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Votes at a glance: Highland Council approves engineering contracts, purchases and a county tower lease
Summary
The Highland City Council on June 2 unanimously approved a package of resolutions and motions including engineering contracts for street resurfacing and filter repairs, equipment purchases, HVAC replacement, an intergovernmental tower lease with Madison County, and acceptance of expenditures report #1291.
The Highland City Council unanimously approved multiple motions and resolutions June 2 covering public works contracts, equipment purchases, and an intergovernmental communications agreement.
Key items approved include:
• Bill #25‑68 / Resolution #25‑06‑3197 — Preliminary engineering with Curry & Associates for 2025 street resurfacing ($32,700). (Motion: Councilwoman Sloan; passed unanimously.)
• Bill #25‑69 / Resolution #25‑06‑3198 — Preliminary engineering with Curry & Associates for filter repairs at the Water Treatment Plant (not to exceed $25,000). Councilwoman Bellm asked whether Curry is the former Oates & Associates; City Manager Conrad said Curry is a specialist the city uses from time to time. (Passed unanimously.)
• Bill #25‑70 / Resolution #25‑06‑3199 — Preliminary engineering for spillway retaining wall improvements at Silver Lake Dam (not to exceed $12,000). (Passed unanimously.)
• Bill #25‑71 / Resolution #25‑06‑3200 — Waiver of competitive bidding and purchase of a 2026 Freightliner M2106 dump truck from Truck Centers, Inc., for $108,860 under the Sourcewell Purchasing Program. (Passed unanimously.)
• Bill #25‑74 / Ordinance #3395 — Declaring Department of Light and Power property surplus and authorizing sale or disposal. (Passed unanimously.)
• Bill #25‑75 / Resolution #25‑06‑3203 — Waiver of competitive bidding and agreement with Energy Wise for replacement and installation of HVAC units at the Public Safety Building ($35,431). City Manager Conrad said the work responds to hail damage and parts obsolescence and will be covered by insurance. (Passed unanimously.)
• Bill #25‑76 / Resolution #25‑06‑3204 — Intergovernmental Agreement with Madison County to lease storage space and tower capacity to enable shared, countywide radio communications; the city is offering space on the tower located at the Street & Alley Shed on Highland Road. (Passed unanimously.)
Other procedural approvals included a Request for Proposals to bid the Korte Recreation Center pool deck, Notice of Municipal Letting Bid #PW‑05‑24 for sealing asphalt shared use paths, approval of meeting minutes for May 19, 2025 regular and executive sessions, and acceptance of Expenditures Report #1291 for May 17–30, 2025. All recorded motions passed by roll call vote with Councilmembers Klaus, Sloan, Bellm and Napper voting aye.
No motions failed or were tabled during the meeting; staff were authorized to proceed with contract execution and related administrative steps for the approved items.
