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Council approves disposal of city property, two license agreements, engineering contract and housing-rehab bids
Summary
Freeport City Council approved an ordinance to dispose of retired city property, three resolutions including 10-year microduct rental and two short-term pole licenses, and awarded two housing rehabilitation contracts funded by a CDBG grant. All recorded votes and motions are listed.
At a Freeport City Council meeting, aldermen approved an ordinance to dispose of surplus city property and passed multiple resolutions and contract awards, including a 10-year microduct rental for fiber infrastructure and two housing rehabilitation contracts funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).
The council moved quickly through routine business and multiple roll-call votes. Formal outcomes included approval of an ordinance authorizing sale/disposal of city property (office furniture, kitchen equipment and two transit buses); adoption of three resolutions authorizing a microduct license with Surf Internet, permission for two private surveillance camera attachments on city light poles with Revamp/TSR, and a professional-services agreement for 2026 street improvements; and award of two CDBG housing-rehabilitation contracts to CMM and Associates. The consent agenda (including finance bills payable of $3,304,040.95 and payroll ending 10/04/2025 of $676,719.59) also passed.
Key recorded actions and outcomes (roll-call tallies match council transcript):
- Ordinance 2025-59 (final passage): Authorizing sale/recycling/donation/disposal of certain personal property (office furniture, Pretzel City Kitchen equipment and two Pretzel City Area Transit buses). Motion to move to final passage made by Alderman Parker, seconded by Alderman Sellers. Suspension of the rules (to allow final passage at the same meeting) passed 7–0. Final adoption passed 7–0.
- Resolution 2025-125: License agreement approving rental of one microduct to Surf Air Wireless (doing business as Surf Internet) for 10 years at $3,000 per year ($30,000 total). Adopted 7–0 on roll call.
- Resolution 2025-126: License agreement allowing attachment of two surveillance cameras on city-owned light poles for Revamp/TSR at $100 per year for five years. Adopted 6–1 (Alderman Stacy cast the lone no vote).
- Resolution 2025-127: Agreement with Ferrer Graham to provide engineering design and related services for 2026 street improvements; contract amount stated as $385,500. Adopted 7–0 on roll call.
- CDBG housing rehabilitation contract awards (agenda items 11 and 12): Contracts awarded to CMM and Associates for rehabilitation work on two single-family homes: 628 East Wyandotte Street for $52,865 and 724 East Wyandotte Street for $61,915. Funding: Community Development Block Grant. Both awards approved 7–0.
- Appointments: Reappointments and appointments to boards and commissions were approved (planning commission reappointments, Yvette Sellers reappointed to Arts & Culture Commission through 08/31/2028, Gwen Shirley appointed to Freeport Housing Authority through 10/31/2030, Bridal Pearson appointed to Arts & Culture Commission through 08/31/2027). Motion approved unanimously.
Votes on routine agenda items (approval of agenda, minutes, consent agenda) were taken by voice or roll call as recorded; the consent agenda roll call recorded the motion as passing 7–0.
The council proceeded without extended formal debate on most items; several items drew brief operational questions from aldermen and clarifying remarks from staff before roll-call votes.
Ending
The meeting concluded after public comment and brief council announcements; a motion to adjourn passed by voice vote.
