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Riverview council OKs engineering contracts, emergency splash-pad repairs and sets budget hearing
Summary
The council authorized design and bidding for multiple water and sewer projects with engineering not-to-exceed fees, ratified an emergency splash-pad repair, approved a grant to cover police academy tuition, and called a May 19 public hearing on the 2025-26 budget and tax rates.
At its May 5 meeting, the Riverview City Council authorized design plans and the solicitation of bids for several water and sewer projects and approved related engineering agreements, ratified emergency repairs to the Memorial Park splash pad, approved a grant to reimburse police academy tuition, and set a May 19 public hearing on the 2025-26 operating budget and 5-year capital improvement plan.
Council authorized Charles E. Raines to provide construction engineering, inspection, testing, stakeout, as-built documentation and contract administration for three water-main replacement projects on Coaster Avenue, Dundee and Ray Streets for an amount not to exceed $460,508.80. The council also authorized engineering and associated work for a large-diameter and critical sewers lining project in an amount not to exceed $342,857.14, and approved project engineering for the Longsthorpe pump station rehabilitation not to exceed $320,000. Each item was moved and adopted by roll call.
Mayor Swift thanked Chief Allen and HR Director Tracy Duncan for securing a grant that will allow the city to send a prospective officer to the police academy at no cost to the city, saying the work made possible "put[ting] a potential police officer through the academy at no cost to the city." The council also ratified emergency repairs to drainage for the Memorial Park splash pad at a total cost of $16,135 and approved a grant from the Michigan Colls Public Safety Academy assistance program to reimburse police academy tuition costs.
During public comment resident Ken Kiehlman asked where the council policies are listed on the city website and whether the third-quarter budget and investment reports had been posted. Staff responded in the meeting that the reports were included and would be posted to the website if they were not already.
The council called for a public hearing on May 19, 2025 to consider the proposed 2025-26 annual operating budget, supporting tax rates and the five-year capital improvement plan. Several engineering authorizations and the splash-pad repair were approved as consent items with unanimous roll-call votes.
