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Votes at a glance: St. Peter City Council actions, March 9, 2026
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Summary
At its March 9 meeting the St. Peter City Council approved the consent agenda; awarded the Gorman Park Phase 2 splash pad contract; authorized lead service line engineering services tied to a $575,000 federal award; approved two $25,000 downtown renovation loans; approved a preliminary plat for Southpointe Financial Credit Union; continued the ADA accessibility grant program at $50,000; adopted the Nicollet County Hazard Mitigation Plan; and approved a seasonal tree worker license.
The St. Peter City Council on March 9 approved the following actions (summary):
- Consent agenda (vendor purchases, two employee appointments, surplus declaration and disbursements) — approved by roll call (packet pages 8–17).
- Gorman Park Phase 2 splash pad — awarded to Pember Companies of Menominee, Wisconsin (low bidder); council approved the resolution (packet page 20). Staff noted phase 2 lacks fully secured funding and may require issuing debt if state bonding or private gifts do not cover the balance.
- Lead service line replacement engineering services — authorized engineering services (packet pages 23–24) to prepare plans/specs for a federally funded program; staff said a $575,000 federal award should cover the work for 25 identified services.
- Central Business District renovation enhancement loans — two separate $25,000 awards: (1) Azure Sky / River Rock Coffee at 301 South Minnesota Avenue (historic building; packet pages 28–29); and (2) Pushaw/Bushaw Properties at 401–403 South Minnesota Avenue (packet pages 34–35). Both loans are 0% for 10 years and were reviewed by the EDA and HPC.
- Southpointe Financial Credit Union preliminary plat — council approved a preliminary plat for property at 103 North Minnesota Avenue / 119 West Bridal (packet page 40) conditional on resolving a two-foot title issue before final plat.
- ADA Accessibility Improvement Grant Program — council approved continuing the program with the EDA’s recommended $50,000 funding (packet pages 43–44), funded largely from interest on the revolving loan fund.
- Nicollet County Hazard Mitigation Plan — council adopted the county plan, a FEMA requirement for mitigation funding eligibility (packet page 49).
- New license: Logan Miller, Dogs Dig, Cut and Haul LLC — seasonal tree worker license for March 10–April 30 (packet page 50); background check showed no prohibiting records.
Each of these resolutions passed on voice vote or roll call as recorded in the meeting packet; council members registered unanimous "Aye" votes where roll calls were read.
