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Council approves invoices and routine business; staff posts water‑chemicals bid and reports Amtrak ridership
Summary
Council approved minutes and invoices totaling $1,348,848.02, advanced Ordinance O‑26‑003 (sale of surplus equipment) to a second reading, and approved a preliminary plat. City manager announced sealed bids for water‑treatment chemicals due March 10 and the mayor reported about 29,000 Amtrak boardings/alightings at Princeton in the last 12 months.
The council approved routine consent items including previous meeting minutes and invoices. City clerk Janet Penny presented department invoice totals: Accounts & Finance $70,525.05; Streets & Public Improvements $127,094.23; Public Safety $257,808.19; and Public Property & Utilities $893,420.55 — a grand total of $1,348,848.02 — and the council approved payment by roll call.
Clerk also introduced Ordinance O‑26‑003, a first reading to authorize the sale of personal property no longer necessary to the city. Exhibit A in the packet listed items to be auctioned (extraction/rescue tools, small engines and related equipment); the council moved to advance the ordinance to second reading.
In the city manager’s report, staff announced the Princeton Water Department will accept sealed bids for several water‑treatment chemicals (hydrated lime/calcium hydroxide, sodium hypochlorite and carbon dioxide). Sealed bids must be delivered to the city clerk’s office by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10; faxed or emailed bids will not be accepted. Staff contacts for questions are Tim (superintendent of water) and John Eggers (chief operator).
In the mayor’s report, the mayor said Amtrak reported slightly more than 29,000 boardings or alightings at the Princeton station over the past 12 months; the mayor also credited roughly $250,000 in County ARPA funds and other grants for station and parking improvements.
What’s next: O‑26‑003 will return for a second reading; bids for water chemicals are due March 10; staff will distribute financial reports at the next meeting.
