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Tecumseh City Council approves Arrowhead Drive design contract and $164,400 UV system for WWTP; also OKs mower purchase and pay application
Summary
At its Nov. 3 meeting the Tecumseh City Council approved a $10,500 Olsson design agreement for Arrowhead Drive, a $164,400 UV3000Plus system for the wastewater treatment plant, a $13,575 mower for the fairgrounds and Pay Application #7 to Farabee Mechanical; the consent agenda and routine bills were also approved.
The Tecumseh City Council on Nov. 3 approved several infrastructure and equipment purchases, including a professional services agreement for Arrowhead Drive and a $164,400 UV disinfection system for the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
At the start of the meeting Mayor Jesse Grof called the session to order at 5:00 p.m. and the City Clerk recorded attendance. Council Members Lance Beethe, Alicia Brommer, Travis Goracke and Lorie Topp were listed as present; Brian Britt and Tyler Speckmann were listed as absent in the attendance record included in the minutes.
Council action on Arrowhead Drive: Council approved a $10,500 professional services agreement with Olsson for Arrowhead Drive improvements. The motion is recorded in the minutes as “Motion by Goracke, Second by Beethe.” The vote is recorded as Aye: Beethe, Brommer, Goracke, Topp; Nay: none; Absent: Britt, Speckmann. The minutes show the motion carried.
Wastewater treatment plant purchase: The council approved a $164,400 quote from Trojan Technologies for a UV3000Plus system for the wastewater treatment plant. The minutes record the motion as “Motion by Topp, Second by Brommer” and list the same four aye votes (Beethe, Brommer, Goracke, Topp) with no nays and Britt and Speckmann absent. The motion is recorded as carried.
Other procurement and payments: The council approved purchase of a 60-inch mower from AKRS for $13,575 for the fairgrounds (motion by Alicia Brommer, second by Lorie Topp) and approved Pay Application #7 from Farabee Mechanical for the Power Plant project (motion by Lance Beethe, second by Lorie Topp). Both motions are recorded in the minutes as passing with the same four aye votes and no nays.
Consent agenda and bills: The consent agenda was approved; the minutes list approval of the Sept. 15, 2025 minutes and payment of city bills and payroll. The vendor line items shown in the minutes total $42,213.40. The recorded vote on the consent agenda in the minutes lists Aye: Beethe, Britt, Brommer, Speckmann, Topp; Nay: none; Absent: Goracke. (The attendance notation earlier in the minutes and the vote listing are inconsistent as recorded in the minutes.)
Reports and next steps: Department reports included an update that auditors for the fiscal year-end 2025 audit will return in December, streets-related planning for Arrowhead Drive and ordering materials for the DTR project, and several utility- and parks-related updates including pending programming work tied to an EDA project and north water tower painting. The minutes note staff are awaiting CDBG DTR award results and continuing housing discussions with Aspen Builders.
The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m. City Clerk Janelle Moran signed the minutes alongside Mayor Jesse Grof.
