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Saint Joseph council approves consent agenda including construction contracts and $2.145 million Army Corps grant for wastewater blower
Summary
The City Council approved a broad consent agenda authorizing multi‑year master agreements for on‑call construction and sewer repairs, equipment purchases, and acceptance of a $2,145,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers grant for a wastewater blower replacement project. One abstention on item 22 was recorded.
The Saint Joseph City Council approved its consent agenda, authorizing multiple service agreements, equipment purchases and the acceptance of a federal grant to help replace a blower at the wastewater treatment plant.
Items approved on the consent agenda included a three‑year agreement with Premier Pyrotechnics Inc. for $22,500 per year to provide the city's Fourth of July fireworks display; communications site lease agreements (one site for $4,050.09 and three additional sites totaling $61,941.96 annually) for the public safety radio system; and an ordinance authorizing acceptance of a $2,145,000 grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Water Resources Development Act for the blower replacement project at the wastewater treatment facility. The clerk also read several master agreements for on‑call construction and sewer repair services with multiple firms, each authorizing the city manager to issue work orders up to approximately $75,000 per firm.
Other consent items included landfill fund budget amendments and equipment purchases (a portable gas extraction monitor not to exceed $17,685.90 and a change order with Mcon LLC for $233,018.28), acceptance of payments from developers (Leer Construction: $15,889; TownePlace Suites: $9,778), park donation and ice‑arena equipment purchases (donation up to $180,000; Zamboni $196,684.74; auto ice painter $13,172), and a work order with RS Electric Corp. not to exceed $60,175 for electrical service installation at a new Hyde Park maintenance building.
The council voted to accept the consent agenda after a motion by Council member Eslinger and a second by Council member Randolph. The meeting record notes an abstention by Council member Schultz on item 22; the transcript phrasing about the overall tally is inconsistent (multiple announcements of "9" votes appear in the record), but the presiding official announced the consent motion carried.
