Hoyt Lakes council approves arena pay request, America in Bloom grant application and 2025 fee schedule

The Hoyt Lakes City Council approved several routine but budgetary actions on Nov. 25, including a construction pay request, a grant application for park beautification, adoption of next year’s fee schedule and a county cooperative agreement for State Highway 110.

Pay request: Council approved Pay Request No. 2 for Maxgr Construction for the arena project; meeting minutes record the amount as “17,1817” and staff described the work as encompassing the arena parking lot, a back building for the ice plant, lighting improvements, ADA work, and new bleachers and doors. The transcript’s numeric line is garbled and staff was asked to confirm the exact figure for the record.

Grant application: Council approved applying for an America in Bloom grant to support Midway beautification and authorized the city to sign the grant agreement. The project described in council documents anticipates planting approximately 20 maple trees, 20 oak trees and 15 white pines (six‑foot) plus shrubs and flowers; the total project cost was listed at $55,000 with roughly $25,000 reimbursable by the grant and an estimated $6,500 of out‑of‑pocket costs for soil, mulch and signage (the remainder to be met with in‑kind labor from local clubs and departments).

Fees and county agreement: Council adopted Ordinance No. 246 setting the 2025 fee schedule (posted at least 10 days as required) and approved a cooperative agreement with St. Louis County for the planned Highway 110 improvements; the county will construct the work, and the council noted the city will assume ownership and maintenance of any street lighting installed by the county as specified in the agreement.

All items were approved by motion and voice vote as recorded in the meeting minutes. Staff and the clerk were asked to confirm one garbled numeric item (the Maxgr Construction payment) for the official record.