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The agenda included first readings or recommendations for the following items: participation in the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) cooperative salt contract for the 2025'26 season (3,000 tons), purchase of four police-ready bicycles and associated equipment, replacement of a rooftop HVAC unit for the fire station, renewal of CivicPlus website services, remediation work at Greenwood Farm Park barn (Stericlean), purchase and installation of a salt-storage building (3,000-ton capacity) and related site prep, interior painting of city hall, cyber liability and loss insurance renewal, postage-machine lease renewal, and approval to purchase a new copier/printer for the building department.

Votes and procedural outcomes at a glance:

- Resolution No. 54-2025 (ODOT salt contract participation, 3,000 tons): recommended to council on voice/roll-call (recorded support).

- Resolution No. 55-2025 (purchase of four police bicycles from Volcanic Bikes): approved on the recommendation/roll-call; the police chief said the bikes are delivered fully outfitted with lights, decals and saddlebags and training begins in May.

- Resolution No. 58-2025 (HVAC rooftop unit at the fire station; purchase via Ohio DAS cooperative): recommended/approved; chief said the 18-year-old unit serves the first-floor living area and replacement cost is $24,728 (included in the FY2025 budget line item).

- Resolution No. 59-2025 (salt-storage building): council recorded support on first reading and noted the city had received $450,000 in state funding toward the salt bin. Council also verbally authorized the administration to solicit competitive bids for preliminary grading, stone base and paving work related to the salt-bin site; staff said RFQs/RFPs for the site-preparation work will go to bid within weeks.

- Resolution No. 60-2025 (interior painting of City Hall): recommended/approved; project is included in the 2025 capital-improvement budget.

- Resolution No. 61-2025 (renewal of cyber liability insurance with Great American/Fidelity): recommended/approved.

- Resolution No. 62-2025 (60-month lease renewal with Quadient for postage machine and software services): recommended/approved.

- Resolution No. 63-2025 (purchase of a new printer/copier for the building department): recommended/approved; staff noted older copiers dated from 2012 and technicians were scavenging parts.

Several items were largely procedural or first readings; council members asked brief technical questions during presentations and staff provided budget-line and timing details. For the salt bin, service staff said the current price estimate for the structure was $259,485 but that tariffs and supply changes could alter the final price until materials are received (price locked on shipment), and that the site-preparation bids will be funded from the $450,000 state grant that the city received for the project.

What council members heard from staff: the service director said salt price for the 2025'26 season will be known in late August or early September; the police chief said bicycle training for officers is scheduled to start May 5; fire-station rooftop unit replacement will be funded from the FY2025 budget; and the CivicPlus website renewal restores capacity to upload events and notices in real time.

Ending: Most items were recommended to council or approved at first reading with roll-call confirmation. The council authorized staff to proceed with competitive bids for salt-bin site work and will return with contract award recommendations when bids are received.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Richmond Heights, Ohio - Committee of the Whole meeting Pt 2:","oneSentenceSummary","Richmond Heights City Council recommended or approved a package of routine capital and procurement items at its meeting, and authorized staff to solicit bids for preliminary work on a new 3,000-ton salt-storage bin funded in part by a $450,000 state award.","taxTitle","Richmond Heights City Council, Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio","taxId",72169,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6079513,"Richmond Heights council approves hiring municipal advisor, debates issuing $5 million in notes to expand road program",2607,0,2607000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2955514-4e9f2f1e8e3a5106d668457c787b0861&start=0&end=2607","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2955514-4e9f2f1e8e3a5106d668457c787b0861/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6079513/Ohio/Richmond-Heights-council-approves-hiring-municipal-advisor-debates-issuing-5-million-in-notes-to-expand-road-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6079513-3fcc98021d72888768f25adea0198120/orig.mp4?Expires=1770727416&Signature=O34zNgFDuoWcY~OWdoJBxp1lqRCU0quBr-yCtViCdi0G~whVDP5RfKigyNOth3UtOg3kQmlwKmESm6kvMp57mqsLt9wR7qUygmGj3GTx~XOnUAiR8y6rxrsU59jSLzFIKLUqQwUgu3MuWqPaSx7Me9zAL6BoOu17NUCnPVK9Kq2m67RulOzdzZAcjPwdiBWUWooNRQlueDAqL2NhjFalHxSJX8Nj-8wrVslVTE5b-JnRVTr6yfEirb7d7XZXtYEieeN9cNodwOftxcG186CzpeVUgTZswew6pfng0W~jsj9yq6aIxSoXYhDYsfoagwPX8nPeDmMgO~JL0VcPyJ~Trw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Richmond Heights City Council approved a resolution to retain Rock Mill Financial Consultants as the city's independent municipal advisor and spent an extended period discussing whether to issue short-term debt to expand this year's road program.

The council and administration told residents that the city of Cleveland proposed piggybacking on Richmond Heights' planned work to replace water lines, increasing the project scope by a reimbursement amount of $11,808,000. That change prompted staff and the city's financial advisor to recommend issuing short-term note financing (approximately $5,000,000 discussed in the meeting) rather than drawing down general-fund cash, citing economies of scale in bidding and the need to preserve reserves.

Why it matters: council members and multiple residents said issuing notes would preserve flexibility if revenues weaken during a possible recession and would attract more, larger contractors by packaging a larger project. Administration and the advisor also noted the city holds roughly $8,000,000 in reserve and earns four to four-and-a-half percent on those funds, a factor they said helps manage rollover risk if short-term rates rise.

Details of the discussion: David Conley, the city's retained financial consultant, explained that enlarging the scope makes the project more attractive to bidders and likely improves competitive rates. He and others cautioned that prices for materials and services are increasing and that delaying the work could raise total project cost. Conley described the plan as short-term note financing with a one-year rate lock and the option to convert to longer-term bonds later, and he warned of the risk that short-term rates could spike when notes roll (historical one-year spikes were mentioned as a risk scenario).

Several council members and residents pressed for fiscal clarity. Councilwoman Nelson said the council had previously paid about $40,000 under an earlier consulting contract and had not yet received the five-year forecast she expected; she asked for invoices, receipts and an explicit deliverable schedule before renewing or extending the consultant's contract. Administration and other council members said Conley is engaged on multiple, ongoing tasks beyond a single forecast (including capital recommendations and sewer-related guidance), that the work is continuous and that staff will provide requested documentation. After discussion, the council voted to retain Rock Mill Financial Consultants (Resolution No. 52-2025) and later held a separate renewal/related resolution (Resolution No. 53-2025) at first reading so Councilwoman Nelson could receive additional documentation and invoices.

Formal actions recorded during this agenda item: council approved a resolution retaining Rock Mill Financial Consultants to serve as the city's municipal advisor; the council also approved a motion to remove the word \"bonds\" from an ordinance indicated on the agenda (the motion passed on roll call). The council agreed to hold one renewal resolution at first reading to allow staff time to provide the records requested by Nelson.

What councilmembers said (selected): Conley described the financial tradeoffs of using notes rather than spending cash: \"If you only go out for . . . a $500,000 project, you're not gonna get many people . . . If it's a $5,000,000 project, you're gonna get . . . a lot more companies\" (David Conley, financial consultant). Councilwoman Nelson asked for a clear accounting of prior contract work: \"We paid you, I think it was a sum of $40,000 for a projection in the first contract, and we haven't gotten that projection\" (Councilwoman Nelson).

Next steps: the administration said draft ordinance language and the consultant contract would be circulated to council in the following days; the council agreed to place the ordinance on the next regular meeting agenda once members had the requested documentation. The council also agreed to keep the road-financing plan under close review and to return to the council with final ordinance language before issuing debt.

Ending: The expenditure-approval and consultant-retention discussions will return to a future meeting after staff provides the forecast deliverables and invoices requested by Councilwoman Nelson. In the meantime, the administration said it would proceed with technical preparations for the road program and short-term financing option analysis.","Richmond Heights City Council approved a resolution to retain Rock Mill Financial Consultants as municipal advisor and debated issuing roughly $5 million in short-term notes to expand the city's annual road program after the city of Cleveland asked to piggyback on a larger water-line replacement.","actionData","errors"]

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Richmond Heights advances multiple routine capital and procurement items; council authorizes bids for salt-storage work

Richmond Heights council approves hiring municipal advisor, debates issuing $5 million in notes to expand road program