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St. James council approves minutes and payments, schedules fourplex groundbreaking
Summary
At its Aug. 20 meeting, the St. James City Council unanimously approved last meeting minutes and payment of claims, heard brief reports about downtown property renovations and housing loans, and set a groundbreaking for an approved fourplex on Aug. 28 at 2 p.m.
The St. James City Council met Aug. 20, 2024, and unanimously approved the previous meeting’s minutes and payment of claims before hearing brief reports and scheduling a groundbreaking for a fourplex.
Chair (speaker S1) opened the meeting at 5:30 p.m. and, saying “everyone is present today,” entertained a motion to approve the minutes "from 87 2024.” Jean was recorded as moving the motion and Sue as the seconder; council members voted unanimously to approve the minutes.
On agenda item 5A, payment of claims, the council again recorded a unanimous vote. Hannah was recorded as the mover and Paul as the seconder for the payments motion; the chair announced the motion carried.
During reports, a participant said they had "coffee with the mayor" and described ongoing activity involving housing loans and recent sales of a block of downtown buildings (referred to in the transcript as the Legion block). The participant said new owners are renovating those buildings and that storefronts and apartments may return to use as renovations proceed.
Council members also noted recent elections and upcoming ceremonial events. Jean referenced two upcoming ribbon-cutting or groundbreaking ceremonies tied to the Eda and a splash-related project. Brianna, introduced in the department-head portion of the meeting, announced a groundbreaking for a previously approved, bond-financed fourplex scheduled for Aug. 28 at 2:00 p.m., and said ceremonial shovels will be borrowed from Bolton and Mink.
Votes at a glance: Minutes approval — motion moved by Jean, seconded by Sue; vote recorded as unanimous (5–0), outcome: approved. Payment of claims (agenda item 5A) — motion moved by Hannah, seconded by Paul; vote recorded as unanimous (5–0), outcome: approved. Motion to adjourn — moved by Kathleen, seconded by Paul; vote recorded as unanimous (5–0), outcome: approved.
Speakers identified by name in the transcript (Jean, Sue, Hannah, Paul, Kathleen) were recorded moving and seconding motions during the meeting; the transcript does not provide formal titles for those individuals. The meeting was brief; the chair closed it at 5:37 p.m.
Next steps: The fourplex groundbreaking is scheduled for Aug. 28 at 2:00 p.m.; no formal new or old business items were carried over from this meeting.
