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Votes at a glance: Duluth City Council re-elects leadership, approves Park Point lease and airport grant ordinance
Summary
The council elected Therese Tamanik as council president, reappointed Lehi Nephew as vice president, approved a five-year Park Point lease with the University of Minnesota and authorized the Duluth Airport Authority to accept 2025 state and federal grants.
Here are the formal actions recorded during the Duluth City Council meeting.
Elections of officers - Council President: Therese Tamanik was nominated (moved by Councilor Kennedy; seconded by Councilor Forsman) and approved by voice vote. (Transcript records the motion and that members responded "Aye," with no roll-call tally recorded.) - Vice President: Lehi Nephew was nominated and approved by voice vote; the meeting recorded that the vote "passes 9 to 0."
Park Point lease (Resolution 21) - Action: Resolution authorizing a five-year lease with the Regents of the University of Minnesota for Park Point space for an aquatic center, boat shed and water-based recreational programming. - Motion: Moved by Councilor Awa; seconded (transcript notes a second by Forsman). - Vote: The resolution passed with eight in favor and one abstention. Councilor Mayo abstained, citing employment with the University of Minnesota.
Airport grant authorization (Ordinance 72) - Action: Ordinance authorizing the Duluth Airport Authority to accept federal and state grants for improvements to Duluth International Airport and Sky Harbor Airport and to execute grant documents for 2025. - Motion: Moved by Councilor Awa; seconded by Councilor Kennedy. - Vote: Ordinance 72 passed 9 to 0.
Consent agenda - The consent agenda, moved and seconded on the record, passed by voice vote (recorded as 9 to 0).
Ending: Several items were approved unanimously or with a single abstention; the administration will present tentative labor agreements and the proposed city administrator at the next meeting for council consideration.
