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Votes at a glance: council approves consent agenda, EDA agreement, grounds contract and payroll correction
Summary
At its latest meeting, the council approved the consent agenda, adopted an EDAS annual agreement, awarded a grounds‑maintenance contract, corrected a payroll budget item, and passed the Shelter Bay resolution and fireworks contract; details and follow‑up tasks accompany each vote.
The La Conner Town Council voted on several routine and substantive items. Highlights of council action:
• Consent agenda: Approved (Councilperson Chamberlain motioned; Councilperson Taylor seconded).
• EDAS annual agreement: Council approved the town’s standard annual agreement with the Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County after brief discussion about benefits; councilmember stated they now sit on the EDAS board.
• Grounds‑maintenance contract: After soliciting bids, the council approved awarding the contract and directed staff to monitor contractor performance.
• Payroll budget correction: Council approved an ordinance amendment to increase one wage item by $2,880 to correct a salary‑schedule entry miscode in the prior budget.
• Western Fireworks contract: Approved for July 4 at a quoted price of $16,750 (budgeted $15,000); council approved the standard fireworks agreement by voice vote.
• Shelter Bay water surge resolution: Council adopted a resolution authorizing diagnostic engineering and mitigation planning to address pressure swings traced to Shelter Bay booster pumps; staff warned mitigation could be costly and temporary surge tanks have been installed.
Where votes were recorded, motions passed by voice vote; the transcript did not include full roll‑call tallies for the items above. Staff were assigned follow‑up tasks for budget reconciliation, contractor oversight and engineering reports.
