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Council calls an Election Day special meeting to ratify two Fannin Road property purchases and award a water main bid

The Nov. 3 session, posted Wednesday evening, also brings a roadway assessment discussion, a presentation from Community Commerce Melissa and closed-door talks on the city manager and two development deals.

Dexter Lindgren· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

October 28, 20262 min read

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City Council members will meet at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, Election Day, for a special meeting at City Hall, 3411 Barker Ave., under an agenda City Secretary Hope Baskin posted at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Two items sit on the consent agenda, which is normally approved in a single vote unless a council member pulls something for discussion:

  • ratifying the city's purchase of property at 2802 and 3409 Fannin Road
  • a contract award for what the agenda calls the East Water Facility Distribution Main Project, with the city manager signing the paperwork

The posted agenda does not give a price for either property, the amount of the water main bid or the name of the low bidder, and no staff reports were included in the packet posted with it.

On Oct. 13, the council voted 6-0 to publish a notice of intent to issue up to $66.6 million in certificates of obligation, according to draft minutes.

The staff report for that vote listed an East Water Take Point Facility and property and land acquisition among the projects the debt would pay for, alongside the Melissa Athletic Center and Z-Plex build-out and design of the Stiff Creek lift station. Staff said a final ordinance for the sale would be scheduled for December.

The Nov. 3 agenda does not say whether the distribution main is part of that project.

Other business

The council's regular agenda includes:

  • a presentation by Community Commerce Melissa, with possible action afterward
  • a discussion of a roadway assessment
  • a discussion of council decision-making principles and how they tie in with the city's mission and vision

Closed session

Members also plan to go behind closed doors to discuss personnel matters involving the city manager and economic development negotiations over two sites: a 63.03-acre tract and property at 1707 Harrison Street. Any action on those items would have to be taken in open session after the council reconvenes.

Sources

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Dexter Lindgren· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

Dexter Lindgren covers Melissa city hall, the council, and county government.

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