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Brownsville council reviews maintenance bids, keeps sanitation surcharge unchanged and approves routine purchases
Summary
Council members flagged a low street seal‑coating bid for lacking an on‑site inspection, left a sanitation fuel surcharge unchanged for one month, and approved several routine maintenance and administrative expenditures including a window cleaning contract and a replacement office printer.
Brownsville — At its June 3 meeting the Brownsville City Council spent time on maintenance and routine administrative items, asking staff for more detail on several procurement questions and approving a handful of noncontroversial expenditures.
Maintenance supervisor Dean Twite told the council he had received a second seal‑coating quote roughly half the price of Scott’s Construction but raised concerns that the low bidder did not inspect or measure the project. Twite recommended obtaining a detailed, inspected bid from the low bidder before awarding work so the council can make an informed decision.
Twite also reported that blacktop grindings from County Road 18 are stored temporarily at the city dump; some material will be reclaimed for the County Road 18 resurfacing project and any remainder may be used on city projects. He said a resident in Apartment 11 at the Manor has requested hard flooring for safety reasons and that he will bring additional information to the July meeting.
On sanitation billing, City Treasurer Jenna Knight told the council Richard’s Sanitation increased its fuel surcharge from 14% to 17% for May service. Knight recommended holding city pricing for another month to avoid notifying all residents while monitoring whether the surcharge decreases. Barb Hurley moved, seconded by David Prestby, to leave the surcharge unchanged and re‑evaluate in July; the motion carried.
The council also approved routine items: a $33 Brownsville Days ad in the Caledonia Argus; paying for Ken’s Window Cleaning Service to wash the Community Center windows inside and out; and purchasing a replacement office printer (comparable model on sale for $499.99) after the clerk reported repair parts could approach $250–$500 plus labor. Maintenance thanked Brownsville Pump and Well for repairing a lift station pump, a repair the minutes say avoided buying a replacement that would cost at least $1,700.
Other items: Clerk/Treasurer Jenna Knight said 36 children are signed up for summer recreation and that she is seeking election judges for the upcoming midterm election. Jean Meyer reported the Fire & Rescue Department’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) application has been submitted but not yet accepted. The council recorded that CARP increased its annual donation to $1,000.
What’s next: staff were directed to obtain a detailed sealed bid inspection for the low seal‑coating quote and to return with more information on the Manor flooring request at the July meeting. The sanitation surcharge decision will be revisited in July.
