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Two Harbors council adopts wide-ranging consent agenda, grants and contracts in unanimous votes
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting the Two Harbors City Council approved a multi-item consent agenda and six new-business resolutions, including grants, pay applications and contracts. All motions carried by unanimous roll-call votes of the members present.
The Two Harbors City Council unanimously approved a lengthy consent agenda and six new-business resolutions at its Sept. 8, 2025, regular meeting.
The consent agenda included claims and payroll approvals, pay applications and invoices for multiple capital projects (City Hall façade; wastewater treatment plant; 2024–25 street improvement and seal coat work), professional services payments to Bolton & Menk, fees for lot split applications, license approvals, personnel actions and adoption of the Minnesota Paid Family Leave policy. Councilor Glaser moved to adopt the consent agenda; Mayor Conner seconded. The clerk recorded a unanimous yea vote by the four members present (Conner, Glaser, Hefter and Heil).
The council also approved six New Business resolutions on motions recorded on the agenda: acceptance of a SHIP grant from Lake County ($12,000) and Bolton & Menk’s proposal to complete a parks inventory and conditions assessment; a MnDOT airport maintenance and operations grant agreement for $34,494.35; approval of a conditional use permit recommendation for ISD 381’s school bus garage project; issuance of a tobacco and vape license for Two Harbors Tobacco and Vape LLC; approval of Public Arts Commission concept A for a City Hall mural; and acceptance of a preventative maintenance proposal from Gartner Preventive Maintenance Services for the new liquor store’s HVAC, ice machine and beer cooler. Each motion was carried by a unanimous roll-call vote of members present.
The meeting record lists specific pay applications and invoice amounts adopted as read, including: Pay Application No. 1 to Donald Holm Construction for the City Hall façade ($24,035); Pay Application No. 46 to Lakehead Constructors for the wastewater treatment plant ($265,053); invoices and change orders to Bolton & Menk and Lake County for various projects (amounts recorded in council minutes). The council also approved personnel-related items such as the appointment of Peggy Torgerson as Administrative Assistant/Deputy Clerk effective Sept. 9, 2025, and authorized postings for several open positions.
No member opposed any of the listed measures during the meeting; the minutes indicate each item was “adopted as read” and carried by unanimous yea vote of the members present. The council adjourned following the recorded business.
Votes at a glance: all actions taken during the meeting were adopted by unanimous roll-call votes of the four members present (Conner, Glaser, Hefter, Heil).
