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Two Harbors council approves consent agenda, awards environmental contract and greenlights sewer license
Summary
At its Aug. 25 meeting the Two Harbors City Council adopted a package of consent-agenda measures, approved a $77,349 environmental investigation contract for the former J & J Castings site, authorized a non-exclusive utility license for property owners Ross and Tracy Wright, and approved multiple personnel and construction payments.
The Two Harbors City Council on Aug. 25 adopted a series of routine and project-specific resolutions, approving claims and payroll, advancing transportation and utility projects, and accepting an environmental investigation contract for a former industrial site.
The Council carried a multi-item consent agenda that included RESOLUTION NO. 08-359-25 approving Pay Application No. 20 to Lake County for the 2024–25 Street Improvement Project in the amount of $419,730.90 and RESOLUTION NO. 08-360-25 approving change orders tied to that same street project (including net adjustments that reduced city costs by $61,785.28 and a separate $3,709 change order that increased the city's cost by $1,431). The body also approved RESOLUTION NO. 08-361-25 for payment to Lake County of $3,150.63 for the 2025 street seal coat project and authorized Bolton & Menk to provide professional services for a Transportation Economic Development Program grant application for $8,000 (RESOLUTION NO. 08-362-25). Several personnel-related postings and position-description updates were also approved as part of the consent agenda.
In new business the Council unanimously adopted RESOLUTION NO. 08-367-25 to accept Carlson McCain's proposal to conduct site investigation and prepare a response action plan for the former J & J Castings property for an amount up to $77,349. The Council also adopted RESOLUTION NO. 08-370-25 approving a non-exclusive license and utility agreement permitting Ross and Tracy Wright to access the unimproved dedicated alley servicing Lots 9 through 16, Block 24 and connect lateral lines to the existing sewer trunk on 15th Street to extend sewer service to their property.
The Council approved RESOLUTION NO. 08-366-25 authorizing an agreement with Independent School District No. 381 to extend a water main to the district's bus garage property line, and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 08-369-25 to appoint Erik Helgesen to the Two Harbors Public Library Board of Trustees.
Licenses were also renewed under RESOLUTION NO. 08-368-25 for multiple establishments (including on-sale and off-sale licenses and brewer tap-room and off-sale permissions) contingent on police sign-off and completed packets; Councilor Donna Heil abstained from that liquor-license vote while other members voted yea.
A proposed Change Order No. 1 to the City Hall Façade Project for $37,200 was tabled by motion for two weeks to allow further investigation by the City Building Inspector. The Council also amended and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 08-372-25 to support a letter for a grant application on behalf of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (an earlier draft had referenced Canadian National; Mayor Conner moved the correction and the amendment was accepted).
The meeting adjourned after the votes. Staff and project proponents will return to the Council with additional materials where items were tabled or require follow-up review.
