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Assistant Director Chambers said the spreadsheets distributed to council reflect corrected totals: light vehicles were revised to $2,690,000 and heavy vehicles to $1,290,000. Chambers told the committee that the earlier language had included issuance fees inside the purchase totals, which required adjusting the vehicle lists so the procurement amounts match the finance department’s thresholds.
Chambers and motor vehicle maintenance staff worked to reallocate the light‑duty and heavy‑duty vehicle lists so departments can place orders for long‑lead items this year. The assistant director offered to provide the updated vehicle list to council members.
Council members asked for copies of the adjusted lists and confirmation of the ordinance totals while noting that some long‑lead items should be ordered in time for 2025 delivery. The committee then adopted amendments to the vehicle ordinances (Ordinance 8-52-2025 for heavy equipment and Ordinance 8-53-2025 for light vehicles) and approved the ordinances as amended.
Specific procurement details (exact vehicle models, quantities per division) were referenced as being in the ordinance and the updated spreadsheets; Assistant Director Chambers said she would distribute actual lists to council staff for amendment. The meeting record shows the ordinances were approved as amended; specific roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the meeting excerpts.
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The administration said it previously proposed a $76 million capital program but — after meetings with council and Mocap — trimmed the immediate borrowing request to $36,044,000 for projects expected to be under contract or purchased in 2025. The finance director told the committee that by deferring borrowing for projects that will not be executed this year the city avoids near‑term debt service; advisors estimated $2.2 million to $2.4 million in debt service the city will not incur next year by delaying that borrowing. Staff said the bond legislation has a modest cushion for issuance costs and that the total authorization on bond ordinances may be higher to accommodate those costs.
Committee members asked how the carryover projects will be handled. Staff said the city will present a formal capital improvement plan (CIP) in January, authorizing projects earlier in the calendar year so work can start in season rather than waiting until later in the year; the change is intended to better match borrowing with the timing of contract execution.
Council amendments added oversight provisions to the bond ordinances. Councilman Starr offered amendments requiring (1) a two‑year limit on specified terms, (2) insertion of legislative file numbers to document the approved project list, and (3) written notice to the clerk of council when cooperative purchasing is used; those amendments were presented to the committee, the administration indicated they were feasible, and the committee approved them. The committee also instructed law and finance staff to ensure amendment language aligns with bond counsel drafting.
The committee read and approved several ordinances as amended, including the general public‑facilities bond ordinance (Ordinance 8-46-2025), the parks/recreation bond ordinance (Ordinance 8-47-2025), the roads/bridges bond ordinance (Ordinance 8-48-2025), and others tied to specific bond types. The session included detailed line‑item discussion about the 2025 project list: recreation projects totaling $6,280,000 (including Lonnie Burton Recreation Center and fire alarm replacement at Alexander Hamilton), public‑facility projects totaling $12,739,000 (including final developer‑related payments and a new SWAT headquarters listed at $7,500,000), road and bridge projects totaling roughly $13,045,000 (including a $1,000,000 major bridge repair line and additional $8,000,000 for residential resurfacing that council previously requested), and purchases for light and heavy vehicles.
Staff also described project‑specific requests: $200,000 to continue design for Shaker Boulevard (to position the city for potential state funding), local match funding for Van Aken Boulevard work coordinated with NOACA and RTA, and that some cemetery projects will be carried into next year. The administration stressed these allocations match the spreadsheets provided to council and said projects that cannot be executed this year will roll into the 2026 CIP.
Committee members asked whether the administration can issue bonds to reimburse projects the city funded with cash earlier in the year. Finance staff said Ohio law requires a funding source to support executed contracts, and the plan is to use available cash as a backstop and later reimburse the city with bond proceeds; bond counsel and advisors will confirm legality and structure before issuance. The finance director said the new cadence should reduce long delays between funding and construction and allow staff to show more clearly when projects are actually spending against budgets.
The committee adopted multiple amendments and then approved the ordinances as amended; the record shows the committee approved Ordinance 8-46-2025, Ordinance 8-47-2025, Ordinance 8-48-2025 and related bond ordinances \"as amended.\" Specific roll‑call tallies were not provided in the public discussion excerpts.
","Committee members approved multiple emergency bond ordinances as the administration described a new approach to align borrowing with contract execution; staff said the city will borrow about $36.0 million this year for projects expected to move to contract and carry the remainder into 2026.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5972774,"Council committee OKs consent for Neff Road resurfacing, adds $65,000 cap for under‑bridge work",516,342000,858000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5855714-9cc197794cbc83fd56236fad12b9e777&start=342&end=858","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5855714-9cc197794cbc83fd56236fad12b9e777/thumbnail_342000.jpg","/articles/5972774/Cleveland/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/Council-committee-OKs-consent-for-Neff-Road-resurfacing-adds-65000-cap-for-underbridge-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5972774-16e9789fb151cf1df0cc7ad99b092cda/orig.mp4?Expires=1771142467&Signature=LfIGj9Salkgyj1OSc6vdR5W4dQapgzPbyyHseGQ0Z7q1VTL6FUsZ14XCDz5AdOC9ldunlFiJmmNuJ13gtmB~uJSph31sG5N38z6sWnDcsfB5XUCjNlY-8g6OpQDybrqsxdmP7hvVOAcsJK~xo6cd0mnKZbyV9wph0zjrwjRgJLLz9z4Zc-c75MYw2fi~3XQva8Bz32u-G-JDZgILnS~xD3FUA-9O1Uc2wOBpdk03RDvtnT0LF1M9UwT4v4V6vUsTKINQrqXwWi-WW7S0p0rGAuxYKYWdqwESj6yE1J2sYXbAWcw0YVBFFDUFnqVUq46emUbAMTarvcpItYYYlHCFOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Municipal Services and Properties Committee approved Ordinance 10-78-2025 on Sept. 29, giving consent to the County of Kiowa to resurface Neff Road and adding a supplemental section to fund non‑bridge improvements under the railroad bridge.
The amendment, offered by Councilman Casey, adds a limit that \"the scope identified by the amendment shall not exceed $65,000,\" a cap the committee approved before adopting the ordinance as amended.
Committee members and staff said the county is leading the resurfacing but that some sidewalk and railing work beneath the rail bridge would be handled as part of the project. The director of capital projects said the city does not have authority to perform work on the bridge structure itself and that the proposed under‑bridge work is limited to public‑right‑of‑way items such as railings, concrete, and sidewalks. The director estimated the under‑bridge improvements \"probably around $50 or so grand\" but said the item has not been bid and the cost is not exact. The director also said the city could choose not to proceed if bids came in much higher.
Councilman Harrison asked whether the project includes railroad‑owned bridge structure; staff replied it does not. Council members discussed the potential for a higher estimate and were advised the city could decouple the work and later treat it as a separate city project if needed.
The committee recorded the amendment and then approved Ordinance 10-78-2025 as amended. No roll‑call vote totals were recorded in the public remarks at the meeting.
Committee members and staff who spoke about this item included Councilman Casey, Councilman Harrison, the chair of the committee, the director of capital projects (Eric DeRosa), Assistant Director Chambers, and Manager Sotowski.
The ordinance supplements Ordinance 671-2025 and provides the city’s consent to the county resurfacing work while authorizing the supplemental under‑bridge scope up to the $65,000 cap. The law department reviewed the amendment during the meeting and there were no legal objections stated before the committee approved the amendment and the ordinance.
The committee did not adopt any additional binding direction to proceed beyond the amended ordinance; staff said they could decline to perform the under‑bridge work if final bids exceeded the budget.
Looking ahead, the director and staff said the county retaining responsibility for the bridge structure means further coordination with the railroads will continue as needed.
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