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Commission approves event requests, asset sale and routine business
Summary
The commission approved routine items including a banner for the Downtown Street Fair, a request to fill a dunk tank for Sacred Heart’s May 13 carnival, authorization to sign a transaction for sale of WAPA wrecks (expected proceeds about $20,000), and adjourned to April 15, 2026.
The East Grand Forks City Commission approved several routine items during its meeting.
Banner and event approvals: Jordan presented a request from the Downtown Development Association to hang a banner on the Sorlie Bridge promoting the Downtown Street Fair (Aug. 21–22). The commission approved the request to place the banner from Aug. 7 through Aug. 23. Jordan also presented a water-fill request for a dunk tank from Tamara Ramirez, student council advisor at Sacred Heart, for the school’s May 13 carnival; that request was approved.
Asset sale: Staff reported that Avangrid Energy solicited bids on the city’s 2024 Western Area Power Association wrecks. The commission authorized staff to sign a transaction approval form so the water and light department can finalize the sale; staff said a check for about $20,000 was expected. The meeting record shows the motion was moved and seconded but does not identify who made the motion and who seconded it.
Routine approvals and adjournment: The commission approved bills and payroll at the meeting opening and later voted to adjourn until April 15, 2026.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): - Approve bills and payroll: recorded 'Yes' votes from Commissioners Grundy, Rapazz and Quirk. - Approve Downtown Street Fair banner (place Aug. 7–23; event Aug. 21–22): approved (Grundy, Rapazz, Quirk recorded 'Yes'). - Approve dunk tank water-fill for Sacred Heart (May 13): approved (Grundy, Rapazz, Quirk recorded 'Yes'). - Authorize sale of 2024 WAPA wrecks and signature of transaction form (expected proceeds ~$20,000): approved (Brendy, Rapazz, Quirk recorded 'Yes' per meeting record). - Adjourn meeting until April 15, 2026: motion carried (Grimsley, Rapazz, Quirk recorded 'Yes').
The meeting record frequently records the motion as moved and seconded but does not consistently identify the mover and seconder by name, and vote tallies in the transcript show some spelling variations in commissioner names; the record above follows the names as they appear in the meeting transcript.
