Pine Island — Transcript
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Community Engagement and Data Center Project
Tax Abatements for Corporations
Local Community Organization Revitalization
Commercial Facade Improvement Program
Residential Development and Infrastructure Planning
Wastewater Treatment Plant Office Remodel
Street and Utility Infrastructure Projects
City-wide Operational Updates
Votes (6)
Approval of Consent Agenda
Dissent: None
Moved by Council Member [0:01:21] · Seconded by Council Member [0:01:23]
The consent agenda, including minutes from various 2026 meetings, a street closure request, Resolution 26-09 (accepting February donations), a temporary liquor license request, and approval for Emergency Management Director/Deputy Director positions, was brought for a motion and vote without substantive discussion.
Approval of Facade Loan Application for Thriving Financial (Jeff Lommy)
Dissent: None
Moved by Council Member [0:11:06] · Seconded by Council Member [0:11:08]
The application for a facade loan to perform tuckpointing on Thriving Financial's building, costing $12,500, with a request for $2,500 from the EDA's facade loan program. The loan, if approved, would be forgiven over a five-year period. The company, Quality Restoration All Masonry, was noted for previous satisfactory work.
Resolution 26-10: Approving Pine Prairie Third Preliminary Plat
Dissent: None
Moved by Council Member [0:18:22] · Seconded by Council Member [0:18:24]
This resolution concerned Big Low Homes' preliminary plat for Pine Prairie third edition, an extension near the elementary school, proposing 28 lots on 13.8 acres. The current zoning is agricultural, but a rezone application for residential use was submitted. Key engineering conditions included expanding an outlot from 30 to 40 feet for potential pedestrian and emergency access to the school, possibly involving a bridge. The planning commission unanimously approved, and the developer agreed to the conditions.
Request to Approve Quote for Wastewater Treatment Plant Office Remodel
Dissent: None
Moved by Council Member [0:22:31] · Seconded by Council Member [0:22:33]
The Public Works department requested approval for a quote to remodel the wastewater treatment plant office, citing a long-overdue update. The project, including new desks and cabinetry, will be funded from the 401 building fund. Due to the custom nature of the work, only one quote was obtained, falling below the $25,000 threshold requiring multiple bids. The remodel is estimated to take 4 days to a week, with staff working out of the garage during that time.
Resolution 26-11: Approving Street Project Plans and Ordering Bids
Dissent: None
Moved by Council Member [0:29:43] · Seconded by Council Member [0:29:46]
This resolution set the bid letting date of March 26th for the street project encompassing Willow Circle, Third Street, First Avenue, and Second Street Southeast, along with water main and sewer extensions. The Main Street portion was deferred to 2027 to align with the county's roundabout project. Sidewalk plans were discussed, particularly for Willow Circle (where a connection is lacking) and concerns about proximity to private property on Third Street. Updates on the county's bridge project and a special council meeting on April 7th to consider bids were also mentioned.
Approval of Claims
Dissent: None
Moved by Council Member [0:31:45] · Seconded by Council Member [0:31:47]
Standard claims were presented for approval. No specific details or discussions were recorded beyond the motion and vote.
Notable Quotes (8)
Uh so in your packet, you have an application from Thriving Financial or Jeff Lommy. Uh what they're looking to do is do some tuck pointing on the front of their building... and they're requesting $2,500 for the facade loan program that the EDA runs.
And this is just like the odd fellows. Right. Yep. Yeah. Exactly like the odd fellows. So they would get the $2,500 then it'd be forgiven over fiveyear period.
Um this is an extension on to um Elkrun Drive Southeast um down by the elementary school. It's that northern road in that development. Um it's the development continuing north. Um so it will be approximately 13.8 acres. I believe roughly 28 lots would be created.
Currently, there's a 30-foot outlot um on the west side of the uh of the uh property, and we're asking that to be 40 feet wide. And what that would do is give us a little more room to um have a connection... we are looking at an emergency access to from the school um to this uh development here.
Um, I'm just here to ask for your blessings on getting this uh long overdue remodeling job for the out at the wastewater plant for the office.
typically it's pretty rare that we don't have more than one quote before you. Um, the threshold for that is $25,000. So, this is below that. Typically, we get two quotes just because due to the um nature of this job, just because everything is custom um for that room, uh we decided just to go with one contractor.
So, this would uh set the bid letting date of March 26th for the uh u upcoming street project. That would include uh Willow um circle... Main Street was included in the original uh feasibility study and uh uh and the project um and that was mainly because the county was planning to um construct that roundabout in 26 so this year. Um then that got bumped to 27.
there was a a neighborhood meeting last Thursday night uh and some residents came. Uh there was some discussion about sidewalks um that staff will meet about and uh uh talk about right now. Uh sidewalks are in the plans um except for except for in Willow uh because that's there's not an immediate connection there to any other um sidewalk or pedestrian facilities.
Ordinances & Resolutions (8)
Accepting February donations.
Approving the Pine Prairie third preliminary plat.
Approving the street project plans and ordering bids.
Application from Big Low Homes for a residential development.
Large-scale data center project causing community concern.
Initial study that included Main Street in the street project plans.
Grant agreement for the Trail Head Park remodel, awaiting federal sign-off.
Title of the community read book for the 'One Town One Title' program.