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Votes at a glance: council approves rezoning, state cooperative agreement and routine purchases
Summary
At the March meeting the Thief River Falls council approved a rezoning for 517 Duluth Avenue (DQ Peralta Inc.), authorized a state cooperative agreement for ADA shore-fishing stations at Hart's Park, approved a laptop purchase for the Fire Academy and passed the consent agenda.
Thief River Falls — In addition to ordering plans for the 2026 street and utilities improvement project, the City Council handled several discrete votes:
Rezoning: The council approved a second reading and adopted a rezoning application for 517 Duluth Avenue South, moving the parcel from Neighborhood Business District (C1) to General Business District (C2) to allow broader community-wide consumer traffic. Planning/Zoning staff reported that a planning commission hearing recommended approval after finding the application met the city’s rezoning criteria.
State cooperative agreement (Hart’s Park ADA shore-fishing stations): Council authorized the mayor and city administrator to sign a cooperative agreement with the State of Minnesota to reimburse the city 100% for construction of two handicap-accessible shore-fishing stations at Hart’s Park. Staff confirmed procurement would follow city policy and standard bid solicitation procedures.
Fire Academy equipment purchase: The council approved the purchase of a Dell Pro 14 laptop for the Fire Academy from SHI International at a cost of $1,619.68.
Consent agenda: Routine consent items were approved by a single voice vote.
Votes and procedure notes: Each of these items passed on motions and voice votes as recorded in the meeting; the transcript records the approval of the rezoning and the cooperative agreement with no recorded opposition. The laptop purchase was approved as part of the consent/approval sequence.
