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Granite Falls wastewater plant honored with state award; council approves new forklift purchase
Summary
Mayor Matthew Hartman read a Department of Ecology letter recognizing the Granite Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant with an Outstanding Wastewater Treatment Plant Award under NPDES Permit #WA0021130. The council also approved purchase of a Hyundai forklift for the plant.
Mayor Matthew Hartman read into the record a letter from Rachel McCrea of the Washington State Department of Ecology recognizing the Granite Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant with an Outstanding Wastewater Treatment Plant Award under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit #WA0021130. Plant staff — Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor Lyle Bjornson, Nathan Stoneking and Darin Jackson — were invited forward and congratulated by the council.
The council took formal action on procurement for the wastewater plant during the meeting. Councilmember Steven Glenn moved and Councilmember Tom FitzGerald seconded a motion to approve the purchase of a Hyundai 25LC-9 forklift from Leavitt Machinery for $36,900.00 plus tax, using the Sourcewell Contract #053024-HCE, and to authorize the City Manager to sign related purchase documents. The motion was recorded as carried; the meeting minutes do not list individual vote tallies.
The award recognition and equipment purchase followed routine consent and administrative business. The consent agenda itself was approved earlier in the meeting (motion by Councilmember Steven Glenn; second by Councilmember Tom FitzGerald), and Councilmember Bruce Straughn moved to excuse Councilmember David Griggs due to work obligations (seconded by Councilmember Steven Glenn); both motions were recorded as carried.
Clarifying details: the award was read by the mayor as coming from the Washington State Department of Ecology and explicitly referenced NPDES Permit #WA0021130. The forklift procurement specifies model (Hyundai 25LC-9), vendor (Leavitt Machinery), price ($36,900.00 plus tax) and use of Sourcewell Contract #053024-HCE. The minutes do not specify recorded roll-call vote counts or which councilmembers voted for or against each motion.
The council did not discuss additional funding or budget amendments tied directly to the forklift purchase during the meeting. The award recognition and procurement were completed as part of regular business and the meeting proceeded to a budget presentation and other staff reports.
