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Council authorizes posting bids after staff confirms no easements are required
Summary
Council directed staff to post bids for a municipal project after staff confirmed earlier concerns about required easements were resolved; the motion passed by voice vote and members noted the work is covered in the enterprise budget.
Pine City councilors voted to authorize staff to post bids for a municipal project after staff verified that no additional easements are required.
Under agenda item 4.2, a staff member told the council that earlier concerns about a neighboring property owner requesting easements had been checked and that "we do not need to obtain any easements. We are good to go." The staff report said the project can proceed to the bidding phase and that spending will come from an enterprise fund.
A motion to request bids for the project was made and seconded (the transcript records a second by Dave). The council approved the motion by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.
Councilors spoke briefly about prior local property negotiations and the importance of verifying easement needs before posting bids. No amendments to the project description or funding source were made during the meeting.
The council approved posting the project for bids and the city will proceed to solicit bids according to its procurement schedule.
