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Council approves vest grant, historic brochures, pipeline change order and TAP sidewalk agreement
Summary
The council approved four resolutions: a DOJ vest reimbursement grant, a SHPO brochure grant request, a pipeline change order showing roughly $169,346 in underruns, and a WYDOT TAP subrecipient agreement for a sidewalk from Aspen to the rec center; one councilmember abstained on two items citing missing line-item documentation.
At its meeting, the Evanston City Council approved four resolutions on new business.
Resolution 25-68 authorizes application to the U.S. Department of Justice for a Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant to reimburse half the cost of vests for Evanston Police Department officers; Chief Ranish (speaker 11) said vests expire after five years and the department typically purchases vests for new officers or to replace damaged or ill-fitting vests. The local match is covered initially from the department's general line items with uniform funds supplementing shortfalls. The council approved the resolution by voice vote.
Resolution 25-69, introduced by Mister Harris (speaker 10), authorizes submission of a grant request by the Historic Preservation Commission to the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office for downtown walking-tour brochures. The commission seeks $3,720 from SHPO, with a required 40% local match of $2,480; total estimated project cost is $6,200 for design and printing of 3,000 brochures and a digital version for public websites. The council approved the request.
Resolution 25-70 approves change order number 2 for the Evanston transmission pipeline 2022 project. Project staff (speaker 15) said the final accounting shows the project came in approximately $169,345.82 under the original bid quantities due to underruns on imported materials and crushed base; the savings will remain within the water enterprise fund. The council approved the change order; Councilmember Hegeman (speaker 8) abstained from this and another financial item citing a lack of detailed fiscal documentation.
Resolution 25-71 authorizes execution of a Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) subrecipient agreement with the Wyoming Department of Transportation for the Aspen-to-rec-center sidewalk improvement project. Staff said the awarded $60,000 for design is about 90% federal with a roughly $6,000 local share for the design phase and $86,000 previously budgeted in the city budget for the overall project match; construction responsibilities and final costs will be determined under WYDOT procedures. The council approved the agreement with an abstention noted.
Each resolution was introduced, seconded, discussed briefly by staff, and approved by voice vote. Several council members raised procedural questions about funding sources and whether savings or budgeting implications would be reallocated; staff indicated water-enterprise savings return to the enterprise fund and general-fund matches would come from previously appropriated amounts.
Votes at a glance: all four resolutions approved; abstentions by Councilmember Hegeman were recorded on at least two fiscal items because of her request for full line-item documentation.
