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Gladwin City Council unanimously approves Klosowski settlement and moves forward with grant-funded City Hall project
Summary
At its March 17 meeting, the Gladwin City Council voted unanimously to approve a no-cost settlement in Klosowski v. City of Gladwin and authorized moving ahead with the City Hall/Community Center project, approving FED as project manager at a grant-covered fee of $75,680.
Gladwin — The Gladwin City Council on March 17 unanimously approved a settlement in pending litigation Klosowski v. City of Gladwin and voted to proceed with a grant-funded City Hall/Community Center project, approving FED as the project's manager.
Following a closed session for attorney-client privileged information, Council Member Gutierrez moved, and Council Member Esiline supported, approval of the settlement on the recommendation of the city's legal counsel and the Michigan Municipal League carrier. Council members voting in favor were Caffrey, Crawford, Darlington, Esiline, Gutierrez, Platt, Sischo and Winarski; there were no nays. City officials stated the settlement will be at no cost to the city.
Earlier in the meeting, Interim City Manager Kimberly Hines told the council it must decide whether to proceed with the City Hall/Community Center project or return grant funds. After discussion, the council voted to move forward. The council then approved FED's proposal to serve as project manager; the fee was presented as $75,680 and described as covered by the grant.
The project decision followed staff recommendations that accepting the grant and engaging a project manager would allow completion of improvements to the city facility. Council Member Caffrey made the motion to proceed with the project, supported by Council Member Crawford; the motion carried on a voice vote.
No additional funding commitments from the city's general fund were recorded in the meeting minutes; the council stated FED's fee would be charged to the grant. The minutes do not specify a project timeline or additional capital costs beyond the project-manager fee.
What happens next: the council approved moving forward and awarded the management contract to FED; staff indicated the next steps will be project implementation funded by the grant and routine project oversight. The minutes do not list required approvals from other agencies or additional funding requests at this meeting.
