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Powell council adopts rules for online property auctions and authorizes USDOT grant application for traffic safety plan
Summary
Council approved a resolution to authorize internet auction sales of surplus municipal property and approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to apply for U.S. DOT Safe Streets and Roads for All funding to develop a comprehensive traffic safety action plan; both measures passed by voice vote.
Powell City Council unanimously approved two resolutions on May 7: one updating procedures for disposition of municipally owned property by online auction and one authorizing the city manager to submit a U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant application to fund a comprehensive traffic safety action plan.
Council adopted Resolution 2025-14 to authorize disposition of municipally owned property deemed unneeded, obsolete or unfit for municipal purposes through an online auction provider (GovDeals). City staff said the resolution completes an administrative process begun earlier in the year and establishes timelines and thresholds for items placed on the online auction platform.
Council also adopted Resolution 2025-15 to authorize the city manager to submit an SS4A grant application. Staff said the city previously applied in late 2024 and, after a federal debriefing, was encouraged to reapply; staff noted the U.S. Department of Transportation’s increased funding availability for the program in 2025 and said the city intends to pursue an implementation grant focused on network analysis and planning tied to the comprehensive plan. Aaron (staff) said prior scoring feedback identified two areas for improvement—economic disparity ranking and a low fatality rate per 100,000—that the city will address in the new application.
Both resolutions were opened for public comment with no speakers and were approved by voice vote. Earlier in the meeting council also approved the minutes and the consent agenda by voice vote.
Council later moved into an executive session under Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22(G)(8) to discuss economic development matters; the council announced there would be no further business after the executive session.
