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Mentor Council awards $950,350 road repair contract, approves recreation vendor and state grant applications
Summary
Council approved a low bid of $950,350 for the 2025 concrete road repair program, a two‑year license with Prescription Fitness for the recreation center, support for the state capital improvement program (Issue 2), and an ODNR urban forestry grant application for $100,000 to serve the Old Mentor neighborhood.
Mentor City Council on March 18 approved several measures addressing roads, recreation services and grant applications.
Council authorized the city manager to award the 2025 concrete road repair contract to TC Construction Inc. of Willoughby Hills, the low bidder at $950,350. Public works staff said the base bid covers full-depth repairs on portions of 14 streets, and the bid package included three alternates for additional streets. The engineer’s opinion of probable cost was $1,064,350; staff described the unit price bid at $95 per square yard and said the bid was in conformance with contract requirements.
On recreation services, the council approved a two-year license agreement with Prescription Fitness Ltd., d/b/a Butler Fitness, to provide personal training and related services at the Mentor Community Recreation Center. Parks and Recreation staff said services may include one-on-one training, small-group training, nutritional training, fitness assessment and lifestyle coaching. Council members asked whether paid trainers would displace members from equipment; staff replied there would be no preferential access or equipment conflict and that the center has adequate equipment across stations.
The council also approved Resolution 25-R-104 to support renewal of the state capital improvement program (Issue 2) on the May 6, 2025 statewide ballot. City staff said the city has received more than $8 million across 23 projects from past Issue 2 rounds, primarily for road and storm-sewer projects, and urged residents to support renewal.
Separately, council approved Resolution 25-R-105 authorizing submission of an Ohio Department of Natural Resources urban forestry grant application for $100,000. The grant would pay for evaluation, trimming, removal and replacement of trees in the area the city and ODNR identify as the Old Mentor neighborhood (bounded by Route 84 and Route 20, from Great Lakes Mall to the western city limits). Staff noted the grant is a no-match program but cautioned that funds flow through ODNR and are subject to federal appropriation uncertainty.
Other actions recorded during the meeting included approval of an open-cut pavement permit for Aqua Ohio to establish a new water service at 5025 Lakeview Drive and routine administrative items.
Votes at a glance: Ordinance 25-O-025 (2025 concrete road repair contract to TC Construction Inc.) — approved by roll call (unanimous recorded). Ordinance 25-O-026 (license with Prescription Fitness Ltd.) — approved by roll call (unanimous recorded). Resolution 25-R-104 (support Issue 2) — approved (unanimous recorded). Resolution 25-R-105 (ODNR urban forestry grant application, $100,000) — approved (unanimous recorded). Open-cut pavement request for 5025 Lakeview Drive — approved (unanimous recorded).
