10.13.2026 Marshall City Council Meeting

The Marshall City Council meeting, titled October 13, 2026, included several procurement and capital-project actions. Council approved awarding the East Lion Street Trail contract, contingent on the Minnesota Department of Transportation grant agreement. Public Works reported seven bids, with the low bid from a vendor identified in the transcript as RNG, and an engineer’s estimate of $743,000; construction costs are expected to be fully grant-funded, while engineering costs are not grant-eligible. Council also approved project closeouts and payments, including $140,586.60 for bituminous chip sealing, within a not-to-exceed budget of $165,000; a final state-aid street overlay project total of $481,426.58; and the South Fifth Street-to-Main Street reconstruction, which finished at $651,314.89, about 4% below its $679,000 contract amount. A separate grant-funded project’s closeout included a final payment to ANC Excavating and a reported total contract amount of $342,261, about $4,400 over the contract amount; staff planned to seek additional grant funds for the overage.

Council approved extending the city’s Missouri River Energy Services power-sale agreement for another 10 years. It also approved two-year extensions of existing farm leases for 2027–28 through direct negotiation, with staff planning to use sealed requests for proposals again in 2028; lease terms included adjustments for property conditions and access. The council approved 2027 medical and dental insurance renewals: the proposed medical options included Blue Cross Blue Shield plans with increases of 19.29% and 5%, and deductibles of $3,500/$7,000 and $5,000/$10,000 for single/family coverage, respectively; dental coverage included a 7% cap in years two and three. The airport commission also reported issuing a notice to proceed to a consultant for fuel-farm plans while grant signatures are pending. Other discussion covered street reconstruction planning and park concepts; no additional procurement award was reported for those items.