Coleraine council approves consent agenda, renews Itasca County grading and snowplowing contract; library donation removed

The Coleraine City Council approved its consent agenda at the Feb. 23, 2026 meeting, adopting claims payments, authorizing an additional vendor payment and renewing a contract with Itasca County for annual grading and snowplowing.

Councilperson Sobtzak moved to approve the consent agenda, supported by Councilperson Giving. The consent package included utility (PU) claims of $19,041.52, city claims of $14,314.41, an additional bill to BTC for $638.00, and the Annual Grading and Snowplowing Contract Renewal with Itasca County. The motion passed on a roll call vote with Councilpersons Sobtzak and Giving and Mayor Antonovich voting aye; there were no nays. Councilpersons Swanson and Wilson were recorded absent with notice.

Staff noted that Resolution No. 2026-2.23, a proposed library donation from Carnegie Corp. of New York, was removed from the consent agenda because it lacked the supermajority necessary for inclusion. The record shows the resolution was not adopted or further considered at this meeting.

Clerk‑Treasurer Briana Anderson reviewed items in her written report included in council packets, pointing to an upcoming bid opening for the Water Meter project and outlining how a lease for a new squad vehicle might be financed with minimal budgetary impact. The agenda listed a squad purchase (capital lease) as new business but the item was tabled for further consideration.

A separate motion, also moved by Councilperson Sobtzak with support from Giving, approved the meeting agenda as presented. The meeting was adjourned at 4:42 p.m. following a motion to adjourn by Sobtzak supported by Giving; the adjournment motion carried unanimously among those present.

The council provided no formal response in the minutes to public comments recorded earlier in the meeting; absent members were noted as excused.