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Cohasset council approves $399,969.50 in claims, CEDA contract and pump‑station service checks; rejects parks membership
Summary
Council approved the consent agenda Feb. 23, including $399,969.50 in claims, CEDA professional services fees (not to exceed $38,500) and service checks for 11 lift pump stations totaling $5,225; the council voted not to renew a $175 Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails membership.
The Cohasset City Council approved its consent agenda Feb. 23, which the minutes show included claims totaling $399,969.50, multiple sets of minutes, a cemetery deed and other routine items. Councilor Shannon Benolken moved to approve the consent agenda with corrections; Councilor Andy MacDonell seconded and the motion carried with Mayor Josh Casper and all councilors voting in favor.
Separately recorded motions on the consent calendar included approval of Community and Economic Development Associates (CEDA) professional services fees for 2026, not to exceed $38,500; approval of service checks for 11 lift pump stations in the amount of $5,225; and a motion by Councilor Andy MacDonell to not renew the Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails membership (annual fee $175). Each motion was seconded and carried unanimously, according to the minutes.
Recorded roll calls list Mayor Josh Casper and Councilors Andy MacDonell, Kevin Tinquist, Andy Haarklau and Shannon Benolken voting in favor of the motions. The minutes do not record any public objections or amendments to the items listed on the consent agenda.
These approvals clear routine financial and service items from the council’s agenda and authorize staff to proceed with the contracted services and CEDA professional engagement within the approved amounts.
