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Melbourne council authorizes street funds, approves sewer‑lining resolution and routine business
Summary
At its June 13, 2022 meeting the Melbourne City Council authorized up to $50,000 from the street fund toward a sealcoating project, approved Resolution 22‑06‑01 for sewer lining (ARPA funding formality), and approved several staff and routine items including a deputy clerk phone stipend.
The Melbourne City Council met on June 13, 2022, and approved several routine but fiscally significant items, including authorization to spend up to $50,000 from the street fund on a town sealcoating project and formal passage of a sewer‑lining resolution tied to ARPA funding.
The meeting opened with roll call and approval of the consent agenda and a building permit for a 30‑by‑40 structure at 212 1st Avenue. Clerk Mary Pothast recorded attendance and the motions to approve the consent agenda and the Reitano building permit were made and recorded as “all ayes.”
Public Works Superintendent Jim Pfantz told the council that a vendor quote to sealcoat one quarter of town (30,160 square yards) totaled $91,087.80, referencing a map earlier approved by Resolution 20‑09‑03. Pfantz asked the council to authorize up to $50,000 of the street fund two‑year budget to allow work to proceed without calling a special meeting. The council approved that request; the motion was made by Carrie White and seconded by Gaege Bracy, and the vote was recorded in the minutes as all ayes.
Clerk Mary Pothast explained that previously approved sewer lining work requires ARPA documentation, so the council formalized the earlier approval by adopting Resolution 22‑06‑01. The motion to adopt the resolution was made by Carrie White and seconded by Beth Smith; the minutes report the vote as all ayes.
Council also approved a $65 monthly cell phone stipend for Deputy Clerk Theresa Daters to cover work‑related phone usage (pool and camera checks), matching the stipend already paid to other city staff. The motion was made by Beth Smith and seconded by Gaege Bracy; the vote was recorded as all ayes.
The clerk published fund totals in the meeting documents: total expenses of $51,685.58 and total revenues of $77,865.56. The minutes include the line “PUBLISHED PRIOR TO APPROVAL.”
The meeting adjourned at 8:21 p.m.
