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Bel-Nor board approves month-to-month landscaping contract with Tennant Landscaping
Summary
The Bel-Nor Board of Aldermen voted to approve a month-to-month contract with Tennant Landscape Solutions that provides weekly mowing and five turf treatments; aldermen debated mowing frequency and administrative workload. The board also heard a first reading on a budget amendment for tree services.
The Bel-Nor Board of Aldermen voted April 8 to authorize a contract with Tennant Landscape Solutions, adopting weekly mowing services and five turf treatments under a month-to-month, à la carte structure intended to give the city flexibility over service levels.
Mayor Anna Vogel and board members discussed whether mowing should be scheduled weekly or biweekly, noting potential cost savings with biweekly service but also concerns about grass height, code compliance, and the aesthetic appearance of city islands. Alderman Mike Capstick moved to approve the contract; Alderman Ryan Brockschmitt seconded and the motion carried. The adopted ordinance was recorded as Bill No. B26-001, Ordinance No. O26-001.
City Administrator Rachel St. Pierre told the board the contractor revised its proposal to allow the city to change mowing frequency and add services month to month. Board members raised administrative concerns about frequent service-level changes and suggested maintaining consistent practices for the current growing season while collecting data and evaluating turf and soil-testing needs for future years.
A resident who spoke during the public-comment portion asked how landscaping services would be monitored, including mowing frequency and oversight of city islands and common areas; St. Pierre responded that the month-to-month and à la carte structure is intended to provide flexibility and that staff would oversee implementation. The resident also asked whether a separate proposed budget amendment for tree services would fund additional tree work; staff said the amendment is intended to align appropriations with work and invoices already completed and does not change emergency tree-funding policies.
The ordinance establishes the contract terms approved by the board; details about the contractor’s pricing schedule, specific service intervals beyond the approved weekly mowing and the five turf treatments, and any enforcement mechanisms for grass-height compliance were not specified in the meeting record.
