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Two Harbors council reviews broad consent agenda that lists $19.9 million in claims and multiple project payments
Summary
Councilors introduced a lengthy consent agenda that included a claims resolution for $19,915,495.38 and a pay application of $798,842.08 for the wastewater treatment plant; the consent package also listed several equipment purchases, personnel items and meeting schedules.
Councilors on the Two Harbors City Council on Feb. 13 introduced a consent agenda that included a claims resolution totaling $19,915,495.38 and multiple project and equipment payments.
Planner Otsea opened the consent portion of the meeting and Councilor Glaser moved, with Councilor Passe seconding, to place several routine and resolution items on the consent agenda for council consideration. Items listed in the record include RESOLUTION NO. 2-53-23 (allowing claims against the city in the amount of $19,915,495.38) and RESOLUTION NO. 2-59-23 (pay application 15 to Lakehead Constructors for $798,842.08 related to the Wastewater Treatment Plant project).
The agenda packet also listed authorizations for equipment purchases, among them a Vivax-Metrotech RTK line locater priced at $11,810, winter tracks for a skid steer for $3,900 and authorization to buy a GMC pickup not to exceed $47,098.44; the packet included a $17,960 purchase of 70 electrical pedestals for the campground and other routine vendor payments.
Personnel- and appointment-related consent items included accepting the resignation of Water & Wastewater Superintendent Luke Heikkila and appointing Karen Howard and Toni Wangen as election judges for the 2023 primary and special elections. The consent items also scheduled special meetings to serve as the Cable Commission immediately following the Feb. 27 council meeting and a separate special meeting to serve as the City Canvassing Board.
The meeting record shows Councilor Glaser moved to place the listed items on the consent agenda; the transcript does not include an explicit roll-call vote on each consent resolution in the passage that was provided.
