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Votes at a glance: Coon Rapids council approves consent items, budgets, contracts and purchases
Summary
In a single meeting the council approved the consent agenda, real estate conveyance, budget amendments, a sanitary sewer engineering engagement, workers' compensation renewal option, golf cart fleet lease-to-own, employee compensation plan and other routine items; several items included brief discussion or recorded abstentions/no votes.
The Coon Rapids City Council approved a series of routine and business items by voice vote or motion during the meeting.
Key approvals included: adoption of the consent agenda (electronic payments, donations/business sponsorships, and appointment of George Blindauer to the Arts Commission); adoption of Ordinance 2320 to convey a small unused city parcel on Mississippi Boulevard to neighboring property owners; adoption of Resolution 24-110 to reallocate 2024 general fund appropriations and carry forward identified items into 2025; selection of option 1 for the 2025 workers' compensation renewal with the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (staff cited a 12.9% net deposit premium increase and recommended a retro-rated option that has produced savings historically); approval of a letter of engagement with SEH for the 2025 sanitary sewer lining project for $164,010; authorization to purchase a new golf cart fleet and EZ GO GPS units for Bunker Hills via lease-to-own; adoption of Resolution 24-109 establishing the 2025 compensation plan for unrepresented employees (3.5% wage increase effective Jan. 1, 2025); and adoption of Resolution 24-115 to add cannabis registration fees to the 2025 fee schedule as required by statute.
Recorded exceptions and notes: the council recorded two abstentions on minutes approval (council members Ray Rauer and Novak). One recorded nay was noted on the cannabis location ordinance package (Council member Novak). Several items triggered substantive discussion (stormwater REF debate, golf cart procurement, and solar grant eligibility) but were ultimately approved.
What’s next: staff will complete contracting and billing changes where applicable and return to council with construction contracts or follow-up research as directed (notably agricultural REF research for stormwater and work-session follow-up items).
