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Council rejects tree/stump bids for rebid, approves police policy updates and small‑cities grant policies
Summary
Council voted to deny bids for diseased tree and stump removal because of bidder confusion and approved rebidding with clarified specs. The council also approved an additional section of police policies required by the POST board and confirmed small‑cities grant policies needed to receive state grant funds; the sponsorship of Project Turnabout at $250 was also approved.
Council addressed procurement and governance matters across several agenda items. Staff recommended denying the received bids for the diseased tree and stump removal because bidders interpreted the bid form differently, particularly on stump grinding; council approved a resolution to reject the bids and reissue a clarified solicitation to ensure apples‑to‑apples comparisons.
Separately, the police department presented a second section of updated policies (including handcuff procedures) required by the POST board and state law; council approved the updates as part of routine policy housekeeping with additional sections to follow.
Council also reviewed small‑cities grant policy requirements that the state conditions on grant awards (examples cited included excessive force and displacement policies). Staff said the city must adopt the listed policies to be eligible for the streetscape/development contract; council approved the policies and staff will return the contract for final approval. Finally, the council approved a $250 sponsorship for Project Turnabout (the same amount as last year).
The tree/stump bid denial and the policy approvals were adopted by voice vote; specific roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
