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Benton City council approves architecture, tennis‑court and park grant measures in March 18 votes
Summary
The city approved three resolutions: awarding Tate Architecture for a maintenance‑shop remodel, contracting ProGuard Fencing for RCO‑funded tennis‑court fence repairs after vetting questions were raised, and authorizing a $50,000 T‑Mobile hometown grant application for Riverfront Park development.
At its March 18, 2025 meeting, the Benton City Council approved three discrete measures: Resolution 2025‑12 awarding architectural services for a maintenance‑shop remodel, Resolution 2025‑13 awarding a contract for tennis‑court fencing repair, and Resolution 2025‑14 authorizing submission of a $50,000 T‑Mobile hometown grant application for Riverfront Park.
On Resolution 2025‑12 the council awarded Tate Architecture to design a remodel that will convert part of the maintenance shop into a break room; staff said Tate has worked with the city previously and recommended the contract.
On Resolution 2025‑13 staff recommended ProGuard Fencing as the low, vetted bidder for RCO‑funded tennis‑court fencing repairs. A council member asked whether contractor vetting included OSHA checks and insurance experience‑modifier ratings (EMR). Nathan said the city currently verifies contractor status through the state LNI system and requires certificates of liability insurance before contracting and that the city can add EMR/insurance‑rating checks to its vetting checklist in the future. Despite the questions, the council moved and passed the award to ProGuard as the low bid.
On Resolution 2025‑14 staff described a $50,000 hometown grant from T‑Mobile to help with partial development of Riverfront Park — limited scope expected to include grading and a gravel driveway — and said no local match is required. The council authorized the mayor to execute and submit the application.
All three motions were moved, seconded and approved during the meeting; the transcript records motions and the chair’s announcement that each motion passed but does not list individual roll‑call vote tallies.
Contracting and vetting notes: staff acknowledged the low ProGuard bid was roughly $7,000 below the next bidder and said the installer has out‑of‑area roots but has been reference‑checked; a council member suggested adding EMR checks to contractor vetting going forward.
