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Mount Vernon council approves pay applications, vendor invoices and pool change order totaling hundreds of thousands
Summary
On July 6, 2026 the Mount Vernon City Council approved multiple construction pay applications and vendor invoices — including Rachel Street Pay Application #8 and Sidewalk Pay Application #4 — and authorized a pool change order for $22,272.56. The claims list presented totaled $936,110.59.
Mount Vernon — The Mount Vernon City Council on July 6 approved a series of construction pay applications, vendor invoices and a pool renovation change order that together moved several local projects closer to completion.
Council voted to approve Pay Application #8 for the Rachel Street Improvement Project in the amount of $130,380.24 and Pay Application #4 for the Sidewalk Improvement Project in the amount of $38,260.82. Council members noted the Rachel Street project is expected to be complete by mid-July and the sidewalk project is complete pending close-up items. The motions carried; Council members Engel, Rose and Andresen were present and voted to approve, with Tuerler and Hansen‑Player absent.
The Council also approved Veenstra & Kimm invoice #51387‑8 for the Rachel Street construction engineering and inspection work ($10,319.40) and Veenstra & Kimm invoice #51361‑23 for Hwy 1 reconstruction engineering work ($20,455.00). The meeting packet included a detailed claims list and vendor payments totaling $936,110.59, which listed major items such as payroll claims ($161,981.06), property/vehicle insurance ($197,827.00) and Cole Public Library annual support ($158,000.00).
Separately, Council approved Change Order #11 for the Mt. Vernon pool renovations covering an added shallow‑end pump that had not been part of the original contract; the change order amount is $22,272.56. Staff said the work had been previously approved administratively and by Council and the change order formalizes that authorization.
Motions on the construction and payment items were made and seconded as noted in the meeting record and were approved by the three attending council members. The meeting record notes Tuerler and Hansen‑Player were absent for these votes.
The approvals release funds to contractors and engineers for the respective projects; staff reported that the Rachel Street contractor expects to finish the project mid‑July. No additional funding sources or contract amendments beyond those listed in the packet were reported at the meeting.
