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Grafton council approves consent agenda, bills, traffic controller, audit contract and farmland lease
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the council approved the consent agenda, bills and claims, a $36,268 traffic controller and camera system, a 2024 audit contract with Brady Martz and a farmland lease addendum adding 33.98 acres at $90 per acre; Council also adopted Resolution No. 1805 authorizing public sale of city property.
The Grafton City Council on Feb. 10 approved routine business including the consent agenda, bills and claims, a purchase of a traffic controller and camera system, a contract for the 2024 audit and a farmland lease addendum.
Mayor Chris West asked whether any council member wanted to remove items from the consent agenda; none did. Council member Brad Burianek moved and Council member Greg Young seconded approval of the consent agenda, which included minutes (Jan. 13), Ways and Means and Public Utilities committee minutes, officer reports and Game of Chance applications (#1101 St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and #1102 Grafton Youth Wrestling). Roll-call voters listed Burianek, Kylen Kostrzewski, Loree Osowski and Greg Young in favor; Donavon McMillian was recorded absent for that vote; the mayor declared the motion carried.
Council member Greg Young moved and Council member Kylen Kostrzewski seconded approval of bills, claims and accounts for the General, Special, Capital Projects, Debt Service and Enterprise Funds; the motion passed on roll call. On Ways and Means recommendation the council approved an Application for Abatement or Refund of Taxes for 2024 for 1023 West 9th Street and approved transferring listed uncollectible accounts to the bad debts account.
The council approved Resolution No. 1805, authorizing public sale of city-owned real property. City Attorney Rob Fleming recommended removing a sentence referencing properties committed to the Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) because a 30-day window exists to reject bids; he said if the Red River Regional Council indicates it will not build on those lots, the lots will then be available for sale.
On the Public Utilities Committee recommendation the council approved a $36,268 quote from General Traffic Controls to purchase a traffic controller and camera system; Administrator Nick Ziegelmann said he will meet with KLJ regarding a School Road signal.
The council approved a contract with Brady Martz to perform the 2024 audit for $24,750, with an additional $6,000 per program if a single audit is required due to airport project funding. The council also approved an addendum to a farmland lease with Judy Keeley to add 33.98 tillable acres at $90 per acre. The meeting adjourned following these approvals.
These votes were recorded in the meeting minutes; specific future steps (such as solicitation for property sale bids or signal design meetings) were left to staff action documented in the minutes.
