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St. Paul Park council approves consent agenda including three-year police contract, rejects Lions Lehi Park bridge bids
Summary
The City of St. Paul Park council on Dec. 1 approved its consent agenda — including a three-year police contract, a tobacco license for Duffy’s and rejecting bids for the Lions Lehi Park pedestrian bridge — by unanimous vote (4-0).
The City of St. Paul Park City Council approved its consent agenda at the Dec. 1 regular meeting, voting unanimously to accept a package of routine items that included a three-year police contract, licensing actions and construction payment approvals.
Presiding Official introduced the consent agenda, which covered payments for bills from Nov. 18 to Dec. 2, a tobacco license for Duffy’s, games-of-skill approval for Mendota Valley Amusement, Resolution 17-61 tied to a Met Council grant and the city’s contract with the police for the next three years, and Resolution 17-62 to accept bids received and reject all bids for the Lions Lehi Park pedestrian bridge replacement. The agenda also included payment No. 6 for the generator construction and approval of item "1763," a requested modification for the community designation.
Unidentified Speaker 1 moved to approve the consent agenda; the motion was seconded and approved on a voice vote. Unidentified Speaker 1 commended the city administrator, staff and the police department for resolving the police contract, saying it "was a good deal" and, later, "I was glad to help see it across the finish line." Presiding Official announced, "Motion carries 4 0." The meeting record does not list individual vote names.
Why it matters: the approved three-year police contract and the related Met Council grant item are the most consequential actions in the consent package because they affect ongoing public safety operations and budget commitments. The council’s decision to reject bids for the Lions Lehi Park pedestrian bridge means the city will revisit procurement or scope for that project.
What the agenda included (selected): a tobacco license for Duffy’s; games-of-skill approval for Mendota Valley Amusement; Resolution 17-61 (Met Council grant program / three-year police contract); Resolution 17-62 (accepting bids received and rejecting all bids for Lions Lehi Park pedestrian bridge replacement); payment No. 6 for generator construction; and an approval of a community designation modification identified as 1763.
Next steps: the council did not specify further action on the rejected bridge bids during the meeting; follow-up procurement or re-scoping will likely appear on a future agenda.
