Multiple public works items on Monday's council agenda

It looks as if a pretty light agenda is in store for Monday night's Worthington City Council meeting.

The largest section of the agenda is devoted to public works-related items. Among those is a resolution authorizing a Minnesota Department of Transportation grant agreement pertaining to the purchase of a 2024 AMI Snow Pusher at the Worthington Municipal Airport. 

The quoted price of a new 2024 Snow Pusher is $26,940.00. The proposed state grant will pay 70% of this cost, which equals $18,858, and the City of Worthington will use airport reserve funds to pay the remaining 30%, or $8,082.  

Council members are also scheduled to consider a new maintenance agreement for the Worthington Middle School baseball complex. The city's Public Works Department maintains and schedules all activities for these fields. Their duties include field maintenance, cleaning and trash removal, and minor maintenance of facilities. The proposed fee that District 518 will pay the city is $12,826.00, a 10% increase from 2024. 

Among other items, the council is expected to set the number of dock permits issued for 2025 and the fee charged for each dock permit. It will also consider 

the proposed 2025 YMCA summer fees, which include the WaterWorld Aquatic Center, YMCA's Day Camp and city summer sports programs. 

Also scheduled for Monday night are a second reading of a cannabis zoning ordinance and the awarding of the contract for the planned pavement restoration project in the Cherry Point neighborhood.