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Committee approves consent items including railroad crossing agreement, airport grant and SWIP adoption
Summary
The Committee of the Whole approved a construction/maintenance agreement and MnDOT funding for the Otter Tail Valley Railroad crossing extension, approved a two-year airport maintenance grant agreement (state reimbursing ~75% of ~ $71,000 per year), declared a surplus vehicle for disposal, and adopted a surface water inlet protection plan (SWIP).
At the Sept. 10 Committee of the Whole meeting, members approved several consent items moved by staff and recommended that they be placed on the Monday council consent agenda.
Railroad crossing: Grant Cooper summarized the Freiburg Crossing signal extension (project CP9776). He said the crossing-extension agreement with Otter Tail Valley Railroad is for $90,582 and that MnDOT will reimburse the city for up to $110,000 to provide contingency funding and cover local costs. Council accepted the construction and funding agreements; Cooper said work is expected to start after Labor Day pending the railroad’s right-of-entry permit.
Airport maintenance grant: Andrew Brenseth described a biennial airport maintenance and operations grant arrangement with Sky Crew Services. The agreement covers fiscal years 2026 and 2027 with the city paying a monthly amount and the state reimbursing roughly 75% of those costs — about $71,000 per year and nearly $142,000 over the two years. The committee approved the agreement.
Surface water inlet protection plan (SWIP): Lehi Taylor asked the committee to adopt a SWIP that included contributions from the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the committee approved the resolution to adopt the plan.
Surplus vehicle: The committee approved declaring a 2001 Ford WindStar courtesy vehicle as surplus and authorized disposal, with staff noting it will be sold at auction or consignment.
Motions from the committee were approved by voice vote and will appear on the Monday consent agenda for final council action.
