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Wrenshall council authorizes $609,000 Task Order to pursue PFA funding for sewer looping project
Summary
City council voted 3–2 to sign Task Order #7, a $609,000 engineering step intended to certify a looping/co-located sewer project for PFA funding estimated at $5.3 million; some councilors said the project may not be the city's top priority.
Wrenshall City Council voted to sign Task Order #7 and adopt Resolution 26-01 to move forward with engineering work intended to make a looping/co-located sewer project eligible for PFA funding. The motion, made by Councilor Steve Studniski and seconded by Councilor Sabrina Weber, passed 3–2 (Weber, Studniski and Bloom voted yes; Acting Mayor Joyce Gvesrude and Councilor Kevin House voted no).
Engineers Laura Ostlie-Bollig and Nathan Fiest answered council questions about Bollig’s recommendation to proceed with Task Order #7, which carries a price tag of $609,000. The council was told the step is intended to qualify the broader project to pursue PFA funding estimated in the meeting at $5.3 million. Several councilors raised concerns that the sewer project is not the city’s highest priority at this time.
The vote authorizes staff to sign the task order and adopt Resolution 26-01, moving the project into the next phase of design and certification for the PFA program. The council did not specify a timeline for design completion or a construction schedule at the meeting.
Next steps noted at the meeting include completing the task-order scope and proceeding with required certification activities so the city may apply for PFA funding; the council will receive updates as the consultant work progresses.
