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Votes at a glance: La Porte Board of Public Works, July 7, 2025
Summary
The board approved routine payrolls and claims, FTA transit certifications, several event and park permits, a conflict‑of‑interest disclosure, a single‑source quiet‑zone purchase, an artwork lease for Fox Park, rejected and rebid several pathway construction bids, and tabled selected contracts for later action.
The La Porte Board of Public Works took the following votes on July 7, 2025. All items below were recorded on the meeting record and approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted.
Payroll and claims - Second quarter payroll for police and fire merit commissions: $1,926.88 — approved. - Civil city payrolls (including pay periods dated June 20 and July 3): amounts presented and approved (July 3 civil city payroll stated as $578,280.06; June 20 civil city payroll stated as $581,061.24) — approved. - Water claims (July 8): $393,887.96 — approved. - Sewage claims: $712,253.15 — approved. - Civil city claims: $2,469,491.13 — approved.
Transit and compliance - 2025 certification of financial capacity and FTA certifications and assurances for transit services: board approved signatures for mayor, city attorney and staff to satisfy federal grant award rules — approved.
Events, parks and arts - Slicer Performing Arts 5K use permit (route from La Porte High School to Kesseling Park) — approved. - Mountain bike competition permit (path/boat launch area) — approved. - MOU/2‑year artwork lease for a sculpture at Fox Park (lease amount $3,000; funding from La Porte Urban Enterprise Association) — approved.
Procurement and projects - Single‑source approval for quiet‑zone replacement parts (bollards/delineators) due to compatibility with existing proprietary bases — approved under purchasing guidance. - Dooley's grading and limestone quote for Soldier Memorial/Stone Lake trail parking lot: $15,725 (funded from HFL grant) — approved. - Truesdell reconstruction project closeout/change order: tabled. - Truck lease quote: tabled. - Slicer pathway bids: board rejected previously received bids as overpriced and authorized rebid — approved.
Administrative - Conflict of interest disclosure for Rhonda Ashcraft (part‑time city administrative assistant and employee of Blue Sky Restoration) — approved and will be filed with the county and state gateway site.
Procedural notes: Several motions were approved by voice vote without a roll‑call tally recorded in the transcript. Where amounts were stated on the record, they are included above as presented; if staff read inconsistent numbers during presentation, the board vote recorded the figure staff moved to approve.
