC upgrade engineering design services - Motion: Approve engineering design for PLC upgrades at city lift stations. - Mover/Second: Motion by Postma; support by De Krieger. - Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded yes votes).
10) Accept quote for work order management system improvements (includes budget amendment #21) - Motion: Approve improvements to automate meter endpoint linking and record service-line materials to support EGLE reporting. - Mover/Second: Motion by Posler; support by De Krieger. - Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded yes votes).
11) Approve contract with Durango JS LLC for liquid lime hauling (clean water plant) - Motion: Approve five-year contract extension to use Durango’s tanker instead of city’s aging trailer. - Mover/Second: Motion by Arnaud; support by De Krieger. - Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded yes votes).
12) Approve amendments to agreements with Kent County for jail per diem and arrest processing fees - Motion: Approve contract amendments updating dates to reflect the county’s fiscal-year change (no change in per-diem costs). - Mover/Second: Motion by Posler; support by Arnaud. - Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded yes votes).
13) Miscellaneous procedural votes: approval of Nov. 18 minutes; approval of the evening’s agenda (item E removed from award of bids); proclamation of appreciation to Tommy Brand and other ceremonial matters.
Several items were discussed in more depth at the dais (for example, the Magnus amendment, trail design amendment, and the Godwin Mercado marketing contract). Some items carried budget implications (work order management improvements include a budget amendment; the Magnus amendment will provide one-time proceeds). If the council directed staff to return with more detailed fee schedules (for the Mercado) or contract documents (lift station, Placer Labs second-year pricing), staff was asked to bring those back to council for future review.
