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Mt. Vernon council approves $1.94 million in bills, hires MKSK for 911 Broadway redesign
Summary
The Mt. Vernon City Council on Jan. 3 approved $1,944,563.55 in consolidated vouchers, authorized a contract with MKSK for the redevelopment of 911 Broadway (not to exceed $126,000), and approved an ordinance to surplus a Scag mower (Ordinance #2023-01).
The Mt. Vernon City Council on Tuesday approved a slate of routine and project-related items, including $1,944,563.55 in consolidated vouchers and a contract for design work on 911 Broadway.
City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel presented staff recommendations and City Attorney David Leggans introduced the contract resolution. The Council voted to authorize an agreement with MKSK for design and architecture services on the redevelopment of 911 Broadway at a base fee of $123,000 plus up to $3,000 in reimbursable expenses — a not-to-exceed total of $126,000. The motion to approve was made by Council Member Ray Botch and seconded by Council Member Mike Young; the vote was recorded as Yeas: Botch, Gliosci, Young, and Lewis; Council Member Donte Moore was absent.
On routine business, the Council approved consolidated vouchers for accounts payable totaling $1,944,563.55. Council Member Ray Botch moved the vouchers; Council Member Joe Gliosci seconded, and the motion passed with Yeas: Botch, Gliosci, Young, and Lewis; Moore absent.
The Council also approved Ordinance #2023-01 to surplus a Scag mower after City Attorney David Leggans presented the ordinance for first reading and Council moved to suspend the rules to take action at the same meeting. The motion to suspend rules and approve carried; the ordinance was approved on a motion by Joe Gliosci, seconded by Mike Young, with the same recorded yeas and one absent council member.
Votes at a glance - Consolidated vouchers (accounts payable): $1,944,563.55 — motion by Ray Botch; second Joe Gliosci; outcome: approved (Yeas: Botch, Gliosci, Young, Lewis; Absent: Moore). - Ordinance #2023-01 (surplus Scag mower): motion to suspend rules and approve carried; ordinance approved — motion by Joe Gliosci; second Mike Young; outcome: approved (Yeas: Botch, Gliosci, Young, Lewis; Absent: Moore). - Resolution approving agreement with MKSK (911 Broadway design): motion by Ray Botch; second Mike Young; outcome: approved (Yeas: Botch, Gliosci, Young, Lewis; Absent: Moore).
The Council did not receive public comment during the meeting. The meeting record shows standard procedural handling of these items and the approval of the listed expenditures and contracts.
