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Votes at a glance: council approves pay apps, contracts, hires, leases and senior center bids
Summary
At the June 10 meeting Long Prairie’s council approved multiple pay applications and contract awards (including Hy‑Tech and BRZ Coatings), a Bolton & Menk engineering agreement for a Riverside Park grant, personnel hires, lease renewals, farm leases and senior center improvement bids; two personnel votes drew roll calls.
The Long Prairie City Council on June 10 approved a series of routine but consequential administrative and fiscal matters affecting city infrastructure, parks and facilities.
Key votes and approvals:
- Pay Application No. 3 to Hy‑Tech Construction for $322,265.30 for the Airport Hangar Project (project reported 62% complete). Council noted the project funding mix: 95% FAA grant, 2.5% state and the remaining 2.5% split locally between the city and county. The motion was made by Council Member Lilah Gripne, seconded by Council Member Clint Krueger and passed unanimously.
- Pay Application No. 12 to C&L Excavating for $71,911.47 for Main Lift Station Improvements (second‑to‑last pay application; 5% retained) — motion by Mayor Jim Kreemer, seconded by Council Member Krueger; unanimously approved.
- Water Tower Rehab: award to BRZ Coatings Incorporated for $674,100 for work in 2026 (no lighting option) — motion by Council Member JoAnn Schroeder, seconded by Council Member Gripne; unanimously approved.
- Master Services Agreement and Task Order No. 1 with Bolton & Menk for engineering services tied to the Riverside Park DNR reimbursement grant — motion by Mayor Kreemer, seconded by Council Member Krueger; unanimously approved.
- Personnel and administrative approvals: hiring part‑time beach supervisors Brooklyn Lux and Yessina Cortez (and Lydia Ziemer if needed) — unanimous; approval of Legal Fee Agreement with Resolute Law LLC for representation on labor and HR matters — unanimous. The council also approved a lease renewal (PS0399) with the State of Minnesota for driver’s license testing space and two farmland leases: a cash farm lease with Mark Buntjer (airport) and a one‑year lease with Las Maravillas Farms LLC; all were unanimously approved.
- Personnel roll‑call votes: the council voted 4–1 to take Full‑Time Police Officer Daniel Stueck off his six‑month probationary period (Perez Yes, Kreemer Yes, Gripne No, Schroeder Yes, Krueger Yes). Senior Center improvement bids using Sourcewell grant funds were accepted (Buttweiler’s Do‑All Inc. $17,240, Tri County insulation $1,825, and Lightway Construction $22,286.57); that motion passed with a roll call in which Mayor Kreemer abstained (Perez Yes, Kreemer Abstained, Gripne Yes, Schroeder Yes, Krueger Yes).
The council concluded its business and adjourned at 8:21 p.m. Several of the approved contracts and pay applications will move forward to invoicing and construction scheduling; the Bolton & Menk agreement enables reimbursement through the Riverside Park grant once engineering work is invoiced.
