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Commission approves staff CPR-card costs, final road payments and equipment purchase; tables several procurement items
Summary
Commissioners approved paying for staff CPR cards, a final payment of $24,812.27 for the 89th Avenue project (100% reimbursable by NDDOT), and a $6,450 evidence-tracking purchase; they also tabled multiple contract, bid and blading-rate items for further review. Several transcript amounts were unclear and flagged for clerk confirmation.
The Ramsey County Commission approved several routine purchases and payments and tabled other procurement items for further clarification.
Approvals recorded in the meeting included: covering the American Heart Association CPR card cost for non-county staff who take the course (card fee cited at about $22); a final project payment of $24,812.27 for the 89th Avenue South Minnewaka project with staff noting that amount is expected to be reimbursed 100% by the North Dakota Department of Transportation; and approval to pay $6,450 for an evidence-tracking system after the vendor negotiated the invoice down from an earlier figure.
Staff also presented overlay and culvert items: thin-lift overlay project estimates and a rusted culvert requiring potential upsizing from 48 to 54 inches were discussed; staff said they will consult the waterboard on recommended sizing and proceed when frost allows. Several contract and bid items (road-contract blading rates and the five-door building quotes) were presented but tabled to give staff and commissioners time to review specifications and pricing.
Clerks and staff made numerical references in the meeting transcript that are inconsistent in places (e.g., KLJ invoice references appear as "$35.80" in the transcript while other lines cite $3,580 for overlay work). Staff should confirm and publish the official invoice and estimate figures in the meeting materials. The board recorded roll-call and voice votes consistent with the motions noted above.
