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Montrose council approves office flooring, $391,364 in bills and multiple public-works contracts after brief recess
Summary
The Montrose City Council on July 23 approved a $10,181.04 contract to replace office flooring, authorized $391,364.50 in bill payments and cleared Feher Drive change orders and a TNA proposal for storm infrastructure; the meeting was briefly recessed after disruptive audience behavior.
Montrose — The Montrose City Council on July 23 approved several facility and public-works expenditures and authorized payment of $391,364.50 in bills, and briefly recessed the meeting after audience disruption that hampered deliberations.
The council voted 6–1 to accept a $10,181.04 bid from Smith & Smith Carpet LLC. to replace worn carpeting and tile at city offices, with Councilmember Todd Pangle casting the sole Nay. City Manager Neil Rankin told council the preferred product was replaceable carpet squares and that Smith & Smith would handle moving furniture and toilet removal and installation.
Council then approved a check-register handout totaling $391,364.50 by roll call. The motion to pay bills passed with all members voting aye.
On infrastructure, council approved a Fleis & VandenBrink change order for Feher Drive totaling $14,650.40 and a subsequent MDOT-related amendment that reduced costs by $5,280.00; both motions passed by roll call with unanimous support. Council also accepted a Jennings Memorial handicap-accessible grant application forwarded by the DDA.
Council accepted a TNA proposal to install catch basins and upgrade a pipe to 12 inches at 200 Perry Street after staff said a 24-inch storm line was discovered during water/sewer work. The minutes record the motion as approving the work "with a cost not to exceed thirty-five thousand dollars," but the parenthetical dollar figure in the same motion is $3,500.00. The council voted to approve the work; the record contains an internal inconsistency on the dollar amount.
Mayor Colleen Brown recessed the meeting at 7:26 p.m. after disruptive cross-talk in the audience made it difficult for council to proceed; she restored order and resumed the meeting at 7:33 p.m., warning that disruptive attendees could be removed.
Votes at a glance: Approved — Smith & Smith Carpet LLC. contract (6–1), check register payment ($391,364.50; unanimous), Fleis & VandenBrink change order ($14,650.40; unanimous), Fleis & VandenBrink amendment (savings $5,280.00; unanimous), Jennings Memorial grant (unanimous), TNA catch-basin work (unanimous).
The meeting minutes do not provide a final certified cost for the TNA work; the council motion and the minutes contain conflicting dollar figures. Council adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
