Votes at a glance: Lafayette council approves bids, change orders, surplus declarations, Ready 2.0 allocation and claims

The Lafayette City Council approved a slate of routine actions by voice vote.

Key outcomes:

- Minutes: Approved without correction.
- Bids: Staff opened and read five sealed bids for the John T. Meers pedestrian bridge and the council moved to take the bids under advisement for evaluation.
- MOU Amendment: Approved Amendment No. 2 with West Lafayette for the HSIP emergency vehicle preemption project (West Lafayette to pay an additional $135,000 match).
- Change orders: Approved final Change Order No. 1 for the 2025 small concrete projects (deduct $9,528, new contract amount $78,426) and approved final Change Order No. 1 for the professional court concrete project (increase $13,749.70, new contract amount $18,183.70).
- Colombian Park ramps: Granted permission to advertise a CDBG-funded project to remove and replace more than 80 curb ramps; advertisement dates listed and bids to be opened June 2.
- Ready 2.0 allocation: Approved $200,000 to support rehabilitation of affordable units at the historic Jeff Center.
- Surplus property: Declared nine trucks, one car, three snow plows, two salt boxes, one paint striping machine, a two-piece drag machine for Lafayette Renew, and 15 iPhones plus one iPad as surplus (trade-ins or scrap as specified).
- Lead service lines: Approved a substantial-completion certificate for phase one of lead service replacements and held retainage of $126,000 pending punch-list completion.
- Claims: Approved weekly claims totaling $812,778.14.

Most motions passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition in the transcript. Staff will return with procurement recommendations, punch-list verifications, and any required contract award documents.