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Council votes at a glance: contracts, budgets and grants approved unanimously
Summary
At the meeting the council approved the consent agenda and a slate of contracts, change orders and budget amendments (including Granicus addendum, ICC CDS change order, several vendor contracts, conservation easement acceptance, and authorization to file a notice of appeal in Golub v. the city); most motions passed 5-0.
The Saratoga Springs City Council handled a range of routine and substantial votes during the meeting. Highlights:
• Consent agenda: Approved unanimously (no abstentions).
• Granicus LLC: Addendum 1 approved to narrow services to address identification and monitoring and reduce contract amount to $18,912.60 (vote 5-0).
• ICC CDS LLC: One-time change order (Laserfiche/workflow and payment integration) authorized (approx. $4,500) to support STR licensing record retention (vote 5-0).
• Awards and contract extensions: DPW horticultural bid extension to Sunnyside Gardens; RFP award to Ambient Environmental for hazardous testing and monitoring; PACE/other vendor items were discussed and some pulled for further review; most motions passed unanimously as recorded.
• Conservation easement: Council accepted a conservation easement of 13.35 acres donated by Frank and Diane Scarp Benato in the Caturas Springs subdivision as recommended by the planning board (vote 5-0).
• Legal action: Council directed city attorneys to file a notice of appeal in Golub v. the City to preserve appellate rights; motion passed 5-0.
• Grants and donations: Council authorized applying for an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant for $260,000 and accepted a $2,000 donation of a commemorative wooden county map for the Fire Department (votes 5-0).
Below are the primary recorded actions and outcomes from the meeting; council minutes and formal contract documents have the definitive text and amounts.
